The Radavist

Crab cakes and Natty Bo aren’t the only two signature goods to come outta Baltimore. Bishop is a frame builder that is churning out some real beauties. I love this wishbone seat stay. Gorgeous. Check out more information here and more beauties here!

Not sure who shot this picture, but that isn’t stopping me from posting it. My guess it was taken at the last Future Tense in Seattle. Zach told me they got a few boxes and kickers for the competition and it looks like Tyler’s laying it down proper. Nice shot! Who’s the photographer, lemme link your site!

Edit: Volare_Ism took the shot!

Ed Glazar and I met up in Greenpoint tonight to shoot this wall ride spot. I hit it at least 50 times and I’m in pain. He liked this one the best. The sky and composition is fucking great, but we all knew Ed was the man already!

I always loved the Olympic symbol for cycling. Tracko has a version of it in his logo and this old stamp from the 1972 Olympics looks rad as hell.

Via SFGC via Adapt or Die

The late Sam Mockbee established the Rural Studio in 1993 along with fellow architect D. K. Ruth. Sam passed away in 2001 but the spirit of the Rural Studio lives on to this day. Snakebit is a documentary on Sam Mockbee and his Rural Studio.

Image via Bootsnall

The Rural Studio gained recognition for recycling materials into homes for the local population. One of the more famous examples is the Rural Studio community center which used old car windshields for the fenestration and façade.

APPARATI EFFIMERI Tetragram for Enlargment from Apparati Effimeri on Vimeo.

Kinda random, but I was always really really interested in projection-based installations on architectural facades. This project in particular is really well done. Perfect use of the fenestration and the masonry.

Thanks for the heads up Chris!

Justin Keena, who shot a ton of pics of this year’s Grand Theft Velo just relaunched his website. Head on over to check it out. Lookin good man!

Previously:
Grand Theft Velo Via Keena pt. 2
Grand Theft Velo Via Keena pt. 1
Sean Milnes Pics

THE REVIVAL/KEEP ON KEEPIN’ ON from morehartfilms on Vimeo.

Mr. Briggs from Skitch just sent me an email with the new Revival trailer linked. Check out what Tom has to say about it!

Due to the trip being cancelled last month Wayne has taken it upon himself to create a short precurser video to the main video project. Basically the short video will be out in November and is title The Revival presents Keep On Keepin’ On. The project focuses on Seattle and Vancouver while the main Revival video that will be out early next year will be more broad and include both west coast and east coast riders. We were really bumbed about having to cancel the trip last month so suddenly and felt that it would be good if we put out something sooner rather than later and that’s where Keep On Keepin’ On came from.

Lookin good guys! Tyler, you’re a fucking maniac. MANIAC!

Previously:
The Revival Tour is No More
the Revival

Just a heads up to my Architecture Intern readers. Since no one told me until today, NCARB requires that you register with them before July 1st 2009 (tomorrow). If you do not, then you lose all your hours. ALL OF THEM. It’s called the Six Month Rule. So head here and register. Then pay the $285 or you’re screwed!

The Times (London Times) asked Jonathan Williams to illustrate the different biker tribes in their city. Here are my favs:

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The Urban Speedster

Clive has a pink, all-in-one lycra leotard, and doesn’t see why he ought to be ashamed about that. His bicycle cost many thousands of pounds, and is made of the same sort of stuff as badminton racquets. Clive rides his bicycle every day but, at the weekend, instead of cycling at high speed to his job in the City, he’ll cycle at high speed to a bicycle shop. Here, he will spend many more thousands of pounds having bits removed from his bicycle, and replaced by other bits that are almost, but not entirely, exactly the same. Clive’s bicycle lives in the living room, in front of the television. He has no wife.

The Sit up and Beg Biker

They don’t go very fast, these bikes, but Emily didn’t buy hers to get around quickly. She bought it because she liked the leather saddle, and the pretty basket. At first, she used to cycle around staring at the clouds, but the dentist won’t let her do that any more. Emily’s boyfriend constantly nags her about cycling in ballet pumps, and says she ought to wear some neon lycra. Emily always smiles, sweetly, but she’s quite happy in her muted flowing asymmetrical skirts. Although her hems do get caught in the chain.

