Modular bikes for healthy, sustainable lifestyles.

Increasingly, societies are looking at more sustainable and healthy lifestyles, with transportation one of the areas under scrutiny. We are asking questions about our reliance on the car and its impact on our environment, and the once humble bicycle is being seen as one solution to many of our tranportation woes. Here at Circe, we design most of our bikes with the requirements for city use as a key element. However, we are also concerned about product sustainability and providing one solution for many different, and changing, use scenarios. Important also to us, is health and well being, and the benefit of incorporating exercise into our daily routine.

Health and Wellbeing.

The health and wellbeing benefits of cycling are well documented. Use a bike regularly for commuting, the school run, shopping and all our little utilitarian journeys that take too long to walk and, all of sudden, we are building a natural exercise regime as part of our day. In our home city, Cambridge, we’re thrilled to see the proliferation of cargo bikes, particularly for the school run, but we designed our modular multi rider and cargo bike system so that even very young children can be engaged in the journey and enjoy the same exercise benefits as their parents.

Circe Helios Tandem with Triplet Module
Circe quad
Circe Helios Tandem with Quad Module

Sustainable Lifestyle

Circe Helios in basic tandem configuration

The Helios is one of the most versatile and sustainable bikes on the market, and, with its modular system, can be adapted as transportation needs change. Its basic configuration is a tandem for 2 riders, but it can be, and frequently is, ridden solo; this can be after dropping other riders off, for example on the school run, or, with one of the cargo modules installed, for shopping or other load lugging needs. With its low step over, it is particularly suitable as a child back tandem, or for riders with limited mobility.

Circe Helios Tandem with Cargo Module

For heavier loads, or multiple children that are not yet ready to pedal, we have developed a new Low Tail Cargo module.

Circe Helios Tandem with Lowtail Cargo Module installed

We designed the Circe Helios as a bike that can meet most cycling needs. We wanted it to be a sustainable transport solution that can bring the health and wellbeing benefits of cycling to anyone, but particularly, to couples and families.

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End of season Circe Helios tandem sale.

Configured for lightweight touring

We have a few 8sp Shimano Alfine equipped bikes in our end of season Circe Helios tandem sale.
These are ex-showroom bikes, and in excellent condition. They will have a full service, and are equipped with rear rack, mudguards, stand and pedals. They will also come with a full warranty.

The 8sp Omnis fitted with rack, mudguard, stand and pedals is £1950 (new price £2349). This tandem is an excellent all rounder and very suitable for utility usage like the school run, or, with the cargo rack, the weekly shop. The gear range of the 8sp Alfine hub is also suitable for leisure day rides in less hilly areas.

For an additional £150, we can convert the 8sp to an 11sp Shimano Alfine hub gear. This hub offers a a 400+% range compared to the 300+% of the 8sp, and makes the tandem more suitable for touring and use in hillier terrain.

The Helios tandem is very compact and will fit inside most cars, but for airline travel, or in other situations when a smaller packed size is needed, we can install our separable system on either of these models.

Email us if you are interested.

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Gift Vouchers

If you’re looking for something different to give as a gift this Christmas, why not get one of our gift vouchers. They’re available as either; a redeemable value of your choice, or as specific tandeming experience.  

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To arrange the purchase of a gift voucher please contact us.

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Transporting tandems and triplets – solutions.

Transporting tandems can be a bar to ownership. The Circe Helios is a remarkably compact tandem and will fit inside most cars; the separable version even fitting into the Smart for Two. However, not everyone has room, or wants to travel with a bicycle inside their car, even more so when the Triplet is the bike to be transported. For such owners, we offer off-the-peg and custom solutions.


Although the Helios Triplet is separable, if left fully assembled and ready to ride, it is too long to go inside most cars or to fit on a towbar mounted bike rack. Roof mounting is the most practical solution and we have developed our own system that both offers safe and solid support, whilst facilitating the loading of what are generally long and heavy bikes.

Triplet mounted to and supported on a rotating fork fixture, such that the rear end of the bike can be lifted onto its support.

The Circe Morpheus tandem can also be difficult to transport inside an average car and we have developed solutions for both roofrack and towbar mounting.

