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 ACT's consumer facing website - The Cycling Experts - which has thousands of visits every month.
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 | March | Scotby Cycles
Founded in the early 1980's, Scotby Cycles started out selling reconditioned bikes from a small premises in the village of Scotby.
Since then the shop has grown massively, moving to its current location in a large repurposed theatre/cinema/dancehall/bingo pallor in the early 2000's. Scotby Cycles, owned by Gary Dickson, is now one of the largest independent retailers in the UK with a 5000 sq ft showroom, plus three addition floors for storage. Whilst the showroom is ideal for local customers, it's the online shop which has proven key to driving the business forward, with 65% of purchases now made via the e-commerce store.
They stock some of the biggest and most innovative cycling brands both online and in store, including Specialized and Cannondale plus clothing and accessories from ORTLIEB, KASK, Five Ten, Fox Racing, Brooks saddles and Castelli to name but a few.
Situated on the edge of the Lake District, on both Hadrians Cycleway and the Land's End to John o'Groats (LEJOG) cycle routes makes them an ideal pit stop for those cyclists with bikes in need of a cycle mechanics TLC and a cup of tea!
Throughout the years, the company has grown leaps and bounds but they remain focused on their core values of providing a level of customer service which they themselves would expect to receive and to offer customers the best possible deals.
Their fully equipped workshop is open six days a week with experienced Cytech qualified bicycle mechanics on hand at all times.
Scotby Cycles pride themselves on being able to handle bikes of any kind from full suspension mountain bikes, road bikes with electronic shifting systems and even eBikes.