Friday, July 31, 2009

More from Seattle

Zach, Chris, and Maiki...



Zlog.

Mishka Summer Sale!



Don't miss out on this, lots of stuff has been seriously reduced, including the New Eras... MishkaNYC.com.

Villains & Co. August





Here.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

I think I'm going to try these

JOL/Gurney straps. They look very easy to install/uninstall without any tools or hardware so I could easily ride to a spot, pop them off, mess around for awhile, then stick them back on and go home with minimal hassles.




There is a week or two wait on them right now, so I'll repost with my impressions once I have them in hand...

Originally spotted on Tracko.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Ted, Andy, and Lance

Bootleg Sessions alums Ted James and Andy Ellis from Fixed Gear London hanging with Lance Armstrong...



More here.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Interview with Drew Triplett from Milwaukee Bikes

This interview came out in early June, but I just now found out about it, so I thought I'd go ahead and drop the link because it's an interesting read. Drew is the man who does the design work for Milwaukee, among many other things, and he provides some good insight into the development of the MKE Bruiser...

Monday, July 27, 2009

Tour de Dank photos

Looks like they had a great turnout for the event... lots and lots of pics are available here, here, and here!



And here are the overall top 10 finishers:

1. Jacob Hill (St Pete)
2. Taylor Norton (Tampa)
3. Paul Kavan (Tampa)
4. Keith Thomas (Tampa)
5. Mondo (St Pete)
6. Robin Kavan (Tampa)
7. Michael Davis (St Pete)
8. Mike Kaminski (Seminole)
9. Mike Weimar (St Pete)
10. Dylan Felix (St Pete)

Catch Me If You Can

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Macaframa package


Macaframa package
Originally uploaded by burdphil
Got a killer package from Colby/Macaframa today, including an XXL shirt that actually fits me. Thanks Colby!

Summer in Seattle



Zlog!

Friday, July 24, 2009

This looks like fun

Free and Easy...



Spotted at Prolly's.

More from Tyler Johnson

Check these photos of Tyler...



Thursday, July 23, 2009

Milwaukee caps!

I rarely go anywhere without some kind of a hat on, so this is great news for me... Milwaukee has just dropped two different styles of baseball caps--a short-billed and an umpire style--and a set with a full-sized visor will be coming soon. 'Bout time guys!

More info here, and order here.



Pretty Funny


Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

OK, I am a dumbass.

Here's the skinny... a couple of days ago I posted a pic of the new frame by Cardinal Bicycles. Apparently it had a Volume Bikes fork on it that Shawn Wolf had restickered just to see what they would look like on the actual Cardinal forks that haven't come in yet, and he sent me a pic just so I could have a look at it. He never meant for anyone else to see it but me.

Furthermore, those aren't even the decals that will be going on the production bikes, Shawn just made those up for the NACCC event coming up in August because he wanted them to stand out a bit more. I guess the real ones are completely different.

So, long story short, I shouldn't have posted that photo. Shawn didn't intend for me to post it and I didn't ask him or Joe, the main man behind Joe's Cycles and Cardinal Bicycles, if I could/should. I just went ahead and did it because I was stoked for them and thought I was helping them out, and also because I am a pretty serious dumbass at times. As they say, the road to hell is paved with good intentions...

Big apologies to Shawn and Joe, and also to the guys at Volume Bikes. I'll fully take the blame for this one, and from now on I'll keep my fucking nose out of industry type stuff where it doesn't belong.

Ugh.

Bike Carnival 2009

Japan going strong...

Monday, July 20, 2009

Lego BMX


Lego BMX
Originally uploaded by burdphil
Crankless though... lotta people are gonna crack on him for that...

Lockedcog vid

I've noticed that styles in general are getting more tech and yet more smooth and laid back at the same time. Love it.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Ouch.

1887 Otto boneshaker.



Friday, July 17, 2009

Villains & Co. $20 sale - today only

Everything. Twenty bones. Today only. Here.

Rose City Fix book release party

Pedal Consumption and RCfix are throwing down a huge event in Portland, OR on August 15th to celebrate the release of the Rose City Fix photo book. Congrats on getting that put together guys! More info here...


Thursday, July 16, 2009

Really looking forward to this!

Cream BMX lifestyle magazine has long been my favorite mag, and now it looks like they're going to start putting out a fixed mag as well! Can't wait!



Originally spotted at Fixed Gear London... hopefully there will be more info soon...

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Gus!

Check this photo of London's Gus Mallet (who makes an appearance in Bootleg Sessions v.3) clearing a serious gap...



More @ the 14 Bike Co. blog.

708 Cycling Urban Knicker

Saw this at freshnessmag.com... the Urban Knicker by 708 Cycling. Seems like there have been lots of cycling-specific pants coming out recently...




More here.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Chill in Chicago

This is kind of what it's all about right here... nothing flashy, just a guy out relaxing and doing his thing on his bike. Good to see something going down in Chi-town.

This is pretty sweet

This is one of those ideas that wish I had thought of first...

Anima D'Acciaio Trailer

Saw the full length of this at BFF NYC. It's very interesting and well done. Make sure you get out to see it if it comes to your city...

Anima D'Acciaio Trailer Ver5.1 from Cinecycle on Vimeo.

Future Tense July

Check out these photos from this month's Future Tense event in Seattle...





Lots more here!

Best lyrics ever?

