Out real soon!

Knowledge is Power!

This man is lightyears ahead of anyone else in the rap game.....hands down.
Knowledge + ability!

It was nice while it lasted...

Word on the street is Dyaln Lewis is quitting his illustrious BMX lifestyle, and taking the scooter world by storm. We have even heard rumours of a Razor contract, and with a 6 figure renumeration package and travel benefits, we really cant blame him.
You heard it first here.........for real!

The apex of human existance!

This is the most amazing thing EVER...and at the same time, really quite depressing! Makes you think about how much more you could actually be doing with your life.

Pretty stoked!

Prototypes are in the mail....

Dylan....

....in orbit! If i find anymore photos on face book, ill snake them to, an put em up. Sounds like everyone had a good day at the jam....good shit!

Bugger!

Goddamn DK have gone and made themselves a sprocket that closely resmbles our very own Killumati version........except that ours is way better (for obvious reasons). Im pretty devoed, but ill get over it. I expect to see a few of these rolling around on the streets, mostly due to the fact that they will actually have theirs in shops id imagine haha. We are still working on that minor detail.

Because we can Jam!

Lee and Linda are organising a jam (because they can!) at Beenleigh on the 16th of October. We will have some stuff up for grabs and there might be a couple of people repping us. So if your in the general vicinity, get yaself there, and have yourself a good time.

Holy!...

Back in the day when men were men, and seat belts were for pussies.....ragdoll!

Killed Myself When I Was Young from The Jalopy Journal on Vimeo.

Topload samples on the way....

Last night was at gravitate was good. Top honours went to Davo, Chris James, and Ned Lee (all the way from Towsville). Next year will be bigger and better for sure, as they should ahve the jumps sorted properly by then. Heres a sneak peak i got emailed of the top load samples that are on the way. Sorry about the shit photo!

Gravitate.

Sorry, im a bit behind the times on this one, but Gravitate mountain bike festival is on this week. Mountain bikes you say, have you gone comepletly mad? Most definately! Cairns is a small place and we take what we can get. Tonight is the Bowl Jam at the Smithfield downhill, which is pretty much a hardtail/BMX dirt comp, and they also have a pump track. So if you got nothing on then head on out for a look and support local "extreme sports" haha. And if your a hungry kid, then bring you bike and have a roll. Should be a good night!

Allan Hardy

Ex Cairns-ite Allan Hardy is getting rediculously good at filming/editing, and that, is why he is on the big bucks with Unit. Nice work mate!

Things to do, things to do!

White Levi is gonna be up for his b'day this month, so RSVP Donna, get into town, and get your drink on! Clayton, might even be on the door. haha And dont forget to bring some coin for the wishing well, life in the cross can be hard on a young player, and Levi needs a new ride.
And, if you have recovered by the 1st, head down the nade for a memorial ride, a few beers, and a suasage sizzle, to celebrate the life of and times of Jackson Martin. Forever young!

News eh!

The boys down Townsville/Ayr way are having a jam next month, looks like its gonna be an awesome day. Any opportunity to ride your BMX, dress up as a pirate and swig on a bottle of Jamacian rum would be nothing less! Head to http://phrendlyfire.blogspot.com/ for all Brownsville related news! haha
Sprockets are getting posted today, so when they arrive ill put up some pics. Then hit us up!
Frontload stems are still in high abundance.
Topload stem samples should be done in a couple of weeks, and they are gonna be gods gift to a BMX bike (assuming real-life testing all goes well).
New (as yet top secretly named) frames should be here next month to. 20.8 and 21.25, simpler smoother design, removable bits and pieces, probaly a bit lighter, shorter backend, smaller dropouts, laser cut gusset design, and exclusive seat clamp design (and by exclusive i mean if it doesnt go down well, then there will only ever be 4 in the whole world) When they get in , we will be doing some testing and ill post some photos.

Oh, almost forgot, Soco has made his triumphant return to ye olde Cairns vegas and has been digging. And its about time haha
Good shit! Laters.

Hoooly!

First up, the best kickboxing fight ever to go down in the history of human civilaization (stolen from Darryls facebook, sorry Daz). Just watch; and be amazed.
Secondly, Magnetic island's skatepark (just off Townsville) has recently had what can only be described as the most fucking ugliest monstrosity of a structure erected over it, to not only give some shade to those shredding, but to hold up 474 solar panels. (equates to about 100Kw, or enough to power 22 homes on a good sunny day) Cost: im guessing at least a million bucks. Maybe i am just being pesimistic, but honestly, somone got paid to come up with something and thats the best they got? Check out the colour scheme and you decide for yourself.

Dayuuuum!

Ex Redlynch local tearing a bunch o shit apart for LUX BMX. Good shit Jack!

JACK ELKINS from LUXBMX on Vimeo.

Best cartoon ever!

