Cheeky Transport

bike film fest in melbourne 6-10 april !!!!

This one came out of nowhere. I am going to see all of these films. Come down. Maybe we can party. Or at least go riding somewhere.
http://www.celluloidcycles.com.au/

there is some cool stuff going on down there. An aeolian ride last weekend. John went down. Looking forward to some photos soon .This is a cool blog i just found

http://cfsmtb.blogspot.com/

handmade bike show

there is handmade bicycle show currently on in america. here is part one of a review posted at cycling news, here is part two. pretty impressive, i now have the next twenty years to get bobo bikes to that standard.
enjoy the mastery.

Fuji touring is a dream

There is a great review of the Fuji Touring by Ian Connellan in the latest issue of Australian Cyclist magazine.

This makes me very happy because I have always thought they have a lovely ride. The chromo frame is specced up for all your rack and mudguards options and soaks up bumps really well. Perfect bike for touring, dayrides or commuting.

The 2005 model (as tested) is grey and the 2004 model is still available in British Racing Green.

The price is now $1500 and we can fit euro bars like on Kathryn's bike for about the same price, giving a much more upright riding position common on touring bikes in Northern europe.

Standard gearing is a roadbike triple up front (52/42/32), which is great for commuting and daytrips if you aren't carrying much. If you want to fit front lowrider racks and panniers and want to cruise up giant hills, then we can fit mtb cranks (42/32/22) or something in between (48/38/28).

If you want to ride around the world, it might be wise to get some handbuit wheels using the new DT touring rims (I can't stop raving about these) , XT hubs and Schwalbe Marathon tyres.

Photo exhibition

Pics from the Ride earlier this year.

Pine St Creative Arts Centre
64 Pine ST Chippendale
6:30 Wednesday 17 August til 24 August

sydneybodyartride.org

sunday ride 2 gorges

ooh i had a lovely ride yesterday.

Caught the train to Hornsby and read the latest Bicycling magazine. There was a great article about two people who swapped touring gear for a 3 day trip. One minimalist was given a BOB trailer full of luxury items like a coffee plunger, full foam mattress, GPS, etc etc. The other former luxury tourer was given a bivy bag and some lightweight clothing and that's about it. Then they went off together and tried how the other half rode. Pretty funny

Anyway, my traintrip avoided all the crap traffic to Hornsby and I had a beautiful cruisy ride down to Berowra waters, over the ferry, up to Arcadia and then up thru Galson Gorge back to Hornsby. 2 hours .No cars, sun, lots of gears and some time to think was just what I needed. Even saw Ash on the train on the way back.

Check out Turramurra cyclery's club site for some really great ride guides here

Scottish dave and his new Surly Long Haul Trucker

Scottish dave just left to get the train to brisbane, where he will begin his cycling journey south to melbourne www.daveinoz.com.

What a mad bike !
More photos here

Jason in Swaziland

This is Jason, a cool dude working as a pharmacist in swaziland

yo dave…hows things mate? hows oz, and hows yr little boy? wont ask you how work is being a work email address and all! fkn nice website by the way!

its jason the pharmacist whos in swaziland…pretty cool over here man..lots of biking potential..have picked up a new bike, a schwinn mesa gs (I think) and its not bad…but unnnbeeeeelievable to have a bike again! and am starting to hook up with hardcore biking people here so am sure Ill be a mad biker by the time Im done here. and have planned a 7 day swaziland top to bottom fundraising ride which we'll pull of in late sep too…will be nice. life here is pretty good…except for the swazi's who are not doing so well, but thats another story

cheers mate…also another foto from a day trip I did a while back…more photos to come or my foto website flickr.com/photos/willbico/ seeya mate, hope alls well jason

bloggin

Something that has been gnawing away at me since i heard the term is 'indirect incitement', it sounds like an awfully broad term that could well be abused to silence any support for opposition to the war on terrorism(or is there a new name for the war? which war? where? there seems to be a new war against some peace hating, democracy loathing people every time i hear or watch the news. What has happened?Did we forget about Iraq being bombed for over a decade, radioactive warheads being dropped on Iraqi civilians, what is the difference between this and the bombings in London? We are in a crazy situation. Crazy, aaaaagggggghhhhhh

phew!
Riding to work this morning through centennial park was appalling. I thought i would enjoy a lap before work rather than my usual shortcut. However, there is some construction to the footpath taking place which means the road is a little more narrow than usual. What car drivrs then seem to assume is they can take the cyclist/rollerblader lane as their's as well. Mind you some of those gargantuan four wheel drives need two lanes. One bloke drive right up behind me in the cycling lane, i enthusiastically directed him to his allocated space, he was most willing as he looked a bit unsure of the lane he was meant to be in.
Centennial Parklands need to do something about this, preferably no cars at all, ever. (But then, public space becomes restricted or people park their cars outside the park, realistically some signs might help all park users.

Scottish dave just left to get the train to brisbane, where he will begin his cycling journey south to melbourne www.daveinoz.com. Better do some work.
david

andrew and yui in France

ooh la la

Andrew and Yui are riding around the French countryside. They are lucky.

Andrew can (almost) fit a mini bike and lady in his enormous handlebar bag !

Read their Blog here

Andrew has one of the sweetest bikes I have ever seen, the winter mint Atlantis above

old stuff

The 10th anniversary critical mass ride went off. Moz should have photos available soon. A great turn out, maybe more than 150 cyclists paraded around the city streets before making our way to newtown to celebrate. The fam (paula and sol) accompanied adam, tiff, jo, jos and emma (riding solo on a tandem: bad boyfriend adrian).

We did not stay to party, the bubby had to get to bed. We did see a great tandem with a babyseat which was ridden very skillfully by a couple who looked like they were enjoying themselves. I hope to make critical mass a regular family/friend activity.

