Bottles And Chains

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.

Ok you blood suckers, here’s the itinerary! It’s late, I had no sleep last night thanks to the Paris-Roubaix, I spent too many hours at work and I smell of curry. For these reasons, it’s probably a bit shabby and might have some spelling mistakes or minor fuck-ups. I’m sure you’ll be able to figure it out! Download it and print it out several times. Put a copy in your pocket, one in your bum bag, one down your pants, and one in your luggage. It tells you what’s going on, so it will be handy.

The itinerary refers to ‘The Map’ a few times. Because it just ticked over to midnight I’m going to wait until tomorrow to try find time to draw up a map (probably unlikely, but I’ll try) . If you need instant gratification, please just search for the places on Google Maps. ‘Salamanca Place Hobart’ should find the Salamanca Lawns for you. Find the corner of Brisbane Street and Campbell Street and you’ll have the location of The Brisbane Hotel. The top of ‘Tolosa Street Glenorchy’ will point you to the MTB park. The West Hobart Skate Bowl is a little trickier and I will try to get details instructions for that (I think it’s off Lochner Street)!

Anyway, here it is:

DOWNLOAD THE ITINERARY!

I looked at the site today and decided that one thing was lacking.. Not a tattoo in site. Being a ‘bike gang’ site you’d expect to see a bit of ink but nah, none. The Melburn boys are more than holding up their end of the deal but we’re a graphically challenged mob south of the ditch. Being none to fond of needles probably doesn’t help things much either.. Anyway, found a shot of some of my er.. ‘early work’. These are the tatts ya mother loves best.. the ones that wash off with a good scrubbin’.

Big shout-out to my Ma-in-law! Cheers for reading the site! Sorry ’bout the swearing.. I’ll smack Mischa and Hunners later!