Last weekend a 40 strong crew of staff and customers rolled out of Ararat for the 9th variation of The Dirty ‘Rat.

Will’s ever morphing guide to Gariwerd had a special twist this year!
Pop-up food stops and catered meals allowed guests to pack a little lighter and take out some of the stresses of packing 3 days worth of food.

Head over to the blog to hear more from Kia about the ride and the amazing wildflowers on display at this time of the year.

📸 @willatlarge, @kia_is_asian, Audrey Riddell! ...

Damon brought his Crust Nor’Easter frameset in for a build featuring some parts old & some parts new.
This turned into one super fun rig!✨

Crust Nor’Easter Frameset.
Crust polished headset.
Nitto Technomic Stem.
NItto S83 Seatpost.
Crust Nullabar Handlebar.
Brooks Cambium Rubber Bar Tape.
Brooks Cambium Saddle.
TRP RRL SL Brake Levers.
Crust Palm Oil Brake Calipers.
Microshift SRAM MTB Bar End Shifter.
SRAM GX Rear Mech.
Garbaruk Cassette.
White Industries M30 Crank w/ TSR Chainring & BSA BB.
Chromag Scarab Pedals.
Schmidt SON 28 Dynamo Front Hub.
Hope Pro 4 Rear Hub.
Velocity Cliffhanger Rims.
DT Swiss Competition Spokes.
Schwalbe Marathon Almotion 700 x 55mm
Schmidt SON Edelux II Dynamo Light.
Velo Orange Flat-Pack Rack.
Wald 137 Basket.
Tubus Duo Low Riders.
Velo Orange 700 x 63mm Fluted Fenders.
King Anything Cage.
Velo Orange Mojave Cage.

Thanks, Damon!✌️

@crustbikes
@brooksengland
@trpcycling
@microshiftofficial
@sram_australia
@garbaruk_components
@whiteind
@sonnabendynamo
@velocityusa
@velo_orange
@ron_kingcage
@hebie_tubus_racktime
@schwalbetires

#offcoursecustoms #crustbikes #crustnoreaster ...

Lorena’s Velo Orange Polyvalent turned out so nicely!
Capable, Comfortable, Custom, this build has it all.🩵

Velo Orange Polyvalent.
White Industries Headset.
Ritchey C220 Classic Stem.
SOMA Dream Low Down Riser Bars.
Ritchey Comp Trail Grips.
Ritchey Classic Seatpost.
Brooks Cambium C17 Carved Saddle.
Shimano XT 12 speed Shifty & Stoppy bits.
Veloci ROLLcii 13 Crank.
Garbaruk 36t Narrow Wide Chainring.
MKS Always Pedals.
Schmidt SON Edelux II Front Dynamo Light.
Schmidt SON Seatpost Rear Dynamo Light.
Schmidt SON 28 Dynamo Front Hub.
DT Swiss 350 Rear Hub.
Velocity Blunt SS 27.5” Rims.
Laced up with DT Comps.
Rolling on Vittoria Mezcal 27.5 x 2.1 TNT Trail Tyres.

Thanks Lorena,
We’re so stoked on this one!✌️

@velo_orange
@ritcheylogic
@whiteind
@somafab
@brooksengland
@sonnabendynamo
@dtswiss_distributor_aus
@velocityusa
@vittoria_australia
@vittoriatires
@rideshimano
@velocicycle
@garbaruk_components
@mkspedal

#veloorange #veloorangepolyvalent #offcoursecustoms ...

Max’s custom wheelbuild, ready to be installed into a fresh new Tumbleweed Prospector adventure build.
More on that to come! 🗺️

Schmidt SON 28 Dynamo Front Hub.
Rohloff Speedhub Rear.
DT Swiss XM481 Rims.
DT Swiss Competition Spokes w/ Squorx Nipples.
Vittoria Mezcal 29x2.6” TNT XC Trail Tyres.

Built in house ⚙️

Custom wheels to suit any rider, purpose built for any application✨

Get in touch for yours!

@sonnabendynamo
@_rohloff_
@dtswiss_distributor_aus
@vittoria_australia ...

📣@wilde.bikes “Mean Jean” cyclocross frameset pre-orders are live!

$2900 ☎️ Get in touch to order yours, pre-orders close October 6th and have an Autumn 2025 ETA.

Read on for more info from Wilde Bikes about this new model:

“It’s a single speed or geared cyclocross racer. That’s it, that’s what it’s for…

As we no longer need our cyclocross bikes to also be our gravel bikes too, the Mean Jean has aggressive race geometry. A tallish (66mm) bb height and a short 415mm rear end. It fits a 44c tire in the back and is a riot in the dirt. It’s way more flickable on trail than a modern gravel bike, which needs to be stable at 35mph while descending a dusty road surface made of marbles. Strangely enough, for some riders the short wheelbase, and shreddy handling will actually make it the “gravel” bike they’ve been missing. 

It’ll go anywhere, but the features, or lack thereof, speak to its intended purpose. Two bottle mounts, that’s it. No fenders, no racks. Simple. And because of the way our carbon fork moulds work, it does actually have internal dynamo routing in the fork. Good for folks who want to use it for night time excursions.”

✨Features✨
* B.O.S.S. Premium Steel Supertubes
* Sliding Dropouts
* UDH Compatible
* 700x44c tire clearance
* Internal cable routing
* Bottle Mounts: two in main triangle 

✨Specs✨
* English 68mm BB Shell
* EC34/44 Headset
* Flatmount
* Geo can be found on the Wilde Bikes website.

@wilde.bikes
@bikejerks
#wildebikes ...

The crew at @pelagobicycles teamed up with @elementskateboards to create this super cool collab utilising their versatile & cleverly designed Silvo frameset.

And we were lucky enough to get our hands on just ONE 57cm!

Reliable 1x10 Microshift AdventX, Shimano hydraulic brakes, Pelago Commuter front rack, Double Kickstand, WTB Riddlers 700x45c, Pelago Bullmoose handlebar and that rad “Element Camo” paint scheme 🎨

So good! Get in touch if you’re keen on snapping this one up✌️

@pelagobicycles
@pelagobicycles.au
@elementskateboards
@thebikecollective_au

#pelagobicycles #pelagoelement #pelagosilvo ...

✨Behold, the Hanko Outback from our friends @pelagobicycles✨

Could this be one of the most thoughtfully designed bikes under 2k? We think so!

Highly versatile with an active riding position for comfortable yet lively handling.
Equipped with fenders, Shimano CUES shifting, hydro brakes, Schwalbe G-One Allround tyres, silver finishing kit and kickstand.
All mounted to a beautiful steel frameset featuring custom lugs, dropouts, eccentric BB and all the mounting points you may require.

We’re in love with Hanko and can’t wait to get you rolling on one!❤️

@pelagobicycles
@pelagobicycles.au
@thebikecollective_au

#pelagobicycles #pelagohankooutback ...

We are so excited to have had the Pelago Stavangers arrive in the shop!✨

A great value all-rounder, all-road, drop bar “ATB”, the Stavanger is super good value as a complete bike with GRX 11 speed, hydraulic brakes and 700c wheels.
$4000.

With braze-ons and mounting points for almost everything, we’re really impressed at the attention to detail found in the Stavanger.

Also available as a frameset to build as you wish, with clearance for either 700x50 or 650x57mm tyres.

Come on down or visit us online to check them out!

@pelagobicycles

#pelagobicycles
#pelagostavanger ...