Cycleworks Petersfield

Opening hours: 9:00 – 5:30 Monday to Saturday

Telephone: 01730 266007

Simon Horton

Simon’s the longest serving member of Cycleworks, Director and Manager of Petersfield. He’s been in the Cycle trade for 18 years and is still enjoying it!

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Simon has raced on the road in Brittany, France at 19yrs old and ended up staying there for 5 seasons. He arrived in France with an English 1st cat licence(there was no elite licence) and managed to win in all categories .

Simon is also a Cytech Level 2 certified mechanic.

Bike(s):

Cervelo Soloist SL-SLC(been replaced by S3-need a new one! with Dura-Ace, Easton finishing kit and Kysirium wheels (or PowerTap when training)
Specialized Transition with Dura-Ace.
Epic Comp carbon 2010

Mike Smith

Mike’s been riding jump/downhill for 7 years and as a former DMR rider, he’s now riding NS Bikes 2010. He can generally be found upside-down at the trails, hitting the local downhill tracks or riding cross country on Tuesday night. Mike recently placed seventh in the Europe wide competition ‘Whitestyle’ and is currently approaching the qualifying stages on this year’s Nissan Qashqui series. A previous trophy under his belt is winning the N.A.S.S 2005 King of Dirt, and taking the title at a small competition in Portugal in 2008.

In 2006 Mike was part of a Jump/Street display (with Martin Ashton no less), and March 2008 saw him riding demos for Nissan at the Geneva motor show.

Mike has also had a big input on the cycleworks jump displays by making the jump ramps, which is a key part of the show.

Mike is also a Cytech Level 2 certified mechanic.

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Bike(s):

NS majesty gold custom build
Lapierre X Control 210 with sunline v1 bar, avid juciy carbons & ksi900 seatpost
Specialized SX trail custom build

Sponsors:

Mike is currently sponsored by NS bikes, Profile Racing Europe, 661, ODI, Maxxis.

Dan Black

Dan is the youngest full time member of Cycleworks staff but makes up for his lack of age with plenty of enthusiasm. He’s been riding bikes for 4-5 years and started off dirt jumping before progressing in racing downhill and more recently cross country (with the arrival of a new bike).

Now sponsored by Last bikes and Funn componentry, Dan can normally be found at his local trails in Sheet or a top secret skatepark somewhere in Hampshire. For the muddier side of riding he’ll be on his Marin down at Queen Elizabeth Country Park or the South Downs.

Bike(s):

Last bikes Raffnix with Funn componentry.
Marin Rock Springs- standard for now and fitted with Rockshox Pikes, Hope hub’d wheelset and a Sram drivetrain.
Kona Stab Supreme WCedition with Rockshox Boxxer Teams, Avid Juicy Carbon brakes, Shimano Saint drivetrain and Funn/Chromag finishing kit.

Sponsors:

For 2009 Dan has gained sponsorship from Last bikes and Funn components.

Ben Richards

Ben has worked for Cycleworks for just under 2 years, he used to ride but took to the side lines to photograph the action. He has an excellent knowledge within the cycle trade with a enthusiastic personality.

Ben has currently taken on a new role within the company as our Webmaster & E-commerce Sales Consultant, so he’s at the computer 24/7 generating graphics, processing photographs and keeping our websites up to date!

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