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I caught this the other day and blanked on posting it up. Watch as Frank Warren, owner of the Breukelen Coffee House in Crown Heights explains his prep for the Red Hook Crit.
My flight just got in, I’m going on 2 hours of sleep so I’ll be brief with these posts.
Photos by Alicia Oblander
It’s not often that a Merckx Mondays post includes a lady on an Eddy Merckx bicycle that didn’t come from the lens of Andy White. These photos are a part of a series that Alicia Oblander shot recently in SF. You should check the rest out here. That’s a lovely bike and the girl ain’t too bad either. And Andy, don’t you worry, I didn’t leave you out this week.
Check out more Merckx Mondays below!
Just caught this at Tracko and since he asked, my guess is that all the videos are prolly going to be used in the Bicycle Film Festival. Regardless, here’s the first video from the Red Hook Crit 4 by La Colombe coffee.
Speaking of coffee beans, Kris found a nice video on the owner of Bald Guy Brew, a coffee shop in Boone, North Carolina and his plan to ride 300 miles from Atlanta to Boone with a loaded cargo bike for Project Rwanda. When I say loaded, I mean loaded with 100 lbs of coffee!
Check out more at Beans for Bikes.
Tracko dug this up in between grinding coffee beans and I approve of this repost. Lobster and San Marco teamed up on these slick-looking saddles. I love videos like this.
Photo by Dave Trimble
Man, I feel like this year there were more photographers at Monster Track than before. I know Tak and Ed Glazar had to be there (we’ll probably see those later on) and Cycle Angelo‘s are looking good but I’m really into the ones that Red Hook Crit organizer David Trimble took. Look at JT wearing blue sweatpants just so he could match his Legor Cicli track bike.
JT, what happened man? I hear Crihs had a 12-minute spread. Did you stop for a cup of coffee?
Check out all of Dave’s photos here.
Photo by Brenton Salo
I really love Globe Bikes. I’m also a big fan of Garret Chow’s work and Brenton Salo’s photography. So we’ve got three of some of my favorite things here. Add the Berthoud / Brooks style saddle, a quill stem, elegant mustache bars and simple track-inspired cranks and you’ve got a pretty elegant solution to a rain bike / commuter.
What I’m not really into is the three-speed electronic shifting found on the West End Bike. Maybe 8-speed Alfine would make more sense? No derailleur to bang on a door jam, no maintenance and more choices. Other than that, the paint job is killer, the coffee-carrier is sick (aftermarket please!) and the gum wall cross tires look rad.
I can’t wait to see these hit the shops. I bet they’ll sell!
Edit: I just realized this could be Brenton’s own build and not the specified factory complete. Either way, I’d love to find out more about it.
Today was a beast of a day. We were all out last night drinking and I had been on my road bike hard all week. Needless to say the last thing I wanted to do was ride around but with prospects of new spots on the horizon, I drank another cup of coffee and headed out on my fixed with Eric on his BMX.
Check out nine more photos below!
Photo by Heather McGrath
NAHBS is approaching and somehow Marty from Geekhouse found the time to answer a few questions from the guys putting on the show. These questions, listed below are entitled Proust Questionnaire: Marty Walsh.
Check them out below!
Warning: there isn’t a single photo of a bike in this post. If you’re ok with that, check out nine more photos below.
I saw these at Mellow Johnny’s back in October and almost bought one. Now they’re available on the Chris King site.
“Portland is well known for bike and coffee culture. We now offer the very best components to enjoy both. Check out our new professional grade tamper designed in collaboration with the America Barista & Coffee School. 4 colors and 3 sizes.”
Now I just need to buy an espresso machine!
How about some photography for a good cause?
Black & White Photo Show Benefiting Bikes to Rwanda and Youth Leadership Institute
Mission Workshop and Bicycle Coffee Co. will be holding a black & white analog photography show to benefit charity and photographers alike in December. The show is open to photographers of all ages and experience who wish to show their work and sell it to the public. Proceeds from the sale of prints will be evenly split between the artist and one of two non-profit organizations listed below as chosen by the buyer of the print:
The Youth Leadership Institute: yli.org
Bikes to Rwanda: bikestorwanda.org
Interested in volunteering prints to the show?
Download the Print Submission Form PDF Here
Deadliine for submissions: Dec. 8th
NOTE: No framing or matting necessary, just prints are to be submitted.
Opening Celebration:
December 10th
6pm – 10pm
Location:
40 Rondel Place
San Francisco
Ca 94103
Parking your bike in NYC can be a pain in the ass. In the last few weeks I’ve had my saddle bag raided, my Hold Fasts stolen and even had someone try to steal my front wheel while it was locked to my bike! With all the thievery going on, a lot of people ask me if I would ever pay for bike parking in NYC. It’s a weighted question. A lot of the rates that are advertised in parking garages around midtown are way too high but when I came across this sign in the East Village yesterday I considered, for the first time, using bike parking.
I said considered. Personally, I just don’t lock my nice bikes up in the city and if I do, I lock it with a few locks. But that doesn’t stop people from ganking your saddle, bars or even toe straps. I guess there’s no real answer to this question but if I worked at an office that didn’t allow me to bring my bike up, I’d totally lock it up in a secure location for $1 a day. That’s less than a cup of coffee for peace of mind.
Last Sunday was the NY Bike Jumble at the Philly Bike Expo. While not as big as the previous few Jumbles, this one had some gems to be had.
Check out nine more photos below.
To celebrate the forthcoming Philly Bike Expo next week, Bilenky @BilenkyCycles worked on a run of these limited tees. This will go well with your beard, coffee and steel bike of choice. I cannot wait till the expo!
You can’t possibly live in Austin, Texas, ride a bike and not know what Mellow Johnny’s is. Fronted by one of the United State’s greatest cyclists, Lance Armstrong and Trek, Mellows is many things. A showroom for Livestrong, a full-service bicycle shop, a commuter station, coffee shop and a hub for cycling culture in Austin.
Roll along with me as I give you a tour through Mellow Johnny’s.
Rapha introduced their 2010 Cyclocross Kit this morning via their website. Included in the release is the Cross Jersey, 3/4 Bib Shorts, the Rapha Focus Umbrella (no joke) and the Rapha Focus Cap. For more information, check out the full 2010 Cyclocross page here, at Rapha.
If you’re in NYC, make sure you head out to the Rapha Cycling Club‘s closing party. Details are below.
Ah Copenhagen, the place where you can buy a townie from a vending machine. Where the streets are without glass and the coffee shops give you musette bags with your croissant. Ok, that’s all a stretch but it makes sense that the Bicycle Film Festival would choose Copenhagen as its newest host city. Because, afterall the bicycle is an essential part of Copenhagen’s culture. Andrew Blackman put together two shorts to promote the BFF this year. Above is entitled “Exercycle Projector” and one more, “Long John Living Room” is below.
Check it out!
