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We’re away..

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:43:55 +0000

...for a couple of days but back at the weekend so any orders through the site or our eBay shop after 3pm today will be posted on Monday, not Friday. We’ll still be checking emails so don’t be shy wit

Racks, Decaleurs, Mudguards...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:15:16 +0000

...cables and calipers have all arrived from Velo Orange. Along with a re-stock of the usual suspects (bars, stems, headsets, levers, rims, pedals...) we’ve got some great new items from VO - namely

Bath Alleycat - 13th March

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:06:01 +0000

The first Bath Alleycat of the year is about to take place this weekend - Saturday 13th March. Freshtripe has donated a few prizes so if you want to be in with a chance of winning them, meet at Sydney

Akrigg At It Again...

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 09:39:36 +0000

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Soyo Sauce

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:21:36 +0000

We have some of the new, thicker, more aggressively patterned Soyo SV track grips in stock for those who find the regular Soyo grips a little thin. Also restocked are the Sugino Messenger cranks, all

Velo Orange Threadless BB

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:48:55 +0000

As mentioned yesterday, here’s a bit more info on the new Velo Orange Threadless Bottom Bracket. Having now got our hands on one, taking it out of the box reveals a stunning piece of kit; the inner ma

It’s Arrived...

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:02:31 +0000

...through one of the worst snowstorms to hit the USA, yet thankfully all in one piece - our biggest VO delivery for quite a while. There’s a couple of new items like the excellent value for money VO

Machine(d) of beauty

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:34:33 +0000

Lovely pieces of engineering from Shimano; the post on these Dura-Ace 7400 Aero seatposts are machined down from a solid billet of aluminium and then hollowed out! Weighing approx 260g, they are light

Snow Joke

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 12:45:27 +0000

Due to the snowstorms in the US our delivery from Velo Orange is a little delayed. They have managed to get back into their premises having been snowed in/out though another snowstorm last night has h

Bom-bar-ded...

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:00:38 +0000

...by Nitto handlebars. There’s some new recruits to our listings - we now have three different Promenade bars in B602 (above), B603 and the zero rise B617 styles. Also appearing for the first time ar

Website Update

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 20:24:49 +0000

You may have noticed a slight change in the ‘site if you’re a regular customer. We’ve simplified the ‘Bits’ menu so that items are easier to locate - while we are fond of the old layout, it wasn’t rea

sMASHed to pieces

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 23:51:33 +0000

We’re breaking our MASH tribute bike to make room for new projects. It was a stellar build based on a custom-painted Langster with a dream spec (Goldtec, Campag, Thomson, Ti Rolls etc.) - it weighed

Warp Factor

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:45:27 +0000

Got a little Christmas money from your Nan? Not sure what to spend it on? Well if your Nan is Zsa Zsa Gabor you might be interested in this, the Factor001 from Beru F1 Systems. Not the snappiest of na

Bargain Bits on the ’Bay

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:58:12 +0000

A New Year clearout/tidy up has meant that some bargains have found their way onto our eBay shop. There’s toe clips, pedals, grips, Campagnolo bits, leather seconds and other assorted items - all chea

Selle Selle Selle!

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:33:52 +0000

We’ve got a few of the above in our eBay shop - 1992 Selle Italia Turbo Forced Ventilation. New old stock, in their original sealed packaging and complete with the Selle ‘Seal’ attached to their rails