OH snap!!!! We just got a whole mess of Terrible One tees, and let me be the first to tell you that i am so damn excited about these shirts that i may just buy them all for my self!

A fine selection of threads from one of the raddest rider owned companies in the known universe and for only $39 a pop you can be certain that your money is not going towards funding Johnny Business executive’s new Ferrari, but it is going back into BMX where it belongs.

Aside from T1 being an amazing company, im not sure there are many bike company owners capable of blasting like Joe Rich…. Dang! Lets see Johnny executive bust this kind of action is his shitty Ferrari!
Just in case you needed more proof that T1 is unbelievably radical then get a load of these inspirational works of genius by sir Joe Rich himself. Do yourself a favour and watch all of these back to back…….. its raining and a bit useless outside so you may as well! Enjoy

T-1 “Let’s Didgeridoo This” Australia 2011 from joe rich on Vimeo.

T-1 ” Spanish Roast “ from joe rich on Vimeo.

T-1 “We Love Colorado” 2010 from joe rich on Vimeo.

So the first ever Hell On Wheels Inner Westside Gran Prix has been run and won in spectacular a fashion. As the sun was thinking about setting, 40 or so eager bike enthusiasts converged on the store to view the New Federal DVD .

Day quickly turned into night and the people were so eager to get the race carnage happening that many couldn’t sit still for the length of the DVD and just had to get moving. Once the sun had well and truly set we all set off on a 40 strong convoy down to the secret location in which the race would take place. I dont know about you but being amongst that many bike riders on a charge up the main drag is possibly one of the greatest things in the universe.

The on street bike parking system worked a treat for us but it was to the distaste of many a King St restaurant patron as we were taking up one whole and extremely valuable parking space.
Once at the carpark for the race, under the assumption that security would be on us in a matter of minutes, we got in, raced, then raced again then got the hell out! With every one who entered the race throwing down a fiver to add to the cash jackpot the winner would be taking home, the atmosphere was rife with enthusiasm and excitement. The racers gathered on the top level behind the chalk drawn start line ready for battle. At the bottom of 12 levels there were only a couple of riders whos chances at the money were shattered in a slippery surfaced crash. At the finish line it was North shore Fufanu expert and ex Pro BMX race Brendan Jones who rolled away with the $150, not bad for 40 odd seconds of work in a carpark at 10pm on a Thursday night! With the group still charging from all the amazing energy that was floating around, and the fact that there was no sign of any form of authority, Mr Jones put out the challenge for another race offering up a brand new pair of shoes to the winner. So back to the top the soldiers went, this time I opted to have them all run a Le Mans style start where they had to run down a level to get to their bikes before setting off down the course. This time around it was current pro racer legend Benny Hidalgo who took the checkered flag.

A triumphant Brendan Jones!

From here the large group rode the streets of Sydney till the wee hours of the morning. A roaring success of an evening! Expect a full edit from Lord John Young in the coming weeks as well as more late night riding related shenanigans very soon. Real Talk!

Do you all remember Sam, AKA Russ, AKA Hat Master Flash? Well Sam has been putting in the hours on his bike and has clocked up quite a burly reel of stunts for us to gander at. Recently whilst filming for the very edit you are about to watch, Sam had a bit of a bingle and managed to tear his ACL in a spectacular way. Armed with a single speed roadie and an ever growing hat collection, Sam is on the mend and will be shredding again soon. Check it out.

Sam Northedge-Wright pre ACL from Chris Whyte on Vimeo.

Get on Russell!!!!!

Last Friday whilst minding my own business, working away building a wheel set for a customer, I suddenly found myself on the floor in excruciating pain with blood gushing out of my head! ” What the hell just happened? ”

Allow me to introduce you all to this- a 1998 &M Next Generation Dirt Bike frame. Now, back in the days of old BMX frames were a hell of a lot heavier. They were built to with stand the abuse that the rapid evolution of riding at that time was dishing out. In the days before fancy super therm tubing & overall the higher quality of materials that we are used to today, frames had to be overbuilt so that they did not snap like stale pretzels if you cased a jump or two. This particular example belongs to a good friend of Hell on Wheels, who was cool enough to loan us the frame to hang up in the shop to show the world what a real BMX frame looks like. The next gen weighs in at approx the same amount as most complete bikes these days.

