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17 Oct 2023

A survey of 1,038 work commuters (363 urban bike commuters and 675 non-biking commuters) in the US conducted by ebike.org  has explored if there’s a difference in the mindsets and...

16 Oct 2023

Thousands more people will start cycling, or be given support to cycle more, thanks to a new £4 million funding boost for Cycling UK’s Big Bike Revival programme.

16 Oct 2023

Cytech accredited ACT member MTB Monster, a mountain bike specialist near Blackburn, which has seen rapid growth of its team and expansion of its physical space, is working with Lancashire...

16 Oct 2023

Consumer safety charity Electrical Safety First has called again for e-bikes, e-scooters and their batteries to be better regulated in the UK after New York City recently introduced rules that...

10 Oct 2023

Flexi Voucher lets customers spread tax-free shopping over the year

6 Oct 2023

gogeta, the new tax-free cycling platform that offers a much fairer deal for independent bike retailers, has had more than 150 retailers sign up since its launch. gogeta, which is the only cycle...

4 Oct 2023

Shop owners have called on the Home Secretary to specifically outlaw attacks on retail workers.

4 Oct 2023

From the start of October, bans and restrictions on single-use plastic cutlery, polystyrene cups and food containers, single-use balloon sticks and certain types of polystyrene cups and...

2 Oct 2023

A new survey conducted to coincide with Cycle to School Week has revealed that more than a third of children are put off riding a bike because the roads are too busy. 28% said that...

2 Oct 2023

Simon Storey, of The Bicycle Bus has been presented with the Green Award at the BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Make a Difference Awards.

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Cytech Fastest Wrench prizes announced

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

The Cytech Fastest Wrench competition is making a return to the London Bike Show 2019!

Sponsored by Park Tool, Cytech’s Fastest Wrench competition returns once more to the UK's largest cycling exhibition, inviting all visitors to put their bike maintenance skills to the test and compete against the clock.

For those who don’t already know the competition requires entrants to:

  • Remove the front wheel from the bike
  • Take out the inner tube
  • Replace the tube
  • Inflate to 20psi
  • Re-fit wheel to the bike
  • All in the fastest time possible to be crowned this year’s Fastest Wrench!

Step up to the plate and you’ll also be in with a chance to win one of several great prizes including a Park Tool AK-3 Advanced Mechanic Tool Kit, a £400 ATG Training Voucher, a Cytech Home mechanic course and a Cytech theory one course!

The competition is free to enter and open to everyone. Come along to the Cytech Workshop to give it a go as well as meet some of Cytech’s expert mechanics. They’ll be on hand to answer any tech questions you have and will also be delivering a series of demos throughout the day.

Click here for the demo schedule.

The London Bike Show is running from 29-31 March at the ExCeL, London. More information can be found and tickets bought through the London Bike Show website. Don’t forget if you’re a member of the trade you can register for free tickets here.

We'll see you there!

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