OH SUMMER BR!GHTS

Location: The Vineyard, Toorak Road, Chapel Street & Richmond.

Get your colourway set for a Summer 12.

Dust off the grey days & take a cue from these neon-tropical rides!

Cocktails & Moonlit nights.

DREW GOES LARGE

I don't normally post videos to YBIR... mainly because I always skip through vids on other blogs. This needs to be seen though. Dude wrecks shit!

DOUBLE HAPPINESS

Location: Chaps via my heart.

Hey Boy, Soooo you skate AND ride.............

Get outta my dreams and into my bed.

NEW TREND ALERT.

Location: Como, South Yarra

As reported earlier in Winter 11, we've recently spied little novelties popping up all over the city.

NTA!!! CONFIRMED.

Sooo are you one of those peeps striving to keep ahead of the fash-pack? Keen to blow the crew away with your epic accessorised steeze?

Well gosh damn Son, we've got the hot tip right here.

YBIR Suggests - When adding some flair to your ride this summer, don't go light on, as displayed above.

Take it to the next level, annihilate those other wannabe trendsetters with your killer swag.

Go fucking nuts.

Coming to a Charter near you.

STICKER ATTACK!

Bike: Cinelli Gazetta AKA "Joy"
Location: St Kilda
Owner: Yours Truly


My Celeste front rim was the first piece that I bought for my bike and I based my colour palette around it. I love that poke so hard. 


Dear Poke, I'm sorry for all the dings, all the drunken stacks, all the skids to ass slides, I have ruined you. 
I still love you, now I'm on a mission to get you a facelift, love truly, SIM. 


I'm giving Celeste a overhaul in the only lazy ass way I know how... STICKER ATTACK!!


As you can see I have made a start, slowly sifting through sneaker boxes to add to the collage.


Any contributions will be greatly appreciated, pls email moi 


xxx

THE GOOD BIKE

the good bike - A pretty cool project going on OS.

All I can say is HELLS YEAH NEON!

http://blogthegoodbike.tumblr.com/

WATCH THIS SPACE

RAD

Via yeahflashback.com

SIM'S EDDIE MERCKX

Bike: 1992 Eddy Merckx Pista Corsa Extra
Owner: Me!
Location: eBay Belgium 

I picked up this gem last night on eBay, and although I am sleep deprived today I can't stop smiling like a fat kid who just found the Tim Tam tin hidden in the pantry.

Pearl and Chrome... could you ask for a better combo?

I'm in love. May need that napkin for my chair again.

The bike's original owner was Fabien de Waele who rode for the Lotto team in the early 90s. He has ridden The Tour three times! Fabien must have mad respect for bikes as this frame has barely a scratch. 

I can't wait to start building this up!

Here's a flashback for the 80's babies out there... look at the red and blue graphics on the seat tube:

They fully remind me of the Curiosity Show. FUCK I used to love that show (NEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD)

Shout outs to the ATO for making my dreams a reality 


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HEART U BYRON

Burger and I spent some time relaxing in Byron Bay after some non relaxing at Splendour in the Grass.


Our guest house had these cruisers for the guests to use and we hungused them the whole time that we were there. They have a coaster wheel with a back brake so are fully skiddable. DO A SKIIIIID. Actually only saw one dude the whole time on a fixed. The rest were ghey mountain bikes and these pussy ass cruisers types. 

They are soooooo heavy. Like 10 Gazettas, or 15 Mosers. But fun anyway. Why walk when you can roll. Oh yeah, and it was 25 degrees and you don't have to wear a helmet. Aaaaah the feeling of the sun warming your skin and the breeze in your hair... Bliss!


Makes me sooooooo happy to be sitting in my office in Melbourne right about now.
Can't wait to put my helmet on and ride home in the dark :/ 


Oh yeah, apart from the MB's and cruisers we did also come across this jewellery shop with all these roadies on the walls: 

I asked the dude why we never saw any of them on the road and he said that we woke up too late. Point taken. 


He then proceeded to tell us the times and meeting points of the Byron road racing squad like I give a shit. 
Because I have a road bike... NAWT.... oh yeah and I'm going to bring it to my beach holiday too... hmmm


I zoned out and while he was rambling on I had a look of some of the custom pieces he hand makes: 

Silver crank necklace not bayed

Solid gold carabiner. Want/ need


Gold hit an all time high today of $1934 an ounce. Should be able to pick up one of these babies for a couple of G. 

Flav would be rubbing his mitts right about now, oh yes. Please can you cease with the Flavor of Love now?

C@@L K THX BYE


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RIP CANDY

Sorry Brenton I done broke your bike!


B lent me this kick ass ride while I was putting my Gazetta together. I thrashed it, maybe a little too hard... right in to a wall on the Main Yarra Trail. FFFFUUUUUU slimy wooden slats on the path and bitches on the wrong side.


This is why we can't have nice things :(

FUCKING KILLED. Right on the hip.

My sister thinks that I should start a blog just featuring my injuries. There would be so many posts featuring that elbow: I don't even have any skin there anymore, I just keep on ripping off the scar tissue. 

Such a lady. 

xx 

SLAY THE RAIL

Bike: BMX's - stacks of them!
Location: Revolver Upstairs Chapel St
Owners: Groms 


You may remember this post that we did about the first bmx comp to be held in a nightclub. Well the boys are back for this years installment, and I didn't have to scoot off early to pack for Splendour this year. Bonus! 


Ever since my camera was stolen I made a promise to myself, and to you our 3 loyal readers, that I wouldn't resort to posting dodgy iPhone snaps however these were just too good to pass up. 

So many bikes, not nearly enough poles.

The obligatory safety warning. A flying BMX will hurt if it flies through the air and lands on your face. 

I kinda wish that a flying bike hit these two classy ladies, who were clearly there because they are so passionate about BMX. I like your dress, is that from GASP? 

Couldn't have said it better myself. Want.


Here is a video that was not taken with my phone:

SLAY THE RAILS from Focalpointbmx.com on Vimeo.


Rad night all round, nice one boys


xx 

I LIKE THIS.

Thanks Brenton

CHICK'S GOT SKILLS

Kayley Ashworth - Superstar bmx EDIT from JC Pieri on Vimeo.

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GIRLS ON BIKES

via 3.1 Phillip Lim

This is for the girls..... Because we always look so effortlessly chic cruising the urban landscape.

Good soundtrack.

CINELLI GAZETTA

Fuck yeah putting my new ride together today 


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HOUSE PARTIES

Every house party I go to every room is so jam packed full of bikes we have to hang in the yard


xx

F*CK YEAH FAT FRAMES

Location: Chapel Street

I'm channelling a more robust looking frame for my new bike. Something Big Boned like these examples.

BIKE

Location: Richmond