10-4 Apr 1, 2015 Categories: alleycat, MASH 0 Comment Our friend Chas, along with tons of good, good people are traveling from Sydney to Melbourne for the 2015 Cycle Messenger World Championships. We wanted to send this guy some stoke. Let’s try to have a good day, Dave and the TCB crew!
2015 MASH PARALLAX KIT BY CASTELLI Mar 16, 2015 Categories: MASH, STORE 0 Comment Today we are excited to offer our 2015 Parallax kit with Castelli. These pieces are designed to relate to the Cinelli frame set of the same charcoal and gray tones. The Parallax series, designed by Garrett Chow, draws inspiration from Optical lens diagrams used to test the sharpness of the glass lenses. Please visit our site for additional information. Customers in Europe can visit Winged Store, and customers in Asia can also support Blue Lug today!
Save the Polo Fields Mar 12, 2015 Categories: San Francisco 0 Comment San Francisco is a progressive city, with year-round beautiful weather. For these reasons, an outsider would think there are several options for cyclists to ride bikes without cars. This idea simply is not true. Most all of the trails are gray area, or illegal. The Polo Fields in Golden Gate Park are one of the only spaces with a cycling history. The Parks Department shows the former velodrome space to be dedicated to cycling in the historic registry. There are about 70 soccer fields in San Francisco, a seven-by-seven mile piece of land, with a development budget in the millions. Some of those fields are in the middle of the Polo Fields velo track. The track is shared with pedestrians walking dogs, joggers, and cyclists training at all levels. On days that soccer is in play, the track is closed to cyclists by steel gates. Friends of the Polo Fields is hoping to make some changes to improve the experience for all. Dividing it into two lanes for faster and slower riders, as well as moving the fence back to open up the blind spot in the corners. If you are a local cyclist, please go to these meetings. Bring your children. Listen, and contribute in a positive way, that helps urban planning reflect what a broader mix of locals want and need.
PRE-ORDER 2015 CINELLI MASH WORK FRAME SET Mar 10, 2015 Categories: Cinelli, News 0 Comment Today we are opening a pre-order for our first steel frame solution with Cinelli. The 2015 Cinelli MASH Work frame will arrive in the US near the end of April 2015. This frame set has removable canti brake studs and can be built several ways: Single Speed Cyclocross, Track, Work, and Criterium. Available in five sizes: 50, 53, 55, 57, and 60. Includes the frame, fork, sealed headset, seat collar, and brake studs. 27.2 Seat Post English/68 Bottom Bracket 1 1/8th Threadless Headset 100/120 hub spacing We are pleased to share a special project we have been working on with Chas Christiansen and the team at Columbus/Cinelli. Enclosed are some details of our first Columbus steel frame set. This unique platform is intended to solve for a broad range of needs with one bike. Chas travels heavily—racing alley cats, working as a messenger, racing cyclocross—so this bike was born from those diverse needs. The geo has a high bottom bracket and is aggressive in nature, but allows for weight to be carried on the front rack while feeling stable. The frame and fork have removable canti brake studs, so the bike can be ridden as a clean fixed gear, or single speed cyclocross frame set including internal cable routing for the rear brake. Both the frame and fork will clear 35c tires for dirt, or a smooth street tire. We kept a raw look that preserves the weld heat markings by adding a clear coat to the steel. This treatment celebrates Columbus, whom we are proud to call family. Garrett Chow drew on the historical Cinelli and Columbus art archive to detail this frame set in a timeless manner. Pre-Order HERE today!
NEW IN THE SHOP Jan 25, 2015 Categories: STORE 0 Comment As we are ramping into 2015, the shop is seeing some new designs come through. Enclosed are some examples of what’s new! Check in HERE! Vintage Giro winter wool cycling cap220 roll film themed jersey wallet The 2015 Cinelli MASH Parallax frame is open for pre-order, and we are expecting them in the next few weeks!Our reflective day backpack collaboration with Boreas is a well-rounded day bag. Incredibly light weight, expandable, large reflective back.We have a good selection of decals back in the shop, including these analog Strava route markers.We found another box of Kodachrome Purist bottles. These went fast, so happy to have a few more. We also have the Agfa 200 ones in the shop.We have three crew neck designs at the moment, including the Northern California graphic. Also available as a t-shirt.The Halftone jersey wallet fits an iPhone 6 with a slim case, cards, key, money, etc. Come see us at the shop, or see our current collection HERE!
AWOL Jan 25, 2015 Categories: MASH Frames, Photo 0 Comment “Let’s ride into the middle of the desert on our bikes.” Dylan, Eric, Garrett, and Sean headed to Death Valley last fall to get lost. Follow their journey at The Radavist.
NO LIFE LIKE THIS LIFE / WALTON BRUSH Jan 6, 2015 Categories: Photo 0 Comment JP likes to send disposable cameras into the wild and have riders shoot what they see. Once developed, he shares them on No Life Like This Life. Walton just sent him a camera, and the results really nice. Check in for more scans HERE.
2015 Cinelli MASH Parallax Pre-Order Jan 2, 2015 Categories: Cinelli, STORE 0 Comment Today we are happy to open the pre-order for our 2015 Cinelli MASH Parallax frame set. We are looking forward to offering both color ways in this calendar year. Today you can order the full charcoal option, with orders in the shop, and on our site being filled next month. Be the first to get your HERE!
D.F.L. #3 2014 Dec 23, 2014 Categories: alleycat, Cyclocross 0 Comment With the Bay Area getting a few weeks of rain, friends of DFL knew it was prime for a DIY cross race. Sunday morning, a large group knew to meet in Golden Gate Park for the third installment of the 2014 series. As you will see in this series of photographs, the landscape is so incredibly scenic that it is easy to forget you are riding cyclocross in a city park. For those of us who live here, this is a special treat. Enclosed are some moments from 12-21-2014 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California. Making moto noises with your mouth.Cubby trying to get lost.Norcal takes cross seriously, even when it doesn’t.The field was deep for the Le Mans-style up-hill start.RJ is stoked on San Francisco. He has not worn pants since he arrived.Dylan on course, to go find chicken/waffles.Maurice pushing through the recent rains.RightThis out-and-back ran North-South, going across an East-West section of the race, causing many to call out before they blasted through the crossing.RightDropping in.Eddy was the only racer who did all the laps on a brakeless track bike. This lack of rules are what keep DFL fun.Gabe trying out Andrew Low’s new geared prototype cross frame. Will be rad to see more of these at the races next season.Chas was loving the perfect conditions in the park. DFL always helps open up and clean up a few trails in the park that will be later enjoyed by daily riders.For those who may not know, this underground race series has had the same policy since it’s inception twenty years ago. Dress in drag and race for free, or pay $5. It’s simple.Travis knew this wet root section was faster to run up. It finishes on a root system on a hard right turn.Derek riding the ridge along the golf course.This swim suit has more miles on it than most of the kits I own. Maybe the sixth time I have seen it modeled over the years.One of the best things about bike racing is racing with your friends. With an open format, it’s a chance for men and women to be on course together in a racing situation. Rubbing shoulders with friends we usually only see from the other side of the tape.Embracing the white beard.Always fun to be out with John Reiss at the races.A few years back, we started noticing bikes being stolen for the parts alone. Cutting the frame is easier than cutting the lock. Brue brought his Hunter CX to have Rick bring it back to life. Up