Digital Hippie – Page 83

Parallel Universe, California USA

Parallel Universe

Post published:February 5, 2011
Post category:Mountain Biking

You don’t see many old chromo 1991 Stumpjumpers wheeling around, you don’t come across many guys riding unicycles off road either. (more…)

Castlemaine and surrounds

Phew… the world isn’t flat

Post published:February 4, 2011
Post category:Ibis Mojo HD

What a flat, dry, treeless, hot and rocky um err.. landscape — who would want to live or ride there? That was my first impression of Central Victoria in the mid 90’s, the mission being to see where my partner grew up and meet her family. Funny really, as I now realize that any time you have that sort of reaction to a place chances are it means you’ll end up living there one day! (more…)

THROB: The Highland Riders Of Bogong

Post published:February 2, 2011
Post category:Wheel Love Stories

THROB-bing founding members of Team Mt Beauty

Digital Hippie Timeline

Post published:February 1, 2011
Post category:Wheel Love Stories

Decade to decade, here's how it's gone down

1991 Specialized Stumpjumper Comp

Post published:February 1, 2011
Post category:Wheel Love Stories

My old 1991 Specialized Stumpjumper was and amazingly still is a great mountain bike… a wheel love story for sure!

Even though my previous MTB, a 1990 Shogun Prairie Breaker, was too big for me I was hooked on living in Victorian High Country and roaming the Alpine National Park over summers. Just needed to get a better bike. (more…)

Mr (Pedi)Cab Driver

Post published:January 31, 2011
Post category:Wheel Love Stories

Nothing toughened me up for the solo MTB adventure like the stint ‘driving’ Pedicabs as part of the 1988 World Expo in Brisbane. (more…)

Didj the Kelpie, Big Wheel MUni (Mountain Unicycling), Baco, Castlemaine

Big Wheel MUni

Post published:January 30, 2011
Post category:Kris Holm 36"

It’s been almost 3 months since my last ride on a mountain unicycle, forgive me father! I’ve been back on a mountain bike and loving it. Doesn’t mean I won’t be doing MUni (Mountain Unicycling) any more though. (more…)

1990 Shogun Prairie Breaker Expert

Post published:January 30, 2011
Post category:Wheel Love Stories

Wheel Love? Hmm… maybe that is stretching it with my 1990 Shogun Prairie Breaker Expert. It was an ok MTB for its time, it’s just that it was way too big for me — I guess you’ve got to make that mistake at least once with a bike. Those were the days before the internet, and MTB magazines weren’t around much either. You just went to a bike shop and bought a bike, often from whatever they had on the floor. Regardless of its size though I really enjoyed exploring the Bogong High Plains on the Prairie Breaker over the first full Summer season I’d lived in the High Country. (more…)