The Coastal Crew Is On Specialized on pinkbike.com
The Coastal Crew recently announced their partnership with Specialized. These guys are ripping, not to mention the filming is on point.
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videos by Gavin Bannerman
Get inside the head Shifter Dan from Shifter Bikes in Melbourn, Australia. I love his stance on bikes and his dedication to his shop & customers. He really connects with cyclist’s passions and recognizes how valuable their riding time is, as his time is just as precious. If your mechanic doesn’t put hours in on the saddle, then how’s he/she going to truly relate to a perfectly tuned bike?
I also watched (listened to) the 52 minute interview with Andy White of Fyxomatosis the other day at work and found myself relating to much of what he said. I too love having bicycles as a common denominator between my close buds, but often am more interested in the individual’s real passions/characteristics. During my days racing, so many folks would get caught up over their personal metrics, wattage and training, and thus, would pretty much just talk about themselves to each other…which can get boring pretty quickly. These days, I’ve been focusing on riding a variety of terrain and bikes, keeping things fresh and planning on taking some more bike camping trips this spring summer around New England. But take it from Dan and Andy, they’ve said it better than me.
If you’ve got headphones, I’d highly recommend both these videos. More at Biking Brisbane.
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8 year old Max Vu is already tearing the tranny apart better than I could…and he’s nearly 16 years younger than me. Granted, I don’t ride bmx but this sure blows away the “sweet backyard jumps” I was riding at his age. I definitely wasn’t doing 1080s on my skateboard at 12 years old either.
via Cult Crew.
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It’s so rad to see all the support for John Cardiel and the collaborations he’s been doing with Chrome. Check out the recent video from the Cardiel & Chrome Chicago Launch Party – sure looks like a good time.
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Specialized is claiming the Turbo eBike electronic bicycle to be the fastest electronic bicycle yet, and at a max speed of 28 mph it sounds like its got competition beat! What do you guys think of ebikes? I personally think if they’re great. Never ridden one and don’t really intend to ever own one either, but what about all those people fed up with over-paying at the gas pump? If they’ll get more people to drive less then that’s a great thing. Maybe those people will eventually get a “real” bike for the weekends too. Every cycling junky had their gateway at one point or another.
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Cardiel is a beast. He recently decided to ride a cool century from Sacramento to Chico to check out the making of the Fortnight bags he has with Chrome.
“On a summer day, Chrome Familia member John Cardiel and a couple of friends rode from his home in Sacramento 100 miles north to the Chrome Bag factory in Chico, CA. The intent was to see his new Fortnight travel bag being made. It just so happened that the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company is two blocks away from the Chrome bags factory. Here is what ensued.”
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Some very epic and diverse looking terrain out in Steinegg, Italy, captured by Film von Draussen on their trip to South Tyrol back in November. Enjoy in full-screen.
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Some really creative riding by Mike Mastroni in his latest video for Volume Bikes. Plus, the “Shadows of The Night” by Pat Benatar accompanying track almost teases you to crank the volume…oops.
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I’ll just let the first 30 seconds of the new Gabe Brooks OSS edit speak for itself…the dude is a monster! Personally really feelin’ 2:50.
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Here’s a little preview of what’s on the horizon for Mission Workshop. Debuting shortly, the Arkive Modular Bag series from Mission Workshop features a removable mini pocket / U-lock holster with numerous ways of being setup (i.e. modular). There’s been some skepticism floating around this bag, especially in the comments section of other sites but I’m all for it.
I like seeing innovation and can already see how this system would make my life a little simpler. Each day I wake up, figure out whether to ride the commuter or track bike to work and then comes the dilemma of how to transport my goods. I’ve got a rack and panniers on my VD and a big ‘ole Chrome backpack for track bike days, but my problem is remembering all the little things I transfer between bags. Keys, wallet, phone, lock…you know – this is where the detachable bag might be handy. I’m sure this won’t be the only module available for the Arkiv system either…which has me waiting to see what’s next.
Oh yeah, US-made with a lifetime warranty.
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A nice little interview at the 2012 NAHBS with the infamous John Watson of ProllyIsNotProbably.com courtesy of Brian Fu aka Flwrider.
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Looks like the Kink Bike guys had some fun on their recent trip to Thailand before heading out to Korea and Japan. What a buncha lucky goons! I’d love to visit all three of these countries!
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Start your day off with an intense downhill video, though I’d suggest adding your own music (sorry, I just strongly dislike dubstep). There’s some incredible riding and editing in the new GT Factory Downhill Team video.
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