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Like a pagan god signaling the change of seasons, Mr. Richard Sachs is an omen of the ever impending ‘cross season. Once he appears to deliver his team’s frames, the cowbells aren’t too far away.
I’ve been enjoying Dan Chabanov’s photos on his blog and this one just had to be posted. Check out more here.
Mike Martin is a very busy guy. When he’s not at the Mash SF storefront, he’s planning an event, working on his clothing line Martin or out shooting video. That doesn’t leave a lot of time for his other passion: photography. It’s not everyday that you see photos from Mike, so when he showcases inspirational photos like these, I had to reach out to him.
Garrett Chow’s work that comes out of his studio in the Specialized facilities is always far from ordinary and his new Custom Specialized Carbon Crux CX is a perfect example of his craftsmanship. Many thanks to Mike for the high res photos. Check them out below!
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Nate Meschke and Matt Cardinal began Signal Cycles in 2007 and in that time, they’ve produced some absolutely beautiful bicycles. Not just commuters either. Recently, Matt’s Cross Bike made an appearance here and their Saltzman Road frames are lovely. Bottom line, if you’ve spent any time looking at Pacific Northwest builders, Signal has crossed your radar a few times. Matt was kind enough to meet with me on his day off, and let me shoot some photos in their space. Check out more below!
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I’ve got a bunch of scraps from various film backs that I’ll be posting periodically, starting with these two of Woody, the National Track Champ, Olympic mechanic and co-owner of Golden Saddle Cyclery. Check out one more below.
Photo by Brenton Salo
Seeing Sharky in Portland can be described as seeing a “ball of muscle” wound up and spinning on his track bike. Brenton happened to get a great shot of Sharky at rest, with his knee tattoos in focus. Great photo man.
Photo by George Marshall
This man keeps Oakley moving with everything related to two-wheels. He’s the elusive Steve Blick and Rapha has a survey up on their site, featuring an interview with the man himself. Check it out here.
The first images of these frames popped up at the first year of the San Diego Bike Expo. Not much was leaked at that point, other than Velo Cult was working on a made in the USA touring frame with an American builder. That builder is Mark Nobilette and since the San Diego Bike Expo, Velo Cult has cranked through dozens of custom orders for their customers. While I was doing my Shop Visit, Anthony let me photograph one of those recent orders.
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Shooting races with a 5D is easy compared to shooting with a Hasselblad. I finally got all my rolls developed from the 2012 Rapha NW Gentlemen’s Race and I’m very stoked on how they came out. This was the first real event I photographed with a medium format camera and it won’t be the last. Some of these came out incredible. For more information on the race, check out my last post on it for the rest of the photos, check out full photo set below.
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Jordan Hufnagel is one of the most “fly under the radar” builders out there. His web presence is almost non-existent and that’s because when he’s not building his Porteur project bikes, rad cross bikes, or working on West America projects, he’s out camping on his motorcycle. With rumors of him going to Mexico soon for some dude-time with West America co-founder James Crowe, I had to get into his shop and check out his work place. Like most builders in Portland, his space is tucked away in a space on a quiet street. After catching up, I let him work as I poked around…
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At this point Damian needs no introduction but as a man who finds himself behind the lens, more often than in front, I had to fire off the last exposures in a roll one morning. Fresh Pot is Damian’s daily digs and their coffee ain’t that bad either. Check out a few more shots below.
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I got back a few rolls of film from the 2012 NW Rapha Gentlemen’s Race and totally forgot about this photo I took of Ty with his Hufnagel Cross, prior to his roll-out. That bike is so nice.
I’ve been shooting a lot of portraits with the Hasselblad recently because, well, it’s damn good for them. The hardest thing about portrait photography is getting people to just relax and look natural, so I started with my friends. Here’s a quick look at some recent portraits I like to call “Regular Riders”. These people are some good friends and they just love to ride. It’s a work in progress and I’m already learning a lot about shooting with this camera. If you see anything you can critique, please do so! Or if you like a particular one, let me know.
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Photo by Heather McGrath
Amazing! Heather‘s a phenomenal photographer and Justin’s wheels ain’t too shabby either. This new triptych came out great. I can’t wait for more. I need to send Luxe some wheels, come to think of it.
The other day I met up with Jordan Hufnagel of Hufnagel Cycles. He’s in the throughs of building his run of porteur bikes so while he sanded stems, I snooped around his shop. More to come once my film gets processed.
This bike, or this Camera. I’ve been using the hell out of both as of late and while there’s not enough medium format content to make it an official Recent Roll post, there have been some gems coming out of this lens. The biggest challenge has been using this Distagon T* 50mm with its dual focusing rings. That and general exposure. Shooting with a Hasselblad has really changed the way I look at film photography. I don’t see myself picking up my AE-1 for a while.
See some more recent shots below…
Photo by Heather McGrath
As Eric and Sofia end their Great Escape, Brad from Geekhouse begins his. I wish nothing but the best of luck to you dude. Ride safe and have fun! Thanks to Heather for the great photo. Also, if you haven’t checked in on the Great Escape, sift through the archives, there are some gems in there!
Over the past year or so, I’ve become pretty good friends with Adam Eldridge of Stanridge Speed, so it was nice to stop in and see his shop while I was in Columbus visiting Lauren’s family. To call his facilities small and intimate is an understatement. His shop is tucked away inside a community work space. A giant, 8,000sqft warehouse nestled inside a recently renovated park. He has no heat and his walls are made from corrugated metal.
Through the flickering florescent lighting, he mitres, brazes, finishes and paints his bicycle frames before sending them out all over the world. While his Highstreet may be the most popular frame, his passion is falling into cross bikes and road bikes. He likes frames that require problem solving… I documented his facilities the best I could with my 5D and my Hasselblad, which proved to be no easy task. But I feel it really captures the spirit of Stanridge Speed.
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Ever since my Geekhouse got stolen (R.I.P.), I’ve been on a commuter and touring bike kick. Austin has a ton of great builds rolling around and when I can, I stop to admire them. My riding buddy Josh has a great Salsa Vaya that he picked up not too long ago. When I bumped into him yesterday, I had to take some photos of it. It’s nothing special by any means but it’s a great build and his OG Chrome bag shows lots of use, so I met him at the bar where he works, the Liberty and shot some portraits.
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