Images: Courtesy Tracko/GSC!, Flickr, Circa 2011 Ok so, the staff at GBHQ are sitting around on a lazy friday afternoon surfing the web and trying to figure out how to kill the last three hours of a crazy working week, when all of a sudden out of the corner of an eye, someone spots this little puppy! Sitting there in our google search all stealth, sleek and seriously cool a little piece of makers magic comes our way. And yes, before you email us telling us that the wheels aren't race and the is...

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Ok Gravity Bikers, its time to dig deep and have a little fun all in the name of charity! Beat the Bastard is a charity ride organised by the awesome crew in Townsville with proceeds going to support the Leukaemia Foundation. The event is held at Mt Stuart in Townsville Queensland. Adrian ADO Alderson talks about the history behind Beat the Bastard... "Beat the Bastard came about from a discussion at breakfast one morning following our regular Sunday morning luge run on Mt Stuart. There a...

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Image: Courtesy of Fortune Hanebrink, circa 2010 For those of you old enough to remember, Mr Dan Hanebrink is not only a six-time MTB National Class Champion and a NASA aerospace engineer, he just happens to be one of the most influential figures in the history of Gravity Bike development. He is the godfather of gravity people! That's right, amongst his long list of motorbike and cycle innovations, Mr Hanebrink teamed up with Hutch in the late eighties to produce the Hutch HPV Superbike (which...

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Image: Courtesy of Dan Verity, Circa 2010 Dan Verity has been hard at work smashing out a new bike for 2011 and doing some nice mods on his green machine. He has some nice ideas that we thought you should know about. Check out his green machine here.  

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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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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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