Ice Bike 2014 - Parts and Accessories

There where just a few new and exciting things this year, but the shoes are a great opportunity to remind us of all the great products that are available at just a click. 

Some tidy POS to illustrate the actual size differences between the three sizes. 

Shimano only make a few wheel models :-/

There are some interesting documents listing part codes by Groupset. Could come in handy I'm sure. 

MPart have rebranded and have a nice range of products. They have a great list of problem solvers that can be hard to find. 

Really really small Allen key set. Nice and thin and lightweight. This one is the starting point starting at only £7.99. More sets are available in the range and I can see these being popular. 

Mudguards to replace SKS. Quality guards. 

Bike storage can offen be a problem but Gear Up have a large array of solutions from single hooks to hoists. 

Continental have launched the GP4000s II and in colours. These will be popular come the spring. 

Shimano's new shoes are looking well this year. But as a colour burst, expect nothing less from Pearl Izumi. 

Lazer had some interesting products to talk about. These large variety of covers will be trending this summer I imagine. 

Jason was looking rather smug for some reason..

But not quite as happy with this lid. I'm not sure why, it's a top dog lid and the glasses are part of a clever integration idea. There are magnets on the straps so the glasses can be attached. (This is still RULES compliant as the glasses attach on the outside if the straps). Another cool point is that there are two more magnets on the back of the helmet so you can store them if you don't want to wear them. 

Thule racks and bags arnt all that new. But they are stunning quality and the ideas behind every design point is justified and well executed. Not the cheapest equipment but the best never is the cheapest. Bar mounted and rack mounted bags, perfect for touring and bike packing. 

Not a current bike but black and yellow, just awesome. 

This has been a long time coming. From Kryptonite Locks, this mounts on the bottle cage bosses and allows you to transport a chain lock securely. Simple, but clever. Ones if those products that should have been around years ago.. 

And as promised, some more images of the Garmin Vivofit Band:

Very nice little product. Simple with only one button and the unit will set targets on your behalf. It's got loads of adjustment and two band sizes included. There are many colours to pick from and they will be in stock very soon. 

There are so many brands and products from Madison that a small write up can't do it justice. We can't wait to have these new products in store!

Short but Sweet!

So after some sweet talking, the bosses here at JAC lent another beauty of a bike! I've already got the John Atkins Session but this a little smaller and a very fun winter/play/training/mini dh/trail/do anything and everything bike!

The frames a fairly rare Yeti 4x full sus that as anyone who's owned one will tell you makes an awesome short travel go any where bike as well as a more than capable racer as I proved in 2009 when I raced the British 4x on my previous one.

The build on this incarnation is a bit more robust than my last with some 100-140mm adjustable Rock Shox Revelations up front to suit any situation, Hope Hoops built onto DT XR500 rims for a light yet resilient wheel set, full SRAM group set for perfect shifting and as always Conti Rubber keeping me glued to the floor.

I've added a few little flourishes to the build like a PIMP Gold Hope chainring and a set of Renthall Fatbars both of which we've just started stocking in the store! Hint hint ;-)

She got her first outing at the DTV local DH race in the forest of dean a few weekends ago, a few pedally sections and plenty jumps meant this was the perfect weapon for the job over my full on Trek Session DH bike. I can safely say we bonded straight away and many bar turns and tweaks were done over the jumps with the flat pedal at the top being covered at warp speed!

I'm looking forward to many months of fun on this little beast!

Keeny@JAC

Well, the grim weather is back.

Summer was nice while it lasted. Its sad to be saying that at the end of August but we all know the sunshine cant last for long in the UK. 

Luckily we have all the products to keep you out on the bike in this glorious weather!

We have jackets, over trousers and overshoes from Endura, tyres from Continental and Schwalbe, mudguards from SKS and various cleaning and lubrication products to keep that bike running as it should in all conditions.

We also have end of line clothing sale rails in store with items discounted by either 25 or 50% - grab a bargain!

Don't forget we also have our workshop staffed with fully qualified mechanics so come and get that bike tweaked ready for the weather.

Call or drop in for more information on servicing.

Ritch@KR

Custom Yeti 575 Anniversary. Yummy!

Its a Marmite bike I think but I can safely say I think it looks great!

This is a modern bike with a retro theme and it is very brave to try and get the yellows and the blues to mach from all the different suppliers. Again, I think it looks spot on!

With only 250 of these frames being made you may never see one of these out and about but you will certainly know if you see this one! :-)

Products from:

Yeti,

Fox,

Blackspire,

Hope,

Magura,

Chris King,

Nukeproof,

Continental,

Race Face.

For more information on our servicing or custom builds please call on 01926 430211

Remember, you don't need to start from a bare frame to get a custom bike. We can order factory bikes and change the parts to make your perfect bike!

Ritch@KR

How much did your Xmas tree cost?

Well we decorated ours in store with as many lovely goodies as we could find.

Have a look at the pictures and guess its value. :-)

With items on there from Phil Wood, Hope, Shimano, Campagnolo, 5 Ten, Fox Shox, Chris King, Exposure,Continental,  Brooks and Thomson, this is the PERFECT Xmas tree!!!

Total price was just under £6500 - Merry Xmas :-)

Ritch@KR