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Shoreham Cyclelife - Weekend Bike Sale!

Our SALE event is being held on Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th February. We will be offering extra sale discounts or a FREE mystery accessory on ALL new bikes sold in store! Print this blog page and bring it in with you for an extra £10 OFF ANY BIKE!

Saturday opening times 9-5pm, Sunday 10-4pm.

Shop Refit Progress & Store News

We have erected four slatwall panels and it's looking great already. Over the next few weeks we will be refurbing the main accessory and clothing area in the store.

Other News:

We have just restocked on High5 gels and Zero High5 hydration drinks tablets. If you want some advice on sports nutrition, pop into our store and we can give you a 'race faster' leaflet to help you up your game. The new 2012 Vaude Aquarius hydration backpack has also arrived, this year it has a larger 8+3 litre storage capacity.

We have had an extremely busy week with repairs and new bike sales so you may have to wait 2 or 3 days for repairs and next day for new bike pick-ups. Of course if its essential you get your bike immediately we will see what we can do, just let us know.

A few people have come in to get lighting advice for the up and coming London to Brighton Night Ride, and don't forget you can request a 10% discount off lights if you are participating in the 2012 charity ride for British Heart Foundation.

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Slatwall wood has just been delivered!

The slatwall backing wood has been delivered and the third and final store unit can be refitted! We are keen to get the next phase completed so we can begin on the flooring. We are still offering sameday servicing and most bikes purchased in store can be taken same day too!

Cyclelife Shoreham Bike Store, West Sussex

Tel.01273 596368

Raleigh SP Team 2012

Come and view the Raleigh Team SP 2012 full carbon road bike at our Shoreham West Sussex Bike Store. £3900 instore price includes FREE High5 Sports Nutrition Racepack, Full Build-up & Service and 2 Years worth of AFTERCARE SERVICING included in the price! The bike weighs just 7.1kg! It is a brilliant piece of design and engineering and well worth a trip to see. We have FREE parking out the front of the store and the full Raleigh Carbon Range Available for viewing. Call us for details. 01273 596368

London to Brighton Night Ride 2012

This looks like a good twist on the popular London to Brighton ride. We can give any participants an extra 5% discount off our instore price on RSP and Moon lights. Come to our Shoreham Bike shop for more details!

Raleigh Lifestyle Artwork Canvases

As mentioned we have taken delivery of the 20 artwork canvases for our freshly painted walls. Just thought we'd upload a sneak peek of one of them. :)

Shoreham Bike Shop News

We have just taken delivery of the lifestyle canvases, they are huge! The slatwall has also arrived so we can start the third and final unit. We also have just erected our new SKS P.O.S. unit from SKS Germany, it looks very swanky and has the latest SKS guards, pumps, tools, trackpumps and saddlebags. The Schwalbe stand is now fully stocked too, I will uload photos when its finished. We have whacked a crazy looking QR code to the front door of the shop. It basically links to this blog, so if you have an iPhone and your passing the store and want to know why there's paint everywhere and how long it will be before we finish you can find out here! ;)

We have an iPad at the showroom to share additional product information with customers, check availability, show them product videos and for sizing. We have also realised that if you have an iphone 4, you can engage in some face to face contact with us at the showroom! Just email us your iphone telephone number and we will contact you at a time that suits you. That way you can explore the shop from the comfort of your home. This is especially useful if you live far from the shop. We have noticed people have been driving up to 2 hours to reach us, so this is a good way of getting our advice and being able to show you items at the same time as chatting. For more details give us a ring: 01273 596368 or email shoreham@mailorderbikes.com



Just noticed that Bikeradar have sent out a message previewing the models that are in the running for the 2012 Road Bike of the Year. If you remember in last year's CyclingPlus publication the Raleigh SP Race came 5th! So this year we are in for an even better chance of winning the title. We have the SP Race in stock at our Shoreham showroom so you can come and see it in the flesh.

New Business Cards for Cyclelife Shoreham!

We have just redesigned our business cards for Cyclelife Shoreham! Here is the new design, we hope you like it!

The Raleigh Team SP is now here!

