Chris Rowe is a painter over at IF, and he can be seen prepping and painting a bike in this video. We worked as messengers together in another life, and it is great to see him creating incredible artwork, again – this time in New Hampshire. (Thanks to Marty, from Geekhouse, for blasting this on his facebook…)
Independent Fabrication from Logan Hodson on Vimeo.
First off, I don’t like “fixies”: even the name sounds horrible. I like track bikes – frames and geometries on bikes that are designed to be ridden on the track, yet they provide aggressive and responsive handling on the street. (…with a lot of toe overlap on the front wheel. Can’t handle it? Get a different bike, maybe even a single-speed.)
Secondly, the newest offerings from bicycle manufacturers, especially the cheapest “fixies” are disposable pieces of junk. After years spent working as a mechanic and messenger, I am having a hard time watching so many kids come by the shop with these piles of dangerous dung between their legs. These ‘bikes’ are built horribly, but they still have the capacity to travel fast enough to seriously hurt people. Please don’t buy this if you care about the person that will be riding it:
This is the reason that hordes of cycling enthusiasts will not stick with the sport. As Pete always says, “you don’t get what you don’t pay for.”
Interested in a great mountain bike ride from town? This is the best map we’ve had sent our way so far. This is the route we usually take on the Church Ride – complete with the section through Rocky Nook Park and the lower section of the Tunnel Trail (Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride). So, you’re looking for a good ride that takes 1 1/2 – 3 hours? You should definitely consider this gem, because you don’t even have to load the car to get to the trailhead! Please, use a bell on the descents. The front country hikers and equestrians sure do appreciate them. You can pick one up at the shop, and check HERE (SBMTV) to find out how you can be a part of your local trail advocacy and care crew. (Be sure to “give yo’ shop credit”, ya heard.)
Click on the image below (or HERE) to get your tickets. (NOTE: Friday’s shows – Program 1 and 2 – will be in the smaller theater with 125 seats, so it’s not a bad idea to secure your seats by getting a ticket online…)
Well, we hear this a lot. It’s tough to say that one set of films is better than any other – the quality of all the films is extremely high, and you are bound to get something out of it, no matter what you see. However, if you are only going to make one showing, here are some loose themes for each program:
Program 1) Recreational/Sport – This program highlights some cool races…off-road, cyclocross, track, and more, but each race has some little twist.
Program 2) BMX – This program features some cool BMX movies including a short directed by Joe Rich (owner of Terrible One) and a documentary on BMX in Ghana.
Saturday, Jan. 20th-
Program 3) Counterculture/Activism – The main film in this program, “Monkey Warfare”, premiered at the BFF in 2006 and went on to win the Toronto Film Fest Special Jury Award.
Program 4) Inspiration – This program showcases two local directors (Isaac and Jacob Seigel-Boettner) and Bici Centro in Santa Barbara in the featurette “With My Own Two Wheels”.
Program 5) Urban Bike Culture – This section of films has some bangers, including a short directed by Spike Jonze, Lucas Brunelle’s helmet footage, and the “Wolfpack Marathon Crash Race” from LA.
