Cog Magazine 11

Thanks for the new issue, Cog folks. And Happy New Year everyone! Got some huge plans for Hipster Nascar for 2012.... just kidding, I'm probably not going post again for months.

COG Issue 9

Out now! Details here.

COG Nagasawa shirt!

Really nice. Available at the COG shop.

COG 8

Out now! Get yours at your local bike shop or from the COG page.

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!

COG Keirin School Slideshow

Head over to the COG Magazine site immediately to take a look at a slideshow of photos from their excellent Keirin School feature. The pics are amazing, set it up to run fullscreen. Good work again from the COG crew.

COG 7 Out Soon

I can't really say enough good things about COG Magazine. Every issue is packed with interesting articles, brilliant photos and funny stories covering lots of different types of cycling from all over the world. It's essential reading, as far as I'm concerned. COG 7 will be available soon, check here for details.

Cog Mag 6

Out now! Get it here.

Very Limited Edition COG Brooks

Check out this unbelievably sweet, lazer engraved COG Magazine edition Brooks Swallow saddle! It's one of three that will be given away as prizes at the first annual COG invitational bike polo tournament, happening this weekend, June 5-7 in Milwaukee, WI. Details here.

Also, COG #6 will be out soon. Keep your eyes peeled.

COG Magazine 1 Year Anniversary Party Photos

It looks like the COG Magazine 1st year anniversary party in Chicago was a huge success. Even with the snow tons of people came out to view the exhibit, and to get drunk and pelt BenVC with beer cans. I can't believe I missed that. Here are some of Gavin Gould's excellent photos of the night:

The crowd view the exhibit. Some of my favorite people are in this photo, including Jason Jenkins. Howya, Jason! Photo by Gavin.

Nice hat, Stanley. No, really. It looks great. Photo by Gavin.

The shenanigans begin? Yohei Morita seems to be the ringleader. Photo by Gavin.

Part of the exhibit. Photo by Gavin.

Jeff Perkins apparently trying to convince the Burgers that he did this painting. Photo by Gavin.

Well done to the lads from COG for making the party go off, and congrats to them on the 1st anniversary of their excellent magazine, which is definitely the best representation of all sides of the track bike scene right now. Long may it continue. Thanks to Gavin for the photos. Check out more of his stuff here, and check out Yohei Morita's photos of the party here.

COG Magazine 1 Year Anniversary Party

COG magazine are having their 1 year anniversary and official book launch party in Chicago this coming Saturday, February 21. It'll be a full day of shenanigans, from 3pm to 11pm, at the AV Aerie, 2000 W. Fulton. The guys from COG had a few problems organizing the venue, so there are earlier versions of the flyer still circulating that say the day begins at 6pm. It doesn't, it begins at 3pm. DO NO MISS THOSE 3 HOURS OF DRINKING. It would be a shame. Details here.

New Cog Cover is Epic

Seen over on Tracko, who saw it on CycleHawk. Excuse the repost, but seriously, look at that thing. It's feckin' mental... COG magazine, issue 5 out now. Go here.

COG Magazine Photo Annual Vol. 1

COG Magazine. It's feckin' deadly. Anyone reading this blog should already know about it, and if you don't, consider yourself warned. Track, cross, road, alleycats; from the riders of the Japanese Keirin circuit to the kids doing tricks, COG covers it all. This is the perfect opportunity for anyone who doesn't know COG, or missed an issue, to get all the very best cycling photos from the mag in one hardcover volume. It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up. Get it here.

Did I mention that I was in the first issue? Beat that!

Macaframa in Milwaukee this Friday.

Fair play to the lads from COG for setting this up!

Cog Magazine 4

Out now!! Details here.

Cog Mag 3

A package arrived at our apartment in Caracas yesterday, and the contents made me smile. A copy of the new issue of Cog magazine, sent all the way, via Puerto Rico for some reason, from Ben's Cycle in Milwaukee by Pegasus teammate and all around top bloke Andy. He also included some cool Milwaukee Bicycle Co. patches. Thanks, Andy!

If you haven't gotten your smelly track mitts on the new issue of Cog, then you should get on it. Pester your local bike shop to get some in, because this is a great magazine. This issue contains the third part of their feature on Keirin racing in Japan, a piece on the Milwaukee Messenger Invitational by Ben Feitz, and a great article on Tokyo's crazy trick kids, plus a ton of other good stuff.

One of my personal favorite things about Cog is the number of my friends whose faces I see in it. I'm not saying this to be all "Hey, look at me, I know people in Cog and that makes me cool and therefore better than you." If I wanted to do that, I'd just casually mention that my own mug made it into the very first issue. But I'm not saying that. I'm just saying that it makes me smile to see my friends faces in Cog. I know I'm missing a lot of stuff there right now, but reading about what those kids are getting up to makes me feel a little bit better about being so far away. So, thanks Cog and thanks Andy. I love this magazine!

Coming soon...

Looks like issue 3 will be hittin' the streets any day now! Keep your eyes peeled, and in the meantime check the site here. Hmm, I wonder if I can get Andy to ship a copy to Caracas for me again...