Sunday, February 23, 2014
Saturday, February 22, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
Gios handcraft bikes - HD
Gios handcraft bikes - HD from paolo maletti on Vimeo.
Thanks to Aldo and Marco Gios for this opportunity.
Steel is real.
Thanks to Aldo and Marco Gios for this opportunity.
Steel is real.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Carrboro scraps contradictory bicycle laws
Carrboro scraps contradictory bicycle laws
The Daily Tar Heel
Morgan Swift
2014-02-04
Link: http://www.dailytarheel.com/blog/town_talk/2014/02/52f1b728de0c9
"Carrboro has the most bicyclists on the road in the state, but contradictory town laws might leave these riders vulnerable.
Carrboro’s bicycle laws were up for discussion Tuesday at the Board of Alderman meeting.
Charlie Hileman, a member of the Carrboro Bicycle Coalition, made a presentation that highlighted some inconsistencies between the town’s and the state’s laws."
Click to continue reading.
The Daily Tar Heel
Morgan Swift
2014-02-04
Link: http://www.dailytarheel.com/blog/town_talk/2014/02/52f1b728de0c9
"Carrboro has the most bicyclists on the road in the state, but contradictory town laws might leave these riders vulnerable.
Carrboro’s bicycle laws were up for discussion Tuesday at the Board of Alderman meeting.
Charlie Hileman, a member of the Carrboro Bicycle Coalition, made a presentation that highlighted some inconsistencies between the town’s and the state’s laws."
Click to continue reading.
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Floppy Music | Soft Cell - tainted love (13 fdd + 1 hdd)
One of the cooler things I have seen on Youtube.com
Monday, February 17, 2014
'I've made the bicycle my lifestyle'
'I've made the bicycle my lifestyle'
www.gazettetimes.com
Graham Kislingbury
2014-02-17
Link: http://www.gazettetimes.com/oregon-outdoors/i-ve-made-the-bicycle-my-lifestyle/article_af1947b9-5194-512d-9226-d41e2decc4bf.html
It would be nice to be car free, but living in suburbia with autocentric routes and city planning make it difficult. All excuses I know...
"When Ben Roberts was a teenager, the last thing he wanted to do was ride a bike.
“I wasn’t into biking,” he says. “I looked at biking as a juvenile thing. Once I was 16 and able to legally drive, I left biking and worked on cars.”
As recently as 2009, he had a hot rod, a Toyota 4Runner and a Honda Accord. “I had too many cars,” he admits.
That year, while managing a Medford cell phone repair store with his brother, the recession hit the business and his pocketbook."
Click to continue reading.
www.gazettetimes.com
Graham Kislingbury
2014-02-17
Link: http://www.gazettetimes.com/oregon-outdoors/i-ve-made-the-bicycle-my-lifestyle/article_af1947b9-5194-512d-9226-d41e2decc4bf.html
It would be nice to be car free, but living in suburbia with autocentric routes and city planning make it difficult. All excuses I know...
"When Ben Roberts was a teenager, the last thing he wanted to do was ride a bike.
“I wasn’t into biking,” he says. “I looked at biking as a juvenile thing. Once I was 16 and able to legally drive, I left biking and worked on cars.”
As recently as 2009, he had a hot rod, a Toyota 4Runner and a Honda Accord. “I had too many cars,” he admits.
That year, while managing a Medford cell phone repair store with his brother, the recession hit the business and his pocketbook."
Click to continue reading.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Bike Mechanic Salaries
I want to own a bike shop and be a bike mechanic. Hmmm, I need to think about this.
Friday, February 14, 2014
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
Sunday, February 9, 2014
GMR to Mt Baldy with John P and Richard M
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| Richard M killed it! I chased him the whole way. |
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| It was nice seeing John P. John's one fast guy on the that fixie. |
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| Flatted at Towne and Baseline. This was a nasty nail. |
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Friday, February 7, 2014
Muc-Off in Mallorca - Training with Team Sky
Muc-Off in Mallorca - Training with Team Sky from Muc-Off Ltd on Vimeo.
