Custom wheelsets now available for cyclic

I have always loved building new wheels from scratch and over the last few weeks I been hard at it. From slick carbon/Phil Wood track wheels like the ones in the pic, to classic low profile alloy for the retro resto. Test wheels to be made available for most work I do so come on in and experience the difference a quality hand built set of wheels will make to your ride.

Cyclic Bikes-Specialized Demo Day

This Saturday and Sunday I will be down at the You Yangs MTB park between Melbourne and Geelong for the latest Test The Best demo day with Specialized bikes. See the poster above for details and come on down for a ride.

The sweetest victories are those that are hardest earn't

Well if there is one person who stood up to be counted at this years Tour De France it was Cadel "cuddles" Evans.

The performance layed out last night in the individual time trail was something to behold. After 3 days with back against the wall to come out and smash those who challenged him showed the heart of the man indeed. I hope everybody gets a chance to see just how good that ride was.

The challengers threw everything they could at him but just had to sit back and watch in awe as time and time again he dug deeper and deeper to realize the dream.

Tonight he gets a nice quiet ride into Paris while the sprinters go at it for the last chance at bragging rights.

Hats of to man with a big heart.

It's Tour Time.....

Well the first week of the 2011 tour is just about done and dusted and what a week it was.

Cadel (cuddles) Evans looking strong at the front.

Bertie Contador had a bit of an off or 2 and is trailing.

Head injuries and broken bones are the flavour of the week.

We will be running some weekly tour specials for all those on the mailing list for our newsletter, sign up in the top right hand corner of the blog.

Also BMC is offering up some ridiculous savings up untill the end of July.

-SLR01 Team Machine complete bikes with Sram red were $8950 now only $7195. A whopping $1755 off.

-RM01 Race Machine complet with Sram Red/force were $6195 now only $5195. Easy maths, $1000 off

-SL01 Road Racer with Ultegra was $4595 now only $3795. $800 off

-SL02 with 105 was $3450 now $2795. Save $655.

Framesets are also on Special too.

-SLR01 was $5495 now $4495

-RM01 was $3899 now $3195

-TT02 was $3295 now $2395

All prices current till the end of July only, no exceptions.

Lay Buy available.

Epic 26 Days of June Sale - Now On!

COMP 26

Was $3,999 Now $2,959

Save $1,040

ELITE

Was $4,299 Now $3,180

SAVE $1,119

COMP CARBON

Was $4,499 Now $3,330

SAVE $1,169

EXPERT CARBON

Was $5,999 Now $4,440

SAVE $1,559

MARATHON - Save 30%

Was $7,999 Now $5,599

SAVE $2,400

CONDITIONS OF SALE

Offer limited to the above 26 inch complete bikes only

60 day layby available

26% off all Specialized Parts and Accessories at the time of purchase

Sale runs for the first 26 days of June

Visit the Specialized Epic page for full specifications

My new Specialized Rockhopper SL 29er Single speed.

Finally finished off my new Specialized Rockhopper SL 29er single speed. Still have to get a better rear brake and sort out gearing but the first ride was great.

I laced some of Velocity's new Blunt SL tubeless rims to XT hubs with DT Swiss competition Spokes for the wheel and they came up a treat.

Forks are Suntour Epicon. Not very widely know in MTB circles but seem nice and plush from first impression.

I will have to start the weight weeny bit soon I guess to drop it below 10 kg.

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Cyclic Bicycles Newsleter

Did you know that we now have a Cyclic Newseltter? Well we do and our first one will be sent out this week.

There is a sign up form on the right of the blog. The newsletter will keep you up to date with the latest happenings, specials and new products in store.

If you are worried about being spammed to death don't be. We will only be sending it out once a month.

BMC SLR01 "Giro D'Italia" Super special

Wow, so long with no updates.

The good folk at BMC are having a ripper sale on the SLR01 for the Giro D'Italia to help me brake the drought.

