Oh yeah! It’s CX time again and this one’s gonna be awesome! The Unofficial, Official African Cyclocross Championships presented by Hunter Cycling Jhb will be held at the first African Cycle Fair on 26 October.
What you need to know:
Saturday, 26 October / 2PM / African Cycle Fair @ Blue Hills Estate / Prizes by Levi’s and beer by Stella Artois.
Ride, beer or heckle … whatever your forte, come join us. We also encourage a combination of the aforementioned.
See you there!
Totally digging Taylor Sizemore’s bicycles at the moment. Raw, rad & functional machines. Go have a look at his website, check out the Sizemore journal every now and again and follow him on Twitter.
Wow. It’s been a while. Changes in Cape Town. Move to Jozi. New shop, new friends, new bikes, new logo. It’s been rather awesome!
S&H Custom Cycles have teamed up with the Hunter Cycling crew in Braamfontein and now provide the greater Johannesburg area with custom bicycles of all sorts. Classic road, fixed gear, cyclocross, single speed conversions, custom spray painting et cetera.
The website has also been updated, including selected custom builds from the last few months. Have a look!
From Cyclist, March 1989.
Click on the images below for legible sizes.
As of Monday, 29 April we will be implementing the Starling & Hero Bicycle Co-Op (a small bicycle kitchen) in the place of the workshop at the Bicycle Café. We will have a work stand, bench and tools available for anybody to use at their convenience. The idea is to teach people about their bicycles, how to maintain them and also to provide them with a space and the necessary tools to do so.
We will not fix your bicycle for you, but we will definitely assist in the process. Rental of the stand and tools is “charged” at a rate of R20 per half hour (only a suggested donation) and yearly memberships will also be available soon which will include a few discounts and benefits. We will also still sell a few classic racers and Schwinn cruisers, as well as basic parts & accessories. Unfortunately, all custom bicycles and restoration projects will not be run from this space anymore (please contact for bespoke orders).
From early May we will also have after-hours bicycle maintenance workshops presented in collaboration with Woodstock Cycleworks. More details on the costs and program soon.
In the meanwhile, all queries can be directed to
Please note that the Starling & Hero Bicycle Café will be open as usual, with a bit more seating space inside. We’re still serving the most amazing omelets, custom sandwiches, fresh juices, smoothies and slow coffees (made with moka pots). Beer & boerie Fridays also still happening every Friday.
Update 29/04: The use of the stand and tools is open to anybody that would like to use it. There will be no charge, but we ask for a suggested donation of R20 per half hour. These funds will be used to maintain, replace or buy new equipment and tools.
Starling & Hero Bicycle Café will be closed for the Easter weekend. We’ll be open again on Tuesday, 2 April. Ride (and travel) safe!
Come join us and all that the Exchange has to offer for an evening of great food, drink and awesome music. 50 studios will be opening their doors to show off their mad skills and products. An all-round good time!
At the Bicycle Café we will be cooking up some of our gourmet boeries (R20 each) and there will be some drinks available from the honesty bucket. Come by bicycle and get your boerie for 15 bucks.
Thursday 4 April, from 18:30 at the Woodstock Exchange (66 Albert Road, Woodstock).
Let’s go!
Over the next month or so, Starling & Hero will be evolving a bit. There will be some minor changes at the Bicycle Café in Woodstock, but please do not be distressed … the Café will still be serving up the usual awesomeness and all things bicycle will still be aplenty.
More details on the way.
Official trailer for the 100th Tour de France. More to follow soon.
Starting tomorrow, we will be having our weekly Beers, Boeries & Bicycles afternoons every Friday at the Starling & Hero Bicycle Café in Woodstock. Tomorrow’s kick-off includes a R10 boerie special. Bring your own drinks or grab some cold ones from the honesty buckets.
Come start the weekend the right way!
