Tag: Accessories

Korean Saddle And Bag Maker Aiming For Brooks And Carradice | BikeRadar

British saddle maker Brooks has owned the leather saddle category for decades, and now a Korean company called Zimbale is branching out into the lucrative US market via Hyde Park Cyclesports in Boise, Idaho.

"My own interest in Zimbale came about partly out of frustration with the unpredictable availability of similar products from existing suppliers and manufacturers," Hyde Park Cyclesports owner Jim Powers told BikeRadar. "I received an email from Zimbale and asked for some samples. I was impressed enough with the samples to begin a conversation about becoming the US distributor.

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"We were able to come to an agreement, and now I'm working towards meeting their projections for sales in this country. Interbike is the first step."

According to Powers, the Zimbale brand was created by a small group of individuals with backgrounds in textiles, manufacturing and cycling who also saw the need for a more reliable source of fine leather saddles and leather and textile saddlebags. The group is in Korea, and the bags are made in Korea.

Korean Saddle And Bag Maker Aiming For Brooks And Carradice - BikeRadar.

Quality long reach dual pivot caliper brakes… with nuts!!

Tektro Dual Pivot Calipers

Update: Some of the links below no longer work, but Velo Orange have the updated long reach Tektro R559 available in nutted or recessed versions on their website

Velo Orange have announced that they have commissioned Tektro to make some dual pivot caliper brakes with nut mounts. This style of brake has become more difficult to obtain in recent years, since the introduction of the recessed allen key fitting.

Tektro R556 Dual Pivot Caliper Brake with nut mounting
The "extra-long reach" Tektro R556 have a reach of 55-73mm, which will suit F-Frame Moultons with 16inch (349mm) wheels.

The "long reach" Tektro R538 (47 to 57mm) will suit older AM models, with 17 inch (369mm) wheels.

So many of you have been asking for nutted brakes to fit older frames that we asked Tektro to make some for us. This means that you can now easily convert older frames to modern dual pivot brakes without drilling out the fork crown and seat stay bridge.

We ordered the Tektro R538 (with a 47 to 57mm reach) and the Tektro R556 (with a 55 to 73mm reach) in traditional nutted versions. Both brakes are modern dual pivot designs with excellent stopping power. They both include re-fillable cartridge type brake shoes, barrel adjusters with O-rings, and cam type quick-releases. The finish is polished and anodized aluminum. The quality is equal to that on many much more expensive brakes.

Via: The Velo ORANGE Blog

Moulton Bicycle Company Website

The Moulton Bicycle Company have launched their new website at www.moultonbicycles.co.uk.
Moulton Bicycle Company Logo
It's a very sleek, modern design, which is easy to navigate, and has lots of pretty pictures, including new photography of the bicycle range, and accessories.
Moulton Double Pylon
The range shows the entire range of bicycles previously under the separate Alex Moulton and Pashley ranges. It also features the AM-GT and AM-Speed "classics". The website states that "these iconic bicycles feature the original Alex Moulton designs, unchanged from their first conception".
Moulton AM-GT
Also shown is the Limited Edition Moulton 50 as shown below.
Moulton 50 Limited Edition