Tweed Valley Bikes

Tweed Valley Bikes: mountain bike sales, hire and services in Innerleithen

Tweed Valley Bikes is a bike shop located in Innerleithen, in the heart of the Tweed Valley (Scotland), near the Glentress and Golfie areas. Its activities combine the sale of bikes and components, hire and demos, workshop service, and the provision of mountain bike guiding and coaching.

Bike range and brands

The shop sells mountain bikes, e-bikes and gravel bikes, as well as an outlet section. Among the bike and frame brands it stocks are Santa Cruz Bicycles, Ibis Cycles, Nukeproof, Forbidden and Cannondale. The range includes models such as the Santa Cruz Nomad V7 CC 90 Kit MX, the Forbidden Dreadnought E Tier 1 MX, the Santa Cruz Nomad V6 C 90 Kit MX, the Santa Cruz Bullit C 90 Kit MX, the Santa Cruz Tallboy CC XO AXS Kit 29 and the Ibis Ripmo V3 GX AXS Kit MX or 29.

The shop was advertising featured offers, such as 45% off Santa Cruz Tallboy CC XO, 40% off CC Tallboys and 30% off Santa Cruz Nomad V6. These terms relate to the catalogue published at the time of the analysis and may vary.

Components, equipment and accessories

As well as bikes, the range covers components (wheels, brakes, cockpit, drivetrain, seating, suspension, tyres and tubes), men's and women's cycling clothing, footwear, casualwear, protection (helmets, body armour, eyewear), accessories (back and hip packs, bike maintenance tools, nutrition and miscellaneous items) and a kids' section with bikes, clothing and protection for children. It also offers gift vouchers.

Among the component and equipment brands available in the shop are 7mesh, Smith, Maxxis, Burgtec, Hope, Reserve, Bluegrass, Fox Racing, Evoc, Five Ten, Crankbrothers, SRAM, Shimano, Mudhugger, PNW Components, OneUp and Peaty's.

Workshop and technical service

Tweed Valley Bikes has a bike workshop and is accredited as a Shimano Service Centre. According to its presentation, the staff are trained and have in-depth knowledge of Shimano products, and offer advice to diagnose and repair bikes.

Hire, demos, guiding and coaching

The company offers bike hire and demos, with the option to book through its website. It also provides mountain bike guiding and coaching services, drawing on Tweed Valley Guides and Dirt School, which appear as brands associated with the activity.

Editorial content and community

The site includes a blog with articles and reviews, such as the first ride of the Santa Cruz Nomad V7, the Ibis Ripmo V3 review, a comparison between the Santa Cruz Bullit and the Vala, and a visit to Nukeproof's new headquarters at the Belgian Cycling Factory. It also publishes job vacancies, such as the search for an Operations Lead, and runs a newsletter with product news, offers, stories from Tweed Valley Guides and tips from Dirt School coaches.

Payment and finance

The shop accepts payment methods such as American Express, Apple Pay, Diners Club, Discover, Google Pay, Klarna, Maestro, Mastercard, PayPal, Shop Pay, Union Pay and Visa. It also offers Cycle to Work schemes and finance through Novuna Finance.