AND ON THE 7TH DAY GOD CREATED MERCKX

Building my bike today!
Building my bike today!
Building my bike today!
Building my bike today!
Building my bike today!
Building my bike today!
Building my bike today!


Will post pics of my Eddy Merckx ASAP.


Obvs, by "building" I mean "taking to Dave to build" Derr


Here is a shitty iphone snap I took to get a rough idea of the finished product: 

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BMX DREAMING

Bike: The Hubless BMX Concept Bike by Nikolay Boltachev

Location: MY DREAMS

Owner: Me! (I wish)

I had a dream about this bike last night. I haven't thought about this rad ride since I first posted it in 2010 but I think that there were a few factors that ended up in this bike resurfacing from my subconscious. 

1. My friend Nick came over last night to tell me about another bike that his friend has for sale:

A OG PK Ripper! Fuck Yeah! How much? Out of my price range, unforch. 

Also, this MTB with a wooden frame:

Hmmmm... as long as you like it! TTYTT I don't think I would ever juice over a MTB, except if I was riding downhill again. Then lay that double suspension. on me bruvva! In the city though, fuck off, I don't know you. 

2. I'M FULLY SICK.... not like guido fully sick re! - Although I am holed up in bed watching season 2 of Jersey Shore. It's shit funny. Instead of getting jacked up on coke and steroids, I'm getting loose on Codrals and Mercyndol. Oooh baby watch out 

POINT: Drugs make you cray. Have you ever left a nicotine patch on when you went to sleep? MANG!

3. Seeing THIS  listing on eBay, with gems like this:

Oooh la la
THIS:

THIS:

THIS:

SHEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTT

This dude face was selling 57 bikes from a private collection, for the pittance of a $50k starting price! Chump Change really pffffffffffttttttttt


These 3 things combined led me to that loopy dream last night. I wish it would come true because then I would be doing sick ass jumps on Hell Track on a hubless BMX rather than chomping cold meds and watching trash in bed. Such is life amigos, happy hump day!


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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 


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SNAP!

Bike: White Fuji Classic Track
Owner: TBC, email us if this is you
Location: Curtain House, Melb


I thought that I was the only one with a Celeste Poke in Melbourne. 
Not so!


This rider clearly has impeccable taste, bravo good sir!


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COLOUR BLOCKER

Bike: Colour Blocker
Location: IKEA Carpark Richmond
Owner: TBC, email us if this is you


Colour Blocking is soooooo Feb 2011, all the cool kids are getting on board.


Who didn't learn this in primary school art class?

ON TREND: How cool is this starfuckers saddle?

Does anyone know where you can still get these?


I snapped this bike when I popped in to Goldcross to pump up my tire which had annoyingly become flat on the yarra trail. 
I actually took the pic with Loz in mind as she is currently throwing around some ideas for her new build that is going to be influenced by a popular toy released in the 1970s. I can't give to much away at this point in time, but mark my words- her new bike is going to be beautiful. 


I love the simple primary colour palette of this ride, the simplicity works so well on many levels.


I am also a massive fan of this colour blocking trend:

GETTING ON BOARD.
How rad:

I think I need more colour in my life... Melbourne fashion is so black and grey, it gets a bit gloomy like our weather!


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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There was some Philly Love waiting for me at work today. YEW so excited!


Assembly Party Monday. 


Watch out Melbourne, start stretching your necks because they will be a snappin!


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JUICY FRUITS

Bike: Juicy Fruits
Location: The Evelyn, Brunswick St
Owner: Alastair


Loz and I were doing our best to ride off the HUGE breakfast that we ate on Sunday. All was well and good until we became thirsty so we stopped for jugs at the Evelyn.


We had only been there a short while when we were graced with this beauty. Wowza the colour of those Aero's really popps off so nicely against the chrome Bianchi frame. Get me a napkin for my seat.

I heart the Joocy, this is one of my favourite videos OF ALL TIME:




Whut Whueert hollaaa!!!

Yo your mates bikes were pretty rad too...

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SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE'S MY CHERRY PIE

Bike: Cherry Pie
Location: Section 8
Owner: Popped in for a drink while competing in Royal Flush; RESPECT

I actually did get one bike shot on Sunday. This dude had a break from the race and nipped in for a little refresher.

Looks so good make a grown man cry
Sweet Cherry Pie



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WHY THANK-YOU WATTO

Bike: Black and Gold, Black and Gold, Black and Goooooooooooooooooooooold
Location: Malvern Rd, South Yaz
Owner: TBC. Email us if this is YOU!

Such a sexy specimen. Many thanks to our reporter on the run Watto who took this pic.



AWESOME NOW I WILL HAVE THIS IN MY HEAD FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

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TIE ME UP

Bike: Purple Bondage Princess
Location: DC x PK Ripper Launch
Owner: TBC - Email us if this is you!

How cool are the details on this bike? It's tied up like a present. I love presents. Or it could be shoelaces. ALSO LOVE.

Like what would be awesome is if someone surprised you with a present and it was sneakers and a rad bike and all wrapped up together. WOWZA stop it my brain can't handle the awesomeness. If you covered that tied up present heap in marshmallow and Scott Mescudi gave it to me my face would literally explode due to the crazy radness.


I thought that that Mr.President song Coco Jamboo had the lyrics "Tie me up, Tie me down..." something, something... but I was wrong.

Holy Moley we thrashed the shit out of this song at Karaoke in Japan. Every Time!

I love the cheese anyway. Suffer in your jocks motherlickers!!



Now I gotta go EY COCO

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EXHIBITIONIST

Bike: I'll pop your cherry
Location: Bottom of the Exhibition St hill. AKA where I pack my panties after work every night.
Owner: TBC. Email us if this is you. JB.

HELLO. I SEE YOU, HOTNESS.

Apologies for the wackness of this pic. I was on the move.
I used to love that hill. That was when I had breaks. Now, not so much.

Why you walking boy?

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OMG BMX

WTF is this? I need a napkin for my chair!

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STRAWBERRIES & CREAM

Bike: Strawberries & Cream.
Location: Sandringham Line
Owner: Damo

Another gem from Damo's extensive bike collection.

Unfortunately this time we had to PT this cutie home after Damo slashed both the tires on some grate at the rooftop of the Foundry. Like, how dare they protect their precious rooftop. Trespassing is cool.

Also cool:

Makes you drool:

I LOVE LOLLIES

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TRENT'S BIKE IS RAD

Bike: 2010 Charge Plug Griffin
Owner: Trent
Location: Crown Heights, Rooftop Skid Jam

We met Trent when we met up with Damo to go to Crown Heights. His bike is very fresh.

This is the Aerospoke wheel, which would come in handy on a windy day.
I don't really understand the science behind this theory as my tuffs are practically the same shape but act as wind catchers on windy days. GO FIGURE!

How cute is the fork detail?

Nice one Trent!

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SMURF STYLE

Bike: Shmick Rapallo Fixed Gear

Location: Cookie, Swanston St Melbourne

Owner: TBC. Email us if this is YOU!

This bike looks like if Gargamel put an evil curse on one of the little smurfs that made him a lot bigger and bike shaped.

If I had this sweet ride I would probs match it with this T-Shirt by my favourite designers, PAM:

Thanks to my sweet soon to be sister in law, REN! You rule!

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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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VITAMIN SEE

Bike: Matt Black Fixx w Orange high-lites
Location: Chapel St, Prahran
Owner: TBC. Email us if this is YOU!

If you ain't up on this. Matt Black, Orange Rims. Excellent Selection.

Jaffas YUM.