Sunday Sunset Music Sessions are back underway at the Deus Cafe. For the first act this year we welcome Ray D’Sky. The folk Band from Jakarta have been together since 2007, playing gigs up and down Bali, The Gili islands and all around Indonesia. On Sunday the 9th of Janruary they will be jammin’ live on the Deus veranda, so come on down and kick off the year with some Cocktails, laughs and good company! Yewww!

So on the daily rounds of the interwebs, amongst the tattoos and choppers, peeked out something that made me grab a coffee and sit still for more than 5 minutes. (which is quite the feat if you don’t know me) It was the recently launched blog of a one Chris Christenson,… surfer,shaper, motorcycle enthusiast and seemingly all around lax dude. Unabashed shapes and a sick lookin’ 53′ Triumph Thunderbird are OK in my books any day. Here’s a few grabs from his new blog (www.ccspeedco.com) along with a peek into a motorcycle trip Chris took with Brad Gerlach…Gotta get me one of them Ocean Racers and steal a ride on that Thunderbird if I ever get the chance!

A few months back, whilst trekking through the back-lands of Java on an unrelated expedition, we came across somewhat of a gem in the rough. With more rust than a cold war tank and tires like elastic bands, we threw it in the back of the truck musing ideas of a future restoration.Time passed as it sat undignified at the back of the storage shed, collecting rust upon its original rust. Then came the day, the day it was decided to start the project we had been too busy for the last months. Said frame was pulled out and set upon by the Bengkel wrench monkeys, the layers of rust were sanded and off she went for some love in … View More

The New Year is almost upon us, bringing with it a brand new 365 days to use as we see fit. The back-end of 2010 saw a lot happen within the Temple of Enthusiasm’s walls, from international rockstars jamming’ acoustic style, to the groms getting loose in the back yard.Here are some of the moments that happened in and around the Temple’s walls. It has been an eventful and awe inspiring few months, and we are looking towards 2011 to keep up the good vibe! Oh and don’t miss out on the New Years shenanigans tomorrow night. Fireworks, movies, beers and an all around good time to be had. Bring the kids!

Since our doors opened we have found that this little Temple seems to inspire creativity in almost everyone. Take good friend Dave for instance, he has always wanted to shape his own board to ride, but never had the time or space to get things going. So it’s safe to say when the Deus shaping bay opened its doors, he was one of the first bodies to inhabit its space.Apart from cutting his original blank a foot shorter than he wanted, the next attempt turned out rather well. He is a carpenter by trade, so is used to crafting objects with his skilled hands. He says that he was inspired by design of the ‘Mini Simmons’ and dubs his masterpiece … View More

The Temple’s showroom just got a helluva lot brighter. The arrival of the Big Boss from Sydney last week meant a shiny new batch of frames and parts for us to drool over. After some extended gazing and touching of their fine forms, we moved them over to the showroom to add a slice of the rainbow to its content list. Amongst the items now up for grab are a couple of Cinelli frame sets, San Marco seats, some tasty lookin’ Aerospoke rims, Thomson heads,Velocity rims, Toshi foot straps, Wellgo track peddles, Roselli sprockets and a few sexy Shimano chains. There has already been fist fights over the Aerospokes (yes Robby and Adi…I’m talking about you.) So if you want … View More

Hey everybody, Red Herring here…after a quick Christmas sabbatical I’m back at the helm and ready to bring you some more of the words and pictures that I know you have come to love. This morning, with no waves in sight, the Deus Groms (8 to 14 year old’s) grabbed their bicycles, threw them in the truck and we headed inland to our island’s capital. A Sunday morning ride around the closed streets of Denpasar was a nice little remedy to combat the lingering effects of last night not to mention the wind and damp the wet season brings. The boys mounted up and hit the tarmac, quickly finding the Bali Fix Comm crew, they proceeded to get loose and … View More