our friends

We've partnered up with Santa Cruz Bicycles to offer our guests the chance to demo their range of bikes. We have the eight and a half inch VPFree plus the go anywhere 6 inch Heckler. Check out the demo page for more info.

www.santacruzbikes.co.uk

Those lovely people at howies had a similar idea to us, just a few years earlier: To leave London and go and do something more interesting with thier lives. They did it, and now so have we. They also happen make some damn fine threads for us active outdoorsy types. Go on: Treat yourself.

www.howies.co.uk

Torico is a Dorset based bike shop run by our friend Ben. When he's not selling the latest Norco, Commencal or Iron Horse machine, he can be found riding them in his very own freeride park. Ben will be helping us out with bicycle spares and tech queries over the summer; as well as using us as a convenient excuse to pay the Alps a visit! If you're in the area, why not pop in for a cuppa whilst he makes sure your bike is ready for the rather sizeable hills we've got out here.

www.torico.co.uk

Minx

Minx know girls riding wear like nowhere else. Whether you're after some cool baggies or grips to match your new jersey Minx is the place to head. Not content with being simply the best place to buy girls riding wear, Minx provides end of week prizes to dirtgirls and offers all dirtgirls a discount. You'll also find Sara wearing the pick of the season's collection.

www.minx-girl.com 

MuleBar

We met Jimmy who runs MuleBar at the 2007 Megavalanche. He gave us some bars to try, cleverly knowing we'd have to have more. We're really excited to stock them in the chalet this summer - they're the perfect fuel for bikers! Muel Bars are 100% natural and two of the four flavours are fairtrade accredited. And they're the best tasting bars we've tried!

www.mulebar.com/ 

The SheCycles team will be on hand during our dirtgirls weeks. They'll be here with a bunch of girly specific kit for the lucky lasses who manage to book their place on time. Check out their website for all things girl and bike related (and no, it's not all "what basket for shopping..."). These girls know how to ride.

www.shecycles.com