The Bike Place

I had a great pleasure of visiting the famous Chris Howard of today. Getting to take a look around his workshop and collection of beautiful vintage race bikes and chat all things cycling. A genuine top man that knows the trade inside out and happy to give me some advice on restoring the best Italian Campagnolo components to help me further my own craft.

Class day out in Geelong watching the first men's 1 day World Tour race of the 2026 season 🚴‍♂️🏁

Merry Christmas to Me from Me 🎄🎅

As is tradition at this stage, a new Colnago to add to the collection on Christmas day. Got this beautiful C64 from a former Aussie National Champion 🦘 and World Tour rider.

The C64 is the last frame designed by the man himself Ernesto Colnago!! A real made in Italy bike 🇮🇹

This is a top notch build with Dura Ace Di2 groupset with power meter, Enve it's on Chris King hubs, Cane Creek EE brakes, Lightweight cages and Pro finishing kit 👌

Pinarello Prince of Spain Alejandro Valverde Limited Edition 🇪🇸❤️💛

Got to finish one of my long term projects late last night, 2 years since I originally purchased it.

2008 Le Tour de France and Alejandro Valverde goes into the Yellow Jersey while riding for Caisse Depargne Team.

Funny thing is it was actually my brother that had the Caisse Depargne kit and I had FDJ kit. We were very very new to cycling back then and obviously supported "our team" 😂 We both loved the riding style and aggressive racing of Valverde and then the dream of owning one of these bikes had started.

Fast forward to 2023 and this stunning machine came up for sale and I had to add it to my collection. Stripped it down from the original 11 speed Campagnolo groupset and set out on doing a replica to that used by the man himself.

Full build spec below.
Campagnolo Record 10 speed groupset
Campagnolo Hypron Ultra tubular wheels
Elite carbon bottle cages
Most 1 piece handlebar/stem
Most seatpost
Fizik Arione saddle

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🚨CLEARANCE SALE🚨

Lots of parts, groupsets, frames and wheels for sale.

Too much to list so please private message me the number of particular item you may be interested in for full details and further pictures.

Bigger deals on multiple items together.

Postage available at buyers expense.

New vs Old
C68 vs C50
Disc vs Rim
Di2 vs Mechanical
Tubeless vs Tubular
12sp vs 10sp

Which would you choose?

With starting today and releasing a limited edition C68 in red. I decided to take my own C50 out and test it on some local climbs. All I can say is this bike is great while dancing out of the saddle and those Dura Ace C24 tubular wheels just make the bike super light.

Grass Routes Gran Fondo 2025. What a class day out on the gravel bikes showing everyone my local training roads and boreens. Thanks to all to showed up for this bit of an adventure. Fair to say there was some tored bodies by the end 🥵

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This Colnago C40 Mapei is the latest build to leave the Tipperary Factory 🏭🔧

As close a replica to that of Paris Roubaix winning race machine I viewed some years ago in the private museum ♣️

Full Dura Ace 7700 groupset with Dura Ace hubs laced to rolling on the Corsa Evo Pave 👌

This is a big man size going to a new home 🏠

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This New Old Stock Colnago Dream is on its way to a new home. What a stunner, sad day to let it go 😢

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Colnago M10s TBP edition ♣️

This is the latest build to come from the Tipperary Factory, almost 4 months of planning and design with the highest level of attention to detail.

Full custom paint design by for the frame, forks, cockpit, saddle, pedals and brake levers along with custom frameset and wheelset decals.

Detailed build is below 🔧 🏭

Colnago M10s frameset size 45s
Most carbon seatpost
Pro Vibe 7s aluminium handlebars 400mm
Procraft - 17° aluminium stem 130mm
Selle San Marco Carbon saddle
Zipp 404 firecrest tubular wheelset
Campagnolo Super Record 11sp groupset, Record crankset 53/41 chainrings, Chorus 11/29 cassette
Continental Gatorskin tubular tyres 25/22mm R/F
KMC DLC Waxed chain
Lizard Skin DSP 2.5mm handlebar tape
Look Keo Ti Blade 20nm pedals
JRC Components finishing kit including..
Kaze Carbon bottle cages
Stem out front mount
Ceramic pulley wheels
Titanium quick releases
JRC Logo top cap
Handlebar end plugs
Bottle bolts