"The troweling tolerance for the riding surface is approx 2-3mm so this means its as smooth as buggary" damn.

just saw this over on the Backbone site! i'm jealous.... jealous of that park and of that awesome prize money going out for their jam! clearly Canberra is looking better and better and BETTER for a trip... mainly also because of THIS crazy dirt wonderland!! maybe hit up the ACT at the same time as summernats for ultimate enjoyments!! burnouts and bmx. nothing better.

here's some shots of it being built!

"These are the guys who built the largest parks in the world - Shanghai and Singapore etc so they know what they're doing. Simon told me he's built over 400 skateparks, he should be given OA (edit- ORDER OF AUSTRALIA! ie. a KNIGHTHOOD!!). I was amazed at how far skatepark design and construction has come the 25 odd years I've been skating. The troweling tolerance for the riding surface is approx 2-3mm so this means its as smooth as buggary. The guys that build these things are known as 'Concreatures' the most hard core muthafuckers i know but great dudes at the same time we had a good laugh." - Steve Gourlay

truely awesome.

sweet custom at spokes....

saw this the other week! the photo doesn't really do justice to how COOL this thing looks so maybe head over there and check it out! FULL DETAILS HERE

TRAILS?!?!?!?!?!??!

it's pretty bad when we have spots like this... going to waste.

drumming up some motivation...

yes. it has been HOT AS HELL lately and alot of people have commitments... so here's a little collection to help remember good times and stay motivated..... stoked on bmx?

BMX TEC! makes me laugh....

well for those of you who don't know about this website it keeps us all up to date with the latest developements in parts and accessories. And i always get excited when FLYBIKES comes out with something cool (which is everything they do pretty much!

BMXTEC-plastic-ruben-pedals

quote of the day...
30% glass filled nylon has 200% better strength than general purpose nylon
 but it is highly abrasive and will abraid or gall mating surfaces."

"Abraid or gall mating surfaces" - Careful, that's your shoe man!"

No news is good news??

well... things on the riding scene have been somewhat slow... or is it just me that is slow.
anyways i turned down a ride today to spend more time with my little girl but after she went to bed i found out.........

MASTODON IS PLAYING BIG DAY OUT.... Mastodon.
along with MANY other bands... ofcourse!
but of notable mention is Rise Against, Muse and The Mars Volta! and Aussies KARNIVOOL
it doesn't pay to have too many bands that you want to see to allow time for drinks line-up, socialising/picking up/shit talking/fighting and also for taking a piss (another big line-up)
but tickets are $140 plus booking fee.
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ALSO... in other music news... don't forget to check out NO HEROES! the free music magazine and website! the lastest issue is on there along with lots of music scene updates for hardcore type stuff. you decide what genre it is. It's another project from the people responsible for FOCALPOINTBMX anyways so you know it's good.

that's all for now but remember...

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