Lance rides a fixed gear
The guys over at MASH flew down to Austin, TX and blazed thru the streets with Lance Armstrong. Pretty much my dream day.
Video is middle video, top row.
Also, while you're at it, hop on over to Benny Gold's site and check out the work from the guy responsible for MASH's killer look.
Click to check out Lance and MASH
The Pedal Pusher
Within the next couple of days, I'll be retiring the old site CWRACES.INFO and will (hopefully) be moving all of this content over to a new site www.the-pedal-pusher.com. With each entry I made, I realized that this blog was becoming less and less about me and my racing/training and more about all things pertaining to the awesomeness of biking.
I also hope to start offering some T-shirt designs and other pedal related goodies.
Cycling’s enemy is not the car; it is the idiot.
This is another direct lift from the BIKE SNOB NYC. He addresses a topic that I hold near and dear to me. The villianous ROLLERBLADER!
Cycling's enemy is not the car; it is the idiot. And idiots travel by foot, car, and bicycle. If anything, the bicycle has more in common with the car than it does with the pedestrian, since the bicycle is a vehicle too. Really, the problem is that too many people don't consider bicycles vehicles (which is why they tell us to "Get on the sidewalk!"), coupled with the fact that too many cyclists don't ride like they're operating vehicles in the first place. Also, try telling a pedestrian who's been hit by a cyclist that his real enemy is the car. If we start equating cycling with pedestrianism instead of vehicle use then before you know it we'll all be "schluffing." Anyway, everybody knows the enemy of the cyclist and the pedestrian is not the car; it's the Rollerblader:
When it comes to sharing our roadways, the most important thing is to retain our humanity by respecting our fellow humans. And you are a human, whether you're using a vehicle or you're on foot. However, I believe that the Rollerblader is exempt from this, since the very act of Rollerblading is a denial of humanity. Rollerblades are not vehicles; they are attempts to actually transform the body into something else. This is acceptable and necessary when you must venture into other environments that are inhospitable to human life. If you need to go underwater, you use flippers and a scuba tank. If you need to go into space, you wear a spacesuit. However, simply moving about outside does not require putting on shoes with wheels. When you do this, you're not a vehicle user, nor are you a pedestrian. Instead, you simply combine the most irritating elements of both and become a menace. Consider the act of Rollerblading:
The GREEN arrows represent the Rollerblader's wingspan, which is considerable and far exceeds the width of even New York City's ample new bike lanes. Furthermore, the BLUE ARROWS arrows represent the sweeping arc of the foot, and if you somehow manage to avoid being slapped in the face you still have to contend with a wayward skate. Meanwhile, while the BLACK LINE represents the ostensible direction of the skater, the RED ARROWS depict the skater's actual motion as he propels himself forward. Of course, "Rollerblade" is actually a brand, and what many of us call "Rollerblading" is actually inline skating. (Just like cycling is not "Schwinning.") However, while the wheels on the skates may be in line, there's little that's linear about the actual skater, who extends along all axes like a windmilling kindergardener or the frills of a Giant Koosh Ball of Death. In short, modifying the human body in this manner is only acceptable when it's essential for human survival. Otherwise, it's simply a selfish waste of public space.
Kalavinka x adidas Originals Samba & Bike
While researching a color scheme for my first fixed gear bike (don't despair, I'm still a bmx'er through and through) I stumbled across this sweet looking collaboration between Japanese bike designers Kalavinka and Adidas.
INTERBIKE 2009
Finally some photos are starting to emerge! Head here to see more.
Just one of the many interesting bicycles unveiled to Interbike.
Discarded no more
Lately, I've been noticing a lot of abandoned, yet locked, bikes rotting away. More often than not, these bikes have been stripped to their frames and u-locked to a bike rack. But, another place I've seen them is a bit unlikely. Oddly enough, my yard seems to be the favorite spot for people to abandon bicycles. I once found a bicycle locked to a tree in my back yard. At first I thought it was amusing. But as days turned into weeks and the weeks eventually turned into a month I realized that no one was coming back to claim the bicycle. Whether it was stolen or simply unloved I will never know. I wound up hacksawing off the cheap cable lock and setting the bike down at the dump, hoping that someone in need would take the bicycle home and cherish and care for it.Which brings me to today.
For the past 4 months there has been another bike locked to a flimsy tree two steps outside of my property line. It's tucked away in the woods just enough that it can be seen if you know where to look. I have walked past that bicycle hundreds of times now. Each day I secretly hope to see it gone...yet it still endures. Today I decided to google the bike and see what I could find out about the model. My discovery was incredibly enlightening...and it should go without saying after you see the photos...that the bike has found a new owner who will love and cherish it. (me)
I present to you with FUJI and Marlboro's (yeah...that's correct) Folding bike.
Aside from the funny downtube, it looks pretty normal right?
Not so normal now
I'm digging the curled bars
Forkless Cruiser
A graduation project from Finland's Olli Erkkila, this has to be seen to believe. This is undoubtedly one of the craziest looking bikes I've ever seen. The video has a fun track on it as well.
Click to watch this machine in action
INTERBIKE International Trade Show
Want to know what the latest and greatest in the bicycle world looks like? Then pack your bags and head to Vegas, baby. Starting today, the Interbike International Trade Show is the who's-who's and what's-what's in the biking industry. I'd recommend you take a look at their site to see who is participating....but frankly, their site is terrible.
Why oh why is Minneapolis so far away.
Frankly not only does it suck that they are so far away from me, it also sucks that they are so much cooler than those of us in DC. Why don't we have a bicycle art show? Hmmm.....perhaps this needs to happen.
Anyway, a call to arms has been given to all designers looking to submit posters to the 2010 edition of ARTCRANK. "A poster party for Bike People" If you've got a sec, check out the video. Who wouldn't want to drink beer from a tap that looks like a bicycle tire!
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