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Mottainai Cycles – Vintage Bikes in Melbourne

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Does Fitzroy/Collingwood has the greatest density of bike shops per square kilometre in Melbourne?

Being Fitzroy locals we had thought we were familiar with all the bike shops in the area – but just recently we stumbled across Mottainai Cycles.

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Cameron Trethowan has been operating Mottainai Cycles for around 6 months now and he doesn’t even know how many bikes he’s got in stock these days.

On weekdays you enter the garage area via a graffitied laneway off Kerr St, while on Sundays he opens the back of his open-air workshop for the Rose Street Artists Markets (Saturday is his day off). Not only does he sell restored bikes, he sells parts, does repairs and hires out bikes as well.

Bikes range from $350 upwards, with this pastel Pashley beauty catching our eye for $800. We’re not supposed to be buying any more bikes…but…

Mottainai Cycles, 41 Kerr St, Fitzroy +61 448884051

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The Smoothie Cycle

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

With the weather warming up, every day is just an excuse to drink another smoothie.

Brisbane business The Smoothie Cycle brings a slightly different experience to the smoothie blender – the smoothies are pedal powered! You can opt to pedal your own smoothie or a friendly staff member will burn the calories for you.

The ingredients are 100% certified organic and the smoothies include different combinations of seasonal fruits, nuts, seeds, cacao, cinnamon, cardamon, honey, agave, juice, mesquite, chia seeds, maca, yoghurt and milk.

We spotted them in Brisbane at the Finders Keepers markets and while we couldn’t leave our stall to do our own pedaling we did try one of their classic banana smoothies. Yum!

Image via The Smoothie Cycle

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Sydney Rides Booklet

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

We visit Sydney several times a year and we’ve had great fun discovering the city’s ever-expanding network of cycleways with a rental from Humble Vintage.

Now City of Sydney has a free pocket-sized booklet featuring eight adventures for you and your bike in inner-Sydney.

You can order a hard copy of the booklet by calling 9265 9333 or just download the ride you want.

The Inner East Circuit | 1.24mb
Freewheel through the urban culture hub of Sydney’s inner east.
Bay Run and Hawthorne Canal | 512kb
A kid friendly loop to get the family pedalling.
Sydney Foreshore Loop | 2.47mb
Ride along quiet streets and shared paths with water views.
Three Creeks Ride | 351kb
Roll around the back streets and waterways of the inner west.
Sydney Park Kids Ride | 470kb
One of the best family ride spots in Sydney.
The Foodie Ride | 390kb
A lip-smacking loop around a few of Sydney’s culinary hotspots.
Inner West Art Ride | 367mb
Saddle up and soak up some Sydney art.
Two Ducks Family Ride | 325kb
An all-ages ride from Sydney Park to Centennial Park.

You can also check out where we rode to in Sydney on our CycleStyle (virtual) world tour.

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Park in a Bike Tree

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

The video’s a bit grainy but it shows one of the most innovative bike parking structures we’ve ever seen.

Swipe your smart card, put your bike on the hook and it hoists it up the ‘tree’. Retrieve your bike by swiping the same smart card on your return.

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Gin o’clock

Friday, October 28th, 2011

It’s the end of the week and the beginning of a 4 day long weekend for us here at CycleStyle thanks to the Melbourne Cup holiday on Tuesday.

We’ll be back dispatching your orders on Wednesday 2 November. In the meantime, G&T anyone?

via Citizen Couture

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Bike parking with a touch of a button

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

This week we’re doing a series of post about cycling to work, to help get you in the mood for Ride to Work Day next Wednesday 12 October.

To start us off, check out the video showing how commuters to Kansai station in Japan park their bikes in the morning rush hour with a push of a button.

We’re so jealous! Five seconds to park your bike safely rather than searching for a free lamp-post. Plus we love the stair-side conveyer belt for bikes.

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