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G’day to all. I must explain that I only write this stuff. IT whiz Paul Kelly formats it so as to make this missive appear more professional than it really is. To amuse himself, he enjoys cutting and pasting my head, modified to make it even uglier than it really is, onto whatever takes his fancy that month. I take no responsibility for this as he is doing me a favour and I don’t like to complain. So to those that complained that

last month’s pic of my ugly mug transplanted onto Dr Evil made small children burst into tears; the message is don’t let small children look at this otherwise child friendly publication.

Leggerra Bikes ! ! http://www.leggerabikes.com Bright Boot Camp is a options are Dura Ace, Chorus project run by ex Sydney Many of you know that I have sold with alu or carbon cranks and Club rider Dave Heatley custom frames by Peter Teschner Record with alu or carbon who has now moved to for many years. Peter has merged cranks. Tyre choices are Veloflex his business with Leggera who are Melbourne. Pave’ or Vittoria Evo CX and manufacturers of a carbon wheel options Easton Ascent II, This involves 4 days of framed range of bikes. I have a Campag Proton or Campag riding in and around the couple of models in the shop for Eurus. Prices for thi s 7 kilo scenic town of Bright in the those interested. Prices are good, (depending on spec) bike vary Victorian Alps on the weights are low and seat tube from $6950 for Chorus, to $8825 Australia Day long angles are more relaxed than for carbon Record with all the weekend. You will need those of most manufacturers, option boxes ticked. low gears and have a which is a positive for many fetish for pain and All Leggera bikes are covered people. suffering. See by a lifetime warranty and can www.brightbootcamp.com Less than $3K buys a full carbon be specified with whatever for more info. frame, 10 speed 105, Easton crank length, gear ratios,

wheels, Vittoria tyres, Selle Italia handlebar width and stem

seat, Modolo bar, stem and length required. carbon seat post. For more info see www.leggerabikes.com Less than $4.5 k buys a monocoque carbon frame, full The Teschner custom options are carbon fork, Ultegra 10 speed, still available with framesets Easton wheels, Vittoria tyres, Selle ranging from $2295- to $3895- Italia Pro Link seat, Modolo bar, and bike prices from $3995 (plus Revolutionary Power stem and carbon seat post. $150 for custom dimensions) to Measurement System

sky is the limit. There are other models with the For more info about Teschner I mentioned this a few range topper being based around see www.teschnerbikes.com issues ago. I have now an 850 gram!!! carbon frame. Build seen some of the Baum hardware. I will be allowed http:// www.jbcycles.com.au/ being able to make frames as to give more detail in next individually as appropriate as months issue, but if all goes The carbon seat stays on the possible. We have sold a few to plan, Ergomo, SRM and Baum Ristretto models of titanium Ristretto Ti’s now. With PowerTap will soon have a and steel frames are now appropriate equipment (Record largeproblem. available in 3 different or Durace) under 7.5 kg is the stiffness/comfort levels. This is a norm. More info soon. continuation of their ideal of

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New Arrivals . . . . . ones allowing you to see Cinelli Checkpoints where you are going in the Is your handle bar getting a bit dark around Centennial Park crowded? Heart rate monitor, or elsewhere. Prices for the computer and light set all vying range vary from $25 to well for room? The Checkpoint is a T over $300-. One handy thing is shaped add on mount for lights they come with handlebar etc that fits really cleverly. The mounts for both standard and leg of the T is a bolt and oversized bars. aluminium arm that replaces one of your stem bolts allowing Velocity Blade wheel set. you to free up space on the Straight pull Sapim CX Ray bar for other things like hands spokes, 1400 grams with brass for instance. Models available nipples, 24 spoke rear, 20 front for stems with both 2 and 4 bolt and hundreds of dollars bar clamps. $80 is a bit scary, cheaper than the opposition

but they are machined at $895-. I’m in the middle of a aluminium and work well. test of these for Bicycling mag and can tell you they will get a Topeak White Lites very positive review. The only These are diode lights of potential issue for some of the varying strengths. They can be hill challenged is that they used to make you the rider have a rider weight limit of 80 more visible, with the larger kg.

