part 2

Comin' up fast... write it down, zombie bikes is rolling hard up there. Join us for tons of fun, beer, bikes, and debauchery.

I spy B43's!

Ace Metric blog

Thats what im talking about...

Kinfolk Bicycle Company=Bad to the bone maximized

UTB 0 by Vigore from Kyoto

Are those Hutch Bear Traps on this build? :)

Check out Prolly & Straightchain for the for more info on this frame.

Fixed City

fixed city | Trailer updated! from fixed city on Vimeo.

Was waiting for the subtitled version to come out...

Call to Cranks video

South Florida Call To Cranks 2009 from rydel high on Vimeo.

Mostly post-race crowd shots along with footage from the Death Pedal premiere, Polo Tournament, the Velodrome and other random happenings over the weekend. I personally liked the footage around the 9:15 mark... :)

Get the recap of the entire weekend over at Miami Bike Scene!

ez!

King Of Evil III - Jun 27th - St Petersburg

More info on FLFixed.com

Pole Dancing

Pole Dancing. from Kris *lockedcog* on Vimeo.

courtesy of LockedCog.com... :)

More bikes stolen

Got some good news about Mikes bike (it was found) but I also heard Ben and his girlfriends bike where stolen this week as well. Most of you know Ben over at Locomotion and what he rides, keep your eyes peeled and post something here if you see/know anything. Lets see if we can help him out!

"Both my bike and my girlfriends bike were stolen this past week. They were both single speed conversions using singleators and both had riser bars.

Mine was a Red Felt S22 covered in various bike stickers, with felt carbon fork, easton bars, profile stem, ultegra cranks, mavic cosmic wheels with no stickers, yellow flite gel saddle and pink crankbrothers candy pedals.

Hers is a Silver Giant TCR 1 with matching aero carbon fork, black bars and stem, a wtb saddle, felt aero seatpost, easton/velomax wheels with no stickers, stripped dura ace cranks, crankbrothers candy pedals.

If you have seen either of these or have any info please call me at 321.246.0969 or email bforshee402@yahoo.com

Any help would be greatly appreciated and rewarded."

Ben
Locomotion Bike Shop.

IBOT thread HERE...

ABTAB!

Death Pedal - Orlando Pictures

courtesy of Juan!

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!

Orlando Cyclists...

click me to see more, photo credit:ckgphotography

Zach told me a little about this project and of the post on Pedal Consumption and when I actually saw some of the pictures, I was floored! An artist statement of sorts taken from the photographers flicker feed:

"A preview of a 4x5 editorial series of local cyclist in Orlando. I hope to premiere this at a local restaurant in the area. They frequent this restaurant often and I think it would be great to bring them all together one last time. Though, I still feel this project is ongoing and I look forward to who I meet next."

Please keep us in the loop, would love to see how this project progresses...


ez!

The 411 for Death Pedal tonight

Festivities kick off @ 9pm, we plan on having some bike games / trick jam in the Stardust parking lot weather permitting. DJ Furoche will be working the wheels of steel, Stardust bar will be open and the screening starts at 11pm. We will have stuff to give out courtesy of Franco Shade, Beta and Ace Metric as well as a couple of Death Pedal t-shirts and stickers. We'll do a give away of sorts but you can score one as well if you impress me with some kind of trick; bike trick or a stupid human trick doesn't really matter...



Hope to see you all out, it should be quite a fun time.

Hey Troll!

fun vid with a gangsta lean...

Anykine... from chuck reynolds on Vimeo.

Get out,get wet, and have some fun...

There is a ton of fun stuff going on this weekend despite the rain. Put on your rubbers and come out and have some fun...If you can't make it to Call to Cranks this weekend try to check out the skateboard art exhibition at Bold Hype Gallery on Saturday night....

Word on the street....

Beta got two of the DQM bags in today. First come first serve!

Volume News

I got en email from Volume today with an update on the new fork, the 3rd generation Cutter, 27.2 pivotal seatposts, and the Krull spider. All items are due to ship to your local bike shop in a week or so.

The "Fu Manchu" forks (new name, apparently no one liked "Bundchen Legs") are on their way and will be available in both 1" and 1 1/8". The fork will retail at about $165.

