J.P. Weigle Flickr Hive Mind

I just came across this "best of" collection of J.P. Weigle's Flickr photostream. There are some truly extraordinary photos in there- here are a few that got my attention:

Humbolt Park Chicago



I wish I had more info on this one- such a cool photo!

Drillium to the max! Campy pista end for a 1975 Witcomb show bike

Weigle's incredible lug work

Hand-shaped dropout edge

What an incredible gallery! Check out these and many more here.

D'Acciaio (Of Steel)

Be sure not to miss the most recent Rapha/RSA short film that went live today- D'Acciaio (Of Steel) featuring Dario Pegoretti by Ben Ingham. Screening today only!

Watch it here.

Absolutely beautiful...

Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show

This is really a great looking flyer- although, if hammers are one of your main framebuilding tools, you're probably doing it wrong. Good looking graphic either way though. Be sure to go ahead and add this to your fall calendar if you're in the area.

Bespoke at MAD

At this point, we've all seen tidbits from Bespoke: The Handbuilt exhibit that opened earlier this month at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC. Well,Wallpaper* Magazine just did a great piece on it with some excellent coverage.



Check out more photos along with a short video here. THe exhibit runs all summer, so be sure to see it in person if you're in NYC.

Custom Ergo

As I sit here fretting about my NAHBS entry coming back from paint in time (and as I'm envisioning it), I thought I'd post a little mod I made for the bars on my show bike.

I took a pair of Cinelli's new track bars and brazed in an insert, creating the most comfortable hand position ever.

I've run this set-up for a while now on my old race bike, but this is the first time I've made it permanent. Previously, I've done it with carefully carved wood inserts with lots of metal foil HVAC duct tape. This feels so much better and more solid. Right now they're getting painted to match the frame. Be sure to stop by my table at NAHBS to feel for yourself.

NAHBS AFTER PARTY/COG PHOTO EXHIBITION- SATURDAY!

OK- this is going to be awesome. Saturday night starting around 7pm at the Marvin Lang Building (1623 W. Broad). Gonna be booze, food, and photos. Could you ask for more? How about a raffle with tons of awesome prizes with proceeds benefiting Richmond Pro Cycling? I better see y'all there!

The little portraits are 527 rider registration photos from the recent 2009 CMWC in Tokyo

This will definitely be the place to be Saturday night- if you were in Indy last year, you'll remember what an epic party that was. Let's kick it up a few notches in Richmond!

NAHBS- SATURDAY!

Saturday night some RIchmond locals are throwing an alleycat as well. Should be a pretty sweet race. This one is being put on by RVA messengers and friends and I even heard rumors of some RPC pro racers making an alleycat debut! Definitely not one to miss!

NAHBS- FRIDAY!

To kick things off, MASH is throwing a little alleycat with some pretty sweet prizes! Starts at 8pm Friday bight outside Exhibition Hall D.

That really is a pretty great payout. Andrew- I'm looking at you for 2nd place!

Speaking of classy...

Just saw these great handmade leather bike accessories from Walnut. An Architecture & Design Studio over at Tracko.

I'm with Kyle- that rack u-lock holster is golden! So much better than the rubber band I use when I ride my townie...


While we're at it, there have really been some nice bike related shops that have popped up on Etsy recently. Another one I've been into is Death and Texas. They make some great looking hip pouches:


And for the ladies, they make an awesome handlebar bag that doubles as a purse (or is it the other way around?):


Very nice!

Go check 'em out!


It's great seeing more quality handmade stuff becoming available. I hope it keeps coming!

Naked Shimano Wingtip

Canadian Builder Sam Whittingham/Naked Bicycles was recently commissioned by Shimano to build an urban townie to showcase their new Alfine group (which is very cool btw). Besides just being a great looking bike, it really stands out for Sam's innovative chainstays. He's calling them "turnbuckle stays" and basically they are adjustable length through threaded plugs and female threaded sleeves which acts to space the stays from the dropout. So in short, Right-Tighty-Shorty / Lefty-Loosey-Longy (ugh, sorry). So it lets you tension a chain without sliding drops/track ends/ eccentric BB/ etc. and works off of the "spring" in seat stays. It's a pretty fascinating idea though, and really offers a good option for developing carbon-belt drive systems down the road too...






More info here.