Slay the rail Jam

July 30th, 2010

Hell on Wheels shredder Alex Liiv headed down to Melbs for the Revolver Slay the Rail Jam on Wednesday. Massive night of utter rail destruction in one of Melbourne’s most notorious clubs, yep, indoors with alcohol… Rad! Webclip and more photos coming real f’n soon.

KOOKY KIDS

July 29th, 2010

Trail master Kooky Karl Werner has arrived home from his European vacation!

He filled us in on all the wild happenings and got dressed up in our fantastic workshop hat selection.

Then, just to keep with the kooky feel of the day, Sam Haynes, another Kook trails local stopped by and laced up some new season rims. Sam just got a custom made FBM sent over and boy oh mighty is it classy! Jealous? I am!

A closer look at that saucy machine..

SUBROSA 2011 COMPLETES ARE HERE!

July 27th, 2010

Well most of them anyway.

In store at the moment we have the Salvador 24 ( $749 ), Salvador dirt ( $589 ), Letum Street ( $699 ) and the Letum Fixed Gear ( $849 ). We will have all pics up on the blog and the online store in the next few days. For now we have a couple of teaser shots for you.

The Salvador 24 is here. About time someone offered a slightly more entry level cruiser. This is a super solid ride for just $749.

The Letum Fixed gear is another more entry level bike at just $849 the specs on this cycle are far higher than the price suggests. The Mallum fixed gear is the high end version and will be arriving in November. They will also be coming in CHROME!! ans will be certainly worth the wait.

ROADTRIPPING GOODTIMES

July 27th, 2010

Once again John Young has come through with a visual feast, this time documenting the Backbone/Roadtripz Dubbo Adventure. Good vibes, good times, this has it all! Hopefully this is a taste of what’s to come next week on our week long jaunt up the coast. And you can look forward to another slice of John Young genius soon as he is on board to film up a storm with us this week :)

Backbone Crew & Friends – Blue Mountains to Dubbo Roadtrip from John Young on Vimeo.

BIG BLAZING BOWL BONANZA!

July 27th, 2010

Alliteration is your friend folks, do not fear it, embrace it. Dont mind me I am loosing my mind with excitement! This coming Sunday the Hell On Wheels team will be embarking on a radabonzical road trip up north to sample some warmer weather and all the fresh concrete delights the region has to offer. The store will be closed Monday as normal as well as Tuesday and Wednesday.

 

PRETTY POWELL PARTY PIECES

July 27th, 2010

Too many Ps I think. Freshly back in stock we have some long lusted after Powell tees, keeping it 80s with the good ol small pocket print up front and a big ol back print of radness.$44.95

Next up is the complete selection of the infamous Powell Peralta videos. At just $34.95 a pop these nostalgic masterpieces wont hang around long.

Stickers, every one loves stickers. You may think that its only 12 year old kids who go mental over stickers but I have seen 42 year olds loose their minds over these things!

 

YOU CANT SPELL TRAILS WITHOUT RAILS!

July 27th, 2010

Tomorrow night folks, should be a fun time.

 

CREATURE COMFORTS

July 24th, 2010

New tees and hoodies from Creature! Here Jake models a sweet embroidered zip-up, you cant see it here but the inside of the hood has a cool spiderweb print.

And some creepy cool tees!

RE-ISSUE RADNESS

July 24th, 2010

So psyched on these two, a grey Roskopp (9.5″) as well as a Salba Tiger (10.3″)

$150 will acquire you either of these sweet planks.

PROPS 76

July 24th, 2010

This latest instalment from Props contains much high zoot action. Come get your hands on a copy as there isn’t many left! Contains the Pink Motel Pool Party, Dennis Enarson spot check, Kareem Williams day in the life, Dave Thompson Bio plus heeeeeeaps more!

UNITED GOODS

July 24th, 2010

New Bars, Cranks and Pegs from United, some very nice looking gear here! Nathan Williams Grande Bars, 8.25″ rise by 29″ wide. $119 for these bad boys.

The Value bar is another choice piece of equipment, made from 11 butted tubing but have not undergone the UV1 heat treating process so they are more affordable, just $79!

Now for the United Value cranks. Don’t let the word value confuse you though, these are built tough and tested by Nathan Williams. Heat treated 175mm tubular cromo arms, LSD compatible, hollow 19mm 48 spline axle and just $249.

And finally, the pegs! Thickened up for durability, 4140 cromo, anti-rotate pins, 14mm/10mm adapters and available in flat silver and oxide black (like a blackboard)

ALEX LIIV WEST COAST HOLIDAY

July 23rd, 2010

Team rider Alex Liiv has come up with this ridiculous edit of him performing some manoeuvres. Calvin put this one together while Alex was over in WA. Not too much to say about this one. wild scene.

Alex Liiv WestCoast Holiday from calvin kosovich on Vimeo.

FOCALPOINT ISSUE #21

July 22nd, 2010

Cool beans! Everyone’s favourite free BMX publication has come through and it’s stocked with the goods! Get in quick as they never last long..

NEW STORE CUSTOM! THE RED BARON

July 22nd, 2010

My my, look at this beast! A candy apple red Focale 44 frame kit (55″) matched with all stealth black parts. Superstar stem, deep-well rims, flip flop hub (fixed/single speed option) and riser bars make this a winning combo for cross-town transportation. Also comes with a set of brakes! For just $1199. this bargain custom built bike isn’t hanging around.

PROFILE SPLINE DRIVE SPROCKETS

July 22nd, 2010

If you ride fixed and want to run some quality BMX cranks these sprockets will make your ride bombproof! 48 spline-drive Profile sprockets for fixed.  42 teeth in-store, smaller sizes available upon request. Comes in Bitchin’ Black or Polished Perfection.