3rd Generation Cutters will feature a few improvements/changes based on feedback regarding the 2nd generation. Raised logo on the head tube, longer track ends (dropouts), and pinched chain stays for more tire clearance (they say 28c+).

Volume is the first company that I know of making a pivotal seatpost in 27.2. They'll be available in black, white, and polished and retail at about $22.

The brand new "Krull" Spider will retail at about $65. The jury is still out on whether or not the splined bmx spindle crank set ups hold up to fixed gear abuse over time. I know that there are a few riders out there using similar drivetrains but, I've read about some problems they've encountered.

Overall, it's good to see companies that have the means to do intelligent R&D are doing it and creating stronger components where need be.

*Cutter owners: If you don't already know, Volume is taking photo submissions for a contest in which the winner will recieve a new "Fu Manchu" fork. Deadline 5/31.

Read more here.

Be on the lookout for Rapevans bike!

Last night the laundry door over at Mike & Nicole's house was kicked in while they where out. It was obvious what they where after (the bikes) and while his Blue Jury was stolen, the good news is they didn't get his Falcon or his Guerciotti.

Description of the bike as posted by Mike over on IBOT:

50cm Cobalt Blue Jury track frame
fork was a black kona project 2
Black DMR downhill chunky as Fuck stem...with a sweet skull
Black answer alumalite bars with ODI locking grips
Black cr18s laced to black formulas
Black and blue seat
There is a mount on the seatpost for a light, a strap on the bars for the same.

This is a very unique bike (I dunno of anyone with a similar bike here in town) and a reward is being offered for the return, recovery, or any information leading to the recovery of said bike. If anyone sees or knows of anything, post a reply on this IBOT thread...

ATAB!


UPDATE May 24th, 2009
Bike was found thanks to Ben and Monica! A bit banged up but not too bad in the long run.

One Fine Day In Seoul

One Fine Day _ in seoul from inkon on Vimeo.

I want to visit Seoul again, like in a really bad way. My last visit was in Dec 2003 and even though it was crazy cold, I still enjoyed my stay. I learned a lot about the country and it's history thanks to my counter parts at Samsung and because of this, I had an amazing opportunity to better understand the people and their customs. One of my favorite memories was eating a Cheese Ramen, covered in hot pepper powder with a side of fried chicken gizzards at a small Ramen hut. Again it was freezing cold out but the "poktanjus" we kept drinking (shot of soju dropped in to a draft beer) kept us nice and warm...

Anyways, enjoy this very well made video. These guys are having a lot of fun which in turn got me thinking about what a wonderful city Seoul is...

pulling at my heart strings

(image leeched off here)

Having owned a PK Ripper when I was young, I immediately gravitated to this build. Call it an old man reminiscing but damn I have some good memories of me on that bike. I have yet to see a full components list but based on the pictures on this blog, it looks like there are some Sugino parts on it. If such a thing exists (components list), hit me up with a link...

For those of you not up on this DC Shoes / SE Bikes collaboration, peep here, here and here...

Rumble in the Jungle

Rumble In The Jungle from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.

This ought to drive the "I hate tricks" crowd crazy... :)

Death Pedal - Florida Premieres

Death Pedal Screenings in two Florida cities! FREE ENTRY to both screenings! Bike Games, Trick Jam & and lots of bike shenanigans. Orlando Premiere is being held at Stardust Coffee & Video @ 11pm, trick jam in the parking lot! And yeah, we got a few goodies to give out... :)



Hope to see you all there!

Return of the polarize

Have a safe trip home!

Kinfolk frames

Available @ Chari & Co. Get on it JJ!

Wonka Teaser

Wonka EUROTRIP TEASER. from GORILLa Bicycles. on Vimeo.

SMOOTH!

A Bike, a Camera and a Wall of Color.

Cool little video.

baack into timme , from salinas a beast(: on Vimeo.

Sick One!

He looks so stoked. I'm stoked for him.

KMC @WCP from SEOUL FIXED GEAR on Vimeo.

This Video

has a totally different vibe than most of the straight up freestyle films.

