The Radavist

When Alexi Grewal won gold in the 1984 Olympics, it wasn’t because he was wearing spandex. Filmmaker, Ali Selim, was one of the only few keen enough to understand why Grewal won.

Kona Ambassador Henry Cruickshank created this beautiful short animation:

“It’s all too easy to be disheartened by not having anything to look forward to, no events or races or group rides. But maybe we need to look to our canine friends, who need no reason to be fit and will run for the sheer love of it. We worry about our fitness, our training or lack of it, our pacing… dogs don’t care what size or shape they are, never worry about keeping up with their faster friends and will attack every hill with gusto, not caring if they have enough energy to make to the top.

Dogs are always ready: a simple play bow is all the invitation they need to race around.

Be more dog.”

I’ve never seen anything like this in the cycling industry. Clif Bar, you’re lookin’ good!

An addiction to smoking pushes a cyclist to join a race in this unique animation video.

Fairdale‘s Taj Mihelich worked on an incredible animation telling Mat Hoffman’s story from his slightly illegal ACL surgery in 1999. This is a must see video!

Watch this. Have a chuckle and maybe even learn something. This is too entertaining.

Here’s a random, but short and sweet animation from MTV’s Adrenaline Rush… I can’t seem to recall the last time I was attacked by a wrecking ball. This guy is lucky!

Bicycle touring really is surreal. My group of friends and I have been talking about doing a little Texas tour for a few weeks now and I can’t explain to them what makes touring different than just going out and doing a century on your road bike. Maybe this video by Sindre Ulvik Péladeau tells the tale? Everything looks correct to me.

Note from the road: water bottle squirt stops 90% of dogs in their tracks. For the other 10%, just throw food items.