The Purist is our favourite water bottle. Carry hot soup one day and water the next, no weird tastes or staining. Specialized claims it was inspired by the low surface tension of the lotus plant, and made by using a silicon-oxygen layer (not silicone, silicon) on the inside… all we know is that it works,...
Lots of high end 2012 product is coming through the doors at the moment. This particular S-Works Epic 29er is Simon Whitfield’s, but there’s plenty more fancy stuff that you can buy in stock. As for the bike, it’s sub 22 lbs with wagon wheels, and crazy stiff. Drool worthy.
For the most part we’re snobs for handbuilt custom wheels: triple butted spokes, standard eyeletted rims, and the most expensive hubs we can afford. However, Easton has been really impressing us with their carbon wheelsets lately. The EC90 Aero carbon clinchers are sensibly light, super aero, and have a great ride feel. Unlike some competitor’s...
Another Derek Kidd build. Inexpensive street/trails build, and that Vengeance fork is mega stiff. Frame: Dartmoor Quinnie, 2012, Turquoise, 22.5″ Fork: X-Fusion Vengeance HLR Wheels: Dartmoor Raider rims laced to Formula sealed hubs (hand built) Cranks: Premium 1948 Ring: Haro Forum lite 25T Bar: Gusset Open Prison 3″ Stem: Gusset Colt, 40mm Tires: Specialized Rhythm...
Gore bike stuff is a relatively new addition for us, and everyone in the shop is super excited about it. Everything they do is quality, well designed, and very well fitting. It’s really gross out there today, so we thought we’d feature their flagship winter road jacket this week: the Oxygen GT AS. This jacket...
If there is such thing as a perfect bike for the South Island, it’s likely the 2012 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR Expert Carbon 29er. It also has the world’s longest model name. Its 130mm of travel is plenty for the more aggressive XC/AM out here, and its slightly relaxed geometry and light weight make it way...
The road & cross bikes of the Oak Bay Bicycles staff are all pretty different—everything from a beat old Surly Crosscheck to a 15 lb Ridley Helium—, but they almost all share one similarity: Lizard Skins DSP 2.5mm bar tape. It’s not cheap, but it feels amazing, is fairly light, and survives multiple wraps very...
We’re always impressed with Santa Cruz’s avoidance of slavery to model year, and there are no changes to their Tallboy for 2012. That being said, it’s great to see shiny new 2012 parts hanging off it. On top of that, it’s amazing when a bike shows up stock built almost exactly how we’d build a...
Our Westshore location will be having a Boxing Day Sale from 10am-4pm on the 26th while the rest of our locations recover from holiday revelry. Come on by and take advantage of some pretty aggressive pricing: 30% off all 2011 bikes 10% off all 2012 bikes 30-70% off all other products in store See you...
