Rob Darling

Rob learned from his baby-walker that self-propelled wheels were the way forward, and progressed to bike without even trying to put his feet on terra firma. He has ridden two wheels leaving a trail of havoc since 1988, and is also known as Bananaman due to the speed and lack-of-line carefree approach to descending the quickest way possible – in a straight line.

Fitness and materials nut, Rob is the man in the know when it comes to effective training, nutrition and component choices. He has worked with top sports nutritionists and physiotherapists, and been racing mountain bikes since 2001.

Dave Phasey

Dave started down the classic route of picking up a £10 racer as soon as he was tall enough (it didn’t take long!), and soon discovered the benefits of not being at home most of the time. After moving onto mountain bikes, he entered the competitive side of things with Rob, completing team mountain bike races as a pair.

Dave heads the club, planning the rides and keeping things running at full speed for our fantastic members. A mechanical engineer and ridiculously fit, Dave will happily compete in anything from TTs, crits and mtb enduros to du- and triathlons, and his brain comes in useful from time to time too...

Will Darling

Will is Rob’s brother, and a through and through fitness fanatic. Riding a classic Colnago at the moment, it’s only a matter of time until we get him on a mountain bike and drag him off to Morzine, to show him what riding’s really about.

With his branding, marketing and management experience, Will ensures that we can keep giving our service to more and more like-minded cyclists.

Magic Crew

The guys at Bicycle Magic provide the backup of a fully loaded bike shop. Scott, Mark, Dan and Phil make up the full-time Magic Crew, and our combined knowledge can provide you with an answer for any cycling query.