Gary’s legs are shorter than average. He’s had a feeling that his cranks have been too long, but changing cranks is expensive, so how do you find out the correct length cranks for your legs and your bike and your riding style? Gary hasn’t done any actual science or power meter time trial tests, but he has tried a few different crank lengths. Read on to see what he has found so far. I’ve known…
Hiya boys and girls, we know that the cost-of-living crisis is biting hard, but the only thing that can fix it (at least for a few hours) is a really good bike ride. Get out in the hills, feel the wind in your hair, the blood pumping through your veins, and put a great big smile on your face. And it’s all so much better on a new bike! Have a look at our special…
The best for employees, employers and bike shops. This article focuses on our favourite scheme, but at Inspiral Cycles we also accept Cycle-to-Work vouchers from all major schemes. From your salary you pay 25% PAYE income tax, and 8% NI contributions. If you’re a higher rate taxpayer then you pay more. The Cycle-to-Work salary sacrifice scheme allows you to make a big saving, because you pay for your new bike before this tax has been…
An awesome new shoe brand, in stock at Inspiral Cycles, from the people who know shoe rubber better than anyone. 18/02/2023 – words by Gary Lots of you will know that FiveTen was bought by Adidas a few years ago. Adidas sell shoes as a commodity, and want to sell shoes in large volumes to big chain stores. They’re not particularly interested in selling small quantities of shoes to independent retailers like us. That’s big…
Super-premium performance road bikes without the super-premium price tag. Nestled among the hills of East Sussex, Orro bikes have been developing and building some especially nice bikes since 2014, and selling them to discerning customers in the UK. Because Orro sell direct to dealer, rather than through a UK importer or distributor, their bikes are a little bit cheaper than you might expect. The performance, however, is only going to be greater than you’d expect.…
At Inspiral Cycles, every day is a school day. We don’t pretend to know it all. And in such a fast developing industry, with technological changes and advances happening every week, there’s absolutely no chance that any of us could know everything. We learn about the latest advances in much the same way that our customers do; from following the races, from watching our favourite YouTube channels, from reading magazines, from talking to other people,…
Find out how much your new bike will cost with V12 finance
At Inspiral Cycles, we are e-bike experts, and we love them. We love normal bikes too, but we especially like e-bikes because they are so easy and so much fun to ride. Electric bikes just enable you to go further, and they stop the hills from hurting. If you’re already fit and enjoy putting in the effort to earn the rewards, then you might prefer to keep a normal bike. But even so, an e-bike…
