New webshop is finally live

2024-10-19T11:07:11+00:00October 19th, 2024|Uncategorized|

Just a quick note to say that we have set the webshop live once again. I know it has been a few years, but you can now access it from the navigation menu on the home page or by clicking here. Mostly just our Fox collections for now, but new stuff will be added throughout [...]

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First Podium Finish

2017-01-22T23:54:35+00:00January 23rd, 2017|Race Team|

This weekend Mitchy claimed our first podium finish with a second place in the E123 criterium race held in Velopark London. Adam stepped up to the higher category race meaning Mitchy had company in the early stages with Adam making several early attempts at establishing a break. However Mitch broke away mid way through the 1 hour race and at [...]

Welcome to the new site

2017-01-20T21:59:03+00:00January 21st, 2017|Uncategorized|

Welcome to the new look Contour website, we hope that you'll enjoy having a look around the site. The refresh was an opportunity for us to bring you a more interactive site with more content being shared by us that we thought you would find useful and informative. We'll also be using the site to [...]

Liv Hail 1 review – Our take on the impressive new Liv Hail 1

2017-01-26T15:14:59+00:00January 20th, 2017|Enduro Bikes, Giant, Ladies Bikes, Liv Bikes|

[youtube id="wvYXoSo-RJ0" width="1280" height="720" autoplay="yes" api_params="&rel=0 " class=""]   The new Liv Hail 1 is one of the more interesting new women's bikes we've seen come to market in 2017. It's a proper Enduro Bike for shredding with 160mm of travel and features a fully women's specific frame. Designed to be right at home on technical and demanding [...]

A Proper Mountain Bike Ride

2017-01-19T11:18:28+00:00January 19th, 2017|Enduro Bikes, Giant, Trail Bikes|

[youtube id="D9p7xTR62RQ" width="1280" height="720" autoplay="yes" api_params="" class=""] Here's a lovely atmospheric video of Josh Carlson, Factory Giant Pro and Yoann Barelli - former Giant pro out on a proper training ride on the North Shore of Vancouver. Good to know that even the pros need to get out and ride their bike comes rain or [...]

Bike Check: Josh Carlson’s Giant Reign Enduro World Series bike

2017-01-13T15:29:39+00:00January 13th, 2017|Enduro Bikes, Giant|

[youtube id="4wtgIJ3I8ys" width="1280" height="720" autoplay="yes" api_params="" class=""] Josh Carlson's EWS Giant Reign Race Bike Neil from Global Mountain Bike Network takes a look at Josh Carlson's Giant Reign bike, fresh from 3rd place at the Whistler EWS. Frame: Giant Reign Advanced Carbon Forks: Rockshox Lyric 180mm Shock: Rockshox Vivid (Coil) Wheels: SRAM Rail 50 Tyres: Schwalbe Magic [...]

2017 Giant Anthem

2017-01-26T15:31:26+00:00January 13th, 2017|Anthem, Cross Country, Giant, Trail Bikes|

[youtube id="cmkVeIpkyqo" width="1280" height="720" autoplay="yes" api_params="" class=""] 2017 Giant Anthem The legendary Giant Anthem returns to conquer today's aggressive XC terrain. Featuring an updated Maestro suspension platform with a new trunnion mount shock and 110mm of smooth, active rear travel—along with refined geometry that's agile, stable and specifically design for 27.5 wheels. In the past there [...]

Racing Debut

2017-01-19T11:29:24+00:00January 9th, 2017|Giant, Race Team|

RACING INTO ACTION!  Our newly formed Contour Cycles racing team made their racing debut at the Velopark road race circuit in London recently. Team members Adam Robertson and Dave Mitchinson made the journey to the Olympic park to race for the first time in their new team colours. Adam was up first, placing 8th in [...]

Giant Propel Advanced Pro 2

2017-01-19T12:23:30+00:00January 5th, 2017|Giant, New Bikes, Race Team|

Our race team will be riding & competing on the new Giant Propel Advanced Pro 2 this year. Every aspect of this frame is engineered as a complete system to deliver unbeatable aero road performance. Extensive CFD analysis and dynamic wind tunnel testing was used to optimise every frame tube and angle in a process [...]

The Importance of Having an Aim

2017-01-22T22:33:37+00:00June 10th, 2016|Mitchy's Blog, Race Team|

One of my main targets for 2016 was to gain selection and compete at the European police championships – much to my disappointment the event has been cancelled. With the cancellation of this event, my other aim for the season had been to chase my first Cat cycling licence, but I’ve always been more motivated [...]

A Year of New Experiences

2017-01-22T22:33:47+00:00March 30th, 2016|Mitchy's Blog, Race Team|

The great thing about changing sports after so long as a runner is the new experiences it has afforded me over the last year. One of my highlights has been learning to ride a fixed wheel track bike at the Olympic velodrome. There is something beautiful about the simplicity of track, and track bikes. No [...]

Racing

2017-01-22T22:33:07+00:00February 1st, 2016|Mitchy's Blog, Race Team|

The best thing about racing in cycling is there is something for everyone. Road racing (Tour de France style races, normally just one day though!), Criterium racing (road racing on a short loop – multiple laps), Cyclocross (racing a bike on a muddy field), Track racing (Velodrome), BMX, Mountain biking....the list goes on. The hard [...]

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