We’ve been working with Zeds Wholefoods in Nether Edge for about 4 years now and we have been delivering their beautiful produce around the city from Darnell to Dore always by bicycle. It’s amazing how far we have travelled and we do this not only to help the environment but because at the times of the deliveries we can actually be quicker than by car.
What's New in Neepsend
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CommentWhatsApp Channel Launched
CommentThere are so many ways people communicate these days, in fact there are probably too many? We’ve always tried to keep up but sometimes its just easier to focus on one or two forms of communication and let everyone know that’s how we do it.
As such we have decided that a WhatsApp channel will be useful especially to help keep you informed about what is happening at the hubs, it’s not going to be a continuous stream of adverts and articles, it will be providing important updates about our Hubs and our Shop services. If we do more than one post a week it will because something big has happened.
So if you are a Hub user, a Club Member, a shop visitor or just want to keep informed about what we do add our WhatsApp Channel to your phone.
New Events Calendar Launched
CommentWe’ve always been keen to tell you all about events going off in Sheffield, it is what makes a city, a place, vibrant and a nice place to live.
If you’ve been following our newsletter from the very beginning you’ll know that we used to list events that we thought you’d like and be good to cycle to. So we’ve brought this idea back to life starting with a listings page with cycling and other events.
If you want to know what is going off we want you to find out here.
Your Dream Bike; Realised!
CommentAt our Neepsend shop we hold a hoard of used parts, accessories and bicycles. Sometimes these bikes are built into something quite special, you may have seen ‘Custom Build’ on one of our Pre-loved Bicycle listings and not know what it means. These are bikes that start refurbishment as a bare frame and an idea of what it could turn into. Commonly, we like to modify older bikes and bring them a new lease of life where they end up much more capable than they would have been from the factory. These ‘resto-mod’ bicycles not only look the part but in my eyes are a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Our wealth of experience working with all kinds of bicycles started a thought around how the smoothest bicycles to ride tended to be vintage steel road bikes, gaining their comfort from the gentle compliance that a steel frame offers. But these bikes struggle around Sheffield with narrow ratio drivetrains holding you back uphill and not very strong brakes making things a bit sketchy going downhill. So we set out on a mission to create the perfect city bike to eat up these hills and to keep the striking vintage styling we’ve come to love so much.
Our custom builds come in two forms here, mechanic designed and built and put up for sale, client led build where you decide exactly how your bike is going to end up, we can tailor everything down to the last bolt to your requirements. We are intent on saving bikes from the scrap man and creating bicycles you love to ride, from time trial bikes converted to flat bars for speed and agility while being comfortable for daily riding, to 1950s pieces of cycle art brought back to life with a new lease of life, to 80s steel frames completely refitted with a modern wide range drivetrain and a modern wheelset into a touring bike.
If reading this has inspired you to have your own build, please get in contact with us, or pop into our Neepsend shop and have a look at the frames that could become your new pride and joy.
Elliot works on a custom build at our Neepsend Shop
Preloved Bikes become Reloved Bikes
CommentWe’ve been selling secondhand bikes for many years, in fact it is why we opened the Neepsend shop, a dedicated space to refurbishing bikes and selling them. It’s a logical thing to do there are many bikes left unloved and unridden in sheds across the country and there are many people who want to benefit from a bike that is working but not costing too much.