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When I was growing up, every night, my father would hang his next day’s clothing over the living room chair. I thought it a peculiar habit at the time.
But over the years, I learned there was wisdom in his actions.
This practice particularly helps on days when my body awakens long before my mind. There’s no precious time wasted starring at the wardrobe trying to make decisions that the mind is not capable of making. How is a brain expected to function when it has yet to leave the bedsheets?
Barcelona, at least as far as I’m concerned, is Los Angeles’ European sister city. Not so much in terms of its urbanism, or gracious public plazas, or the seemingly lack of vehicular congestion, but in terms of the riding. Mediterranean climates make for photogenic trails and even in the winter months, this city is a joy to ride in. When we arrived in Barcelona, I had no idea what to expect. Mattia from Legor Cicli and Ken from ENVE told us (meaning myself and photographer Jeff Curtis, who came along to document the trip for ENVE) we’d be riding dirt roads and trails all within the city limits.
It’s been real fun! I can’t help but be impressed with all this city has to offer and we barely scratched the surface. Over the past few days we’ve spent the afternoons climbing dirt roads and bombing down singletrack with Legor Cicli, all within in the city limits. I can’t help but be reminded of Los Angeles, either! But like all good things, even trips to Barcelona must come to an end…
Today I’m hopping in the ENVE van and driving to Germany for the Berliner Fahrradschau with Crema Cycles. If you’re going to be at the show, track me down and say hello! Oh and bring me some Schnapps!
More and more people are tuning into the advantages of a road bike with bigger clearances. With brands like ENVE, designing forks like the GRD, specifically after frame builders requested it over and over again, it’s now easier than ever to tailor a custom bicycle to your own style of dirt riding.
Over the past few days, I’ve been riding in Barcelona with Mattia of Legor Cicli. He’s been thrashing this Porreca All Road model with ease as he shows us around his city. It’s a looker for sure but it’s got details to match its aesthetics. After all, looks ain’t everything.
For starters, Mattia designed a custom Columbus tubeset for this bike and utilized those stylish Syntace dropouts to run his SRAM Red Hydro setup. This bike also features a t47bb (which I failed to get a good photo of!) by White Industries and that new n nifty GRD fork by ENVE. The production frames will fit a 43mm tire, offering plenty of cushioning for rough roads and trails.
I’ve had a lot of fun riding with this bike and a lotta fun photographing it! Thanks for being a great host, Mattia!
Whether you hit the road or the trails!
Yes! Europe and not just Europe, Barcelona, an incredibly photogenic backdrop to explore by bike. This week I’m visiting the shop of Legor Cicli with ENVE and Crema Cycles. We’ll be doing local rides on dirt and sealed roads, testing out the new Crema Cycles Duo all-road bike. The overlying theme of this trip is framebuilders, bikes and dirt. Lots of dirt!
Yesterday began at the airport, first thing in the morning and ended on the bike. Not a bad way to intro a trip like this and attempt to rid myself of hellish jetlag. Stay tuned for more, but for now check out the Gallery!
Artists Jonah Birns and Chris McNally pulled together a killer poster for the upcoming Red Hook Crit Barcelona. If you’re going to be in Barcelona this weekend, do not miss this event!
The Red Hook Crit always spawns so many videos!
I think this year set a record for Red Hook Crit videos!
This is one race that I’ve always wanted to attend. The 2014 Red Hook Crit Barcelona looked like a blast from all the Instagram accounts who were in attendance and Father Tu’s photos on Flickr are some of the best that have come across my radar.
Congrats to Julio Padilla on the win!
See more at Father Tu’s Flickr.
There it is! The new Red Hook Crit Barcelona poster is insane…
Jonah Birns designed this insane Red Hook Criterium Cinelli Vigorelli prize bike for the RHC Barcelona. Personally, I think this is one of the best looking RHC bikes to date.
Check out a few more photos below, including bike assembly process shots by Barceloneta Bikes.
Well, yesterday the 2014 Red Hook Crit Barcelona opened for registration and I missed out on posting it. The men’s field is at waitlist status but the women’s field is open and of course, spectators can go for free.
Head over to the Red Hook Crit Barcelona site for more!
… These will never get old. Nice one from the Dosnoventa crew!
I heard there was a drone at the Red Hook Crit Barcelona and I’m stoked to see the footage came out so rad. Congrats to everyone who’s been killing it at the RHC series!
From the looks of it, the crew at Dosnoventa know how to host a party. Especially for the Red Hook Crit Barcelona!
Ok, I know I’m in the middle of the raddest MTB trip of my life, but these guys just had the raddest track bike trip of theirs. Wolfpack Hustle in Barcelona for Red Hook Crit!
Although I’ve never been, Barcelona seems like an ideal backdrop for the world’s first and largest track bike crit. With its bustling bike scene, this year’s event drew hundreds of spectators, one of which was photographer Hollis Duncan. Over the years, I’ve relied on Guest Galleries to supply the site with photos from events I am unable to attend and I’m really happy with what Hollis shot at the Red Hook Crit Barcelona.
The results of the 2013 Red Hook Crit Barcelona:
1. Stefan Vis
2. Evan Murphy
3. Ranier Schaefer
4. Thibaud Lhenry
5. Kyle Murphy
See more in the Gallery!
