Ex Hire Bikes

Some more ex hire bikes recently serviced and ready for sale to a good home.  Diamond back 18" (£160 ) and a Matts 20 - 16" (£180).  Also some good early summer deals on new bikes with up to 20% off.  Lots of new cycletrack ready from just beyond Duror to Creagan so get yourself an Avenir 3 bike boot fitting rack for only £99 or a 4 bike rack for £119 and enjoy some safe cycling along this wonderfully finished track.

New Local Activity For Cycle Hire Customers

I have put a link into my web site so families and friends can have some fun on a modern "treasure hunt" called "Geocaching" of which there are several localy that can be accessed by cycle.  These are great fun and well worth having a go. CranKitUp Gear/Geocaching

MacAvalanche Mountain Bike Glencoe

Superb day on the hill yesterday helping provide first aid and safety cover for the Downhill MTB race from the summit at Glencoe Mountain ski area with the rest of the Glencoe lads.  Quite an event and full on racing with local lad Joe Barnes taking the win at 10.59 and his sister Hannah as first lady. Thankfully no injuries on the hill although a punter from the West highland way came up to the base station for some TLC after falling off his bike!  We were back up later for the ski areas end of season BBQ to round off a good day.  Due to the dry weather the customary giant bonfire at the BBQ was toned down to the risk of setting fire to the moor.  Plenty of smoke about from fires on Rannoch moor and even donkey hill in Ballachulish was alight.  Strangely Kinlochleven which is worst affected has not had its usual festival of fire surrounding it as yet.

Le Mans start and off from the summit down the main run

Looking Down Main Run

It's a Busy Easter!

Wow! What an Easter this has been for my wee business and thankyou to all who sent folk to me.  Non stop with servicing and repairs and bike hires galore.  Some great folk have come by from accross the pond, both Canucks and Americans.  They sooooo love it here. Why?  Because I believe we (Glencoe, Loch Leven and Appin) are open and friendly and give that little bit extra to guests in our area. For me my business may well be a way of financially helping my family through university, but it's not all about the money. It's about meeting people and showing them what a great place this is for history, culture and scenery and that ceud mille failte is exactly that and not just some arbitary writing on a sign post.  I have to say though that some Lochaber shops and retail outlets still have some miserable buggers serving the public and managers need to get a grip. Only folk who have traveled realise that a whole impression of a country, place or populace can be brought down by a bad encounter, or made good by honest, friendly and open customer service.

New Bikes, Hire & Servicing

With Easter just down the road it's time for me to take time out from my other jobs running off piste and avalanche training and as a distributor for Back Country Access & Dynafit and also working with Joint Services  and get things up and running here at home.  I already have some bikes needing serviced in, and can take more over the next 3 weeks.  Also the hire booking are coming in so please if possible phone or email in advance to avoid disappointment, especially over Easter weekend. I also have a big stock of spares. Please note that I also offer 3 brands of new cycle with warranty, and will discount to locals buying from me.

The "Halfords" & "Appolo" bikes are appearing as usual.  Please be aware that these cheap cycles are so poorly made and put together that in some cases they are impossible to get running correctly, and in some cases are unsafe. They are also so heavy and made of steel so rust and I can't always get them on the repair stand!  Therefore some bikes such as this I will not work on as it's an impossible task.  At only a few pounds more a cycle from a reputable brand will be cheaper and more importantly safer in the long run. Safety is especially important if it's for a child or worse with a child on the back.