Volume Bikes: Tate Roskelley from VOLUME/DEMOLITION on Vimeo.
Volume Bikes put together this great edit of their riders doing some neat tricks on their BMX bikes. Check it out. Thanks Prolly!
Geekhouse Bikes
October 13, 2009 @ 9:56 pm
I’ve been saving up some money over the past few weeks to buy a very nice new bike. I guess I could always go the cheaper route and pick up a frame from BikesDirect, but I figured I’d want to spend some real money and get a frame that I’ll really love and kind of show off to other people. I’m thinking of getting something that stands out in a non-extreme sort of way (meaning, not particularly flashy with the colors), but still makes people turn their heads if they were really paying attention.
I’m not 100% sure that Geekhouse Bikes fits this bill, but I’m going to keep them in mind when I make a final decision because I really like their history, their aesthetic to bike building, and the fact that they reign from Boston (one of my favorite cities).
Check out this video below of owner Marty Walsh building a custom bike frame.
Geekhouse Movie from Geekhouse Bikes on Vimeo.
Custom frames from Continuum Cycles
October 10, 2009 @ 1:19 am
Wow, what a beautiful looking bicycle from Continuum Cycles whose shop I pass by frequently but never have the guts to enter (mainly because I know everything in there is out of my budget). In any case, window shopping there is always fun. They’ve always got incredibly beautiful bikes on display.
Blue Monday: Free & Easy
July 24, 2009 @ 9:23 pm
Not only is this a fantastic video of folks in Japan enjoying a ride on their fixed gear bikes, it’s also set to one of my favorite songs ever by The Strokes (the song is “You Only Live Once”). [via]
Book Review: Custom Bicycles
May 16, 2009 @ 4:13 pm
A bicycle frame builder is no ordinary man. He is a craftsman, an engineer, an artist, and a perfectionist, who through his extraordinary talent has produced a machine that can carry man over the highest mountains, along the narrowest roads, and over huge distances. He has given man the ability to travel under his own power at speeds in excess of 100 kilometers per hour on a machine that seems as flimsy as a balsa wood toy, yet in reality is as strong as a Centurion tank.
That is how the first page of Custom Bicycles (Images Publishing) begins, a proper description written by cycling commentator Phil Liggett about the people and companies featured in this extravagant 230+ page full-color book by Christine Elliott and David Jablonka. The book brings forward 39 amazing custom bicycle builders from all around the world to show you just how varied, weird, and elegant the community of custom frame builders is. Starting with Anderson Custom Bicycles and ending with Wolfhound Cycles, the book is an alphabetically sorted directory of [mostly] two-wheeled delights!
I was granted an advanced copy of Custom Bicycles on Thursday and I really haven’t been able to put the book down since. I’m just amazed at the level of care that is shown in each page of this book and reading the stories of some of these artists really makes me appreciate a well-made bike even more. Custom Bicycles puts you right alongside these bicycle builders and shows you just how special their expertise really are. From companies housed in large factories to individual builders working out of their garage, Custom Bicycles is certainly one of the most comprehensive authorities on custom bikes I’ve ever had the pleasure of coming across.
If there ever was a book to have on your coffee table, it’s this one. I have no doubt that anybody who picks up this book will immediately fall in love with the beautiful machines pictured inside and admire the great photographs that showcase some of the most skilled people on this earth. Get it at Amazon.com today and see if you might end up finding a person or company to tailor your very own custom bicycle.
Enjoy some snippets from the book below.
A list of quality goods made in America
April 5, 2009 @ 10:22 am
A Continuous Lean has a very impresive list of American companies who produce goods made in America. The so-called “American List” includes American-made bicycles, bags, accessories, clothing, footwear, denim, and other things. It’s a good list to start off at if you want to help spur on the economy. And if anything, it’s a good list for some classic American inspiration.
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