Adelaide's road bike/shop history

[savvas]

Peter Good is still actively involved in the bike industry. He recently reactivated his amazing workshop and is - I believe - doing contract repair work for various retail suppliers. He is perhaps one of Australia's most creative and innovative bike designers. I recall cycling the far Northern Flinders with him in 2001, me riding my old Centurion mtb (bought new from Lifecycle) and Peter on his unique 'desert bike' with it's fixed front and rear racks, raised chain stays and central-frame water storage cradle. The uni-mog of off-road bikes!
Savvas.

[MichaelB]

Not an old chain, but seems like JT Cycles (Eliz & Pultney st) are gone.

Sign in Pultney St window mentions liquidators called in so one less to go to.

[BoardRider]

Damm where to now ?

[cage]

99bikes have opened up a second store at Prospect. Wouldn't have thought the demand was there but I guess time will tell.

[Biffidus]

That new 99 bikes looks pretty good. Nice to see some alternatives now that a while bunch of shops switched to just selling specialized stuff.

They have a decent range too.

[craigdamey]

International Cycles was a favourite of mine. Charlie Giessauf built a custom Columbus SL frame for me and some Mavic GP4 tubular wheels. Back then it cost $275 for a frame and took him a full two weekends to build it. His frames were the best around at the time and his attention to detail was amazing. This was my bike in 2009, wheels were stolen from Adelaide University but everything else was original - that Iku cyclometer was years ahead of it's time (bought from Super Elliots). Saddle was a new replica of the original.

This was built in 1983. No that's not a disc brake, it's the pickup for the self powered Iku cyclometer. Mostly Campagnolo Super Record drivetrain, Suntour Superbe cranks and brakes. Cinnelli bars and stem. Shimano Dura Ace ax levers. Selle Italia Turbo saddle. Shimano Dura Ace ax seatpost. Regina seven speed cluster, 12-18 straight up. God I wish I still had that kind of power, I climbed Palmer hill with a 42/18

[Bunged Knee]

Deleted post as Craig fixed the pic above.

[craigdamey]

In the mid seventies my first bike came from Malvern Star Cycles - a bright green Superstar SL with top headstem shifters, turkey levers and Shimano Eagle II derailleurs (2 x 5).

Around 1981 I traded that for a Standish Aero from Standish Cycles (Roger's shop I believe) on Payneham Road. Basically the first 'aero' road bike with teardrop frame and Dura Ace ax group (7300 series). It was also the first bike with indexed shifting (little staircase block in the derailleur) but it never shifted properly because it needed the special Dura Ace chain which they hadn't bothered to import. I ended up selling it to go back to analog shifting and the Giessauf above.

[Greg Dix]

Deane Toseland Cycles North Adelaide. http://www.aussievelos.net/deane-toseland-cycles/