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Current bikes in the shop:
Folders: Brompton, Birdy, S&S,
and Moulton AM14
Recumbents: HPVelotechnik, StreetMachine, GrassHopper fx, Scorpion fs, Hase Pino, Toxy ZR
Other bikes: Koga WorldTraveller, Signature, Tesla, LikeABike, Rohloff demo bike, Paper Bicycle,  Carry Freedom and Extrawheel trailers.

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New Things from Kinetics...
Last updated on: 30 June 2009

New High Seat for Scorpion: There’s now a new higher seat for the Scorpion trike, 11cms higher with higher bars too, and it also fits the other HPVelotechnik bikes...

New Extrawheel Trailers: Extrawheel now make single-wheel trailers to carry panniers - lighter as well, the new Solo, Dry and Expert carry two panniers...

Surplus Brompton Spares: I’ve got lots of spare parts from making 8-speed Bromptons, so I’ve put up a Brompton spare parts list...

New Tesla Models: For 2009, there are now three Tesla electric bike models - the original Tesla, now with a lower step-over frame, the Tesla RE with removeable battery, and the Tesla S special edition with very high specification components.

Hase Pino Demo Bike: There’s a demonstrator Hase Pino recumbent tandem in the shop now...

Brompton 8-speed: I’m now up to version 4 of my 8-speed Brompton conversion - neater, slicker, and simpler to fit than ever ;-)

Koga Miyata WorldTraveller: Stock of Koga’s very well equipped WorldTraveller touring bike is hard to get - I’m only getting one this year, and it’s arrived - it’s a 57cm frame, and it’s £1995...

Scorpion fs Demonstrator: Our fs demonstrator has arrived - the Scorpion fs is the new folding full suspension trike from HPVelotechnik...

Rohloff Brompton: For the ultimate gearing range, I’m now building Bromptons with the Rolhoff Speedhub 14-speed gear...

Busch & Muller Cyo: We’re now stocking the Cyo - B&M’s new ultra-bright, ultra-small LED light...

Frame Repairs: I’ve been doing frame repairs for years, but I thought it was time I had a proper price list - of course, this list is just a start, almost anything is fixable ;-)

Brompton 2009 Changes: Brompton are making a lot of changes for 2009 - new wide-range 3-spd hub, new C bag front pannier and new matte colours, among other things. I’ve updated the price list, and I’ll add more info and pics soon...

2009 Spirit Recumbent: HPVelotechnik’s Spirit now has twin 20” wheels, and it’s available with the BionX motor system...

Scorpion fs Full Suspension Trike: Available in the Spring, but preorder now - the Scorpion fs...

Koga Signature Dealer: We’re now Koga Signature dealers - the Signature line is a way of getting a completely customised Koga bike...