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Red Hook Crit Milano

Red Hook Crit Milano

Red Hook Crit Milan 9 started grey and stayed that way but it didn’t stop over 400 men and 70 women riders lining up to take on the 1270m circuit. It wasn’t cold but the rain started as the opening heat got underway. By 5 laps in, the desperation ...

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The Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road

From Melbourne if you want to go to an ocean beach you pretty much have two options. Go down the Peninsular towards Sorrento and Portsea or head South-West past Geelong to the surf coast and Great Ocean Road. We have done a few rides in the hills ...

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Odd Dots

Odd Dots

  A few months ago during one of our very informal design discussions, Hal showed us a some patterns he had been working on. They were clearly a step away from his traditional, tattoo inspired motifs that we have been using since we started.  We w...

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5 Days In Korea

5 Days In Korea

Ray, Harry, Martin, Ferg and myself (Hal) returned from the USA in early May uncertain of the future of Red Hook Crit (RHC) and facing a long cold winter in Melbourne. At this stage dates for any future RHC events had not been announced and we we...

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The HBC Studio

The HBC Studio

Take a look through the HBC Studio, our showroom, clubhouse and workspace. Enjoy! 

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Tracklocross Returns To Mt Beauty

Tracklocross Returns To Mt Beauty

Tracklocross returns to Mt Beauty for another year. Just down the valley from our home in the Kiewa Valley, we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to enjoy a weekend of racing and riding in one of Australia’s most beautiful locations. Potentially fin...

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RED HOOK CRIT BROOKLYN 2018

RED HOOK CRIT BROOKLYN 2018

Red Hook Crit 2018 is done.   The day started with a slow roll over a mist cloaked Williamsburg bridge and along the waterfront to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal. For Hal and Ray this was their third trip to the race, Harry and Fergus their second a...

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Mission Crit, Design And Racing

Mission Crit, Design And Racing

12 months ago Ray, James, Ferg, Harry and myself (Hal) packed up our track bikes and flew halfway around the world to race the Mission Crit in San Francisco and the the Red Hook Crit in New York City. Check out or Blog post Racing Track Bikes In T...

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Shimano Supercrit

Shimano Supercrit

12 months ago Hal, Ray and Harry were lining up on the start line of B grade Support race at the Shimano Supercrit. They managed to get Hal on the podium with a 3rd place. We then hung around to watch the A grade support race and even that looked ...

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Milan November 2017

Milan November 2017

 I spent 36 hours in Milan back in 2003.  All I remember is an ordinary meal, looking at a bunch of eye-wateringly expensive clothes shops and no decent coffee.  In retrospect I might have missed a few things. So on last months' trip to spend a fe...

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