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Serena’s Geekhouse Woodville

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Serena’s Geekhouse Woodville

I miss my touring bike, even while taking these photos of Serena’s new Geekhouse Woodville, I was envious. They’re such nice bikes and the boys at Geekhouse do a superb job of modeling each build after their customer’s concerns. When Serena first wanted to get a new bike, we talked about her options. She ended up deciding on a Woodville. 26″ wheels, front, rear racks, fenders, Shimano and bar cons. This is a bike she’ll have her entire life and it’s a beauty. Now she just needs to take it on a maiden tour…

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Chris’ Cyclops Road

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Chris’ Cyclops Road

If you’ve been following this blog for any extended period of time, you’ll know how much I absolutely love the late Mike Mulholland’s work. There was just something so idiosyncratic, yet classic about his style and how could you overlook that head badge? While I’ve never owned a Cyclops, I once found myself in a eBay bidding war on an old t-shirt, respectfully bowing out at $100… A few months ago, Mike from MASH listed up this frame. After realizing it was way too small for me, I posted about it and a friend here in Austin scooped it up.

Chris took his time with this build. He wanted a modern road group, so he chose SRAM Red, mixed with Ciamillo Cycling Zero Gravity calipers. He even learned how to lace up wheels, selecting Chris King R45 hubs to HED Belgiums. There are a few off details with the bike as photographed here which I’ll go ahead and point out. Yes, the Thomson post is backwards and so is the front wheel. But don’t let those distract you from the double wishbone seat stays!

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Here’s Looking at You Kid

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Here’s Looking at You Kid

My buddy Chris just completed this build and since I can’t really post portrait-oriented photos in the galleries, I figured I’d give this one some love on its own. Expect the full set tomorrow…

My 4th of July

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My 4th of July

Like everyone else today, I can barely function. Each year, the 4th of July proves to be a great time. I’ve yet to blow off any digits, or shoot my eye out and so far, the only damage has been to my bank account. I spent the afternoon at our local digs, the Yellow Jacket Social Club and enjoyed the festivities. Dogs, dudes, babes, beer, bourbon and a lotta randomness ensued. Check it out below and if you have any cool photos from your afternoon, share them in the comments.

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100 Miles of Fun

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100 Miles of Fun

A century in Texas can be boring as hell if you don’t plan accordingly. It’s easy to get stuck alongside a busy highway for miles on end if you’re not careful selecting your routes. When I wanted to put in a hundred or so miles a few weeks back, I had a general idea of where I wanted to go: Pedernales, Johnson City and past Hamilton Pool. Most of the roads were desolate, with minimal vehicular traffic and climbing over the hill ranges provided some excellent descents into the river valleys.

One of my favorite routes is the switchback over the river right outside of Hamilton Pool. It’s this really sharp right, over a worn-down bridge and then a steep, switchback up, landing you at the base of one of the few Cat 3 climbs in the Austin area. Four of us went out in high spirits and under the cloudy skies, we had a blast. Until the sun came out and scorched us all. This Recent Roll is dedicated to fun with friends. We totalled 110 miles and about 5,500′ with an 18mph average. Not bad.

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Recent Roll: Get Rad

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Recent Roll: Get Rad

I wish I would have been a little bit closer for this one but it still came out rad. We took a service road on a recent century that proved to be extremely fun to ride on. These cattle crossings came up every half mile and Jon was clearing all of them on his road bike. I love riding like this. No paceline. No pulling, just fucking around… Until you get to the climbing. That’s a different story.

A Day in 10 Photos: 06.06.2012

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A Day in 10 Photos: 06.06.2012

Sometimes, A Day in 10 Photos posts are more like “a spot in 10 photos”. Yesterday, after a frustrating morning behind the computer, I headed out to blow off some steam on the BMX with AJ. It was hot. Very hot. Two hours of riding and I thought I was cooked. Then, once it cooled down. Mikey and Cody hit me up to cruise the East Side. The thing I love about my neighborhood is any block can hold any number of jib spots. We spent about two hours kicking around on the same block. Both of these dudes are real talented riders and Cody’s not to shabby with the camera himself.

