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Cycle Bound Trailer -tight from rev phil on Vimeo.

I don’t know what to say. I’m speechless. Along with the very NSFW video embedded above, Bikesmut.com offers this explanation:

Its been demanded and its been begged for and its been about time for us to unleash the beast that is the promotional trailer.

Our hesitation has been simple if not infuriating. This year’s program has all new content that greatly expands our understanding of what was previously considered bike porn. The movies are amazing and naturally we want the trailer to be just as good. Frequently are better than their respective movies, and people go to see the movies knowing that. So we take specific shame in presenting this trailer, which, some say is great but we feel falls short on presenting the awesome bikesexual nature that is the entire program of Cycle Bound.

Harry, the man behind the NY Bike Jumble and the provider of content for Tears for Gears as of late is selling a beautiful 57cm Cimatti Campagnolo Cambio Corsa 1940’s road bike on eBay. This is pure sex on two wheels. If vintage (read, 60 years old) roadies are your thing, check it out!

It ends in less than a day, so you can probably get a good deal on it! Like what you see? Check out the full gallery here!

Via Tears for Gears

Ed once again captures the environment of Peel Sessions. This was from the week when the Revival guys were in town filming. Great times.

Even though my foot is still broken, we’re still doing Peel so roll through tonight!

WNW is a community space in the heart of L.E.S. brought to the NYC cycling world by DQM, Trackstar, Livestrong and Nike. It’s at Trackstar’s space (the flier had me confused for a second). Tonight is the opening party, from 7-9 at 231 Eldridge.

WNW is a pop-up installation within Trackstar that works as a companion to the STAGES show. Open Weds – Saturday, 10/22-11/22, WNW is all dedicated to cycling and art in New York. It’s a place for the community to get a sense of what LIVESTRONG and the Lance Armstrong Foundation are about and to connect with people who are stoked on cycling and art.

They will be serving free coffee and donuts every morning for riders headed to work, offering free flat fixes and teaching classes on bike stuff like wheel building and headset installation. There will be weekly rides visiting all five boroughs of the city that will leave from WNW. The London to Paris film will also be screened here.

The Stages begins at Deitch on October 31st and runs through November 21st.

Previously:
The Bikes of STAGES Exhibition at The Armory
Stages09 New York

Arik Roper is the man. His work has blessed many album covers from many many great bands over the years; Sleep and High on Fire are just a few. He’s having an opening event at Fuse Gallery this weekend. Here’s a few of the pieces that will be on display. I’ll be there!

Brimming with delicate, surreal imagery, Arik Roper’s The Hidden Dimension examines alternate states of being that exist within and beyond everyday awareness. These realms unfold as everyday consciousness is interrupted through dreams or other capacities. Exploring these transcendent elements, Roper’s paintings and drawings feature epic landscapes of the mind, natural artifacts from the past and future and other cerebral peculiarities.

Arik Moonhawk Roper
The Hidden Dimension
Exhibition: October 24 through November 28, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 24th, 7 to 10 pm

Fuse Gallery

In case you missed it, Freshness has a feature up on the bikes of the Stages09 exhibition at The Armory in NYC. Make sure to swing through because this will be one of the last chances to see the bikes before they’re auctioned off. If you miss this, you can always check out the Stages09 show at Deitch from October 31 through November 21.

Stages09 Artist Bikes At The Armory
643 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065

Previously:
Stages09 New York

With last year’s calender a huge success, Mishka asked Ellen Stagg to come back to shoot the 2010 calender. It’s available for pre-order now and this Thursday is the official opening party at their store on 350 Broadway in Brooklyn. I’ll be there early before Peel Sessions, so be sure to swing through!

Ellen will also be exhibiting more of her erotic photography at the space, so don’t miss out!

Previously:
Mishka 2009 Calender NSFW

Artcrank is coming to SF this weekend! Be sure to check it out.

ARTCRANK San Francisco 2009 is set for Saturday, October 24 at the Chrome Messenger Bags retail store. Admission is free, and all posters are $30. Best of all, Chrome and ARTCRANK will donate $4.00 for every poster purchased to Bikes To Rwanda.

