The Radavist

Adam from Stanridge Speed just opened up shop over at his site. You can order everything from a complete bike, to stickers and even the new 2012 Fall kit. These came out great. Perfect for Fall / Winter. Head over and check it out.

What a great jerseys and what a great back-story from the Tenspeed Hero team:

“When Jonathan Hero was a young lad in California he listened to Reggae + Dancehall + Dub as much as he watched bike races, which was ALL THE TIME! Saving up some dough he trotted off to Jamaica to attend Reggae Sunsplash. Though his stories of this trip are worth a post on its own, the one thing all the Heroes borrow from his solo journey to Jamaica was the expression “Soon Come, Soon Come.”

We ordered this jersey a bit late in the season but we were still hoping for an early May delivery. Well early May has turned to the late days of June. Around Hero Headquarters when someone asks about its arrival we just try to relax like we are in Montego bay and quietly say “Soon Come, Soon Come.” Well it is here and we are so excited! News for you, we are contacting people on the reserve list and are shipping jerseys. We also managed to get Nalini to print an extra 20 Jerseys for the store. So far, report from several Heroes is that the fit is pretty close to Rapha (high praise indeed!).”

Pick one up here!

Photo by Andy White

Fyxomatosis knows that looks are everything. Polish your aluminum, glue on new gumwalls, break out the Brikos and zip up the FYXO jersey. Nice shot man!

Doug from 160over90 sent over their team kits. Sure, lycra is lycra to most but anyone who posts their design process and sketches deserves a little recognition. Head over and check it out. I’m way into these.

It’s true. I’ve seen them with my own eyes. Expect yours shortly. Endo and GSC did a great job on these.

This looks killer.

“DUE IN STOCK MID JUNE. A tribute to the combative Colombian riders of the 1980s, this high-performance cycling jersey has been developed for the hottest, most humid conditions. It is made from three proprietary technical fabrics developed exclusively for Rapha.

Please note: $5 from each jersey will go to the Rigoberto Urán Cycling Club in Urrao, which gives disadvantaged children in Colombia the opportunity to ride and race bikes.”

$150 from Rapha. Sign up for their email notifications to be alerted when it’s in stock.

Bike Jerks has a fancy new kit for pre-order up on their blog. Twin Six makes superb cyclewear and Jeff did a great job on this one. Head over to swoop!

To celebrate the bird of prey, the bearded vulture, or Lammergeier, that inhabit one of the most dangerous loops in the Pyrenees mountains, Rapha designed the Circle of Death Jersey. Here’s a little background:

“Circle of Death is the infamous loop of Pyrenean mountains that contains the Col d’Aubisque, Col d’Aspin, Col de Peyresourde and the mighty Col du Tourmalet – all of which feature on the route of this year’s Etape Acte II, Pau-Luchon. The first riders to challenge these punishing ascents were understandably apprehensive about what awaited them; not simply the altitude but the creatures that resided there, such as bears and vultures.

While bears are now rarely seen in these parts, birds of prey still patrol the valleys and peaks. And none are more mercurial than the Lammergeier, or bearded vulture. Feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals, the Lammergeier can swallow whole bones up to the size of a lamb’s femur and its powerful digestive system quickly dissolves even large pieces. The Lammergeier has learned to crack bones too large to be swallowed by carrying them up to a height and then dropping them onto rocks below, smashing them into smaller pieces and exposing the nutritious marrow. Its old name of Ossifrage meaning bone breaker relates to this habit. For intrepid Etape riders labouring up these monstrous climbs, the sight of the birds circling overhead is likely to be an ominous one.”

Check out more details at Rapha. I love the eye-colored buttons!

I really love this Kirschner video and the entire branding that we looked at the other day.

After multiple requests for their 2012 club kits, Geekhouse has posted up a pre-order. Get on it now! These are race cut, so don’t let the “club” fool you. Size up as you would with any race cut kit. For reference, I wear a large or XL in most kits and the XL in this kit is super tight on me.

Kirschner is a Brazilian cycling apparel company that required the creative workings of the UK creative consultancy, Six. Since they were a new company, everything was required. From hang tags to branding and their first jersey. The outcome is above and you can see the rest here, at September Industry. I like this one a lot. September Industry, a UK graphic design magazine has the feature up on their blog.

See more at September Industry.

I’m digging the look of these new Tokyo Fixed Gear jerseys. They’ll be available in a few days. Check out more photos here.

The theme this week is unobtainable products. Don’t miss out on yet another run of the Mash kits. Swoop them here while you still can!

Without my Rapha Lightweight Jersey, last summer in Austin would have been hellish for me. When it’s over 100 degrees for over three months with 0 rain, you do all you can to stay cool. Last year, the Lightweight jersey was my best friend and this summer, the Super-Lightweight Jersey looks to be a worthy advisary.

Today is the final day to pre-order your Golden Saddle Cyclery kit, made by Endo Customs in LA. Do so here, I just did! Gotta love the Whirling Log.