Cheeky Transport

Big Dummy

One of these is a super heavy duty urban transport load carrying machine.. The other is a SUV..

We had the pleasure of building up our first Surly Big Dummy recently. It’s a new frame from Surly that’s built to work with the Xtracycle long-tail cargobike set up. Alex went for a Rohloff to give him the gear range to haul all the cargo that an Xtracycle can carry, a Brooks B17 and a Bobike Maxi child seat.

Have a look at all the photos here.

best product ever!

zefal strapless toeclips are made so you can still pull up but do not have to worry about tightening and loosening a strap which can cause some problems.

so good we have a friend who put them on all four bikes and i think has a spare set.

thanks to tony for this delightful example. more pics here

Crosscheck build

So we built up a lovely surly crosscheck for a customer and he asked us to document the build process. I had been meaning to do this for quite a while just so people know that they are getting a quality build when they get us to build the bike up.

It’s not meant to be blowing our own trumpet it’s just to give you an idea if you were getting a bike built by us. Below is how the frame starts out of the box. See here for the detailed build.

more ebay madness

Nb these bikes are not in store, and we won’t discuss them in store or on the phone. We also give no guarantees on the way it was assembled or manufacturers warranties If you want really good service, fitting info, pro assembly, manufacturers warranty and after sales love, you gots ta pay real money!

That said, if you know what you’re looking at, these babies are going to be bargains!

There are a couple of flatbar roadies a tourer, a limited edition 20 inch wheel Birdy folding bike, Daves full suss mtb (almost new), and a few singlespeed frames by Surly and On One

Touring specialists

We get very jealous of people coming in telling us all their awesome travelling plans. BUt it is pretty cool, nonetheless. Inspiring. Hmm. So anyway, we have heaps of cool touring stuff.

The best not too loaded up/budget touring bike the Fuji Touring is BACK BABY! $1350 . Tip from the top. Get in quick if you want one. There has been a huge amount of demand, and there aren’t many available. Lovely bike.

We just became Vaude dealers and I am particularly impressed by their Roadmaster bags $100 for front $130 for rear. NIce attatchment system, raincover, pockets. Good value. They also do some very similar to the ortliebs (which should be back in stock in a couple of weeks).

more soon

coming January?

adam’s touring bike

Just a few pics from my latest very short touring trip up in the tropics. It’s a Rohloff Surly Karate Monkey with Old Man Mountain Racks and Ortlieb panniers. DT rims of course.

That’s Tiff bearing down on me on the bikepath into Port Douglass

Check out some of the cool bikes we’ve been building

Hit the BIKES link on the left, which I have just updated. More to come soon

and here is JOhn , our new staff member

That’s Paul Campbell’s trike, which can be seen at Marrickville Organics market on Sundays, chock ablock full of tasty food.

fnq update

Tiff and I just rode from Cairns to Cape Tribulation. We have seen an echidna, baby crocodile, mumma crocodile, treefrogs, little tiny frogs, spiders, been bitten by heaps of stuff (not crocodiles) and rode over a couple of big mountains.Hopefully it will fine up and we can go out to the reef.
Inspired by all the bikes in Cairns and Port Douglas I want to make more bikes with baskets. Maybe a green 1×1 with SRAM 3 speed, and a dynamo hub with a big basket on the front.
Back monday.

surly long haul truckers owners group

Check out this site http://surlyville.net/surlylht/

particularly the Owners rides section which has photos of LHTs built up in different variations. PS We now have Brooks saddles!