His build looks like this
good luck with the bar spinzzz, I'm sure the neighborhood kids will be real impressed.
September 9, 2009
Grandpa's Bruiser
Our friend Mark$ter (aka our Milwaukee bureau) (crusty roadie curmudgeon/smasher of dreams), who for years and years and years always made fun of fixed gears, until he was given a Steamroller and saw the light, was recently sweet talked by Drew of the Milwaukee Bicycle Company into buying a Bruiser. (how's that for sentence structure)
His build looks like this
good luck with the bar spinzzz, I'm sure the neighborhood kids will be real impressed.
His build looks like this
good luck with the bar spinzzz, I'm sure the neighborhood kids will be real impressed.
Gnome Fest 6 this weekend!!
Don't forget that this weekend is Gnome Fest at the kickass Levis-Trow trail system
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these are seriously the best trails in the midwest, and Gnome fest is always a hell of a time. Can't wait for the offroad alleycat
go here for photos of last years Gnome Fest
see you there
these are seriously the best trails in the midwest, and Gnome fest is always a hell of a time. Can't wait for the offroad alleycat
go here for photos of last years Gnome Fest
see you there
September 8, 2009
Bike Thief
yeah, I know this has been up everywhere, but here it is again for all my homey's who don't read fixed gear blog's that their friends don't write:
Here's the story. I was having brunch on first ave and first street with a a couple of friends including Alfred .It was a pretty sunny day and a good there was a good amount of pedestrian traffic .Nothing unusual. Alfred went out to make a call and spotted someone looking over his bike. Nothing unusual ,he got a hot ass cannondale with hot ass wheels.the guy was average looking,had a helmet and a bag.looked like your average joe casual biker.Suddenly this dude gets on his knees and pulls out a drill.At first Alfred thought he wanted to steal his wheels,until he saw the drill.Is this what it has come out to?!people stealing bike with drills?Anyways as he was getting ready to drill the ulock,Alfred comes in the restaurant and yells,!yooooo someones trying to steal my bike,lets go get him.and let me tell you this ass hole tried stealing the wrong bike.first it was a bike messengers bike and second it was Alfred's bike and the motherFkr got a temper sometimes.so we roll out to this dude and start pounding him.my first instinct was to get my U lock and bang on him,but my bike was already locked up so , we bumbrushed this dude and started pounding him.Everybody is watching and wondering why this dude is being plumeted ,but at that point we don't give a fuck.we had to make sure this asshole dosen't do it again.me personal i have had 2 bikes stolen,in like a month apart.fuck that shit.he did't even look like a bike thief!so while pounding him i reach out to put my phone in my pocket and realized i had a camera on my wait.i pulled it out and captured the second half of the beating!
Sorry it's so hard to read, but you get the idea.
Don't fuck with a dude's work bike, or any bike for that matter
Here's the story. I was having brunch on first ave and first street with a a couple of friends including Alfred .It was a pretty sunny day and a good there was a good amount of pedestrian traffic .Nothing unusual. Alfred went out to make a call and spotted someone looking over his bike. Nothing unusual ,he got a hot ass cannondale with hot ass wheels.the guy was average looking,had a helmet and a bag.looked like your average joe casual biker.Suddenly this dude gets on his knees and pulls out a drill.At first Alfred thought he wanted to steal his wheels,until he saw the drill.Is this what it has come out to?!people stealing bike with drills?Anyways as he was getting ready to drill the ulock,Alfred comes in the restaurant and yells,!yooooo someones trying to steal my bike,lets go get him.and let me tell you this ass hole tried stealing the wrong bike.first it was a bike messengers bike and second it was Alfred's bike and the motherFkr got a temper sometimes.so we roll out to this dude and start pounding him.my first instinct was to get my U lock and bang on him,but my bike was already locked up so , we bumbrushed this dude and started pounding him.Everybody is watching and wondering why this dude is being plumeted ,but at that point we don't give a fuck.we had to make sure this asshole dosen't do it again.me personal i have had 2 bikes stolen,in like a month apart.fuck that shit.he did't even look like a bike thief!so while pounding him i reach out to put my phone in my pocket and realized i had a camera on my wait.i pulled it out and captured the second half of the beating!
Sorry it's so hard to read, but you get the idea.
Don't fuck with a dude's work bike, or any bike for that matter
New Interior for the Vanagon
This weekend I made a run up north to Rhinelander Wis. to have my father install the table and bench he made for my beloved '86 Volkswagon Vanagon (aka. the Carmel Starship.)
When I purchased the van earlier this year, I had two options given my budget: buy a camper that was shaky mechanically, or buy a non camper that ran well. I chose the non camper, and immediately started pestering my father to hook up a table and a bench with storage space underneath.
this is what he came up with. (we also laid down some tile floor, for utility sake)
I'm super pumped to have the interior done in time for fall mountain bike trips!
thanks dad
Also while I was home my nephews were getting some air off of a sweet jump and since everybody loves pictures of kids, here ya go
alex
will
it's in the blood
When I purchased the van earlier this year, I had two options given my budget: buy a camper that was shaky mechanically, or buy a non camper that ran well. I chose the non camper, and immediately started pestering my father to hook up a table and a bench with storage space underneath.
this is what he came up with. (we also laid down some tile floor, for utility sake)
I'm super pumped to have the interior done in time for fall mountain bike trips!
thanks dad
Also while I was home my nephews were getting some air off of a sweet jump and since everybody loves pictures of kids, here ya go
alex
will
it's in the blood
September 6, 2009
September 4, 2009
September 2, 2009
From our Milwaukee Bureau
comes a bunch of videos that Mark thinks you'll enjoy
check the Minneapolis landmarks
Boo and Robert (the seat sniffer, see below)
the song for our next video. don't steal the idea, bro!
check the Minneapolis landmarks
Boo and Robert (the seat sniffer, see below)
the song for our next video. don't steal the idea, bro!
Clockwork Trials Bike
I was taking a gander at Clockwork Bicycles and came across this very cool trials bike.
In case you've never heard of Clockwork, Joel builds somewhere in South Minneapolis and is yet another very talented Minneapolis custom bike builder. I don't really mention him very much on this blog simply because I don't know him and thus never have the opportunity to shoot photos of his bikes.
Anyway, this trials bike really caught my eye, although I have no idea what's going on with the rear wheel mount? All I can gather is that it must be some sort of through axle. Anyone care to enlighten me as to what the fuck that is?
This bike is awesome
In case you've never heard of Clockwork, Joel builds somewhere in South Minneapolis and is yet another very talented Minneapolis custom bike builder. I don't really mention him very much on this blog simply because I don't know him and thus never have the opportunity to shoot photos of his bikes.
Anyway, this trials bike really caught my eye, although I have no idea what's going on with the rear wheel mount? All I can gather is that it must be some sort of through axle. Anyone care to enlighten me as to what the fuck that is?
This bike is awesome
Monella - Tinto Brass Movie
you've probably already seen this but in case not it's worth a gander
Where have I seen that action before?
credit to Milano Fixed
Where have I seen that action before?
credit to Milano Fixed
September 1, 2009
Make your own "Speed-Straps"
Wired.com has an article on the recent emergence of the "Speed-Strap" (read: Feetbelts and Holdfast") and a step by step guide to making your own.
Full article here
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