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Delightful Cycles is my opportunity to exercise the creativity and skills which go wasted in my day to day life in the legal profession.

Over the past 2 years DC has drawn all that I love together. It incorporates photography, cycling, creativity and getting my hands dirty. I enjoy breathing new life into machines that are dead or broken, and transforming them into something beautiful and useful. I enjoy the countless hours processing photos, uploading photos, creating webpages and eBay listings. Its my way of being part of the green movement, to get more people in Sydney, Australia and the world on bikes.

Thats all well and good. But what does it bring to you?

In short, getting lots more for much less. Delightful Cycles are more practical, prettier, better in quality and more value for money. Im an enthusiast, a connoisseur. The quality of a Delightful Cycle is nothing short of you’d expect from a professional bike seller, the only difference is that at this stage, I dont do it for the money. I dont charge by the hour. Thats not to say I dont appreciate money, I just dont make a living off of this. I do what I do because it makes me happy. There are only a few things that make me happier, or make me feel more privileged, than being involved in getting you on a bike.

That in the end makes you the biggest winner.

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3:40 am - Mon, Jul 5, 2010
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Yellow Apollo Custom Restoration

Delightful Details

  • Chrome North Road Handlebars
  • Honey Brown Shellaced Grips
  • Shimano SIS Thumb Shifters
  • Shimano Alloy Brake Levers
  • Sakae Ringo Alloy Stem
  • Velo Orange Fluted Full Length Fenders
  • Velo Orange Front Rack
  • Pletscher Rear Rack
  • Velo Orange Leather Saddle in Honey Brown
  • Sugino GT Crankset
  • Alloy Road Quill Pedals
  • Shimano SIS Slant Parallelogram Rear Derailleur
  • SunTour Front Derailleur
  • Radially Laced Front Wheel with High Flanged Hub
  • All White Tyres
  • Kool Stop Brake Pads
  • Weinmann Rear Brake
  • Centre-pull Front Brake

Description

This is a fully custom restored bicycle. Unique components have been sourced from all over the world. The quality of this bike is exceptional; it is like no other on the market at the moment. Why pay top dollar for a standard bike with standard parts. Pay the same as you would on eBay for a bicycle customised to your unique preferences.

Velo Orange Front Rack is securely attached to the frame in 3 places making it the perfect support for a handlebar bag or basket.

Detail of Velo Orange Rack. The finish of the rack is immaculate.

A Wald Wire Basket is included. It is extremely sturdy since it is attached to the rack which is bolted directly to the frame. Great for books, groceries, small pets and possibly spouses/partners!

Comfortable cruiser handlebars with conveniently located thumb shifters. Never take your hands off the handlebars. Gearing is indexed/clicking, so changing gears is as easy as clicking the shifter into place.

Warm honey coloured and grippy textured handlebar grips. Grips are double wrapped. These are longer, thicker and squishier than traditional rubber grips and are delightful to touch.

Velo Orange Leather Saddle. The honey brown colour matches the grips. The textured leather prevents you from sliding off your saddle. The saddle features heavy chrome springs to support your back, hammered rivets and tool bag loops.

Velo Orange Fluted Fenders. These mudguards are higher quality, longer, lighter, and sturdier than most other vintage and after market fenders. The finish is highly glossy. The hardware is robust and adjustable which allows for perfect fenderlines where the curve in the fenders matches the exact same curve of the tyres. 

The extra long mudguards also mean better protection from puddles and spray from your tyres in wet conditions. Notice how much shorter the front fender is on the white and purple bike.

The cranks and pedals are usually found on men’s racers. They are light weight with a polished alloy finish. The gearing is indexed, which means that changing gears is as easy as clicking the thumb shifters into place. The rear gear changer is a more modern touch and is usually found on top end Repco racing bikes. The rear gear cassette is brand new, as is the chain. 

Both brakes are light weight polished alloy. The brake pads are Kool Stops and guaranteed to pull you up like no other brakes.

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