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The Cycling Experts gets a brand new look for summer 2016

Posted on in Cycles News

The Cycling Experts is now mobile and tablet-friendly, easier to navigate and with a brand new look - making it easier than ever to promote your specialist bike businesses to thousands of consumers.

With over 3500 specialist cycle businesses now promoted on the website's ‘Find a Shop' directory and a brand new look for summer 2016, the Cycling Experts aims to provide people with everything they need make the most of their time in the saddle by giving them access to a wealth of knowledge - from guidance on buying a bike to getting insured - as well as helping them to find their nearest ‘Cycling Expert'.

Specialist bike businesses in the UK are the Cycling Experts - owner run and managed with a real passion for cycling running throughout their businesses, delivering true consumer choice, service and knowledge. Whether a customer is looking for their nearest shop, hire centre, mobile mechanic or training centre they'll find them on The Cycling Experts.

Every independent cycle business in the UK is entitled to a free listing on the directory - helping to promote your business, your products and your services to thousands of potential new customers.

In addition to the free basic directory listing, ActSmart Silver, Gold and Platinum shops are given an enhanced listing worth £36, allowing you to promote who you are, what products and brands you sell, services offered, a link to your website Cytech qualifications, opening hours, a shop photo or logo and more!

The ‘find a shop' directory is the heart of the website, attracting thousands of visitors every month. As well as traffic from search engines, the directory gets many of its visits from other cycling websites. Some of the biggest sites in the industry use The Cycling Experts directory as their own - including British Cycling, Bike Week, Why Cycles, Sustrans, Cycling UK and Bike Hub. So, by ensuring your Cycling Experts listing is up to date, you are putting your business in front of hundreds of thousands of potential new customers.

As well as the new design, in response to the growing demand for e-bikes the find a shop search now includes a brand new feature which highlights retailers who stock e-bikes. This allows retailers to add ‘e-bikes' to their listing and make consumers aware that they deal in this area either specifically or in addition to their standard bicycle sales.

Whether you are an e-bike dealer or not, every business should check their listings and make sure they are up to date and include all the correct information to help make your business even easier to find.

To amend your listing, click here and log in using your My ActSmart log in details.

Not sure of your log in details? Click here to get your password emailed to you.

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