Image: Courtesy of Gravity Sports Events, © David Brittain 2010 Gravity Sport Events Ltd is a not for profit company which has been created to assist in organising legitimate gravity sport events. 2011 will be another massive year in Gravity Sports in Australia, Gravity Sport Events Ltd in conjunction with the individual organising committees would like to announce the following events for 2011. Get onto registering and supporting the growth and presentation of Gravity events in Australia....

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Hi friends:Few weeks ago,  my company SPS,  which specializes in electronic  timing & scoring in various sport specialties, controlled the classifications times of the South American Downhill Skateboarding Championship in Tarma, Peru / Hotel Los Portales. It was a successful experience for us. I've read that Tarma / Hotel Los Portales will be  a valid date for the 2011 IGSA world championships, we hope to be present there again.Well, when I inquired about these sports, I

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Image: Courtesy of the IGSA, Circa 2010 Petaluma, California, USA – The International Gravity Sports Association (IGSA) is excited to announce the 2011 IGSA World Cup Series schedule for Downhill Skateboarding and Street Luge. Visiting nine countries and five continents in 2011, the schedule has expanded reflecting the strong international growth of downhill skateboarding.  Increased media coverage will enable more people than ever to witness the excitement of the IGSA World Cup For...

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Images: Courtesy of Jalopnik, Circa 1979 A photo of a strange Porsche 935 with a unique bicycle posted here set the Porschephiles at PorschePurist.com searching for an explanation. Here's their story of Jean Claude Rude and his pursuit of the world bicycle speed record. — Ed. of Jalopnik. 150 mph is fast, in any car, Porsche or not. Imagine how fast it must be on a bicycle? That was the speed Jean Claude Rude was trying to reach in his attempt to break the world bicycle speed record in in...

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Image: Courtesy of El Clásico El Colombiano, Circa 2010 From what we can tell (Our spanish is a bit rusty), the 37th running of the El Clásico El Colombiano at Indeportes Antioquia 2010 is well underway with races already being run and won! The El Clásico El Colombiano was established in 1973 and is the largest gathering of bike competitions in the country with proceeds from the event going to improve the quality of life for local Colombians. The event includes a massive up...

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Image: Gravity Sport Events (GSE) Now this has to be one of the most important announcements for Gravity Bike racing since time began! Gravity Sports Events (GSE) is a not for profit company which has been created to assist in organising legitimate gravity sport events. GSE has been formed with directors Michaela Brittain, Sue Wickenden and Tyler Johnson and Company Consultant Andrew Smith. And it seems that 2011 is going to be a massive year in Gravity Sports in Australia, GSE in conjunction...

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Image: Courtesy of Bikefest, Circa 2010 Bikefest - Ride in MovieSaturday 27th November - 7.30-10.30pm Projector Bike invites you to grab your fixie, mountain bike, street machine, BMX, pub racer or just drag out old rusty from the back shed and join us for a night of moonlit cinema. Leaving from 1000 £ Bend we will take a short ride to our mystery Ride In Movie location. Enjoy a number of locally made shorts before our main feature. Bring a picnic rug or camping chair, warm...

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Image: Courtesy of Bikefest, Circa 2010 Once bitten launchWednesday 17th November - 6.00-10.00pm Head down to the Alexandra Gardens as the sun sets on November 17 for a Vampires' Picnic. Featuring a vampire-themed BMX competition, bike demonstrations, vampire costume parade and prizes, free food from the Salvos and the first public screening of the 'Once Bitten' clips. Bring your bike, bring a picnic, bring your best vampire outfit and get ready for a wheely good time. This is an all...

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Image: Courtesy of Bikefest, Circa 2010Bikefest - Opening Night PartyWEDNESDAY 24TH NOVEMBER - 7:00pm - 12:30am Head on down to Bikefest for an opening party to remember. Featuring the launch of their visual arts program, the opening of Bike Shop, screenings of the Once Bitten clips, bicycle valet parking and more. Don’t miss their opening night performance by the Roda Roda Soundsystem. With all the pomp and ceremony of a Carnivale, The Roda Roda crew and fellow bike/music nerds will...

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Another edit of the lake jumping we showed you a while back. Great vid that reminds us of all that we love about summer! Enjoy!

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