Wheel Talk and Chop Em Down present the 2014 Red Bull Ride in style video recap.
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Benny’s LOW Track Bike
I saw so many LOW track bikes at the first stage of the 2014 Amgen Tour of California – but only had time to shoot one: Benny’s. Looking at this bike, I could tell this dude takes riding and racing at least somewhat seriously. The setup was dialed.
Turns out, the owner, Benny, races for a BMW development team on the road and works at Mike’s Bikes in SF. He’s also a super nice dude, kinda like his bike, super nice…
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Mash SF: Dylan Buffington on California Street
A little bit of Salem and a lil bit of freestyle (so rad Dylan!) with a whole lotta hill bombing. This is so sick Mash!
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Crema Cycles: Field Cycles Razzle Track
This one’s been sitting on my desktop for about a month, but that doesn’t matter because machines like this are timeless. Check out more photos of this Field Cycles track bike that Crema Cycles had the pleasure of sharing at their Berliner Fahrrad Schau booth below!
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Red Bull Ride + Style is This Weekend
I wish I could have squeezed this into my schedule somehow before the ATOC. If you’re in SF, make sure you swing by the Red Bull Ride + Style and don’t miss the Stay Strapped DVD premiere! Check the flier out for that below.
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Nick’s Moyer Track
Back in the early 2000’s, here in Austin, a guy named Whitney Moyer headed to a mecca of hopeful framebuilders in the US, UBI. Upon returning with all the experience needed to build frames, he was looking to commission a local project. This was that frame. Moyer’s first…
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Factory5 Lattice Ring on Suntour
Photo by Kyle Kelley
That has gotta be one of the slickest chainring and crankset combination. The Factory5 Lattice ring and vintage Suntour track. It’s almost like they were designed for each other.
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Wolfpack Hustle Shoreline Crit Video
Here’s a video recap from last weekend’s Wolfpack Hustle Shoreline crit in Long Beach!
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Red Bull Ride + Style is This Weekend
… and this might be one of the best promo videos for the event to date. Check out more information at Red Bull.
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2014 Fijate Criterium
Here’s a video from the Fijate track bike criterium in PR!
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Bens Cycle: 2014 Bianchi Super Pista in Stock
Bens Cycles just received their shipment of Bianchi Super Pista frames. Available in red and black with celeste. See stock at Bens Cycle.
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2014 Bespoked UK Handmade Bicycle Show Video
Here’s a video recap of the 2014 Bespoked. It’s great to see some familiar faces in there and I’m so stoked that Winter won best track bike!
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Sights, Shops and Signs
It’s that time of month again. I’ve got all kinds of Randomness left over from a Recent Roll. Actually, a few Recent Rolls. There’s some LA, Pasadena, Austin, Moab and Fruita photos in here, all noted in the photo’s captions. Got a favorite? Point it out. Open up some commentary…
Tools of the trade:
Mamiya 7ii / 80mm
Portra 400 / Ilford HP5
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Trackosaurus Rex: Golden Hour Low
Photo by Kyle Kelley
This frame’s paint job alone beckons for it to be shot at sundown and Kyle did a great job doing so. See more of this LOW at Kyle’s Flickr!
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Red Bull Profiles the Red Hook Crit
I was at the first Red Hook Crit and it has indeed grown to something even David Trimble couldn’t have predicted. See more at Red Bull.
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Cykeln Magazine 09
The latest issue of Cykeln magazine is now available for free online, featuring the Red Hook Crit, Dosnoventa and more.
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Chris Pino’s Prototype Stoemper Track
Oh my… Stoemper strikes again! This time, NYC photographer and track crit racer Chris Pino did a stellar job at documenting this rare bird. Seriously, Godzilla SMASH! See more at Pedal Room.
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Ride Along: Brean Shea – Chris Lee
What I’ve realized over time is that I end up with a lot of bike portraits of riders in my film rolls. This sparked an idea: a “ride along” interview series. We’ll start this off with Chris Lee, in NYC, where he interviews Brean Shea, a bike messenger and track cyclist.