August 2011
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July 2011
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FLICKR/FOLLOW FRIDAY: WILLIAM GIL
I came across William Gil’s Flickr randomly while searching for some inspirational Colnago builds, and was excited to find some inspirational images in his photostream as well. Keep up to date with his Flickr feed here. Happy Friday.
(ALL IMAGES © WILLIAM GIL)
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INSPIRATION: TOUR DE LEAD GRAFFITI
As a new cycling enthusiast, this was the first year that I actually kept up to date with every stage of the Tour de France. It’s been a blast, and probably the first sport I’ve voluntarily watched with enjoyment since I was a kid. Anyway, one site I’ve been keeping up with in terms of their unique updates of each stage is via Lead Graffiti.
“We will watch each stage of...
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INSPIRATION: HERNE HILL VELODROME
PHOTOS © MIKE HEATH
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INSPIRATION: RAPHA FILMS There’s only a handful of Vimeo users that get me really amped when they have new videos out, and the folks over at Rapha Films are one of them. They have been putting stuff up for a while that is just .. done so .. damn .. GOOD. Above is the Rapha Continental movie that I’ve probably watched 100+ times and gets me excited to call a group of friends, plan a...
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SITECHECK: NICO'S FLYING BIKES
So I have no idea who Nico is, or what the hell he does for a living to afford everything that’s in his collection, but dude has some insane track bikes. Here’s his latest with a Zipp 1080 in the front. Insanity.
What I love is how most of his bikes are murder jet black. What I don’t love so much is the quick release on this bike on the drive-side =(
Nico, if you’re...
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NYC GOT SOUL: Welcome to Brooklyn What better way for DK to start his NYC GOT SOUL series than a rainy climb up from the Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge into Brooklyn. And who better to kick it off than our friend Chris Lee! Can’t wait to see the upcoming episodes. Make sure to follow Seoul Got Soul for the latest updates.
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DRIVESIDE/DETAILS: JARAH'S SQUAREBUILT
After patiently waiting for some time, Jarah’s custom SquareBuilt mini-pursuit bike is finally complete. She’s definitely a shorty at 4’11” and always had trouble getting bikes to fit her properly. What better way to get a frame that fits than to go custom!
Click below to check out some more shots of her new SquareBuilt Steel Steed.
Running a 650 in the rear, with a...
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EVENTS: PANTS PARTIES AND ROLLER RACES!
As much as I would have loved to join the Levi’s pants party, as well as see pro racers battle it out on the rollers, I will be out of town with family this upcoming weekend. Insert sadface emoticon here. For those of you heading to these awesome events, feel free to shoot me over photos of all the fun. Head over to the Affinity blog for more info.
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DETAILS: LOW PURSUIT
Here’s some fun details on the Low Pursuit that I promised.
Hand-signed by the builder himself underneath the clearcoat.
American flag sticker for an American made frame. Win.
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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: JULY FOURTH
Birthdays, beaches, beers, bikes, and barbecues. Don’t know about you guys but I’m all America’d out. Back to our regularly scheduled programming.
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