The Radavist

Resist just announced their shipment of 28c Nomad tires. I had these on my touring bike and loved them. Now available in 45c, 35c, 26″ x 2.25″ and 28c. Hit up your local Resist dealer to order.

My Geekhouse Woodville Touring bike was stolen off my porch yesterday, early afternoon. I sat it by the front door, went inside to fill up a water bottle and by the time I went back out the front door, it was gone. Someone walked up and rode off with it, in broad daylight, on our super quiet residential street. None of my neighbors saw anything and in a panic, I went all over looking for it, turning up nothing.

It’s still missing and I am devastated. I’ve put more miles on this bike than any other and it was my daily rider.

I talked to a guy who saw “a homeless man spray painting a big purple bike” in the neighborhood literally 30 minutes after it was stolen. If you’re in Austin, PLEASE keep an eye out for it. It was stolen on the East Side and the man who took it most likely painted the frame black. Other notes: it has those Resist Nomad tires on it but other than that, the build is exactly as shown here.

If you see it, or have any information, please email me. If you can get it from the guy, take it to a bike shop and send me an email. There is a reward if found.

Photos by Andy Rogers

Australia has its share of frame builders and the younger generation of riders have started to seek out and support these artisans. One of which is Kumo Cycles. Andy’s new steed is a Columbus Life track frame. Laced with a mix of vintage and new components, this will be a joy to ride. Head over to Fame and Spear for more photos.

I have a couple of the standard merino tees from Outlier and they are the best. I can only imagine these Ultrafine Merino Tees will live up to the Outlier standard. Pick one up here, while there’s still stock.

I’ve already showed you the rough version of this new detail during my last Shop Visit to Low. For an extra $50, Andrew is now offering stainless facing on his track ends. This looks so good and I know a lot of people were asking why he didn’t offer this. Head to Low for more information on pricing.

We’ve all had an encounter with a bee while riding a bike. I got stung last week on our Cloud Burst ride and just recently, Bobby from Full Factory Distribution got a little more than he bargained for. Read up on the story and check out more of Taj’s killer illustrations at Fairdale.

This was a nice surprise in a rather large package that arrived from Australia the other day… More to come. Now what to do with it?

For the first time in like 6 years, I won’t be at the NYC BFF, which is a huge bummer. If you can make it out, DO SO! Check out more details below.

Fyxation is extending their sponsorship reach to potential photographers. Here are some details as to how you could land it:

“Photos of cyclists and their gear have the ability to inspire us, but behind every great rider or gear photo is a talented photographer. We wanted to put together a contest for the person behind the lens.  This is a chance for a select group of photographers to showcase their talents, win cash and gear and become a sponsored photographer for Fyxation.

How do I enter? Submit a portfolio of your work and a bio to info@fyxation.com by July 4th. From these entries, we will select up to 10 finalists that will be eligible to compete for over $1000 worth of cash and gear.

How do I win? Once you are selected as a finalist, we’ll send you out free Fyxation gear for you to photograph or use in a video. You’ll then have 2 weeks to post your work to our Facebook page. Winners will be announced on July 18th.

What do I win?
1st place: $300 in cash / $150 in gear / Fyxation sponsorship
2nd place: $150 in cash / $150 in gear / Fyxation sponsorship

All finalists: You get to keep the gear we send out for photos. (As a finalist, you are also eligible for ongoing product sponsorship)”

See more at Fyxation

I was wondering why Jahrome has been so damn quiet on the internet these days. He’s been working on a Mashafix movie and here’s the trailer.

Even though I’ve had a terribly shitty day, this photo puts a smile on my face. You can now own a copy of Brian Vernor’s “Underage Drinking” photo from the Tour of California. Pick a 11×14 print up now for $25 exclusively at TRACKO.

Photo by George Marshall

I’ll always say I don’t like posting photos of myself, but I can’t pass up this one. A few weeks back, I met up with George Marshall from the Albion to get my portrait taken for the Rapha Survey. But what bike? My Icarus of course…

See more of George’s work in Issue #8 of the Albion, in shops now, for FREE!

Oh man. I saw this on the Signal Cycles Instagram yesterday6 and was wondering when they were going to post photos. This bike is oozing with style and that box lining is sharp. Check out more at the Signal Flickr. Man, these guys are getting some love on the site this week… Must be the rainy season.

I heard this was out of control, but I was not expecting this!

“What started out as a side event of “Side View Mirror Kick” at the 2011 CMWC in Warsaw Poland, quickly evolved into an all out free-for-all destruction session initiated by Von Munz of Milwaukee, WI.

intro color footage shot by Nico Deportago-Cabrera”

COG

Matt displays some clean and balanced bike handling skills for Halloway clothing. Seriously, this edit is dialed.

Riding a bike in SoCal can be a blast and this new Fairdale video featuring Tom Perry captures a little bit of that. I love the Salk Institute fountain “gap”.