"Anything and everything to do with bikes and cycling for all ages and abilities"
"Anything and everything to do with bikes and cycling for all ages and abilities"
Between us we have a wide range of skills and expertise in the world of cycling. We can cater for people of all needs, ages and abilities. Overall we have numerous qualifications in coaching, bike maintenance and special needs.
B-BUDDIES CIC is a family run Community Interest Company based in the East Midlands.
Who are we?
Opening Hours
Our shop is open on the first and third Saturday of each month 12-4pm.
We're also open by appointment for other days and times.
We've got lots of activities happening over the Easter Break for you to get involved with including a couple of FREE off road cycling courses thanks to Forestry England. You can also find intense learn to ride courses plus lots of slots for private lessons covering learning to ride, building confidence, Bikeability Training, MTB coaching and bicycle maintenance! More slots can be added should there be a day/time/activity that you're after so please let us know.
Easter Activities
Refer a friend and both receive 10% off!
Spread the word about what we offer and if your referal books a term you can both receive 10% off your term. There's no limits to how many people you can refer so lets get talking!
Our membership include a jersery or t-shirt, bag, bottle, buff, discounted sessions and much more for just £30 for balance bike riders or £55 for cycling club riders.
Memberships
The perfect introduction to racing for riders aged 2-16 covering balance bike races, mountain bike races and cyclo cross races with monthly races from September to June through our 10 series league.
British Cycling Go Ride Racing Age 2-16
Set yourself your own personal goal for our time trials on the blue and green route at Hicks Lodge. Average of your best 6 times will be put towards some prizes at the end of the series.
Over 16s Time Trails
Donated bikes will be fixed up and passed onto those who need them or sold amongst other new and used bikes within our shop with profits going to local community projects and events.
Bicycle Recycling Scheme
We are now registered as an inner tube recycling point to cut down on the amount of tyres and inner tubes going to landfill! Drop off your unwanted inner tubes to our workshop and we'll send them off to be recycled into new rubber.
Inner Tube Recycling
We have set up a refill station within our shop where you can refill your own bottles of various bicycle cleaning products. If you're unable to find what you're looking for please get in touch!
Sustainable & Refillable Products
On Sunday 8th September 2019 b-buddies supported Leicester City Football Club's Mascot Filbert Fox as he cycled 97 miles from King Power Staduim to Skegness for The Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha Foundation! They have been training Filbert Fox while Soar Valley Cycles have provided him with a bike and all of the kit as well as being the support vehical on the day. Sophie, Kieran and Matt went alongside Filbert while Martin and Colette followed in the support vehical.
Filbert's Charity Ride To Skegness
In 2017 B-BUDDIES were interviewed by BBC Radio Leicester about teaching children to ride. In 2018 we were featured on ITV Central News promoting healthy holidays with our summer learn to ride course. Since then Sophie has appeared on BBC Radio Leicester multiple times including the Breakfast Show from the studio to talk about setting up B-BUDDIES at the age of 17 and many other stories.
BBC and ITV Appearances