For transporting the Morpheus on a car roof, the dedicated stand-off is used in combination with a Thule bike rack.

For transporting the Morpheus tandem on a towbar, we have designed our own support for mounting to a Thule bike rack.


For Circe Helios owners wanting to transport their tandems outside the car, we offer systems for both roof and tow bar mounting.

For transporting the Circe Helios on a tow bar, we have designed a support that fits on a Thule tow bar bike rack.
For roof mounting the Circe Helios, we have a support that works with the Thule roof rack

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Customising a tandem

Every tandem rider is different; different sizes, different fitness levels and different needs. As tandem riders and enthusiasts ourselves, we are aware of the sort of use to which a tandem might be put, and, like most tandem companies, specify our models to meet those needs. However, we also want customers to have the best tandem for their type of cycling and recognise that this is often only achievable by modifying our existing models or even ‘ground up’ builds.

One of the most important things when riding any bike, particularly a tandem, is comfort, and we work with customers to optimise their riding position, in particular, with reference to existing bike fit and to contact points; saddle, handlebars and pedals. This can mean, with new tandem riders, working with dimensions from their solo bikes; something we frequently do.

For many customers one of our standard specification tandem builds, with any required tweaks, and attention to the fit and comfort, is perfect, but for others, the whole customisation gamut is available. This can sometimes seem daunting, but it’s as simple as having a conversation working through needs and projected usage. Some customers already have preferences which we are happy to implement, but otherwise we make suggestions to work towards the best tandem for your needs.

Here are some recent custom tandems we’ve done.

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Travelling with tandems – no 2

Travelling with tandem bikes, particularly by plane, is a significant deterrent to more adventurous use. The in-house designed coupling system we developed for the Circe Helios tandem has proven popular and facilitated some extraordinary bicycle adventures.

We’ve now incorporated the separable feature into both our Morpheus and Eos travel tandems to allow packing them safely into a suitcase or suitcases. The packable feature also simplifies transporting a tandem on trains, buses and cars.

The two Morpheus Aurora tandems in the photo have been built and specced for a young European family doing an epic year long touring adventure through the Americas. Interesting adaptations include the Kiddy System and specially in-house shortened cranks, both of which feature a freewheel system so that the front rider does not have to pedal.

A family cycling adventure in which we are excited to be involved and greatly look to following.

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Green Commute Initiative

We’ve recently become supporters of a new cycle to work scheme. The Green Commute Initiative is a Social Enterprise with a vision to get commuters out of cars and onto bikes, with the benefits of improving an individual’s health and well-being, as well as reducing the environmental impact of pollution and congestion from cars.

For those not familiar with Cycle to Work, it’s a salary sacrifice scheme that, in allowing employees to make very worthwhile savings on the purchase price of a new bike, encourages people to use bikes to get to work. The price of the purchase is normally limited to £1000, but the Green Commute Initiative is FCA authorised such that they can offer a maximum limit of £10000. This is a very positive move as more people are using e-bikes, like the Shimano STEPS Helios, for riding to work and such bikes often far exceed the normal £1000 limit.

Our bikes, with their versatile city potential, are ideally suited for commuting, either for load carrying or for dropping the family off on the way to work. Like the Green Commute Initiative, we have a vision of safer, healthier and more people-friendly cities and we are very happy to be working with them to this end.

Helios with half cargo rack

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How to pack a Tandem bike in two bags for travel

The Circe Helios is well known for its easy transportability, but how about packing a tandem into two 70 x 60 x 20cm bags, each weighing just under 10kg? Even better, and saving packing and re-construction time, the rear wheel and transmission can stay in place.

Every tandem couple has different requirements, with some preferring a single case or bag, as with the Circe Tandem Traveller case, but, with increasing constraints on size and weight that is allowed on trains and planes, the 2 bag tandem pack has advantages and is increasingly popular :-

1. Each bag weighs under 10kg, which, with two riders, is very manageable.

2. The packed size is compact and, as with the weight, much more manageable than a one bag or case pack.

3. The rear wheel, transmission and brakes can stay in place. This makes for a much easier and quicker pack and reconstruction.

To see how it’s done, have a look here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=UP8bmprUzf4

 

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Josie Dew and family cycling with a Shimano STEPS assisted Helios Triplet.

