BMX is for suckers, I am quitting to become a rapper! As you can clearly see from the title of this post, I am a master of rhyming, so look out world , “Rhyme Master Boom Boom Boorman” is coming at you with some heat from the streets!

Moving along, if those last two sentences did not make you a little bit sick in your stomach then I applaud you.

Today has been a great day here in the store, not only have I got my future as a rapper all figured out, but we also received our very first batch of goodies from legendary thread makers Afray! These dudes have been putting in millions of hours re developing their brand and it shows, this stuff is fresh dawg! To get the ball rolling for what is set to be a fantastic relationship between Hell On Wheels and Afray, we got in a small run of clean, crisp tees and the staple part of BMX fashion that is known as the snapback.

The Monogram and Leatherbound snaps are looking amazing and are ready to cover your sweet do for only $44.95.

Tees in all sizes, no need for disguises! Man I am good at this rap thing. These tees are printed an the highest quality cotton and are more than likely to get moved all the way to the front of your laundry cycle because you will want to wear them all the damn time. $44.95 is a small price to pay to look that good.

We could not be happier to stock and support another legit rider owned Aussie brand . In case you havent already seen it, here is their latest webclip from John Young. This really shows us what the brand is all about,and I absolutely lvee vibe these dudes are putting out. Check it before you wreck it………… oh well I guess my streak of flawless rapping and rhyming had to come to an end sometime.

Afray Crew Mixtape from John Young on Vimeo.

It would appear that today is Tuesday! Not only that , but it is also Tuesday all freaking day long… Hoorrah! Tuesday marks the start of a new week in the shop for me, and after my massive weekend which consists of Monday and Monday alone, It feels good to get back into the swing of day to day shop life. Tuesdays are also my favourite week day for afternoon / evening riding, I dont know what it is but I always seem to have a good time on my bike on Tuesday evenings and tonight marks the beginning of the new year out at Liverpool BMX track. It has been a while since I got rad on my race bike and to celebrate my excitement of the prospect of doing just that, here are some classic pictures celebrating our Bicycle Motocross heritage. Enjoy these pics and enjoy the rest of your Tuesday. Man I love Tuesdays………. TUESDAY!!!

Tuesdays and BMX! What more could one ask for?

This past weekend marked the 3rd annual Blake Butterfield memorial jam at Kempsey skatepark. Brodie and his crew of legendary rad lads work hard every year to make this happen and by the looks of things it was a smashing success. Good job there fella. Check out the little edit Brodie threw together to get a sense of how rad of a day it was. Fingerscrossed I will be able to make it up there for the next one. Get on!

The 3rd Annual Blake Butterfield Memorial Jam from brodie butterfield on Vimeo.

Fresh in time for the weekends activities, we have a stack of new DVD’s ready to entertain and amaze you! I don’t know about you but for me a new BMX DVD is possibly one of the greatest ways to pass the time when it is too dark, cold or even too hot out to actually ride your bike. Let me tell you all that these three fine examples Bicycle stunt riding caught on tape, are on par with some of the greats of our generation. Check out the trailers below if you dont believe me ……… go on ……. I dare you.

FBM “Thousand Yard Stare” -Defgrip Preview from FBM BMX on Vimeo.

S&M Q.P. DVD Volume #4 “Salt Lake Shake” – Intro/Trailer from S&M Bikes on Vimeo.

FBMs Thousand Yard Stare has been playing non stop in the store for 2 days now and I have no intentions of changing it for now, that says a lot about it, good old boys having loads of fun riding their bikes and goofing around! $25. Owned is a new concept from the legendary movie men of Props Visual and it is full of bangers. $29. S&Ms Salt Lake Shake is not the newest flick out but it is an instant classic and for only $10 you must be a little bit weird if you dont jump for joy at the thought of owning this for such a small amount of pennies.

Four words starting with ‘S’ in a title must be some kind of new record! To celebrate such a mile stone, the awesome dudes at Stowaway Distribution were getting rid of a whole mess of amazing stock for even more amazing prices. We scored a few gems that we can offer for close to or below half price…….. holy moly! Il stop beating around the bloomin bush and get to the bargains of the century. Prepare to be dazzled.