You got you got you got you got you got...
You got the boomin' system but it's slicing out doo-doo
You think it's chocolate milk but it's watered down yoo-hoo
I've been through many times in which I thought I might lose it
The only thing that saved me has always been music
We've got our own studio that's under the G
It's no question life's been good to me
'Cause life ain't nothing but a good groove
A good mix tape to put you in the right mood
This one goes out to my man the Groove Merchant
Coming through with beats for which I've been searching
Like two sealed copies of expansions
I'm like Tom Vu with yachts and mansions
The logo I sport is the face of the monkey
Union made Ben Davis quality it's no junk see
My chrome is shining just like an icicle
I ride around town on my low-rider bicycle... (echo)



Sorry, I'm still stuck on old skool Beasties for some reason...

Monday, July 13, 2009

Urban Velo #14 - July

The boys at Urban Velo have released issue #14... download it in its entirety right here.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Peel Sessions article in the NY Times

Check out this article about the weekly Peel Sessions that go down under the BQE in Brooklyn every Thursday night...



There is also an audio slideshow that contains an interview with our man John Prolly Watson. Nice!

Livestrong Nike Zoom Soldier III PEs

This pair of Nike Zoom Soldier IIIs was designed with Lance Armstrong's Livestrong theme in mind in order to raise cancer awareness. They were worn in game action recently... no, not by LeBron James (the Soldiers are part of his signature line with Nike) but by Sue Bird of the WNBA's Seattle Storm.



Those things are really, really yellow. Wow. But hey, as the son of a cancer survivor, I would have to say that anything that helps bring even a small amount of recognition to the Livestrong cause is a good thing.

Friday, July 10, 2009

Milwaukee Bruisers. Here. Now.

The new Milwaukee Bruiser frames and forks have arrived. Under $500 with a lifetime warranty. Designed by riders for riders. Can't beat that with a bat. Lots more info on the Milwaukee blog.

Thursday, July 9, 2009

Meet Tyler Johnson

Tyler Johnson invites you into his workshop to see just how bad he's crapped up his gear over the past few months. Genius.

Japan?

Not entirely sure where these guys are located, somewhere in Japan, but there is some solid stuff mixed in here... especially the kid at 0:37...

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Cramped Conditions


Old bike in the basement
Originally uploaded by burdphil
This the 5'x7' space I have to ride in while I'm in York Beach, Maine for all of July. There are no good flat spots in this entire town that aren't constantly overrun with vacationers. Gonna be a long month.

Rocking the old rig that I keep up here for when I visit... still holding up OK!

Seattle Summer

A short edit from Zlog...



Love Seattle in July... beautiful city.

Fixed Gear Apocalypse

Is this what the Bike Snob has been referring to all this time?

http://bikes.urbanoutfitters.com/

Note the "Random" button that you can click to have it arbitrarily build you something ridiculous...

Session 700 tires are on the way!

You can pre-order Fyxation's new Session 700 tires now from Ben's Cycles. Trust me, you want these. Durable as hell. More info on the Milwaukee Bikes Blog.

Yama

Love this kid's riding. I first saw him in the Fixion vid, and then of course he makes a killer appearance in the Osaka section in Bootleg Sessions v.3. Great style, speed, and smoothness...

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Screenings @ Brakeless in Montreal

Our man Sylvester @ Brakeless in Montreal is throwing an event on July 8th where a couple vids will be shown, including Bootleg Sessions v.3 and the Council of Doom movie. This flyer was made by the Doom guys... can you tell? Ha ha...

Monday, July 6, 2009

Keo...

I've been traveling a lot during the past week so I'm a bit behind on everything. I'm sure everyone has seen this already but it's still worth posting... our old friend Keo Curry doing his thing in L.A.



I still like to go back and watch his part from Bootleg Sessions v.1... his last line boggles the mind to this day...

Another Lance Armstrong "art bike"

This one, designed by Marc Newson, is a bit more subdued than previous efforts...



Of course it was done to represent a good cause, cancer awareness, during the TdF. More here.

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Le Tour @ Monaco

The Tour de France started today with the prologue in Monaco. Amazing to see guys pedaling through one of the most beautiful cities in the world, though I have to say it was a little bit anticlimactic since I'm used to seeing F1 cars blasting around those same streets.

Congrats to David Zabriskie for finishing 13th today, for being one of the only guys in the peloton to have a personality (check his twitter, pretty funny), and for having a very attractive wife.



Some sample DZ tweets...

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Ryder is perfect roommate. He has no sense of smell. You know what that means...1:21 PM Jun 29th from TwitterBerry
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Reading Cat's Cradle outloud to my new roomate, Ryder Hesjedal. I think its going well.11:08 AM Jun 29th from TwitterBerry
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How would one take an oatmeal bath?10:11 AM Jun 25th from web
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Friday, July 3, 2009

Photos from Hell of the Midwest

The Hell of the Midwest event went down in Bloomington, IN (home of the Little 500) last weekend. Check out the details and some photos here!



Our man Shawn Wolf won a Chrome hip pack which he seems to be rather in love with...



Scary!

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Kyoichi's new rig

Tokyo's Kyoichi Ozaki is rocking a completely new setup...



Funky, but still fixed. A full description from Kyoichi can be found on his Flickr page.

More from Seattle...



Wednesday, July 1, 2009

The Revival...

...which may also be known as The Tyler Johnson Show because he straight up takes over. Great stuff from the Bootleg Sessions vet in here...



Our boys Jake Ricker, Chris Clappe and Zach Hoffner also make appearances. Seattle is still going!