fab friday!

cum take the bag from me!!!

yesterday's sexy sunday

refreshments!


















underaged girls!


















death defying stunts!

coffee coffee coffee!

awesome NYtimes article about the performance enhancing aspects of coffee!

“There is so much data on this that it’s unbelievable,” he said. “It’s just unequivocal that caffeine improves performance. It’s been shown in well-respected labs in multiple places around the world.”

"Caffeine increases the power output of muscles by releasing calcium that is stored in muscle. The effect can enable athletes to keep going longer or to go faster in the same length of time. Caffeine also affects the brain’s sensation of exhaustion, that feeling that it’s time to stop, you can’t go on any more. That may be one way it improves endurance."

"The performance improvement in controlled laboratory settings can be 20 to 25 percent, but in the real world, including all comers, the improvement may average about 5 percent, still significant if you want to get your best time or even win a race."

my boy clancy!

Clancy Rose Ultimate Barista

steve OKC!

so south by is always a bit crazy. so many people come into town and throw beer cans and cigarette butts and money all over our city. some people are tools, but some are cool. when they leave it is always like a long, drunk dream.

but when one of them stays, it's like that dream never has to end!


introducing steve OKC!
he likes women, marlboro 72's, superhappybikefun, trackstands, and being able to buy beer as a minor without an ID. he's just that bad ass!




we are 138. from steve clark on Vimeo.

he is super good at trackstands. donny hall got lots of footage of him for the raven feeders full length.

sexy sunday in the daily texan

read the full article here.

my favorite quotes (some of which are incomplete for the sake of humor:)

"There’s no way to tell who started this in Austin,” said Paul Hughes, a UT engineering student and cyclist. “Fixed gears go all the way back to Edison and shit."

"[Fixed-gear cyclists] showed me how it works, and I was like, ‘Wow, that’s crazy,’” said Leo Furmansky, an Austin resident and student at Austin Community College. “Being a BMX rider, it was always like, ‘Oh you’re doing tricks on a roadbike, that’s stupid,’ but I thought I should try it before I say anything. You can commute and get to places, and in between times when you’re not busy, you can do tricks.”

"A couple of days ago, there was a picture of Tom Mosher grinding down a ledge and people went apeshit in the BMX community,” Furmansky said. “They were like, ‘That’s stupid. You shouldn’t be doing that on a fixed-gear.’ It’s really BMXers’ excuse to talk crap on somebody. I used to be that person, too."

from the peanut gallery on Daily Texan (bonus points for this guy:)

"The cool kids are through stripping parts off of their bikes and are secretly fitting them with racks, lights, bags and multiple bottle cages. They've given up PBR for PBP (Paris-Brest-Paris) and now routinely go for rides of 19 to 20 hours at a time. Fear them, they are the Randonneurs and they are legion. Bon route!"

by the way, this pic of arak, which was on the front page, was taken immediately before he summersaulted off the front of his bike. he threw a bunch of other tricks down, but they decided to keep the one of him about to eat it.

boyfriends

ahlee + xchrixleex = boyfriends
























brian davies + dancakes = boyfriends





















my bike and sterling's bike = boyfriends

drop dead race

great race les!

"So first, I would like to say thanks to everyone who came out and raced on such a beautiful windy day!! We raised $106 dollars for YBP, and 479 cans of food for the Austin Food bank!!!!!!! Holy shit everyone!!! Thats a lot of food, for the food bank!

The race had 5 checkpoints. All the check points were at HEB. All racers had to purchase 2 cans of food at each HEB. Every extra can of food purchased, got 20 seconds knocked off of their time.


The checkpoints:

Congress and Oltorf
Riverside and Pleasent Valley
7th and Pleasent valley
41st and Redriver
2222 and Burnet


Now onto the race results

1st place: Cloyd, came in at 121.05 with cans, made his time 1:17.05
2nd place: Sterling, came in at 1:22.02 with cans, made his time 1:19.02
3rd place: Andrew, came in at 1:30.46 with cans mad his time 1:24.46
4th place: Ryan, (last years winner) came in at 1:29.02. Ryan had no extra cans of food, but did bring back a six pack of Modelo's.
5th place: Chris, came in at 1:31.54 with cans, made his time 1:30.54
6th place: Chris Lee, came in at 1:44.08 with cans, made his time 1:34.08
7th place: Ahlee, came in at 1:44.10 with cans, made his time 1:35.10"

thats right, folks. third place. again...

cloyd - first place
























sterling - second place. super tough dude.
























dancakes - third. meh. where's the lonestar?
























thanks for the photos, jess.

denton, tx

drew from denton sent me the link to their first video today. excellent shots. drew's 180 skid to whip-out is super clean.


A Taste of The Toast from Michael on Vimeo.

way to go! here is their blog.

critical mass

this shit is getting ridiculous. i have fun on these rides, but only at the stops. people ride recklessly and when the mob mentality gets going it makes people act like assholes.

but some people take nice photos of our friends.

like allison.


















he's free again!

bootleg!

wait, thats not hd!


Bootleg Sessions v.3 -- Trailer #1 from Ride/Relax Productions on Vimeo.

massan

on a leader! word?


















seen on grace's blog.

apparently she is putting up a tour guide video of the london fixed girls visit. looking forward to more footage of these lovely ladies.

death spray B123s

i like the blue ones.








REALLY nice custom paint jobs. check it.

seen on the bike snob, fa real!

Hope You Brought Your Legs

I'm following DanCakes on this one. I WILL find out his secrets!!!

I love you Andrew!