Just look at the size of those drop outs!!! The frame was perched proudly upon a ledge above the back door in the workshop area when all of a sudden it some how as if by magic it fell down, and introduced itself to my skull. After the initial shock and obligatory yelling session of loud 4 letter words, I continued on with my jobs in the workshop for a while. After removing my hat to fell the large bump on top of my head i realized my head was not only very sore but it was also bleeding like crazy! I had too much work to get on with to really get too worried about a little blood, so I stuffed my hat with tissues to absorb the blood and continued along my merry way.

After about an hour or man Dirty Paul ( who ironically rides for the very company who made the frame that struck my head ) showed up and after showing him my war wound and telling my tale, he advised me that I needed stitches and should go the the hospital. ” Hospital, but i have too much work to do here to spend 5 hours waiting to get stitched up!!” After another hour or so of trying not to think about the blood exiting my head I decided the local medical center was a better option, which indeed it was. Close shop doors a 3pm, get stitched up and have a shower at home then back at the shop by 5.30 pm…. Winner!

This is the pic that Paul took so that I could see that i did infact need to go and get stitched up. Cheers Paul.

The moral of this story is either wear a helmet at all times no matter what or just dont place heavy items on top of narrow ledges! This little incident has in no way harmed the love that I have for S&M, infact I am almost proud that this frame and not some other brands frame was the one to slice my head open. Get on Moeller you legend! To celebrate my love for the brand here are a couple of priceless S&M ads and pics of years gone by. Many of which can be found at this amazing vintage S&M blog site. Long live the shield!

A bit of a skate update for your mate. Oh my word, the rhymes and cheesy post tittles are getting far worse these days. Ok enough of that rubbish, today we have a small re stock of the ever popular Drifter cruiser boards and as usual they look absolutely stunning and even more spectacular under your feet whilst flying down your favourite hill. For only $169 you are getting a whole lot of board.

Glock Nines!!!The story behind this sweet little package is simple. A group of talented , like-minded individuals coming together to create something awesome and a little different. Good quality, fast long lasting bearings packaged in a cardboard gun made from 100% recycled cardboard and printed and assembled locally! How on earth can you go wrong with that!

As it states on the collective cos website……..” super fast & deadly! destroy everything with these cold blooded killers..” Aside from the fact that these are good bearings that come with a free tub of lube, they come in a cardboard gun for crying out loud! If you need further convincing that these are rad then you probably suck at life.

It has been a while since we saw a fresh batch of treats from Federal, and let me be the first to tell you that in their absence from the store they have gotten stuff dialled. The quality is up there with the best that the BMX world has to offer. Check the online store or all the specs and prices of these fine items.

Holy cow! Brand new are the Motion rims which look like a good choice for your next set of hoops. It is not often that a brand new and original rim design is brought to the table of the large BMX dinner party. Big bars are here to stay apparently, so why not jump on and get some bars bigger than your buddies! The Federal Drop bars are now available in 9.5 inch rises!!!!! Massive! On the topic of massive, the pivotal seat seems to have put on a little bulk over the past few months with chunky seats becoming the new thang. Federal wasted no time in creating their own quality version of the chubby pivotal seat and wrapped up in tough kevlar, these chairs are comfy!

Another fancy new Federal product is the flashy Liquid forks. Using Investment cast technology these are light and stronger your average bear.

Last of all is the new ” Gold Album ” DVD which is a doozy if I do say so. We will be showing this beauty on Thursday night in the store before our big scary downhill BMX race extravaganza. Check the flyer below and make sure you come!!!

