We are pleased to announce that Whiptail Cycles has exclusively signed with Saracen Bikes.

Saracen is one of Britain’s best known bicycle brands and first started in 1987. Twenty Three years later, 2010 sees the rebirth of Saracen Bikes, and we at Whiptail are extremely proud to be part of this.

Saracen was a market leader during the early 90’s and a trendsetter with the iconic Kili Flyer bike, famously named after adventure cyclist Nick Crane rode a Saracen Conquest mountain bike up Mount Kilimanjaro. This innovation and flare is set to continue with new ground breaking designs to put Saracen firmly back on the map!

Please see our Saracen page for details and prices of the range.

Tufftrax MTB £249

We are pleased to announce that we are now a Sturmey Archer specialist.

We stock most small and service parts including some hubs however the range is so vast we’ve set up a special order system with our supplier, so if we don’t have it in stock we can usally get it within 24 hours. (subject to availability)

Please visit the Sturmey site of more info www.sturmey-archer.com, if you have any questions on parts, availability and pricing please call us on 0191 257 2212 and speak to Ben.

2010 Reptoid £649.00 Instock (Come and see it in the flesh) In BLACK/GREEN or WHITE/BLUE

2010 Drone £499 In GREEN or BLUE

All colours instock ready to go, THE ONLY SHOP IN THE NORTHEAST TO HAVE THESE BIKES

Subsequent stages will re-visit the North East as The Tour once again travels from Darlington to Newcastle/Gateshead on Stage Two, while Stage three of the Tour heads to Scotland and takes in the Scottish Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.

The Tour then heads south, with Stage Four featuring the NorthWest of England and Blackpool, with Stage Five both starting and finishing in Stoke-on-Trent, with a hard days racing in store through the scenic North Staffordshire countryside.

The SouthWest, scene of some of the races biggest crowds in 2008, has two stages in 2009, with Stage Six taking the riders across Exmoor as the pass from Somerset into Devon, on their journey from Frome to Bideford.

The penultimate day of the race then sees the peloton retrace its steps, from Hatherleigh in Devon to Yeovil in Somerset, on a stage that could decide the winner of this year’s race.

A spectacular final day of racing will round out the 2009 Tour, as riders tackle the iconic London circuit that opened last year’s race.

There will be full coverage of the race on ITV, with an hour long nightly highlights show of all the action on ITV4, between 7pm – 8pm, with repeats the following day.

We will also try to blog youtube highlights as and when we can, and also keep you updated on the North East stage of road closures in the North Tyneside area.

We will update this page with latest offers and news, if you have any questions you can e-mail or phone on 0191 257 2212 (Best to phone).