We had the chance to go behind the scenes with Team Sky at their Mallorca training camp earlier this month, and we thought we'd share a bit of the experience with this edit! Despite a bit of rain, it was a brilliant week on the island! We got to chat with the riders and mechanics, and learn a little bit about how things work on the Pro Tour.
For more info visit www.muc-off.com.
We had the chance to go behind the scenes with Team Sky at their Mallorca training camp earlier this month, and we thought we'd share a bit of the experience with this edit! Despite a bit of rain, it was a brilliant week on the island! We got to chat with the riders and mechanics, and learn a little bit about how things work on the Pro Tour.
For more info visit www.muc-off.com.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
"Half The Road" trailer
"Half The Road" trailer from kevin tokstad on Vimeo.
Modern society believes that women hold up half the sky when it comes to equality and progression. So in the sport of professional cycling, why aren’t women receiving half the road?
HALF THE ROAD is a documentary film that explores the world of women’s professional cycling, focusing on both the love of sport and the pressing issues of inequality that modern-day female riders face in a male dominated sport. With footage from some of the world’s best UCI races to interviews with Olympians, World Champions, rookies, coaches, managers, officials, doctors and family members, HALF THE ROAD offers a unique insight to the drive, dedication, and passion it takes for a female cyclist to thrive. Both on and off the bike, the voices and advocates of women’s pro cycling take the audience on a journey of enlightenment, depth, strength, love, humor and best of all, change & growth.
In addition to the international race footage and athlete interviews, the film also follows director/athlete Kathryn Bertine’s quest to make the 2012 Olympics during her first year racing professionally for Team Colavita. Bertine, a three-time national champion of St. Kitts and Nevis, explores the issues faced when smaller nations try to make strides in a sport that has no history of tradition or support within their culture. The title HALF THE ROAD comes from a segment of the film where the president of a small cycling federation quotes the old adage, "Women hold up half the sky" in reference to equality. Our documentary explores the idea that, If women hold up half the sky, then the women's peloton deserves 'half the road' of opportunity, growth, support & equality within professional cycling.
Modern society believes that women hold up half the sky when it comes to equality and progression. So in the sport of professional cycling, why aren’t women receiving half the road?
HALF THE ROAD is a documentary film that explores the world of women’s professional cycling, focusing on both the love of sport and the pressing issues of inequality that modern-day female riders face in a male dominated sport. With footage from some of the world’s best UCI races to interviews with Olympians, World Champions, rookies, coaches, managers, officials, doctors and family members, HALF THE ROAD offers a unique insight to the drive, dedication, and passion it takes for a female cyclist to thrive. Both on and off the bike, the voices and advocates of women’s pro cycling take the audience on a journey of enlightenment, depth, strength, love, humor and best of all, change & growth.
In addition to the international race footage and athlete interviews, the film also follows director/athlete Kathryn Bertine’s quest to make the 2012 Olympics during her first year racing professionally for Team Colavita. Bertine, a three-time national champion of St. Kitts and Nevis, explores the issues faced when smaller nations try to make strides in a sport that has no history of tradition or support within their culture. The title HALF THE ROAD comes from a segment of the film where the president of a small cycling federation quotes the old adage, "Women hold up half the sky" in reference to equality. Our documentary explores the idea that, If women hold up half the sky, then the women's peloton deserves 'half the road' of opportunity, growth, support & equality within professional cycling.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Henning Bommel at the Berliner Sechstagerennen
Henning Bommel at the Berliner Sechstagerennen from BERLINER FAHRRAD SCHAU on Vimeo.
Our ambassador Henning Bommel shares his insights on 6dayracing and his dream of becoming a professional cyclist. Teaming up with Berliner Fahrrad Schau for the sixdays and for the bike fair itself is all about bringing cycling to a bigger audience.
Shot & Filmed during the Berliner Sechstagerennen, in Velodrom Berlin.