This is absolute gold! Paul Chamberlain is some kind of legendary, mythical beast of Sydney’s inner west BMX scene. This is a tribute to a fallen Diva as well as a reminder of just how much fun riding bikes can be when you dont take things too seriously. Good one Paul, love you.

Whitney and I from Paul Chamberlain on Vimeo.

A good old fashioned DVD watching followed by some fully hectic downhill carpark racing followed by a massive silly city street ride all in the name of god times and bringing everyone together.After seeing the dudes down at the Anchor in Melbs running a few similar events, I was stoked to try something like that out. So here it is folks:

Hell on Wheels Presents The Inner West Side Gran Prix. Thurs 23rd of Feb

Meet at the store at 7.30 for A viewing if the new Federal “ Gold Album” DVD
Followed by a short ride to a secret location for the running of the first annual Hell On Wheels Inner West Side Gran Prix- an Urban BMX downhill race extravaganza.
$5 entree fee with the winner taking all! The more people who enter,the more cash is up for grabs!!!!!! So tell every one you can! Rules of the race will be explained on the night. Updates to details will be posted on the Facebook event page.

As the race is likely to only last for under one minute, and the adrenalin will still be flowing, we will continue into the city and into the night for a good old fashioned 2003 style street mission. Lets do this. Be there!!

What the devil is this, a full blown modern day BMX race bike for sale at Hell on Wheels? That is correect kiddies. I have been meaning to start stocking a little more BMX race stuff, seeing as though I am totally a super duper racer dude now , why not start the racer ball rolling with some of these little beauties

The 2012 Se PK Ripper XLP is a lot of bike for not alot of dough. Check out the full specs to see for yourself!

Aside from having all to technology of a great modern race bike, the XLP is carrying the spirit of the original and possibly one of the most famous old school BMX bikes in history. The original PK Ripper was the most lusted after bike of its time and I think SE have done a pretty sweet job capturing the legendary characteristics of the original. So if you are an old schooler looking to take that step up to a modern bike to tackle modern terrain then this could be the bike for you.

Legendary!

Alright folks its illegal bicycle street race time again!!!! Our pal Alex is at it again and has organized yet another sweet race for us all to attend and have a jolly good time at. Check out the Facebook page for details and updates. It should be a doozy , but what to dress as ….. cop or convict?

God damn its so excoitin!. Just as I am about to close up shop for the day and head off for my weekly BMX stunt activities, these big horrible storm clouds roll in and unleash their fury upon the earth and I am cheated of yet another session at the park. Dang it! However, I was instantly cheered up when I stumbled across this next little video. I was smiling the entire time it his was playing. Aaron Ross and Terry Adams have done it again. Watch it many times over and the world will feel like a better place.

The paper boy skit reminded me of this…….

Brilliant. Now to brave the crowds of foam pit warriors at monster or not? Hmmmmmm…..

It has been a while since we had some fresh bikes in the shop, I blame Christmas for that little shortage but we now have bikes coming out of every nook and cranny at the moment. Verde have been around for only a few short years and they keep looking sweeter with each year that goes by. The entry level bikes are amazing value and look every bit as classy as any high end custom mobile.

The base model named the ” Cadet ” is quite a neat little package for $399. Similar in spec to the United RN-1, the Cadet packs an almighty punch, while unlike a boxer,it is actually easy on the eye balls.

The Eon is the next model up from the Cadet and for $449 you are getting a whole lot of bike for very little cash Robbo. As pretty as a picture, look at those shiny red spokes! I suggest inspecting one of these in the flesh as it looks more like a million dollars rather that $449!

Verde also have an incredible team of shred bosses. Check out this older clip of a UK roadtrip the Verde team did back in 2010. You may recognize our good buddies Toby Forte and Will Herrmann in there getting their swirl on!

Verde BMX UK Trip 2010 from Verde Bikes on Vimeo.

Moving right along, to some fresh steering apparatus from those fabulously friendly folks at Fit.

