Category: Bikes

“Track bikes” have finally hit the K-mart level. Maybe now they’ll go the way of Hang Ten. Check that spoke lacing!

In the aftermath of the 2008 Australian Singlespeed Nationals in Hobart last weekend the BnC gang have hit the road..

Clint and Grundalingus are rockin’ some singletrack somewhere around Winchelsea in Vicco. It’s big Matty’s birthday this weekend so I can imagine the boys arvo will adhere to the beer n bike mantra BnC roll to.

Mishmash and I are rollin’ in the countries capital this weekend.. Took on the Canberra Off Road Cyclists ‘Anzac Day’ short track dirt crits @ Mt Stromlo this morning. Hooked up with fellow Taswegian BnC bandit Jimmy to take on the might of the ACT’s xc set.. …in C grade.

Ran into a few Singlespeeders from the ASSN’s ..big Michael Davidson who was riding the Haro 29’er was there as was Simon the Dane who was again smashing out super quick laps.. I left before the A grade final but going by all the previous heats it’s safe to say the Dane cleaned up.. Bloody quick rider that boy (He needs to drink waaaaaay more beer!)

Jimmy and I didn’t do particularly well but we didn’t disgrace overselves either.. The 4 lap short track didn’t really suit either of us and we both kinda messed up the 4x track hill climb.. the real hero of the day was Mishmash.. Mash lined up in her punk rock t-shirt and jean shorts amoungst a heap of lycra clad ladies for the 5 lap short track and then again for the 4x track hill climb and at the days end she ended up 5th on the leaderboard! Fkn awesome work Mash! Photo’s of the event can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com.au/lematelot56/corcanzacdaycrits25apr08 and if ya keen to read how badly we went, well the results are here: http://www.corc.asn.au/news/index.asp#1004

Canberra is really the home of the city cyclist.. Buses come equipped with bike racks and cycle lanes run EVERYWHERE! Awesome! and best of all is the singletrack.. Shit, I have NEVER seen this much singletrack! We hit the Majura Pines singletrack last this arvo and were blown away by the quality of the trails.. Freakin’ amazing!

Neil has written up a post regarding his experiance @ the 2008 Australian Singlespeed Nationals. His post, ’08 SS Nationals’ can be found at: http://www.baumcycles.com/ under the link to ‘mtb team’. From this page is a link to a whole bunch of pics from the event: http://www.flickr.com/photos/entyrity/sets/72157604733843610/

Also more pics have been posted on the Bottles and Chains ‘Facebook’ page which can be found at: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5896591318 This is a open Facebook group so join up and check out the shots. There are some real classics.

 

     

Here are a few shot’s Mishmash punch-out of the 16″ MTN-X Heats at the 2008 Australian Singlespeed Nationals held in Hobart on the weekend. As the Bottles and Chains crew so busy running the shin-dig not too many pics were taken.. sooOOoo if you have any shots of the event we’d love to see ’em @ BnC Headquaters so email them to us please! info@bottlesandchains.com Also it may be worth checking the Baum site http://www.baumcycles.com/ and Tony the photographer’s site http://www.tonyjross.com for photo’s of the event over the coming days. Thanks to all that attended and made the event so special. Cheers to all the crew that kicked in and helped over the weekend! Looking forward to next year! (I hear Neil is building a pump track in his Mum’s backyard and will be hosting the 09 ASSN there?)

Took a look at the pics Mishmash squeezed off at the 2008 Australian Singlespeed Nationals on the weekend.. The pictures helped to jog a few hazy memories that were perhaps best left in the past. The sequence below tells a tale of pain and suffering..

       

Apologies to those who are of the weak of stomach, but ladies and gentlemen this is photo-journalism at it’s purist. Apologies to Wilson for the photo’s (send me an email if they cause you pain and I’ll take ’em down.. Haha!) and I hope that you bottom is feeling better.

I got let off my red light ticket and I didn’t even have to do anything. Better stop the anti-police vigilante action now.

Here’s The Map! Click the thumbnail to download it and print it out. It’s a bit small, so you should check out the Google Maps version first to get familiar with stuff. 

Click below to view it in Google Maps. Just click the ASSN banner up the top to view it as part of the page. Ugh!

  

  

Ask ya shall recieve Mr Hunnibell..

Bike porn from the basement of Uncle Ray’s.. A classic Kenny Self tandem circa 1970. The bike is still in regular use and is in for a check-up prior to a touring mission to Cairns. 

Ink is on the Hobart Paperboy’s legs.. actually Grundalingus told me a ripper yarn about the paperboy last night.. Grundy found Hunner’s asleep in Franklin Square with his bike one thursday morning after a particularly brutal ‘Silo Run’.. Apparently Mat was waaaay to wasted to ride home so elected to sleep in the park as it was closer to work! (Classic BnC stylings).

Art from the inbox. Thank you Michelle.