As for what’s next for The Hub we have got a few projects to look at and a few ideas of our own but for now its most definately chill out time.

The website and Facebook page will remain live so any news of the next chapter for us will be on there.  Our mechanic Damien will be doing his mechanic thing from our store in Peebles so if you need your bike repaired then call him direct on: 07971 673362 and I’m sure he will be more than happy to help.

Thanks again for all the support and good times-and a big thanks to the all the guys and girls that worked (and played) so hard with us over the years to make Glentress what it is now.

Emma & Tracy x

Thankyou to all the people who have visited and supported us throughout the last decade-it is all of you that have made The Hub and Glentress what it is.

Emma & Tracy. x

I just know that even if I make myself up a wee bowl of macaroni cheese at home or try to make carrot cake for two instead of two hunrded its just not going to taste the same without the background noise of Teeny swearing in the kitchen or Ab’s singing along to Beyonce on the front.

Then there’s you lot-frustomers-customer kind of friends.  For most of us at The Hub the people that come here have become part of the social fabric of our lives.  We don’t know your names, we know you as Ham Salad Roll Man, Red Hat Man, Ginger Double Dog couple…

And its just going to be plain weird not having you in our lives-so if you’re about between now and our last day (27th November)-come and give us one last little frustomer fix.

(If you are still looking for an ex-hire bike then check out our bike sale page).

The bike shop closes on Sunday (30th October) and we’ve got a massive 40% off all remaining stock including Five Ten, Endura, Shimano.  We’ve also got some killer deals on some remaining bike stock. Everything must go…

If you are riding at Glentress in the next month make sure you pop in and say hello. News wise the website and Facebook sites will remain live and we’ll be updating them with any new developments-we plan to take a few months off over the winter to ride, board, and work on what’s next for The Hub.

Stay in touch and see you out on the trails.

Emma & Tracy. x

This Wednesday we’ve got our last ever nightride night at The Hub.  Wednesday nights at The Hub cafe have been the stuff of legends-some of you will remember some of the early night rides, fancy dress nights were always classic- tandems and bar mounted fireworks…

For the last night ride Teeny’s putting on Hub stovies-a great winter warmer.  Tracy and I will be heading out for a ride at 7pm and anyone is welcome-the route will depend on turnout but expect a mix of red and blue with maybe a few secret/natural trails thrown in for good measure.

Thanks to all the people that turned out on Saturday night for our party-a great night with a cool bunch of people.  Good to see some old faces of customers, staff, and some of the original Hub kids club members from over the years.

We are in our last week of the Hub bike shop so we’ve got further reductions off all clothing and accessories-30% off the likes of Five Ten, POC body armour and Endura clothing.

The cafe will remain open until 27th November and we will continue to run a small hire fleet from there-you can book by calling the usual 01721 721736 number.

Cheers

Emma.

Next Saturday (22nd October) we will be having a ride-out at 4pm and then we’ll be lighting the BBQ at around 6pm at the cafe and we’d like to invite our friends and customers to join us in celebrating the last ten years of The Hub at Glentress.

Emma & Tracy.

Hub wise we have just started our closing down sale with 20% off all parts and accessories and clothing- including Five Ten shoes, Endura clothing, Hope and Mavic wheels.  There’s also some one off deals in store.

On the hire bike front we are now selling our standard hardtail fleet as ex-hires at 20 instead of 30 rides so if you want to bag one of these then you can come and put a £50 deposit on the bike of your choice:  eg. Kona Cindercone RRP £850, ex-hire £399.  Bikes are going quick so er-be quick.

If you need to rent a bike we still have a considerable hire fleet including a massive range of full suspension rentals and if you are one of our Facebook fans then you’ve maybe been enjoying some of our mid week deals like a full suspension rental for the price of a hardtail (£20).  If not sign up for daily alerts and special deals, news, and most importantly weather reports.

Nows the time to get kitted up and ready for the colder months-keep hold of that mojo.

Emma.

We are starting to see some of our hire bikes coming through the fleet and ready for sale-check out our bikes for sale section HERE for up to date what’s for sale-if you are looking for something not listed give us a call and we might be able to sort something.

In the next week or so we will be making a statement about our current situation at Glentress/when we intend to close for good and our plans for looking forward.  We’d like to thank all the people who have shown their support for The Hub over the summer-there have been some really kind words of support and it is very much appreciated.

Emma & Tracy.

Rioting, looting and general disorder on the streets-its been a week of incredible scenes across the UK and some fellow independent bike shops in the UK Capital have suffered at the hands of mindless thievery- Micycle, Evans, and Geoffrey Butlers to name a few.  Its been pretty quiet in Scotland thankfully, although rioting in the rain might not have the same appeal…

We’ve still got some dates/spaces for some kid’s skills courses for later in the holidays-click here for more details.

For families for summer we’ve got our family hire deal 2 adults + 2 kids = £50.  Kids must be 12 and under to qualify.  This deal is limited so your best bet is to call and prebook-just quote the family deal.  Kids hire (under 12) is just £10 a day and we use the best kids bikes available-Islabikes -don’t settle for anything less!

If you are just down to ride and aren’t familiar with the trail network at Glentress then pop into The Hub shop or cafe and we will be more than happy to advise you- we are a rider run company and we’ve been in business at Glentress for 10 years-its our backyard.  Our cafe at Glentress has a massive reputation for its great food-we are totally committed to using local produce and baking our own cakes on the premises- our portions are biker sized too-so you won’t go hungry.

Some of you may know that this is our last year at Glentress-our lease with the forestry commission runs out in March 2012 and we were unsuccessful in tendering for the new £9M building at Glentress-(read about it here).  We are working on some plans for the future and are not quite sure where we will be yet but we intend to have a fun last summer at Glentress and continue to do what we’ve always done – to offer great quality and service so that your day at Glentress is one that you’ll remember.

Emma & Tracy.

This weekend Glentress and The Hub host the annual women’s freeride/coaching event that is Air Maiden.  The Freeride Park will be closed for general users to allow the comp to go ahead but all other trails in Glentress are open as usual.

The event was the brainchild of Lynne Aitchison several years ago-Lynne was a member of The Clan cycle stunt team and full time fire fighter when she wasn’t performing backflips in her spare time.  Now a resident of Whistler BC she has handed the reins over to Mags and Lesley to continue what has been an amazing event in the mountain bike calender.

This years coaches are Emma & Tracy from The Hub, and also Helen Gaskell-world cup downhill racer -now coach.

Check out last years AM on our video link and come along and see the action for yourself this weekend.