We took the train into Melbourne today on a shopping expedition where we visited a heap of bicycle shops. We now have a Dura-Ace cables for shifters and brakes, a SON dynohub for the front wheel, a front lamp, rear lights, a mirror, some tools (some of my tools and bits and pieces that I carry with me on long rides were also stolen), a couple pair of shorts (I have three that are wearing out badly just now, so I've now replaced them), and a rain jacket (my rain jacket was also stolen).

I had quite a few extra things stolen, aside from just Machak. My handlebar bag with a bunch of stuff, a stuff bag attached to my rear rack with a bunch of stuff, and an MEC waterproof breathable jacket were all stolen. Since we've got rides coming up, I've had to recollect a lot of this stuff.

And Rowan has just placed a rather large order with Chain Reaction Cycles for a lot of what we need to actually build the bicycle.


We are, however, still debating about a fork. Personally, I'd like steel, but there isn't much in the way of steel, and people (including Rowan) are trying to convince me that carbon would be a good choice.