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King Dude at the Parish

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King Dude at the Parish

Last night my buddy TJ came into town to play in his band King Dude. It had been a few years since I’ve seen him perform and in that time, the band has gone from its solo, neofolk roots to more Americana-influenced (and dark) folk band. Nothing like death ballads to liven up an audience! And yet seeing the crowd’s reception was impressive. As always, hanging with old friends is a great way to spend the weekend. Check out TJ’s clothing label Actual Pain and King Dude’s music here.

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This Sums Up Our Ride Today

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This Sums Up Our Ride Today

Today Ross, Jon, Josh and I went on a nice century. This past weekend, the lady and I went out on a drive to Pedernales Falls. After seeing the countryside, I knew I had to ride it, so today we took off under the cloudy skies to do just that.

It came out to be 100 miles and 5,500′ with a 18.1 mph average, which was pretty good considering how hot it ended up being towards the end of the ride. I shot a bunch of black and white film of the Texas Hill Country, so I’ll be following this post up with a Recent Roll shortly.

Josh’s LOW

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Josh’s LOW

After the 2011 NACCCs, Josh relocated to Austin from SF, where he worked at TCB Courier. Once settling in here in town, he took Andrew Low up on his offer for a track frame. Andrew went to town on this one with the finishing. This was the first frame that Andrew etched the owner’s name into the top tube. Other finishing notes include the TCB Courier logo etched in and Andrew’s signature on the non-drive chainstay.

Josh wanted this bike to ride fast and secure, so he went with some SRAM Omniums and a bullhorn on his cockpit. What better way to top off the build than with a Pentabike Muststash?

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Another Day Another LOW

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Another Day Another LOW

At this point, I’ve lost count of how many LOW‘s I’ve photographed. But at least this one is on entirely different turf. Josh’s LOW is the first one in Texas. Fancy that! More to come…

Tony Fast’s Lens – Austin Fun

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Tony Fast’s Lens – Austin Fun

I’ve been enjoying Tony Fast’s Disposable series he’s been doing on his Tumblr and so when he was planning on coming back to Austin to hang out this month, I made sure he shot a few cameras for me. Don’t expect any epic freestyle or craziness. This was a good, chill time and at the same time, a great glimpse into how we cope with the Texas heat all summer. Ride, swim, eat, drink, repeat.

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Summer Showers

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Summer Showers

It doesn’t rain much here in Austin, so when it does, it becomes evening entertainment. Yesterday was Tony’s last day in town (if you’ve been wondering why posts have been thin this past week, it’s because we’ve been riding a lot). As we returned from a BBQ dinner, the sky opened up just as the sun was setting. These minutes before the storm always make for very dramatic photos and as the sky illuminated with diffused lighting cracks, I shot some photos with my f1.2 50mm wide open at 6400ISO.

It’s not often that I post up photos like this but I’ve known Tony for 6 years now and in that time, we’ve become great friends. It’s still kinda funny to both of us that fixed freestyle brought together two completely different dudes: one from South Jersey and one from North Carolina. Now that Tony’s in Santa Barbara and I’m in Austin, we see each other twice a year, which seems to be the norm for family and friends to visit.

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A Day in 10 Photos: 05.05.2012

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A Day in 10 Photos: 05.05.2012

Yesterday was the quintessential Texas Saturday. We rolled out of the house mid-day after the temperature was in the upper 90’s and headed to 5 Hip. Tony Fast is in town to escape Santa Barbara and ride a bit. Puckett was blasting the new quarter with an inverted table and AJ was working on a flyout bar. Once the afternoon heat and haze crippled us, we headed to a secluded swimming hole.

On the descent down into the Greenbelt, Eric flew over the bars on his brakeless BMX and wrecked himself but it was nothing the cool water couldn’t heal.

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