Race for Jase July 31 Penrose

was a huge success.$5000 raised for the cancer council, 95 riders on a sweet trail. Nice speech by Stevo to remember Jase by.

Photos are here

Davy's framebuiding adventure.

I have just begun my journey to framebuilding fame and am learning Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW or TIG) at tafe. I had wanted to learn ox-acetylene but it is no longer offered. I wanted to get some experience with welding and brazing before i shelled out more silly amounts to do the UBI lugged framebuilding course.

It is pretty cool to be learning how bicycle frames are put together, reading descriptions on the internet can not provide the practical experience of the assembling equipment, striking the arc and heating the metal.

 So, this week we actually did some welding. Pretty scary first up to be handling a 6000 degree arc dabbing your filler rod uncoordinatedly into the edge of the molten pool trying to avoid the tungsten tip lest you contaminate it. People who are good at this must have very steady hands. We also did some oxy-acetylene welding on Monday night which was fun. Basic stuff but it is all complicated to me so takes a while to get the hang of heating the base metal enough, applying flux to your filler rod, tapping filler rod onto metal and then heating up the metal so the filler flows all the way through between the two plates.

I am intending to focus on City bikes, Holland style bikes, and touring bikes whatever else i have the ability to create will be a bonus. I think custom framebuilding has largely been priced out of contention in the consumer's consideration of a new bike. I am refusing to believe that quality cannot be offered at a reasonable price. Maybe i will eat my words when i realise the cost of setting up a workshop, insurance and the return on hours worked doesn't stand up. However, i feel like i have to find out. Offering quality products to enable cycling as transport to a broad range of people appeals as a job description to me.

We have just received some new shimano dynamo hubs, (lighter and more efficient) well priced at $150 (hub only) and the schmidt's are going strong for the ultimate dynamo solution.

The new B and M LED supravision light from lumotec was recently installed and tested and absolutely blew the oval plus i had been using out of the water. This light is incredibly bright, when angled correctly it gave me a broad light with a great beam directly in front. They are pricey and at the moment require a bit of modification to use with dual pivot brakes but i was very impressed. They reach maximum brightness somewhere around 5km/h which is great when climbing. It is on my commuting bike so you can check it out at the shop.

Cool new items in stock: Nitto bars (moustache, track and touring)

Calendar of cool events is UPDATED

Cool folding bike display care of paddy

Fuji touring with deore cranks and euro trekking bars

We've got some mad surly's in stock: steamroller, long haul trucker and 29er frame and fork the karate monkey.

We are also fully equipped for fork and rear shock servicing.

We can also service shocks.

Marzocchi and Manitou will be soon to follow.

How cool is this event ?

You can  now buy folding bikes and accesories online !!!

click here to go to our new site

 foldingbikes.com.au

 Got a new shipment of Dahon folding bikes recently

including my new favourite, the Speed 8

8 Speed, nice light frame, big cushy fat tyres, adjustable stem with comfort grips, and only $800.

This is going to be a very popular bike I think.

Also arrived are the new Boardwalk 7, Impulse 7, and Vitesse 7.

and of course, we are the exclusive distributors for 

Racks for front suspension,

 rear suspensionand roadbikes with no mounts

Our good friend Laszlo has got some great PR in the Sydney Morning Herald today (Tuesday) in the Eco section. Laszlo picks up all our used tyres and makes belts out of them and then sells them back to us.

Dave and I have discovered these great new Ergon grips. Yep, they look Kooky, and yep they are pricey but boy do they feel sweet! There are mens and womens models with or without barends, and they bolt on.

On a brighter note, here are some nice bikes we have built recently

has a new updated cool website

The next wave in Lighting has begun !

Just in, is The Light and Motion Vega for $300, with an LED light which can run for up to 8 hours , up to 12 watts equivalent light, with a 2 hour  charge time. The battery is in the light unit and it also has a flashing mode !

Here is a little report from Dave's trip to Colorado's Barnett's Bicycle Institute to become a Certified Advanced Bicycle Technician

Here are a couple of photos of Ben Wilson who kicked ass at the Singlespeed Worlds earlier this year in VIC, beating many faster riders due to his excellence in beer drinking

messenger bags, little handbag type bags, pouches, strap pads, tshirts. This stuff is so damn cool. AND WATERPROOF tarp lined like all work bags should be

Courier section updated with some cool links and info on Sydney's successful bid for the Cycle Messenger World Champs in 2006. Before this years worlds there is a messenger stage race from Boston to NY with 3 alleycats, 3 road stages and a timetrial.

 Excellent Cycling proficiency and commuter courses are run by the Sydney Community College

Exciting news! There is a new distributor for BOB trailers, which means that there will be excellent availability, and the prices have dropped dramatically.

They were $850, but the YAK, at a special introductory price is $500 and the Ibex suspension model is $650

I'm gonna get one myself !

and this fantastic  gift

It's that time of year when everybody is coming in stocking up, nor for Xmas, but for panniers and racks and touring supplies, making me jealous with their plans.

We have heaps of Ortlieb handlebar bags and panniers

Dave has also been getting into Dynamo lights, and we now stock B and M lights, Schmidt and Shimano Dynamo systems.

And we have heaps of flashers and rechargables.

Imagine having this on your handlebars.

Dennis is back from riding around Australia over a year on beautiful Fuji Touring bike now $1600. British racing green, racked up. Lucky Bastard.

Singlespeeds are ticking along, and there is a fantastic new hub from White Bros called the ENO which allows you to put a single cog or freewheel hub into a normal bike with vertical tips. No chaintensioners ! Awesome. And pretty too.

Check this out for an adventure ( read some of the reports)