For short commutes

You will find a mix of bikes here. On one hand, bikes for short commutes don't have to be too sporty, so you can get away with heavier (read better equipped) and more practical bikes and a more upright riding position. Alternatively you will also find some lighter and sportier bikes here - either because their frames are too stiff and perhaps less comfortable for long distance riding, but great for fast and frequent use, or some hybrids that will suit both long and short commutes. All these bikes will be good for commutes of up to three miles, or maybe further.

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Gazelle Impala Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£699.99

The Impala is the absolute classic Dutch roadster, but equipped to a very contemporary specification. It has a steel frame, which although a little heavier than aluminium, makes for a more...

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Brompton M3L
Brompton
Folding Bikes
£700.00

The M3L is the cheapest fully capable Brompton. It features the classic upright M style handlebar with mudguards. Although it lacks a rear carrier, the optional front luggage system will take care of...

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Gazelle Xanta / Xanta College Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£449.99

Comfy, upright, three speed with easy riding geometry, the Xanta college is the classic Dutch roadster, but with a lightweight aluminium frame and modern specification. If you are looking for a...

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Gazelle Chamonix Pure Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£619.99

The Chamonix Pure is the cheapest Gazelle with seven speed hub gears. Built with a new aluminium frame with rigid forks, this is also one of the lighter models in the range. It...

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Ridgeback Speed Men's
Ridgeback
Hybrids: Comfort
£299.99

The Speed gives you most of the things that you expect from a modern bike at a reasonable price. It will get you around in reasonable speed and comfort.  It is very light for the price,...

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Gazelle Paris Pure Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£529.99

The Paris Pure is the highest specification three speed bike that we keep as a stock bike and is pretty much the lightest fully equipped Gazelle city bike. It's great for those who...

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Ridgeback Element Women's
Ridgeback
Hybrids: Sporty
£529.99


The Ridgeback Element Women's is a classy, stealthy sports machine based around a lightweight aluminium frame, coupled with a stiff and light carbon fork. This super-light ladies semi-step-through...

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Gazelle Paris Plus men's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£659.99

The Paris Plus is the cheapest suspension equipped seven speed Gazelle. It's a great looking bike with its shiny gloss black with contemporary styling. It has the full functionality that...

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Gazelle Paris Plus women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£659.99

The Paris Plus is very elegant with its low step through mixte type frame. Light and upright , it is the cheapest Gazelle Dutch bike with a seven speed hub gear and a front suspension fork. Otherwise...

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Gazelle Aristo Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£1,049.99

The Aristo is is probably one of the lightest fully equipped proper city bikes that you are likely to find. It achievs it's weight saving through the use of a part carbon frame and Gazelle's unique...

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Gazelle Orange Plus 26" Women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£699.99

The Orange Plus is one of our most popular Gazelles. It is similar in specification to the standard Orange but equipped instead with smaller 26" as opposed to 700c wheels....

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Gazelle Orange Plus Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£699.99

The Orange is a perennial bestseller and is simply great if you are looking for a throroughly modern city bike but with classic styling. It has an aluminium frame, suspension forks, 7...

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Gazelle Orange Xtra Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£799.99

The Gazelle Orange Extra is the premium version of this popular Gazelle. As such, it features a Shimano 8 speed Nexus hub gear with a wider range than the seven or the three speed...

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Gazelle NY Cab
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£619.99

The NY Cab is a funky and functional two wheeled, pedal powered take on that New York icon. Upright and comfy with three speeds, roller brakes and hub dynamo. Simplicity itself, complete with Dutch...

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Gazelle Basic Single Speed Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£399.99

The Basic is your classic swanning around Amsterdam bike. Thus they are all equipped with the traditional back pedal brake and the choice of one or three speeds, though to be honest,...

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Gazelle Easyglider Men's/Womens
Gazelle
Electric Bikes
£1,889.99

The Easyglider is Gazelle's original ebike and is still very popular. This is largely down to its tried and tested Panasonic power system that is widely used by manufacturers of high quality e-bikes....

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Gazelle Chamonix Innergy Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Electric Bikes
£1,799.99 Now only £1619.99

The Chamonix Innergy is equipped with a seven speed hub gear and is the cheapest ebike in the range. Go for this if you fancy its contemporary styling and need something practical for flatter...

