I'll split the difference with ya....

Now this is getting value or money. Brake pads worn though the rim surface.  This happened to a guy while riding and luckily he didn't take a tumble.

BMC Trailfox test bike for demo rides.

In the next couple of weeks we will have one of BMC's demo Trailfox dualies available for extended test rides. Not sure what the build spec will be, either XT or Sram XO and in 19 inch. Feel free to contact the shop to book a time to take it for a spin.

BMC SLX 01 Demo bike...

We have been fortunate to secure one of the first Racemaster SLX01's in an early release. Due in a week or 2 we will be putting this bike on the floor as a demonstrator. We will be taking bookings for extended test rides as soon as this first bike hits our floor. The new model will be offered in 2 colour scheme's being the black, white and blue as pictured and a black and yellow option that I am yet to see. The geometry is said to be virtually identical to the SL01 Roadracer and it draws technical touches from the various other BMC models. The same internal shift cable routing from the Team Machine and head tube design feature similar to the Pro Machine. As with all BMC models it shows a fantastic level of finish and design.

Vive Le Tour!!!

We are now getting into the spirit of the tour de France. The leader board is put up daily on the front window and we are taking 10% minmum of all road bikes for the duration. The SL01 Road Racer will be available for $2990.00, a saving of $800.00. And the SLT01 Team Machine will be reduced to $5895.00.

New website goes live...yeah

www.cyclicbicycles.com

Big thanks to Jo of Hellyeah for the new website. Love your work. Now we look the goods.

Will be running a tour update on the window of the store for the duration along with tour specials.

 Have been told the new SLX01's are on the water and will be on the floor in just over 2 weeks. Our first one will be a demo bike so come on in for a test ride. New Allegro's have landed with re-worked singlespeeds and some new hub geared bikes also. Word is there will be some lugged track frames available too.

Friday Ride

As always, the friday ride is still kicking along. Every friday @ 6 we leave from the shop in Flemington and ride to the Mountain Goat brewery in Richmond. Try to take a different route each week to make it more interesting. Not a race just a social pace. All welcome.

Olmo

Here is some pics of an Olmo for sale in the shop. $200 Firm.         The Olmo is now spoken for.

SLX01 due soon..

The new SLX01 will be in store in a couple of weeks. 52cm only first up and a steady supply of all sizes from late july.

New SLX Racemaster from BMC

We were given the update on the 2009 model SLX01 from BMC last week. I love the new design mostly. We did a frame a few years back with the same sort of bonding technique and it was a big success. Using the test rig in the last post we tore the aluminium out of the seat tube before the carbon let go. Not so sure on the cable routing in the downtube. This set-up is prone to cables rattling away like crazy. 

New bench

Got my new building bench at home. This was once used for doing fatigue testing, the control module is in the background and one of the loadcell's attached to a pneumatic ram cam be seen. Not sure what is first off the rank, will see what tubing turns up. A big bundle of Columbus should be showing up at the end of the week. I still have some ideas in carbon I want to try out so maybe a mix of steel/carbon could be on the cards.