weekend round up

Great time at Death Pedal last night, the rain didn't dampen the event too bad as everyone still had a good time and enjoyed the movie. I know I did and I found Death Pedal to be a refreshing change from some of the other fixed gear videos out there. I'm not going to lie, those of you that know me know I lean towards the more artistic / cinematography based projects. That said, I also enjoy a good, balls out bike and destroy approach as well. Now add some great locales (Singapore is freaking awesome!), good natured humor and a bangin’ soundtrack to the mix and you now get an idea of what Death Pedal is. It's inspiring on many levels without taking itself too seriously which made me really enjoy the project as a whole. Based on the laughter and cheers I heard last night at Stardust, it seemed like quite a few of you enjoyed it as well which made the work Corey and I put in to this event worth it. I also want to take a minute to thank all the sponsors for sending stuff out in support of the event. The products you donated were certainly appreciated by those in attendance, which also made for a rather hectic product toss at the end... :)



In case you have been living under a rock for the better part of 09, Call To Cranks is going down this weekend. I know a good sized group from Orlando is down there, be safe and have fun! I want to hear about all the shenanigans once you guys get back. There is also a Death Pedal Showing tonight as well so in case you missed it last night, here's your opportunity to check it out...



For those of you in town tonight, make sure you check this out. It's going down at Bold Hype and some of the feedback I've heard regarding the the work is really good. So if you have nothing going on tonight, hit it up!

And lastly, based on a few questions I got last night I need to address the lag in comments showing up on the blog. Due to a troll that fears things he can't quite understand, I've had to enable the moderate comments function on the blog. This is the first time in our almost 2 years of being in existence that we have had to do this. We have always operated under the concept of unlimited free speech and would let anyone comment at will. But because of this asshole, we now have had to institute this functionality in order to make sure the prejudices of this person don't spoil the user experience. In essence, you can still comment anonymously, but the rub is that I (or one of the other contributors) will have to approve the comments before they show up on the blog. So what's the guideline you may ask?

The guideline is simple really; post an intelligent comment and it gets approved. Post something hateful, racist, homophobic or sexist and it gets denied.

Dont get it twisted, you don't have to kiss our collective ass and agree with everything we say; differing points of view are always welcome here. But if you resort to the kind of behavior most middle school kids use in order to articulate a point then your diatribe gets no play. Again, this decision was forced upon us by the actions of one particular ass-hat and his inability to come to terms with things he doesn't quite understand. The funny things is I now know who he is and he doesn't even come close to representing the scene he claims to be a part of. It's just a pathetic attempt to force his prejudices on everyone while trying to start some drama where none exists. I'm extremely tempted to "out" his stupid ass but instead, I'm going to take the high road and let him wallow in his own ignorance. Just bear with us as there will now be a small lag from when you post your comment to when they actually appear...

Ride hard, live life and enjoy the weekend!