Eagles Captain cross trains on A GIANT

Like many elite athletes West Coast Eagles (Australian football for our International customers)
Captain Chris Judd uses a road bike for low-impact cross training. You are welcome to visit us for advice on cycle training & equipment. Chris uses a Giant carbon composite road bike.

Womens/youth specific road bike just landed

Special deal NOT to be repeated..Limited stock...
Cytek 18sp Roma road bike Shimano 105 9speed rear gear, special Shimano 600 Shortreach Sti levers, narrow bars, 165mm Truvativ ISIS crankset , 7005 aluminium frame with women's specific shorter top tube, carbon fork, Vuelta XRP Stylist aero wheelset. Clipless pedals.
Superb package for $990 , equivalent to bikes over $500 more!
Colour: light blue. Size 47.5cm c-t seattube(equivalent to XS compact) , Actual toptube 49cm (Horizontal measurement 50cm) NB most bikes have a minimum of 52-53cm top tubes on their small road bikes which can make all the difference to a correct fit for the smaller rider.

GIANT ELWOOD & ELWOOD SE

Just received our last delivery of 2006 models of this popular cross bike model from GIANT so act now to secure a size or colour.

New stock BIANCHI carbon fork

Just arrived 2006 Bianchi carbon fork with 1 1/8" uncut steerer. Fits most brand road bikes with standard oversize headtube. Under half normal price $200 per fork . $10 postage Australiawide.

Keirin riders here in Perth

Fishing Boat Harbour , Fremantle
Cottesloe Beach
Lunch in Perth
With Terry at Ideal Cycles
Little Creatures Brewery

RACELINE package deal

RACELINE are offering some generous incentives with one of their racers this month . The RACELINE PELETON 2006 a Tiagra level road bike with carbon fork for $1250 including free gift package of quality helmet, bidon & cage, spare tube, computer , tyre levers & minipump.
Stocks are limited so act fast! & ideal mid-level specification to get you into racing or fast commuting.



Specification:
FRAME 7005 oversize Double Butted Alloy integrated headube & custom tapered DT
FORK Oversized CARBON fully integrated
HANDLEBAR Easton EA30 31.8 Oversized Ergo Bend
HEADSET Cane Creek 1 1/8th integrated
HEAD STEM Easton EA30 Ahead 31.8 Oversized
BRAKE LEVER Shimano Tiagra
BRAKES Tektro Dual pivot
CHAINWHEEL TRUVATIV Elita ISIS Drive 39/53T
B/B TRUVATIV ISIS Spline Cartridge NEW external bearing
PEDAL Shimano PDR 540
SHIFTERS Shimano Tiagra STI
F/DERAILLEUR Shimano Tiagra
R/DERAILLEUR Shimano Tiagra 9 speed
SADDLE Selle Italia X2 Trans Am Special Editon
SEATPOST Easton EA30 27.2
RIMS Shimano R-500 Wheelset Black/Silver
SPOKES Shimano S/Steel Black
HUBS Shimano R-500 Wheelset
FREEWHEEL Shimano HG50 12-23T 9 speed
CHAIN KMC Z9000
TYRES Michelin Dynamic 700c x 23

SIZES
46cm S
49cm M
53cm L
57cm XL
60cm XXL

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1st Keirin rider arrives in Perth

Nori Ijima & wife Yuko were the first arrival this morning for the forthcoming WA State Criterium Championships here in Fremantle this Sunday. Nori & I have raced together in Asia & aswell as representing Japan on the track at World Championships level is also a fully -fledged pro keirin rider on the lucrative Japanese scene.
More Japanese riders arrive in the next few days.



World Cup Pursuiter

Face in the crowd

If you have been riding the recent West Coast Master racing here in the West & was wondering who the lean looking 60 something rider was riding in B Grade? Well here is picture of him riding the 1968 Tour de France.









Bob Addy (UK) 1968 Tour de France

Freeway Bike Hike 2006

FBH 2006 was completed last weekend with over 6,500 competitors riding on the Northern Suburbs Freeway which is closed to traffic for the morning.
www.freewaybikehike.com.au

We competed in B Grade with young Maddie in tow. 30km up the closed Freeway then back to the car , 70km in total as the supplied bike trains had a bit of a queue!!


& for all those who rode past the ambulance & rider & wondered the outcome, Lord Byron on aus.bicycle found out:


Thank you all for your kind enquiries and, in some cases, visits to
me in the hospital. Injuries as reported: three broken ribs on the
right side at the back, contusions to lung where it had been
thrashed a bit by the ribs, and the usual cyclist's-fall bark off
the right leg and arm. I was kept in mostly to see that the lungs
didn't get worse but allowed to go yesterday evening after my third
session on the exercise bike. True! The physio had me on a very
bunky exercise bike in the corridor to see how my oxygen saturation
held up under very modest exercise. I'm used to riding to a heart
rate, but this was a case of keeping the sats above 90% at a heart
rate of around 75 bpm. There are certain restrictions on deep
breathing for the moment, but the cure is to get nice
freshly-oxygenated blood to the injured bits as much as possible. I
must say the care in that cardio-thoracic ward was absolutely
wonderful.

