Links to other sites, mostly MTB related, some random…

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‘Cyclists Welcome’ Accommodation

Atlanta Hotel – friendly B&B hotel in Scarborough. Bike storage, bike wash facilities & space to dry kit. Evening meals available. Chasing Trails can provide transport to the trails from Scarborough if you require it
the Waves B&B – Quality Four Star Silver Award Bed and Breakfast on Scarborough’s South Cliff, near the Spa Complex. Has an award for their breakfast menu with choices from free range Full English to Vegetarian using local and organic produce. As with any accommodation in Scarborough Chasing Trails can provide transport to the trails if you require
Rowan holiday Cottage – a three bedroomed cottage offering flexible start dates and holiday durations. The cottage sleeps up to six people and offers beautiful views over the delightful Esk Valley.
Kale Pot Cottage – a converted 18th Century barn offering peace and tranquillity. Lot’s of local wildlife. Located 10 miles north of Pickering and 45 mins from York
Keepers Cottage – a ‘Visit Britain’ 4* holiday cottage in Gillamoor, not far from Kirkbymoorside. Cyclists & walkers welcome
Southmoor Farm – a friendly B&B in Dalby Forest near to the trails. A few minutes from Dixon Hollow
Ox Pasture Hall – luxury country house hotel with spectacular views & a very well reviewed restaurant.

* Although the list above are cyclist friendly please check that the facilities suit your requirements

Scarborough YHA – nice old mill near North Bay. Check with them for info – but if you heard that it was due to close a while back, that fortunately didn’t happen. They’re permanently open for bookings!

A list of accommodation in Scarborough & the North York Moors area. Look for the official ‘Cyclists Welcome’ accommodation badge. Some of the others will also be happy to provide secure storage if you ask

Other accommodation info -North York Moors B&B Guest Houses

Bicycles…

Starling Cycles and Pipedream Cycles – 2 brands with different approaches to mountain bikes, but in my opinion at least, the best bikes out there. Pipedream make the Moxie, a hardtail that will outrun many full suspension bikes. It’s fast & comfortable especially in 650b+ format. Starling make the various frames including the ‘Murmur’, a 29er/650b+ full sus bike that feels like you imagine a full suspension should feel! It descends, grips, climbs & jumps ridiculously well. It’s steel (Reynolds 853) and there’s a factory version as well as the custom hand built model. Ride one and you’ll want one!
Renovo – if you must have a road bike (sorry..!), how cool are these?
Retrobike links directory – loads of cool old school bikes to reminisce over, maybe even look for on ebay…

MTB clothing

howies – quality base & mid layers that work & they’ve got back into more technical cycle clothing. They’re also ethical

Bike shops in the area

EDS Bikes – based in Snainton & specialising in steel, ti, singlespeed & fat-bikes amongst other things! They also stock Forme, designed in Yorkshire & Banshee, a high performance Canadian brand designed in Edinburgh by a Scottish bloke …so they work in the UK!
Richardson’s Cycles Scarborough – established local bike shop. Great service, good prices, honest advice

MTB Accessories

Greenoil – Genuinly green bike lube, bike wash & an awesome chain cleaner
mucky nutz – a UK company formed by a group of biking mates to design & make bike related products. We’ve had a link up since their early days & their mudguards are now legendary!
KS Suspension – I love dropper posts, have come to see them as an essential. Try one & you’ll never go back! I’ve been on 27.2mm until recently which KS make, unlike many brands. Used to use a Gravitydropper but I prefer these so far