Our ambassador Henning Bommel shares his insights on 6dayracing and his dream of becoming a professional cyclist. Teaming up with Berliner Fahrrad Schau for the sixdays and for the bike fair itself is all about bringing cycling to a bigger audience.
Shot & Filmed during the Berliner Sechstagerennen, in Velodrom Berlin.
Friday, January 31, 2014
66 Seconds With Velocity: The Birth of a Bicycle Rim
66 Seconds With Velocity: The Birth of a Bicycle Rim from Velocity USA on Vimeo.
A couple of us from Grand Rapids took a trip down to our factory in Jacksonville, Florida. Check out how a Velocity rim is made from start to finish, in just over one minute.
Rim Makers:
Anthony
Jackie
Carl
Kevin
Kat
Wally
Tom
Filming/Editing:
Austin
Filmed at the Velocity Factory in Jacksonville, Florida
Background Audio:
1947 Bob Hope show
www.velocityusa.com
www.thewheeldepartment.com
A couple of us from Grand Rapids took a trip down to our factory in Jacksonville, Florida. Check out how a Velocity rim is made from start to finish, in just over one minute.
Rim Makers:
Anthony
Jackie
Carl
Kevin
Kat
Wally
Tom
Filming/Editing:
Austin
Filmed at the Velocity Factory in Jacksonville, Florida
Background Audio:
1947 Bob Hope show
www.velocityusa.com
www.thewheeldepartment.com
Porte touted as Tour de France contender
au.news.yahoo.com
Roger Vaughan
2014-01-26
Link: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/21062644/porte-touted-as-tour-de-france-contender/
This is an early prediction. I think it has some merit but unlikely. Giro yes, TdF no.
"Australian cycling star Richie Porte is on the verge of leading the powerful Sky team at the Tour de France.
His coach Tim Kerrison, who has been one of the keys to Sky's domination of the Tour, freely nominates Porte as their successor to Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome.
Wiggins was the first British rider to win the Tour in 2012 and Froome won last year, with Porte one of his key lieutenants.
Porte will lead a Grand Tour team for the first time this May when he is Sky's main rider at the Giro d'Italia."
Click to continue reading ...
au.news.yahoo.com
Roger Vaughan
2014-01-26
Link: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/21062644/porte-touted-as-tour-de-france-contender/
This is an early prediction. I think it has some merit but unlikely. Giro yes, TdF no.
"Australian cycling star Richie Porte is on the verge of leading the powerful Sky team at the Tour de France.
His coach Tim Kerrison, who has been one of the keys to Sky's domination of the Tour, freely nominates Porte as their successor to Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome.
Wiggins was the first British rider to win the Tour in 2012 and Froome won last year, with Porte one of his key lieutenants.
Porte will lead a Grand Tour team for the first time this May when he is Sky's main rider at the Giro d'Italia."
Click to continue reading ...
Thursday, January 30, 2014
#SVENNESS 2.15
#SVENNESS 2.15 from In The Crosshairs on Vimeo.
For episode 2.15, SVENNESS makes a stop at the Belgian National Cyclocross Championships, which took place at the Gaverbeek Hippodrome in Waregem, West Flanders, Belgium. The race takes place on a flat track with several flyovers and drainage ditches. It is a bit muddy and there is one long stretch of sand that plays an important role in this race.
We focus on the sand, the planks, the attrition of an already small field and the solidification of a legend. For the Belgian elite race, only racers who have full-time contracts are allowed to compete. That means the field is only 14 deep. The elites without contracts race a minute after the full-time pros start their race.
This episode is presented by Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer, which is available at www.cyclocrossbook.com.
SVENNESS is also presented by CrossVegas. Find out more at www.crossvegas.com.
SVENNESS t-shirts remain on sale at www.SVENNESS.com. Quantities are limited.