Other Bike News . . . . Merckx Sabre Shoes www.eddymerckx.be I have been using Sabre custom I need to sell more of these. For contact Steve or Margaret at cycling shoes for some years. They a complete list of prices and [email protected] are made around a foot cast specs, visit their website or derived from a mold of an individual’s feet. Soles are carbon fibre which continues up the side Kuota of the foot and forms the majority www.kuota.com.au on bikes and 20% discount on of the heel cup. This cupping of Still plenty around of these frames due to the distributor’s the foot means that tightening the Italian designed beauties. SCC sponsorship of the club. straps just pulls the foot further members get a 15% discount Enquire for more details down into the shoe rather than crushing the foot. They have Lorica uppers and are exceptionally light. Tales from the Bike Shop Just about any colour or The yarn last month about Des Beames being caught in a combination of colours is available cattle stampede while racing his bike must have struck a and closure is by Velcro straps and chord with a few of you. At last count we had 40+ emails ratchet buckle and strap. saying more of that sort of stuff is necessary. I have a large collection of yarns about the incidents and people that one Nothing but nothing fits your foot meets over a 20 year period in the bike biz. At the suggestion better than these and they cost of some of you who have heard a few of these stories, the what many of you spend on top of book has been started. Marketing guru Mike Foster feels that the line generic stuff. I need to inflict one story a month on the rest of you. Some are funny, some are sad and there are stories about people, If you would like to know more, have look at both pleasant and unpleasant. There will be no attempt at chronological order. Below is the second installment. * www.sabreboots.com.au and indicates that name(s) have been changed to prevent contact Brett. embarrassment or offense Page 2 Newsletter 2006 ● July, Issue 7 ● cyclefitcentre.com/pedal pushers ●

Tales from the Bike Shop . . . continued Products and News

2. Two bikes and a fur coat *. VAR tyre levers

One of our earliest customers was a gent named Harry Mills. He I mentioned these in the last issue. came in one day riding an average sort of production bike and Thanks to all that bought them as enqui red about a custom pair of wheels. I .showed him various we have never got a response like rims and spokes and some Shimano 600 and Mavic hubs while this before. There are only 2 left. explaining that he probably wouldn’t want to afford the Mavic The rest have found homes in New hubs. He cut me off there and said words to the effect that Zealand, Germany and the U.S money wasn’t a concern unless he was wasting it. He wanted with the balance in Oz. I will have good advice and if found he was getting it, he would become to find some more now. a regular customer. If he found that he wasn’t getting good advice, he would go elsewhere and recommend to others that Speedplay Rearsets they stay away too. I built him an expensive pair of wheels for the time and he became a regular visitor to the shop. Speedplay are a very good pedal He was a family man and a partner with a large accounting system with one major shortcoming. They lack the same firm. His wife didn’t like cycling because she wasn’t into range of fore and aft adjustment exerci se and felt that as a solo pursuit, cycling took Harry away as many other pedal systems. If from the family. I remember a tug of war between him and his young daughter outside the shop. She was pulling on his arm you are a Speedplay user who saying “Dad, you know you’re not allowed in there. I’ll tell cannot get your cleats where you mum” with him replying “Be quiet. I’ll buy you an ice cream if want them, I have had adaptors yo u don’t tell your mother”. made that allow much more rearward and some extra forward Ab out a year later he brought the bike in and told me to strip it adjustment. They replace the an d get rid of the frame and bits but to colour match the standard adaptor plate. To frame first. I asked why he wanted it colour matched and he correct functional or measurable repli ed that I was going to build hi m an expensive new custom leg length differences, I have them in extra height versions as bike. All that his wife knew about Harry’s bike was that in a well. The extra height versions corner of the garage that she didn’t venture into, stood a bike have been machined out to pai nted that particular blue. He had told her that he was going to have it repainted but he wanted the ‘respray’ to secretly minimize weight. return as a new high end flyer. Wine Review In time the new ‘old’ bike with duplicate colour was ready and Harr y picked it up and was correct in that his wife did not Every year Margaret and I go out tumble to the change. Another year goes by and Harry asks to dinner with my best friend and me to build him a replica of the ‘old’ bike but wanted British his wife as Denis and Margaret’s Raci ng Green paint. In time, it too was ready and I rang him to birthdays are not far apart. Denis let him know. He asked could I hang onto it for a while because brought an early 90’s Henschke Abbot’s Prayer and thanks to Mike he didn’t know how to tell his wife. Some weeks later he came Valenti of Clinton North Carolina in with his wife with both them affected by alcohol. He had taken her shopping for the mink stole that covered her we had a Chateauneuf du Pape shoulders, had a long lunch with her and asked her if she would 2004. My memories of the evening like to come and see his new bike. She consented but thought are a little clouded as it was a tha t in addition to the mink, a week’s holiday on the Gold long night and the bar stayed Coast for herself and her best girlfriend would be an ideal way open past the time bike riders with to offset the money he had spent on himself for the ‘selfish their low tolerance for alcohol pu rsuit’ of cycling. should have been in bed. What I do remember is both were exceptionally nice and thank you A very expensive bike, all things considered. to both Denis and Mike.

A speedy recovery is wished to local identity, cycling coach and Masters World Champ Tanya Bosch after her recent health problems. Does anyone know where I can Onya bike Tanya. (inside joke) buy Chateauneuf du Pape in Oz?

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