AAAAAAAhhhhh cavendish… what is this a spanish dish?

now that i have your attention. in january i took a little trip back to tahiti.

i tried to make a bike shop check but trying is not enough when in between mojitos and hinano beers and just sweating away.

but here we go with two of the establishments that pushes bike culture in little papeete.

first thing first pacicfic cycles is straight placed in the center of the city.

those guys have been there for as long as i can remember, they are a family shop.

really similar to twhites without the fixie trend.

but loads more beach cruisers and mtbs and bmx parts.

this is the man in charge. can’t remember his name but he cool like everyone else. just say hi and tell him you know teva from auckland. he might know who i am….

s&m , profile, primo, wethepeopl and also loads of other great brands

more parts

complete bmx, they had the whole WTP range but sold most of them even the envys!

for all you MTB guys out there don’t worry they have tons of parts for you too

after visiting those guys i had to quickly drop by and say hi to one of the stongest member of the MTB scene over there.

this is Tamatea, he has been the manager of another bike shop for a good ten years now.

he was one of the one pushing the downhill racing and just riding in general.

super cool guy. always keen to do stuff.

the funny part about tamatea’s shop is that it’s currently sharing space with a car parts shop.

imagine a repco sharing space with a bike shop

workshop shot

hardcore old dude. i like him, scootering his bmx around like ain’t no thing.

looks like elliott and e.t. had a kid and pass the bike onto their son.

baxter said to blog supreme

the official SBC ride in moorea. true style. no handbrake. steering is totally off and i’m not sure if the chassis was still straight.

dang right!

there were a few more shops but these two places are key to some great riding start.

contact me if you need more info about riding in the islands. i’ll ‘try’ to help.

i made a pun. cool