We have an assortment of legit Skavenger tees in various sizes and styles that will fill your wardrobe without emptying your wallet. $20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bar end jar!!!!!! This sweet addition to the front counter boasts many colours of the bow in the form of rad cheap bar ends. Animal and Federal are both represented within my glass cage of emotion., and emotional you may get when you discover that a fresh pair of stomach savers will only set you back $2.

When was the last time you saw a quality BMX seat from a brand that actually has a good reputation for making quality parts that you will actually want to own for $20? If you did not answer with the word NEVER then I call you a filthy liar!
S&M P rail seats are tidy, light and generally awesome and if your buns aint afraid of a little plastic then who are you not to buy one of these for $20. Amazing!

These beastly bargains are unlikely to stick around for long so get on it, I mean check out the masses of people waiting to catch the train to Newtown to grab themselves a deal. Hurry, these folks look hungry!

Just like the wise words spoken by Tommy Saxondale ” I dont dance to Dido dude! I realise there are lots of D’s in that sentence”. I realise the alliteration in my blog tittles has gotten a bit stupid recently, but hey it is fun.

Setting aside the use of multiple D’s, we just got a bunch of fresh Deluxe gear back in and ready to spruce up your trail slaying vessel.

Deluxe sprockets are back in various vibrant variations ( oh no…… no he is onto over use of the letter V!!!! )The classic sprocket and the Pom Pom versions are here and ready to meet your chain and cranks.$79. The ever popular and super light Deluxe one piece seat/ post combos are also back in…..$79. Giddy up! New for 2012 Deluxe have climbed up one small step into the realm of the large handle bar world that is modern bmx. These puppies measure in at 8.5 inches tall and 28.5 inches wide, big but not freakshow big , a tasteful big infact. Chrome and looking clean!

Legendary top load stems are back and ready to legitimize you bike! $99. The super sleek F- Lite hubs are back in black and are also now available in a stealthy Titanium grey……Tidy.

Be sure to check out the Deluxe site for daily udates of all things dirty and radical!

If you ventured into the store over the Xmas period and were shopping for a noggin protector for yourself , you may have left a little disappointed. For some incredible reason helmets were a hot item for pre Xmas shoppers, this left us with a rather small variety of helmets left for those who got in a little late. The popular response from me when asked if we had any more stock was ” check back in the first or second week of Jan ” . This picture below is me staying true to my word and letting the world know that we have plenty of lids back in stock ready to do battle for your brain.

Ok ok, my new years resolution may or may not be to cut out the cheesy and horrible blog post tittles. Yes the tittle sucks but I feel it is appropriate considering the wacky year we have had.

Couldnt resist this one…….. sorry.

2011 has been an emotional journey, and we have seen many great times. Once again I was fortunate enough to spend most of the year working alongside two amazing dudes.

Dave Cee, what can I say, what a dude…….. a legendary one at that. Dave had a 3 month long dream holiday over in the states this year at it wet his appetite to what the big wide world outside of King St has on offer. Needless to say he had amazing time. Dave has since moved on from his duties in the shop and is going on to bigger and much radder things. Love you Dave, your contribution to the shop has been amazing and I cant thank you enough. Here is to many rad sessions e will undoubtedly have in the future.

While Dave was off having the time of his life in the states, good old bot ill Herrmann stepped in to fill Daves boots for a while. I first met Will whist in the UK last year. We actually met in Wales of all places, whilst attending all around legendary dude, Toby Fortes stag do. Just before Dave went away, Will appeared in town and the rest as they say is radical. Will is currently trekking about in New Zealand, surfing, riding, hiking and generally having himself a great time. Will played a major role in keeping me psyched on life and keeping the shop looking and felling good. We hope that he will return to our shores one day so we can go down to the Hero Of Waterloo on a Sunday evening for some pints and dancing to the amazing live Irish music. Get on Willis!

