Adelaide's road bike/shop history
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Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby bjammin » Sat Aug 21, 2010 9:00 pm
I have a rough idea to start a list, but would like to hear from the gurus? (this may already be on web somewhere)
Super Elliot, Pursiut, Reynolds, builder? yr?,
Norwood cycles, Mittaga, tubing?, builder? yr?
Shop? Europa, Reynolds, builder? yr?
Cumberland cycles, Cumberland, Tange2, Kim W?, 1985
Shop? Elan, tubing?, ?,
any other info would be great!
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby bjammin » Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:19 am
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby alex » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:52 am
pretty sure elan/abeni were pulteney st cyclesbjammin wrote:Would love to know the history of quality road bike frame builders/shops in Adelaide post 70's, ie Brand, Year, Builders name, Tubing;
I have a rough idea to start a list, but would like to hear from the gurus? (this may already be on web somewhere)
Super Elliot, Pursiut, Reynolds, builder? yr?,
Norwood cycles, Mittaga, tubing?, builder? yr?
Shop? Europa, Reynolds, builder? yr?
Cumberland cycles, Cumberland, Tange2, Kim W?, 1985
Shop? Elan, tubing?, ?,
any other info would be great!
i think there is a polar dealer where the shop used to be (might be next door?)
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby rustychisel » Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:12 pm
Crannaford was on Halifax St until the early 1980s, race and touring cycles mainly. South side of road (ie opposite from Bicycle Express) closer to King William St.
Backshall Cycles was on Lower NE Road (100m past the Glynde Hotel intersection) until 1980s sometime (??), owned and run by Ron Backshall, who is still active as a chase car driver etc for masters events (saw him in 2008). He used Ron Whitehorn as his bespoke frame builder, as a preference and sold and serviced mainly high end race gear, Simplex, Suntour, Shimano and Campagnolo. A real racers shop that one, and most of the locals used to drop in for a chat on their way up to Gorge Road.
In the 1970s and 1980s there was another bike shop on Glynburn Road 150m south of the Glynde Hotel intersection.
Mittiga's is still going as Norwood Parade Cycles, owned and run by Phil Mittiga, though he no longer offers his own framesets etc. Mostly high end race gear, carries the likes of Orbea and Daccordi.
Clark Cycles on Magill Road, Kensington is still going, but I fear its only a matter of time. I understand age and illness has taken its toll.
Lifecycle is on the lower end of Kensington Road, Norwood, having moved from its original location behind the petrol station at the Fullarton Rd/Alaxandra Ave intersection (Rose Park).
Chris, IIRC is one of the original partners, and in the early days another partner was framebuilder Peter Good who went on to fabricate some very interesting frames, tandem outfits etc. I don't believe he's working in the area any longer, but could be wrong.
Wayne Roberts: mechanic, framebuilder etc etc, was in house framebuilder for latter day Super Elliots, some Pursuits, and welded and marketed his own range of high end race oriented bikes under the Ciombola brand. Aluminium and steel machines, he'd stopped making them by about 2005-2006 I believe, probably because every bastard wanted carbon fibre and a bespoke builder was priced out of the market.
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby bjammin » Mon Aug 23, 2010 10:37 pm
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby sven » Fri Sep 10, 2010 9:05 pm
Nice work...really nice workrustychisel wrote:haven't got time to write anything exhaustive, but here's some snips n bits.
Crannaford was on Halifax St until the early 1980s, race and touring cycles mainly. South side of road (ie opposite from Bicycle Express) closer to King William St.
Backshall Cycles was on Lower NE Road (100m past the Glynde Hotel intersection) until 1980s sometime (??), owned and run by Ron Backshall, who is still active as a chase car driver etc for masters events (saw him in 2008). He used Ron Whitehorn as his bespoke frame builder, as a preference and sold and serviced mainly high end race gear, Simplex, Suntour, Shimano and Campagnolo. A real racers shop that one, and most of the locals used to drop in for a chat on their way up to Gorge Road.
In the 1970s and 1980s there was another bike shop on Glynburn Road 150m south of the Glynde Hotel intersection.
Mittiga's is still going as Norwood Parade Cycles, owned and run by Phil Mittiga, though he no longer offers his own framesets etc. Mostly high end race gear, carries the likes of Orbea and Daccordi.
Clark Cycles on Magill Road, Kensington is still going, but I fear its only a matter of time. I understand age and illness has taken its toll.
