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Its In The Mail & Its Steel, Solid Steel

The other weeks episode of The Solid Steel Radio Show Podcast (93) is pretty interesting. Usually its just an audio file but this time they have put out an mpg. I subscribe so I got it on file to watch while I eat lunch at my work desk but all you others can have a look at it either here -

odeo.com-Solid-Steel-Podcast-93
or
93_SolidSteel_-_Podcast.mp4

Its quite a large file to stream so you will prob want to buff it for a while before you watch it. Those of you into the work of Len Lye and other such artists will hopefully enjoy the vid, but it goes off into all sorts of tangents. If the Quicktime files are not working try through itunes, or just find it yourself.
Here are some screen grabs:

posted by njc (Tuesday, April 28, 2009 5:03 AM) 2 Comments

Skull Saddle

Super awesome amazing designer Matt Bibby just customised his brooks with a dremmel.

Check out his blog http://www.matthewbibby.blogspot.com/ for more cool stuff.

posted by MARK SKULLS (Thursday, April 23, 2009 9:56 AM) 0 Comments

Believe in your dreams

hu hu hu

posted by Teva (Wednesday, April 22, 2009 5:24 PM) 1 Comments

Stolen Bikes

Andy Diamonds Hutch 20 & 24 were stolen and he needs them back.

If you see or retrieve the bikes let us know.

info@tomorrowpeople.co.nz

posted by T-White (Tuesday, April 21, 2009 7:39 PM) 1 Comments

colored pencils

they say it's all about style, i say it's all about style.

posted by Teva ( 4:12 AM) 2 Comments

SOUTHWARD CAR MUSEUM

The Southward Car Museum is pretty much in the middle of nowhere. Well actually its about 45min's north of Wellington but feels like your in the middle of nowhere. You head of the main highway and drive along a a small country road for a few hundred meters, and there on your right is the Southward Car museum.. its quiet a strange site because it is a huge 70's warehouse / building with lush mowed grass lawns, complete with flower beds a classic tea house serving lamingtons and a cups of earlgrey, and of course a nice little gift store. Its very out of place and almost like stepping into a time warp. The craziest thing about it is the whole thing is privately owned. Sir Len Southward is the owner and staring collecting cars from 1956 onwards... he was a very successful businessman and dedicated his life to collecting and restoring all sorts of unique vehicles.

Here is a bunch of photos I took on my last visit to the Museum.

1950 Cadillac "gangster special" that belonged to gangster Mickey Cohen.

If you have NZ's biggest vehicle collect you need at least one Delorean, a classic Ferrari and the NZ made Red Head speed boat which was the first boat to reach 100pmh, and did this in 1953 on Wellington to harbor.

A few more shots of the Museum and some of the gnarly cars in it.

One of the best things about the Museum is the collection of Bicycles.

Apperenlty this was this first track bike to ride in the commonwealth games by a NZ rider.

Another interesting fact about the Museum is that it has a 474-seat theater, and features a 1962 Wurtlitlzer Theatre Organ, which was originally installed in the Civic Theater in Auckland.

posted by Mike Zombie ( 3:18 AM) 5 Comments

Hope is all i can afford

Well in response to Mike zombie post.
i have to show mine... what are the chances of having a groupset from
the 1970's with your name on? and french made that is and being
french is something i do quite well.

posted by Teva (Sunday, April 19, 2009 12:41 AM) 0 Comments

TEVA CRANKS

Thank you Teva they are going to look good on the Colnago.

posted by Mike Zombie (Saturday, April 18, 2009 11:59 PM) 1 Comments

JUSTIN SWEENEYS CHARGE IRON

Check out these photos of Justin's new (custom as) Charge Iron.. Looks super clean and fun to ride.

posted by Mike Zombie ( 12:01 AM) 1 Comments

ADAM HAS SKILLS

More at www.akfixed.com

posted by Mike Zombie (Friday, April 17, 2009 11:55 PM) 0 Comments

CRANK ARM STEADY

Check out crankarmsteady.wordpress.com A new fixed gear blog from Singapore, definitely working checking out as it has some very nice photography up there.

posted by Mike Zombie ( 11:53 PM) 1 Comments

LAGUNA PHOTO GALLERY

Click To Enter

posted by Mike Zombie (Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:09 AM) 3 Comments

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Now I know there are only about five tricks in BMX at the moment, but this guy does them really well.

Go to BNQT for more videos.

As seen on Defgrip

posted by JustinH (Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:02 PM) 1 Comments

it's not a world for dreamers

About a week ago i was on my way to see Adam the Great to get a rim de-anodized in order to polish it afterward. The process involved caustic soda dilutted to 1/tenth of it's strength and no gloves, this thing would have pierced through you skin like alien's blood ( the one with sygourney weever all sweaty and hardcore shooting bullets everywhere in a spaceship).

apparently caustic soda only attacks anodizing and living organism only. nothing happens to steel or plastic or starbucks coffee cups...

but it makes bubbles on alloy, looooook at that

After all that i was so happy and my head was opening to a world of possibilities thanks to adam's karma or acid fumes. driving home imagining the bike's new look and all the shine everywhere i was driving carefree towards home. still daydreaming and thinking about how i should taper my jeans because they are a bit too baggy i was looking down arriving to a light but upon raising my head all i had in sight was the view of a ford frontier's bumper, a split second weren't enough to stop my little susie-lou and BAng! the front of my beloved suzuki st90v is bunged and the ford is totally intact on impact.

here are the results:

moral of the story: stop buying selvedge denim baggy jeans

posted by Teva ( 4:15 AM) 4 Comments