What:  July 3rd Alley Kat Where:  The bell tower in Baker Park, Frederick City MD.  Afterparty at Krugs Place, on east street. When: 6:30 PM How much?  8 dollars. Prizes?  Hell yes.  Crappy Prizes?  only for the losers. What to bring:  A cell phone, a blinky light, a messenger bag. Last November’s Alley Cat brought [...]

the what what: frederick city alley cat, w/ checkpoints, contests, challenges, scavenger hunting, and rad urban cyclist prizes. Where: meet at the big bell tower in baker park downtown frederick.  you know it.  MAP HERE all the normal crap too: skid competion, track stand comp, rapping comp. do we all know what an alley cat [...]

an interesting group of weird crap and reconstituted tubes

so mel and i used to be big into ultralight backpacking.  well not really big.  but we had all the kit.  and we made alot of our own: packs, compression sacks, a tent, jackets, hats, gloves, stoves, etc.  anyway. we learned how to pack light and small, and what you needed and didnt need.  hint: [...]

today i developed 4 rolls of film, and one has some OK stuff on it…  its always like christmas, you might open the film up, develop it and get that rad sweater or you might get tube socks. i went hunting today.  for antique cameras.  they were safe from purchase because i literally have 5 [...]

Jim over at Cyclofiend (huge gallery of ridelugged approved bikes) is putting together a 2009 Calendar.  My XO is in it, so you know it’s good!  Don’t know what to get Nick or Rob for xmas?  Here ya go!  Affordable and sexy!  Gives any cubicle that ‘straight from the brazing booth’ look. If my attempt [...]

Simplex _ 3453 quick release skewer nuts, originally uploaded by stronglight. Wow, posting right from flickr is radical. I want to draw attention to this fella ‘stronglight’. He takes pretty decent bike part pics, and has an interesting collection of photos, usually from a variety of angles. He also has good vintage catalogue shots. He [...]

looks like we are in show girls territory! This rating was determined based on the presence of the following words: shit (7x) bitch (6x) ass (4x) fuck (2x) asshole (1x) Also. From anouther analyzer: ESFP – The Performers The entertaining and friendly type. They are especially attuned to pleasure and beauty and like to fill [...]

i thought this project would be impossible.  i mean.  how can a 36er have a short wheel base?  it’s gotta have at least a 18 inch chain stays.  that’s at least 4 more than a self respecting tri-bag (gotta be self cause who else respects them) would rock.  tri-bags love short wheelbases, even though they [...]