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I’ve been working with Mike Jones and Mikhail at Mishka for a few weeks now on this logo. They finished it up last night and I’m beyond stoked on it. Thanks duders. I also wanna thank everyone who’s ever told me I look like a Viking, because that was the inspiration. Big ups guys! Expect some more related news to come shortly!
In the immortal words of Shang Tsung, “It has begun!”
Here’s the deal for the 2009 BFF NYC in case you’ve been under a rock for the past few weeks.
Tuesday June 16
9:30 PM after a little ride around the area, we’re all heading to Bar Matchless at 557 Manhattan Ave in Brooklyn for a benefit show.
There is a $10 cover but the drinks are 2 for 1. All cover fees + 1/2 the bar and all tips are going to the bartender Juliet who got in a wreck and is all beat up. More details to follow. This is not an official BFF event, so don’t get confused. It’s just a weekly hangout for a lot of the NYC kids. So come meet some people!
Wednesday June 17
6:00 PM | Bikes Rock
South Street Seaport
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
The Teenagers,
and Special Guests – FREE
After Party – Studio B – DJ Set by The Teenagers
Thursday June 18
6:00 PM | JOYRIDE – art show
After Party at Lit
Then, after you go to JOYRIDE, swing through the PEEL SESSIONS!
8:30 PM – 11:00 PM The weekly Peel Sessions in Williamsburg – afterparty to follow
Friday June 19
7:00 PM | Program 1 – Where Are You Go –
World Premiere
9:15 PM | Program 2 – Repeat of Program 1
11:15 PM | Program 3 – Repeat of Program 1
10:00PM | After party at Public Assembly with Goldsprints
Saturday June 20
12:30 PM | BFF Bike Parade
1:00 PM | BFF Street Party
1:00 PM | Program 4 – Mountain Bike Screening
3:00 PM | Program 5 – The Third Wheel – World Premiere
5:00 PM | Program 6 – I Love My Bicycle –
The Story of FBM Bikes – World Premiere
7:00 PM | Program 7 – Urban Bike Shorts
9:15 PM | Program 8 – Repeat of Program 7
11:15 PM | Program 9 – Repeat of Program 7
10:00 PM | After Party Extravaganza at CSV
Sunday June 21
12:00 PM | Polo Jam
1:00 PM | Program 10 – Sunday Bike Shorts
3:00 PM | Program 11 – 7 Deserts
5:00 PM | Program 12 – Fun Bike Shorts
7:00 PM | Program 13 – Down by the Weep Hole: The Story of the Stupor Bowl – World Premiere
9:15 PM | Program 14 – Keirin Queen/Onna Keirin Oh – Buy Tickets
Closing Party TBA
Ed Glazar shot this sequence back at the Bicycle Fetish Day. Last Fall I landed one of these and have been dialing it in since. It was hard for me not to post videos or pics of it until after Bootleg 3 came out, but this is a pretty good image sequence. Click on the image for a higher-res image. You can also catch more of Ed’s work in this week’s Joyride Art Show for the BFF.
If you wanna see a video, you’ll have to get BLS3!
This Sunday, if you’re in NYC early for the Bicycle Film Fest be sure to swing through Wilis’ birthday event at East River Bar.
Nate and Chris hung out with Andy the other day for an hour or so while I was at work. They came by to pick up their copies of Bootleg Sessions and then left me there to deal with revisions, revisions and more revisions…
Nice shots man! Some really good portraits, epic BMX shots and other randoms. Check the rest out here.
Here’s the agenda NYC. I wanna know who’s coming? It starts Wednesday night with Bikes Rock! We’re planning a special Peel Sessions Thursday night after the Joy Ride art show. Details below!
JOYRIDE
Curated by Brendt Barbur, Joseph Ian Henrikson, Tanya Arakawa Rosenstein.
