Skygate is again running the Art with Altitude public art exhibition. Following are a couple of photos from this year’s exhibition.
KMC Z510-HX silver chain
The 1/2” X 1/8” KMC Z510-HX silver chain on my orange singlespeed, Wonder Woman, is a thing of beauty. The photos do not do it justice, but in the sunlight it gleams and has a slightly industrial edge to it. The chain is chunkier than the chain on my other singlespeed. Nice.
KMC Z510-HX silver chain
Elite Custom Race Resin Cage stealth black — Project Beetlejuice
I am collecting parts for a new bike build, code named Project Beetlejuice. This is a Elite Custom Race Resin Cage in stealth black. On my scales, it weighed in at 42 grams.
Selle Italia SLS Kit Carbonio Flow saddle — Project Beetlejuice
I have started collecting parts for my next bike build project. I have named the build Project Beetlejuice because I want this bike to have a hint of wild side. The bike will be a singlespeed.
This is the first part of Project Beetlejuice, a Selle Italia SLS Kit Carbonio Flow saddle. According to my scales, it weighs in at 215 grams.
Train home from the Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge
I rode from the finish of the Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge to the train station, about 11 km according to my GPS. Fortunately the strong headwind in the last 20 km of the Brisbane to Gold Coast Cycle Challenge was a tail wind to the train station, so it was a pretty easy ride. I would recommend trying to hook on the back of a bunch though because there are 70 km/h and 80 km/h zones to ride though, and it helps visibility if there are several of you on the road.
My Cell Bikes singlespeed at the train station
Train was jam packed with bicycles, so there was no hope of the inspectors moving through the train to check tickets
Train was jam packed with bicycles, so there was no hope of the inspectors moving through the train to check tickets
Fixie dude
This guy rode the Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge 100 km on his fixie, in thongs. Apparently he has several bikes in the shed, including a carbon fibre Specialized road bike. What you can’t see, is the back of his shirt was custom printed with something along the lines of, “Gears are for queers”. Apparently he got lots of comments as he rode past geared road bikes!
If this is you, send me some more details about your bike and I will post them here.
First rest stop on the Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge
I only stopped at the first rest stop (40 km mark) on the Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge because I needed to go to the bathroom. I took the opportunity to fill up my water bottles.
There was a pretty decent line up for the toilets, but there was ample water available from multiple taps attached to a hose. I did not explore the food tents. Everything seemed well organised and flowing smoothly.
