ABOUT ME

Hi I'm Chris Sharland 

Its always been a dream of mine to have my own bike shop

I have been working in the bicycle industry now for 19 years. Over that time I've seen my fair share of changes, I remember first starting off working on bikes with canti-lever brakes and 3 x 9 gear set ups to the evolution of the 1 x chainring set up with 27.5/29 inch wheels and now days bikes with electric gear set ups with wireless shifting! And then came the E-Bike which changed the industry forever and created a booming industry! With my wealth of knowledge and passion for cycling I'm happy to work on anything weather its your road racing bike, trail or xc mountain bike, any style of E-Bike or even your old Raleigh 20! 

 

I started racing bikes when I was 13 and gave it a good nudge for 4 years until I started working in my first bike shop. I had a break off of the bike for about 5 years before getting back into racing full time but after a few years I realised working full time and training full time wasn't getting me to level I wanted to get to. I then found a passion for running which I have been enjoying now for the last 4 years and have ticked off a couple of marathons and running the coast to coast mountain run over that time. I have 2 awesome wee boys and love getting out for a family bike ride along the great taste trail.