See you kids there!

out with the old, in with the new

cyclebum has a nice homage piece to the venerated Ginger Man location on 4th st. they've just moved down the street.

old Ginger Man



















new Ginger Man

















definitely the best 'old man beer bar' in austin. can't wait to check out the new hotness!

and also, a brake hood molded arm cast?

spring classic update from nic

"It's a bit unusual for a seasoned Euro-pro to take on an unsanctioned race, but the annual Austin Spring Classic benefits a worthy cause (YBP) and is possessed of its own unique quaintness and charm. The course was fast and treacherous, criss-crossing central Austin and challenging the combatants with an array of tasks to be completed. My favorite stop was the tea-chugging at Ruta Maya, followed by push-ups. Rolling in a solid fourth behind two of Austin's most experienced pro cyclists and a young up-and-comer, I am quite pleased. Plus, I won a nifty shirt and hat and wallet and $10."


awww! he called me a young up-and-comer! i like reading his race reports.

nic's blog

Volume 3rd Gen. due in time for summer

the fork is called the fu manchu. looks beefy!

























seen at thy neighbors bike and the volume site.

BJ and Natalie over at Fast Folks got some first and second gens in this week.

Acronym Bags! Sold out everywhere...

just try and find 'em!
























































































seen on pheonix fixed and acronym

skull by skull now X vice blog article

none of us showed up to their race because none of them show up to ours, but they are good guys none the less.

chris c's samson is in the background here

















"People were fooling around with bikes in the street, which annoyed anyone trying to drive through. Some kid got impatient and drove by too quickly, forcing people to get out of the way, and a guy kicked his side mirror off in response. Ten minutes later the guy came back with his mom, who started yelling at the party for being loud and scary. The mirror-kicker took his dick out, poured a beer on it, and used it to flick dick-beer at her while she yelled."






way to go joel!













































caden!




seen on atxbs!

j and joe's new bike!

mmmmm... ostrich
















arkitip

Death Pedal

DEATH PEDAL Trailer by Kareem Shehab from Killa KAreem on Vimeo.

definetaly a worthy cause, traveling the world shooting a bike video.

death pedal

UPDATE: Lance Armstrong Vuelta a Castilla y León crash video

Race organizers released a statement reporting "Armstrong suffered a fracture of the third medio of the right clavicle," after the rider underwent an X-ray at a hospital in the city of Valladolid (from VeloNews). 

Here is the video of the crash scene ex post facto and Lance being helped into an ambulance.

Lance ate it on first stage of Spain's Vuelta Castilla y Leon

This article from the BBC just popped up on my Google Reader. Apparently Lance got caught in a rider pile-up and crashed. He is currently in the hospital for collar bone /shoulder injuries. The details are not out yet, but he withdrew from the next five days of the Vuelta Castilla y Leon. A full report of the first stage is up on The Daily Pelaton: Pro Cycling News.

Hip Pouch = $EXY

Guess who just got into the game with hip pouches. PRADA!!!!

Modestly priced at $210.

Yo Freight/REload....Best Watch Ya Back

Progress

Anyone who commutes on Guadalupe near campus knows that its been in need of some serious attention. Today I was happy to see the City of Austin finally recognized that. So it's not true that ALL my tax dollars go to funding Police Officers that write bogus tickets and hit cyclists with their cruisers.

80% Post Consumer Plastic

P.S. Before anyone comments on this YES I used to own one. And NO, it was not camo. Although............ :) See you kids tonight at MACA.

woodsist showcase

maca race and premier

5pm registration
6pm race
$5 entry fee, cash only prizes.
premier and awards at 8pm.
Friday at Fast Folks.

Growing Pains

Next time you see this fat kid wish him a happy birthday.

Happy Birthday Fattie!!!!

Drop Governor Perry A Line

Hey I read this on Austin360's Road Rash blog. The money for the Transportantion Enhancement Program is important to all of us cyclists (and pedestrains too) in Texas, so write Perry and tell him to allocate the money for improved bike lanes, parking, etc. It took me not even five minutes to do. The League of American Bicycists have a form ready and everything. Activate!

Texas Governor Rick Perry (C) rides during

 the final leg of the 20th annual BP MS 150 

April 18, 2004 in Austin, Texas.

(Photo by Paul Howell/Getty Images) 

raven feeders spring break tour 09'!

they're coming for your whiskey!

this saturday!

show up at 1!
sides first (skid, sprint, trackstand)
then main race
then more sides (tricks n' shit)
then party!
bring $10 for yellowbike!
























the weather should be cleared up by then, too.

big time!

we made it on prolly.

woot!

a conversation i had today with brian davies

me: i'm selling all of my bikes to buy that folding 20'' fixed gear

 Brian: Thumbs down

  me: are you kidding?

  Brian: No

  me: whats wrong with it?

  its a traveling cargo fixie

  pack it up and bring it with you

  Brian: Buy

  a

  B

  M

  X

  Bike

  last time I will say that

  (today)

 me: a folding one?

  with cargo capacity?

 Brian: Why would it need to fold?

  Or carry cargo?

 me: to travel and to carry stuff

stuff like you, brian.
stuff like you.

my favorite bike ever

i'm sure i have shown all of you pictures of this hunter frame. i saw some pictures of eric zo with this bike on mash tonight and i just had to share some more pictures with y'all.

zo himself. winner of the 2008 cargo bike championships at CMWC. on this bike.

raw back in 07'

painted

another version in winnipeg. complete with baby launcher.















even the cinellis like his bike!

originally these were set up single speed, but zo won as a brakeless fixed gear rig. packs up into a 20ish" by 10" ball.

next time i get hit by a car, this is what i'm buying.

deuces