Events

June 11, 2026

Ben and Stuart Take on The Double Peak 200km Ride for Cyclists Fighting Cancer

Earlier this June, our Co-Founder Ben Smith and Head of Sales Stuart Bailey took on The Double Peak, a challenging 200km off-road ride through the Peak District, to raise money for Cyclists Fighting Cancer. Cyclists Fighting Cancer helps children and...

May 27, 2026

Bike Shed Moto Show 2026: Hiplok Highlights

The Bike Shed Moto Show 2026 was another great weekend for the Hiplok team, with plenty of time spent meeting riders, catching up with fellow brands, and seeing a wide range of custom motorcycles. The show was also a good...

April 24, 2026

Hiplok at Sea Otter Classic 2026: Event Highlights, New Gear & Community Moments

Hiplok Returns to Sea Otter Classic 2026 Sea Otter Classic continues to be one of the largest events in the cycling calendar (and a personal favourite of ours). It brings together thousands of riders, brands, media, and industry professionals. For...

April 23, 2025

Sea Otter Classic 2025: Hiplok’s Highlights from Monterey

Team Hiplok returned to a sunny Monterey, California for four action-packed days of racing, riding, and celebrating all things cycling. The Sea Otter Classic is always an incredible opportunity to catch up with old friends, make new connections, and explore...

March 12, 2024

Oscar & Charlie | Road to Paris

Oscar Kelly and his guide, Charlie Harding compete together in Para-triathlon. We’re proud to be supporting them on their journey to the Paralympics in Paris in August 2024. In this blog post we’ve delved into their background as athletes and...

August 7, 2023

Dragon Ride 2023 - Taming the Dragon!

Our International Sales Manager, Stuart, is no stranger to a cycling challenge, but a few weeks ago he took on perhaps his biggest one-day cycling challenge to date: the Dragon Ride. Here’s how he got on… Over the years I’ve...

June 5, 2023

Hiplok Take On RideLondon

A couple of weeks ago, four members of the Hiplok team took on RideLondon in honour of our charity, British Blind Sport. Ash, our Planning and Operations Manager, explains how the day went… HITTING THE SNOOZE BUTTON With an 8:25...

March 30, 2023

Winning GOLD At ThunderCross Fixed Gear criterium!

NORTH LONDON THUNDERCATS Long-term friends of Hiplok, the North London ThunderCats Black Metal Bicycle Club (NLTCBMBC for short) are a cycling team based in London, specialising in fixed gear criterium racing and pizza eating. They are also the brains behind...

December 20, 2022

PARIS TO NICE - THE RACE TO THE SUN

As a keen road cyclist, I’m always on the search for what could be my next cycling challenge. For several years I’d tried to enlist my friends on various long-distance multi-day rides with very mixed results! Nonetheless, this time last...

July 14, 2022

Family friendly e-biking around the isle of bute

From riding the length of Wales with our Founder, Ben Smith, to family friendly e-biking round an island in Scotland, here our Marketing Manager, Kay Lawrie-Stiven extols the virtues of a little extra leg power. Family friendly e-biking trip round...

June 15, 2022

Lon Las Cymru – the length of Wales ‘off-road’

Hiplok Co-Founder, Ben Smith, gives us a run-down of his latest cycling adventure in Wales… A good friend of mine, Geoff Davis, had wanted to ride the length of Wales for some time. Over a beer one evening last year,...

February 19, 2021

Winter Cycling: KATIE KOOKABURRA

Hiplok athlete Katie Kookaburra rides road, gravel and MTB and loves nothing more than a long day in the mountains and the weather doesn’t stop her. Here, she talks about her winter cycling training, goals and tips on keeping riding...

July 25, 2019

Hiplok Rider: Jess Morgan - The Long Ride Home

Words and Images by Jess Morgan. The romance around travelling home is universal. Something about leaving the bustle of the city behind for the comfort and quiet of home – a place where food is plentiful and the mundanities of...