I will be having a few days off so this will be the official last post of the year. We will be closed for the 31st through to the 4th of January.For me and Hell On Wheels I would like to thank each and every one of you fine folks out there for making 2011 the amazing year that it was. See you all in the future, Im off to watch a very well named DVD about stock car racing back in the day. YEEWWWWWWW!!!!!!

Once again I find myself at that awkward time of year between the mad rush of Christmas and the wild parties of New Years Eve. It is a strange time in the bike shop world as the shop is looking a little on the bare side and the distributors are not yet re open for business until the new year is in. So the shop is looking a little empty and there is no way of filling it for a couple of weeks. The shop has still been fairly busy and I have not been short of things to do, so I will leave you with 3 pictures from happenings in the shop today and a few words to accompany those pictures.

Always at Christmas time the cheaper K-Mart style bikes start to roll through the shop for minor tuning and re building. Every one of these bikes has the same disclaimer type sicker on them and it makes me giggle every time. Ah………………. Stunting, one of my favourite words. STUNTING!!!!!

As always, I was quite excited to receive my big brown envelope filled with Brittish BMXs finest words and photographs. The Albion always goes down smooth. On the topic of going down smooth,legendary friends of Hell on Wheels Timmy & Brigitta gave me a tasty little Christmas present to sip on while relaxing and reading some of the good yarns the Albion has on offer. Cheers guys!

The time finally came to tear down Wills shop window masterpiece and to start fresh with a new theme. This time we have a little bike of a BMX and Skate history lesson/ museum type of thing going on. The window is damn near impossible to get a good picture of so you will just have to pop in and see for yourself!
That is all the blogging I can handle for today, see you of the morrow.

Allright then folks I have actually finalised our shops Xmas trading hours so here goes…………….Xmas eve- Open as normal 11-5, Xmas day, Boxing Day & Tues will will be closed. Wed the 28th till Friday the 30th we will be open as normal. Closed again on the 31st then re open on Wed the 4th of Jan…YEWWWW!!!! We wish you all a safe and fun time over the Xmas break. See you in a bit……..

It has been a wild old year that is for sure. You may even compare the wildness to that of these fine folks pictured above………… Wild ones indeed! We would like to thank evey one out there who has come into the shop this year for being rad and for supporting your local shop. Cheers folks!!!

I think I am mre stoked on this pic than anything at the moment! Stanta gots style!

Just when I thought that the world of BMX web videos had gotten a bit on the stale and generic side, I somehow get my mind blown and my love of riding re booted by another BMX web video. What? Who would of thaught. But not just anybody out there could create a modern web video filled with modern street riding that would get me, a grumpy park and trail rat excited. That person is non other than our bud John Young. All I can really say is this video flat out rules and is all the inspiration you need to get out there on your bike. To see John grow into the talented man he is over the years has been really rad and I am so proud of the little bugger for how he has perfected his creative outlet. Get on John! Enjoy!

Afray Crew Mixtape from John Young on Vimeo.

Look out for Hell On Wheels to be stocking Afray goodies in the new year.

Allright now! It has been a while since my last horrible blog post tittle, but there you have it folks, they have returned.

As if all of last weeks deliveries were not last minute enough, we just got a whole stack more skate stuff through the door today. It may be last minute, but it is all worth the wait. Some boards are long , some are short….. see what I did with the tittle now…… say cheese.

First up for all you lovers of fantastical plastic, we have something extra special. The new clear cruisers from Diamond Flex are freakin cool and they only cost $145! Not a bad score for your stocking.

Drifters have always been known for thier colourful tastes in car decorations, and these new Drifter boards are no different. Bright colours and big wheels. The shorties run at a lush $169 and the long boy goes for $199….. not bad

The good folks at Gold Coast keep on churning out the good stuff, this time a slightly more substantial sized sidewalk surfer named Salvo. These quality planks will set you back $210.

I was not lying when I told you last week that we would be getting more colours in the radical Gold Coast Whizz range in very soon, and here they are. Lovingly nicknamed the Red Rocket this baddie could be yours for the now reduced price of $159!!!!