Inspirational touring cyclist and author, Josie Dew, has been using a Circe Helios for transporting her family, but with a growing family and having to regularly propel an increasingly heavy load, she’s upgraded the family transport to a Shimano STEPS assisted Circe Helios Triplet. It’s used every day for the school run and general transportation duties, but Josie still has a passion for cycle touring and also uses the Triplet for family holidays.

If you’d like to read a bit about her trips or even just see how she packs everything for such an adventure, she writes entertainingly in her website blog. She has also written a number of inspiring books about touring by bicycle.

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Circe Cycles 10th Anniversary and Try Out Event

 

 

It amazed us to realise that it’s 10 years since we introduced the Circe Helios, so we thought it appropriate to mark that milestone with a celebration to which all our customers and any interested parties are invited.

An outdoor event seemed appropriate and we were fortunate to get access to some peaceful, secluded fields in the pretty village of Dullingham. The lush meadow is perfect for pitching a tent and there are basic facilities sufficient for all needs. There is also a grassed area suitable for smaller motor homes.

For those preferring more ‘luxurious’ facilities, nearby towns, Newmarket and Cambridge, offer various accommodation options and more lavishly equipped camping. Let us know if you need any help with the latter.

Schedule

Exact details to be finalised, but here are the provisional timings :-

Saturday
From 1200 – Assembly and camp set up
From 1300 – Exhibition, entertainments and Try Out
1600 to 1800 – Local family paced ride.
1800 onwards – Food and drink.
2130 – Cycling cinema

Sunday
0915 – Breakfast
1030 – Family paced ride to Lode for lunch*
1200 to 1400 – Try Out event at Fassage Hall, Lode
1430 – Reassemble, and family paced ride back to Dullingham base.
1600 – Break camp and have site cleared by 1730.

* We’re planning on a self catered picnic at Fassage Hall, but for those wanting to sit down to ready prepared food, there is the very nearby National Trust property, Anglesey Abbey, which is well worth a visit or, in Lode, the Shed Pub.

Although It is a weekend event, anyone not able to partake of the whole weekend is very welcome to drop in and join us at any stage. Do note that we will need to restrict numbers for camping and food, so ask that you book for these.

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Travelling with, and transporting, a tandem bike

There are many wonderful things about tandem riding, but a big considerations is how to transport, or travel with, the extra length, size and weight that is essential to the design of a tandem.

An essential element of our design brief for the Helios was a compact tandem that, amongst other things, would be easy to transport both locally and for travelling to far away places. By using 20″ wheels and making changes to the classic tandem stoker geometry, we were able to design a tandem compact enough to go into even quite small cars without the need to be folded.

Although we had originally designed the Helios with the potential to incorporate a fold, it soon became clear that, in the real world, it was compact enough for most transportation needs without folding, and that to significantly reduce the volume, particularly for travelling by air, a separable rather than a folding tandem was the superior option. Having experience of several different folding and separable tandems, we decided that a way of stabilizing what is essentially a long and heavy bike, particularly when assembling, was essential and why we used a mixed compression tube and couplings system. Key to folding and re-assembling the tandem is the compression drainpipe, which holds the two separated ends of the tandem together, and stable, while the coupling tube and other components are removed or installed.

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Reach Fair Ride 2nd of May

Quick reminder about the Reach Fair on Monday 2nd of May. It’s a great fun day for all the family.

http://www.reach-village.co.uk/reach_fair.html

We’ll be joining the Cambridge Cycling Campaign ride with the new STEPS electric assist Helios tandem and Helios Triplet and hope to see some of you there.

https://www.camcycle.org.uk/blog/2016/04/14/reach-fair-ride/

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New Circe Dealers

We are very pleased to welcome two new international dealers, Clever Cycles in Portland, Oregon, and Green Basikal in Singapore – see contact details in our ‘How to Buy’ section. Both are passionate about, and specialise in, bike based transportation solutions. Commuting, riding with the family, shopping, hauling cargo or touring, by using their bikes everyday, they are able to give friendly, informed advice about the best products and solutions for your needs.

