Love this

Posting this again as it always makes me happy



Ridin' Birds Pass Hunting from Ryota Kemmochi on Vimeo.

das Rab

"Wie in Deutschland" - "Like in Germany" from Johny Cook on Vimeo.

V spooky CBC rn

This is good 

one-point

Lately I have became aware of Stanley Kubricks one point perspective, it was brought to my attention by a good friend (I hope he doesn't mind me calling him that) it became apparent when he was looking at some photos I was posting online, he suggested I watch the film below.

it got me thinking about the process of cycling and what if anything we get from it, as a leisure activity it obviously brings us great health benefits and connects us with our surrounds, whether on or off road, there is a connection to the land that I fail to get from an automated vehicle. but more importantly it got me thinking about that never ending point on the horizon, it is always there always luring us forward. as a sport, we are driven by the lure of the finish line but what lies beyond that line is a another start, relentless. 

bealach na ba

severn bridge

killiecrankie

yorkshire

yorkshire dirt road

allean forest

kinnoull hill

lake district

yorkshire

lancashire

lancashire

perthshire

on the bike we are always going forward

its important to remember that riding bikes is fun.

L'hiver à deux roues from Ombres & Lumières on Vimeo.


its important to remember that riding bikes is fun.

harry partch

cool wool

leggin-jeggin

looks like america finally woke up to Naythan Barley.

this bike culture thing is outta control.

winter in america

ovals

lurgy

the lurgy. its rotten.

stereotype

AQUARIUSSSSSSS

whats going on?

floating in a bath of stars

nature

dead times

enjoyment

enjoyed
this

and am looking forward to this.

I enjoyed travelling here.

mud, girls, bikes

4ème Manche de CDM cyclo-cross from Petitesreines on Vimeo.

molloy and sons

Molloy & Sons: Heritage Tweed on Nowness.com.

the tsunami and the cherry blossom

are gears electric

This week Campagnolo launched its electric gear package, it looks bulky, clumsy and needs a battery. As someone who remembers Mektronic and its precursor Zap , I am not convinced.
Never and I repeat 'never' have I been on a ride and pondered, "I wish this gearshift was electric" and never have I heard a fellow rider desire such a component. Why oh why are we being subjected to this nonsense? It disappoints me, I love my Campagnolo but it would appear they too have been suckered into some tit for tat race to the lightest, shitest, electricist, expensivist and ugliest group set.

My bicycles are freedom, they allow me under the power of my own effort to ride away from a world that increasingly bludgeons me with technology. During the day if I am not at the wheel of a very comfortable and safe car, I'm staring into the ultra thin screen of this computer or tippy tapping a message on my blunderbuss phone. My bicycles do not need this interference, they remind me of the sheer beauty of my strength and my weakness.

I'm not going to dwell too much on this as I really would rather be riding my bike or sorting my shit out for tomorrows big ride or indeed finishing these crisps and that glass of wine, I just need to clear my head.

Gene Simmons summed it up in a recent interview in Mojo; “Technology is a seductive bitch, she will seduce you, you press this button, you don’t have to do anything. But analog is the love of your life. You can push real hard and it always gives back.”

Oh as an aside (listen up retro bikers), I have a boxed, Browning Automatic front transmission, never fitted to bike and for sale. Get in touch if you are interested, no reasonable offer refused.


And in other news:

      the fork detail, really looking forward to this.

vintage bikes and sun

something wicked this way comes

hot rod girls

over the hill

tg

always loved this photo

white man

little bike, little ride, big rain

kid creole