This bike is almost weightless! It is not just amazingly light though, the set-up is the same used by the Raleigh Road Team (hence the name Team SP) Come on down for full spec details and professional sizing. If your lucky we may even let you sit on it ;)

Free Race Pack with every Raleigh Road Bike sold in store!

We are giving away FREE HIGH5 Race Packs with all new Raleigh Road Bikes purchased in store. Your goody pack contains enough fuel for a 4 hour race and a handy 'race faster' guide. This offer is available whilst stocks last and packs cannot be given retrospectively. Call us to find out if we still have packs available, they're going quick!

Shoreham Cyclelife Recycle All Our Cardboard

Not many people realise that all new bikes are delivered in lots and lots of packaging. Unlike other bike shops we believe in recycling all of our cardboard from bikes delivered to the store. So every week we have our cardboard collected by a local Recycling Company to ensure the card gets re-used again and again...

Refit update...

We are just starting the second coat of the middle unit (that's 2/3rd's of the painting done) oh boy...

The store looks much brighter and we have used the display area to show even more bicycles! The store looks gigantic now! We are debating about whether to have a couch and coffee table, as it seems to be the done thing in most modern bike shops. Same for the old stone faced counter. We will think it through before we go ahead, but we do have plenty of stones so it is dooable. Jack is working all out to get the painting completed in unit 2 this week. Then we can start the tough job of refitting the third and final unit... dun dun durn...

It's going to be interesting as we are determined to stay open for our customers, so we will probably have to complete the job in 4 stages. (one for each wall!) All the lights have been upgraded to the more energy efficient versions, its much better for the environment and gives off a cleaner light (half the wattage too and doesn't need starters). Also the bulbs lasts 3 times longer than standard bulbs, so win win!

Please come and visit the store in 4 weeks when it's completed as we would love to show you the new bikes and accessories we are getting delivered each week. Some are already on display and the others are waiting to be built. We are still open 7 days a week so come on down anytime to pay us a visit.

Kind regards Shoreham Cyclelife Team

Raleigh & Diamondback 2012 Delivery

We have just had another shipment of Raleigh & Diamondback 2012 models delivered. Also new Schwalbe 2012 tyres have also arrived including the Marathon Plus (26" and 700 x 35c), Tabletop, Fat Alberts and lots more!

We have also had the new 2012 Raleigh and Diamondback catalogues delivered. Get yours quick! We will be keeping them under the counter as they usually all go within a week. So come on down and request a brochure. There are 2012 DB Mtb and Bmx specific catalogues and a few Raleigh 2012 road bike brochures. Please note we cannot post catalogues out so please get on your bike and come down to our Shoreham Bike Store!

Shoreham bike shop refit marathon continues...

We have finally moved into the middle unit and have scrapped all the metal panels. The walls and ceiling are being prepped for painting and we have re-opened a doorway to make way for the much needed changing room! I expect the painting for the centre unit to be completed pretty quickly. Then all we will have to do is the third and final unit and the flooring! It's very exciting seeing the end unit completed and looking swish, just waiting on our P.O.S. and canvas artwork. We will of course post photos once the store refit has been completed, and if you are a little impatient please pop down to the store for a nosey around. We have had the full Raleigh e-bike range delivered (and they are now all built and ready to view). The 2012 road bikes have been built (all except the Raleigh Team bike, we will build that once the middle unit has been decorated).

Someone came into the shop on Sunday and asked how long we had been a bike shop in Shoreham. Well we have actually been in Shoreham since 1980!! That's 3 years before i was born (do the maths, i'm really not that old!). We have found some interesting bicycle related artefacts whilst doing the refit including a raunchy Sturmey Archer Nottingham poster (yes i did say raunchy), some old Puch bike posters and a couple of Brooks saddle catalogues. Unfortunately they were all too fragile and crinkled to keep, but it was interesting finding them. We are debating about what bits and bobs we can display as we have a huge collection of puncture repair kits (over a 1000 different ones last count) and old bicycle oil lamps, puncture repair kit dispensers and all sorts of interesting odds and sods that have been collected over the years. I will probably leave it all boxed and try to sort a display stand or something once the store refit has been completed.

Thank you to all our customers for your support over the refit, we appreciate your custom and you are always welcome to come and see how the refit is going.

Kind regards Richard