Bike Shops in Sydney That You'd Suggest

johnny

johnny

I'll tells ya!
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Might be up in Sydney for a couple of hours next week for work and want to look for a new AM 29" HT or something similar.

I haven't been in Sydney for a long time and have no idea which are the shops that I should consider checking out. I'll be mobile but will only have about 3 hours to get about. Appreciate any suggestions on where I might look.
 
hifiandmtb

hifiandmtb

Sphincter beanie
You’d be better off window shopping the ‘net & at least narrowing down to a certain subset of brands so we can tell you where the best representative bike shops are...
 
johnny

johnny

I'll tells ya!
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Most of the bikes that I want are only available on the net, like the Commencal Meta, or not being bought out to Australia, like the Trek Stache. I refuse to to pay $3k for a bike before I've been able to sit on it, at least.

So I guess I'm looking at Honzos, Sherpas and similar.
 
Tubbsy

Tubbsy

Packin' a small bird
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TBSM had quite a lot of good mtb gear when I last went there.

Although to qualify how long ago that was, I went in asking after the about-to-be-released Santa Cruz Tallboy, and the sales assistant looked at me like I was trying to get into his pants...
 
Dales Cannon

Dales Cannon

lightbrain about 4pm
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Tubbsy said:
TBSM had quite a lot of good mtb gear when I last went there.

Although to qualify how long ago that was, I went in asking after the about-to-be-released Santa Cruz Tallboy, and the sales assistant looked at me like I was trying to get into his pants...
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Were you?
 
C

creaky

XMAS Plumper
Might have better luck hooking up a look at a model of interest with a burner than finding bikes like that in stock in a shop unfortunately.

Anyone in Syd own something that may be of interest and in size for Johnny ?
 
pink poodle

pink poodle

気が狂っている男
Bicycles Online may or may not still allow you to touch the bikes before committing.

Bike exchange should give you a bit of an idea of who has what and where they are.

I haven't been to tbsm in about a year and last time I went there it was very road oriented. Their site is still pretty up to date though. Plus they aure easy to fit to.

I had a look in kuringai cycles this morning and they had a reasonable amount of stock on the floor, with the added bonus of some hefty discounts.

There is a few shops all close together in the cbd, such as Clarence St cycles.

If you have a car there's a couple of shops around narrabeen that appear well stocked. The bonus there is proximity to sick rides...
 
johnny

johnny

I'll tells ya!
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Thanks, Poodle.

Looking around, I'd say that Creaky's suggestion is on the money. Most of the bikes I'm looking at are direct sales rather than through a distributor. Fucking annoying.

Might retitle the thread after I narrow a few models down again.
 
Ultra Lord

Ultra Lord

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scblack said:
And having had a short spin on Ultralord’s Scout, I highly recommend it. Feels fast and lively.
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Wrong scout mate, the nukeproof’s a hardtail.

Mines a transition. Appreciate the kind words about it though!
 
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