Footage for this episode via Sporza: http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/veldrijden
If you like the music, please purchase the track. Support the artists who liven up these episodes. Tracks for 2.15 are:
When I'm Down~Simone Rubi: https://simonerubi.bandcamp.com/
A Button on Your Blouse~The Drowners: https://soundcloud.com/frenchkiss_records/a-button-on-your-blouse/s-NC0Wj
Weird Purr~Eugene Quell: http://eugenequell.bandcamp.com/track/weird-purr
Tell the Teller~Toy Soldiers: https://soundcloud.com/toy-soldiers-1/tell-the-teller-1
Miss Teen Massachusetts~Skaters: https://soundcloud.com/skaters/miss-teen-massachusetts
Thanks for watching.
SVENNESS and the #SVENNESS hashtag © 2014 CXHairs LLC
For episode 2.15, SVENNESS makes a stop at the Belgian National Cyclocross Championships, which took place at the Gaverbeek Hippodrome in Waregem, West Flanders, Belgium. The race takes place on a flat track with several flyovers and drainage ditches. It is a bit muddy and there is one long stretch of sand that plays an important role in this race.
We focus on the sand, the planks, the attrition of an already small field and the solidification of a legend. For the Belgian elite race, only racers who have full-time contracts are allowed to compete. That means the field is only 14 deep. The elites without contracts race a minute after the full-time pros start their race.
This episode is presented by Skills Drills and Bellyaches: A Cyclocross Primer, which is available at www.cyclocrossbook.com.
SVENNESS is also presented by CrossVegas. Find out more at www.crossvegas.com.
SVENNESS t-shirts remain on sale at www.SVENNESS.com. Quantities are limited.
Footage for this episode via Sporza: http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza/wielrennen/veldrijden
If you like the music, please purchase the track. Support the artists who liven up these episodes. Tracks for 2.15 are:
When I'm Down~Simone Rubi: https://simonerubi.bandcamp.com/
A Button on Your Blouse~The Drowners: https://soundcloud.com/frenchkiss_records/a-button-on-your-blouse/s-NC0Wj
Weird Purr~Eugene Quell: http://eugenequell.bandcamp.com/track/weird-purr
Tell the Teller~Toy Soldiers: https://soundcloud.com/toy-soldiers-1/tell-the-teller-1
Miss Teen Massachusetts~Skaters: https://soundcloud.com/skaters/miss-teen-massachusetts
Thanks for watching.
SVENNESS and the #SVENNESS hashtag © 2014 CXHairs LLC
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
The Old Bicycle Showroom
The Old Bicycle Showroom from Den Lennie on Vimeo.
This is a short film made by attendees of the Advanced Cinematic Documentary Workshop held in London in only 3 days at the www.fstopacademy.com in September 2013.
Tim Gunn is the Proprietor of the old bicycle Showroom selling vintage cycles in the Essex Countryside http://www.theoldbicycleshowroom.co.uk/
This is no ordinary bike shop
This is a short film made by attendees of the Advanced Cinematic Documentary Workshop held in London in only 3 days at the www.fstopacademy.com in September 2013.
Tim Gunn is the Proprietor of the old bicycle Showroom selling vintage cycles in the Essex Countryside http://www.theoldbicycleshowroom.co.uk/
This is no ordinary bike shop
Monday, January 27, 2014
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Tour de France champion Chris Froome and Team Sky's 'marginal gains' philosophy backfires in South Africa
Tour de France champion Chris Froome and Team Sky's 'marginal gains' philosophy backfires in South Africa
Telegraph.co.uk
Tom Cary
2014-01-23
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10593146/Tour-de-France-champion-Chris-Froome-and-Team-Skys-marginal-gains-philosophy-backfires-in-South-Africa.html
Ouch!
"Jonathan Vaughters discovers Tour de France champion's Achilles heel after fiancée tweets picture of frazzled rider."
Click to continue reading ...
Telegraph.co.uk
Tom Cary
2014-01-23
Link: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/10593146/Tour-de-France-champion-Chris-Froome-and-Team-Skys-marginal-gains-philosophy-backfires-in-South-Africa.html
Ouch!
"Jonathan Vaughters discovers Tour de France champion's Achilles heel after fiancée tweets picture of frazzled rider."
Click to continue reading ...
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