Friday, December 24, 2010
30 Century Man
Saw the photos in The Rig Out issue III, didn't know there was a video also. Around-the-world cyclist James Bowthorpe, filmed by Antony Crook in Norway, dressed for Oi Polloi/The Rig Out by Glenn Kitson, music by Mogwai. Perfect.
Happy Christmas, see you in the new year!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
9W Magazine
Our friend j.dot from Dispatch101 sent us over a link to W9 cycling magazine, which has some great photos. Thanks, j.dot!
Check out 9W Magazine here.
Monday, December 20, 2010
TPCX
Team Pegasus issue cyclocross sweatshirts. Love 'em!
Thanks to Sage and Andrew for the sweatshirts, and Amy for the photo.
Friday, December 17, 2010
New Six-Eleven Bicycle Co. Cross Bike
Sage just got this ridiculously nice cross frame from Aaron at Six-Eleven Bicycle Co., and I am jealous. Aaron won Rookie Builder of the Year at NAHBS last year, so definitely check out his booth in Austin in February, it's going to be great!
More photos of Sage's bike here and check out Six-Eleven Bicycle Co. here.
The Afterglow Afterparty
Tomorrow is the Afterglow cross race in Chicago, and after the Afterglow is the Afterparty. BE THERE!
First to the Line!
I recently got a copy of First to the Line, a brilliant bike racing card game, from its developer Rich, and I love it.
It's easily the best approximation of racing that I've played in a board or card game, and there are plenty of racing games out there. Initially, the rules took a little getting used to, but with great cards like Sticky Bottle and Surf the Team Cars, and lots of variety of road types, the game is both simple and complex.
If you're a cyclist who likes board or card games, check it out here.
It's easily the best approximation of racing that I've played in a board or card game, and there are plenty of racing games out there. Initially, the rules took a little getting used to, but with great cards like Sticky Bottle and Surf the Team Cars, and lots of variety of road types, the game is both simple and complex.
If you're a cyclist who likes board or card games, check it out here.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Red Bull Tiny Single Person Track
The Red Bull Mini Drome that will be coming to London soon has already made a couple of appearances around the world, notably in Auckland. Here are a couple of pics:
From here.
From here.
I suppose I don't really understand why, in a city where there's already a functioning, normal sized velodrome (you know, a velodrome capable of handling more than one rider at a time, so that people can, wait for it, race against each other), Red Bull would feel the need to build this tiny "let's put two weird quarter pipes facing each other and call it a velodrome" velodrome. It's probably that real velodromes aren't that much fun unless they have some Red Bull branding on them... This does look kind of fun, though.
[edit] Just realised that Tracko had video footage of this up months ago!
From here.
From here.
I suppose I don't really understand why, in a city where there's already a functioning, normal sized velodrome (you know, a velodrome capable of handling more than one rider at a time, so that people can, wait for it, race against each other), Red Bull would feel the need to build this tiny "let's put two weird quarter pipes facing each other and call it a velodrome" velodrome. It's probably that real velodromes aren't that much fun unless they have some Red Bull branding on them... This does look kind of fun, though.
[edit] Just realised that Tracko had video footage of this up months ago!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
The Afterglow
Chicago Cuttin' Crew and the Half-Acre Cycling think that you could do with more cross in your life. One last race before the season ends. Saturday, December 18th, Humboldt Park, Chicago. Pre-registration is up at BikeReg. See you there!
Illinois State Cyclocross Championships
Yesterday was the last race in the ChiCrossCup calendar, and it was also the Illinois State Championships. The temperature was well below freezing, the course was covered in snow and ice, there were more racers than at any other race this year, and it was a blast! Even though I fell on the ice so much that I can barely feel my legs this morning, it was definitely worth it. If you haven't raced cross then you're missing out.
The 4As set off.
Running the treacherous corner/hill that took out a lot of racers, including me.
Powering towards the bridge in one of the few straight sections.
The Chicago Cuttin' Crew Professional Heckling Squad.
Andrew and Sage of Team Pegasus with the team flag. Noticed attached dollar bills.
Professional ping-pong player and part-time cyclocross badass James LaLonde. Came second in the 1/2/3s on a single-speed. A lot of hyphens in this caption.
The crowd at the bridge.
Riding the ice.
Fishing for cyclists.
I have a lot of photos of this hill. Deal with it.
Almost caught one!
The good news is this wasn't the last race in Chicago this year. Details on the Afterglow to follow.
The 4As set off.
Running the treacherous corner/hill that took out a lot of racers, including me.
Powering towards the bridge in one of the few straight sections.
The Chicago Cuttin' Crew Professional Heckling Squad.
Andrew and Sage of Team Pegasus with the team flag. Noticed attached dollar bills.
Professional ping-pong player and part-time cyclocross badass James LaLonde. Came second in the 1/2/3s on a single-speed. A lot of hyphens in this caption.
The crowd at the bridge.
Riding the ice.
Fishing for cyclists.
I have a lot of photos of this hill. Deal with it.
Almost caught one!
The good news is this wasn't the last race in Chicago this year. Details on the Afterglow to follow.
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