The Radavist

Rapha takes on Super Cross in my favorite city in the world, Melbourne. Hell yes to the Bottles N Chains and Hellkrew cameos. And is that Sime wearing corpse paint?!

Photo by Steve Anderson

If you’ve been following this blog for the past 6 years, you’ve seen me mention Razzle camouflage multiple times and if there is one cross team that could pull off a Razzle-inspired skinsuit during cross season, it’d have to be Geekhouse. Of course it takes an exceptional designer to pull it off, precedents and all. That’s why Marty enlisted Adria Klora to tackle the team kits this year, who also did the Golden Saddle Cyclery kits. ENDO‘s getting to produce some rad stuff this year!

All this Geekhouse razzle is coming to a race near you, just try to not stare directly into them or you’ll crash into a tree.

These are the types of posts I love seeing from Chris Bishop. I like to think of Chris’ work as detailed, with a purpose. While I’ve got nothing against builders who file down pedal cages and machine their own tail lamps, I really appreciate little nuances that make a bike function better, while adding a little aesthetic pulse of energy.

Chris cites Aaron Hayes from the late Courage Cycles as a precedent for this (something I wish the new jack builders would do – cite your sources), as an effort to stiffen up cantis and mini v’s. He even noticed an increase in stiffness while brazing this bridge booster in place.

See the mini v’s installed below.

Oh man, this looks like a lot of fun.

“This past August, Langtown Racing presented there annual Cyclocross race. You can count on a good time every year and this one was no exception. Watch as racers and participants turn themselves inside out all for the glory of Langtown’s Tripple Crown Title. Congratualtionts to Ty Hathaway here at the shop for winning the men’s division and Dot Wong for winning the women’s division. Enjoy this video by The Sleepers.

Video by Ace Carretero”

Golden Saddle Cyclery

All I’m gonna say is, I call dibs on Kyle’s couch! See ya in LA for the SSCXWC 2012.

A reader sent this over with “coffee cup hand-up” as the subject. Too good! Kona did a great job with this one.

I can get behind this. To help fund their cross team this year, King Kog is printing up a run of these shirts. Pick one up here for $20.

Ethan Laek and Sara Kinney worked on a video, in prep for the rapidly-approaching cross season and NYC’s only cross race: Staten Island Cross. Watch as Danny does a bunch of half-assed pull ups to prepare for his day of reckoning.

Road season isn’t even over yet and already people are juiced about cross season. Adding to the squeeze is the new Ritte Racing 2013 Crossberg. I can’t even begin to compete with their copy, so I’ll leave the linguistics to them: “Stiffer, smoother, svelter and more aggressive than last year’s edition…”

See more at Ritte Racing.

Here’s the newest trailer from  e r t z u i ° film:

“Amidst the seemingly endless fields of the Po Valley lies Villa Rocca –a 20 people strong community, dominated by a 500-year-old, inexorably crumbling castle. For one day a year, the morbid and almost magical place comes to life. A colorful bunch of velophile Italians convert the castle grounds into a single speed cyclocross course.

A film by
Kristian Walter Ansand & Martin Gilluck
produced by e r t z u i ª film
presented by BICICLISTA

We are happy to announce, that ROCKVILLE is part of the offical selection in this years BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL in New York City, June 29th – July 1st.

bicyclefilmfestival.com
biciclista.it
ertzui.de“

The Melbourne cyclocross series, Dirty Deeds is ramping up. I’ve never been to one but they look like a ton of fun.

Mash just upped a bunch of RAD and FREE wallpapers over at their site. Head over to download some. Crossie freestyle is coming up in 2012!

I really, really dig the photos Colossi shot for their new Rambler CX frameset. Check the rest out at their Flickr.

I’m way into this build that Blue Lug compiled for their Hunter Cycles cross frame. Check out more details here, at the Blue Lug Flickr!

Dude, I would have destroyed this shit on my Bruiser. Here’s James Wilson‘s video from Backyard Blam‘s the Cross Up at the Lumber Yard. I need to make it up for the next one of these. Thanks for the heads up Amanda, scissor me timbers!

Photos via Ta_Do’s Flickr

I love it when I come across some random photographer on a Flickr photo group. These two photos are from last month’s Sanuki Cross 2012 in Zentsūji, Kagawa, Japan. Sharp panning, low and shallow, bokeh-filled shots. Just my thing.

Check out more at their Flickr.