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Bike Maintenance Course in Parramatta Thursday 14th March
We have a bike maintenance course in Parramatta tomorrow, Thursday 14th March! We’re so excited to see you and your bikes! We have another 3 course schedules this week and all are fully booked. If you missed this batch, just check the page for the upcoming dates. Click the link below to read more info
Bike Maintenance Course in Maribyrnong Saturday 9th March
Our first March Bike Maintenance Course in Maribyrnong is this Saturday March 9, 9am-12pm! There are a few slots left! Click the button below to sign up, and read more info about the course. Sign up Location: 151 Raleigh rd, Maribyrnong, Victoria (Yes, we’re still inside Kennards Self Storage)Difficulty: Between 1 & 2 out of 5Dates: See
1226 Bike Course in Geelong Saturday 2nd March
We have a bike course in Geelong this Saturday 2nd March! Lots of people signed up for this Saturday and we’re so excited to see you and your bikes! This is our only 3 Hour Bicycle Maintenance Course for Geelong in March but there will be another date in April. If you missed this one,
**SOLD** S-Works Troy Lee design
Specialized S-Works Demo 8 Troy Lee Design Small Downhill Bike 2013 Limited edition Troy Lee design downhill bike. Frame’s in great condition. Almost no chips or scratches. Tuned & ready to roll We are shipping Australia wide $100 ($50 metro Melbourne) or allowing pickup via click & collect from the Maribyrnong workshop via appointment in
Peugeot Custom Builds
Peugeot Single Speed Conversion/resto III You can see more pics of this Peugeot Single Speed Conversion/resto III bike here. Peugeot Resto Check out the images in this Peugeot Resto post. Peugeot Single Speed Conversion/Resto You can see more images in our Peugeot Single Speed Conversion/Resto post. Other Peugeot Custom Builds
**SOLD** Allsop Softride Custom
Allsop Softride Custom Build $675 Rider Height: 5’6”-6’ Inches 168-183 cm Frame Size: M/L Chainrings: 39/53Cassette: 12/23Rotor Jockey wheels **No pedals** (or helmet, shoes, etc.)Great condition Frame in excellent conditionNo cracks in carbonNo dintsPaint in great condition with a couple of small chips New Bottom Bracket New threadless 1” headsetNew Kinesis carbon fork New shifter
**SOLD** Paconi Build
Paconi Build Rider Height Frame SizeInches cm 5’9”-6’2” 175-190 L 9.2 kgTop Tube: 58 cmSeat Tube: 58 cm Chainrings: 53/39Cassette: 23/11 **No pedals** (or helmet, shoes, etc.)Great condition Frame in excellent conditionPaint in near perfect condition with only a couple of tiny stone chipsNo peeling or cracking in clearcoat New shifter & brake cablesFreshly wrapped
**SOLD** Paconi Airplane
Paconi Airplane Road Bike Pickup from 151 Raleigh Rd Maribyrnong (2 min walk from Highpoint) Heaps more hi-res photos in the link below. Check them out, they form part of the description! Rider Height Frame SizeInches cm 5’3”-5’6” 160-168 S Give or take a little in height depending on torso/leg length Top Tube: 54 cm
**SOLD** CAAD9 Restoration
CAAD9 Restoration Before CAAD9 Restoration After Powder coated at one of the best powder coaters in Melbourne. 95% of the pitting was filled & smoothed. 1226 decal added. Fun fact:we’ve discovered bikes go 15% faster with the 1226 decal 😁😎🚲🤙
**SOLD** Raccomi Restoration
Raccomi Restoration One of our earlier restos & still to this day probably my all time favourite!! When I found the bike it was absolutely hammered. True barn find… Nothing was replaced, not even the chain or cassette. Everything was cleaned & polished using nothing but elbow grease… Actually we did use a little degreaser,
**SOLD** Ibis Mojo 27.5 Conversion
Ibis Mojo 27.5 Conversion Details Condition: Used – Good Lightweight XTR equipped IBIS Mojo even in a large with 27.5 wheels is only around 14kg. An all-mountain bike with 140mm of travel front and rear. It doesn’t use any “cheater” lightweight parts to keep the weight down either. It’s a 27.5 conversion that’s strong &