Madgetts Cycles

19/06/2026

Proud to be supporting this event!
Pedal Suffolk Cycling Festival 2026
Organised by TPR Events Community Interest Company
Supported by East Suffolk County Council, Adnams, CAMS, Elmy Cycles Ipswich, Madgetts Cycles Diss, Echelon Cycleworks Lowestoft, and Twisted Oaks Cycle Park Brightwell Country Park.



Next weekend, Trinity Park will host the return of the biggest celebration of everyday cycling in Suffolk, the Pedal Suffolk Cycling Festival, featuring some very special guests.

With the Tour de France only days away, local riders will have the opportunity to ride alongside, chat with and gain unique insights into the world's greatest bike race from both a rider's and engineer's perspective.

Essex-born former professional cyclist and 2015 Tour de France rider Alex Dowsett will be joining road riders on Saturday thanks to event sponsors Cycle Accident Management Services (CAMS). In 2015, Alex also broke the World Hour Record, regarded by many as the pinnacle of cycling achievements, and during his professional career won two stages of the Giro d'Italia, competing against some of the sport's biggest names, including Bradley Wiggins at the peak of his powers.

Alex's down-to-earth and relaxed nature means riders and show attendees will have the chance to chat with him, learn what it takes to succeed at the highest level of the sport and perhaps uncover a few hidden-gem anecdotes from his years racing alongside the world's top professionals.

Pedal Suffolk also welcomes another titan of the cycling world on Saturday in another former World Hour Record holder and one of the sport's leading innovators in aerodynamics and technology, Dan Bigham.

With a background in engineering and a relentless focus on aerodynamics and marginal gains, Dan has played a pivotal role in shaping cutting-edge technology within elite cycling. Now Head of Engineering at Red Bull-BORA-Hansgrohe, Dan works to make some of the sport's top athletes even faster, including current World Time Trial Champion Remco Evenepoel, who he will be working alongside at the Tour de France just days after joining us at the Pedal Suffolk Festival.

Dan, who has made his home in the region, is a passionate cycling enthusiast at heart and is always keen to discuss the engineering and technology that continues to transform the sport.

Saturday also sees the return of PedalRetro, a free-to-attend display show celebrating pre-2000 bicycles, memorabilia and cycling kit. Given Alex's and Dan's backgrounds, it promises to be a fascinating afternoon of nostalgia, shared memories, and discussion, highlighting just how much cycling has evolved over the decades.

Simply bring along a retro machine, give it a polish, put it on display and enjoy chatting with fellow enthusiasts.

At the end of the afternoon, local Ipswich bike shop owner and historic bicycle collector Steve Grimwood of Elmy Cycles will host an informal and free-to-attend "Evening With" session featuring Alex and Dan. Knowing Steve, there will no doubt be some intriguing and humorous questions put to the guests, along with plenty of audience participation.

Saturday's Pedal Suffolk Sportive is a non-competitive cycling event featuring fully signposted routes, inclusive feed stops and professional mechanical support for complete peace of mind. While the longer distances of up to 100 miles attract experienced cyclists seeking a challenge, most riders choose the 25 and 50-mile routes and have all day to complete them at their own pace.

Riders are welcomed back to the event village with a substantial finisher's medal and a refreshing drink from long-term grassroots cycling supporters Adnams.

Local event organisers TPR Events pride themselves on creating events that riders of all ages and abilities can enjoy on all types of bicycles, e-bikes and trikes. Last year alone, their events attracted more than 5,500 riders aged between 11 and 97, who collectively rode over 245,000 miles and burned an incredible 16 million calories.

The festival continues Sunday with The Untamed, a collection of mainly off-road rides using bridleways, byways and quiet country lanes, once again based at Trinity Park.

Each route visits the popular cycling destination Twisted Oaks at Brightwell Country Park, where riders will enjoy a lap of the venue's brand-new cross-country course, suitable for both gravel and mountain bikes. Twisted Oaks has grown significantly in popularity over recent years, and owners James and Mark will be on hand to welcome festival riders and introduce them to the new course.

The Untamed reflects the fast-growing popularity of gravel cycling, where riders can expect to spend much of their ride exploring bridleways and off-road tracks before linking sections together using quieter roads. The event can be completed on a variety of bicycles, although gravel bikes, mountain bikes and road bikes fitted with wider tyres are recommended.

Routes start from 25 miles and are suitable for riders of all ages and abilities. There is no timing involved, riders have all day to complete their chosen route, and everyone receives a bespoke finisher's medal and refreshing Adnams drink upon their return to the event village.

You can join the festival on Saturday for the road-based Pedal Suffolk and PedalRetro events, or on Sunday for The Untamed off-road rides. Full details and entry information can be found at:

https://tprevents.co.uk/pedalsuffolkfestival/

Entry to the PedalRetro display show and the "Evening With Alex and Dan" session is free. Entry to the fully supported and inclusive rides starts from £25. On-site camping is also available.

For full details visit:

https://tprevents.co.uk/pedalsuffolkfestival/

Pedal Suffolk Festival is a two-day festival for pre-2000 retro bikes and modern road and gravel bikes with on-site camping, celebrity special guests & live entertainment.

11/06/2026

Hello all, how are you? hope you are getting the miles in despite the rain we are having, we thought the winter bikes got put back in the sheds months ago.

