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Red Hook Crit 3
So here is a little update and peek into what is going on at Laek House right now. I’m working with Mike Spriggs of Gage & DeSoto and Cassette on a project titled HNF aka ‘Hats Not Faces’. The central concept behind HNF is the celebration of the teams that supported the great cyclists of the past. While Eddy Merckx is synonymous with Molteni and vice versa, we tend to overlook the riders of the team. We’re going to produce a limited edition silkscreen/mixed media poster with a few shirts tying in. Sara Kinney and I visited with Lance Squarebuilt and Joey Krillz on Sunday to do a little filming and metal-working. I’ve been riding a Surly Steamroller with an aftermarket Vicious Cycles (road fork, disc brakes) and have always been curious about what the stock fork would feel/handle like. So I copped a stock Steamroller fork from NYC Velo, bought a disc tab from Paragon Machine Works, found the required spec sheet from Hayes and got in touch with Lance, Joey and Sara. All the filming and shooting is done and I ought to have some pictures to show in a day or two. Look for the final short at Bike Shorts in February. Mind you, this is like 25.6% of what is happening, but the rest of it comes later. Years ago Trek flew me out to their Waterloo, WI headquarters for a job interview. At the time, I’d never been to Wisconsin (haven’t really returned either) and was surprised that I was even there for an Inside Sales position (if your shop was a Trek dealer and called HQ, I would have been the one answering the phone). Trek HQ was an ugly and squat brick building plopped into the middle of the rolling hills of Waterloo. The inside wasn’t special either, a standard office/cube farm. They showed me the manufacturing-warehouse side of the building and I couldn’t wipe the smile off of my face. It was a legit factory, churning out all the hi-end Trek offerings of the time, and it was raaaaad! Happy Holidays! Whelp, another iteration of Asphalt has come to a conclusion. Outlier was kind enough to donate one of their killer Merino Hoodies to the contest and that is greatly appreciated.
The Hoodie was won by Travis Jutson of Vancouver BC! Congrats man! Special thanks to: Stay tuned for Asphalt 2.0 in 2010! We intend on keeping the contest running until the world ends in 2012.
Via Urban Velo Forgive this indulgence, this was to funny to not share.
Cranksgiving 11 went off last Saturday without much of a hitch. There was some issue with the NY Park’s department moving us around at the start, but everything pretty much smoothly after that. I ran Checkpoint #2 with Mike, Sharon, Jake and Jenny. Before signing the racers’ manifest we took a quick shot of them with their lil’jars of baby food. Mike (of Gage & DeSoto) shot the bulk of the images until his battery died and then Sharon stepped in (thanks both of you guys!!!). I think the shots turned out rad!
My checkpoint: First checkpoint pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/90141559@N00/sets/72157622855030788/ Prize ceremony pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/28620453@N06/sets/72157622860991676/ Article from the New York Times: An Outlaw Street Race, for a Good Cause We’ve joined forces with King Kog and released our shirts with a lady-friendly cut. Find them exclusively at King Kog.
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