The original plan was to shape a quiver of 20 boards for all the Deus locations around the world…but after some custom orders from Japan came through…it has ended up as  just over 30 boards.

From a 5’4 Wing Pin Single for our young local Deus team rider Riman…a range of sea gypsies in different sizes…all the way to a 7’3 Wing Pin Single, Joel has definitely been putting in some serious time inside the bay.
Even though he is on a shaping mission, when the waves are good, you’ll find Joel in the water. Scoring a mid week session at Ulu’s and even jumping on a bike and joining Harrison on a wave quest in central Java for the first trip of the Seven Signs project.

This new line of boards shaped here at the Temple of Enthusiasm all feature fabric inlays, with matching fabric in the hand foiled fins, A Volan patch on the deck and 4oz fiberglass over the tails.

The Bali batch of boards has just been finished up, so swing on by and have a feel and a gander…your only real discussion is what fabric pattern tickles your fancy.

You could say this relationship was fated by his blood, having no choice but to love this magic beast of a wave. Father Terry was amongst the first to ever surf Uluwatu before Joel was even conceived, adding to Joel’s DNA an Uluwatu chain. Valuable information about the wave and perhaps even an Uluwatu gene  were added though Terry’s own experiences.  Which later were activated and utilised though Joel’s own direct contact. Terry went on to win the historical and prestigious Om Bali Pro 1980 when Joel was a babe playing in the warungs, being a witness to the first ever contest at Uluwatu.

Long after nappies, Joel is back in Bali and we are stoked to host him here at the Deus Temple of Enthusiasm as a shaper. Following in the footsteps of his surfer/shaper father, Joel’s been shaping, designing and constantly refining his own surfboards. The Midnight Lightening with a wing-pin tail is a board that Joel developed for steep fast barrels, and his craft of choice for Indonesia. With a swell on the horizon Joel mowed in to shape the 6’8 Midnight Lightening here at the Temple. To create a unique look resident glasser Victor put a volan patch on the deck, resin tinted the back and added in some vintage fabric from Chrystal Fitzgerald’s personal reserve. Victor barley had a chance to wet rub this beauty in time for Joel to swoop it up and away choosing to christen the board at his favourite wave.

Some things change but some things remain the same. Paved roads lead straight to Uluwatu’s hotel lined cliff, you can sip a latte whilst getting pedicure overlooking race tracks if you wanted to, watching all 150 boards crowd the line up that once was empty, yet there are still some un-ridden waves and less beaten paths to the sea. Joel and his 6’8 Midnight Lightening managed to score more then a few gems this day….

Words by Chrystal Fitzgerald

*DISCLAIMER: Cylindrical arrangements, handlebar heights, and horsepower numbers are totally f*#%ing rad and contribute immensely to the enjoyment of motorcycles. We’re just making a point here.

All photos by Woody Gooch.

~ HARRISON ROACH

Arriving safely and a bit early to Austin, the Revival Cycles crew greeted us with open arms as the bikes were deposited into their beautiful and surgically-clean workshop along-side their recent Guzzi builds for safekeeping before the show. The mood lighting on the bikes was awe-arousing as we all took a few moments to carefully consider the stable of machines. A good shop needs good lighting and these guys have it, along with a healthy collection of bikes on tap. The first night ending on Moto Guzzi’s, in search of Austin’s finest Tex-Mex, we couldn’t have had a better introduction.

Hosted by Austin locals Revival Cycles, and See See Motorcycles of Portland, OR, The One Show was a grand success as a showcase next to Austin’s first Moto GP. They came. They saw. They liked it. The Deus BMW R100S out of Woolie’s Workshop and fifty or so other unique and beautiful motorcycles were ogled over, gawked at, and drooled on. Austin was the perfect host for the event as a cultural oasis in the middle of the biggest state in the lower 48. We were able to meet up with and share the city with new and old friends. Two being Caleb Owen Everitt and Ryan Rhodes of LAND, a creative studio and workshop in Austin. LAND have done some amazing art for many great companies including some of Deus’s finest logos and art.

To cherry the top of an eventful weekend, we were fortunate enough to attend the Austin Moto GP event at the Circuit of the Americas.  Machines tuned and ridden to the absolute extreme, winding through the chicanes, dipping into hair pins, and dashing down the straight aways. Fueled by engine rev’s and Red Bull, the energy in the air was intoxicating. A true experience for any motorcycle enthusiasts.

Huge thanks to Alan Stulberg and the team at Revival as well as See See for all their hard work to make the show come together like it did. It was definitely worth the drive. Would have even been worth the walk.