Delapré Bike Doctor
Everything from building a new bike from scratch to tyre fitting – whatever bike you ride, we’ve got your covered.
It is well accepted that physical exercise significantly improves physical and mental health.
Cycling not only provides that on a recreational level but it also provides the most ecofriendly form of transport.
Situated on the grounds of Delapré Abbey in Northamptonshire, we’re ideally placed to service your bike while you enjoy a walk around the grounds or make use of the café on site.
Services
A bike is a bike, and it doesn’t matter whether it is a toddlers balanced bike or a state-of-the-art time trial, road bike or MTB we have the skills to ensure the bike operates at its best enhancing your riding pleasure.
What we can work on:
- Adult’s bikes
- Kid’s bikes
- Mountain bikes
- BMX
- Road bikes
- Touring bikes
- Folding bikes
Our service list includes, but is not limited to:
- Full custom bike build
- Wheel rebalancing and “Truing”
- Drive chain servicing
- Di2
- All bearing service and replacement
- Basic bike fit, including ensuring that the cleats are accurate
- Headset maintenance
- Brake maintenance and optimization
Learn2Ride
Regular sessions:
Learn2Ride is a fantastic opportunity where you can drop your kids off with cycle coach Matt while you can enjoy a 10% discount in The Orangery Café* or stroll the grounds.
Base Level: Children learn how to ride a pedal bike confidently and independently without the use of stabilisers. It focuses on how to stop using both brakes, in a controlled manner and manoeuvre safely around objects, gaining confidence within challenging circuits.
Please note:
- This is a group session with a maximum of six children per session;
- When bringing your child’s own bike ensure that the tyres are inflated, the bike is the right size and in general good mechanical condition;
- If the bike has stabilisers they are removed ahead of the session.
Progression sessions:
So, your budding Laura or Jason Kenny has learnt to ride their bike, they may have taken their first peddle strokes under the watchful eye of our brilliant coach Matt, but are they ready to move to the next level?
Coach Matt is now running sessions, using the wider grounds surrounding the Abbey, to help kids develop the skills and confidence to master multiple terrains and generally improve their bike handling skills for everyday use.
We can support you at the Bike Doctor if there are any problems relating to the bike as well as hire bikes for the session.
If you have any questions about your booking please contact us on 07754 885348 or by email bikedr@delapreabbey.org.
Access2Bikes
Access2Bikes aims to supply bikes to children who would otherwise not have the opportunity to own one and enjoy the freedoms a bike can give.
Renovate. Recycle. Reuse.
- We work in collaboration with Public Health England and Primary Schools to identify the children in greatest need.
- All the bikes we supply are pre-loved and all donated; a significant number we have received for companies such as Cummins UK and their staff.
- All of the bikes require remedial work which we provide funded either by some public money, local charity foundations and from local business.
- We also use the funding to provide cycling skills training, particularly to children who could not ride before due to the lack of a bike.
We need funds!
…and are constantly on the look our for bikes to use in the programme – if you have a bike sitting in a shed doing nothing which you think we could use, please get in touch today.
Kids’ Ridgeback Bikes
Come and check out our latest range of Ridgeback kids’ bikes, perfect for little riders ready for their next adventure. Whether they’re just building confidence or ready to move up a size, pop in and speak to Scott – we’ll help find the right fit.
Our available bikes:
Ridgeback bikes are available to both hire for Learn2Ride and for purchase – please speak with Scott at Delapré Bike Doctor for more information.