Surbiton Cycles UK

Don’t deny the Defy …..

May 142012

We have just received some of the 2012 Giant Defy Composite bikes, if the reviews of the alloy version are anything to go by then this is going to be an awesome bike, they combine fantastic spec with great value bringing carbon framed bikes down to a much more affordable price. Giant make all their own carbon frames, these aren’t some generic frame painted in different colours.

The geometry of these bikes make them the perfect bike for long day rides where its comfort shines through but as you can see from the review in Bicycling magazine in the USA it doesn’t mean its not any fun….

“Not bred for racing, the Defy was a fun bike on a variety of roads and rides, but none so much as a test ride in Majorca, the setting of Giant’s annual road bike launch. There, while climbing a series of tight, diesel-slicked switchbacks, I settled in and let the taller front end help me stay loose and comfortable. The bike’s surefooted character gave me the confidence to open the throttle on the way back downhill, zipping over a road that shimmered with glass embedded in the pavement.”

The Surbiton Cycles Story

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May 082012

Surbiton Cycles Thames Ditton Marina

When Barnaby left his job at Specialized UK in January 2010 after 20 years, he wanted to open a bicycle shop in his home town of Surbiton that would provide brilliant products and expert advice with the homely, reliable service of a good local independent business.

So when he found a little dilapidated old office and storeroom at Thames Ditton Marina he thought it was perfect. His disbelieving friends and family said

“Are you insane?? How are you going to make a bicycle shop out of this?!”

But Barnaby ignored their foolish concerns, and after six months of blood, sweat, tears, and a lot of builder’s dust, Surbiton Cycles Marina was open to the public.

Tales soon got round of the marvellous products, fantastic location (huge car park in which to test ride the bikes), the staff’s million years of combined experience in the bicycle trade, as well as their ability to have a ruddy good laugh with customers, and Surbiton Cycles quickly thrived. In October 2010 it was nominated for Best New Business at the Kingston Business Awards and awarded the Highly Commended position, which really was brilliant.

But in summer 2011, Barnaby got ants in his pants. He wanted another local bike shop to provide bicycles to the lovely people of Surbiton and beyond, and, after many months of hunting, he found yet another dilapidated old building in Surbiton High Street…

Surbiton Cycles High Street

“Are you insane?”

his friends and family asked again, clearly not having learned from last time.

But it turned out Barnaby was not insane (at least not in this way), and this rundown building at the bottom of St Mark’s Hill, previously part of the St Mark’s Tavern pub, went from this in November 2011…

to this in February 2012:

So, the people of Surbiton, Thames Ditton, Kingston, Esher, Epsom, Claygate, Hampton, and all other places far and wide, need never want for another bicycle shop again because Surbiton Cycles Marina and Surbiton Cycles High Street are ready and waiting to provide you with all your bicycling needs. Drop in and check us out – whether to buy one of our lovely shiny bikes, get kitted out in all the latest snazzy gear, have a bike serviced, or just to have a good old nose, we’ll be happy to see you.