Good Yarns

"Better is the enemy of good"

Better is the enemy of good. This was the motto that Merida'€™s head of research Jürgen Falke and his team were following when developing the fourth generation of the Scultura road bike platform.

This article was originally written by Phil Latz for Bicycling Trade magazine.

Brisbane headquartered bicycle retailer 99 Bikes is about to open a new mechanics training school, that staff from any bicycle shop will be welcome to attend.

For three months over the summer of 2014, we joined forces with our friends at Bikes 4 Life with the target of raising 300 pre-loved bikes for underprivileged communities in Cape York and Uganda.

It's a debate that seems to roll on perpetually, motorists hate cyclists and vice versa. In the age of GoPros and smart phones, road rage incidents are caught on camera and put on the internet, adding a fresh supply of fuel to the fire for both sides of the debate.

Pedal Upcycle is an initiative that was launched in October 2014 with the goal of raising 300 bikes from dusty garages around Australia and upcycling them to a meaningful second life in Uganda or Cape York.