ABOUT US

Cyclesense was born in 1991, fulfilling the childhood dream of David Stainthorpe. Dave had always wanted a bike shop, as a child he used to take bikes apart, swap bits and sell them to his friends. Slowly, but surely, Dave built the business up starting in his garage at home in Thorner and trading on Dewsbury Market with just £600 worth of stock.

By 1995 Cyclesense had become very well established. Its reputation built on value and service. It was time to move to some proper retail premises. Cyclesense then moved to Tadcaster, the home of Samuel Smiths, John Smiths and Coors breweries. The shop was 500sqft and at the time had more than enough room for Dave. Business blossomed in Tadcaster and soon Paul (Dave’s oldest) joined the business. The time soon came to hire a full time mechanic so Ian Kirby joined the team.

Cyclesense moved to its current location on the High Street in 2001. To date, Cyclesense is the biggest independent retailer in Tadcaster, with 3000sqft of sales area and a large (free) car park at the rear of the shop.

All Dave’s hard work has been rewarded in the form of a trophy. Cyclesense entered the Selby Business Awards and won the Best Established Business Award 2004.

At Cyclesense we stock a tremendous range of bikes that often astounds visitors to the shop. There really is a bike to suit all riders at Cyclesense. Mountain, Road, Sports-Hybrids, Commuting, Touring, Tandems, BMX, Trials, Trikes, Unicycles and all sizes of children’s bikes
including the Exclusive Likeabike. We even have a new Penny Farthing in stock.

Cyclesense is a real family business. We are all involved... Dave (dad), Sue (mum),Paul (oldest Son) and John (that’s me).

Not everyone that works at Cyclesense is family. We also have some people here that are not Stainthorpes.

Tom Cropper who is an excellent mechanic manages our busy workshop. Tom is a fully Cytech trained mechanic. Ian Kirby is also a mechanic he works along side Tom in the workshop. He is also Cytech trained. Ryan Mcgee, looks after the mail order and will also be on hand help you to find what you are looking for instore. Dave Leadbeter has recently joined the team, Dave is a total cycling enthusiast and also Cytech trained.

At Cyclesense we strive to provide the best quality service there is and you can rest assured that we will try our hardest to ensure that you get what you need to make your cycling more enjoyable and rewarding.

Cyclesense also has a warehouse on Thorp Arch Estate. At our warehouse we have lots more storage space, a fantastic showroom and ample parking for customers. The showroom allows us to showcase the LIKEaBIKE range in all its glory. It also gives us space to display larger items such as adults and childrens tricycles something which is difficult in Tadcaster due to the layout of the shop. All our electric bikes are on display in Thorp Arch. Our electric bike range covers models from Giant and Koga Miyata. Thorp Arch estate is 3 miles from the A1, so is very easy to get to. Thorp Arch Estate was an ammunition factory during the world war and has a war time feel to it which is really different to normal industrial estates and it is set in a nice country setting close to the Market town of Wetherby.