The new improved signature bars from Justin Inman are called the O.T bars. Now O.T could stand for many things like ” only trails” or ” opposite table” or even ” owl thursdays”, the truth is I have no idea what it means, but that doesnt matter as these things are lush! 8.5 rise and 29 in width ,these are built for men, men who know that big is best, but also know that too big is just a bit silly. Get on Justin…. Well done sir.

Last but not least we have some Fit grips. We all need grips, it is just science! Try riding without them, it is not pleasant! Brian Foster and Justin Inman are both trail legends. Hailing from opposite sides of America these two know a thing or two and it shows in their grip designs. Inmans are on the thicker side and the BFs are a thinner design….. amazing indeed!

Surprise surprise, our massive streak of fine weather which lasted all of two or three days has once again come to an end. So to get us through the day here is more random junk from the world of the web and the world of Hell On Wheels.

Villij B side from Anthony de Ville on Vimeo.

A bit of sweet sweet trail action from those legedary lads at Villij. I was not in the best of moods once that rain started falling but as soon as I layed my eyes upon this little beauty my faith in the world was restored once again. Lifes a garden …….. Dig it!- Joe Dirt.

I also suddenly remembered that I own a Go Pro, so time to charge that sucker up and pray for some fine weather for tomorrow afternoon so I can film some useless helmet mounted shenanigans!

I also got my lazy bones into gear and printed off some more workshop report cards. These little beauties were some of Will Herrmanns finest works. Brilliant!.

This last video is dedicated to our lovely neighbors across the lane and their awesome BMW X5 and their in ability to enter and exit their garage without a 100 meter buffer zone. Well done ladies….well done.

I promise you that tomorrow I will have some legitimate shop news to post. Until then have yourselves a great weekend!

Today has been a busy old day for me in the workshop and thus I do not have much to report on. I do however have a small collection of random things that have got me stoked today.

HBTV: Modern Day Artisans – Ricky Feather from HBTV on Vimeo.

This is just plain awesome. Many of you man remember Ricky Feather from a few years back as a member of the United Bike Co team, with his northern English accent and incredible street skills. Ricky has been a busy man of late, creating some of the nicest hand crafted frames in the world today.Amazing stuff indeed. Go on Ricky you legend you! One of these days I will learn to weld properly and I will start making frames with mustaches as headtube logos…………just you watch me!

Some of you may remember our little buddy the chicken bin from inside the store. Sadly when we renovated the shop before Christmas, the poor bugger no longer had a place to sit inside the shop and so he was retired. That was until famed internet bully “Big Harry D” came along and rescued this charming waste disposal unit from our backyard. Hooray for Harry!!!! Although Harry has not been a bike messenger for almost a year, he is still has the soul of a hundred couriers, this is why he shunned the idea of coming back to collect the bin at a later date when a lift was on the cards. Our harry soldiered on and managed to strap it into his trendy messenger bag. Nice one there fella!

A couple of tidy new products have managed to sneak their way through the doors and into the display cabinet today. Some spangly new hubs courtesy of our German buddies at Mankind Bike co. The Prometheus hubs utilize the ceramic bushing type of driver bearing (made famous by Proper a few years back) with a 4130 14mm axle on the rear and a 3/8 female axle on the front and are made from 6061-T6 aluminium. Much like its namesake from Greek mythology, these hubs are smart yet tuff enough to handle anything.

For all you kiddies out there who are dying to be rid of your measly little 25 tooth sprockets and are willing to man up a bit, i have the perfect sprocket for you! Deluxe are known for their awesome trail inspired parts and this sprocket with its 36 glorious teeth may be just what the doctor ordered, a nice dose of hardening the hell up! Nothing says how manly you are like a big ol shiny sprocket on your bike!

This next video is just for fun. A bunch of dudes on very basic old cruisers with no suspension and only a coaster brake, smashing down mountains and hitting sweet jumps. Sign me up I want a piece of that action!!

Lars N Bars gets Klunking from Transition Bikes on Vimeo.