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
Collective Hardware – 169 Bowery at Delancey St. +Map
Puffin Room – 435 Broome St. at Broadway. +Map
Sara D. Roosevelt Park/The Pit- Chrystie St. and Broome St. +Map
186 Orchard St. +Map
Hungry March Band – 6:00pm at The Pit. +Map
AFTER PARTY- LIT – 10:00pm – 4:00am – 93 2nd Ave. +Map
Aakash Nihalani • Agathe Snow • Aiko • Alfred Bobe and Shane Bovel • Alessandro Zuek Simonetti • Amy Bolger • Amelia Shaw • Andrew McClintock • Artus De Lavilleon • Ashira Siegel • Benedict Radcliffe • Robert S.L. Waltzer • Bradley Baker • Brian Vernor • Camilla Candida Donzella • Cecily Upton • Cheryl Dunn • Chiara Clemente • Chris Stain • Chris Uphues • Chris Thormann • Dana Goldstein • Daniel Leeb • Daniele De Lonti • David Komurek • Ellis Gallagher • Ed Glazar • Erik Foss • Falcon Duran • Fast Eddie Williams • Fumie Ishii • Gaia • Giftcycle • Greg Ugalde • Graffiti Research Lab • Herman Mao • I LOVE DUST • Jacques Ferrand • James Newman • James Jean • Jessica Findley • Ji Lee • Joe Stakun • Jonas Mekas • Jud Turner • Julia Chiang • Kelsey Brookes • Kenzo Minami • Kenny Scharf • Kevin Foxworth • Lauren Silberman • Leo Fitzpatrick • Lisa Romans • Made in Queens • Marc Sich • Marco Mucig • Martha Cooper • Maripol and Lino • Massan Fluker • Matteo Di Nisio • Maya Hayuk • Mike Giant • Nathaniel Freeman • Nesta Mayo • Paolo Bertocchi • Patrick Trefz • Peter Sutherland • Rajan Mehta • Rich Jacobs • Ryan Humphrey • Scott Campbell • Silver Warner • Steve MacDonald • Stuart Semple • Suzette Lee • Takuya Sakamoto • Taliah Lempert • Tristan Eaton • William Robbins & Jeffrey Robbins • Wonka • Yatika Starr Fields
Postcard artwork:
Treatzone and Ramblin Worker
Chorus Gallery is proud to present Chris Piascik. Chris is not only riding one of my old Bruiser protos, but he’s also an, illustrator, graphic artist and the Cambridge funny man.
Text from OPEN / Chorus:
Aside from being a stand-up guy, he is amazingly motivated. His day-to-day is filled with 8 hours of diligent work at Alphabet Arm, graphics for his line Print Brigade, and a nightly sketchbook illustration, which he publishes here. Check out his site for more!
Good job man!
Jeff at All-City’s stokometer is off the charts right now with his new production model Big Block track end. Lookin good man! Let’s see the rest of them pics dude.
Speaking of sea beasties, I had my last session with Duke Riley at East River Tattoo last night. He finished my behemoth and it looks phenomenal. There really isn’t a better artist for this job. I think it was this piece that got me excited to work with him.
Growing up on the coast of NC and surfing the OBX and hurricane swells, you have to have heard of the sandbars littering the coast referred to as the ‘Graveyard of the Atlantic’. These sandbars used to wreck ships and still to this day, can be a treacherous area to navigate. Sailors used to tell tall tales of giant beasts that devoured ships whole and killed the crew.
Well, this is inspired from such a beast. I found an old sailing chart from the 15th century and used that as a precedent. Duke’s handy-work did the rest!
Check out more pics here!
OctoPIST-n-SKquID entered the NACCC Chrome artist bag contest. Here are their entries, be sure to check them out. I’m blown away. Such talent. Really awesome man!
KEEP YA HEAD UP!
After months of working on this urban-renewal project, the City of NYC has opened High Line Park to the public. Really amazing use of the old elevated subway line. It seems like a long long time ago that Diller Scofidio + Renfro won the design competition. But it’s finally open!
If you’re unfamiliar with the project, head over to theHighline.org site. Attached are a few details I really love and one of the winning design renderings.
Coverage via Inhabitat
Speaking of Boston and Geekhouse, the guys have been busy. Dual disk brakes! More info please!
…and a curved seat tube.
Very nice!
Previously:
Geekhouse
Geekhouse Proto?
I’m impressed by this classic little gallery that just popped up on Milano Fixed. The ladies are in wool jerseys, wearing cycling hats, shorts and even wooden-soled-cycling shoes on.
Thank you Cicli Berlinetta and Tino Pohlmann for doing it proper!!
14 Bike Co. from ODGE WONG on Vimeo.
Back in March I posted a picture from a 16mm video shoot with Super Ted. If you recall, it was a nasty wall ride. I know I was looking forward to the video and now here it is, almost 4 months later. Seems as though the video is promoting the new Shop 14!
Really dig it though, very different from the run-of-the-mill web edits. Now go scramble for some 16mm cameras kids, you know you want to!
Previously:
Super Ted in 16mm
Don’t miss it! Trust me, last year was epic. Expect a ton of fun!
And while you’re at it, head over to the Bicycle Film Festival‘s website to check out the schedule for your city! NYC, you better BUY YOUR TICKETS!
Matt Lingo is a photographer living and working in LA. He’s spent a lot of time documenting the local fixed gear scene in San Diego and has just compiled and finished a book entitled This City Can’t Swallow Me.
Here’s his description of the project:
“A fixed gear bicycle is a bike with a cog that doesn’t have a freewheel mechanism meaning as long as the back wheel is moving, the pedals are moving. Although traditionally used strictly on a velodrome track, more and more riders are choosing these brakeless bikes for use on the road. They have a unique style of riding through traffic that I’ve tried to capture in this body of work.”
Head over and check out some of his shots here! and keep watch on his blog here.
Voise Productions is a new film project outta Vallejo California. Click on the image above to see their mission statement and check out one of their clips below.
オ ンセイcotm2 from Voise on Vimeo.
Lookin good guys! Keep it up.
Brooklyn Machine Works is in Jeff Staple’s newest endeavor, Reed Pages.
Check out the entire issue here online.
