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From the MC Cyclery journal — page 8 of 9.
July 2020 · News
CV19: Suspension of MC Open rides until further notice
In the last fortnight, there have been restrictive measures put back in place in Victoria, and heightened awareness in broader New South Wales. We are mindful of medical and government advice, and while leisure activities are not currently restricted in Sydney, we are very focussed on the safety of our riding groups.
July 2020 · Real People · longestday
The Longest Day
Inspired by the Summer Solstice in June where many northern hemisphere cyclists take the opportunity for extra long rides for the longest day, we thought we would do the same (despite being Winter and the Southern Hemisphere's shortest day of the year). What doesn’t sound good about taking a Friday off work to simply
July 2020 · News · product
BMX drops in at MC!
We have been so pleased to see families riding together and particularly young kids taking to bikes to stay active during the lockdown. We hope this continues! Seeing this take place before our eyes in recent months and the rising popularity of BMX, we want to help grow more bike than Xbox for the kids in our local com
June 2020 · News · product
A new MC partner - TREK
MC is pleased to announce Trek as a new partner brand, making available Trek's entire range of road bikes, including e-bikes, commuters, hybrid and MTB which also includes bike tools, helmets and accessories . This is an exciting expansion to our entire range of bikes to suit all cycling interests - from recreation, t
June 2020 · News · product
License to thrill
Point at the target and the RZ7 will get you there...fast. In the growing number of comments from a growing number of Parlee RZ7 owners riding with MC, there is strong consensus on this being not just an aero bike, but a great comfortable bike. This was loud and clear on our recent trip to Bathurst Classic, with 3 RZ7’
May 2020 · News
A new transition to healthy living? You bet!
Through the eyes of this pandemic and being restricted at home, many people have identified the more important things in life and often they are the simple things. Without ignoring the horrors of what the world has seen, there are many positives.
Apr 2020 · News · product
FiftyOne lands at MC
MC is pleased to announce FiftyOne bikes as a new partner brand. MC is the sole distributor in NSW. FiftyOne bikes based in Dublin, Ireland, was founded and is operated by Aidan Duff, an ex-professional Irish cyclist, with several years experience at pro-continental level in the EU. Following his racing career, Aidan t
Apr 2020 · Real People · people
Cycling after (having) kids
It was six weeks postpartum that I received the all clear from the doctor to slowly resume exercise. My husband Paul set up the trainer the following morning next to the twin's cot. After their morning feed I hopped on the trainer and returned to Zwift World, only this time with the twins outside of my belly and sound
Apr 2020 · News · caad13
There can be only one...2020 Bike of the Year: Cannondale SuperSix EVO
We blogged earlier in the year about our love for the CAAD, and roadd.cc announcing CAAD13 as their 2019/20 bike of the year. This time we are following BikeRadar's announcement last week of Cannondale's SuperSix EVO as 2020 Road Bike of the Year. BikeRadar judges its Bike of the Year based on what is the most bike you
Mar 2020 · News
CV-19: A few changes to your MC experience
Team MC is super happy to announce that we will be staying open during these different and challenging times to keep you on the road. Whilst we understand the importance of riding a bike for your physical and mental health, we will also be ensuring our Team is protected from elevated risks at this time. We will be aski
Mar 2020 · News
MC IS OPEN & HERE FOR YOU!
Theres no doubt about it - our world has become a very different place in just the last two weeks. Staying active and positive while Working From Home (WFH) is going to become one of the most important (and likely challenging for some!) aspects of maintaining mental and physical health at this time. Now is the time to
Mar 2020 · News
COVID-19 update: Suspension of MC bunch rides until further notice
As you are aware, in the last few days there have been extreme and unprecedented measures taken worldwide in relation to social distancing in our travel, work and leisure activities. This has included lockdowns for recreational group and even solo cycling - in some cases a total recreational cycling bans as seen in Fra
Mar 2020 · News · Bondi2Berry
2020 Bondi2Berry – Saturday 12 September
Bondi2Berry was founded in 2016 by good mates of MC, Nick and Pierre, who wanted to organise a bike ride to raise awareness of dementia. A challenging yet beautiful ride, 155km in distance, and elevation of 1,800m. Six groups of 20 riders starting from the North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club, riding out of the Eastern Suburbs and travelling through parts of the Royal National Park to Wollongong, Kiama and finishing in Berry on the NSW south coast.
