Welcome to BikeCentral News. We'll keep you up to date with news, reviews, and events in and around Auckland. If you have a great cycle route, handy training tip or any other info that will help your fellow cyclists then please feel free to email us with the details.
BikeCentral Links
When we have some time out at the shop or we're not riding, we enjoy checking out some of the following sites;
www.cyclingnews.com Worldwide news site
www.cyclingnz.com Good local cycling info.
www.brankoscoffee.com Great coffee availble to purchase
www.trekbikes.com Worldwide site.Our bikes of choice.
www.ridestrong.org.nz Making a difference starts here.
www.http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com A great blog site!
www.http://wrenchman.blogspot.com Benny the mechanic lives here...
www.gmccoaching.com/ Be coached by the Peoples Champion!
www.exceedcoaching.co.nz Or be coached by Karl Murray.
www.weareonfire.co.nz Designers plus.
www.capoforma.co.nz Cycle clothing with distinction
www.clintontudor.com For anything photographic.
BikeCentral Retail
We have at BC a range of stuff to get you and your bike going. If you can't see what you need in the store, let us know and we can source it for you. Also, with the weather starting to improve it's the ideal time to get your bike in for a service.
Check out the special Vittoria Taupo tyre for all the big events coming up. The tyre is specially designed for NZ conditions. $54.90 each or grab 2 for $90!
Your Sustainable Transport Option
We've made a few calculations about leaving the car at home and jumping on your bike into town. Don't forget if you buy your bike from us, you get free membership to BikeCentral!
If your trip is 20km return per day, Monday to Friday.
By riding you'll be saving 3.1 tonnes of co2 emissions a year!
If you kept using your car,that would take 2.6 acres of trees to offset...
30 people changing their car for a bike would take the savings up to 95 tonnes of co2!!! Or, 78 acres of new trees planted to offset the car emissions...