One sweater won’t change the world, but it might change how you see it. High-end cycling apparel maker Rapha teamed with Apolis Activism to design the Transit Elite cycling sweater, and they in turned partnered with Citta Himalaya, a non-profit, to have the sweaters made at Citta’s women’s collective in Kathmandu. The Transit Elite is [...]
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Hernan Montenegro doesn’t need a lot of words to share what he has to say, and neither do I. This sunny little cycling film, from a series called Bridging the Gap by Joseph Lobato, is all about one of the best ways to spend your day. Watch it, then go ride.
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It’s been a tawdry week for professional road cycling. French authorities issued an arrest warrant for disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 title after testing positive for abnormal levels of testosterone, alleging him of computer hacking to gather evidence to refute the doping charges. And Joe Papp, a [...]
Christopher Thompson, the former emergency room physician who swerved his Infiniti in front of two cyclists and then slammed on the brakes last year, was sentenced to five years in prison in Los Angeles for “mayhem, assault with a deadly weapon”. Thompson claimed he was stopping his car to take a picture, but the result was a separated shoulder for one cyclist and an almost-severed nose that took 90 stitches to reattach for the other.
Copenhagen Cyling Chic seduces with documentary street pictures of stylishly dressed peeps (mostly women) riding equally stylish bikes, and at first glance seems deep as a piece of velum paper. Beautiful and translucent. But beneath CCC is a revolutionary concept…
NY Times Fawns Over Danny MacAskill. Nicely Done.
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Danny MacAskill doesn’t need the New York Times to legitimize his sick trials riding, but it doesn’t hurt. The Grey Lady has just posted a fairly lengthy profile on the Scottish bike mechanic turned YouTube sensation…CONTINUE>
Think You Rip? Try Backflipping a Road Bike
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Let’s see the fixie crew try this. Add a ramp, Lycra bibs, no shirt, and a $49 road bike and you have the makings of an awesome Saturday afternoon. Plus: Jumping a Rhino and Travis Pastrana eats dirt…CONTINUE>
I don’t care if I’m the last person on the planet to discover this. It’s too good not to share.
On September 19, 2009, British cyclist James Bowthorpe rolled into London and climbed off his bike for the first sustained period in six months. The 32-year-old had just smashed the record for circling the globe on a bicycle: His 174-day, 18,000-mile journey was a ridiculous 20 days faster than the previous record. Along the way, he raised $100,000 for Parkinson’s research, was chased by thugs in Iran, and found that Turkey and Kentucky are rivals for friendliest spots on Earth. The Adventure Life caught up with Bowthorpe as he was recovering in London—after six months in the saddle, he still can’t stand longer than a half hour at a time.
Coming across a Danny MacAskill video with only 81,000 views is a little like stumbling upon U2 in some dive bar with 20 other people scattered about the place. But here it is: A little commercial for a Scottish job recruiting firm, with Danny in white shirt and tie and super steezy urban moves. As always with this lad, sick.
Adventure Unicycling Prompts Questions of the Times, Like: Unicycle + Unitard = Cycletard?
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Fact: Any sport done on two wheels is definitively harder on one. Fact: Adventure unicycling just doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Fact, I mean, question: Why do adventure unicyclists always grab their crotches? Is it to make sure they haven’t lost their manhoods while participating in an activity traditionally associated with children and maladapted loners? It’s rather an existential tic, don’t you think? No, don’t think…just…
Niner Bikes, the maker of uber-hot 29-inch-wheeled hard- and soft-tails, has just recalled its Jet 9 full-suspension bike over problems with broken welds. The voluntary recall, which is not in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, affects 500 to 600 units.
SRAM Recalls 24,000 Bike Chains Over Weak Link
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Okay, it’s not the worst bike recall ever. That prize would have to go to something like like broken steerer tubes or forks. But the Consumer Product Safety Commission has just announced problems with SRAM’s PowerLock connectors on its bike chains.
Bike Thief Busted in New York Minute
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As smackdowns go, it’s not exactly the octagon. I’ve seen more mayhem between yoga moms fighting over the last bunch of organic bananas at Trader Joe’s. And I don’t know which is worse for this would-be bike thief–the girlie blows thrown by his apprehenders or the fact that he’s all over YouTube in denim manpris and a bright green Malibu Stacy helmet. Regardless, for all those of us who’ve had a bike stolen and fantasized about catching the mofos, here’s a video you need to see.
You expect to get beat up when racing ’cross, but not from your bike breaking. And if your bike breaks, it should be something small, like the end cap of a stem valve—not your steerer tube. Unfortunately, for all you owners of the 2007-08 F1X cross bikes from Felt, the steerer tube exactly what’s failing, and the Irvine, California, company has just recalled the bike…CONTINUE>
Telluride Contest Has a Winner: Home-Made Video Grabs the Loot
8 Days of Climbing + 10 Pounds of Tequila = New 1,100-Foot Tepui Route
The Gallery of the OIdest Living Things in the World
60-Second Expert: How to Make a Skiing Kick Turn
And the Oscar For Best Use of Sheep Goes To…
Clothes Make the Man…And They Make A Difference for Nepal’s Women
Surviving A Massive Earthquake and Tsunami: What It Feels Like
Waves That Will Make You Say ‘Hurry Up, Summer’
The New Snow Test That Could Save Your Life
Earth’s Day Shortened, Axis Tilted By Chile Earthquake
The Greenest Job? Might Be Professional Tree Climber
60-Second Expert: The Right Way to Clean Your Goggles
Before There Was The Hurricane, There Was the Double Daffy
Time Lapse of the Milky Way over Hawaii
Al Gore: The Truth, Even With Mistakes, Is Still Inconvenient
