Spontaneous Tube Explosion!

>> Tuesday 28 July 2009

A few of us were hanging out at Exist yesterday when we heard a loud "PFFFFFFFFFFFFFT!!!", I joked that it was Ally's (thats Ally like Ollie not like alley, and from Allchurch) bike locked up across the road thinking that it was actually a bus engine. We all glanced across to see his front wheel as flat as a pancake, his inner tube had just exploded all by itself, it was the most excitement that we experienced all day.

inner tube explosion blow out exploded

inner tube explosion blow out exploded

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No Gears - Bristol - 31st August

We missed the first one of these events a while back so I really wanna get up to Bristol for this, £6 entry, 2 films (one of which is Death Pedal), some drinkies, some riding and a BBQ which, according to Juliet Elliot, will cater for Vegetarians, no mention of vegans though so I may have to pack a disposable! Click the poster for more info.

no gears bristol

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Scott's First Build

>> Saturday 25 July 2009

One half of Swansea's finest cock rock DJ duo has just finished building his first fixie. Scott is a long time BMXer so I'm sure he's gonna be busting out all sorts of wild stunts in no time but for now we are trying to kill him with some fast rides around town :-p The lucky bugger struck it rich at the casino and got himself a sweet Volume Cutter 3 frame and a bunch of other bling. Scott is a tattoist, check him out and join his group on Facebook.

volume cutter 3 build campagnolo halo
Loadsamoneyyyyyy!

volume cutter 3 build campagnolo halo
Charge saddle and some riser bars

volume cutter 3 build campagnolo halo
Sprocket, seat post clamp and Surly chain tensioner

volume cutter 3 build campagnolo halo
Campagnolo front wheel

volume cutter 3 build campagnolo halo
Halo Aerotrack rear

volume cutter 3 build campagnolo halo
Volume Cutter 3

volume cutter 3 build campagnolo halo
Volume forks

volume cutter 3 build campagnolo halo
Bling gold chainset

volume cutter 3 build campagnolo halo
Finished!

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Worst Advert Ever, LOL

I just knocked up the worst advert ever, ROTFLMAO

worst advert evert

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Dopey Sion, Oh Dear, Oh Dear

>> Thursday 23 July 2009

I'll apologise in advance to Sion for stealing this picture and embarrassing him here but sometimes it just has to be done!

He'd been having some trouble with the arm coming loose so he was probably a bit pissed off and flustered when he re-attached it, he's not usually so silly...

"...thats what happens when you re-attach bits of bike in morrisons car park without paying attention. tightened it right down like a bitch and then couldnt get it back off."

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Skateboarding. What a Twat.

>> Sunday 19 July 2009

I don't usually post video links but this one is just the funniest video ever made!

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Hit by a Car!

>> Sunday 12 July 2009

So Thursday night I was riding home when, at the bottom of a big long hill, I passed a bus at a stop so I decided to race it home. I made it about 3/4 of the way up before it overtook me and about a minute from home it got caught at a red light, I checked left, I checked right, there was nothing coming, I could run the light and beat the machine...

...I went through the crossroad with a bit of caution then got my sprint on, about 25 meters later I spotted a car parked on my left indicate, I was close enough and going plenty fast enough to just glide past him before he pulled out then he pulled off as fast as lightening into a u-turn, I made every effort to swerve around him, I even almost managed it, but he hit me and threw me through the air like a rag doll. Thanks to the brand new "Google Street Gif" technology the whole thing was caught on 'video'...

accident car hit oury animation llangefelach
Note: it was actually dark as it was about 22:30


...He got out, I got up off the ground and checked my bike, it was fine, phew! I checked myself, just my finger was cut, phew! Nobody was completely to blame, he obviously didn't "look, look and look again" and I (very very stupidly) had forgotten to re-attach my lights after spraying my frame last week. He apologised and was pretty shook up, personally I wasn't too bothered cause after 15 years of skateboarding falling over and hurting myself is nothing new. We agreed that I should have had lights, this was literally only the second time I have ridden at night without them, I know how bloody stupid it is but I'm the 3rd person this year I know of that has been hit by a u-turner so it MUST have been partly his fault too, innit.

All I could really think about was that fucking bus. So smug as it cruised past the bruised and battered cycle hero. I twisted my bars back into place, clipped myself in and took up the chase. No sign of him on the remainder of Llangyfelach Rd, I turned right onto Rheidol Avenue, "Welcome to Clase", this is MY hood, no bus is gonna beat me off in MY hood. I see him up ahead, waiting, revving, and then, he, pulls, off. I dig in, by the hill I am on his wheel, neck and neck, 'take him' I hear myself think, I could have, I should have, but I take it easy and wait until after the roundabout to shut him down. Man 2 Machine 0.

So, in summary, I got hit by a car and I thought I was fine but my shoulder and hip are pretty hurty, also my knee and ankle have been aching a lot and I have a scab on my knuckle which is pretty uncomfortable but it could have been a lot worse.

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Custom Bob Jackson Frame - Ev Chuffed

>> Tuesday 7 July 2009

Ev's new Bob Jackson frame arrived today, it's a beauty! Here is the proud father looking just a little bit excited, haha :-p

bob jackson custom track frame fixie fixed

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Shop - County Cycles, Cross Hands

>> Monday 6 July 2009

I popped into County Cycles in Cross Hands the other week, it's a nice little shop and the staff were friendly too, which is nice (rare). Downstairs is filled with accessories and general bikes, like a little mini Halfords ;-) but upstairs is filled with some serious kit, they keep loads of top of the range road bikes in stock as well as a truly impressive selection of jerseys! They don't keep any fixed gear specific stuff in stock but said they can order stuff in which is fair enough as Cross Hands is hardly the epicentre of all things 'new and exciting'. Check out their website: http://county-cycles.com

county cycles llanelli cross hands shop wales south

county cycles llanelli cross hands shop wales south

county cycles llanelli cross hands shop wales south

county cycles llanelli cross hands shop wales south

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Sun Worksop Re-Paint

>> Friday 3 July 2009

The last paint job I did on my frame was bloody awful so I decided to give some enamel paint a go and to at least try and strip the frame properly first. I busted out some Nitromors and it beat the living daylights out of the graffiti paint, it came right off. Unfortunately as soon as the Nitromors had done its job it started pissing down so I had to paint ANOTHER frame in a dark, small, filthy shed in damp weather. I primed and painted it blah blah blah, then made a truly pathetic attempt at baking the enamel dry using a rotating heater, they paint still wasn't fully hard this morning and I ended up leaving some fingerprints on the top tube but they may come in handy one day! I can't be bothered to write any more now, if it's boring to write then it must be really boring to read.

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
Primer, enamel gloss, Nitromors, Bianchi cap, Silver Jews t-shirt, boosh!

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
Ready for action

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
As dangerous as they make out?

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
Within seconds!

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
Within minutes...

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
...fizzle, fizzle

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
After some chiselling

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
Mostly free of paint

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
Primed in the shed

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
All the bits wait patiently

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
A pathetic attempt at baking the enamel dry

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
Looked nice in the morning

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
Ready for work

sun worksop frame fixie fixed spray paint red swansea wales
Outside Exist in town

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