Category: STYLE

  • Coastal Cruisin In Cut-Offs

    Coastal Cruisin In Cut-Offs

     Technically they’re not cut-offs at all, but they’re cool. I’ve been looking for a riding short that resembles my beloved but now-defunct Giro New Road shorts, but nothing (except maaaybe some Rapha ones, hideously expensive and, Rapha) fit the bill, or in this case my arse. MTB shorts are way too baggy for anything…

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  • Chainslap Garage Presents: ‘Hotblack Desiato’ CAAD4

    Chainslap Garage Presents: ‘Hotblack Desiato’ CAAD4

    I remember it well. The intersection of Evans Street and Ross, a gentleman older than me. To my left he rode, alongside a Kombi van likely piloted by a stoned me. Almost definitely. It was the bulk, the ‘fatness’ that drew my attention. Not that of the rider, but of the bicycle underneath him. Accustomed…

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  • Malachi Pedals Beyond

    Malachi Pedals Beyond

     Pretty sure I met this cat at the SSWC in Castlemaine, Victoria in 2003. I met a lot of tattooed cats that weekend so I could be well mistaken, but either way I know Malachi’s name well from decades of (he and I) living the two wheel life. Just one of those guys who…

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  • Skidkhana: A Gravel Bike Film in 4K

    Skidkhana: A Gravel Bike Film in 4K

    Skids. They were the first ‘trick’ you learned once you’d mastered the art of balance, pedalling and steering. A skill you keep forever, and utilise for purpose but mainly just because they are fun. It’s feet up, feet off, and feet out in this instance as a sinuous gravel road becomes a playground for 42mm…

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  • M.R Feels Like A Tooheys. Or Two.

    M.R Feels Like A Tooheys. Or Two.

    Surfing is a rite of passage in Australia, and growing up near the beach as 90% of Aussies do, I floundered around in the breakers a bit, but didn’t have the same dexterity as I did on a bike, so a short-lived stint it was. The Aussies have laid claim to numerous World titles by…

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  • The Science Of Suave

    The Science Of Suave

    Holy shit, it’s a good day when the legend of Australian music Mr Kim Salmon pops up in your feed. Especially with the first Scientists record in 35 years due to drop, the suave is back in the swamp. Even at his most haggard, he still has more style and swagger than all you motherfuckers…

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  • FNM Friday: This Guy’s In Love With Mike

    FNM Friday: This Guy’s In Love With Mike

    This could easily have been a Mike Patton Monday, but who can wait that long? The man with the often-purported greatest vocal range in music history stole not only my ears but my heart and a few other bits in the late 80s and took it to another level of man-love around the Angel Dust…

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