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Current bikes in the shop:
Folders: Brompton, Birdy, S&S, Koga Founder S, and Moulton AM14
Recumbents: HPVelotechnik, StreetMachine, GrassHopper fx, SpeedMachine, Scorpion, Scorpion fx, Toxy ZR, Scooterbike Roadster, Flevo Greenmachine
Other bikes: Koga Miyata Tesla, Signature, LikeABike, Rohloff demo bike, Carry Freedom

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Kinetics, 54 Switchback Road,
Bearsden, Glasgow G61 1AE, UK
tel: 0141 942 2552

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Opening hours: 10am to 5pm,
Tuesday to Saturday.

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Established 1995
(Tuesday, about tea-time)...

New Things from Kinetics...
Last updated on: 19 November 2008

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

Flevobike GreenMachine: I’ve got a demo Flevo GreenMachine in the shop - it’s a recumbent bike with a fully enclosed Rohloff drive...

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

Extrawheel Trailers: We’re now doing the single wheel Extrawheel cargo trailers...

Brompton 8-speed Kit: I’ve been building new 8 speed Bromptons for a while - now I’m making an 8-speed Brompton kit to convert your bike...

B&M IQ Fly Dynamo Lights: In stock, the very bright IQ Fly LED dynamo lights...

Added Paypal: I’ve added an option so you can now pay by Paypal...

Tyre guide updated: I’ve added a bunch of new tyres to the tyre guide, including the extremely puncture-proof Marathon Plus for Brompton...

Ixon IQ Front Light: The new Ixon IQ battery light has an amazing 40 Lux LED output..

Calendar: As a one-person business, sometimes Kinetics is closed while I’m at a trade show or (rarely!) on holiday. I’ve added a calendar to the website so you can see when I’m away...

New Hase Pricing and Options: For the Kettwiesel, Pino, Lepus and Tagun, Hase now offer Topseller (TS) bikes that are built with the most popular options, and are shipped much faster - leaving Germany within 10 days...

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

Heinzmann Lithium Pictures: I’ve added some pictures of the new Lithium Heinzmann batteries to the Heinzmann info page...

Chariot Trailers now all available: They’re all in stock with our distributors, so any Chariot trailer will be with you in 7-10 days...

Upgraded Heinzmann Estelle E-bikes: The Estelle electric bikes now come with a digital controller and are using the new ultra-light Li-Ion batteries for up to a 40-60 mile range...

New Heinzmann Kits: The Heinzmann electric bike kits have all changed - new Li-Ion batteries, new digital controllers with a battery meter on the handlebars, new neat battery bags - I’ve only updated the order form so far, but I’ll add a lot more info in the next couple of days...