Come join us for the Melbourne instalment of the Pas Normal Studios Midsummer Challenge! It’s a yearly homage to the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, marked by an extensive bike journey on one of the year’s longest days.

Though we’re aware of our southern hemisphere location, we’re excited to host a ride for those eager to take on the challenge.

Meet us at Bike Gallery South Melbourne on Sunday, June 23rd, at 6:30 am sharp for a 200km ride, aiming to kick off at 7 am. We’ll pedal down to Sorrento, pausing for a well-deserved lunch break before making our way back to Melbourne.

Expect a mostly flat route with a target speed of 30km per hour throughout. Be sure to come prepared with spare tubes, CO2/pump, energy gels, hydration, your phone, suitable clothing for any weather conditions, and your Myki Card just in case.

This year marks the fourth instalment of the Pas Normal Studios Midsummer Challenge celebration, organized in collaboration with Strava. Upon completing the ride, you’ll earn a digital badge on Strava and gain entry to a kit raffle.

All participants who sign up for the PNS Strava challenge, complete it, and follow the link in the completion email will be eligible for the raffle.

We’re eagerly anticipating your company for what promises to be an enjoyable day on two wheels!

Where: Bike Gallery South Melbourne, 203 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne.
When: Sunday June 23rd, 6:30 arrival for a 7am roll out.
What: 200kms @ a target speed of 30kph to Sorrento and return, with a lunch stop half way.

Let us know you’re coming: Bike Gallery Midsummer/Winter Challenge

Pas Normal Studios Midsummer Strava Challenge: Sign Up

Let’s circle back 8 years. You still have alloy training wheels on because it’s winter. Chris Froome is ruining his pristine yellow Sidi’s running up Mt Ventoux, and you’re a little bit disgusted that your mate is running 25mm tyres at 90 psi instead of 110.

The concept of a borderline flat 35mm tyre with no tubes, on what is essentially a road bike, feels like some sort of dystopian future that you don’t want to be a part of.

What are going to be? Pigs rolling around in the mud? No, thank you.

Fast forward to 2024, there’s pockets in your bib shorts, sealant all over your back, you have a pool floaty lodged into your wheel set, and Dynaplugs are hunted like tickets to Fred Again.

How on earth did we get here? What happened to a sport that had remained relatively unchanged for so many years? Gravel happened.

It all started when a little thing called disc brakes crept into our sheltered little road community, outraging purists, and satisfying bike shop owners. All of a sudden, that mate running the 25mm tyres is squeezing in 30s, and the walls are closing in around us.

But you’ve had your bike for a few years, and it’s almost time for an upgrade. You’ve spent the past few months constructing an excel spreadsheet to get the bike to 6.8kgs, only to be told that rim brakes are dead? What do you mean an S-Works Tarmac weighs 7.5kgs with Dura Ace?!?!?!?!?!? And it’s an extra $3000?

But at this risk of falling out of the cool kids group, you rummage up some extra cash, tell your significant other it cost $3000 less than it did, and you hit the road!

Even though it’s raining, which should never be the case on your first ride. The WhatsApp group has spoken, and they’re going to the Dandenong’s. You turn up on new bike, wiping away every raindrop that hits the top tube, and there is an overwhelming feeling of smugness, as you’re inundated with the Mamil gaze at the cafe.

Being that it’s new bike day, you automatically have 90% better legs than you did last week when you turned around halfway through a Kew boulie lap. You’re attacking all your mates, like it’s the queen stage of Giro, even though a few had one too many at the pub the night before. But that’s not even the half of it, the real doozy is when the road goes down and the forbidden disc brakes, really come alive.

“I have carbon wheels and it’s pissing down, this will be fun. Here lies Mike Ryder, I can see it on my tombstone already.” But as you begin to trundle down Devils Elbow, the brakes still work, these 28mm tyres actually feel pretty grippy, maybe these disc brakes are alright!

Now after a couple of years of displaying “Descending perfection,” you look to your next challenge, an article pops up on CyclingTips “Dirty Kansas Recap.” “What the F*&K are those bikes? They’re like mine, but MTB tyres, custom surely, I wonder how on earth they got them. I’m curious.”

For us at Bike Gallery, we first noticed the gravel revolution when our friends at Cervelo released the Aspero. A sleek looking bike, with clean lines and even better capabilities. It took the gravel world by storm, and quickly became one of our best selling bikes.

Years later, Cervelo has revisited the Aspero, bringing it even further into the future. They said goodbye to the press fit BB, hid the pesky cables and made it even lighter again. Whilst doing that, they have brought electronic group sets to an even lower price point than ever before. The model you may see throughout our store, $5500 with Sram’s new entry to electronic “Apex E-Tap.”

The future always seems scary when you’re used to what you know, but when it comes to Cervelo and gravel, we’ve pushed the fear aside, and replaced it with excitement.

Pop by either shop to check out the new Cervelo Aspero in the flesh.

BG Roubaix Night is back! Join us for a star studded Roubaix on April 7th, some beers and nibbles provided, but BYO encouraged.

Bike Gallery Hawthorn East

8am Start

Colnago V4RS

Sometimes it’s the little things, that make it all worthwhile and for a little old hubbard like me, sometimes you need to look good to feel good.

When it came to choosing a new pushy, I knew I had to pick carefully. Do I go down the path of something so aero that I couldn’t even get it to speed for the aerodynamics to work? Or something so light, it would mock me while trundling up the 1 in 20?