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Gazelle Orange Innergy Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Electric Bikes
£1,929.99 Now only £1739.99

The Orange Innergy is equipped with an eight speed hub gear. Go for this if you want a city bike with wider ratio gears for slightly hillier terrain. This model is built with...

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Gazelle Medeo Innergy Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Electric Bikes
£2,019.99 Now only £1819.99

The Medeo Innergy is equipped with 24 speed Shimano derailleur gears and hub roller brakes and is perhaps the most versatile of Gazelle's ebikes. Go for this with all the...

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Gazelle Basic 3 Speed Women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£439.99

The Basic is your classic swanning around Amsterdam bike. Thus they are all equipped with the traditional back pedal brake and the choice of one or three speeds, though to be honest,...

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Gazelle Toer Populair Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£659.99

The Toer Poulair is what you might call a 'looker' and hence an all time favorite. It's the classic's classic with it's beautiful livery, chromed detailing, Brooks leather saddle and white tyres. We...

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Gazelle Geneve Men's/Women's
Gazelle
Hybrids: Comfort
£1,099.99

The Gorgeous Geneve is the probably the best comfort hybrid that we keep in stock. It's the one for you if you want the most comfortable bike, which is at once light and capable of getting you...

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Ridgeback Avenida 3 Men's
Ridgeback
Town Bikes: Comfort
£349.99

The Ridgeback Avenida 3 is still the brand's most affordable hub geared machine. Using Shimano's reliable Nexus Inter 3 hub to give a reasonably useable spread of twist selected gears, this is a...

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Ridgeback Avenida 3 Women's
Ridgeback
Town Bikes: Comfort
£349.99


The Ridgeback Avenida 3 is still our most afordable hub-geared machine. Using Shimano's reliable Nexus Inter 3 hub to give a reasonably useable spread of twist selected gears, this is a solid,...

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Ridgeback Element Men's
Ridgeback
Hybrids: Sporty
£529.99

The Ridgeback Element is a classy, stealthy sports machine based around a lightweight double-butted aluminium frame, coupled with a stiff and light carbon fork. This super-light frame is complimented...

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Ridgeback Supernova
Ridgeback
Hybrids: Sporty
£649.99

The Ridgeback Supernova is the pinnacle of the Rapide range. It will leave you smiling and breathless. It might encourage you to race lycra-clad club riders in your work clothes, carrying...

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Ridgeback Velocity Men's
Ridgeback
Hybrids: Sporty
£379.99

The Ridgeback Velocity is the brand's first step onto the ladder of rugged and sporty hybrids, introducing a lightweight double-butted aluminium frame propelled and stopped by Shimano's dependable...

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Ridgeback Avenida 7 Men's
Ridgeback
Town Bikes: Comfort
£499.99

The Ridgeback Avenida 7 is a useable and versatile town bike for under £500. The evergreen Nexus Inter 7 gear hub replaces 2009's Inter 8.  This replacement allowed Ridgeback to maintain...

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Ridgeback Avenida 7 Women's
Ridgeback
Town Bikes: Comfort
£499.99


The Ridgeback Avenida 7 is a respectable, useable and versatile town bike for under £500. The evergreen Nexus Inter 7 gear hub is called to action in place of 2009's Inter 8.  This...

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Ridgeback Avenida 8D Men's
Ridgeback
Town Bikes: Comfort
£699.99

Topping the Metro range is the Ridgeback Avenida 8D, which takes the light weight comfort of its junior siblings in the range and adds liberal dashes of reduced maintenance and big dollops of light,...

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Ridgeback Avenida 8D Women's
Ridgeback
Town Bikes: Comfort
£699.99


Topping the Metro range is the Ridgeback Avenida 8D, which takes the light weight comfort of its junior siblings in the range and adds liberal dashes of reduced maintenance and big dollops of...

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Ridgeback Avenida 6 Women's
Ridgeback
Hybrids: Comfort
£289.99

The Ridgeback Avenida 6 is the new entry level bike in the Metro range. In an effort to offer a bike below £300, the British designers have come up with this, a 6 speed Shimano derailleur...

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Ridgeback Rendezvous
Ridgeback
Folding Bikes
£269.99

The Ridgeback Rendezvous is our cheapest folding bike and therefore quite popular. Its simple reliable spec has provided dependable transport to many canal boaters and caravanners, as well as...

