MASH cap from Cinelli.
Showing posts with label mash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mash. Show all posts
Monday, August 9, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Friday, September 25, 2009
2010 Cinelli MASH Vigorelli
Doesn't look like much changed for '10 but the color. Still looks great though!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Keirin Berlin in Japan
I love this photo, from the Keirin Berlin crew's recent trip to Japan, because 1. awesome MASH Cinelli made just for them and 2. Japanese taxis! All the taxi drivers in Suva drive old Japanese taxis, and some of them are great, with self opening doors and other ridiculous accoutrements. Amy and I kind of want to own one... and a couple of MASH Cinellis wouldn't be bad either!
Monday, February 23, 2009
MASH vs. Security
This really annoyed me, and I'm not yet completely sure why, because it's not like I was involved or even know the people who were involved. It just reminded me of how arbitrary security guards and cops can be.
What harm would it have been to let Garret Chow ride across the finish line? The MASH guys had been riding across California for 8 days, and dude just wanted to ride across the line of the Tour of California stage that finished in his home town. But no. Indignant at the very idea, some rent-a-cop decided to literally tackle him off his bike. Maybe there are some insurance issues that I don't know of, maybe the ToC would be liable if someone riding the course got hurt. But if that's the case, it doesn't really make sense that this official thought it would be okay to physically tackle Garrett.
I think the explanation is much more interesting: put a person in a structural position where they have power, even if that power is minuscule and extends only as far, say, as protecting a finish line in a bike race, and when that power is challenged they will often react disproportionately, because some people just seem to become so identifed with their alloted role that they feel personally threatened when that role is threatened. Garrett riding across the line wouldn't have caused any harm to the ToC or the city of Pasedena. We all know this. But in the moment, that official was reacting not to the idea of someone riding across the line, but to the idea of someone resisting him.
Power and identity are complex things, and when a structure empowers someone, it's always interesting to see the extent of the articulation between the two, the extent to which power can become an identity.
Read more about the MASH ride across California here and here.
[update] Got an email from Mike Martin over at MASH. He said they weren't trying to piss anyone off, they just wanted to ride the full stage each day. He also said that GC getting tackled wasn't a big deal, but that this was the only stage where anyone had a problem with them riding across the line. Prior to this they'd been able to ride the entirety of each stage. Thanks for the email, Mike.
What harm would it have been to let Garret Chow ride across the finish line? The MASH guys had been riding across California for 8 days, and dude just wanted to ride across the line of the Tour of California stage that finished in his home town. But no. Indignant at the very idea, some rent-a-cop decided to literally tackle him off his bike. Maybe there are some insurance issues that I don't know of, maybe the ToC would be liable if someone riding the course got hurt. But if that's the case, it doesn't really make sense that this official thought it would be okay to physically tackle Garrett.
I think the explanation is much more interesting: put a person in a structural position where they have power, even if that power is minuscule and extends only as far, say, as protecting a finish line in a bike race, and when that power is challenged they will often react disproportionately, because some people just seem to become so identifed with their alloted role that they feel personally threatened when that role is threatened. Garrett riding across the line wouldn't have caused any harm to the ToC or the city of Pasedena. We all know this. But in the moment, that official was reacting not to the idea of someone riding across the line, but to the idea of someone resisting him.
Power and identity are complex things, and when a structure empowers someone, it's always interesting to see the extent of the articulation between the two, the extent to which power can become an identity.
Read more about the MASH ride across California here and here.
[update] Got an email from Mike Martin over at MASH. He said they weren't trying to piss anyone off, they just wanted to ride the full stage each day. He also said that GC getting tackled wasn't a big deal, but that this was the only stage where anyone had a problem with them riding across the line. Prior to this they'd been able to ride the entirety of each stage. Thanks for the email, Mike.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
MASH Tour of California
Monday, February 9, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
MASH Kit Sneak Peak
Oooooh, looks nice... I think. It also makes me feel like I'm going blind. Seen over on the MASH blog.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Holiday Hustle
I saw this flyer (looks great, by the way) over on the MASH page, where I was not surprised to learn that MASH have supported 39 races this year. Talk about supporting the community, these guys are great, and their film still kicks ass.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Interbike Revelations
Revelation 1: Lance raced Cross Vegas. He came 22nd in the men's Elite race. Lining up against him was Chicago phenom, Rock Lobster rider and former alleycat supremo Ben Popper. Yay Ben!
Lance "unattached" Armstrong clearing a barrier at Cross Vegas last night. Thanks to Ken Conley for the great photo. Check out more of Ken's cycling photos here.Revelation 3: Katy Steudel of Team Pegasus won the Wheelers and Dealers Industry Race race at Cross Vegas in front of 3,500 spectators! Hell yes, Katy!
Katy (91) at a cross race last season. She now adds a Cross Vegas win to her Wisconsin State Cyclocross Championship, amongst other impressive victories. Photo by Kat Jacobs.Sounds like Interbike has been pretty good so far. I haven't seen many photos of impressive track stuff though, but I did see some photos of nice track stuff at Eurobike recently, so I'll post that soon.
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