Cycletreads and Northern Accessories in Receivership

[R650R]

Came as a bit of a surprise, but both are in receivership

Cycletreads
Northern Accessories

Looks like Westpac wasn't happy: https://gazette.govt.nz/notice/id/2024-ar1254

I know people have mixed experiences, but I've been shopping there for almost two decades (bought tyres within the last month), and being able to roll up on a Saturday or Sunday, no appointment and get tyres changed was useful...

Of course, the odd person might have had more interesting dealings with the owner...

Ah yes the good ol days. Early 2000s I spent thousands in there on tyres and oil and could source anything. In later years their website has been bit of clumsy affair to use compared to others.
I thoroughly hate the modern world we have to book in for anything to get done these days.
Big thumbs up to Wanaka Powersports though who slotted in an emergency tyre change on a Monday morning awhile ago.

[R650R]

Thought I’d drop this info in here. One of the big welly Mc shops cyclespot is now offering drop in tyre fitment and wofs, no appointment needed.
Perhaps this will stir a bit of wider industry improvement.

[jellywrestler]

Thought I’d drop this info in here. One of the big welly Mc shops cyclespot is now offering drop in tyre fitment and wofs, no appointment needed.
Perhaps this will stir a bit of wider industry improvement.

at what cost?

[HenryDorsetCase]

Whoever you heard that from was making up stories.

And Wiggle and CRC have both gone bust?

Errrrr: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...torpedo7-for-1

The speculative part was what happens next. The person I was speaking to about the speculation re the future of cycling at T7 was an industry person - it is just that, speculation. When I went a couple of weeks ago the % floor space devoted to cycling would have been <10% plus they didnt have the pretty common tube size I wanted - 26 x 1.75 to 2.125 Presta. Thats OK - Evo cycles down the road had it.

Yes - both Wiggle and CRC have gone tits up and both are soon to be relaunched (apparently).

Its a tough business to be in.

[HenryDorsetCase]

at what cost?

Hopefully the WOFs would be cheaper than the robbing bastards at VTNZ

[nzspokes]

Errrrr: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/...torpedo7-for-1

The speculative part was what happens next. The person I was speaking to about the speculation re the future of cycling at T7 was an industry person - it is just that, speculation. When I went a couple of weeks ago the % floor space devoted to cycling would have been <10% plus they didnt have the pretty common tube size I wanted - 26 x 1.75 to 2.125 Presta. Thats OK - Evo cycles down the road had it.

Yes - both Wiggle and CRC have gone tits up and both are soon to be relaunched (apparently).

Its a tough business to be in.

I was in a meeting with the new owners. There is no chance they will be dropping bicycles.

Nobody rides 26" these days.....

[F5 Dave]

I was riding my mtb for therapy last week, when it occurred to me that I didn't know what brand it was.

And I didn't really care. You could have told me I was on 40" wheels and I wouldn't have thought to question that.

[jellywrestler]

I was riding my mtb for therapy last week, when it occurred to me that I didn't know what brand it was.

And I didn't really care. You could have told me I was on 40" wheels and I wouldn't have thought to question that.

40 inch wheels, at your height? you been drinking again?

[F5 Dave]

I know what 17" wheels are, and 18s and 21s. Bicycle wheels are weird numbers and an 'inch' is starting to become something of a foreign measurement.

[Laava]

I was riding my mtb for therapy last week, when it occurred to me that I didn't know what brand it was.

And I didn't really care. You could have told me I was on 40" wheels and I wouldn't have thought to question that.

Speaking of that….
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketpl...ing/4639821654

[F5 Dave]

That has the later wheels which were braced. They would likely be dangerous by now. I cracked a set, or was it the owner? But they ended up on my suspension bike in 1980. (He got some bright yellow Tuff Wheels).
That has replacement forks on it, my mind says something like TriAng. (Correction Tange). They were oval front to rear. Trick. My Magnum202 (blatennt Torker copy) got those when I bent the forks like bananas.

Oh dear. My inner BMX nerd has emerged after 40years in Stasis.

[HenryDorsetCase]

i was in a meeting with the new owners. There is no chance they will be dropping bicycles.

Nobody rides 26" these days.....

26 4 lyf..........

[HenryDorsetCase]

I know what 17" wheels are, and 18s and 21s. Bicycle wheels are weird numbers and an 'inch' is starting to become something of a foreign measurement.

I foresee some 650B or 700C in your future.

Actually my favourite current(ish) wheel size is 27.5. Both my favourite bikes have that size. Every mountain bike i have ridden with 29 inch wheels I have disliked the handling. Having said that one was a high end XC racing thing and it was awful anyway (hardtail). But at my frame size, 29 inch wheels are a bad idea IMO.

[HenryDorsetCase]

That has the later wheels which were braced. They would likely be dangerous by now. I cracked a set, or was it the owner? But they ended up on my suspension bike in 1980. (He got some bright yellow Tuff Wheels).
That has replacement forks on it, my mind says something like TriAng. (Correction Tange). They were oval front to rear. Trick. My Magnum202 (blatennt Torker copy) got those when I bent the forks like bananas.

Oh dear. My inner BMX nerd has emerged after 40years in Stasis.

Aaaaaaaand you now have another expensive hobby. Congratulations!

[F5 Dave]

I foresee some 650B or 700C in your future.

. . . .

I had to Google that.

Aaaaaaaand you now have another expensive hobby. Congratulations!

Nah. It passed fairly quickly. I looked up HMX500 for nostalgic reasons but I remember I was always dreaming of engines.