Howdy folks! Your friendly LBS here, that’s Local Bike Shop to the uninitiated in the parlance of our times. Well as per usual we be a movin’ anda shakin’ and summer in general is turning out to be a cracker!
One of the joys of Cycles Be-awesome is the day to day blingage that comes through, and I don’t just mean bikes we sell but in general. Chris Bishop came by with his new Llewellyn for a tune up…Lovely looking rig!

Along with some old favourites like Jonesy’s old Liquigas race bike now gone to greener pastures.

The Creux Clothing dudes are sitting pretty on our shelves. Gotta say their shirts are super comfortable and their shorts are the business!

Being a vain man I have to openly admit to prancing around the shop with a Catlike Whisper on me noggin and gazing longingly at myself in the mirror because they just look so damn good! Been waiting years for these! Although I am mighty impressed by our new Bell helmets. The Volt is my pick…..We are getting a few Giros in too!

A new development at Cycles Bespoke is we are 1 of 2 shops in Perth to be inducted into the bourgeois class of SRAM Ambassadors. What this means to you is we are fully trained and tech’d up on all things SRAM from servicing to sales. What it means to us is dapper jackets with stars on the shoulders and ribbons on the breast pocket a sign of our Ambassador status at groupset functions and the annual SRAM/Shimano/Campag ball.

Did someone say Campag….we got that too!

My last reference (for this post) to fancy bike stuff we sell is our rather impressive array of finishing kits. While not the most expensive the new 3T Team Stealth issue is mintox! *Note the number of shiny bit in the background…I don’t think we have ever had this many Chris King headsets in stock since we opened!

Last but not least the 4 day pain-fest or festival of lycra that is the Perth Crit Series is over for another year. Massive props to all those who took part especially our boys Carlos, Iain, Matt (and myself) also Team Delta who had us back and centre on their jerseys. Their man Craig Cook, brother of Olympic Road Champ Nicole rolled in second overall in the support race category.
I wish i had more fotos but unfortunately I spent the majority of the time gnawing my handlebar while on the bike or trying to re-insert my lungs into my chest cavity while draining the blood from my eyeballs. For anyone looking for some good action snaps check out Tony Lendrum photography on the Book of Faces.
What fotos I did capture were to be used as incriminating evidence but stuff it, I’ll post em now. It can be revealed the real reason we signed up for the crits was the free massage at the end.

And one of Team Delta watching on for good measure.

Adios muchachos.

With a snap, crackle, pop it was Feb and we are well and truly into the year it all ends (according to the Mayan calendar and awful Hollywood films). That being said why wouldn’t you treat yourself to a very reasonably priced, yet still expensive, high end bike so you would at least know the feeling before the world cracks open, the fires rage forth and the asteroids smash into the little rock we call home and obliterate us all? Why wouldn’t you eh?
A slightly different take at a sales pitch there, I feel dirty all the same….
On a lighter note, Happy New Year loyal followers! May prosperity and riches befall you in the this year or our lord 2012. And what a manic start to the year it’s been!
Posting has been a little on the light side due to some computer issues but hopefully we will be back up to speed.

Now on to shop biz. There has been a pleasing flow of very nice bikes, parts and general bit n bobs coming and going through the shop at the moment including the uber stealth Parlee Z5 SL Ltd.

The new for 2012 Pivot 5.7 Carbon.

Pivots 2012 Mach 429.

White Industries and ENVE parts.

Globe bikes are the shizzle oh and did I mention ENVE?

Picking up a carton of beer from the Baysie drive-through has never been more fun!!

We have also taken the plunge and just took delivery of our first pair of HED wheels. Stinger-4 Carbon Tubs.

Christoph creating dreams.

An enterprising local Oliver brought us in his own creations…Pedal straps with a clever design to keep the straps separated. The first 3 to respond get a pair and can be our test pilots as long as you provide us a review.

Our beloved floor.

Check this little update on team Liquigas-Cannondale with some nice Evo, SuperSlice and a pimped out CAAD10 pics courtesy of Peloton.

Sorry folks but due to some technical difficulties, namely my computer  dying, ost have been a little ragged. But there’s lots to catch up on!

Firstly Perth’s first ever cyclocross race went off without a hitch last weekend with good number across the 3 grades setting the scene for an even bigger race 2! Check out the highlights below. Big shout out to Paul Aubrey and Greg Murison for doing an awesome job and putting in a lot of hard work to get this up and running.

The next big bit of news is the addition of a couple of new brands to Cycles Be-Awesome. Firstly Globe Bikes have entered the fold with their range of town/city and commuter bikes. Classic looks with a modern edge including belt driven models to euro style errand runners. These bikes are mint and just in time for summer and with a price range from $599 to $1999 there is a bike for everyone.

We are also adding Park Tools to the line up to compliment Lezyne. Park have been a staple in any workshop for years and offer the same products to the consumer.
Bell is the next brand to enter our hallowed halls to go along with our current Catlike range.

So plenty going on here along with racing a-plenty!

After reading about it for years and seeing images of smiling yet filthy ‘cross riders Perth finally has it’s own series which will hopefully get bigger and better as time goes on. So in aid of that get out and support it! December 3rd Claremont Showgrounds with the next two events having locations but date and time to be announced. $10 Entry for CA and MTBA members or plus $20 for a day license.

Simmo once again alerted us to this one. The quality of mtb vids is out of control these days. It ain’t just as simple has flicking on the video mode in your little compact camera then setting it to a heavy metal track. This stuff really is put together beautifully.

Being both a bike rider and budding liker of photography this site sent in by Simmo is too good. Thoroughly inspiring both to pull out a bike and hit the trails or pull out a camera.

Pinkbike’s Photo of the year finalists.

Martin sent in this little gem. You may remember Performance, it was kicking around for a while on various bike blogs, well he has released his new single Le Velo.