Cutting through roadie elitism to find your two wheel bliss Call it the Rapha effect. Ever since the high end clothier started selling minimalist styled cycling clothing and producing high art films and a magazine, there has been a proliferation of blogs that seek to define what it is to be Pro including Embrocation, Belgium [...]
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Photos from 2011 NAHBS- Pre-Show Parties
The North American Handmade Bicycle Show begins today at the Austin Convention Center with framebuilder from all over the US descending on Austin with all manner of two wheeled creations. While I’ll be exhibiting, I’ll also be shooting pictures and sharing each day. Here is a gallery of shots from the yesterday’s pre-show parties including [...]
Friday Film Fun: Mellow Johnny’s/Rapha Little 500
Back in July, Mellow Johnny’s and Rapha celebrated the 30 anniversary of the release of the film Breaking Away by putting on our own Little 500 and showing the film later l. I was there and took these pictures, but Rapha has released this video of the race. Breaking Away w/ RAPHA & Mellow Johnny’s [...]
Photo’s from Mellow Johhny’s/Rapha’s Little 500 celebration of Breaking Away
On Sunday, eight teams of 4 riders competed for the ultimate prize, winner of the Little 500. The 300 lap track event put on at Kealing Middle School in East Austin was put on by Mellow Johnny’s and Rapha as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the release of the best cycling film of [...]
Rapha and Mellow Johnny’s celebrate Breaking Away with our own Little 500 Race
This year marks the 30th anniversary of arguably the best cycling film of all time, Break Away. It is a movie about blue collar/white collar classicism and growing up to adulthood, but bikes play a central roll with the racing of the Little 500 at the end. This track bike race started in 1951 and modeled [...]
Dumbest Product of the Week- Velo Couture Strikes Back, Rapha Three Piece Cycling Suit by Timothy Everest
The fashion industry has inspired us to pen more than one Dumbest Product of the Week. When fashion and cycling converge as they often do with clothing maker Rapha, we have pay dirt. Some of you may recall Rapha’s $750 Tweed Softshell as our 16th edition Dumbest Product winner. This softshell may be OK for [...]
Dumbest Product of the Week- Twas the Week Before Christmas, The Rapha Tweed Softshell
‘Twas the week before Christmas, and I was searching the web, hoping America’s habit of buying crap would finally ebb. Seeking left and right for a silly item to mock, with nothing to write about on Friday at 2 o’clock. When what should my weerly eyeballs peek, but another winner of Austin Bike Blog’s Dumbest [...]
