Image: GBHQ, Collingrove, South Australia. Circa 2010   What's next for gravity bikes? - Part 1Its funny, I've been thinking about this question on and off for as long as I can remember. Its occupied my mind nearly ever day, to some degree, for past 20 years when I haven't been distracted by work, life and everything in between. I've suffered my fair share of sleepless nights thinking about what I could do to increase the visibility of my sport, what I could do to bring people together and...

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Image: Courtesy of some rad dude in full tuck, circa unknown If you thought that I was going to write about the film On Any Sunday, I'm sorry to disappoint. While the documentary that following the lives of motorcycle racers and racing enthusiasts, including actor Steve McQueen was incredibly rad, Ill save that for another time. I was simply wanting to say that on any sunday, in any given month, in any given country there are a small but dedicated group of gravity bike riders braving the cold,...

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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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A big thanks to DK for posting some cool Gravity Bike compilation of footage of from 2003 - 2006! A very cool custom bike from one of the best!

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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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Images: Thanks to various photographers, circa October 2010. The sun may have set on the 2010 Collingrove Cup in Adelaide, Australia, but there are many of us already thinking about 2011 and how rad it will be to get back to such a unique track. In short, the inaugural Collingrove Cup was awesome! Well thought out, well organised, well run and well subscribed. Brought to life by the SAGRA (South Australian Gravity Racers Association) over a perfect long weekend, and with the help of some great...

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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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This is the second trailer I have seen and it just gets better! It's about time Mat Hoffman's story was told and now it has been done by just the right people. Directed by longtime friend Jeff Tremaine and produced by Priya Swaminathan, Spike Jonze, and Mark Lewman, the film pays tribute to this BMX legend. It includes interviews with supporters and fans, like Evel Knievel. This film shows us the sacrifice it takes to be one of the greatest athletes in the world. For more information check out...

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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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