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Established in 1993 by John Moss, Merlin Cycles are one of the longest running online bike stores in the UK.
Since our early days we have had an enviable reputation among cyclists for stocking a massive range of cycling equipment and offering it at great prices.
Merlin Cycles was initially a mail order business started in June 1993 by John Moss in the spare bedroom of his house in Whittle Le Woods near Chorley. A few months later the company opened a shop premises in Ormskirk, Lancashire. In 1998 Merlin Cycles moved to larger shop premises in Leyland.
Merlin Cycles spent ten years in the Leyland premises. During this time they began designing their own mountain bikes, including the Rock Lobster steel hardtails and then the Malt aluminium hardtails.
From an original concentration on the UK mountain bike market, recent years has seen the company switch to catering equally for the increasing road cycling market. In 2008 the company moved to their current shop, warehouse and office premises in Buckshaw Village, Chorley.
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In 2012 Merlin Cycles began as sole importer of Dutch-based bike company Sensa. Merlin Cycles now have an exclusive UK deal with Sensa.
At Merlin Cycles we do things a little bit differently. We know there's nothing more annoying than an online retailer not having the listed product actually in stock. We don't do that. We say what we stock and we stock what we say.
Our Bike Shop
As well as bulging warehouses and busy offices, our new premises include a sizeable bike shop. Our shop has plenty of bikes, parts and apparel on display. Our staff are friendly and knowledgeable. They're keen cyclists who are never happier than chatting bikes.
We are based near Chorley, just 5 minutes off junction 28 of the M6 or junction 8 of the M61.
In 2000 we put together our first Merlin branded bike. We started with mountain bikes. These Merlin mountain bikes were an instant hit with both the cycling press and everyday riders. We’ve added more models to the range over the years and since 2012 we’ve been producing sweet-riding well-specced road bikes too.