Incroyable! Marie Lusseau, from Lusseau Delicatessen on Marmion Road, got in contact with me today with the sad news that her new bike has just been stolen. Look at the picture below but imagine it with a French wicker basket at the front. If you have any information or just happen to recognise it, then please get in contact either on here or visit Marie in her delightful shop. Who knows you could get a continental reward. Bonne chance Marie.
Prepare to have your brain melted. I’m sure we say that every time there is a new Mark Webb BMX edit and it is with good reason, every edit just gets more and more incredible. This new edit was filmed and edited by Chris Wilmshurst.
Last trick…unbelievable. Rewind x 3.
Effraim Catlow’s Flat Matters website recently celebrated it’s 3rd birthday and to celebrate Effraim filmed a brand new BMX flatland edit in Southsea. Safe to say, Effraim will melt your brain with what can be done on a BMX.
Cheeky self help post as I’m selling my old cruiser due to the fact that I’m running our of space and stuff has gotta go. I’ve put the bike up on eBay HERE so take a look at the details if you’re interested, or you can pop down to Ye Olde Bike Shoppe in Southsea and have a look for yourself.
All round nice guy and proprietor of Ye Olde Bike Shoppe in Southsea, Stuart ‘Beast’ Trett is the focus in Wide Aperture Media’s latest episode in their ‘Southsea’ series of short films.
Beautifully shot and edited, this look in to Stus Bike Shoppe and his personal thoughts and aesthetic surrounding bikes is a real insight in to small local businesses that support the creative scene and their whole mentality as to why they do what they do.
You can view the rest of the series HERE, and if you’re in the market for a new ‘old’ bike, or just what to have a chat and see what’s on offer then drop Stu a line via Facebook and pop in for a coffee and discuss his taste in tee shirts.
Ye Olde Bike Shoppe – Southsea Series Episode 4 from Wide Aperture Media on Vimeo.
Think you’re faster than your mate in a head to head bike sprint. Then put yourself to the test. Push hard and pull harder, with booze, music, films & prizes to boot. Backed by the good people at Solent Bike Hub.
Stu at Ye Olde Bike Shoppe recently made his way around Southsea and the city on a precarious old penny-farthing bicycle, the very same bike which forms part of the Bike Shoppe logo. Following Stu with her camera was local photographer Emma Trinder capturing Stu at some of the city’s landmarks on his tour.
Below are a few photos from the ride and you can see more HERE.
As well as being busy building custom bikes for many Southsea residents Stuart has also been spending the last 6 months working on his own personal labour of love, which he finished the other day. Got to love the chrome.
If you are after a vintage bike customised to suit you get in touch HERE.
Arriving at The Bridge Tavern on Sunday at just gone 12pm to see a lone Jody sat waiting was a good moment in my day. I could hardly hold my hangover together after Southsea Fest let alone sit by myself in anticipation that nobody else would arrive as I would have have to suffer in the cold as I nursed a very heavy pint.
Thankfully more Strong Islanders slowly arrived, braving the temperamental weather and all in good spirit. Despite the odd hangover…
Rather low numbers from the incredible 200+ seen at past rides, but nevertheless 30 of us set off on the very wet ride, stop for a photo and adjourned early at the Little Johnny Russells for some light refreshment and tea.
Well done everyone.
Video: Chris Ballingall & Photos: Tristan Savage
With Southsea Fest not too far round Albert Roads corner on the 17th September I’ve started to get that Sunday bike ride feeling. And what better day to have one than after Southsea Fest to help clear the hangover with a little light refreshment at The Bridge Tavern and a casual cycle along the seafront and back to get my head clear for our 3rd Birthday Party the following week.
I reckon I’ll get to The Bridge Tavern for about 12pm and set off around 2pm after some lunch. Take a little jaunt down the Seafront and I might even end up at Spice Island for a cheeky tipple after. Give me a shout if you’re in the area. Nudge nudge. Wink wink. Remember the good ole’ days…..
This coming new year we will be proud to announce our latest exhibition PRIMARY, a Phoneography exhibition by Strong Island and we are even happier to announce that it’s open to you, the readers.
With the continuing increase in impressive camera technology in mobile phones and the ability to alter, tweak, post process and upload the photos to social media networks and websites like Instagram, the popularity of Phoneography has never been greater.
The ‘of the moment’ ability to take a photo at almost any time and any place by most people has really driven the fact that the camera does not make the photographer. By which I mean, you don’t need an expensive camera to take outstanding photos.
Agreed, the quality of the physical image may not stand up to the big guns, but new learnings in composition, style and aesthetic by a new generation of camera users via online media has really driven this popularity, and encourage people to go beyond a ‘quick shot’.
PRIMARY invites you to get out and about around Portsea with your mobile phone camera and take photos of anything and everything based around the three primary colours red, yellow and blue. What you photograph is entirely up to you, but submissions will only be accepted if they stick to the theme.
The call for entires has now begun and the deadline is the 31st of January 2012 with the exhibition being held in March of 2012. Photos can be taken on any mobile phone model and we ask that a maximum of 3 photos per applicant are sent in to primary@strong-island.co.uk.
Please submit along with your photographs your name, photo title, phone model, location of photo on the island and any post process apps you used, if any, to achieve the final shot.
We look forward to seeing all the entries, and the final installation will be something special using every photo submitted in a slightly different fashion from your average photographic exhibition. CLICK HERE TO PRINT YOUR OWN POSTER
Poster by Tristan Savage & Photo by Paul Gonella
Righto chaps, it’s time to clean shave your boat race and get that mighty moustache on the grow in support of Movember for The Prostate Cancer Charity and the Institute of Cancer Research. For 30 days of November you can help support and raise awareness through selflessly parading your top lip for charity.
You can sign up yourself, as I’m sure many of you already have, or you can join the Strong Island team and seek out sponsorship as a team. Through the Strong Island Movember page you can ask people to join the group, make donations, upload photos and post updates via the MoSpace page, Facebook and Twitter.
Head over to www.mobro.co/StrongIsland if you would like to get involved and grow a Strong Moustache to help raise awareness, or simply head over to www.uk.movember.com and sign up to personally raise money.
The funds raised in the UK support the number one and two male specific cancers – prostate and testicular cancer. The funds raised are directed to programmes run directly by Movember and our men’s health partners, The Prostate Cancer Charity and the Institute of Cancer Research. Together, these channels work together to ensure that Movember funds are supporting a broad range of innovative, world-class programmes in line with our strategic goals in the areas of awareness and education, survivorship and research.
Poster: Tristan Savage
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