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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If a bicycle is your main form of transport, you should consider a dynamo to power your lighting system.

Dynamos use the turning of your wheels to generate electricity, which can be then used to power your lights (or mobile phone, if you wish to get ambitious). Using the same system employed in windfarms, the dynamos now available have very little rolling resistance compared to those of yesteryear.

We stock both the excellent value Shimano hubs (the new 3N80 is brilliant), and the top shelf Schmidts (the SON 20R is THE dynamo hub). All will give you many years service, and mean less acid batteries end up in landfill.

The virtues of these dynamos are too numerous to mention, so drop in for a chat on how you can go battery free.

for more  information on these Dynamos

Shimano Nexus

Schmidt Dynohub

• Schmidt’s Webpage (mostly in German – not a lot of info)
• Peter White -The world’s #1 Schmidt advocate

One more thing – Because these dynamos are part of the hub, this nifty device will require you to replace your whole front wheel. A complete wheelbuild will cost around $300 with the Shimano hub dynamo.

Once you’ve settled on a dynamo, you’ll have to pick out some lights to go with them. Again the Germans are at the forefront of this technology – their Busch and Müller lights give you fantastic bang for your buck.

Unlike a lot of cheaper L.E.D. lights available, these aren’t just to give you visibility on the road, they’ll illuminate the road ahead of you. Perfect for late night rides down the Merri Creek bike path.

Once you’ve seen these in action you won’t be able to go back.

Headlights currently in stock:

Plenty of information and images are available at the

Busch and Müller website

In partnership with Moreland City Council, Commuter Cycles is helping people stay safe on the road this winter. With the loss of sunshine and the end of daylight saving, it’s time for cyclists to consider their visibility on the road.City of Moreland’s Lights on Ride On campaign is designed to do just that. We’re taking 20% off the price of our ‘Planet Bike’ light range.

Planet Bike lights represent excellent value, with a variety of lights for different uses and budgets. Tail lights, headlights and helmet mount lights are all discounted, including our favourite, the ‘Blinky Superflash ‘.

There’s also a $100 service voucher up for grabs. This Monday’s Moreland Leader newspaper (13/04/2009) has all the competition details. You can also download a voucher from the City of Moreland website. Roll into the our Prentice Street Workshop, pickup a ‘Blinky’ or one of his friends, and you’ll be in the running. $100 dollars gets you a fair bit of bike love at Commuter Cycles, so it’s well worth the effort!

UPDATE!

Simon Stainsby, Sustainable Transport Officer at Moreland City Council popped into the workshop on 6th of May 2009 to pick a winner for the competition. In great impartiality, blindfolded (almost), he announced Michael of Fitzroy to be our winner!

Congratulations Michael, we look forward to seeing you and your bike soon!