New Year Ride Pass Offer!

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Happy New Year to all our members from Ken, Sebastian and the team at Art of Cycling and thank you for your support in 2018. Last year was certainly a big one for us, with many changes in the studio, new partners coming on board offering discounts to members, the Mango Tree Café opening and AOC member access to The Project Group Fitness studio.

The New Year is also the time when many of us assess our health and fitness goals for the year, often after a week or two of over indulgence. The mistake that many people make is just going hell for leather for a couple of weeks before falling off the wagon.

To celebrate the start of 2019, and help you get your health and fitness goals on track in a measured way, AOC is offering a ’12 for 10’ and ’24 for 20’ deal on its standard ride pass packages until the end of February. Pay for a standard 10 ride pass and you get 12 Watt Bike sessions at AOC, pay for a 20 ride pass and get 24 sessions. That works out at just $15 per session for the 12 ride deal, and around $14 per session for the 24 ride deal.

So, have a word with Ken or Seb before the end of January to take us up on our new year offer, email the studio or log in to MindBody booking system or app and select the ’12 rides for 10’ or ’24 for 20’ option. And don’t forget Ken or any of our instructors can help you plan your sessions at AOC so you can work towards your health, fitness or training goals over the longer term, not just for the first few weeks of the year!

Want some gym time?

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Then have we got good news for you!

We’re excited to formally announce that full Art of Cycling members can now access The Project Group Fitness Studio gym space as part of their membership package all under the one roof.

Want to know more? Next time you come in for a ride take a look around the gym – it’s a great set up. Dan from The Project, Ken or Seb will be happy to show you around.

If you want to start training at The Project alongside your work on the bike at AOC, all you need to do is complete an induction with Dan or Ken and you are good to go.

AOC members can get access to the gym Monday to Friday 5am to 11am and from 5pm to 9pm, Saturday from 7am to 10am.

And if you want to take it to the next level and join a group training session or class, just have a word with Dan and he’ll arrange a week’s no-obligation trial for you. If you decide it’s for you the ongoing cost is $10 per class while your AOC membership remains current.

So see you on the bike, in the gym or at the café soon!

Former AOC member?

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If you’re a former AOC member we’d love to show you round the ‘all-new’ Art of Cycling, buy you a coffee at the Mango Tree Café and get you set up on one of our Watt Bikes for a free introductory or ‘re-introductory’ class – no strings attached! Yep, this one is on us.

You’ll notice a few changes as soon as you walk in the door! Busy café, cycling studio now at the front of the building and The Project Group Fitness studio stretching to the back of the building. Plus a great new vibe!

We’ve also got some great partners on board offering discounts to AOC members, including Beasley Cycles, Paramount Physiotherapy, Up & Running Podiatry, Melbourne Nutrition Services and Optimal Strength Coaching. Check out their AOC member offers on our Partners page.

Want to combine your Watt Bike sessions with some gym work or personal training sessions all under the one roof? No problem. As an AOC member you can now get access to The Project Group Fitness Studio gym.

And whether you’re pumping out the watts on one of our bikes or sweating it out in the gym, finish off with a coffee, smoothie or toastie prepared by Mitch and Sam at The Mango Tree Café (and remember the first coffee is on us! All you need to do is mention this article).

So why not drop in? We’d love to show you round and get you back on the bike. Give us a call, send us an email or just walk in the door. See you again soon!

We love drones…

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This month we loved….drones. While drones might have been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently, here at AOC we’ve been using them for all the right reasons. Check out this video, complete with fly-by, and take a look at some of the changes happening at AOC!

An instructor’s day off…

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It could probably only happen to Adam. Four days in the stunning Northern Territory and the opportunity comes up to cycle around Uluru.

So he’s waiting for his lift from Ayres Rock Resort at 6.30am, dreaming of the gleaming mountain bike, perhaps a 29er, waiting for him at Uluru. He’s even taken an AOC shirt with him. Nothing like promoting the brand to people 2,500 kms away from Yarraville.

The bus arrives, the excitement mounts. Nervous conversation on the 20 minute drive to the rock…it’s already 38 degrees…

Is it a 29er? Um…no. Not quite. A pink, girl’s coaster brake bike. With very bald tyres. It does have gears though, and two of the three kind of work.

However, the crushing disappointment soon gives way to elation as he takes in the sights and sounds of Uluru. If you haven’t been, go. It’s magical. And remember, it doesn’t matter what kind of bike you ride, everything is better on a bike!

Tour de AoC

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Tour de AOC – 1 July to 23 July      And it’s FREE

 

The world’s most famous cycling race kicks off this July. While the best riders in the world cover 3,540 kilometres over 21 days you can set your own challenge with the Tour de AoC. It’s going to be loads of fun and on the last day of our tour we’ll celebrate like the pros do on the Champs Elysees with a group ride followed by nibbles and drinks.

Sign up now* There’s never been a better time to turn up the Watts whether you’re discovering the WATT bikes at AoC for the first time or riding the Tour de AoC to take your fitness to a new level!

Best of it all its FREE to ride the Tour de AoC.

RIDE – WIN – SAVE

Not only is this a great opportunity to take your fitness to the next level we’re offering great discounts on our fabulous AoC cycling kit and you could go into the draw to win 1 of 3 x 3 Month Membership. All you have to do is accumulate 21 points, here’s how:

Ride the Yellow Jersey Class = 1 point

Ride the Green Jersey Class = 2 points

Ride the Polka Dot Jersey Class = 3 points

Tour de AOC Cycling Kit discounts

Jersey & Knicks, normally $150, Tour de AoC price $120

Cycling Caps, normally $20, Tour de AoC price $10

 

We have NEW Owners ….. and more

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Well lots has happened at Art of Cycling over the past few months  …. and the biggest news is that we have New Owners.

Coming back to AoC as the owner is one of our original Instructors Ken Purves ( AKA – KP ) KP brings energy and passion and has the perfect link to our amazing studio in that he is also the Head Coach of Optimal Strength Coaching specializing in Triathlons, Cycling and Running and is also a Level 1 Strength & Conditioning Coach. KP is back taking classes so check out our timetable …. Im sure he would love to see some old faces back working SUPER HARD

Sebastian Cavara also comes to us as the other owner. Seb loves riding and has been for years. You will see Seb helping you check in and training hard during our sessions

We are seeing loads of great additions already with Velo-One Socks coming on board and supporting us with their amazing funky and colorful cycling socks.

New Instructors have also been welcomed this month. We have Simon Anderson & Lewis Fulcher taking on classes and the feedback on their classes has been awesome  …. do yourself a favor and get to one of their classes.

Stay tuned for more updates as we have some exciting news coming your way.

Ride Safe

The AoC Team