The 2012 Mark 2 Beater is now in stores.  The dealer locator has been updated.  Orders for Beaters can be placed at any of the listed stores.  It’s time.

Stores in the United States will start receiving Beaters anytime. If they don’t have them you can ask for them. The dealer locator will be updated this week.

We will be updating the site with new photography in the coming weeks. The final bikes have the classic Beater matte finish.

There will only be American Beaters this year, no Canadian bikes.

Canada has an extra tax for importing inexpensive bikes from China & Taiwan. These taxes make the Beaters ridiculously expensive. It’s suppose to protect Canadian jobs but in reality if you’re Walmart or Canadian Tire, it does nothing. They just build their bikes in another country and avoid the tax.

I’m trying to work around it too, but it’s taking time. I couldn’t pull it off for this summer. It makes me sad that I won’t be able to see my bikes rolling around my own city. Governments are silly sometimes.

Maybe if you’re nice an American Cousins will send you one. Bikes started hitting the US last week.

The Beater Mark 2 is moments away from being available in the United States.  Please Stand By….

I’ve been waiting for this for awhile.  The Tweed ride finally comes to Toronto.  We’re putting a Tweam together, the Beaters need to represent.  If you don’t have a Beater that’s OK too, I can lend you one, I have extras.  If you want to join our team and just ride a beater not built by us, that’s cool too.  For your effort we’ll give you a honorary Beater head badge.

The path racer would be perfect for this.