Lifecycle is on the lower end of Kensington Road, Norwood, having moved from its original location behind the petrol station at the Fullarton Rd/Alaxandra Ave intersection (Rose Park).
Chris, IIRC is one of the original partners, and in the early days another partner was framebuilder Peter Good who went on to fabricate some very interesting frames, tandem outfits etc. I don't believe he's working in the area any longer, but could be wrong.
Wayne Roberts: mechanic, framebuilder etc etc, was in house framebuilder for latter day Super Elliots, some Pursuits, and welded and marketed his own range of high end race oriented bikes under the Ciombola brand. Aluminium and steel machines, he'd stopped making them by about 2005-2006 I believe, probably because every bastard wanted carbon fibre and a bespoke builder was priced out of the market.
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There was a place on the cnr of King William Road and Thomas St, hyde park (I think) - sort of near MegaBike / Spats
Old guy (talking late 1970s) used to own it
Had an indoor test track
Real estate alone is worth squillions!!
Remember Crannafords
Recycle behind the servo used to rock - My ninja bike (see signature below) was bought from there. Bought my daughter's 24inch from the Kensington Rd store this year, some 15 years on. From Mike - did not remember me )-:
** Get this, I was still in the computer system (as a single Tom cat about town though!!!!)
As a reference point, am 40-1
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby silverlight » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:34 pm
I remember going to this store often and admiring the vitus that was in the shop, couldnt afford it but definetly was a real racers shopBackshall Cycles was on Lower NE Road (100m past the Glynde Hotel intersection) until 1980s sometime (??), owned and run by Ron Backshall, who is still active as a chase car driver etc for masters events (saw him in 2008). He used Ron Whitehorn as his bespoke frame builder, as a preference and sold and serviced mainly high end race gear, Simplex, Suntour, Shimano and Campagnolo. A real racers shop that one, and most of the locals used to drop in for a chat on their way up to Gorge Road
I used to check this shop out often and from memory but could be wrong they catered more for the family shopperIn the 1970s and 1980s there was another bike shop on Glynburn Road 150m south of the Glynde Hotel intersection.
I cant remember allot of racing stuff being there
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby rustychisel » Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:42 pm
Backshall had the first Alan frame I ever saw, in about 1978~79. I spent quite a bit of money in that shop, bought all my Suntour Cyclone stuff there, probably my first pair of Courieur shoes, pretty sure I bought my Detto Pietro's there, stuff like that.
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby BRLVR.v2 » Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:58 pm
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby rustychisel » Wed Dec 14, 2011 11:08 am
One of my riding mates used to have a very nice red and blue Ciombola, which he sold, silly sod.
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Postby jimszx14 » Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:20 pm
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby rustychisel » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:19 am
So is International Cycles, on Payneham Road at Stepney, opposite the Dan Murphy's store. SA distributor for Teschner cycles. Darren O'Grady used to work there a few years ago, and Peter (surname??) who owns the store is one of the very best mechanics in Adelaide.
QUESTION FOR ALL
Does anyone remember a bike shop on Portrush Road at Toorak Gardens in the late 1980s or early 1990s?
I have a bike with their sticker on the frame, but have no knowledge or memory of the shop, which I assume must have been in the small strip of shops immediately before the Greenhill/Portrush intersection. I'm guessing the shop must have been short-lived, and provisionally dated it only because of the bike and components...
Anyone?
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby boyracer » Mon Jan 30, 2012 1:27 pm
ftfyrustychisel wrote:That would be Charlie Giessauf, some of whom frames are still around.
So is International Cycles, on Payneham Road at Stepney, opposite the Dan Murphy's store. SA distributor for Teschner cycles. Darren O'Grady used to work there a few years ago, and Peter Giessauf, Charlie's son, who owns the store is one of the very best mechanics in Australia.
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby rustychisel » Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:11 pm
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby mollymoke » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:07 pm
I did also buy a Europa racing bike from the Pulteny St store, great ride till it hit a car
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby hybridbellbasket » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:35 pm
I don't know if this is the same Peter Rohde who used to be involved with the Redlegs and is now with Port Power- although I think it might be.
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Re: Adelaide's road bike/shop history
Postby Frostee » Wed Oct 08, 2014 10:13 am
I have a nice bike that is labelled "Custom Built Cycles" - Adelaide SA. I have no more info, but would like to know more. I think it is maybe from the 70's, but that is a guess. It has cotter pins on the crank.
I also have an Europa. I think the Europa brand were from Sydney, there is still a shop there.
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