$1000 off the RRP.

Now only $7999.00

This is the bike of choice of the BMC pro team and as always oozes BMC stye and technology.

Sale is current through until the end of the Giro on the 29 th of May.

March Special

For the duration of March Cyclic bikes will give each customer that purchases a new 2011 model BMC or Specialized road bike a free pair of shoes.

-BMC SSX01 or Specialized Alex or Secteur get a pair of Sport road $149.00

-BMC SL02 or Tarmac/Roubaix 105 build get a pair of Elite road $199.00

-BMC SL01 or Tarmac/Roubaix Ultegra build get a pair of Comp road $299.00

-BMC RM01 or Tarmac/Roubaix Dura Ace build get a pair of Expert road $349.00

-BMC SLR01 or Custom built S-Works bike get a pair of S-Works shoes $449.00

Pay nothing for the shoes.

Offer closes at the end of march and is applies to all available 2011 bikes and shoes.

February Bike Special.

Time to kick the new cycling year off with a "Feb Special".

BMC RM01 Race Machine complete bikes. RRP $6195.00

Till the 28th of Feb this model will be $5995.00.

Full Specifications here.

http://www.bmc-racing.com/int-en/bikes/2011/road/model/racemachine/rm01/standard.html

Specialized Demo 8

Being a 66kg whippet more inclined to inflict the hurt on the uphill not the downhill, I never really got the downhill bug.

But after hooking up Andy from Ballarat with a new Demo 8,

I now kind of get it.

What a piece of work. There is just so much that has gone into these frame sets.

One reason why Sam Hill wins is his partnership with Specialized for sure.

Oh, and the fact he is is just plain insane on a bike.

A day at the races..

It was great to get down to Williamstown for the last stage in the Bay crit series. Sunny day with light wind and racing action up close and personal.

The shop will back open on Tuesday the 11th 0f Jan and it sure was good to have a spell.

Christmas Opening Hours

Only 8 more sleeps till Christmas!

Cyclic will be open every day leading up to Christmas right up to the close of business on Friday 24th December. That means you have plenty of opportunity to come in and do your last minute christmas shopping with us.

We have lots of christmas gift ideas to suit everyone's budget (small, big and bigger) and if you are not sure what to buy you can always purchase a gift voucher.

The opening and closing hours are the same: 10am til 6pm weekdays and 10am til 4.30pm on the weekend.

We will be taking a well deserved break over christmas and will open back up again on the 11th of January.

Specialized Stumpjumper Comp 29er

Sure to be a big hit this season is the Specialized Stumpjumper Comp 29er.

The new frame features race optimized 29er specific geometry, not just big wheels on a 26 inch bike. A Rock Shox Reba RLT fork with size-specific travel. Super fast Specialized S-Works renegade 2-bliss tyres fitted as standard. Avid Elixir R SL brakes with tool-free reach adjust.

Sram 3x10 drivetrain and comes in 5 sizes from 15.5 inch through to 23 inch.

In store soon.

New 2011 BMC's Price drop.

All 3 of these bikes are now in store.

With the strong Australian dollar the price of BMC bikes and frames has been reduced making one of best bike brands even more accessible. The new RM01 will now have a retail price of $6195.00. Down from $6559.00

I have assembled the 3 and weight a couple. The RM01 in size 53 cm weighs in at $6.9kg.

The SL02 will now be $3450.00 down from $3595.00 and weighs in at right on 8kg for a 57cm. And the SR02 street racer will be $2120.00 down from $2395.00.

Hincapie SLX01 Limited Edition

This here is a nice little collectors item indeed. A limited edition George Hincapie Stars and Stripes BMC SLX01 Racemaster frameset.

1 of only a handful made. This is a 52 cm and is offered for sale with a George Hincapie US champion jersey (med). Can be built to your personal specification.

Frame, Fork, Headset and seat post $3000.00

Phil Wood hubs and more.....

