Black Sheep Imports

Friday, March 5, 2010

Yes, I do still sell Niner bikes

I have these frame, headset, fork, wheels packages available for $2400
If you don't want the rigid fork I can put a Rock Shox Tora on for the same money or Manitou Minute, Reba or Fox F29 as an up-grade.
Complete bikes can also be built.
If you are interested in the 29er wheel size but not 100% sure, give me a call and arrange a test ride.
Thanks for looking,
Pete

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

The Future of Single Speed?

Is it the Gates Carbon belt drive system? http://www.carbondrivesystem.com/

Ventana Mountain Bikes have produced frames in both 26" and 29er wheel size with a rear axle slide system that will come apart and allow the belt to pass through the seat stays.

So new they are yet to feature on their website http://www.ventanausa.com/index.html
but they are essentially modified El Toro or El Commandante frames with without the EBB but now with a slider.

I have one of the first production El Commandantes already a great 29er single speed made better with the belt drive.

Positives; quicker, lighter, stronger, longer lasting, all weather mud loving, low maintenance, cool!

Negatives; less gear ratio's ATM, but with a couple more belt lengths in the pipe line to solve that.

Here's mine

Monday, October 19, 2009

Custom Titanium

With the Aussie dollar at .92cUS maybe that US hand built custom titanium frame is a posibility?

http://www.moots.com/#

http://www.kenteriksen.com/

http://www.blacksheepbikes.com/

Give me a call for the latest prices!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Ventana Winter Sale

Ventana have some of their longer travel rigs on sale ATM, from $2450
El Cuervo, La Bruja and El Terremoto
http://www.ventanausa.com/

Friday, June 19, 2009

Mt Perry 6hr

There were quite a few Niners' there and a gorgeous looking IF.
Meg and Jayne took out 1st and 2nd in the female Master category on their Tang MCR9s
Thanks to http://mtbgoldrush.com/blog1.php for a superb event and
AstroVisual for some great photos
http://www.istockimages.com.au/index/category/gallery%7Cevent/start/0/Sport-Events.html

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Old Hidden Vale 24hr race

We will be there under a gazebo racing in the 6 mixed catagory, come and say hi, have a look at the bikes and maybe take one out for a demo

Niner Merchandise

For all our Niner fans we have a range of merchandise in stock

Niner performance Socks colour Black size Large (44-46) $19.99
Niner performance Socks colour Black size X-Large (45+) $19.99

Niner Water Bottles $6

Niner YAWYD Top Cap $19.99
Material: CNC'd from billet 6061 AI Size: 1 1/8 inch Color: Anodized BlackReplace your existing top cap with a YAWYD Top Cap and snap on your favorite beer cap! The YAWYD will fit a twist off or crimped bottle cap.

Niner Jerseys $95
Sizes Medium, Large and Extra Large

Our Range

Moots http://www.moots.com/

Each Moots product reflects years of experience and commitment to producing the very best bicycle frames and accessories. We import two frames from the Moots Bikes range into Australia and we can custom build your new frame into a full bike for you as well. Blending the feel of the road and trail into a frame takes years of experience both riding and building frames in pursuit of perfection. Welding titanium is an engineered art. Precise miters, state of the art equipment and incredible skill combine to make the strongest and most beautiful frame available. Cutting corners is not an option at Moots. Things you won't see from other companies such as welded in water bottle bosses and welded on seat binders set Moots apart in both function and aesthetics. No matter your preferred ride, Moots can build a frame to do it. World-class road and mountain bike racers buy Moots and so can you.

Black Sheep http://blacksheepbikes.com/

Black Sheep Bikes are custom ordered, hand built, high quality frames made from titanium, steel or aluminium in stunning designs. Also available are their unique stems, bars, seat posts and forks.
Black Sheep Imports import all frames from the Black Sheep Bikes range into Australia and we can custom build your new frame into a full bike for you as well.

Niner http://www.ninerbikes.com/index.asp

Niner was the first and only production mountain bike company dedicated solely to the 29er movement. Niner Bikes is here to fuel The Big Revolution! Their goal is to build a complete line of 29er mountain bikes and parts and everything they do is dedicated to this end.
Black Sheep Imports can import any of the frames from the Niner Bikes range into Australia and we can custom build your new frame into a full bike for you as well. Niner Bikes believe in the Niner experience. They also want to make it better. They realized that the larger wheels demand more attention to geometry and tubing. Everything on Niner frames is purpose built for NINER Bikes and every tube, angle, and length is designed for the twenty-niner experience

Ventana http://www.ventanausa.com/

Ventana designs every Ventana frame from the ground up to meet their stringent performance standards for aesthetic simplicity and impeccable drive for manufacturing excellence. Renown for their quality, workmanship, beauty and ride quality, owning a Ventana is to own the best.
We import several of the Ventana range into Australia and we can custom build your new frame into a full bike for you as well.
Ventana Mountain Bikes, USA was formed in late 1988 as a joint venture between Sherwood Gibson and Steve Blalock of Monterey, California. Gibson and Blalock remained partners until 1991 when Gibson became sole owner. The two shared a common interest in mountain bikes and their construction. Ventana is named for the rugged coastal wilderness in Big Sur, near Blalock's home.
From their CNC machined suspension pieces down to their smallest cable stop, every piece, of every Ventana frame, is painstakingly produced by Ventana. While other so called manufacturers market "Hand-Built, American" bikes actually built by large production houses in the U.S. and Taiwan, Ventana’s are truly born and manufactured in the same region as the sport itself - Northern California.

Formula http://www.formulabrakeusa.com/
Formula was the first company to successfully produce and distribute disk brakes for MTBs and it’s experience and technologic innovation has created attractive, high quality, performance products.