Sifting through a box of my Dad’s old photos I came across a 16mm Newsreel that he had shot back in 1983 (The Old Bloke used to be a Cinecameraman for ABC Television). We pulled the reel out of the box and held it up to the light in the window to see if we could ascertain what the subject of the film was.. Shit, it’s the old BMX track that used to stand where Rugby Park is today. Suddenly very interested, we peered closer to see if we could make out any of the bikes captured on film.. SIDEHACKS?! Whoa, awesome. Looking further down the reel there I was, 5 years old and watching avidly from the sidelines. Suddenly a light went on in my head and it all came flooding back.. I’d gone to work with Dad on a saturday and we’d gone out to the track to film a National BMX event. I remembered watching the Sidehack riders and their ‘monkeys’ whipping around the track and clearing the doubles. Hadn’t thought about this in years.. and being the bike-ho I am, these re-found memories planted another bike seed in my mind.
Scroll forward two weeks and I’ve decided that Bottles and Chains needs one or maybe two BMX Sidehacks in the gang stable. How could you go wrong with one of these bikes? Ultimate pub-run machine.. run ya pissed mate home, carry multiple cartons at once.. Alleycat utility machine, run a navigator or someone to hit the checkpoint whilst you keep the vehicle idling outside.. For the family man, no dorky kidseat or child-trailer and it would get ya kid off on the right path in life.. and imagine a BnC Sidehack race! Hunners on the pedals, Nic as the monkey beer in hand VS Grundy stomping the pedals and a light MP swinging out the side of the cockpit!! Fk, it soooo needs to happen. And the quest begins……….. THE HUNT FOR HACK. They are out there and we will find them.
If you can help us in our quest, please shoot us an email or fire one to me (benjamarn@hotmail.com).
