Tag: Brew
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Ways To Carry Stuff: Stealth Beer Holster
Click or not: Ways To Carry Stuff: Stealth Beer HolsterMost mountain bikers know this truth: one of the best places to enjoy a beer is at the top of a hill with a trail to follow. Beer is, however, awkward to carry, heavy, temperamental when shaken, and precious. All good reasons to spend the time and money to get the best way of ferrying it… …
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Ode To The Pub Bike
Click or not: Ode To The Pub BikeSome recent encounters with new technology which is incompatible with other new technology in imperceptible ways has left a bit of a bitter taste. After an old man rant later, on my way home I was reminded of one of the best bicycles ever: the pub bike. The pub bike is the spiritual predecessor to fixies.… …
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Drink Tripels, Don’t Ride Triples
Click or not: Drink Tripels, Don’t Ride TriplesFor beer-drinking cyclists, Belgium is nirvana. The best riders, the best bikes, and the best beer all come from the motherland, and when you throw in the kassien, the bergs and the beautiful countryside of the Ardennes, there’s little argument to be made against such claims. Rapha might be seen by some as over the top… …
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Tall Poppy Syndrome
Click or not: Tall Poppy SyndromeKiwis and Aussies love a winner, we love a hero, but get too big for your boots and you’ll soon be brought back to earth with a thud. “You’re good, but don’t you dare think that you are or there’ll be retribution.” Even though 8 Wired Brewing is doing beer better than most, no-one can accuse them… …
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By George, That’s Some Good Brewing
Click or not: By George, That’s Some Good BrewingNo-one ever sits down with a good brew in hand without the intention of either relaxing, improving their mood, or getting a bit rowdy. Unless of course you live somewhere like Louisiana, in which case your intention may be to make your sister or cousin more attractive. Whatever your plans for the evening I think… …
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When Times Were Simpler, Objectification Was Rife And Bogans Loved Cycling
Click or not: When Times Were Simpler, Objectification Was Rife And Bogans Loved CyclingYou’ve gotta hand it to my homeland, Aussies are all class. How I long for those hot summer days when you could go for a ride or enter a race and yobbo tradies wouldn’t try to run you over with their utes, just playfully throw water over you. If you were a grouse-lookin’ sheila. In ridiculously… …
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Ways To Carry Stuff: Stealth Happy Sack
Click or not: Ways To Carry Stuff: Stealth Happy SackOften the products that are most intriguing result from experimental or sideline ideas. Michael Trudgen of Stealth Bike Bags sews up custom frame bags for breveteers and ramblers from his home in Eastbourne, NZ. However, recently his product list has expanded to include some innovative one-offs and limited releases. The Happy Sack is one such… …