The Cycling Submariner

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My Name is Colin Smith I am 56 years old, born in the UK, I now live on the Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. I am the guy who sold everything to live a simple life in 3 Tiny Homes on Wheels. As a boy I had 2 passions: cycling and photography. As kids we used to ride everywhere. However, I took a path away from photography and cycling, and chose to enter Britain’s “silent service’’, the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine force in the Cold War. I left the Navy in 1997 and emigrated to Australia in 2000 to start a technology company. I stumbled across the blog from Bicycle Touring Pro by Darren Alf. He was my inspiration. Then on trips back to the UK to visit family, I started doing unsupported cycling tours of Northern France. That was a game changer. In 2015 I completed a 6 week cycling adventure from Greece to the UK, Passing through Tuscany up through France and eventually arriving in the UK.

Mint Customs - Building Custom Motorcycles

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The Parry Brothers have been making Mint Custom motorcycle videos since 2017, but motorcycles have been a part of the family from the very beginning. It didn’t take long for schoolboy motocross racing to turn into family track days and super bike racing, and of course fixing all their bikes along the way. Together over the years the Mint boys have combined their skills and experience to create the ultimate man cave that is Mint Customs workshop. It may have started as a small, secret motorcycle bunker, but it’s always been full of big personalities and ideas. Building anything from drag bikes to super bikes or custom choppers, these guys don’t settle for your average motorcycle build.