From today's Age...everyone's favourite aficionado:
EVERY city has those aficionados who, simply by doing what they love and what they know well, seem to create an unlikely cultural hub, dedicated to their passion. This, of course, attracts like-minded people like some kind of electromagnet.
Malachi Moxon is one such character. His beautiful but distinctly unpretentious little store in Prahran has a loyal following among Melbourne cyclists. Here Moxon stocks a serious high-end range of cycling clothes, including cult British cycling label Rapha, accessories, men's skin care and vintage cycling ephemera.
Moxon is a passionate cyclist, having raced at a semi-professional level for most of his life. Born in North Yorkshire, Britain, he got his first bike at age four. ''That's where it started,'' he said. ''For me it was freedom. It allowed me to go on adventures, and that's still happening today.''
Moxon is still racing at a high level in Melbourne and nationally. He has never driven a car. No great loss, he reckons: ''I don't have a licence, and I am 50, so I figure I can get through without one now!''
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