In short, if your questioning whether you can get back to cycling after a age related hiatus…Yes! you absolutely can get back on a bike in your 50s, 60s and beyond. Cycling is one of the most joint-friendly forms of exercise there is, the right bike makes hills a non-issue, and alot of our older customers returning to riding tell us pretty much the same thing ” I wish I’d done this years ago!”. We’ve…

After more than 50 years of selling bikes in Cornwall, we’ve heard every electric bike question going. Some come up daily on the shop floor at our Summercourt store, others arrived by email at 11pm from someone halfway through deciding whether an e-bike is right for them. So here they are.. genuine questions, answered honestly. We’ll do our best to keep adding new questions to this post that we feel will be helpful to you,…

Ride proud across Cornwall. Our Kernow cycling kit duo brings together the Saint Piran short sleeve jersey and a pair of matching Kernow Saint Piran socks; a small Cornish-themed range for cyclists who want to fly the flag on the roads and lanes they know best. Kernow is the Cornish word for Cornwall, and these are the pieces made to represent our beautiful county whilst out on coastal loops, countryside climbs and café runs. Order…

Thinking about an electric bike but unsure what’s actually legal? The rules are simpler than the internet makes them sound. In short: a UK-legal e-bike has a motor with a maximum continuous rated power of 250W motor, assists you up to 15.5mph, and you pedal it like a normal bike. No license, tax or insurance needed. Here’s the full picture. The EAPC rules at a glance A road-legal electric bike in Great Britain is called an…

Choosing your next bike comes down to one question: where do you want to ride it? Road bikes are built for speed on tarmac, mountain bikes for rough off-road trails, and gravel bikes sit in-between as the all rounder. The Electric version of all of these bikes adds variable pedal assistance on top — a real help in hilly areas, especially the elevations down in Cornwall. Here’s how to pick the right one. The quick…