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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

The 1226 bicycle shop logo. The logo is simply the numbers 1226 written in a custom heavy font
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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.

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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

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Moonee Bike Path Trail

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

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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

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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

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***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

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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:

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pic of 50/34 165 mm crank SLK

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

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***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

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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

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