I've been doing a lot of sifting around trying to get some bikes sorted and doing family stuff. It's amazing how, when you're trying to build a bike, especially mutant ones, little seemingly innocuous parts can delay you; I've been trying to get a-hold of a lockring and a seatpost binder bolt for a couple of weeks now. On a whim, I went down to Wallis Cycles. Everything there is usually really expensive, but they found everything I needed for just over $20. And to think I spent two hours crawling around amongst BOH's stash! Actually, that's never a waste of time.










So this is close to finished (I just need a brake). It's got some pre-1967 Campagnolo Pista cranks (I think they stopped making 151BCD cranks after '67) with a nearly new 50 tooth Zeus sprocket and a really nice Brooks saddle that I owe Dave Benson for. The gearing is an easy 50X19 (73.6") because this bike is strictly for bar spins (cruising and drinking). Good old Bruce O'Halloran (Adventure Cycles) found me a roll of fabric tape for the bars ... and the bars come to think of it. Oh, and I painted the wall to go with my chainring bolts - cause that's how I lolz.













Jan Steffen, director of The God Machine, sent me a link to the new site for the movie, including an uploadable PDF of the story I wrote about its premier (click NZ Press button). It's an awesome movie, not just about fixies or whatever, but about riding bikes. Get stoned and watch -- it rules.
Here's the trailer:

Fuckin ugly... but ah well.. at least I can open beers now!

In other news don't ever buy a Sigma 18-200mm... there shit!

This opened up quite a few months ago but ive been holding back for no real good reason.
Basicall Banksy (England's best known graffiti artist) was let loose on a now out of use tunnel at Waterloo station. I tried to get in while the exhibition was properly open but there was a que for the que so we flagged it. This site has some good shots and a vid of what it was like.
I went back the week after and took phots of my own which you can see HERE.
Over the cause of the exhibition you were allowed to put up your own stuff which is the section out in daylight.

Hey dudes, me and ash took a little trip to spain last week, heres some pics.
We stayed with one of ashas friends in Valencia who has been learning spanish for 6 weeks. She showed us around and was our translater.
this is where they kill the bulls


some cool old buildings



and cool new buildings






great graffiti everywhere










this ones for break away sativa bike club

and of course some crazy bikes










this one hurts



we got shitty free bikes from one hotel we stayed in and got to ride around a bit

they had the F1 race down at the beach



then we jumped on a train to BARCELONA!
some pics from the train.








barcelona is huge




mostly flat in town but some bigger hills around, theres actually a big longboarding scene and GAVs too I guess but I didnt see any of those.

we saw that big TV aerial on the top of that hill get nailed by lighting one night it was super rad.
heaps of Gaudi buildings I remeber studing at UNI

nuts




booze and food is way cheep
sangria is 40c (euro) a litre,

heres the view in the morning


we went to a fiesta one night but I forgot to take my camera, but I snapped some pics the next day of a couple of the streets







basically everyone decorates a street on there block with a differnt theme and there are bands and djs and everyone just parties till 6 in the morning, so rad


So many great skate/riding spots, every fucking ledge is marble or granite and I didnt see one skatestopper anywhere
these are some famous "tits" down at the port in barcelona



banks everywhere




ledges and rails in Valencia




and parks




These are the "bicing" bikes, basically free to use for people who live there, but not for us toristoes.


pritty cool bikes, people seem to really like the chopper sort of style over there, I guess cause its sort of a lazy beach town thing. even though its a huge crazy city.

like velib in paris, vans drive around everyday and grab them and service them.

the bowling alley was pritty good too

you use a joystick to put in your name, sweeeeeet

well thats it for now. uhhhhhhhh.....
thanks for having me.