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Look 566 Flat Bar – Interesting concept for sure …

The ultimate commuter bike? Well it is a Look and it is carbon, but as commuter? Not so sure about that. Maybe just a way hot flat bar to give the roadies a hard time   As a commuter it lacks provision for mounting racks so its a back pack all the way type of [...]

RECALL: 2009 Felt Models B16 and S32 Bicycles

Felt Bicycles’ Australia distributor, Southcott Pty Ltd, have issued a recall for all Felt 2009 model year B16 and S32 TT bicycles as the steerer may crack and fail causing the stem to come loose potentially resulting in loss of steering control. That is there is a possibility of the fork cracking at the top [...]

Paceline Products Buh-Bump Heart Rate Monitor Electrode Cream Owner Review

I purchased a bottle of Buh-Bump heart rate monitor electrode cream from Wiggle in March 2010 as I was having connection issues my Sigma Sports ROX 9 and the use of electrode cream is recommended by Sigma Sports. I paid AU$9.30 for a 75 ml bottle which has lasted until June 2010, so about three [...]

Topeak Modula XL Bidon Cage Owner Review

I purchased my Topeak Modula XL water bottle cage which is designed to take 1 to 1.5 litre water bottles from Bike24.net in March 2010 for AU$19.34 landed and fitted the cage to my Surly Long Haul Trucker on March 26, 2010 at 5,833 km.  My original intention had been to eventually fit two cages [...]

RECALL: Echelon Sports/3T—3T Ventus Ltd & Team editions

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Recalls Australia has announced a recall of 3T Ventus Ltd & Ventus Team bicycle aerobars (tri bars). The effected bars where sold between January 2009 and April 2010 by a number of retailers including Glen Parker Cycles here in Western Australia. The reported hazard is that the two [...]