Images: Courtesy of Andy 'Sakamoto' Smith, Circa 2011. There are not many times in life when you come across people that truly inspire you. You know, the kind of people that remind you of what it means to be passionate and enthusiastic about life, learning, friendships, riding, racing and everything in between! Well a little while ago now, I had the pleasure of meeting (and riding) with Andy 'Sakamoto' Smith, an Australian Gravity Sports pioneer and recent Gravity Bike convert. His desire and a...

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Images: Courtesy of Dan Verity, Circa 2011. So when you think about the colour green you probably think about all the warm and fuzzy stuff right? Like green tree frogs, fresh green grass or chlorophill! Or maybe emeralds? Spinach? Maybe the stars on the Syrian flag!? Its not often that you have the chance to associated green with one seriously cool and seriously fast gravity bike! Fresh from winning Dalby Forest in the UK, we took time out to have a chat to the green machine, gravity bike racer...

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Images: Sourced from various sites with thanks! GBHQ would like to take the time to acknowledge the president of the IGSA (International Gravity Sports Association) Marcus Rietema for his tireless contribution and support of Gravity Bikes over the past 15 years! Marcus has recently become a father and has decided to take a step back from running the IGSA to spend more time with his new family. In his capacity as both ambassador, promotor and rider Marcus supported all gravity disciplines over i...

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Images: Courtesy of Rocío Manceras, Malaga Spain. Circa 2010. When it comes to our Gravity Bike friends in Spain, there's no shortage of passion or energy that's for sure! They have equal measures of both. Combine this with some of the craziest hills in the world and you have a recipe for the growth and development of a healthy gravity bike culture. We recently spoke to Alb-PACMAN, a gravity bike rider from Malaga, Spain about his experiences riding, how things started and what it I...

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Image: Courtesy of Alexander Frischauf Since 2002, the IGSA has designated one event per year as the official IGSA World Championship. The athlete who wins their respective class at this event earns the title of IGSA World Champion for the year. GBHQ took the time to catch up with the latest Gravity Bike World Champion, Alexander Frischauf! GBHQ: Where do you live?AF: Strass im Attergau, Austria GBHQ: How did you first get into riding gravity bikes?AF: 2009 race season  us a little a...

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Image: Courtesy of Darren Lott, Gravity Publishing, Circa 1999. Sophomore Hill Buttboard Classic  For those of you who appreciate the history of things and those riders that helped pioneer Gravity Bike racing, you will dig our interview with Guiness World Record Holder, Dwight 'Snarlin' Garland.  Snarlin was riding and racing before most of you were born or even knew what a Gravity Bike was! He rode with the likes of Tommy Brackens, Dan Hanebrink, Neil Orta, Earle Ross...

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Images courtesy: Saptoaji Agoesdji, R2 cruiser Gravity Bike Bandung. Indonesia here we come!One of the best things about this world is that you never know what's around the corner or who you might meet next. Earlier this year I was introduced to Saptoaji Agoesdji through Facebook, a gravity bike rider and pioneer from Bandung, Indonesia. Saptoaji leads an amazing crew of passionate riders, making bikes and forging new directions. I had to speak with him about how he started gravity bike GBHQ: I...

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As the first video in a ongoing series of interviews, Gravitybike HQ spoke with Australian pioneer Gonz1 about the early days, how it felt to be at the beginning of something new and where he thought the sport might be headed.  

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