Enjoy.

Fixed Gear Etienne Levaque from Carl-Antoine Mainville Larocque on Vimeo.

grainy iPhone pics from last night

Went riding with Frazier, Preston and Co last night, I wanted to check this spot out for a possible taping session. RyanFromDeland told me about a little while back and besides having a really nice view, it has some nice shit to ride. Had a great time last night and finished it off with a SoCo and lime shot courtesy of PDiddles! BTW, a huge shout out / props / thank you to Jessie (Preston's better half)! You rule and we really appreciated the assist with the tire pump! :)

Enjoy this video. Nothing to do with bikes but it is by far the best Bollywood dance scene I've seen in a hot minute...



Found on the Guys Who Cut Their Own Hair blog...


ez!

update on H Plus Son rim failure

as reported on various blogs, an update on the infamous "taco rim"...

“ Over the past few months I have received many questions regarding the one very well publicized rim fail in November of 2008. This is what has been posted (with the help of some photoshoping) on the internet as the “taco rim”. After receiving the rim from the customer we were able to run a material test and the results showed that everything was normal. In the wake of this incident and after selling H Plus Son rims for about 10 months now, we have only ever received this one complaint and request for the rim to be replaced under warranty (which of course we did). After all these months, it is safe to say that this was indeed an isolated incident... "

Read the full story here

Its that time again...

For all of you that keep up with the bicycle clubs all over... Sharkfin of philadelphia is doing their annual SHARK WEEK up north. Ive been finding out more and more about it this year and all I can say is that it is definitely something to not miss. A long weekend of multiple races/24 hour scavenger hunt/parties/good times. I was there last year and I can back it up on the scale of legit. Im going to be getting together a convoy up here.


Mad love from the wonderful city of philly,
Furoche

Death Pedal - Florida Premieres

Death Pedal Screenings in two Florida cities! FREE ENTRY to both screenings! Bike Games, Trick Jam & and lots of bike shenanigans. More information coming shortly, stay tuned...

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

Death Pedal X FRSH promo by Kareem Shehab from Killa Kareem on Vimeo.

spins & spins & spins

Blackshaw - Frazier Edit 1 from tbm on Vimeo.

plumbers crack

RyanFromDeland from tbm on Vimeo.

when there is no pole, improvise...

Buried my bike properly...

Here is a video that was compiled by jaxscene.com from this weekends festivities. It honestly does no justification for the crazy shit that went on in jacksonville this past weekend for bury your bike. Corey and I will be making a sweet highlight post soon enough with pictures, videos, and stories that im sure everyone has been hearing.

Bury Your BIke Two

Bootleg Sessions v3

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

Who's got $400?

NOS Campy C Record NJS hubset, 110 rear spacing. NJS, babies!

ebay

random bits for the weekend

Got my rear wheel rebuilt this week as the CR18 I was rolling on was on it's last leg. Lasted a good year and a half but a couple of incidents shortened the wheels lifespan. Had a weird vertical wobble no one could seem to true and I broke spokes quite regularly. So the whole thing started with the rim; I got a great deal from Kyle on this Gold Velocity Deep V rim and then had Blackshaw over at Ace build the wheel up for me for a bit of a cross store collaboration. 4 cross action, I have a feeling this one will hold up quite nicely...






Here's a short video Andrew put together. What I love about it (besides him chugging hipster ketchup and beer) is that it was all shot with a Flip Mino HD camera.

The Photobooth from Curry on Vimeo.

Curry is going to be helping me out with a video project I want to debut @ Orlando Bike Weekend 3. Hang tight for teasers...



On the openings tip, Stardust is celebrating the opening of their new bar tonight. It looks awesome and its hard to imagine the place without it now. Anyone interested in meeting up and having a few tonight, hit me up on the hotline. It's close to the house so the ride home is idiot proof...

Last but not least, I thought this shit was funny:



Enjoi the weekend! :)

Looks like it's official...

is coming to Florida!

407fixedgear own Jenny K is handling the organization of both events. If you're interested in helping her out (both in organization and sponsorships), drop her an email. (jen@bicyclefilmfestival.com)

More info on the way, hang tight...