At cyclic bikes we have always had some Phil Wood hubs and cogs in the cabinet. But now with the Australian dollar doing so well we can offer the same price as the US customers. Dollar for dollar. Anything on the Phil Wood store can be yours at the same price as listed.

http://philwood.com/store/

This also makes for some great wheelset options. For example.

A pair of Phil Wood classic road hubs laced to silver Mavic Open pro rims with DT competition spokes is $895.00.

Or a pair of polished Phil high flange track hubs, (fixed/free 32h) laced to Velocity Deep-V's. $695.00

All cogs $65.00

Spoil yourself for Christmas....

Specialized 'Globe' Daily 2

Just in time for spring is the Specialized Daily 2 urban bike. An all alloy light weight frame with colour coded rear rack. 8 speed rear with a single chain ring up front. Super cool swept back bars with matching tan saddle and grips. In store now and only $749.00

29er's from Specialized

So if you thought the 29er thing was just going to go away quietly, think again.

Specialized is going to town with 29er's this season and here is how it stands.

Kicking it off i the Hardrock range, entry level 29er disc at $599 and sport disc at $749. So even the kids can play.

Next up is the Rockhopper comp at $1199 and the expert at $1499. Good price point for a 3x9 drivetrain to get the more serious ride onto a new 29er.

Last alloy of the hardtail's is the Stumpjumper Comp at $2499. 3x10 and Rock Shox reba forks give a great mid level package. Or for a bit more bling the Stumpjumper comp carbon at $3999.

Full carbon hardtail frame with a sram 2x10 drivetrain and reba front forks. Nice

Onto the duel suspension bikes and the Camber elite 29er has 100mm of front and rear travel, 3x9 drive train and comes in at $2799. Great value for a duely.

The ever popular Epic range gets 3 modelsof 29er. The comp at $3999 with 3x10 and reba's. The comp carbon at $4499 with a carbon front triangle, reba's and 2x10 drivetrain. And the Expert carbon. Carbon front. 142mm rear. Sram X0 2x10 drivetrain and tuned reba forks. all for $5999.

2 bikes in the 130mm travel Stumpjumper FSR range. FSR comp at $3799. 2x10 and reba's. And the FSR expert at $4999. Sram X0 drivetrain, control tech post and 130 mm travel reba's.

And for those who just have to have the best there is 2 offerings from the S-Works stable.

Stumpjumper HT carbon at $8499. Sub 9kg rocket ship. Yes, less than 9 kilograms people.

Epic S-Works 29er at $9999. Carbon everything. Frame, wheels, bar, post, cranks etc. This is as high as you go in 29er duel suspension bikes.

All can be found here www.specialized.com/au/gb/bc/home.jsp

Now get out and go riding......

Build kit super specials..

Thinking of sprucing up your ride with a new build kit? Bought a frame and want fit it out?

Here are some great options for the full upgrade or new build.

Sram, Zipp, 3T, Prologo, bike ribbon and Vittoria packages as follows.

Sram Rival, Zipp flash point 40 carbon clinchers, 3T pro bar, post and stem, Vittoria Rubino tyres, Prologo Kappa saddle and Sram or bike ribbon tape.

All for $3035.00.

Sram force built kit, Zipp Flash point 60 carbon clinchers, 3T Team bar, post and stem, Vittoria Rubino tyres, Prologo Nago saddle and sram or bike ribbon tape.

All for $3565.00

Sram Red build kit, Zipp 303 tubular wheels, 3T Team bar, post and stem, Zipp Tangent tyres, Prologo nago saddle and sram or bike ribbon tape.

All for $5495.00

Available as a road or TT option. Your choice of crank length, stem length, bar width and cassette ratio. Compact or standard cranks.

Fitting extra.

Match this with any BMC or Specialized frameset to receive further discount.

Available until further advised by the wholesaler. Must be purchased as a full parts complement.