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Experiences of starting the employment journey

Gaining employment and building experience is a rite of passage for young people. It has always posed challenges but some of these are now tougher than they were.

A chain and cassette with a chain checker tool

Why your drivetrain needs replacing

Do you ever come into Good Cycles (or another bike shop) and one of our mechanics drops a little metal gauge on your chain and says “Your chain is worn out, you need a new chain and cassette”?

Career development as-it-happens at Good Cycles

We recently took on a new trainee bicycle mechanic at one of our retail stores, Abi. This is the inside story of her career development as-it-happens at Good Cycles.

4 tips to get the most out of your eBike

While eBikes are quite straightforward to use, just like riding a normal bike, there are some riding techniques that will make riding easier and help you get the most from the bike.

Making the commute work

Bikes impact our lives positively in so many ways. They’re great for our health, they reduce congestion on our roads, they’re an affordable mode of transport and they have minimal impact on the environment. They’re also the foundation of our mission to help young people facing barriers to work.

Gravel bikes – the hot new thing?

If you’ve been into a bike shop or browsed cycling websites in the last year you’d have seen and read all about gravel bikes. Gravel bikes are the new hot thing in cycling, but what’s the big deal?

Turning disadvantage on its head

When you support Good Cycles you are helping us to turn disadvantage on its head. Good Cycles employs people who are under-represented in the labour force. The employment pathways that might work for the ‘average’ person often fail to unlock other employees’ potential.

All you need to know about converting to tubeless tyres

We often get questions about tubeless tyres and people looking to convert to a tubeless tyre set up so we’ve put together a short explainer article to help.