Rapha Fastest Mechanic Competition

Tonight in NYC! Thanks for the reminder Tracko! Wish I was there to see this. +1 on the photos Prolly!

This just made my day...

*PSSST- Kyle's shopping around for a fixed freestyle bike- pass it on!

Via Tracko of course

Get Well Soon!

Get well soon Tracko! We miss you buddy!

Love,
Hipster Nascar

(thanks Sage!)

LA Burrito Project x Tracko caps

Here's a collaboration done right: Tracko has teamed up with the brilliant LA Burrito Project to produce these limited edition caps, with all the proceeds going to help the LABP distribute food to the homeless of LA. Great idea, great looking caps, get them here.

Tour de Toast

Tracko presents...

Chubby Boobs and Tracko? How could you go wrong!

Victoria for Gatorade

Behind the scenes:



Nothing to add here, great find Kyle!

Alter V2

Looks like Cinelli is reissuing the Alter stem? Crazy!


Can't wait to see what stem covers start popping up this go around!

Great find Kyle!

A little last minute b-day shout out from Tracko

To Simon from Kyle

American Flyers Hat Tip

I have a real soft spot in my heart for anything American Flyers related. The first bike shop I ever worked at was named after the film. So when I saw Tracko's post this morning showing Saxo Bank/Specialized's tribute to the 25th anniversary of the movie, I got all nostalgic. Nice job Julich! Looks sharp- I would have loved to see some more direct inspired decals and maybe some gumwalls, but the tubing decals are a great touch!



Read more about it here!

Also, I'll go ahead and take this opportunity to post a wrinkly iPhone photo of my favorite cycling related t-shirt ever:

The shop is long gone, but I should get some of these remade...

Good find Kyle!

Ride Hills

Tracko got new ones made. Get yours.

NAHBS recap

Ok, I won't go into great detail about the coverage of NAHBS. I didn't really get a chance to even walk around and take many photos, so I'll leave that to the folks who have been doing so well with the coverage. Of course, Urban Velo killed it as always. Tracko's recent post had some great videos that gave a good sense of the event. Also, the guys from Outofprintmag were there and really did some good coverage/wrap-up. Check it out here. However, I would like to take this opportunity to say what an honor it was to have won the "Rookie of the Year" new builder award. I was up against some really tough competition and it was really amazing to have been selected by such and incredible panel of industry experts.

Photo by OUTOFPRINTMAG.COM

It was such a great time. I couldn't have asked for more. I can't wait for next year, which if you haven't heard, will be in Austin! So good!

I spy...

I see a couple people with waaaay more discipline than I have made it out to the Rapha Gentleman's Ride last Sunday.

Bravo gentlemen!

Seen on the Rapha blog

I've got a lot to debrief about the show, but I'll save that for next week. I'm still recovering from everything. In short though, it was amazing!

Billykirk U-Lock Holster

I've been a fan of Billykirk for a while now. They put out some really outstanding handmade leather bags and accessories (with a price tag to match).
I saw over at Selectism yesterday that they are getting ready to release a classy u-lock holster/pouch.



It looks really sharp. Their attention to detail in construction methods is always outstanding. It's not listed for sale on their site just yet, but watch for a release this spring. It will be produced in black, brown, and natural. Expect a price tag well into the triple digits. I bet it'd look great with one of Trackos new denim workman's hats!

In the mean time, if you have a bespoke artisanal itch that you just need to scratch*, you can head over and pick up one of their frame bags:


*just to be clear- this was sarcasm