Shop Bikes in Ireland

Where you will actually ride should decide the bike, not what looks fastest. Most unused bikes were bought for a kind of cycling their owner does not do.

For the majority of riders in Ireland, a hybrid is the right answer. Flat bars give an upright position and good visibility in traffic, the tyres shrug off a pothole while holding speed, and most take a rack and mudguards. Mountain bikes trade that efficiency for grip and a stronger frame, and road bikes trade comfort for speed over distance. For younger riders, children’s bikes are sized by wheel diameter rather than frame.

Aluminium is light, stiff and inexpensive, and it is what almost everything under a thousand euro is built from. Steel absorbs road buzz. Carbon is lighter again and can be made to flex where you want comfort and stay rigid where you want power.

The Cycle to Work scheme applies: €1,250 for a standard bike, €1,500 for an e-bike and €3,000 for a cargo bike, including safety equipment, once every four years. Frame size is not worth guessing, so we size riders in Carrick-on-Shannon.