The Pushbike Factory sells all types of bikes to suit all ages and budgets.

Mens - Womens - High performance - Mountain - Flat bar
Road - Hybrid - Touring - Commuter - BMX - Freestyle - Accessories

Which category of bicycle suits you?

What do you want to use your bike for ? Is it to ride with family? Do you want to ride with a cycling group? Is it for shopping, the library or a coffee with friends around town? Maybe just for exercise with friends whilst the kids are at school.

Where do we go from here?

I suggest you decide what you want to use the bicycle for. Make a list, then determine what on that list is non-negotiable. This is now your shopping list, using your shopping list as a guide we will try to meet your needs at the Pushbike Factory.

In conjunction with the Macarthur Bicycle Users Group I have prepared the "Purchasing a New Bike - Bicycle Buyers Guide" page to help you understand the technical terms and requirements of cycling and cyclists, please click the following link to go there Buyers Guide.

Just pick up the phone and call 4625 4537

Bike categories

Bikes can be broken down into the five main categories previously mentioned on this page.

BMX bike

Often used in competition but mainly used by the younger generations for acrobatics on skate parks and specially designed tracks etc.

Mountain or MTB bike

Specialised & "soft tail" or "hard tail" (front and rear suspension) are designed for "off-road use" but are the most commonly purchased bikes by the public. The bicycle industry heavily promoted mountain bikes in the past creating a market for them. The Mountain bike has a short wheel base, is fitted with 27 gears and uses knobbly tires for dirt work. Mountain bikes are not as flexible to use nor as comfortable as a Hybride bike, see item 3 below.

Hybrid bike / commuter bike

The hybrid often has a front suspension and is designed for general riding about town or day rides. Some can be fitted with mudguards and panniers making them a versatile bicycle for general use. They have up to 27 gears and tyres for both road and fire trail use (crossover). The Hybrid bike often comes with an adjustable stem allowing the handlebars to be adjusted to suit the rider. Suspension saddles and posts are often fitted for comfort. These machines haven't been promoted particularly well although they are best suited to most casual riders and cycling group members ie MacBUG for day rides. The Pushbike factory currently has a large range of womens hybrid bikes in stock.

If you wish to gently tour, ride at the weekend, go to the shops, fit a child seat, pull a trailer, carry a lap top then this category of bike may be for you. It will do them all. You can even fit more rugged tyres and use it on fire trails.Fit comfort seats and saddle posts, baskets for shopping. It is the cycling worlds "jack of all trades" which comes with a selection of gears to help you over steep hills.

Touring bike

The touring bile has a longer frame for comfort. Features much of the Hybrid bikes design but is of a higher quality and generally built to last with quality steel frames and the capacity to carry larger loads for long periods of time. Both Touring and Hybrid bikes are easily customised to meet the riders requirements and are better suited to riders who have back injuries.

Flat bar road bikes

Better quality running gear with much the same useage as the road bike. It is designed to get you from A to B quickly but doesn't have the comfort features of the Hybrid / Touring bikes.

Road / Racing bikes

Are the thoroughbreds of the cycling world and are promoted along with mountain bikes by bike shops. These bikes use drop handlebars with combined brake and gear shifters. Similar to the flat bar road, yhey do not have the ability to carry panniers or mudguards. Comfort isn't high on the agenda. Road bikes are generally in the higher price range and rather specialised.

Note: In the past cycling magazines and sports writers tended to promote road / racing bikes believing that the public wanted this type of machine. This proved to be incorrect and the emphasis was transferred in recent years to Mountain Bikes. Manufacturers following this advice developed and promoted Mountain Bikes which the public followed by purchasing them in large numbers.

These days you will find a very high percentage of bicycle owners possess Mountain Bikes, many use the "soft tail "(dual front and rear suspension) which is totally unsuitable for everyday riding and designed "solely for off-track activities".

In fact many adults would be better served by the Hybrid / Touring bike category of machine.

Trainers for health and fitness

We can even sell you a trainer to mount your bike on when it rains. This means you can ride, socialise and maintain fitness using your bike during good weather but still use it ensuring ongoing exercise during bad weather. It even folds up and can be hidden in a cupboard when not in use.

If you aren't sure what you want or are venturing into cycling for the first time, contact me on 02 4625 4537 and discuss your requirements.

The Bicycle categories section lower down this page will help you, it is extracted from our print friendly buyers guide purchase which is also found on this website.

The Pushbike Factory Bike Shop is open six days a week (Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday)
or you can visit our online accessories web site The Pushbike Factory any time.

Click here for a location map of The Pushbike Factory - Campbelltown Bike Shop

Bikes and Accessory sales

The Pushbike Factory sells all kinds of bikes to suit all ages and budgets. Our involvement with the Campbelltown Skate Park BMX bike activities and the young riders who use it ensures that we are constantly up to date with BMX scene.

We aim to please and several of the pages on this Web Site illustrate the range of road, touring, hybrid, mountain, kids, juvenile and free ride bikes we can access. In addition; we carry a large range of spares and accessories for these machines.

Repair, maintenance and service

The Pushbike Factory is located Leumeah a suburb of Campbelltown, south west of Sydney. Our customers come from theMacarthur Region, Liverpool and Sydney in the north to Bargo and Mittagong in the South. Servicing the local bike clubs ensures an up to date knowledge of cycling in general.

If we haven't got the bike or parts you desire, they can generally be obtained for you within two days. Our suppliers are on the ball with great support by courier. This also applies to purchasing a complete bicycle, try us, our prices are very competative.

Please visit the families page by using this link Maintenance - Service

Senior Citizens

We also service the Senior Citizens by being part of the "Seniors Card scheme", the Seniors Card is welcome here. The Pushbike Factory is a great place for the seniors to purchase a bike for themselves to maintain their fitness. Looking after the grand kids over school holidays, get them a bike and spend hours of fun together.