New Casco Ciao, Mini Pro and Warp II helmets now online

This newsletter is also available as a good old fashioned web page We're capping off the year by adding more Casco helmets to our accessories range - a very smart range for grown-up city cyclists called Ciao, four fun styles for smaller but no-less adventurous children and the incredible Gold Medal winning Warp II you may have seen in action in Athens and Beijing. Our attitude to cycle helmets is this: too many helmets look cheap and nasty. In fact many resemble a mushroom that lost a fight in a paint factory and offer similar protection from the unkind British weather. This is neither desirable nor necessary. Our Casco helmets each prove you can be safe, warm and effortlessly stylish at the same time. Casco Ciao Helmets Casco Mini Pro Kids Helmets Casco Warp II Track Helmet And of course, there's our established range of Casco all-round protective helmets Casco Spirit Range Casco's Masterpiece range Casco Champ Range Comfort and protection Casco E.Motion Range£10 off Heading to the future, fast Update: the Nukelight has proved to be our fastest-selling new product ever. Even faster than the little Spooklight that was so eager to fly off our shelves. If you'd like to order a NukeLight in time for Christmas, we'd advise doing so soon because they will surely run out at this rate! That's it for now, thank you for reading The 50cycles Team

NukeLight focused photonic technology launches

Most bike lamps on the market rely on a reflecting light cup to focus the beam, but this only focuses the central part, leaving the remaining light energy to disperse uselessly.


We set ourselves the task of producing the ultimate light beam from a light, convenient, rechargeable unit. First we experimented with a single lens but the performance was still not good with shadowing and dimming around the edges. Next, we tried many lense and LED combinations before finally succeeding with a novel photonic arrangment of 6 lenses. This removed all the faults and produced a an intensely perfect beam with even lighting across its width.


Incredibly, there is only a single 3 Watt LED at work here but the light intensity emitted through our lenses reaches up to 540 lumens within 1 meter. We've also maximised performance and battery life by using a novel heat-sink structure around the LED, which promotes optimal energy efficency and maximum light output from each charge.

Together these advances make the NukeLight uniquely compact, powerful and (at around the half the price of lamps of comparable brightness) relatively inexpensive.

50cycles Kalkhoff electric bike spares shop opens

50cycles electric bikes have just launched their new Kalkhoff electric bikes spares shop on their website featuring all the products you'll need to keep your Kalkhoff electric bicycle (or, indeed, your Gitane, Giant Lafree, Monark, BH E-Motion, Helkama, Rixe, Focus, Gazelle, Biketech Flyer, or Rixe electric bike) on the road.

There's free delivery for all customers on the UK mainland and different rates elsewhere. Take a look to see what's on offer.

Taga Combined Baby Stroller and Trike comes to 50cycles

We can now offer test rides on the new Taga 2-in-1 baby stroller and tricycle urban mobility solution. It's a head-turning, life-changing, multimodal, super-smart 21st Century vehicle like no other that transforms from a nifty 3-speed tricycle baby-carrier into a futuristic-looking baby stroller in less than a minute.

Taga is uniquely designed to suit the needs of today's parents and children. Taga combines the benefits of a premium stroller and a carrier bicycle to create a new form of transport.

It lets you both move around easily, turning a typical day into an exciting adventure. There's no need to lock Taga outside and nothing is left behind. Taga can also be taken on the tube, train, bus or any other means of public transportation, offering continuous riding to and from any destination.

Taga is available to order now at 50cycles bikes, either in DIY kit form or pre-assembled and checked by our workshop team and delivered ready to ride.

Electric Bicycle Rental in Phuket, Thailand

Electric bikes have the power to make cycling a breeze for everybody, boosting your pedal power to take on steep hills and cover huge distances. So there's no better way to see the beautiful island of Phuket, exploring routes well away from the hustle and bustle of traffic with ease.

The newly-opened Phuket Electric Bicycle rental centre is on the beach road in front of the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa on Karon Beach. We can also deliver electric bikes to you at your hotel. Please call for a quote or contact us through the new Phuket Electric Bike Hire website. Cycle hire for everybody.

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