If you haven’t been in the market for a new bike in a while and you’re starting to do some research, you may have noticed a pretty sweeping change across the industry: where a decade or so ago, bikes often had two or even three chainrings at the front, many bikes are now sporting just […] The post “One-By: Um, Why?” An Introduction to 1X Drivetrains appeared first on Off Course Bike Shop ..read more

Melbourne’s annual “Melburn Roobaix” event, held by FYXO eagerly cobbled its way through town last week on its 2024 installment. This year, Surly Bikes and Off Course Bike Shop were event sponsors and we had a joint checkpoint mid-way along the route at our shop in Brunswick.Riders passed from Leslie St through to the shop […] The post Melburn roobaix – SURLY bikes & OFF COURSE CHECKPOINT appeared first on Off Course Bike Shop ..read more

For everyone reading who isn’t deep in Australian cycling culture, Gemini World Randonneurs are the quintessential Great Australian Touring Bike; which means, much like the four wheeled Holden (Opel) Commodore and Ford Falcon, their DNA isn’t particularly unique OR Australian but, they’re what we had at the time and they were pretty nice, so we […] The post Zeke’s Gemini World Randonneur appeared first on Off Course Bike Shop ..read more

Well, if the truth be told, we’ve been going Off Course since the day we started!  When we opened in 2008 as a one person workshop, I had a very narrow idea of the people and bikes we wanted to serve. Commuter Cycles summed it up perfectly, and our logo design based on the bike […] The post Commuter Cycles has gone Off Course appeared first on Off Course ..read more

Adam is no stranger to big bike rides having competed in Race to the Rock and Victoria Divide in recent years. Earlier this year he completed three back to back trips, each one as a stand alone ride was a huge accomplishment. First up was Tour te Waipounamu, arguably the most gruelling bikepacking race on the […] The post Drifting on a Higher Plain : A Journey through NZ, Chile and the Bolivian High plains appeared first on Off Course ..read more

The 90’s were a wild time, punk rock was beginning to fuse with techno, fashion choices were often loud, and many of the bike colour schemes at the time bore a similar resemblance. Mountain bikes were a pretty new thing, the R&D department for most companies were the team riders, technology was developing in leaps […] The post “Klunkerella” – Velo Orange Klunker Build at MADE Australia. appeared first on Off Course ..read more

Hey Everyone, we all had a nice little break over the new year with us getting in some family time, R&R and a few bike rides. We were straight back into it early January with the traditional freshly painted workshop floor greeting us on day one. There’s lots of exciting things on the go for […] The post Welcome 2024! appeared first on Off Course ..read more

Nobody likes a bragger, but when it comes to staff Christmas parties, we like to think we do it best. This year was a gem, as all the staff headed out to Forrest on Saturday afternoon for a weekend of trails, campfires and canned pyrotechnics (you’ll see what I’m talking about, don’t worry!). Will’s past […] The post Wrapping Up 2023: Bringing You a Very Commuter Christmas appeared first on Off Course ..read more

Time to celebrate another rotation around the sun, here at Commuter Cycles! As always, this means (for those of us who celebrate Christmas and gift-giving) the head-scratching task of selecting presents for our friends, family, coworkers, or maybe just unlucky bystanders. To help ease the burden, we’ve put together the Commuter Cycles 2023 top gift choices!  […] The post Oh what fun it is to ride! A Commuter Christmas gift guide appeared first on Off Course ..read more

It’s a rare treat that we get to welcome a whole new brand into the store. We’ve just landed our first delivery of Wilde bikes out of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Wilde Bikes is the most recent project from Jeff Frane of All-City Cycles fame. Jeff has an incredible talent for designing bikes which perform great, are […] The post Wilde Bikes in the House appeared first on Off Course ..read more