Not sure if this constitutes unprofessional blogging (reposting content) but whos gives a shit. Had to put this up again! To anyone going to the Cairns show....enjoy. But there is definately much better things you could be doing, like drinking beer, or in Mulesy's case...skydiving!

Happy birthday!

Joshua Mules hit the big 2-1 today, congratulations mate! If you see him round then buy him a beer, swing him a high five, or give him a pat on the back, cause he fucking deserves it! Below is photo of Josh with a monster hop back when he was a mere 20 years of age (last weekend)

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Classic!

Completely unrelated to be BMX, but somewhat related to far north Queensland. I got a few mates who were fortunate enough to attend school at Abergowrie. They are trying for 10000 hits, so forward it on!
Reminded me of some other awesomeness from few years back.

Kuranda

A few random shots i raped off facebook of a little ride we up to Kuranda yesterday. Some people had a win, some didnt.
Mulesy an Steve with some trickery at an unspecified top secret location.





















Chris James getting upside down and sideways at the same time. Looose!












Mulesy with a perfect example of how to hop a rail .













Yours truly with a perfect example of how NOT to hop a rail.











Some of the outcome. There was also a couple bruised heels, an arm gash, Chris James fucked ankle, and 2 shattered egos. haha












Steve had a good day, and shortened the ole "to do" list by a couple.




Local shredder extraordinaire Davo did some retarted shit. 50-50ing the above set with Steve, throwing the bars down it as well, and hitting this flimsy rail at the Rainforest station were definately the highlights though. Now get down to Vinces and buy yourself a DK aright!













Steve, tidying up some unfinshed business for the day: rail boss!














You's bombing down the range?....Yep! 100 PSI?.....Yep!













Beers?....Yep!

Good times!
Photo credits to Steve and Kerley! (im pretty sure)

Work in progress....

...dont hold your breath though, these things take time.

FP!

Go an get one, and grab an eye full of Mulesy busting out on one of our recent adventures with the Anchor lads.

Also hell on wheels is having a garage sale, so if Will Herman hasnt left the shop by then and started to make his way north, you will be able to grab yourself a cheap tool! BaHahahahaha. Laters!

Cairns to Japan!

The absolute awesomeness of travel really cannot be stressed highly enough! Even if you were on the dole you could afford to fly to Japan from Cairns. Never mind the radiation, thats only only up the top half. Awesome food, fantastic people, awesome place, easy to get around (JR Pass!), plenty to ride, so safe you can sleep on the street if you are that way inclined, and about as different from Australia as you are ever gonna find, which isnt a bad thing sometimes. There is only one person stopping you; and thats you!

Another facebook gem!

Work in progress?

When we know more, you'll know more!

Sweeet!

This is all the moivationi need to go buy me a Tempered shirt. Shit yeah! Haha

Mission beach jam!

If you are able, head down to Mission Beach this Sat the 14th as Chris James has put together a makeshift jam, which should make for good times. According to facebook its between 12:00 and 17:00 but im sure there'l be people there all day. Some lads have been digging down there to, so that might be on the cards as well. Hit up facebook (Cairns Mission beach jam) or give Chris a call on 0423727774. SWEEEEET!


Some shots of Mission Beach Park....its pretty awesome! Its also right across the road from Scotty's beach house (backpackers, cold beer etc) which is pretty awesome as well.

...its a touchy subject. Personally i hate the whole ideology of it, but the catch 22 is that we live in a capitalist society. Short of becoming a tree hugging hippie, moving to the Bloomfield, and roaming around in a lap lap, you have to, to some degree, live somwhere within its dictated constarints to survive with any manner of dignity. Luckily Nightfall has been running in the red since day one, so no moral dilemnas there, just yet.
Anyway onto the riddle. Study this picture, then head to the link and watch the video, and by watch it, i mean actually take note of the small details.




















http://albury.iprime.com.au/index.php/news/prime-news/bike-shop-a-net-casualty-video
If the grey matter matter between your ears is developed enough, then you will get it. If not, then it doesnt really matter anyway. Bottom line is (besides the riddle in there) that you should think about where your money is actually going and the ongoing repercutions of your actions. After all, despite what the world would have you believe, money isnt everything!
Hope everyone has a happy and safe Easter break!

April 20, 2011

Motivation!

Thats it! Im going digging when i get back after easter. Look at that place...amazing!
(Poached from thecomeup...cause thats what we do when we got no news.)

Poaching

Couldnt watch this at work, cause my flash player is dead as a door nail. Therefore i had to update this post. Guess ya's didnt have to hold ya breath that long after all. Yeh Dylan! you the man, happy 18th for tomorow!.....Say goodbye to ya riding career an say hello to ya drinking career. haha.Thanks to that fucked out invention they call facebook, i was able to poach these photos of our latest prodical son: Dylan Lewis. Good god! Apparently he is filming to, but at the rate Nightfall gets things done, i wouldnt hold your breath....ill let the photos do the rest of the talking!