As to what happened, reports confirm my recollection that I was
spat sideways big time. It happened near Lake Monger, I suppose. I
got the wrong side of some slow traffic from the start, and by the
time the bunch came out of the tunnel it was spread out and there
were gaps. I was just working my way to the front bunch. I had
started to bridge to the front group by myself when I thought it
might be more sensible to wait for some help. I was actually
feeling really good, and I was thinking that I felt much better
than I had last year at the same point when someone started rubbing
elbows from my right, with no warning and no traffic reason as far
as I could see. I remember the bike being terminally sideways and
thinking I was going down, but not the impact.

I have a vague recollection of screaming to be left on my back:
probably because somebody was trying to do the right thing and put
the unconscious patient in the coma position. After that, by the
time I regained real consciousness the ambos had me on a frame and
a in neck brace.

I've now got a few days of gentle mobilisation and a lot of rest.
I'll see how I am about returning to work next week, although the
physio doesn't want me driving for some time: poorly-oxygenated
blood doesn't help the concentration.

See you all as soon as I can and, once again, thanks.

Jiri Jezek in Dominican Republic

Just had these image forwarded from elite Paralympian & Duratec sponsored athlete Jiri Jezek riding in the Tour of Dominican Republic.

Clothing.... Clothing ...Clothing

We have 100's of pieces of clothing to clear before the end of the hot weather . Here are some of the bright vibrant designs available modelled by Lainey. Prices shirts $60, Bibs $70 , skinsuit $100. All are quality professional -tested product from Americas leading supplier Industrias Suarez. As used in Athens Olympics by riders like Santiago Botero.

Rides around Perth: Swan Valley

The Swan Valley Region The start at the Chocolate Factory, West Swan Road . Follow the cycle path north & follow the bike route signs onto the pituresque George St with it horse stud farms

We rode up to John St just South of the Gnangara road intersection in Henley Brook & then backtracked to Douglas Rd to try the new Maali cycle/pedestrian bridge which enables cyclist to slash kilometres of their trip & cut through to the Great Northern Highway at Herne Hill.


The Swan Valley's own switchback down to the Swan River & across the exclusive Sittella Winery.

The Mondo Nougat factory awaits about 200 metres south from where Barrett St meets Gt Northern Highway. Open since August 05 it has everything to cater for the sweet tooth.



Meeting the animals on the return trip.
Back along West Swan Road.A stop at one of the many roadside fruit stops south of Middle Swan Road & abunch of grapes for the effort.

The Swan Valley to the North-east of Perth is recognised as a tourism mecca for wine & food lovers for locals & overseas visitors alike. Unfortunately this popularity has meant the limited roads in the area have become very busy over the past decade especially on the weekends. Fortunately the Shire of Swan has recently gone someway in relieving the problem for cyclists by installing a safe cycling route in the area which can be enjoyed by the family to visit some of the local sites.

Bike to Work Breakfast Friday 10th March

A few of our crew & customers including little Maddie went to the annual Perth Bike to Work Breakfast in Supreme Court Gardens.

Space bar

Now in stock, Minoura Space bar ready for those winter rides but no space on your bars for the lights etc.

End of Summer Clothing Sale

We have a sale on all our summer gear now , so grab it while it is still hot !!!
Most of the gear is quality SUAREZ gear from the America as supplied to Olympic squads NOT Chinese gear .
We have short sleeve tops mostly long zippers various design like Scammonden beer, Cafe Racer , Orbitel , Team Colombia all at $60 ea, latest bibshorts $70 ea. plus lots of socks , bandanas & mitts from various suppliers.

BIKE SALE

We have had a good response to our End of Summer bike sale. We still have some latest model bikes going out at reduced prices:
Cross
GIANT Elwood $306 various
GIANT Elwood SE $339 various
Shogun Metro SE $450 (1 only large)
GIANT Cypress $449 (1 only large)
GIANT Farrago $650

Road
GIANT OCR3 Small 05 $799
GIANT OCR3 Large $899
Shogun Ninja $1600 Various sizes
GIANT OCR1 $1600 Medium
GIANT OCRZero $1900 Large
GIANT Comp1 $3200
Shogun flatbar Tiagra $799
GIANT crx4 $550
GIANT crx2 $950

Mtb
GIANT Upland $269
GIANT Upland SE $315
GIANT Ricon $499
GIANT Alias $850
GIANT XTC 2 $1600
GIANT STP2 $899
GIANT Iguana 05 hydraulic $700 (xs & sm)


All above are current model & in showroom condition unless otherwise stated. Prices are for a limited time only & stock is limited so be quick.

BIKEWEEK START THIS FRIDAY

The annual Bike to Work Breakfast starts bike week here in Perth.
You are welcome to join our group at the Raffles , Canning Bridge at 6am Friday 10th for the short ride into Supreme Court Gardens.