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Ridgeback Speed Women's
Ridgeback
Hybrids: Comfort
£299.99

The Speed gives you most of the things that you expect from a modern bike at a reasonable price. It will get you around in reasonable speed and comfort.  It is very light for the price,...

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Ridgeback Meteor Men's
Ridgeback
Hybrids: Comfort
£379.99

The Ridgeback Meteor is a lightly-equipped bike for light commuting or utility use, owing to its full length mudguards and rear rack, combined with Shimano Acera 24 speed gearing and...

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Ridgeback Meteor Women's
Ridgeback
Hybrids: Comfort
£379.99

The Ridgeback Meteor is a lightly-equipped bike for light commuting or utility use, owing to its full length mudguards and rear rack, combined with Shimano Acera 24 speed gearing and...

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Ridgeback Velocity Women's
Ridgeback
Hybrids: Sporty
£379.99

The Women's Velocity introduces a lightweight double butted aluminium frame with open-frame geometry and reduced dimensions to give low stand-over height and lower reach. Propelled and stopped by...

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Cannondale Quick CX
Cannondale
Hybrids: Sporty
£529.99

The Quick CX is great looking and great value and the cheapest in the range, delivering sporty hybrid performance at an affordable price. 24 Shimano speeds propel the bike forward, while...

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Ridgeback Envoy
Ridgeback
Folding Bikes
£379.99

The Ridgeback Envoy is a folder built by Dahon, offering a reasonable weight saving on the entry level Rendezvous in the range, by virtue largely of its lighter cromoly steel frame, but also of its...

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Mezzo I4
Mezzo
Folding Bikes
£625.00

The Mezzo I4 is the cheapest of the 3 models in the range, offering the silky smooth Shimano Nexus Inter 4 speed hub with a twistshift. The hub has a silent clutch which makes for silent running and...

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Scott Sportster P6
Scott
Hybrids: Sporty
£329.00

The Scott Sportster P6 is the introductory model in the range and uses the same excellent double butted aluminium frame as its higher end relatives, meaning a lightweight and fast bike at a...

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Birdy C2W
Riese & Muller (Birdy)
Folding Bikes
£999.99

A Birdy for less than £1000 - only just, but now you can buy the Birdy C2W with your cycle to work scheme (most schemes have an upper limit of £1000). Suddenly it's an achievable...

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Ridgeback Attache
Ridgeback
Folding Bikes
£569.99

Another bike built by Dahon, the Ridgeback Attache boasts a light weight doube-butted aluminium frame and features at its heart the ever reliable Shimano Nexus Inter 7 hub gear. Useful in its own...

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Mezzo D9
Mezzo
Folding Bikes
£725.00

The Mezzo D9 model uses the same frame as the I4 and is characterised by the use of Shimano's 9 speed Tiagra derailleur system, coupled with a SRAM shifter. The result is a very light and responsive...

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Mezzo D10
Mezzo
Folding Bikes
£925.00

The Mezzo D10 introduces a whole new genre to the small wheeled folding bike - the sports bike. This 10 speed bike is treated to a complete new frame design, replacing the tubular frame with a...

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Scott Sportster P3
Scott
Hybrids: Sporty
£649.00

The Scott Sportster P3 is the perfect bike for on/off road commuting or fitness riding. The excellent new Sportster frame is light and agile, with good quality componentry added. The P3 gets reliable...

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Airnimal Joey Sport
Airnimal
Folding Bikes
£799.99

The Airnimal Joey Sport is the most affordable and basic of the bikes available. Using high quality narrow road tyres on 520 wheel rims and high spec Shimano Deore hubs, driven by the 8 speed...

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Scott Sportster P55
Scott
Hybrids: Sporty
£399.00

The Scott Sportster P55 is a disc-braked version of the P5 model. The all new Scott Sportster frame is equipped with Suntour forks and the usual dependable Shimano drivetrain, with the added...

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Scott Sportster P5
Scott
Hybrids: Sporty
£349.00

Good looking and sporty Scott Sportster P5 uses the same lightweight and nimble Sportster frame as the higher-end models but in a more affordable package. A great Suntour fork and fast rolling...

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Airnimal Joey Commute
Airnimal
Folding Bikes
£975.00

The Joey Commute is the bike to tackle the urban environment. Using the fantastic Shimano Alfine 8 speed hub gear for drive and the Shimano Deore hydraulic disc brake at the front wheel for...

