Dinner Guest

So quick catch up, I went to duthie hill (a sick mountain bike park) on sunday and had a blast! The jumps, berms and trails were so much fun. And it was awesome seeing so many cool bikes around :P Definitely gonna head back there sometime, and take some pictures and video next time too!

So today i left at 6.30am as usual but went to work immediately after school, then got home at 6.46pm.... long day :P Sat down and did all my homework before i decided to eat something too. So by the time i finally sat down to eat something it was 10 something at night.... luckily though someone came downstairs and kept me company at the dinner table. Thanks Munchkin!



Good night, Koala.

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So we had a sub in english today and were watching a MacBeth movie, I though to myself "There's no better time to start a new drawing" So I did. Over the last few weeks I have come to notice that I have fallen in love with drawing lines. This is due to the fact that my girlfriend LOVES drawing swirls on her papers when she doodles, and I guess it finally rubbed off on me too... thanks babe :)

Anyway here's the drawing I did finished last night;


And for some unknown reason, it will not let me flip this upright :( I apologize for that...

So i started tracing the edge of my credit card in order to get those rounded corners on the rectangles and then the shapes that aren't like the other were just free-handed on there. I outlined each box with a thick black line and then traced random lines through each box to create pattern. Then using two slightly different sized fine black markers I drew in the finer lines.

So it wasn't completely black and white i decided to do just one box in color which I'm quite happy with the way it turned out.

What do you think?

MORE FRESH GEAR!!!!!!

Ok so now that I look back on my blog, I've gotten myself a lot of fresh gear lately :P But it has been oh so worth every penny >:D

My e.thirteen LS1 chainguide got to the bike shop yesterday so I went down and picked that baby up.


It's exactly what I've been wanting to do to my bike for about 2 years now! Finally ditched that clunky 3 ring crank for the single ring/ chainguide set up! SCORE

The final product looks as such....


And there's nothing I can do on my own that is more relaxing than working on my bike :)

Chill Koala, gone.

Math Internal

Oh how I kind of sort of don't love thee one bit :)



Mathematical Koala out.

FRESH GEARRRR!!!!!

Thought i would share with you all some new stuff thats going on my bike and also some new riding threads!


My sister gave me some new ODI Ruffian grips for xmas and I LOVEEEE how they feel. Super low profile and ultra ULTRA grippy. Definitely recommended.


BOOO YEAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!! Brand new Raceface evolve DH crankset! Im so stoked to get this on my bike! I ordered an e.thirteen LG+ chainguide from the bike shop to go with this bad boy so that should be in tomorrow or thursday... more to come on this ;)


And finally i bought myself some actual riding shorts. They were on sale half off so i had to grab them. Im stoked for the color because they will match my full face and also they just look plain cool :P They have a detachable chamois/compression short liner which is ultra comfortable and looks the business too!

Well thats all for now... more to come when my chainguide gets here!

Mechanic Koala out.

Hello there!

I just got back home from possibly the best vacation I've ever had in my life. I flew home to Sweden and got to spend new years and a lot of time with my amazing girlfriend and also got to see a fair amount of my other friends which was super nice! I know i havent blogged since last year so I'll start it going again ;) I got some sick new shoes for xmas and i also bought myself some new ones from my buddy in Sweden, pictures of those to come later! I also got this really cool black cardigan from my girlfriend for christmas which i REALLY love!

Koala out!

Merry christmas och God Jul!

Hey everyone. Just though i would give a quick post on this lovely christmas day. Hope everyone is and/or has been enjoying their holidays. My christmas was yesterday as im swedish and celebrate christmas on the 24th. I got a few things like shoes, pants and a beanie i knew i was getting. Also i got my snowboard helmet although ive already used it at the beginning of the month :P The one surprise gift i got that i didnt know for sure if i was getting was a single ring Race Face DH crankset!! SICK. Whenever it arrives ill upload some pictures but for today im too lazy to upload anything ;)

Also im starting to get my bags out to pack for my trip to sweden and germany! SCOREEEE

Cant wait to see my beautiful amazing girlfriend soon :)

Merry christmas everyone.

Koala, out.

Shoes♥

So stoked!! I got my new Vans mountain editions from UPS today and omg I haven't taken them off since I've had them!! SOOOOOO comfortable and sooooo warm. :D



As you can see in the picture they are similar to the halfcab in build, but a little bit more rise on the ankle. Some cool features on this is the usage of a fully gusseted tongue which repels all kinds of water and dirt from entering my shoe. My fav, the brushed pig leather for weather protection (plus it adds a super sick look to the shoe). And the entire shoe is covered in 3m's scotchguard to, you guessed it, repel water and snow!!!

The laces on these bad boys are waxed which adds to the looks a little bit and are supposedly water proof, not that it really makes a difference. You get a super cool, but ultimately functionless, velcro strap on the toe of the laces which i think looks pretty cool which is weird because usually i hate velcro :P


And in this picture above you can see the hunter orange sole. The most notable thing is that the classic waffle patterned sole has been reversed on these to add to the snow title. Each waffle "hole" has been flipped and is now a little "cone" if you will which adds to the shoes ground feel and grip. Also this design will prevent snow and mud from getting all clogged up in the sole when it's really nasty out.

Well there you have it, brown and orange Mountain editions. They are mine!!! >:D

Koala, out hiking!

Completion.

Today i finally did the unthinkable... I completed covering the back of my laptop in bike stickers. It's taken me a couple years to assemble sick bike only stickers that are worthy by my standards to go on the ol laptop. Im pretty satisfied with the final product. What do yall think?



Koala out.

Jellyfish... jelly fish.

Have any of you other people seen this guy's videos on youtube lately? His name is Julian Smith and all is stuff is pretty funny. This video below inspired a piece of art the other night... enjoy!



And the art...


Ok thats all I have for now.

One sick Koala out to hibernate!