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Circe tandems as Cargo Bike

A stand-out, and unique, feature of Circe tandems is the speed with which they can be converted into a Cargo bike. Both the Helios and Morpheus use the same Cargo Rack which can be combined with the Cargo Extension to form a large, flat platform rack for every day transportation needs.

Whether for the family shop,

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a trip to the allotment,

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or the school run, with plenty of space left for luggage and shopping,

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either bike can quickly be converted from person carrier to cargo carrier.

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Transporting a tandem bicycle on an airplane

We don’t recommend flying with any bike in a soft bag, but frequent flyer, Aidan Prior, who regularly uses soft bags for transporting his bikes, has found an interesting way of flying with his Helios in a surfboard bag.

By removing the front wheel, seat posts and pedals, his Helios fits into the Komunity Project surfboard bag and weighs around 20kg all up (Aidan’s Helios is a hub gear geared heavy duty bike, so a bit less for some models). There is also the issue of maximum lengths, but BA, with whom Aidan is flying, and various others have a limit of 190cm which is almost exactly at the limit.

 

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Get me to the Church on time! The tandem bicycle and marriage.

“It won’t be a stylish marriage,
I can’t afford a carriage,
But you’d look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle made for two.”

And  what better and more fun way to get to and from a wedding than on a tandem bicycle!

Not only as transportation, though. Tandems are becoming increasingly popular as wedding presents. Instead of a conventional wedding list, friends who might like to give gifts, can be given a part by part breakdown of the tandem the couple would like and can contribute component parts accordingly.

Our sister tandem hire company, Blue Yonder Hire, has considerable experience with providing tandems for weddings and other special one-off events, and if you are interested in having a Circe tandem as a wedding present, it is advisable to talk to us several months before the event.

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Methods for transporting a tandem by car

Transporting a tandem bicycle by car is always difficult and, even though the compact size and light weight of the Helios make it very easy to fit inside most cars, some families need the inside of the car for passengers and other luggage, making roof carriage the only option.

The Thule Pro ride 591 and 598 roof rack is a popular option with Helios users. Using the Circe Thule stand-off the Helios can be easily fitted to the rack.

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Another option is to use a tandem bike rack. Helios owner Dirk Sinjan comments :-  ‘We put it on the roof today and it seems to fit well. Did put it on with the front of the bike facing backward to avoid the rack interfering with the boot lid. Think it works best for MPVs or estate cars as you need a minimum of 1m between the roof bars, but may work on other cars as well.
If you are interested, the rack can be found on Amazon or with various other online retailers (Raleigh Avenir Tandem Rack AVR820)’

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Flying with the Helios separable tandem

Richard and Anne Lewis regularly travel with their tandem and were strong advocates of our designing a separable version of the Helios. This article is about how they fold their separable Aurora tandem into two suitcases for flying.

There are various one and two case, or bag, solutions that people use for transporting the Helios, but, as there are likely to be two people travelling with a tandem, a two case solution works well, keeping the weight of the individual cases down and allowing smaller cases or bags to be used.

The photos show how it is done, but Richard has added some useful notes :-

1. Rear triangle, separable parts and front wheel in one case.

Helios tandem in flight case

2. Front triangle, seat posts and saddles, and Rohloff rear wheel into the second.

Circe tandem ready for flying

3. Advisable to remove both chains.

4. Use padded wheel bags.

5. Rear mudguards can stay in place. Front removed and put in wheel bag.

6. One front brake (the Lewis’s have two) removed to go with the rear triangle.

7. Forks removed. This is dependent on the size of the cases used and is not necessary with the single case pack using our Traveller case.

 

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Peterborough to Paris on a Circe Helios tandem

To cycle 430 miles from Peterborough to Paris is an impressive ride by any standards, even more so when suffering from the devastating neurological illness, Parkinson’s disease. Marjorie Abbott has been a sufferer for 12 years, but is passionate about the importance of regular exercise in controlling or delaying the development of symptoms. To meet her and go cycling with her is testimony to that belief!

As a result of her illness, Marj cannot ride a solo bike, so she and her husband, Clif, ride a tandem bicycle where he is responsible for the steering and balance. She, and they, are an inspiration, not just to other Parkinson’s sufferers for whom they regularly do events to raise money, but to us all.

 

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