It was a fun day for all at the Dunedin BMX club primary school and balance bike championships. Bike Otago and Cruzee sponsored the event, giving away a lovely red balance bike.
Thanks to Dave and all the club for allowing us to be part of it all!
If your kid doesn't have one yet, you really should look at the Cruzee bikes here... just $170 for a limited time at Bike Otago
Well, here it is, Joel's custom-painted-and-decaled-prototype Switchback 'cross bike. In case you can't quite put your finger on the colour, it's "oh my god that's bright" pink with "it's making my eyes go funny" green decals. Congratulations to those of you who guessed the colour correctly - but unfortunately we were lying when we said you'd win the bike (would you even ride it, anyway?)You may be thinking 'can I get my bike painted and decaled too?'. The answer is - yes you can, but we don't do it ourselves. For the paint, we took it over the road to Castle Street Panelbeaters, who have done a great job on all of our custom and prototype frames. We also designed our own...
What's your favourite bike product for not very much money? Here's what we picked:Joel - Finish Line Bike Cleaning Kit - $22"Five brushes. Works great. We use them in the shop. They don't fall apart like other brushes do." Mel - Urge Actikid helmet - $29 on sale at the moment"Obviously it doesn't fit me, but my kids love them."Kashi - Finish Line chain lube - $varies depending on the size of the bottle"It's been around longer than I have, and I used it all through my racing career. Pretty much every race mechanic uses this chain lube." Lewis - Pedros tyre levers, $8 for a pair"I swear they're exactly the same design as the ones I got free in my cereal...
Part Deux of our staff interviews, part-time designer, part-time mechanic, and general creative guy Lewis EarlYou seem to hang around here a lot. What do you actually do?I'm a designer by trade, and I do a couple of mornings of graphic design for Bike Otago and other bike-related things. I also work the occasional Saturday so Joel can have a weekend off... I worked as a bike mechanic all the way through uni so I'm pretty handy. You're English - have you ever met the Queen?Yes. And I like warm beer too.What sort of riding are you into?Long remote rides, overnighters - getting out into the middle of nowhere with nobody around. New Zealand is great for that sort of riding -...
Joel Anderson showing off his new Bike Otago apron. This is the first stage of our new spinoff business venture, Bake Otago, where Joel will be cooking bike-related pastries and pies.
