The Radavist

Some frame builders sign the top tubes of their bikes, while others choose to hide them elsewhere. I can only assume that’s what these symbols mean on the back of this Firefly seat tube. So drool worthy!

Photo by Rick Anderson

While Matt was in Chicago, Rick took a nice portrait of his SKYLMT SL1. I love the patina this frame has acquired since I shot it in SF.

Mirror-polished, deep-section rims can in fact look very classy on your track bikes. Velocity‘s Deep Vs may carry the “H” word stigma but if you’re looking for a rim that will literally withstand years of abuse and still look classy, check out the new polished Deep Vs that Bens Cycle just got in stock!

I very rarely wear low socks, but if I happen to feel like exposing my ankles, I’ll put on my Sock Guy merinos. They’re great socks on or off the bike, so I can see why Jeff at All-City would pick them to make his socks. Pick some up now at your LBS for $16.50.

I love watching Phil ride. He’s smoother than a lot of riders, half his size. Dude’s got flow.

Trash Man Clips from Phil & Destroy on Vimeo.

Photo by Jeremy Dunn

I don’t want to say too much about this photo. So I’ll just say that you should head over and read this article on Tenspeed Hero that Jeremy wrote about Julie Krasniak’s olympic preparations. And yes, she rides that bike in those shorts.

Yes, it’s late but since the site was quiet all day, I figured I’d stir it up a bit with this Baum Ristretto. See more at the Baum Flickr.

Photo by Jason Sellers

When Jason posts a photo, you know it’s gonna be good. Like this one of Sol doing a footjam on a bank in London. Ninjacats!

I’m not exactly sure what this photo is promoting, but it’s in a Flickr Set on the Starfuckers stream and I had to post it. See more photos here.

Photo by Damian Riehl

We all need a little face watching over our bikes when they’re locked up in the wild. Nice shot Damain.

Wheelbuilders are the unspoken heros of the cycling world and this new film by e r t z u i ° interviews Germany’s best, Light Wolf.

Ritte has a ton of print ads up on their Facebook page. If you know Ritte at all, you should expect less-than-serious work like the one above from Spencer and the crew. Head on over to check them out.

Speaking of LDG, they just posted up their Aero MKII track frames. These over-sized tube track frames have finished welds and come in four colors. Check out more at LDG.

Photo by Matt Lingo

These two have such the blossoming bromance and they’re real powerhouses. Joe McKeag and Congo are two characters in FGFS and Matt Lingo caught some of their moves over on Rec Fail.

Since arriving in Los Angeles, Kyle from Tracko / GSC has been going on and on about how he was going to take me on the “Cloud Bonk” ride. As the name implies, it’a a gnarly loop, that’s literally up in the clouds. Well, 7,000′ up. We left this morning at 6:30am and rode to the ride (rather than drive). After a 30 mile trek to the base of the mountains, we climbed for 30 miles. Then 30 more miles and then, 30 miles home. Totaling 10,200′ and 120 miles. As you can imagine, I’m beat. So after a few bourbons, I’m calling it a night.

Read: I’m too tired to post anything!

A few notes:

-YES, I received your emails today.
-NO, the Ride Hills T’s have not shipped from Kyle’s warehouse. He was busy riding mountains today. Expect those to ship ASAP! Or as soon as his interns get them out.
-Gah, I love riding in LA County.
-Check out more Instagram photos in the blog footer, or click here and here.