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:

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Rad night all round, nice one boys


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VANS BMX... OW MY NECK

Bike: 20" Vans BMX

Location: Chapel St Windsor

Owner: Hot Grom named GULLIVER... Cool Name!

Loz and I snapped this little grommie walking up the end of The Chap. My neck is still a bit tender from snapping it so hard.

Kids take note: It's never too early to have a rad bike. You have to be born with steeze though.

They don't sell that shit at Strictly BMX

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GIANT BMX

Bike: Giant BMX
Location: Elgin St, Carlton
Owner: TBC, email us if this is YOU!

Um... sorry to break it to you giant BMX: You ain't that giant. Actually you are pretty small.

This bike is cool, but it has a bad case of small man syndrome.

Like how Tom Cruise apparently never allowed 'Our' Nicole to wear high heels, or those rockabilly type of short dudes that wear those horrendous shoes with the lifts in them.

My lord how I hate those ugly, ugly shoes.

Get ready for your close up:


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SLAY RAMPS

Some genius built a ramp in Dissolver. Loz Burger and I went in for a peep. It was totally awesome. Unfortunately we had to leave early because we went off the Splendour in the Grass the next day.

THANKS to what ever legend made this highlight video. I feel like I was there the whole night... swilling Stella's with the honeys.

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CHILLIN LIKE A VILLAIN

Bike: Chrome BMX "Villain"
Location: Lygon St, Carlton
Owner: Is mean

This bike has been chained to this bus timetable sign for like almost a week now.
Have you no respect Mr Owner? Or did you leave it there when you realised that you couldn't ride home, and now you can't remember where it is?

It's Autumn in Melbourne. Note the build up of leaves in the spokes. I might have to rescue this pup by way of bolt cutters if its still there next week. I can practically hear it weeping.

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RADDEST BMX EVER? PT II

Bike: Blue Meanie
Location: Mother's Milk
Owner: Pete

This is Pete's other ride. How fresh is it?

I am so jeally that he has TWO epic bmx's to choose from.
He can mix and match with whatever outfit colour pallete he has going on that particular day.

NICE

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RADDEST BMX EVER?

Bike: Tri-colour Chrome BMX Hotness
Location: Chapel St Windsor
Owner: Pete

Pete and I live in the same neighborhood. I have seen him a few times on this sweet ride.
Last time I saw him he was crossing Dandenong road and we each checked each others bikes and gave a head nod as if to give an unstated sign of mutual respect. I love a guy that has a mutual love of the Tuff.

So when I saw him parked at Mothers Milk one night, I did a quick Uturn and was lucky enough to meet Pete and take these snaps.

Wow this bike blew my mind.

Nice one Pete!

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CHILLIN LIKE A VILLAIN

Bike: Chrome BMX "Villain"
Location: Lygon St, Carlton
Owner: Is mean

This bike has been chained to this bus timetable sign for like almost a week now.
Have you no respect Mr Owner? Or did you leave it there when you realised that you couldn't ride home, and now you can't remember where it is?

It's Autumn in Melbourne. Note the build up of leaves in the spokes. I might have to rescue this pup by way of bolt cutters if its still there next week. I can practically hear it weeping.

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TRIPLE TROUBLE

Bikes: BMX FTR
Location: Flinders St Station, Melbourne
Owners: TBC. Email us if this is you!

The first picture was taken on the move. On the SLY.
I was totally busted though. Good thing these nice young chaps were willing to srike a pose.


Seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerp boys!

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HONEY TO THE BEE

Bike: AirStrike Free Agent
Location: Brunswick St Fitzroy
Owner: TBC. Email us if this is YOU!

Some may call the colour of this bike Tan. Others Caramel, Honey, Gold even. I'd say it's more of a poo colour.

This was spotto'd on Anzac Day holiday. We had been walking for a good 2hrs by this time, and this was the first bmx we saw. WTF Melbourne?



Nice pegs.

Has everyone laid their bmx to rest now fixed gear bikes are de jour?
I give props to all rad bikes, but bmx is automatically so much radder than anything else.

DWI!


Maybe someone should make a ad like that where's the beef? lady, except make it where's the bmx?



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AL THE CHAMP

Bike: S&M next generation dirt bike
Owner: Al
Location: The Espy, St Kilda

We all went down to the St Kilda on the grass bike show on Sunday, however we all had sleep ins and missed the whole kit & kaboode. No sweat, said us and we had our own show over a few jugs at the Espy.

This is our friend Al's BMX. Good Golly this is nice. So chromey, so shiny.

Forks: S&M pitch forks
Handlebars: standard strip
Barsstem: S&M redneck
Headset: SST oryg
Wheels: peregrine super pros 36
Brakes: dia compe AD990
Chainwheel: GT power series
Cranks: profile 3pc
Chain/freewheel: Shimano
Pedals: Odyssey
Seat: mongoose kevlar
Seat post: redline

Check out the S & M Redneck Stem.

When you have a ride this maccin, you need everyone to know your name.

The malibu blue Odyssey pedals pop off well against the Shimano free wheel & custom plates.

Props Al.

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THE GARY COLEMAN

Bike: 20" Black Beauty

Location: Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

Owner: TBC: Email us if this is YOU!