I decided against both options. This was my opportunity to fulfil my life long dream of being Tadej Pogacar, thus, my Colnago V4RS was born.

Now at first I thought I had no business getting a Colnago, as I have never extracted a tooth, nor was I born when Sergeant Peppers was topping the charts; but against all rhyme and reason I took the plunge.

Skepitcal at first – after all, Colnago has never really been known for their technical prowess – more famous for their style than substance you might say; more Gucci Horsebit loafer than Nike Kipchoge marathon winner.

Lo and behold, the bike is an absolute weapon. As light as a Great Northern, handles like Casey Stoner and looks like Heidi Klum. What more could you ask for in a bike?

I first noticed how good the bike was while chasing Ryan down ‘The Wall’. The absolute madman that he is – and though I was still getting dropped almost instantly – it looked like he was only on his first coffee when I arrived at Monbulk; a refreshing change from the usual regrouping as he finishes an 8th latte.

The second sign of love came when I stumbled across a little group spin called the Hell Ride. (I know what you’re saying “Ooooo those rambunctious road terrorisers, how could you do such thing?!”)

Judgement aside, I thought it was worth a try, see what all the fuss is about? And you know what, a few kms in, there I am, rolling turns with the big boys! Sure, cardiac arrest was surely imminent, and my face looked like the ripest tomato a caprese salad could ever imagine on an Italian summer’s day. And yet, I was still there! A feat previous bikes couldn’t muster, the personal sense of achievement filling my ego with pure happiness and joy. It only matched by the smugness a bike this good looking shouldn’t perform this well.

But what really makes me sleep at night, is getting to look at it when I go to bed, just after I give my girlfriend a kiss goodnight and slips into her sleeping bag on the floor, I get to hop into the big cosy bed with my Colnago.

Thats what makes it all worth it.

Bike Gallery Summer Trading Hours

We are closing over the Christmas and New Years break Our last day of trade will be Saturday December 23, 2023.

Monday 18th: 10:30AM – 6:30PM

Tuesday 19th: 10:30AM – 6:30PM

Wednesday 20th: 10:30AM – 6:30PM

Thursday 21st: 1PM – 6:30PM

Friday 22nd: 10:30AM – 6:30PM

Saturday 23rd: 10AM – 5PM
BG XMAS Shop Ride (7AM)

CLOSED

January 8th: 10:30AM – 6:30PM

BG will reopen on Monday January 8th, 2024

We thank you for all your support this year!

The Bolide F represents the cutting edge of World Tour performance, and as such these bikes are few and far between. Our client was extremely patient with this build, but we think you’ll agree the juice was worth the squeeze.

The addition of disc brakes to a bicycle designed purely for straight line speed may seem like a curious addition, but in reality it makes for a frame that can be better optimised around the head tube area and seat stays, while also avoiding the use of proprietary brake systems that have always been cumbersome on previous generation TT bikes.

Probably one of the most eye-catching parts of this bicycle will be the handlebar system. They are custom 3D printed by Metron Additive Engineering in the UK, who also produce bars for an up and comer named Filippo Ganna (you might have heard of him). These titanium 3D printed bars were painted down the road by Velocraft in this glorious colour shift purple/green. We used fishing rod grip on the base bar for a low profile yet grippy hand hold.

This example is fitted with the latest Shimano Dura Ace 12 speed groupset. The hydraulic levers offer amazing modulation and make for a confidence inspiring ride. The rear derailleur is fitted with a CeramicSpeed OSPW Aero system to eke out every last watt from the drivetrain. The bottom bracket is also a CeramicSpeed Coated unit which holds in place the impressive SRM Origin PM9 powermeter with THM carbon 165mm arms. We have also specced the Pogačar approved Carbon Ti chainrings in an eye watering 58/46t sizing.

Wheel duty is taken care of by our friends at Princeton Carbonworks, with their pinnacle time trial wheels – the Blur V3 rear disc and Mach 7580 TS front wheel. These are wrapped in the Vittoria Corsa Pro 24mm tires with Vittoria latex tubes.

All this leaves not much at all to be upgraded, and it is certainly one of the nicest and most unique bicycles to leave our workshop to date.

Specifications:

Frameset: Pinarello Bolide F 52cm
Handlebar: Metron Additive Manufacturing custom 3D printed with Velocraft paint
Shifters: Shimano Dura Ace R9160
Brakes: Shimano Dura Ace R9270
Bottom Bracket: CeramicSpeed Coated ITA 24mm
Crank: SRM Origin PM9 with THM Carbon 165mm arms and titanium 24mm spindle
Chainrings: Carbon Ti X-CarboRing EVO 58/46 with Carbon Ti 9200 covers
Chain: Shimano M9100 with Silca Super Secret hot wax
Front Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace R9200
Rear Derailleur: Shimano Dura Ace R9200 with CeramicSpeed OSPW Aero
Cassette: Shimano Dura Ace R9200 11-34
Front Wheel: Princeton Carbonworks Mach 7580 TS
Rear Wheel: Princeton Carbonworks Blur V3
Tires: Vittoria Corsa Pro 24mm
Tubes: Vittoria latex
Rotors: Shimano CL900 160/140
Saddle: ISM PN1.1
Bottle Cage: Arundel Mandible