North Eastern Cycle Store opens its Doors to a Global Marketplace

A-S Cycles now has its own e-store on the portal’s online shopping mall - n-e-shopping.com - where visitors from across the World can access its products, bikes and accessories.

Located on St. Aidans Road in South Shields, A-S Cycles is a family run business that has been established since 1977. Over the past 30 years, it has developed into a store for ‘serious’ cyclists who are looking for top of the range bikes, clothes and equipment. It is because of this, store manager Stephen Wiberg felt it was vital to give the store an online presence.

Stephen explains: “Because we specialise in high specification bikes, parts and accessories, we find that a lot of our customers not only travel across the region to buy from us, but in fact they are coming from all over the UK.

“We have built up an excellent reputation in the region for offering a good quality service, as we are fully trained in repairing and servicing bikes, and compared with some of the larger stores, we offer exceptional value for money. Having a website where potential customers can view our products and buy them, gives us more of a competitive edge.”

Norma Foster, chief executive of TNERP, adds: “A-S Cycles has grown through the conventional methods of word-of-mouth and the occasional regional advert, but being a specialist supplier in bikes and parts means for the continued growth of the company, a website is needed.

“The Internet has now become the number one option for anyone who is looking for parts or products interlinked with their hobbies, because they are more readily available online. The launch of this website will prove extremely valuable to A-S Cycles for this very reason.”

To find out more about A-S Cycles visit www.n-e-shopping.com and choose the Cars, Bikes & More option.

A not-for-profit organisation and a fully owned subsidiary of the Regional Development Agency One NorthEast, TNERP represents the North East England online via its n-e-life.com website. It can also provide e-commerce advice, funding, e-tendering services and online shopping. For further information telephone 0191 487 2002 or visit www.n-e-life.com.