Libby and I have just returned from a little riding jaunt in the South Island of New Zealand. We mainly wanted to check out the operation of the Otago Central Rail Trail and some mountainbike riding parks. We had great weather and met some friendly locals. The rail trail is fantastic. We didn’t ride the whole trail, only Naseby to [...]

So, christmas is over and we are in the middle of Summer. Long days good for early or late rides, especially when it’s hot. Damo has his new rig rolling, Tune hubs and saddle, Black Sheep Ti barstem, SRAM XX World Cup brakes, Schwalbe tyres. There are a couple of photos on our gallery taken by one of our valued [...]

We are selling our comfort bikes from our hire range. These bikes are 1 year old and are  various sizes, mens and women styles. In excellent condition. These bikes were $625 new and are selling for $325. We have 6 available.

Yes, 6 years in the making and now up and running. Located about 50m shy of the old Warburton train station site and 1.2m from the trail! We have a menu and chef providing even more culinary treats than the original Mt Evelyn Cog. Our focus still on healthy, mostly organic local produce. Coffee? It’s Supreme by name and nature [...]

It’s been a long time coming, but finally it is a reality! Cog Bike Cafe in Warburton ….on the trail at the foothills of Mt Donna Buang. A stunning location with nice atmosphere to boot. The menu is scrumptious and sources local goodies as best we can. We have lunch choices based on the 3 biggest bike races in the [...]

          Howdy all riders, trail users and/or Cog customers. I attended the AGM for the Friends of the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail a couple of weeks ago. Steven Kaye from Rail Trails Australia was guest speaker and informed us the link to Yarra Glen is all but approved. 13kms of extra rail trail to the [...]

Recently Libby and I went to Vietnam for a short holiday. We sampled food, coffee and checked out some ‘bike shops’. You can see some photos on Cog bike Cafe Facebook page

Last year when Libby and I went to New Zealand for a business trip that happened to coincide with the SSWC 2010 we met up with David from Soigneur in Rotorua. We had been looking to get some woolen jerseys that weren’t going to go around the world a couple of times, ie NZ wool going to USA and then [...]

Another Cog skills camp, this time NSW