Until recently I felt quite unexcited about the Xtracycle system, then I put together one of the new recycled plastic decks and Yepp/PeaPod childseats and now I can see more possibilities than ever.
With this you can carry two little ones on the back, or one little one and one bigger one. And then if you like two bigger ones, the only problem I can see is they can’t pedal…
The Surly Big Dummy is a frame with the Xtracycle system integrated into it.
We have one of the older Dummy frames in stock …

Around October-November is when the new season bikes start to arrive. We’ve now got a good range of new models built up for test ride.
Andy’s been shooting some great photos of some of these new bikes.

Since then, there’s a stack of other new arrivals including the Kona Dr Fine, some Surly models, Gazelle Cabby with a red box, and more Globe models.

A couple of months ago we opened Sundays. We’re now extending our weekday hours and will stay open till 6.30pm.
From 21st November, our new hours will be:
Monday – Friday 8.00am – 6.30pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 11am-4pm
When our new café opens mid-December, we’ll extend our weekend hours… stay tuned!

The Long Haul Truckers and Crosschecks offer good platforms for setting up quality touring and commuting bikes.
In this case, a Trucker was chosen as the starting point. The bike will be carrying heavy loads with rear and front panniers plus the bar bag.
The bike will also be used extensively for city riding. By integrating a dynamo lighting system you get light when you need it. The Busch and Müller IQ Fly plus headlight is a headlight we often recommend: ‘plus’ means it means includes standlicht, or standlight, (ie: it stays …

Good options in standard battery bike lights and dynamo bike lights have been available for a while but only recently have high quality and affordable USB rechargeable lights hit the market.

We’re now stocking and strongly recommending the Serfas USB front and rear lights. They’ve hit the balance of: very bright light output, long burn time, sturdy and universal mount, and well priced.

5 LED/ wide visibility
(Up to) 6.5/10 hours burn time for the front/rear lights
High beam/Low beam/Flashing modes
The front light rated at 70 lumens, the rear at ‘up to 1 mile …

A few months ago we got our first Linus bike – the mixte. We had a very good reception to it and so we decided to get in their step-through model – the Dutchi!

Very similar to the mixte in component, the Dutchi has a very subtle differences that affect the ride-style.
Most obviously id the frame shape. The Dutchi has a sloped toptube in the style of Dutch bikes.

Secondly, the bars are in a more ‘upright’ position, meaning while riding, you sit up more than you would be on the mixte.

And …

Welcome to our winter update! Read through the latest from the workshop and also some cycling news from around Melbourne.
Bill’s back from 4 weeks cycling in Europe. The first two weeks of this was with a big group checking out the Netherlands (check the Cycling Dutch Style blog). then 2 weeks for a quick trip through Copenhagen, Berlin and Paris. Keep tuned to humanpowered.com.au for a trip report with photos soon.
In this edition:

News from the workshop
End of financial year
Great bikes, bikes for transport
Maintenance Training
Kids on bikes: child seats
Cycling news around Melbourne

NEWS FROM …