This bike is nice. It is short, black and a lil' stumpy.

If this bike were a tv character it would totally be Arnold in Diff'rent Strokes.

Whatcha talkin bout Willis?

Sometimes I wish that I had a catchphrase.

The X-factor True Structure Mags? Holy Moley!

The thing that first caught my eye about this little beauty was the those Three Spoke Mags. They are tough.

Gary Coleman is not tough. After his success as a child actor he sued his parents and former manager over his $3.8 million trust fund.
He won a almost $1.3 mil in 93 then filed for bankrupcy 6 years later... Way to Go Gary!

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MUTANT BIKES

Bike: Mutant BMX Evolution V2
Location: Portugal, Spain
Owner: Mutant Bikes

The Mutant Bike crew are doing big things in Portugal.

Operating since 2006, they have a killer mission to produce simple & light bikes.

The by-product of this is FUN.

Web Here: http://mutantbikes.com/

Im'a say my good-bye to gravity.

It's like someone put some velcro on his shelltoes.

High Ten!

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiii.....

I'll have a one way ticket to Portugal thanks!

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MR. MATT HAS A HOTTT BMX

Owner: Matt

Bike: 80's chrome diamondback feat. Skyway Tuffs

Location: Preston

This is our friend Matt's bike. He's a rad dude that we first met at the Phrase show last year. This bike is RAAAAAD. Heart the colour co-ordination between the wheel & fork. Nice 1 Matt!

WEB: http://www.rad-dudes.com/

Owner: Matt
Bike: 80's chrome Repco HOTFOOT
Location: Preston

Another killer bike owned by Matt.

In cycling, the condition known as “hot foot” is a burning pain in the ball of the foot, perhaps radiating toward the toes. Severe cases feel like some sadistic demon is applying a blowtorch.

This is not that kind of Hotfoot though!

Repco have the trademark Hotfoot which is registered until 2014. Who knows, we might see a Hotfoot bike again one day.

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GOLD MEMBER

Bike: Matt Black 20", Gold Highlights

Location: Chapel St, Prahran
Owner: TBC. Email us if this is YOU!

Good attention to detail. TICK.

Classic beautiful stying.

The Chanel of BMX. TICK.

Tick, Tick, This is sick.

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OUR FRIEND KEEGAN

Went to the Espy last night for the M-Phazes album launch. Extreme fun.
After that the night started:

Our friend Sara is totally the best. She introduced us to this guy Keegan, who she works with at Hype. We have befriended.

He's off to NY, LA then the UKays and last night was his going away party.
We tried to do the phantom and they busted us out the front of the house.

Bike: BEE EMM EXX 'Fatboy'
Location: Chaps, Windsor end
Owner: Keegan

BMX your face off.

HI

Fatboy

This is our friend Ben's bike. He used to live in the same apartment block as Loz.

Ferosh!

This bike gets me lifted. It's pretty nice. YKI.

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EZ DAWG

Bike: OG Northern Star BMX
Location: Parkville
Owner: Erin

Ez is my girrrrl. She's down with the CG.

This is a bike that was abandoned at her apartment block, and it was totalled. She was dating this dude that worked at a bike shop at the time, and they restored it to working order.

ALLS it needs now is some pimping. I think flouro yellow tuffs to start. Hells yes! This bike has maaaad potensh.

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FRIDAY FUN

So, after last nights little adventures, I was feeling a little fragile at work this morning and after lunch this had just evolved in to sillyness.
My boss told me that I "had officially lost the plot".

So it was lovely to get this kick ass pick me up in the afternoon.

Thanks to my workmate Luke who sent through these pics of his friends bmx.

Bike: Hotness BMX

Location: In a grassy backyard somewhere

Owner: Tom

So this is the 1st pic that I opened. I thought, yeah it's rad. Classic. But you can tell from how shiny the sprocket is that it's a well loved bike.

THEN... I opened the second pic and this hotness appeared:

Wow wow wow. That's so hot.

Best bmx I have seen for a loooooooooooooong time.

Props Tom.

Thanks Luke!

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BEN FROST BMX

Bike: Chrome 20" BMX
Location: Ben Frost Exhibition Opening, Gorker Gallery, Fitzroy
Owner: TBC. Email us if this is YOU!

Such a gorgeous night last night in ol' Melbourne town. Loz and I booted over to "the other side of the Yarra" to peep the Ben Frost exhibition opening.
Out the front of the gallery was this cute lil sucker... was quite surprised that this would be the first fresh bike to catch my eye as Fitzroy is usually abundant with fixies and couriers pimpin Crumper bags.

Nice Chrome Job. TICK!


I need to invest in a bell or horn for my bike, STAT. Whenever its too many drinks past riding on the road and you need to tell peeps to get the fuck out of the way this would really come in handy. These days, I just like to vocalise it. "DING, DING, DING! My name is Sim! OUTTA DE WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY"

The basket says: "Although I have a BMX, I also value functuality" Notice how the grips match the chain:
Good Style. TICK!

Come to think of it, this bike could be like the cool lil sister of my bike. 'Cept my chain and grips are pink. Nice, nice.

Finally I would like to draw your attention to the crafty way this rider has fashioned the backlight. Whoever this person is, they would totally win if they ever went on Survivor.

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