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I don’t get interviewed that often and to be honest, when I do, the questions never dig that deep. Esther Merono was in town for SxSW and interviewed me for SLUG Magazine, where she did a little excavation into my opinion on various subjects. Head over to SLUG to check in.
Sean Martin rides for my boys in Brooklyn, Affinity. Check out this video with the gear-mashin’ ginger as he talks about riding in LA and being involved in a hit and run.
DC has a long-standing courier culture and this new short film explores just that:
“The bicycle messenger has been a fixture of the Washington DC landscape for decades. This mini-documentary explores a handful of the present day road warriors as they battle traffic and technology in pursuit of a fair wage and a freewheeling style of life. This is a preliminary cut, currently in post-production wrap up. Produced as part of the Corcoran School of Art + Design New Media Photojournalism Masters Program by Fixed Focus Productions. Fixed Focus is Maria Helena Carey, Dakota Fine, Reyna Levine, and Colby Waller. Thanks to Joel Gwadz for insight on cycling culture.”
Check out more here.
Zane just dropped the second teaser to Can’t Fool the Youth on me. I can’t wait to see this at MWM 3! Hey Gus, have I mentioned how much I love you?
Giro will be rolling out a series of these videos to promote their Reverb helmets this year, beginning with this profile on artist Chris McNally:
“Chris McNally is a San Francisco-based artist who fell in love with bicycles and art at an early age. As an illustrator, the need to get out for a ride has always been a part of Chris’ creative process, even if the ride is just across town to his studio. In this first session we ride along with Chris on the streets of San Francisco, from his home in the Richmond to his studio in the outer Mission district, as he talks about how important the ride is to his life and work.”
Having been friends with Abe and Tyler since the very first prototype Outlier pants, I can say that I’m extremely proud of their accomplishments. Here’s Abe talking at the recent PSFK Conference in NYC:
“In this talk from PSFK CONFERENCE NYC, Abe Burmeister explains how a punk-rock ethic helped him create a business building a new niche in a market he had no experience in. Abe just wanted a pair of pants he could both ride his bike and go to work in – and all his partner Tyler needed was a shirt that stayed fresh despite his pedal-powered commute. The Outlier co-founder describes how the duo paired intensive research in New York’s garment district with the connectivity of the web to create Outlier – a performance fashion business that only sells over the web.”
Torey sent over this interview he set up with Colin Foster over on WRAHW. Head over to check out the mind of a ripper. Bmore is a bastion of creative and quirky riding. I love it!
NYC has a flavor unmatched by any other city in the world and this interview by Lab8 with Kurt Boone captures some of those vibes.
Macaframa did a video profile on Wolfpack‘s Don “Roadblock” Ward. Don’s one of the most genuinely nice people you’ll ever meet on a bike and I enjoyed watching this one. I need to make it out to WPH at some point. Damn, I miss LA!
Out of all the UK Rapha Continental Builders, this man, Brian Rourke is the one who’s doing the most original work. That’s probably because he’s been doing it for so long that his eyes are affixed on an idea, rather than a trend or what the US builders are doing. I dig this film, a lot.
What’s up smiles?! Ktel is one of the raddest people in NYC and he’s sponsored by Chari & Co, one of the raddest shops in town.
I remember first “encountering” Tristan on the internet a few years ago. There was a photo of AJ doing a barspin on Flickr and Tristan critiqued the photographer, saying something along the lines of “shadows”. The photographer had placed the flash in a less than ideal location and Tristan was merely pointing it out. I thought it was an asshole move at the time, but I wasn’t aware of Tristan and the photographer’s past.
To call Tristan Afre passionate is an understatement. His moniker Gutstains, is already making waves on the 4th Reich known as The Come Up (I can joke, right?). Loving what you do and obsessing over it until you achieve perfection isn’t easy and Tristan’s definitely on that route. For more of a background on this #bmxiefamous photographer, head over to BMX Union for the read.
Getting to know Tristan and other BMX photographers like Cody Nutter is already helping me learn to shoot better and reading what these guys do will help you appreciate photography even more. Thanks for the color-correction last night Cody!
Follow @Gutstains and @CodyNutter while we’re on the topic…
KTC Quality has a nice little interview up with Simon Mottram, the founder of Rapha, on their inner workings and design philosophy. Head over to check it out. It’s an interesting read on how to build a brand from the ground up by acknowledging a much-needed niche in a market.
Via Hypebeast
If there is anything that’s more inspirational than this to watch this week, send it to me. Right now, this is as good as it gets. I’ve posted photos of Clint’s van before as well as his motorcycle and even a few shots of him riding. He’s one of my favorite BMX riders and has a vibe that I can get behind. Don’t miss this one! Congrats to TREE for putting such a solid team together.
Ride BMX had the exclusive on this and there’s a great reflection on the video over there, so check that out.
I can get behind this. Sounds like a mix of Habitat for Humanity and any of the numerous fundraiser cross-country tours.
“This summer Alex Bloom will ride his bike across the United States to raise money for affordable housing efforts.
You can donate directly at bikeandbuild.org/rider/5854, or visit alexbloom.us for more information.”
I’m just going through some emails from the last few weeks and came across this gem. It’s a bit long but well worth the watch. Here’s a little background:
“Brooklyn resident William Thomas Porter builds wonderful – and really weird – bikes. “I wouldn’t call them mutants,” he says of his bike caricatures, “because that would make them sound ugly. It’s more like creating this… new splendid form.” We followed him around for a about a year documenting his projects and cajoling him into demonstrating the bikes’ awesomeness in a series of humorous, fast-paced vignettes.
Throughout the short Tom chats with good friend (and sometimes collaborator), Diego Guzman, about how and exactly why he does what he does.”
Swingbike freestyle is all the rage and the bounce bike sequences in McCarren Park are great!
Lab8 from Milano interviewed Dave Trimble, founder of the world’s best track bike criterium, the Red Hook Crit. Dave talks about the races humble beginnings as a birthday celebration for him, the current state, Dan’s win and where he plans on taking it in the future.
Very nice Dave!
It’s hard for me to watch these videos because I miss these guys so much. Andy from FYXO and Dan from Shifter Bikes were interviewed by Biking Brisbane. Melbourne is the place to be. Looking good fellas!
