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ACT Shop of the Month

Posted on in Cycles News

Each month the ACT recognises one cycle retailer as the Shop of the month.

The Shop of the month benefits from appearing on the home page of The Cycling Experts and the ACT websites, accessible by up to 600,000 web visitors a month.

The Cycling Experts benefits from traffic directly from British Cycling, Why Cycle, Bike Hub, Sustrans, Bike Week and Bikesoup, which all utilise or link directly to the Experts Business Listings. The combined traffic from all of these sites exceeds 4 million unique visitors a year.

To be considered as a future Shop of the Month, make sure your promotional listing is up to date. All cycle retailers have a basic entry with the option of creating their own extended, unique, promotional listing, click here to find out more.

ACT Shop of the Month | September | Cycle Route Downend

http://www.cycleroute-uk.com/img/corp-id/CycleRoute-Outside-690.jpgCycle Route Downend has been the local bike store in Downend since opening their doors in December 2013.
Cycle Route Downend pride themselves on being a local independent bicycle store that aims to cater for all, run by local bike riding enthusiasts who know the area and know their product. They are confident that staff involvement will always manifest itself in the form of friendly and informed professional advice whenever you visit our shop or give us a call.

Cycle Route have over 25 years experience of the bicycle industry in the UK and worldwide. Quality service & local knowledge are the main goals. With all staff living locally and riding daily, customers will benefit from our knowledgeable staff offering their expert advice, while our fully equipped workshop and qualified mechanics will service and maintain bikes giving help & advice with ongoing maintenance.

The spacious new store stocks the best bikes and products from the world's leading brands including Whyte, Focus, Roux, Willier, Ridgeback, GT, GoCycle, Charge, Bickerton, Montague, Pashley and Land Rover.

It doesn't matter whether your requirement is a hub geared, belt driven low maintenance commuting bike like the Roux G8, a £2500 full carbon ICU approved road bike like the Focus Izalco Team SL 4.0, a full suspension mountain bike like the Whyte T129S, an electrically assisted bike such as the GOCycle, a child's first bike, a folding bike, a touring bike or a no frills £250 do it all bike - we have product in stock that will fit the bill.

Cycle Route Downend offer Ride it away retail finance and are a Cycle Scheme accredited partner, so pop into the shop to find the right scheme for you.

Visit Cycle Route Downend's website 

Don't forget to vote!

Indie retailAs members of the Independent Retailers Confederation (IRC), the ACT nominates the chosen shop of the month to represent the cycles industry in the IRC Shop of the Month.

Site visitors have the opportunity to vote for their favourite Independent shop of the month, which will then have the honour of being recognised as the Independent Retailer of the Month throughout the whole of the UK.

Please support the ACT Shop of the Month by voting in the Independent Retailers Confederation (IRC) poll throughout the month

Click here to visit the site and vote for your favourite indie retailer.

If you are chosen as the ACT shop of the month, be sure to encourage your customers to visit indieretail.org and vote!

 

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