Custom Wheels to another level We have been looking to colour match our wheels for some time now. Stans No Tubes rims are our best selling wheel option, but their distinctive red rim decals don’t suit every bike. Our most popular wheels are primarily sold with either black or red Hope Pro 2 Evo hubs, [...]
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Moonglu Build: Lynskey Cooper CX
Completed in February 2013, this Lynskey Cooper CX was equipped with a SRAM drivetrain comprising a Force chainset, WiFi rear mech and front mech, along with SRAM Apex gear shifters. A Hope stainless steel bearing bottom bracket with GXP conversion was used instead of the stock Truvativ GXP unit. The latest SRAM Wifi rear [...]
Cycle Routes around Ripon and the Yorkshire Dales
To celebrate the Grand Depart of the Tour de France coming to Yorkshire in 2014, Moonglu have decided to share their favourite cycle routes in the area. Owner Neil has been riding in North Yorkshire for many years and has built up a knowledge of great bike ride routes around the city of Ripon and further [...]
Defy 1 wins again
Cycling Plus Issue 271 is in the shops now and once again they’ve run their £1000 Sportive bike test and guess who wins…… That’s right the Giant Defy 1. Just as it did in 2012, the 2013 version of the Defy 1 wins the test against some tough competition from the current big hitters, Specialized, Scott, [...]
Nicolai Helius AM Pinion
This could be the greatest custom build story ever told, but most of you only have 1 life, so we’ll keep it to a minimum. As one of the UKs few Nicolai dealers we try to keep up to date with everything Nicolai. We started reading reports of an 18 Speed Gearbox after Eurobike in [...]
2013 Nicolai Helius AC
We’ve had our first 2013 spec Nicolai frame delivered, a Helius AC 26″ and it has some great new features. Nicolai have finally updated the head tube on their frames. For 2013, most of the suspension frames and some of the hardtail frames come as standard with the ZS44/56 flared headtube. This makes the bike compatible [...]
Moonglu: The Origins
The most common question that we are asked by new customers is “Moonglu, where did the name come from”? This is usually followed by a laugh from either myself (Neil Dunkley: owner) or Mark Swindells (original owner). The truth has been somewhat lost in the mystery and I would like to say that there is [...]
2013 Nicolai Bikes frame details
Nicolai have recently released details of their 2013 line up of frames. The details below include frame images, UK prices and technical data for their new and existing frames. Below are some details on the 2013 frames, for more comprehensive information please visit our Nicolai pages in the Custom Build section. Full Suspension Frames Helius [...]
Moonglu celebrate 10 years
12th August 2012 On Saturday 11th August 2012 Moonglu celebrated 10 years in business with a specially commissioned birthday cake. The doors originally opened on Monday 12th August 2002, 2 days after owners Neil and Kelly Dunkley were married in Ripon Cathedral. Neil (above) invited customers and friends of the shop to call in and share [...]
The truth about road frame testing.
We’re not going to be silent any more. We’ve never before presented the data you find here. These are the test results comparing our premium road bicycle frames against those of our relevant competitors. We purchased their full production framesets– the same framesets anyone can buy — and tested them alongside our handcrafted TCR Advanced [...]