Kraken is back!

So stoked on this one! After a long hiatus, mad shredder and all round nice guy Bryan Annandale has dusted off the screens and has Kraken BMX cranking again. The new shirts are striped, and if you get yourself a patch, you can probably pretend you are a pirate. It also comes with a zine. And for a measly 25$, you honestly cant go wrong. Hit him up at bryan_annandale@hotmail.com, but be quick, as that shits limited.













Bryan, doing it for Atherton, back in the day.

Road trip shots...

Obviously this is a sad ass excuse for a bunch of photos, but there honestly isnt much time or motivation left between being hungover and finding your nearest drinking establishment again.













Bike pile at the Newcastle beach which is home to what can only be described as a behemoth of a bowl. Sorry, no photo of that! Hopeless!












"Sexy Lexy", probably still drunk. Come 3 or 4 the same day his smirk was gone, and he was a quivering mess after spewing in a garden. From the night before mind you. Now that is one stellar effort, from a stellar indivual.














Mulesy, making hay while the sun shines.














Pretty sure this is Sam busting a very nice table out of a very nice looking curved wall. Plenty of shit got done here, none of which i photographed. Hopeless! Somehow Leigh G hit this flat out from the top, dropped in, then popped back out the other side...i'm still quite confused about that.













Fortunately for Mulesy, the powers that be didnt put any signs up saying "No riding on Anchor" or he may have had himself a bit of a moral dilemna. A couple of seconds after this shot was caught he dropped in off it, almost gapped to road, hopped a curb, mounted a verandah, and gapped over a fairly sizable fence. Then he redid it for the camera a few times. It was pretty sweet! You might catch that one in some Anchor content one day.














Camping, at Stockton dunes. Apparently illegally, as we found out in the morning. I can only assume that one of the many number of 4x4 heroes that drove past us dobbed us in. My personal favourite was the young bloke with the brand new V8 cruiser ute (covered in every goddamn 4x4 accessory known to man) who stopped behind the bus, took about 30 minutes to let his 35x12.5" tyres down (which im guessing was to try show the shiela in the car he had some kind of idea), drove past us into the sand and pretty much made it to where Lexi's brother made it to the night before. In a Hyundai (or something similar). I guess ARB didnt explain to him when exactly to utilse his expensive air lockers, and the low range option the vehicle comes with, because he got out to let more air out. Money cant buy everything after all, not even common sense. Note: Stockton dunes are fucking amazing!
















Mulesy, probably saying "Goodbye Newcastle, im gonna miss you". And "Godamn you, i was gonna do that crazy rail hop again you bastard, but its blowing 30 knot's".












After saying our goodbyes to everyone in Sydney, and drying our eyes, we had to chill til my aunty finshed doing some shit so we could get a key and some floor space. Fortunately for us, some seriously fucking awesome person, thought it would be a good idea to leave all these deck chairs in the heart of Sydney on George st. Fan-fucking-tastic. You my friend, are winning like Charlie Sheen. What a top idea, honestly! Should be more of it!














About four minutes before this shot, Mulesy offered the security gaurd fifty bucks to do a "bmx stunt" as he so elequontly put it, on the big flat bank you see in the background. Mulesy didnt think he had a chance, he was dead right! Oh well, like they say in the NT; you never never know if you never never go.














Mulesy, working against the clock. And soon after, attempting to avoid death by collision with joggers that obviosly wear "blinkers".



















Dylan, twisting his lady killer frame into the little known yoga position: the turndown. Off a pretty much non existent kicker. If Dylan moved this fast all the time, he could definately take up professional boxing....and win!














Mulesy threw his bars 360 degrees on this fairly well known Sydney obstacle way more times than he was originally anticipating, due to it being alot darker than this photo would have you believe. This was the best bar position i could manage, problem is, i missed his head. Hopeless! Whilst fucking arouund here Dylan thought he saw Kevin Rudd on the phone, i thought it was Julian Assange. So Dylan holla's out "Hey Ruddy!". Well fuck me, it was Kevin Rudd, so he comes over and introduces himself, "Hi, im Kevin". To which we respond, "yeh, we know". Then he got back on the phone (probably to save Japan or something), and he wandered off. This country is way to small. First we run into Derrick Mellishs traumatised ex in melb, Dylan gets on facebook with some random bird looking extremely intoxicated, all cause of some nightclub photographer, we run in Chay in the cross, and now we run into ole Kevin Rudd. Its time to go home!
Ah, there we go. Cairns-mother-fucking-vegas! Ha Ha Humidity? Check! Hot weather? Check! Cold XXXX? Check!
The only thing missing is that feeling you get from laughing so hard, the good people we met, and that sweet sweet Victorian brewed VB. Thanks to anyone we ran into, Shit was to much fun! Novel finished, im over typing.