Rocket Fuel - vintage cycling style

The night started at a friends with wine and cheese with some jazz on in the background, cool, clam and sophisticated….that was not an indicator of things to come.

Leaving there we made our way to The Cricketers to be greeted with a sea of bikes and riders.

Luckily Lewis found me and gave me my checkpoint position, a box of lucky dip cards, the 2nd manifest and a bottle of rum, I gave him the winners red cap and we were off, back up to Oxford street and riding hard to make all the green lights on our way to the corner of Park and Elizabeth.

Grabbed the phone called Lewis to tell him we were ready and now it was the calm before the storm.

Patrick comes by with a spare pair of carbon wheels in his backpack, not in the event just swinging by to say hello.

Riders started to arrive and we got into the rhythm of lucky dip card, stamp first manifest, hand out 2nd manifest and if they pulled a blooper card they had to take a shot. More and more started to arrive and were scrambling to jump ahead of the others while I tried to make sure it was first there first served. Full to the brim shots were being downed with some riders disappointed to not pull a blooper card, as they wanted the rum. Riders who don’t drink alcohol were told to drop and do push ups.

Scott nearly lost his bike to a passing 14 year old girl and was telling her ‘it’s fixed you won’t be able to ride it” but the fact the top tube was closer to her chest height may have been the determining factor to her not being able to ride it?

Bright lights coming across the intersection were dazzling as a De Rosa with Ay-Ups accompanied an all white BMX complete with Tuffs.

Got calm again and the mozzies started to attack us while we waited, quick search of our bags proved that we had indeed forgotten the mozzie repellent.

Riders were coming in singles and pairs now, one painted all green, Stefan covered in balloons, Meg and Emily looking super cute in their Princess outfits.

Suddenly it was all quiet and we only had a scattering of riders coming by. The other checkpoints passed us going back to the pub but we thought we’d give it a few more minutes before we left.

One last rider and then Lewis calls to say head on back. Pack up head up William street stop for Thai food on Victoria Street and then feel too full to ride anymore so head home instead.

 

Great night out, thanks to everyone who organised, rode, supported and congratulations once again to Le Pista Resistance for an awesome event.

That's right we've slashed the cost of international shipping to half price and it's going to stay at the same low rate as Australian shipping.

So now you can do more shopping for caps and spend less on shipping.

Enjoy

Once again Deus raised the bar when it comes to the bicycle swap meet, bigger and better than before. Rocket Fuel dropped by early to see if we could snag a bargain and snapped some pics.

Said hi to some friends, sadly didn't find any 650 wheels that would suit one of our new bikes and got a little toasted in the sun.

Great day out, can't wait for the next one, more photos to be found on the Rocket Fuel events page.

The first new cycling caps of the new year have been added for sale. We've got you covered in textured wools, checks and some outstanding wool and leather combinations.

As always if you can't find exactly what you want drop us a line and we'll find the right fabric just for you.

Kicking it off for 2010. More info in the coming weeks.
Prize for the best costume. Any character from Super Mario Kart will be accepted.

The crew from Le Pista Resistance getting into it for the year, see you all there! (click on the image to go to Le Pista for more details)

We're back from holidays and celebrating with a sale!

From 1st January till 5th January all caps are one low price of $20.00 each (plus postage and handling).

Happy New Year!

With the Rocket Fuel team away on holidays we've had to change our shipping details.

All purchases from the 13/12/09 will be shipped first week of January 2010.


Thanks for understanding!

Tomorrow I head off for what may be a white Christmas, and I'm not talking about the kind of white Christmas that would make Tom Boonen a happy man, I'm talking snow.

I jet off for my first ever cold Christmas, while in reality it's more likely to be sleet, wet and grey I'm secretly hoping to see a nice carpet of white over all the countryside.

For your reading pleasure I will be trying to blog as much of my trip as I can, sharing the bikes, people and places.

Wherever you are for the holidays, enjoy your time and stay safe.

Christmas is getting ever closer!

Get in early to avoid disappointment, buy early, buy often and we'll get it out to you as quickly as possible.

Want to turn your bike into a work horse but can't find something that doesn't make it look ugly?

Try one of our covered bike baskets. With a cotton cover that can be slipped off for washing they are stylish and add some personality to your trusty steed.

Get in quick these are sure to be hot sellers as Christmas presents.