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Cannondale Tesoro
Cannondale
Hybrids: Comfort
£799.99

The Cannondale Tesoro 700 is the entry level bike in the range and straddles city / utility and short expedition usages. Fully-equipped to give excellent service for day-to-day utility, with...

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Scott Sub 40
Scott
Hybrids: Sporty
£399.00

The Scott Sub 40 kicks off the range with a quality hydroformed aluminium alloy frame and forks. Shifting and pedalling is taken care of by the ever dependable Shimano, and powerful V brakes  do...

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Scott Sub 40
Scott
Hybrids: Sporty
£399.00

The Scott Sub 40 kicks off the range with a quality hydroformed aluminium alloy frame and forks. Shifting and pedalling is taken care of by the ever dependable Shimano, and powerful V brakes  do...

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Airnimal Joey Explore
Airnimal
Folding Bikes
£950.00

The Joey Explore is the bike for the adventurer. With 27 gears at your fingertips delivering a highly useable 22.5 to 113.5 gear inches, a robust set of wheels, a Shimano disc...

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Birdy Touring
Riese & Muller (Birdy)
Folding Bikes
£1,269.99

The Birdy Touring features the excellent SRAM Dualdrive 3x8 gear system that delivers the full 24 speed potential of a modern touring bike, without the need for multiple front chain rings and front...

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Birdy Rohloff
Riese & Muller (Birdy)
Folding Bikes
£2,519.99

The Birdy Rohloff, as you'd expect with a Rohloff upgrade, is the ultimate in the Birdy range. In effect, the best long distance folding bike frame meets the best low maintenance, long distance hub...

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Cannondale Tesoro Mixte
Cannondale
Hybrids: Comfort
£799.99

The Cannondale Tesoro 700 Mixte is the women's version of the entry level bike in the range straddling city / utility and short expedition usages. Featuring a semi-step-through design,...

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Cannondale Street Sport Nexus Feminine
Cannondale
Hybrids: Comfort
£749.99

The Cannondale Street Sport Nexus Feminine is identical to the Street Sport Nexus, with an elegant, low step-through women's frame. With it Cannondale has succeeded in capturing all the...

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Cannondale Street Sport Nexus
Cannondale
Town Bikes: Comfort
£749.99

The Cannondale Street Sport Nexus represents the brand’s sole model within the range for 2010, but the brand has succeeded in capturing all the requirements for a fully-equipped city bike at a...

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Cannondale Tesoro Light
Cannondale
Hybrids: Comfort
£899.99

 
The Cannondale Tesoro Light is a bike which overlaps much of what was offered by the Cannondale Trekking Light of previous seasons. In essence, as suggested by its name, this bike is...

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Scott Sportster P4
Scott
Hybrids: Sporty
£549.00

The Scott Sportster P4 sits in the middle of the Sportster range with Mens and ladies (step through) frame options. The lightweight aluminium frame is complimented with a decent quality...

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Cannondale Bad Boy V-Brake 26"
Cannondale
Hybrids: Sporty
£549.99

The Cannondale Bad Boy V-brake 26" is the most affordable of all the range and is probably one of the nippiest. The compact frame is perfectly suited to the 26" wheels, shod ...

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Cannondale Bad Boy 700
Cannondale
Hybrids: Sporty
£899.99

The Cannondale Bad Boy 700 is a long-legged version of the 26" wheel bike, treated to a stunning new sculpted frame with internal cable routing. Offering skinnier tyres, a compact 46/36 chainset...

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Cannondale Bad Boy Disc 26"
Cannondale
Hybrids: Sporty
£699.99

The Cannondale Bad Boy Disc 26" gets one or two notable improvements over its junior sibling the Bad Boy V-brake 26": hydraulic disc brakes replace the rim brakes, skinnier 1.5"...

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Gocycle from Karbon Kinetics
Karbon Kinetics (Gocycle)
Electric Bikes
£1,495.00

Gocycle
The Gocycle is a breakthrough in cycle design and technology.
The first thing that you need to know is yes, it actually is a bicycle that can be used and pedalled as normal. In fact, it's...

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Brompton B-spoke
Brompton
Folding Bikes
£600.00

The Brompton is a fully configurable bike. That means you can make a custom order to suit your own needs - starting with a basic 'M1E' in black or red for £600 going right up to a titanium and...

