Cube Litening HPT on the floor

Yes it has finally arrived. The 2009 Cube Titanium Litening HPT. This full titanium frame bike has to bee seen in the flesh to be believed. Full Ultegra SL groupset, compact crank, and red Fulcrum 7's. Nice touches include the all white Easton EC90 SL full carbon fork and the Schwalbe Ultremo R tyres with Cube branding. More details can be seen on the Cube bikes website. 

http://www.cube-bikes.de/xist4c/web/LITENING-HPT_id_30781_.htm

We have a 56cm demonstrator on the floor for immediate test-rides. 

RRP will be $6895.00 with very limited numbers available in the early shipment.

Project Cecil Walker

Great old frame and wheelset I picked up through the shop.

Cliff dropped in this old Cecil Walker path racer frame some time ago and I was always on the lookout for some parts to suit. Found this great set of Fiamme rims laced to a set of red Airlite hubs from Steve in Yarra Junction. 36 hole front, 40 hole rear, tied and soldered about 40 years ago. As you can see in the pics they have seen plenty of glue in their lifetime.

The frame has some pretty cool lugs and fork crown to suit. No resto on this one, more of a rat bike I think.

My new CX01 Crossmachine

Well I went and got myself one.

Yep it's a full carbon cyclocross bike from BMC. More or less a Team Machine for the bush.

Same basic spec as the CX02 which is 105 compact gear but I have added Dura-ace shifters and have a nice set of Fulcrum racing 3's to go in also.

After riding the CX02 at demo day I knew this was the bike for me.

At a retail of about $3700 thaey are awesome value.

I can't wait to get out in the mud.

Plug Component re-shuffle

Bit of  a semi-custom Plug for Russell.

You see his girl has a Freestyler and they can't be a fully matching pair now.

So all the gear off a Plug Racer onto a Freestyler gives you this sweet little one.

Forward Components Eccentric Bottom bracket install Part 2.

The BMC TE02 hardtail cross country frame comes standard with a 73mm shell width bottom bracket. The Forward Components unit is only suitable to be fitted to a standard 68mm shell so the BMC had to be faced down to correct size. I used a Cyclus tools bottom bracket facer.

The tool worked well enough but got some serious chatter going so the faces had to be hand finished to get nice and flat. Didn't take too long and with some patience and Inox it all came out well. With a 68mm bb this would not be necessary.

Next up, trimming the granny ring bosses off an XT crank.

Forward Components Eccentric Bottom bracket install

On friday we fitted and new Forward component eccentric bottom bracket assembly to Justin's BMC TE02 single speed race bike. This is a bit of a short diary of the process. As with all friday afternoon's it was interrupted by a steady flow of customers so I didn't get to photograph everything. 

First is the BB unit itself.

Extremely well machined from stainless steel and 6061 alloy with Enduro bearings. Threads were particularly nice and as pointed out by Eric the man behind Forward Components, are ever so slightly over-size to make for a perfect fit. 6 hardened steel grub-screws are located radially to lock the outer alloy adjuster ring at the desired chain tension. 3 Alloy spacers are included to allow for proper crank spacing. I also made use of my shim kit for fine tuning.

Next up, facing the BMC TE02 73mm shell bottom bracket down to 68mm

Cube Reaction 2009 preview

Here is a sneak peak at what the German brand Cube will be offering in '09. The Reaction hardtail is all new with Shimano's internal bottom bracket and full XT build. Also incorporating the Fox/Shimano fork control system. Will be available in racing red and black anodized late Feb-early March.

Pre orders will be commencing soon with attractive packages available to early birds.

'09 KHS Flite 100 Fixie

Now in stock is the new 2009 KHS flite 100. Very little change from 08 with a neat gloss white colour instead of the grunge flat black. Same double butted Reynolds tube set making it quite light weight. Cast crown fork with a 1 inch steerer and a-head headset. Huge amount of headset spacers so the bar can be dropped quite a lot. Bar, post and stem are generic black and base model San Marco Ponza saddle. New touches are the gold anodized alloy track cog and machined chainring. These 2 changes make for a much quieter drivetrain. Chain now has a removable link so it can be taken off and cleaned. Weinman rims and Kenda tyres on flip-flop hubset in all black.

All up a good package especially if you are looking at doind a bit of customizing later on.

RRP is $850. and comes in 50, 53, 55, 57 and 60cm sizes. These are selling fast and some sizes are already sold out completely.

Call the shop for more info.

BMC Demo day 17th and 18th of Jan.

Feel like a blast on one of the new 2009 BMC range? Come on over to Lysterfield park where all of the BMC 2009 models will be available to test ride. From the TF04 right through to the New TF01 trailfox and the 160mm travel supertrail. Roadies wont be left out with the entire road range on show also.

My tips to get on board are the FS02 fourstroke and the supertrail in the mountain range and the CX02 cyclocross bike in the road range. Never had so much fun as I did on the CX02.

Bring your shoes, helmet and pedals and some I.D.

Some rides will be very popular so if you want to get on one at a particular time call me at the shop on 03 90255494.

We will be set-up at Trailmix at Lysterfield park from 8am till 6 PM.

Enter via the Horswood Rd. entrance near the dam.

Be there...

Charge's on the floor

First order of Charge singlespeeds on the floor. All the Plug range and the Duster SS hardtail.

Only 1 small left and the rest medium and large. 

Don't wait for Santa, he rides a hybrid giant. You will have to buy your own.

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These little babies are really starting move out the door.

All we have left is 1 medium plug **Sold**, 1 medium racer and 3 freestyler's in XS  medium and large. ***Sold***

All the small sizes are gone.