Over the last few months, amongst the busy racing schedule, I’ve been fortunate enough to explore some of Scotland’s more remote areas and ride some superb mountain bike trails. It’s never ending and I’m constantly thinking of where to go next. Despite Scotland being relatively small I think you could spend a lifetime exploring and … Read moreHutch Adventures – Chris Hutchens
Mountain biking has evolved considerably over the last 30 years. Two years ago I was fortunate enough to visit one of the claimed homes of mountain biking in the small town of Crested Butte in Colorado. I even met the famous Chris King, who actually served up pancakes for me before disappearing off into the … Read moreTaking to The Hills by Chris Hutchens
After spending the last few days riding with Rohan we are delighted to share his second blog! Enjoy… Rohan’s February and March update When I last wrote I was really looking forward to this year’s racing and riding! Well now the season has officially started so I thought I’d tell you about some of my … Read moreRohan’s second blog!
It has been a busy winter here at Grease Monkey so its time for an update! We have supplied schools throughout the country with fleets of smile machines in the past few months. The large floor area in our workshops coupled with our experience in logistics and expertise in bike care, has helped us become … Read moreBusy winter – Fleet Supply and Maintenance
Introducing Rohan Watson, he is a very fast young gun and the latest to join our ambassador team… enjoy! Hi my name is Rohan Watson, I’m 13 years old and I live in Callander and I love to ride my bike as much as I can. Over the last few years I’ve been competing as … Read moreRohan’s first blog
We currently need part-time mechanics to help us love bikes in Edinburgh & the Lothians. Experience with all types of bikes is essential and a clean driving license is preferred as is retail experience. If you think you fit the bill, please fill in the form below and attach your CV.
Returning to Basics This is the first in a series of short articles for Grease Monkey Cycles. The first article will be on my joy of going back to basics. It can sometimes be easy to forget why you started to ride mountain bikes. Anyway a bit of background first. I first met the … Read moreReturning to Basics – the first in the series from Chris Hutchens
We offer high quality, fast turnaround servicing of your beloved bicycle at both our Glasgow and Edinburgh workshops. To make life easy we can collect your bike and deliver it back to you post-service for a small charge. For employers, we support your cycling staff with pop-up servicing events, provision of bike repair stations and bike … Read moreBike servicing and maintenance in Glasgow and Edinburgh
So as the new member of the Grease Monkey team, and in the way of a short introduction I thought I would share some details of my recent hiking and biking trip to the sunny Pyrenees. Having cycled since a very early age, competing in just about all disciplines, my spare time and now holidays, … Read morePyrenees Adventures Part 1
With Edinburgh now well established, the time has come to offer our outstanding services to bikes and riders in the West. Our new service centre in Glasgow is now open at Cumberland Street (just off Eglinton Street ) we offer the same love and attention to your bicycle as our east coast cousins have come to expect. … Read moreIt’s official, our Glasgow workshop is now open!