Where is the fixed gear rider illustration? Just this:

The Fakenger
Lee actually does IT for a small accountancy firm in Fitzrovia, but you would never guess that if you spotted him cycling to work from his home in Hackney. In his camouflage shorts and his cut-off tights, with his bag strapped up high on his back and his special shoes that don’t let him take his feet off the pedals, ever, he’s a dead ringer for a bona fide cycle courier. His bike has no gears and no brakes, and is festooned with tatty bits of string and masking tape. When Lee sees a bicycle with wheels that are thinner than his own it sends him into a powerful rage. He’d be a real cycle courier if he didn’t get lost so much.

Cheers…

Ed took some really great shots from the 2009 BFF Goldsprints party last Friday night. Doc Stiles crushed everyone who stepped up to the plate. Look at that Charles Manson intensity!

Check out Ed’s site here.

Previously:
Hand-off 540 Cab
New MKE Ad in COG Magazine
Ed Glazar Photography

Matthew Hodson just sent me these illustrations he made inspired by a bike race. Pretty great. Really love the backgrounds. Make sure to click the image for full resolution. Thanks Matt!

Oh hell yes. Limited edition Brooks Saddles! This is rad. First COG now the NACCCs. Not to mention Greg Ulgade killing it with the artwork.

Who’s going? Mr. Fast and I will be there… be very afraid!

Previously:
COG and Brooks

So here we are. A whole ton of pictures from the past 5 days. Jeremiah wall bonk at the Peel Spot on Elliot’s my little pony bike.

Jeremiah also makes HOLD FAST straps in Redhook, Brooklyn. These are what I’ve been riding for the past few months and am in LOVE. Be sure to keep watch here, as we try to sell some more.

Tom Mosher is like an excited lap dog. He loves Tony. He also rides for Volume bikes and began Trick Track.

Here’s Tom, Jake and Torey in McCarren park. Madness ensued there so we’ll fast forward to the BFF Goldsprints after party.

James Newman tearing it up. Luke Stiles took first that night. Cyclehawk held it down!

Tarck pile outside. I was so drunk, I unlocked my bike and the stack fell!

Onto the next morning at the BFF09 Street Festival. I met up with Freeman Transport. Really amazing products. The internet does not do their handywork justice. I got to ride the Gravel Racer and if I didn’t already have a stuffed stable, I’d look into getting one of these!

Here’s Wonka, being Wonka.

Burd and Luke looking green.

Wilis raced in the Bridge Battle and got filthy.

The judges at the Track Bike events. Who thought it was a good idea to give those 3 a megaphone? Eric Puckett took first place at the freestyle and Tom and Wonka tied the Bunnyhop, maxing out at 25 1/2″.

… and last but not least, Sean smilin!

You can find the rest over at my Flickr.

There are moments in your professional career where you encounter pure inspiration. For me, this came in the form of the Dutch firm MVRDV‘s work. When I was in Holland 5 years ago, I rode across the country visiting all of their completed work. Coming out of school and seeing design-intensive, theoretical work actually built, not just talked about was just what I needed to push myself.

Check out this interview with the Dutch Architects as Deutsche Welle TV chats with directors Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, and the owners of the Didden Village house, and mentions of the works Westerdokeiland, Rotterdam Market Hall, Parkrand and others.

Chris Habib, aka Visitor Design is a rare find. He’s one of those native-NY’rs who has crazy stories about growing up in the art scene here. Not only has he filmed Sonic Youth on numerous occasions, but he supplied / designed rugs for some of Richard Kern’s most provocative photo shoots.

He made this for me, both in digital and stencil form and I am beside myself. Unfortunately, it’s a little too NSFW to be the banner for the site. But thanks Chris!

Even though it rained, we still threw down the Track Events. More details to follow, but Andy T. has some pics up here!

… and come by the Freeman Transport closing party after you catch the rest of the BFF09 screenings!

More updates to come as well as another edit and a ton of pics!

Aakash Nihalani working on finishing up the piece!

Will Sherman from Animal NY took some pictures of the artshow, Joyride for the Bicycle Film Festival. You can check the rest out tonight in person at the Anonymous Gallery at 186 Orchard Street, or here at the Animal gallery.

Wonka’s piece is pretty rad. That’s his old beat-to-shit Iro.

Taliah Lampert, as always, delivers!