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18 Jun 2025

The Association of Cycle Traders believes the time has come for greater accountability throughout our supply chain, writes ACT Director Jonathan Harrison in an article published for BikeBiz.

16 Jun 2025

The ACT has welcomed the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking's report "Unregulated and Unsafe: The Threat of Illegal E-Bikes", which calls for urgent Government action to...

11 Jun 2025

A new academic study has found that overzealous pro-cycling campaigners on social media may be inadvertently damaging the case for better cycling infrastructure across the UK.

11 Jun 2025

Bira has welcomed the Welsh Government's consultation on business rate reforms for retail shops, whilst calling for significant improvements to ensure the proposals truly support high street...

10 Jun 2025

Bike thefts across England and Wales have continued their steady decline, according to new data released by cycle insurance specialist Bikmo.

9 Jun 2025

Retailers on Britain's high streets are being encouraged to put themselves forward for the first-ever Love Your High Street Awards, designed to celebrate the small businesses that bring...

9 Jun 2025

 To coincide with Bike Week (9-15 June) – the UK’s annual celebration of cycling – new research has revealed a clear shift amongst Gen Z and Millennials in their approach...

6 Jun 2025

Independent retailers are facing a "generational" transformation of employment law that could fundamentally change how small businesses operate, according to the final episode of Bira's first...

3 Jun 2025

The judges for the BikeBiz Awards 2025, in association with Bikedesk, have been officially announced, with ACT Director Jonathan Harrison among the leading voices from all corners of the cycling...

29 May 2025

The Bicycle Association (BA) has launched a new Action Plan calling for urgent Government action to address the number of fires caused by unsafe e-bike batteries, with a focus on closing legal...

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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 | April | Off the Rock Cycles

Off the Rock Cycles was founded in 2009 by Adam Lefeuvre, expanding from his online trial cycle business to solid premises and a wider range of bikes.

Off the Rock Cycles is a rider-owned and rider-run business, employing six biking enthusiasts in Wallasey, Wirrell. Between them, the staff cover all aspects of cycling, from trials, BMX, dirt, and mountain biking to road and fixie riding.

All the staff are committed to providing the best service, highlighted by the shops Cytech accreditation.

The shop stocks brands including Merida and Moda, as well as more established brands of a solid reputation like Claud Butler and Falcon (now rebranded CBR).

They also carry a range of BMX, Haro, Subrosa, Kink, FitCoBikes, Hoffman and the new Diamondback as well as dirt jumping bikes (UMF)

Off the Rock offer customers bikes on finance via the Ride it away scheme, giving them the chance to spread the cost of their dream bike.

As a Female Friendly bike shop, Off the Rock Cycles promotes cycling to women and even gets involved with Breeze bike rides.

The philosophy of the Off The Rock Cycle Club is "cycling for all". No matter what your ability or your bike, they arrange events to suit all their customers, including all-female events.

If you're a retailer interested in offering retail finance or becoming a Female Friendly Bike Shop contact us info@actsmart.biz or 0845 618 7256.

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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