Jan 2020 · News · product
Parcours Launches Strade - next-gen wide wheelset
All-new differential front and rear rim profiles are aerodynamically optimised for 28mm tyres giving superior rolling resistance, comfort and ride quality without sacrificing outright speed. Innovative British brand Parcours spent 12 months in partnership with the sports engineering department at Nottingham Trent Uni
Jan 2020 · News · caad13
We love our CAADs
This week were pleased to hear of road.cc awarding 2019/20 road bike of the year to the CAAD13. This is no mean feat when considering the competitive field of all road bikes (including carbon) valued at less than £3,500 ($6,600). That’s the kind of value and performance assessment we like at MC, keeping the CAAD at the top of its peers!
Jan 2020 · News
A year later, a great deal of riding, social, and a whole lotta fun.
In 2019, we launched MC Velo - our community of like-minded and welcoming cyclists, we introduced a hire and experience fleet and teamed up with Rapha Cycling Club for Sydney based premium bike hire, and we became a distributor for Rapha clothing.
Dec 2019 · Real People · longestday, people
“Yeah sure, I’ll do that.”
It was very brave for our colleague Kelli to agree to ride this same event last year - 300kms from Bowral to Sydney in 2018, having only ridden twice before. 12 months later and lots of cycling in between, Kelli is riding with 18 others for 819kms over 6 consecutive days in Victoria to raise money for the Future2 Found
Aug 2019 · News
MC ESTABLISHES IN STORE & ONLINE RAPHA BOUTIQUE
We are super excited to offer this wide range of Rapha Product to our riding community, it really compliments both our premium retail space and highly-regarded service levels in-store. Rapha cycling clothing range at MC Cyclcery.
Aug 2019 · Real People · people
Cycling in the Winter Sunshine
Now a few years into “retirement”, and having finished renovations to our Noosa apartment, it was time to enter some of the Grand Fondos around my new Queensland base. Last July I had completed the final day of Velothon Sunshine Coast, a three day event based out of Maroochydore - an enjoyable 90km in the hinterland we
Aug 2019 · News · gravel
A lightweight, wide rimmed and tubeless-ready wheelset for your next off-road adventure.
An exciting new gravel wheelset, the Parcours Alta. Disc brake specific, the Parcours Alta is designed to be lightweight enough for climbing on smooth tarmac, but robust enough for when you take that gravel road detour. Read what Chris Herbert had to say. Parcours Australia.
Aug 2019 · News
MC Launches Experience & Hire Fleet, Partners with Rapha Cycling Club Sydney
MC proudly announces today the launch of its Experience & Hire Fleet. The Experience Fleet offers Sydney-siders and visitors, access to premium Cannondale road bikes for demo and hire, at affordable pricing. In addition, MC has partnered with Rapha Cycling Club providing RCC members Sydney bike hire.
July 2019 · Real People · longestday
Allez allez Tourmalet!
Ride the Tourmalet. Tour de France 2019.
June 2019 · Real People · people, longestday
Never too old - Blayney to Bathurst and Beyond with MCV
A story about never being too old for riding. Gearing up for a sportive in Sydney. Blayney to Bathurst. Bathurst Cycling Classic. B2B. "Cycling Miracle of NSW” Bicycling Australia Magazine.
June 2019 · Real People · longestday
300kms and a Swedish lake!
Vätternrunden (around Lake Vättern) in Sweden. 300km bike ride. Josh Stinton. IRESS.