Not since Ross Barr and his passion for orienteering has the Australian design world had a world class champion in something other than graphic design. That was until Brett Phillips and his priceless gravity bike, became world champions at the latest International Gravity Sports Association meet this month at Mary Hills in the USA.

Gravity bike racing is madness — just a collection of riders, their bikes with no peddles and great big thumping brakes and a big hill somewhere. Brett was happy to report no major injuries happened at this meet — Just some guy crashed and got a compressed vertebrae… — oh well Brett, he could have ended up in body traction for two years.

Brett has to defend his world championship crown at Bathurst‘s Mount Panorama 09 November 2009. Good luck and prayers are with you Brett, may your brakes always work and your grazes heal in a beautiful yet artful way.

Till 09 November 09 Brett, one will continue with butterfly collecting and making daisy chains, while you find another massive hill to conqueror.

See Brett‘s bike cam in action…

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