Monthly Archives: August 2013

This 11×17 poster is available for purchase. Click It to find out more.

It’s official!  September 15th we are throwing a pre-season opener to the cyclocross season!  This will be held in the beautiful Wheeler Wildlife Refuge of North Alabama.

Last year I raced in a handful of the BAMAcross series.  So much fun!  They throw one hell of a good series.  With that said, we (North Alabama folk) have to travel further south to attend these races.  It really isn’t a big deal, but It was a quandary as to why we didn’t have any races further up in the state.  There is so much love here for said cross racing… So, It was time.

Why Wheeler? Why FOLLYCROSS?     

Last Fall I was riding a lot in Wheeler with Davis Yarbrough and friends. I fell in love with the area.  Davis got amped on our Folly Kit pre-order and sprouted the idea to throw a cyclocross race in our own backyard.  He would spearhead the event, we (FOLLY) would be prime sponsors and grab as much sponsor love as we could, local and afar… Well, Davis ended up having other obligations to dominate like the responsible fella that he is, and here we are today… FOLLYCROSS was born!

Sponsor Love!

Yup… we would love to put your fancy logo right up on the flyer above!  Why? because you’re cool, we like you and we would love to further promote the radery you’ve been working hard to build!

Who Are Your Current Sponsors?

Right now we have a few sponsors lined up.  Blevins Bicycle Co., Southern Carnage Mobile Bike Repair, UPNESS, and Straight To Ale! (Editor’s Note: Their logos will be added shortly)

There you have it folks!  I hope you will come out and support, race, drank good drink and mingle with us hooligans.  Go to our Event Facebook Page for more information and updates.  I promise a good time and a great kick off to the Cyclocross Season!  Cheers!

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THE FIXED CHASE from Skilluminati on Vimeo.

Dramatic. Entertaining. Suspenseful.

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Shot this late 2012. Wanted to revamp using VSCO. One of my favorite shots to date.

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This is SO. GOOD!!

This should be a sign to all you goons that Levi’s isn’t lacking any level of quality.  It’s the details that matter. Levi’s got together with VSCO to create 2 presets that will represent the feel of their products well, LV1-LV2.  It’s a FREE download for all you VSCO lovin’ hooligans (yes I downloaded it immediately).

This tool via VSCO will come in very handy in the next week or so, as I will be reviewing the new #COMMUTER Line from Levi’s. They’ll be put to the test. Photos will be taken to document said test. Good times will be had.

 Thanks VSCO x Levi’s!!  You guys rule.

Here’s a friendly reminder of all the rad cities the Levi’s Bike Shop will be traveling to. Now GO TO WORK!

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Photo by John Watson

This snap is good on so many levels!

Looks like a shirtless “Frame Builders of America” calendar should be put together for 2014!?!

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I’ve never met Mr. Burnquist but he appears to be a super positive fella!  His imagination is mind blowing.

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Photo by Yonder Journal

Oh man!  This is so good!

“I thought I was preparing for a dystopian apocalypse—which is it turns out more of middle-age apocalypse—but instead, I learned that with good friends you can be nobody, nowhere.”

Go to Yonder Journal to read the rest of this Report.  I promise you’ll be glad you did.

I’m starting to explore my rural surroundings.  Starting in North Alabama, I pick a direction (mostly North and West), pack what I need and go.  These exploration rides (appropriately tagged #ruralridersrule) normally aren’t any more than 60’ish miles, but I try to expand my routes each time I role.

My goal is to map a beautiful route of about 300 miles.  I’ve never gone on a bike/camp trip and have the itch to do so.  The Southeast is filled with old rundown towns and buildings. Farmland is everywhere. It’s beautiful.  The only problem I’ve run into so far is, everyone has big ass trucks on tiny roads and most back country farmers have no use for us tights wearing “hippies”; so they’re not very generous when it comes to sharing the road.  

I do my best to take the road less traveled, but at the end of the day, I’m on a mission to explore. Sometimes this is a bit dangerous. Pushing your limits whether it’s riding or creating generally always takes a risk. But let’s not take risk for the sake of risk taking.  Identify said risk, confirm it is or isn’t necessary, then commit to what needs committing to to accomplish your goal.    

I hope your weekends were full of good times!  I had a blast.

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