Anthony Cozzi just sent me a sneak peek of his new print, Dead Wheelie. Looks good man! I dig it! Info below:

Dead Wheelie is an 18″ x 24″ screenprint, has an edition of 56 and will be $30 at the show.

Why isn’t this show coming to NYC?

Vancouver! You guys get to be the home base for the Revival World Premier. Wayne and Tom’s masterpiece is nearing completion and on November 8th, they’re ready to present it to fixed gear riders all over. These guys are the most genuine people ever who had a vision and the motivation to produce a film in months, not years. Big ups to the whole crew and thanks for asking me to be a part of it!

Details below:

November 8th, 2009
Vancouver, BC
The Rickshaw Theater
254 East Hastings
Screening at 9:30pm

Livestrong Stages is making its way to NYC. Head over to the site to see a great video showcasing the background on the event and be sure to catch it on October 31st!

Details below:

From October 31 through November 21, Stages will be on display at Deitch Projects in New York.

Artists:
Cai Guo-Qiang
Rosson Crow
Jules De Balincourt
Dzine
Shepard Fairey
Futura
Andreas Gursky
KAWS
Geoff McFetridge
Yoshitomo Nara
Catherine Opie
Os Gemeos
José Parlá
Raymond Pettibon
Lari Pittman
Richard Prince
Ed Ruscha
Tom Sachs
Kenny Scharf
Eric White
Christopher Wool
Dustin Yellin
Aaron Young

Open to the public: October 31 through November 21, 2009

489 Broome St New York, NY 10013
T : 212.343.7300
Gallery hours: Tue-Sat, 12-6pm
info@deitch.com
http://www.deitch.com
Stages09.com

via DQM

Fixed gear boys all over swoon for Juliet. She’s a rad girl and leads a busy, busy life. On top of riding for Charge, her and Posy own a promoting company. In her free time, she designs shirts, rides, falls and travels.

On her recent trip to SF, she met up with Brenton Salo to shoot some pics. This one came out nice!

It’s a sad truth that with the highest density, NYC still falls behind 5 other US-cities and 2 Canadian cities in the ranking for “best to bike in”. Nice design on the chart, horrible bike though!

Via GOOD.is

The Architect’s Journal has a nice article on a new book entitled Crap Cycle Lanes.

Description below:

Architects come up against short-sighted planning on a daily basis – not least when they get on their bikes

This charming book provides pictures of dozens of half-hearted, incompetent and dangerous cycle lanes. Crap Cycle Lanes is available from the Eye Books website, Amazon or any good bookshop. The book was inspired by the Warrington Cycle Campaign and all royalties go to the Cyclists Defence Fund.

Looks pretty good. Anyone got similar stories or pictures? Post them in the comments!

Hell yeah! Look at that setup! Thanks Harry.

Milano Fixed has some pics up of last night’s Joyride opening night. Head on over and checkem out!

Check out the full schedule of events for the 2009 Milano Bicycle Film Festival here!

All you photographers out there; you may want to get in on this. The Red Bull Illume is an international photography competition focusing on extreme sports. It’s not about shooting someone going the biggest, it’s about shooting a beautiful photograph of something sport related.

Even though It doesn’t have fixed gears or track bikes as a category, I’m sure you can find another sport to pick!

More information can be found here. There’s also some amazing shots in the Gallery section.

Edit: Nick from Redbull commented that there is a category where fixed gear shots could be entered, so shoot away!

Velo Cult in the Eastern Sierras from Velo Cult on Vimeo.

Not only does this use one of my favorite songs as the soundtrack, it features some great cinematography and the guys from Velo Cult! Love’n it. Good job guys.

From their blog:

This video is made of random clips from our post-Interbike camping trip. Some of the places we rode were Bodie, Mammoth, Bristlecone, Mono. The bikes in the video are a Bontrager cross bike, Kelly cross bike, an old Raleigh and a Mondia.

The Velo Cult wool jerseys in the video look really nice.