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Brompton M6L
Brompton
Folding Bikes
£765.00

The M6L is one of the most popular Brompton configurations that we sell and therefore we keep it in as one of our 'standard' models. Basically it's the cheapest model with 6 gears and a sensible...

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Brompton S2L
Brompton
Folding Bikes
£700.00

The Brompton S2L is the model for those who like their bikes to be light, fast and simple. Going for the two speed derailleur will save weight over models with hub gearing, as well as being more...

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Brompton S2LX
Brompton
Folding Bikes
£1,125.00

The Brompton S2LX is Brompton's ultimate sporty lightweight. Get this if you want the lightest and prefer to keep things simple. Titanium forks and rear frame will save lots of weight. The two speed...

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Brompton P6R
Brompton
Folding Bikes
£765.00

The P6R is a fully equipped Brompton featuring Brompton's multi position 'P' bar. Six speeds give a usefully wide ratio that will cope with all but the very hilliest areas. P bars enable the rider to...

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Brompton P6RX
Brompton
Folding Bikes
£1,240.00

The P6RX is a fully equipped LightweightBrompton featuring Brompton's multi position 'P' bar and titanium parts. The titanium frame parts (front fork and rear triangle) will make for a lighter...

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Cannondale Street 4 Nexus 2008 Women's only
Cannondale
Town Bikes: Comfort
£699.99 Now only £599.99


The Street 4 Nexus is the hub geared version of this popular model. At only £629.99 it's great value, as it features a Shimano Nexus 8 speed gear and a suspension fork with lockout (which...

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Birdy Alfine Disc
Riese & Muller (Birdy)
Folding Bikes
£1,739.99

The Birdy Alfine Disc is purpose-designed as a smart, simple and low maintenance urban commuter. The bike is a development of the City Premium model. In place of the much used and applauded Shimano...

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Dahon Boost
Dahon
Electric Bikes
£1,999.99

Coming soon... The Dahon Boost is claimed by Dahon to be the lightest and most compact electric folding bike on the market. It bosts a very impressive specification, based upon a highly rated and...

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Bionx Electric Conversion Kit
Bionx
Electric Bikes
£1,099.99

The Bionx retrofit power system converts just about any bike into an electric bike. This will enable you to tackle steep hills and windy days, carry extra loads and pull trailers with ease. If you...

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Gazelle Tour Populair Ltd
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£659.99

The Tour Populair Limited is a special edition of  their oldest model in the range - which is based on their original Model Number One from 1912. Drawing on their own archive (Gazelle was...

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Gazelle Miss Grace
Gazelle
Town Bikes: Comfort
£619.99

They do make bikes like this again... Miss Grace is turned out in a range of luscious colours with a comfy saddle, jaunty riding position, three gears, roller brakes and just the right accessories....

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Dahon Jack D24
Dahon
Folding Bikes
£499.99 now only £449.99

The Jack is a folding bike with 26" wheels.  A bike equipped for road use it will be fine for commuting and recreational use. Fat tyes will give you some degree of off-road comfort, for...

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Dahon Mu P7
Dahon
Folding Bikes
£799.99

The Mu P7 is a handsome urban folder made to be reasonably light and fast, but also practical. Based around Dahon's elegant and sporty Mu frame and Shimano's smooth and dependable Nexus 7 speed hub...

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Dahon Cadenza XL
Dahon
Folding Bikes
£949.99 2008/9 version - only 699.99

The Dahon Cadenza XL is one 26" wheeled folder that we do rate. It features Dahon's patented 'Lock Jaw ' hinges that ensure a really secure clamping of the mainframe - for a smooth and stiff...

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Scott Sporster P3 Solution
Scott
Hybrids: Sporty
£649.99 Now only £599.99

The Scott Sportster P3 Solution is a great bike for sporty road/offroad commuting or fitness riding. The new Solution frame is a women's specific geometry, light and agile, with good quality...

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Urban ESC
Saracen
Hybrids: Sporty
£249.99

The Urban ESC (short for 'Escape') is part of Saracen's funky new urban range - by their own admission for the style conscious rider! We really like this range because it offers smart, lightweight...

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Urban ESC
Saracen
Hybrids: Sporty
£249.99

The Urban ESC (short for 'Escape') is part of Saracen's funky new urban range - by their own admission for the style conscious rider! We really like this range because it offers smart, lightweight...

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