You can just see that at every café, there will be a group cyclists grabbing a coffee and having a chat.” People love the fact that anyone at any level can get outside and be involved. “It has a wide appeal – from those that enjoy commuting to the more serious road and mountain bike racing. ![]() “Cycling has really boomed in recent years,” he adds. “We want the shop to be a hub for cyclists to meet, get their bikes tuned and enjoy a coffee… and my mums homemade baked goods,” says Brett. “We’re a friendly bike shop, we definitely encourage customers to bring their Internet purchases in to be fitted if that’s what they’re after,” says Brett.Īnd if you’re not a cyclist, there’s still plenty to enjoy at Whippet’s – the laidback ambience of the workshop plus the newly set up courtyard café and D’Angelo coffee making the Stepney Street hangout the perfect place for a casual catch up just outside the CBD. Not only that, the Whippet’s team encourages customers to bring their Internet bike part purchases in. Starting Whippet’s on a less-than-dream budget, the store has grown considerably in the last 6 months, expanding their range to include Santa Cruz and KTM-brand bikes, as well as being a certified Wiggle Service Point (the only one in Adelaide, no less) Me being half his size and able to climb the hills much quicker, Whippet seemed appropriate.” Soon my loyal following expanded until I was too busy to fit in work and study!” he says.Įxplaining the name Whippet’s, Brett says: “My first ever customer, Ron, would yell out ‘Whippet!’ over the fence when he wanted to come and get his bike serviced. “During my uni studies, I started servicing bikes out of my shed to earn a few extra dollars. The rustic warehouse store and workspace located at Stepney (a hipster’s dream) is a welcome change from Brett’s garage, where the Whippet’s journey began. People like the fact that you can have a coffee, sit in our courtyard and chat about your last awesome ride without feeling pressured to make a purchase.” “We get satisfaction out of seeing our customers happy with their bikes and enjoying what Adelaide has to offer. “Cycling has always been a huge passion of ours, and we wanted to bring this to our shop,” says Brett. This was welded to a large washer, which was then welded to the lower clamp arm.For Brett Anderson and his business partners Jason and Shane, Whippets embodies the young men’s passion for cycling and to do something against the grain. The long rod with the threaded end was from my scrap pile. Scrap pieces of angle iron were used for mouth pieces of the clamp arms. ![]() The lower hole was made square-ish to keep the carriage bolt from spinning, and the front edge of the carriage bolt was trimmed off (shown in a later step), which allows the bolt to pivot front-to-back as needed. The hole in the upper arm was elongated so the carriage bolt could pivot and remain at 90 degrees to the top arm in any position. The holes on the top and bottom pieces for the carriage bolt were drilled using a drill press, and then enlarged using a rotary tool with a small carbide grinding bit. Some additional shaping was done with an angle grinder and a grinding disc. These pieces were cut using an angle grinder with a cut off wheel, or a portable bandsaw mounted into a table ( this) as needed. Here are the final dimensions that might be useful for anyone that wants to make something similar. ![]() There was a lot of trial and error involved in making this.
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