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See what’s happening in & around the workshop in the 1226 Bicycle Blog. What we’re doing, what we’re talking about, who’s seen what, upcoming builds, fun videos, technical stuff & pics from the past
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Enough of the small talk. It’s time to sit back & enjoy the hits & the misses of
Buying Stuff on FB Marketplace in Australia
Why buying stuff on FB Marketplace in Australia is awesome! (Usually) We buy lots of bike parts & bikes on FB. Marketplace for our little bicycle enterprise. We have to… It’s the only way to get matching parts for customers who need specific bits for their builds/bikes, as well as parts for our own builds.
Group Riders On Moonee Ponds Creek Bike Trail Takeaway
My takeaway from last weeks “group riders on Moonee Ponds Creek bike trail” post (Melbourne, Australia if you don’t know). I’ve added a few thoughts of my own as well. Moonee Ponds Creek trail has become a cycling commuter highway for workers heading to & from the city. It’s heavily used by kids riding to school
Group Riders on Moonee Ponds Creek Trail
To the group of road bike riders smashing it down Moonee Ponds creek bike trail, taking the Evans St. exit blind corner at about 25 or 30 km per hour on the 18th May around 8am Your lead rider hard cut a blind corner hard nearly crashing into me head on. I was the guy
Specialized Sirrus Small Commuter Bike ***SOLD***
Small 52cm $275 Specialized Sirrus Small Commuter Bike Gears & brakes are freshly tuned with new cables & brake pads all roundWheels are straight with smooth bearings & flat braking surface Specs at bottom of listing Have a look/test ride at our workshop151 Raleigh Rd Maribyrnong (2 min walk from Highpoint) inside Kennards Self Storage
***SOLD*** Intense Carbine Enduro 10 Speed Medium Carbon Mountain Bike
Intense Carbine Enduro 10 Speed Medium Carbon Mountain Bike Price: $3300 2014 Intense Carbine Enduro Medium Mountain Bike Super fast, super strong, agile & fun. This bike can handle just about anything you can throw at it. It has a reverb dropper & an XT grouppo. Paint’s in fantastic condition The bike is sold in
Chinese 3D Printed Saddles
We’re still playing with the Chinese 3d printed saddles. This is the latest one & I gotta say… I’m really digging this one! It looks the Unlike the other 3d printed saddles we’ve bought, this one isn’t full carbon. It’s 143mm wide with a hard plastic shell & CroMo railing. I got this one to
***SOLD*** Leggera Ultegra 6600 10 speed Carbon Fibre Road Bike
54cm Medium Size Compact Frame $475 Leggera carbon fibre road bike in 9/10 conditionFeels & rides like a new bike. Gears & brakes are tuned & work greatWe put the groupset through the ultrasonic cleaner & gave it a polish.We polished the frame & cleanskinned it & chucked on some 1226 decals Wheels are straight
Leggera by Teschner
Leggera by Teschner. I saw this online, read the reviews… And picked one up. It has high end components, so I’ll probably polish the existing groupset, swap out the stem, seat post, wheels, stem & bars. I wonder how bling I can get this thing #1226bikes #teschner #ultegra #ultegra6600 Check our Facebook for more updates on this bike:
50/34 165 MM Crank
I’m officially old I’ve gone from 53/39 172.5mm crank to 50/34 165 mm crank. (For those of us who don’t know what the hell I’m talking about: I’ve swapped from big chainrings on long crank arms to small rings on short arms). Same crank/chainring size I rode quite a few years back. Feels a little like
***SOLD*** 2006 Wilier Alpe D’Hues Pro Race- Alloy/Carbon
52 cm $675 2006 Wilier Alpe D’Hues Pro Race in 9/10 conditionThe bike has some serious bling blingIt’s been stripped, deep cleaned & built again It has:New shifter hoodsNew chainBontrager stem & barsCampagnolo 10 speed groupsetFresh bartapeNew cabling throughoutSchwalbe tyres with 90% treadNew inner tubesSuper smooth wheel & crank bearings (check the video in the
Santa Cruz and Fire Eye
Hardtails are dead… Not yet! #1226bikes #SantaCruz #fireeyeflame
Ridley Helium ***SOLD***
As promised… Still slowly gearing up for some winter bike builds (If everything goes to plan ) This weeks build:It’s blackIt’s whiteIt’s a Ridley Helium! A light weight full carbon, Ultegra 10 speed with immaculate paint I haven’t measured it yet but it’s almost certainly an XL I need to find a front deraileur & might