Our Stories

Fancy spending an evening testing the best of the Specialized range on a closed-circuit? We thought ...

Two recent builds which typify the bikes we like to ride and sell – a Specialized klonopin che...

New bikes arrive on an almost daily basis here at the Shak. They come in boxes from the distributor ...

Despite what people think working as a mechanic in the BikeShak isn’t all about weaving dreams...

Workshop Manager Joe rides a variety of bikes to work depending on whether he needs to run errands o...

Workshop mechanic Steve rides into work every day (he doesn’t own a car) on his 2008 Specializ...

Finally the sun came out…. well, it is almost half way through August. I’d been planning...

We recently decided to stock the Castelli Gabba S/S Jersey….it is not cheap at £150 but this ...

It is pretty common to see riders (road bikes) with their arms locked out.  I always encourage a sl...

Do you give much thought to how your cleats are set up on your shoe?  Well we only have three conta...

So I have been commuting using the Sealskinz cold weather gloves and they are great.  Why?  Well f...

It happens to all of us eventually. You forget to charge your light battery before a dark commute. O...