About Us
About JD Cycles
Our philosophy is about making the tandem buying experience as fun as possible; for beginners learning tandem etiquette, to experienced riders choosing their dream machines.
We are sole importers of Santana Tandems Also exclusive to us is Orbit tandems and Hase, Ventana, Santos and Dawes make up our current tandem fleet. click here to request a free brochure.
All our staff have at one point or another been on a tandem – our Christmas party in 2005 was a tandem ride to Appletreewick!
Beginners Guide: Why ride a tandem…
The shop in Ilkley
The team here at JD’s comprises 8 full-time and 7 part-time staff who are highly experienced and all ride bikes for both pleasure and/or competition; Mountain Bike, Tandem and Road.
JD’s has developed by providing friendly customer service driven by our own personal passion for cycling.
John and Ruth Hargreaves, the joint owners, regularly ride their Santana Tandem around The Yorkshire Dales and have recently taken their S&S coupled Santana over to Spain for a weeks touring.
Our history
JD’s started in the late 1980’s in a small section of the current building, which were originally the town centre stables before the days of the pedal cycle.
Over the past fifteen years we have expanded even further to occupy the whole of the old stables now known as The Yard. We are lucky enough to have a closed yard area for children to test ride bikes – together with being situated in the middle of the beautiful Wharfedale Valley for longer demo rides.
The shop has recently been refitted with a huge new showroom and an extended part and accessories display, and we now open 6 days per week just closed Wednesdays.
The refit has enabled us to extend the Service Centre with room for 4 tandems to be worked on at the same time at peak periods.
Contact Us Anytime
Fancy a ride on a tandem? Or just want to know more about tandems? Please feel free to contact us at anytime for help and advice: Telephone 01943 816101 or Email us.
Be Part of the Fun
If you have any tandem stories, events, tandems news or experiences you would like to share, please email Ruth.