Hey crew, we thought that you might enjoy our latest video from Marysville, Victoria Australia. We have been testing some cool new angles and have developed some booms that we will have in our store at some stage. Special thanks goes out to Luke C and Sholto Allbrook for the technical development, riding and the many trips up and down the hill in the rain!

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Image: Courtesy of Bikefest, Circa 2010 Held over 5 days in November, Bikefest features Art & Design, Forums & Workshops, Markets & Retail, Entertainment, Screenings, Bike Rides and Special Events. You can be the first to book in to the Bikefest action by snapping up a ticket to one of these fantastic events. Bikefest is very pleased to be working with Design Victoria on a range of forums, Projector Bike on some Ride In Movies and some of Melbourne's finest comedians on The Bikefest...

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Image: Courtesy of the Humble Vintage Bike Hire Co. We love well designed and well made things, particularly when there's a bike involved. So when we saw this little urban runabout we immediately thought that the Dutch must be involved. Sure enough, simple design, well executed, how very dutch indeed. VANMOOF is an ambitious young Dutch company that originated out of love for bicycles and a hunger for change. With a talented young development team and a fresh business approach, VANMOOF pursues...

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Image: Courtesy of the Humble Vintage Bike Hire Co. Circa 2010. EVERY now and then it is nice to read some good news about Melbourne and cycling enthusiast Matthew Hurst is happy to provide it. Mr Hurst rents out restored bikes with detailed city cycling routes in his quarterly newsletter Melbourne for Visitors and Casual Cyclists. The newsletter has a positive message: "Welcome, Melbourne is a long way from anywhere. Thank God it's a wonderful place to be." The winter guide details cycling to...

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Image: Industrial designer Ryan David Francis. Circa 2010. Looking for a new way to get that Gravity Bike of yours off road? Well look no further. Industrial designer Ryan David Francis has come up with this little puppy. While its not really a gravity bike, it is powered by an electric motor, and receives its juice from the photovoltaic solar cells on the upper back portion of the vehicle's windscreen, making it look like an electric bike with a giant roof on top, which should help you keep a...

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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: Taken from the Bikefest Facebook page. Circa 2010 Image: Taken from the Bikefest Facebook page. Circa 2010 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=447606&fbid=140869755927627&id=140861209261815 When you ride a bike, you develop a certain appreciation for human powered outcomes. You also develop an appreciation for nifty items that can make your journey more comfortable, safe or stylish. Knowing this, Bikefest spoke to their good friends at Craft Victoria, (who are in business of to...

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Image: Taken from the Once Bitten website Bikefest is working with the City of Melbourne to create three short clips that respond to issues around road harmony. This year, they have devised a vampire theme to tell the story - and they NEED YOU. If you have ever fancied yourself as 'good looking, intense and mysterious' and you ride a bike, then now is your time to shine. Filming will take place in September and the casting call is next weekend! To find out more and make your application visit...

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SCISR: Turnbull canyon code name: Hells Gate.

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They may call Bloomington, Indiana, home, but since their 2000 formation, Murder by Death have been a band without musical borders. Theirs is a world where Old West murder ballads mingle with rock-injected Western classicism; where an album’s sequencing can take listeners from a haunted back alley in rural Mexico to a raucous Irish pub. All of which is to say, Murder by Death albums don’t just string together songs; they create experiences. With their fifth album (and second for by...

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