We now stock Grand Bois tyres. These are some of the nicest tyres we know of. Grand Bois is a small Japanese company catering to Cyclotourists with a fetish for nice old French bikes. They offer a very wide range of 650b road tyres as well as some nice 700c tyres, all with a nice old-school look and tan sidewalls.

Sealed Grand Bois tyres

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We’ve just got a nice new bike in, but in very limited numbers. It’s
a KHS Flite Tr-101.  It’s very similar to the Long Haul Truckers
(LHTs) we build a lot of (including two recently for a couple doing a
trip through Mongolia).  Like the LHTs we can customize them to meet
specific needs (the Mongolia trip bikes needed stronger wheels and
dyno hubs).  However, it’s ready as is, to take touring, with both mud guards and a rear rack.

Like the LHT it has room for wide 700c tyres and fenders, drop bars
with bar end shifters, all the braze-ons you need for racks,
mud-guards, etc and very wide range gearing with a triple chainring
crankset.  Both are made out of oversized cromoly tubing which should last forever if it’s well looked after.

Here are the specs for the KHS out of the box:
http://www.khsbicycles.com/05_flite_tr_101_10.htm

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Just rolled into the Prentice street workshop are two more Dutch city bikes sure to turn heads. Van Moof, another quality bike company from Holland, have solved the bicycle light theft problem, by building the lights into the frame. And what’s more, the lights are solar powered! This doesn’t mean that they only work during the day, but the inbuilt battery charges up ready for night riding.

We’ve got a couple of frame sizes in store, so get a Moof on and take one for a spin!

Features:

• 26″ & 28″ size frames
• Rear Coaster Brake
• Powdercoated aluminium frame
• Brooks B68 saddle
• 3 speed Shimano  Nexus internal hub gears
• Solar powered front and rear LED light integrated into the frame.

More information – over at the Van Moof website. or read more on our Van Moof page

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Thanks to all the everyday cyclists who have supported us this year. It has been a pleasure looking after you and your bikes.  We hope you have a happy Christmas and exciting New Year. We’ll be taking a little time off to prepare for 2010 -

Closing our Workshop Door at 5pm on Thursday 24th December 2009

&

reopening on Monday 4th January 2010.

If you’re still looking for a little stocking filler for the bicycle nut in your house , we’ve got a shop full of goodies and gift certificates if you can’t decide whether they’ll want black or brown leather bar tape!

Speaking of which, top of the list is the 2010 Northside Ladies Bicycle Calendar. For $20, you get a cool calendar of photos of northside women cyclists, and their bikes. Photographed at locations on the right side of the river, the calendar will look perfect in any home, or bike shed.

And while we’re looking forward to 2010, we just have to mention the exciting new gear soon to land the workshop.

Van MOOF bikes – 3 speeds, Brooks leather saddle, lightweight alloy frame with solar powered lights integrated into the top tube. That’s right, no more dead batteries, forgetting your lights or having them stolen!  Simple and sensible really. Little wonder it comes from Holland and just picked up a top design award at the Eurobike show.

Also hot off the press from Holland is the 2010 range of Gazelles and Basil accessories.  Two particularly exciting bikes in the new Gazelle range are the Chamonix Pure and the Innergy electric bike.

Not to be outdone, Surly have brought out a 26″ version of the Long Haul Trucker in all frame sizes and the Surly Pacer is available as a complete bike for those of you after something a little more racy, but with no carbon fibre to be seen.

And stay tuned for details of our 650b ‘Porteur’ bike.  The frame, porteur rack, fluted fenders have arrived, just need to build some high polish rims and await the arrival of Grand Bois tyres……