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Cycle Tours Global

check out this site full of bike tours across the world put together by one of our awesome customers Bruce Robertson

Rouleur 38 in store now

Cool New Lights for 2013 – Part 1 – Knog Blinders

It’s getting pretty dark pretty early and if you haven’t already you better get yourself lit up. At the very least pleeease put new batteries in your lights. You might be shocked at how dull they’ve gotten. If it’s time for new lights we’ve got some cool options available.

Knog Blinder 4 – $55 each for front or rear. Fantastic attention getting 4 led, super bright, waterproof USB rechargeable lights from Australian brand Knog. Lovingly crafted from aluminium, stainless steel and silicon. Let everyone know you’re there.

Knog Blinder 1 – $35 each for Front or Rear – The little brother of the Blinder 4 with a single LED. We discovered these make a fantastic backup/helmet light. Like the Blinder 4, super easy to get on and off the bike

King Cage Back In Stock

The greatest bottle cages in the universe? We’ve got Standard ($30) Iris ($30) and Titanium ($70) all in stock, plus top cap mounts.

The Iris cage can come in particularly hand on occasion.

Donny Needs Your Help!

He’s got too many Basil Panniers! To help lighten his load, they’re all on sale for 25% off!

Latest Editions – BQ, The Ride, Rouleur, Paul Fournel

We’ve got the latest Bicycle Quarterly ($15), Rouleur ($25) and The Ride ($25) all in stock, plus limited stock of Velo by Paul Fournel in hardcover ($50).

The Paul Fournel book is particularly special, best summarised by three words – Bicycles. Poetry. Life. Read what Jan from BQ has to say about one of Fournel’s previous books.

New Bicycle Quarterly is in stock today!!

In case you haven’t read this mag before, it is our favourite. Really cool

Bunyan Velo touring mag

Just found this really nicely written touring mag based in Minneapolis . I often find touring stories , actually most travel stories, pretty boring, but these articles and photos are bloody good
Bunyan Velo

Sydney Architecture Rides

this looks really cool. Has anyone done one before?

http://sydneyarchitecture.org/pages/saw_bikes.html

April 21, May 5, May 19

SAW Bike Tour. Five-Suburb Sydney Dérive.
The Situationist International drifted through the city randomly, deliberately disrupting normal patterns and ways of walking in and experiencing the city; organised spontaneity. ‘Dérivistes’ or ‘drifters’ as they came to be known, seek to experience bizarre encounters in unfamiliar places and left-over city spaces.
Taking on Orwells mantra “four wheels good, two wheels better” we will drift along the city’s formerly-industrial western waterfront before plucking out the most interesting and provocative architectural projects and hidden gems in nearby suburbs Ultimo, Chippendale, Redfern, Waterloo and Surry Hills.
Sticking to bike paths, back lanes and quiet streets, the route and conversation will be structured around a number of contemporary projects, contested sites and politically charged themes.
This is no touristic join-the-dots of familiar places. Its an exploration of a very different side of Sydney. An insiders tour with a two-wheeled architectural twist.
Bike Tour Details.
COST. $90 General/$80 Concession (you have your own bike). $120 General/$110 Concession (includes bike hire). Max 12 people per tour.
DURATION. 9.30am-2.30pm (includes half-hour coffee-break)
WHAT ELSE. The route is as safe and quiet as possible, a combination of bicycle paths, pavements, laneways and back streets. However, you will still need to be a reasonably confident cyclist. Gloves are a great idea if its cold, and a sun visor or beanie will fit under your helmet. Sunscreen is also a great idea (don’t forget the back of your neck and hands!). Rain coat provided in case of unexpected wet weather.

Paris roubaix this Sunday night. Pray for rain

So is anyone having a party? Will there be mayonnaise?
Is sbs having a twitter hash tag? Will it be better than Melburn Roobaix
Can’t wait for the showdown between that hot Swiss dude and the sexist commie bastard.