This is a great video showing the step by step process of the building of carbon wheels in a Taiwanese factory. The speed and precision is incredible. And there’s some frame brazing thrown in for good measure. If you own a wheel “system” (i.e. Zipp, Shimano, Easton, Mavic) this will give you an idea how they were built, and who built them!
-Mackenzie.
While I’m not usually impressed by the idea of Hip Kids Touring on Fixies(tm) this looks like a cool project. Ryan Stamerro plans to ride his fixed gear bike across the U.S. “alone and unassisted”, all the while documenting his journey on film and through his blog. His aim is to raise awareness for Half United, a clothing company dedicated to giving away meals to needy children with every purchase (though the logistics of how they do this aren’t made clear on their website). Stamerro is also trying raise money for the journey through a Kickstarter Campaign although his $5000 goal seems a bit lofty for a 1 month tour in a first world country. With that five grand he says he’ll “be able to get a custom fitting of my bike for the long haul.” Since I did my first month long bike tour on $100 and a Broken Ten Speed(tm) it seems a little outrageous to donate money so he can get a custom track bike! The expenses of printing photos do add up however and as a donor you will receive copies of some of the images he captures along the way.
The concept of the Roving Fixed Gear Photographer touring across the United States has a historical context that Stamerro may not be aware of. The story of Frank Lenz probably being the most famous. The Pittsburg native, who did much of his domestic touring towards the end of the 19th century on a Penny Farthing(!), carried a large format camera weighing nearly 30lbs on his back! He disappeared in Turkey while attempting to circumnavigate the globe on the new fangled “safety bicycle”, the account of which has been superbly documented in David Herlihy’s book The Lost Cyclist. Perhaps if Lenz had been riding a Cinelli Mash he wouldn’t have had to push his bike up this mountain.
-Mackenzie.
Kevin Cyr, a Brooklyn-based designer and artist, opened his new mobility and shelter-themed exhibition, ‘Home In The Weeds’, this last month at 941 Geary in San Francisco. Cyr is the artist who designed and built the fantastic human-powered campers, Camper Kart and Camper Bike, as a way to explore human powered movement and shelter with a vintage aesthetic. His new project is a collection of shelters for a future worst-case scenario and includes a bike-pulled trailer, a tent with wainscoting, a shelter from discarded materials and a fallout foxhole shelter built into the ground.
This is the official final trailer for Chick Flick, the first all-female BMX video. Visit chickflickbmx.com for more information on the gals!
Official Chick Flick Final Trailer from Natalie Wade on Vimeo.
We have assorted sizes and patterns in stock of these amazing winter cycling caps. they are made here in Montreal by the lovely Elene Beaudoin a.k.a Dotcaps.
Wool. Cord. Fleece lined ears. fits perfectly under your helmet. Brim is hard so it cuts wind and keeps the snow/rain out of your eyes.
45$
WHOAAAAA. The cat’s outta the bag.
our boy Mr. Jesse Lee McGarr is at it again with the 4th Annual St.PATTY’s day massacre alley cat and weekend tom foolery.
Spanning from Friday March 16th- March 19th he will bring you:
ALLEYCATS!
MASSACRETERIUM!!!!
BEER!
BEER!
BEER!
PRIZES!
BANDS!
GOOD TIMES!
We are PROUD PROUD PROUD to sponsor this event. Stay tuned for more specifics about the weekend and prize details either on our blog or facebook.
Also. please give SERIOUS love to Alan Adriano MacQuarrie INC. for the sweetest alleycat poster to date!!!
Hey folks.
First off,
We want to wish you all a happy belated new year. may you have health, long rides, and sweet hangs in thic upcoming year. xo
Sorry for just peacing out on you and not letting you know when we will open our doors again!
Our official opening day for 2012 is…
Monday January 9th 2012! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
We hope that even with -30 with the windchill you’ll all be lined up outside…right?
So what have you all been up to for the holidays? maybe we should run a photo/video contest for the best holiday biking story. let’s think about that one for a second. You think about it too.
Here’s a possible example of an entry:
Reading “Blazing Saddles- The cruel and unusual history of the Tour de France” on the Shek-O beach in Hong Kong.
Last chance to pick up some great deals! We’ll even stay open ’till 7pm!
Tuesday, December 20th! Including Brooks and Thomson!
Mon - Fri 10:30am-6pm
Saturday 10:30am-5pm
Sunday Closed
