Monthly Archives: May 2014

“How do you picture us?”

This is one of the best interviews I’ve seen in a while. Clean and simply creative. Thanks for sharing IGNANT.

Go to IGNANT and check out more from T Wei

“The VX-21 collection of backpacks and accessories utilize a lightweight 210 denier packcloth reinforced with a ripstop nylon grid all backed with a PET waterproof membrane. In addition, these packs are lined with a lightweight, waterproof TPU ripstop liner.”

Mission Workshop is always nailing it. I’ve yet to explore their bags with my own two hands but imagine they are as rad as they appear.

Head over to Mission Workshop and check out their VX-21 line. I hope you dig as much as I do.

DYLAN BUFFINGTON from MASH TRANSIT PRODUCTIONS on Vimeo.

STAY AMPED

This things is pretty solid. Super bright and because of the smart sensor you’ll be able to run this without charge for many rides. When you do need to charge this sucker up, you can easily plug it into your computer, wall unit, or any USB capable device. Once fully charged you have many hours of use.

Details:

• 18-500 Lumens 
• Intensity auto adjusts to ambient light
• Runtime ≤ 12.5 hrs Smart (Editors Note: Go with Smart option), 1.5 hrs High, 3 hrs Low and Strobe
• USB ≤ 4 hr Recharge
• Illuminated fuel gauge levels: Green=100-75%, Orange=75-25%, Red=25=0% 
• 195 grams “There’s dark, and then there’s dark. Plus the varying shades of night in between. The Central Front Smart Light lets you ride through it all, auto adjusting its focused beam for the conditions you are experiencing right now. So you can focus on what matter.” – BlackburnYou have several settings. Blink bright, smartly shine bright, BRIGHT!, and not so bright. I love how simply laid out the turn nob it. No need to focus on the light as you’re smashing down the road.Blackburn really put on their thinking caps with this one. It’s a little bit bigger of a light but it has 500 lumens!! I truly love the design of it and its functionality has been nailing it the last several days. Good job Blackburn!! Nailed it!

Go to Blackburn Design to check out other cool specifications about the Central Front Smart Light as well as a small video showcasing it in action.

(Editors Note: At a distance (unmounted) it kind of looks like a small handgun. Whether you are into guns or not is not the point. The point is, if you walk out of the store/bar/barber/grocery/etc. and find someone trying to steal your bike you can freak them the hell out! and deter them from messing with your two wheeled speed machine… OR… they actually have a gun and shoot you.)

(Editors Note 2: We don’t promote violence… just the Ride x Create vibe! Peace.)

Tytanium MojaveRoad from Tytanium on Vimeo.

Yup… I just got amped to go ride dusty trails.

To check out more cool stuff like this over at Ty Hathaway’s Tumblr page. You’re welcome.

As you have already read in a post not so far down the line… Davis and I went to a BMX Jam last weekend. I shot with my iPhone/Vivitar PS:30 (film yet developed) and Davis nabbed shots with a Pentax k1000 x ILFORD film you will see below. Pretty rad perspective.  

Mudfoot Presents: The Dirty Hundo from Golden Saddle Cyclery on Vimeo.

This gets me pumped.

Party photographs by Rasta Dave

Chrome Industries has hooked up a rad new HUB in the Mission. I’m just now getting to post about this although this party went down a few weeks ago.

These two photos kill it!

 If you are in the area you should stop in and check this new Chrome HUB out.

**Also… “We’re building a Pop-Up Parklet in front of our SF Mission HUB tomorrow (today May 8th) for SF’s Bike to Work Day. Noon to 7pm our bike mechanics (for the day) will be making free adjustments and giving out good advice.  4pm to 7pm the BBQ will be blazing and the beer will be flowing. There might be some discounts on gear too. You gotta show to know.” – Chrome Industries

“ABUS Mobile Security, Inc. announced today that they will sponsor the 2014 PeopleForBikes Ride on Chicago. The ride, which kicks off in Kansas City, MO on May 29 and covers more than 500 miles in 5 days before arriving in Chicago on June 2nd, benefits PeopleForBikes and is designed to raise both funds and awareness for safer and better bicycling in the United States.

ABUS Marketing Manager Joan Hanscom, who will join the ride as one of the 25 riding the route in its entirety, explained the company’s decision to become involved, “ABUS believes wholeheartedly in the mission of PeopleForBikes and we are very proud to sponsor the Ride on Chicago – especially as it finishes in our own hometown! Not only are we professionally invested in seeing safer and thriving infrastructure for bikes and bicyclists but on a very personal level we are all believers. Everyone in our office commutes to work by bike. We know from real life experiences that it’s important to have safer roads for all cyclists.”   

She continued, “Chicago has made a tremendous investment in bicycling. We have a local frame builders, a women’s only bike shop, a thriving bike share system, an expanding network of protected bike lanes, a robust network of trails and bike paths throughout the state. ABUS is proud to be a part of this community and we believe that by supporting PeopleForBikes and the Ride that we are making a very real contribution to seeing even more cyclists on the road riding safely here and in other communities – along the Ride route and across the whole country.” – ABUS

One of the may reasons I love ABUS Locks. Go to  Ride On Chicago to check out more details and the route these folks will be riding. Looks like a good time for sure.