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Pocket Money Products

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...

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Staff Profiles Part Deux - Lewis Earl, designer and mechanic

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 -...

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Bake Otago

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.

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The Yeti SB5-C is here

Two beautiful Yeti SB5-C builds, one with Race XO1 build ,the other with Pro X01 R60 build kit. The turq one is Kashi's and it will double up as our demo bike...     

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Urge Clearance Sale

Urge are clearing out all 2013-14 helmets... so we have some great prices. Come into the store to try one on. We have all the sizes and colors in store.  Check out the collection HERE and read the SEVEN REASONS TO BUY AN URGE HELMET TODAY here   If you want to buy online and are unsure about fit, don't worry, we are always happy to offer an exchange or refund if its not exactly what you were hoping for. If you are unsure about your size, don't hesitate to email sales@bikeotago.co.nz and ask for advice.

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