18/05/2012
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It’s now time to announce the second special southern guest for Pushies Galore. He’s the brains behind Melburn Roobaix, the heart that runs all things Fyxo, he is Andy White. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Andy. He’s an outstanding fellow and I’m very much looking forward to having him at Pushies Galore 2012. Make sure you say g’day to him over the weekend of 14-15 July.
17/05/2012
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Home Festival is a great friend of Biking Brisbane and Pushies Galore. If, after Pushies on 15 July, you are wondering how to get your next fill of community event goodness, fear not, Home Festival is on the following week. On Saturday 21 July at Raymond Park, Kangaroo Point there will be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate all those homely comforts. One of the highlights for me last year was the Smoothie Cycle crew – making delicious drinks has never been so much fun.
16/05/2012
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Pushies Galore has two special guests coming up from the southern states this year. It’s a great pleasure to announce that Mick Peel of Busyman Bicycles will be at this year’s event. His amazing leatherwork adorning a saddle was among last year’s prizes. Can you can meet the man behind the sensational creations on 14 and 15 July. In the meantime, you can learn more about his work via this interview conducted on CycleEXIF.
16/05/2012
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I’m proud to announce the lucky door prize for Pushies Galore this year. Everyone who pays their $2 to get in will go in the running to win a Cooper T100 Zandvoort/Monza. A big thanks to Cooper Bikes for their generous support.
15/05/2012
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Last week I headed up north to catch up with a friend and have an explore. The trip took in Cairns, Cow Bay, Cape Tribulation, Cooktown and Port Douglas.
It’s a wonderful part of Australia, with its fair share of cyclists. Plenty of holiday, helmetless fun along Macrossan Street, FNQ bike tourers and weekend riders taking on the coast road.
Like all tourists to Port Douglas, I had a sticky beak around the non-denominational church that has been relocated by the water. I noted flower petals laying on the ground, left over from a wedding the day before. I also thought the stained glass was equally colourful and fun.
A few minutes later I was getting a coffee at Origin Espresso (they roast their own and are really good) when I noticed the stained glass motif on a tired soul’s jersey.
There was also a high Pushies Galore awareness up north, particularly amongst the big cat population.
See more photos from up north on this Flickr set.
01/05/2012
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The posters for Pushies Galore 2012 have arrived from the printers, featuring Dayne’s very lovely Llewellyn track bike.
If you would like one for your man cave, or whatever the female equivalent is, Gear at West End are stocking a whole pile for you to grab.
29/04/2012
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I’ve been wanting an about-town bike for a little while now. Something with an old steel road frame, requisite gears and some upright bars. I happened across this Viner road bike and thought it might work.
I’ve bodged bits together, both new and old and got this as a result. A fun bike I’m very happy with.
And for those tech-inclined, here’s the parts list.
Frame: 56cm square Viner “Special Professional” made from “Tubi Speciali Acciaio” in the late 70s/early 80s. Everything sounds better in Italian, but it’s fairly middle of the range for its day. I did find some very useful info on similar bikes on the BNA Forum.
Handlebars/stem: Old second-hand stem from a kind friend, handlebars are Velo Orange Postino. Like the Milan ones, but without a rise. Epic Cycles can get them in for you, as they did for me. The bars are wrapped with lovely leather bar tape by DiPell, a Melbourne company that uses Queensland leather. Erik at Gear Brisbane got this tape in for me.
Front wheel: Shimano 600 hub with Matrix rim.
Rear wheel: Original Pelissier hub with Vuelta rim.
Shifters/derailleurs: Original carbon shifters with Shimano 600 front and rear derailleurs.
Crankset/bottom bracket: The bottom bracket and crankset came with the bike, I think it’s the Tracer brand.
Pedals: Original Lyotard pedals with Ale toe clips.
Brakes: I put on some old Suntour Superbe Pro calipers that I had around and attached some new Tektro Talon levers.
Saddle: Turbo, just to set it all off. Unknown seat post.
A big thanks to Bicycle Stu for his help. See more pics than you probably care for in this Flickr set.
24/04/2012
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A few made in Brisbane examples to get the conversation started. You have till mid-July to prepare your specimens.
21/04/2012
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This year at Pushies Galore …
Made in BNE will be a special display in the show ‘n’ shine area to exhibit your bikes that have been made in Brisbane. Plus you may be able to meet some of those frame builders and bike shop owners on the day.
So bring along your Eric Hendren Hoffys, Tom Wallace Specials, Jack Pesch Rockets, Brett Richardson Berrettos, Darrell McCulloch Llewellyns, Joe Cosgrove Ferzonis, etc etc and let’s show the great bikes from BNE.
05/04/2012
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I’m looking for organisations that would like to sponsor the Biking Brisbane site. Your logo, with a link-through, will be profiled on the right-hand panel of the site. I’m looking for organisations that share the same ideals as the site – inclusivity in cycling, keeping things fun and creative, not using panda hide to make bike saddles, that kind of thing.
This site and the associated Flickr/Vimeo accounts are all maintained by me without external assistance. Sponsorship revenue raised would go towards covering the costs of domain licensing and web hosting. It’s exciting times for the site, including all the latest updates for Pushies Galore 2012. Get in touch if you’d like to discuss how your business can gain greater exposure through the site.