New Trek store to open at Sheffield’s Fox Valley
24 October 2017
The region’s first Trek Bike shop is
due to open at Fox Valley, north Sheffield, next month with a brand new concept
store.
The new store will be in the former
Full Gas unit at Fox Valley which is currently being transformed into one of
only five Trek owned stores in the UK and will house the American cycling
company’s full family of brands.
The store will offer a full ranges of
services, included a service centre with Trek trained technicians, bike fitting
studio and the ability to customise your dream bike with the Project One
service
The store will be transformed to a new
design, offering the very best range of Trek bikes to suit every rider's needs
along with a stylish Segafredo coffee bar where customers can gather to discuss
their needs with the store team.
The 5,000 sq. ft. store will stock all the
latest mountain bikes, road bikes along a full range of e-bikes and children’s
bikes. There will also be a full range of high quality Bontrager components and
accessories including wheels, helmets, shoes and clothing.
Called Trek Bicycle Store Sheffield, the
store will join Trek’s other retail stores which are in Wilmslow, Manchester,
Milton Keynes and Shrewsbury.
The Trek Sheffield store is on the
doorstep of some of the region’s best road and mountain bike routes and trails.
Fox Valley was on the world cycling stage in April this year when the centre
hosted the dramatic finish of the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire.
The nearby Wharncliffe Woods are also
home to some of the best mountain bike trails and the backdrop to world class
events – they have also provided the training ground for World Downhill
Mountain Bike Champion Steve Peat.
The infamous Pearoyd Lane is less than
half a mile from Fox Valley and is regularly used as the location for the
British National Hill Climb Championships – the National Student Hill Climb takes
place there on Sunday October 28th with the store hosting the event.
Simon Bentley, European Retail Director
for Trek said: “Fox Valley is a fantastic location for our newest Trek store and
we can’t wait for our customers to see the results of the transformation we are
currently working on.
“Yorkshire is firmly on the cycling map – the growth in the sport in this area in recent years has been huge and we’re delighted to be a part of that with our new store.”
Mark Dransfield, Managing Director of
Dransfield Properties which owns and manages Fox Valley, said: “We’re extremely
proud that Fox Valley is home to a number of “firsts” and to have the region’s
first Trek store is great news.
The store will open on Friday the 3rd
November, with a grand opening planned for later in the year
The new store will hold regular store
ride out and event. For more information about Trek visit www.trekbikes.com and
to find out more about Fox Valley visit www.foxvalleysheffield.co.uk
For further information, contact:
Public Relations Department, Dransfield Properties Ltd
Tel: 01226 360644
Email: admin@dransfield.co.uk
