Bike-culture in Auckland, who wood-a thunk it? For the last five years I’ve been staring jealously at my computer screen watching it take hold around the globe. Tall-bikes, CiclovÃas, bike-jousting, Zoobombing, there’s fun stuff happening all over the place and now we’ve got a little something to call our own.
The inaugural BicyKill was a great success and promises to be an annual feature on Auckland’s bike calendar. BMX dominated this year with a jaw-dropping selection of vintage bikes on show and the yoof (and some not so young) flying through the air, bunny-hopping higher than you would think possible and wheelie-ing into the distance.
But they didn’t have it all their own way, the Frocks-on-bikes crowd made an appearance looking stylish as always. There was a scattering of road-bikes, fixies, mountainbikes, cruisers, vintage machines, a penny-farthing, a cargo-bike and even a snow-bike (okay, that was mine).
So if you didn’t make it this year get your ass on a bike in twelve months time and soak-up some Kulture, you won’t regret it. Thanks to T. White’s Bikes, Salvation Kitchen and their sponsors for making it happen.
I tried to capture some of the action but my little point-n-shoot’s not really up to it. Here’s the shots that came out…
The roll-out from T. White’s:
The Box Jam:
The Wheelie Comp:
The Bunny-Hop Comp:
The Old School BMX Show ‘n Shine:
And the best of the rest:
If you made it down this far you’ve got a better internet connection than me!
I have to end by saying the steak & cheese pie I had at Salvation was the best pie I have ever eaten, bar none, and the flat white was one of the best coffees I’ve ever had too – those guys are doing something right! A shame the barista snarled at me when I politely asked where the sugar was, but I forgive her, she was distracted by bike-kulture. (Not the lovely lady in the photo above – she was charming)
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amazing, what are those cast frames?
Good to meet you and the Pugsley! Good coverage of us oversized guys on undersized Bikes too.
Was a fun event, you will have to get yourself an old school BMX as well, you looked way too comfortable on the Pugsley!
They are cast magnesium Kirk MTB frames from the early 90s designed and built by aerospace and automotive engineer Frank Kirk in the UK. He made road and touring models as well but the mountain frame with it’s elevated chain-stays is the most space-age looking.
Despite the futuristic design (or more accurately because of it) they wobbled, cracked, creaked and de-laminated at an alarming rate and were not particularly light.
http://www.kirk-bicycles.co.uk/Kirk.htm
@Paul: Hey, if I want to look ridiculous I’ll ride my daughter’s 16″ BMX. Nice to meet you too, I never tire of talking about bikes or learning more about them.
Great shots for a crappy point-n-shoot!
Hi
It was good to meet you on that afternoon and I have some more photos of Bicy-Kill here for you
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150707612558364.395457.630753363&type=3