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13 May 2025

Local Bike Shop Day 2025 brought a wave of...

8 May 2024

Hundreds of independent bike shops around the country got involved with this year’s Local Bike Shop Day, according to organisers, the Association of Cycle Traders

30 Apr 2024

The UK’s estimated 7.6 million cyclists are being urged to get on their bikes on Saturday May 4th and head down to their local independent bike shop, as many prepare special activities to...

29 Feb 2024

The ACT is happy to confirm the date for Local Bike Shop Day 2024 as Saturday 4 May, the weekend of the early May Bank Holiday.

23 Mar 2023

The ACT has announced that the annual Local Bike Shop Day https://localbikeshopday.co.uk/ will take place on Saturday 29...

26 May 2022

For 2022 Local Bike Shop Day introduced an entirely new voting function, allowing customers to show their appreciation and loyalty for their favourite bike shop! The winning shop that attained...

19 May 2022

As part of their support for Local Bike Shop Day, Cyclescheme ran a competition for the local bike shop with the most social media noise, with the chance to win a £150 Restaurant Choice...

12 May 2022

Local Bike Shop Day 2022 was a great success across the UK, with online platforms thriving as well as a surge in the physical footfall seen in-stores!

28 Apr 2022

To celebrate Local Bike Shop Day on Saturday 30 April, BetterPoints are offering QUINTUPLE points and the chance to win a £55 bike service by choosing to travel on two...

26 Apr 2022

Wheels for Wellbeing is a Disabled people’s cycling organisation who campaign for equal access to cycling...

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Support your local bike shop to earn extra BetterPoints

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

To celebrate Local Bike Shop Day on Saturday 30 April, BetterPoints are offering QUINTUPLE points and the chance to win a £55 bike service by choosing to travel on two wheels.

Local Bike Shop Day is an annual celebration of the community and culture that is independent bike shops. 

Whether you are are an avid daily cyclist or an occasional rider, why not cycle over to one of the stores listed below? Not only will it earn you BetterPoints and prize draw tickets, it will allow you to discover the specialist services, knowledge and passion that sets local bike shops apart from bigger national retailers.

Want to find out more about Local Bike Shop Day? Tap or click the link here.

If you don't own a bike but want to get a feel for two-wheel travel, use the BTN BikeShare public bike hire.

What rewards can I earn?

For every 5 minutes of cycling (including e-bikes) on Local Bike Shop Day, we will award you with:

  • 10 BetterPoints, up to 40 minutes on the day.
  • 1 BetterTicket, up to 8 times on the day. We'll be giving away a £55 Rayment Cycles bike service(not including parts) and 25 lots of 2,500 BetterPoints.

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