But it is going to be better weather soon so how about something to wet your appetite. A nice new summer bike to treat yourself to.
Giant bikes Defy Advance Pro 1, Advanced-grade composite frame and fork are specifically engineered for endurance road riding, new D-Fuse components work together to further absorb road shocks and vibrations, This buttery smooth endurance road bike helps you do more of what you love.

SRAM Rival eTap AXS 12 speed group.
Giant 'Power Halo' power meter.
Carbon Disc Wheel System.
700x32c tubeless set up.

And the best bit.........
Was £4,999.00
Now £3,749.00
Yes, thats £1,250.00 OFF!!!

03/06/2026

Hello all, been a while, so let's have some fun, you know the drill.

Name this part...
Wrong answers only...
Go...

28/05/2026

Another hot day out there, great for getting on the bikes but it's important to keep up with proper hydration (and no, not in the beer garden with Sean)
Water is great but adding tabs to help with lost electrolytes on hot days like today ate essential. Pop in and stock up before everyone else does.

23/05/2026

Another lovely warm, sunny day out there, and it's a bank holiday too, something can't be right.
Just a reminder that we will be shut on Monday and back open to normal opening hours Tuesday (9am-1pm) but just a thought for the weekend.

With the sun coming out, lighter evenings and mornings, our manager was riding in this morning enjoying his all so long commute of 1.2 miles (lives in Roydon) thinking, why don't more people do this, maybe a bit biased as all staff here love to cycle, but it's a great way to start the day, bit of fresh air in our lungs and a nice wake up before starting work.

We know it's not possible for everyone to cycle as they might live too far away from work or have to use a van for tools or car for school runs on their way into work. But if there is a chance you could use the bike to cycle in, even of from one end of town to the other, we would recommend it, not just because we are a bike shop, but it is a great way to achieve a few things.

1 - It can save a lot of money, £4 a day to park the car in town, working only 4 days a week during the summer months, lets say 4 days a week May to August is 17 weeks, lets say 5 weeks are raining and not great to cycle in that's 12 weeks, £4 a day for 4 days, all in that is £192 just in parking, no fuel added to that.
2 - Great for the environment and a good way to become carbon neutral, the bicycle is one of the most efficient modes of transport ever made.
3 - Will be less motor traffic on the roads
4 - After a summer of cycling in to work you will feel a great accomplishment.
5 - does wonders for physical and mental health.

Like I said not everyone could cycle in, some might not be able to get their current bike road worthy or afford the new bike you might need to make it a pleasant and efficient journey into work, and we get that, but there are government schemes to help with this, one of which is Cycle to Work, where the cost of a new bike, no matter the value, is spread over a 12 month period and taken from your wages before tax so its lowering your taxable income straight away, saving you money as well as spreading the cost over 12 months.

It might take a little longer to get in and you might feel a bit rusty or vulnerable, but the more you do it the faster you will become and it really wont take long to get into the routine of leaving a few minutes earlier, and the nervousness of feeling vulnerable and not so confident on the roads will soon fade away, and in reality even if you are going 5mph you are still going faster than you would be sitting in stationary traffic.

So it saves a good amount of money, makes you feel a sense of accomplishment, grows confidence and is great for mental health.

Pop in and chat to us with any questions on cycling into work and we will help you out as best as we can.

22/05/2026

More than just your local bike shop, we have new and 2nd hand bikes in stock, parts, accessories and clothing. But most bike shops do that as well.
So why are we more than just the local shop? We thrive in helping not just riders eyeing up their summer events but help to promote the events too, we have 100 years of history and knowledge and still work on bikes from the same age with pride and passion. We have a free library of books for customers to help themselves to. We listen to our customers needs and make sure they are comfortable with everything we are telling them about.
Sounds old fashioned, but that's us. So whatever you are in the market for, new bits, accessories, advice or information, pop in and chat to us.

20/05/2026

Hello all, how are you? Hope your all having a good week, its another Bank holiday on Monday so we will be shut, but we have plenty of spares, parts and accessories if you need them for your weekend projects.
Pop in and browse all our spares.

15/05/2026

We love seing people out on bikes and we try our best to be competitive with pricing too, we have some big sales on right now.
Yeah you might be able to save a few quid going online, but what you get coming into a proper shop that has over 100 years if history, talking to staff with over 70 years experience between them, having a place to go to if things go wrong, need looking at, servicing as well as advice, hints and tips, the few quid extra you might have saved goes a lot further.

14/05/2026

We at the shop love the older bikes and this is going to be a fun event, so pencil in TPR Events pedal retro on Saturday the 27th June, lots of different routes for all abilities, special guests Dan Bigham and Alex Dowsett, and plenty of bikes to look at.
Check out the events website below...

https://tprevents.co.uk/product/pedal-retro/

09/05/2026

A really good read on something that is so close to us, not just physically as in up the road, but for our customers and even staff, Sean raced here for a while as do some of our customers race here at the present, as well as being good friends with Ken and Dan.
Hit the link to read the story on how much work goes into organising racing, but what it brings together.

https://thebritishcontinental.co.uk/2026/05/02/dan-bigham-ken-jolliffe-and-the-fragile-art-of-keeping-racing-alive/?fbclid=IwY2xjawRrxIVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF5Z2liZlRxYjg2azM0dkFvc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtwwVqz-gPvzXTt-x0eahR1XUZ3IwJpNE4XXLV69znPqoA2BHRPuYUnxqafo_aem_DCG1y1UwXq50LbaotKFukg

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