it's always sunny in toledo: September 2008

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Monday, September 29, 2008

toledo on the map

for all the wrong reasons

not really toledo, but close enough for discomfort
more here

fresh melt water

I love my job. from Edward LAforte on Vimeo.

SQAURE BUILT EDIT FRESH MELT WATER. from Edward LAforte on Vimeo.

some of these tricks should come with disclaimers
kids do not try this on your city streets

seen at prolly is NOT probably

a rather strange video

CLP - Ain't Nobody Cooler (Video edit) - BNR27 from CLP - Chris de Luca vs Phon.o on Vimeo.
about keirin

"The Pump Hub is a bicycle tire pump that fits into a wheel (specifically the wheel hub) and operates through rotation of the wheel. The pump is turned on by pushing a button, riding the bike pumps up the tire. When the tire is fully inflated, the pump shuts off."

seen at bikehugger

part 2 in our puma x fixed gear series

VIMBY - Puma PB2R

other puma series entries

Friday, September 26, 2008

various bike awesomeness

new fixed friendly brake

amazing feat

only in L.A.

wait... what...?...

this thing came back from the future to win a downhill race for charity

at a blistering 54 mph

check all of these amazing machines here

interbike in vegas

was wowed by some fixed riders

some great photos on dapper lads flicker photostream check it here

and the interbike blog here

Thursday, September 25, 2008

bricked mac timelapse

some kids made this for macmod challenge 2008
i'm sorry to report that this hackintosh is a plain pc

running mac os x, with a mac mini inside too.

Bricked Mac - Time-Lapse from RP Cuenco on Vimeo.

why didn't i think of this

Bike 2 Work Pants from Cordarounds on Vimeo.

cenelli x mash

beautiful mash-up between this san fran based crew and legendary italian bike builder

seen on arkitip

electronic brifters... what could go wrong...?...

brifters or shakes are a combination of brakes and shifters combined into one handy handlebar tumor

seen at bikehugger

have you read 1984 lately?

thanks for joining us for part 2 in the 1984 series...

this time we are astonished to tell you the government has

come up with a cheery little program appropriately named

"project hostile intent" yeah!

in case you haven't read 1984 (in which case i will give you a copy)

geoge orwell imagines a future where the controlling power

can predict when you will commit a crime, or worse

think a crime... hence...

crimethink - To even consider any thought not in line with the principles of Ingsoc. Doubting any of the principles of Ingsoc. All crimes begin with a thought. So, if you control thought, you can control crime. "Thoughtcrime is death. Thoughtcrime does not entail death, Thoughtcrime is death.... The essential crime that contains all others in itself."

see the whole newspeak dictionary here

actual picture of the program reading "hostile thoughts"

read the whole pre-crime detection article here on newscientist

not sure why

i haven't talked about

CHROME MESSENGER BAGS

this is the one i use

and i tell people it saved my life

not really (it did save my back though)

landing feet first on the road and skidding 20 ft.

made in the u.s.a.

and they have a seat belt buckle

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

new rapha fixed shorts

look dapper

not sure what rapha is?

think prada for cyclists...

expensive but well designed and masterfully tailored

yamanote line watch

the equivalent of the L

the yamanote line in tokyo is very very busy

you've seen the videos

what better way to suffer p.t.s.d. than a watch

reminding you all day of the horrors about to happen

on your return trip home!

seen at core77

pimp my whip

supposedly the world's most expensive bike, at a measly 16 G's
but your unrelenting host has proven that a million dollar bike is possible when
nasa engineers come together to build a time machine for theo boss

seen here on bike radar

video tutorial for the g1 android

tell them to shut down the internet

there is no more to see out there

obama is the new rick rolld

i will probably regret posting this but...

i can't stop laughing

this is an old cops video with a very funny midget

love in these cuffs

can't break those cuffs

macs getting it done

macs used to help create the new microsoft commercial

more here at computer world

and this is just awesome

sorry for putting my snarkologist helmet on, but if you haven't noticed

i have a serious grudge against all computers other than macs

(i think it has something to do with the oregon trail)

my new favorite site

barack obama is your new fixie

Monday, September 22, 2008

see lance. see lance ride fixed. see lance go. go lance go.

mash's new site is up and running

with this tantalizing picture of

god himself astride a beautiful steed

probing further you come to find out that the mash crew

travels to see lance and captures some hair raising footage
with maybe the most epic ride of all time ensuing

peep at MASH

you little harlot you

my friend tim is collaborating with other smartypants at o.s.u.
to form this online zine about rhetoric
they can explain it much better than i can...

Harlot is a digital magazine and web forum dedicated to provoking playful and serious conversations about rhetoric — from reality television to public monuments, religion to pop music, and everything in between. As a netroots campaign in rhetorical literacy, Harlot promotes critical response to the endless streams of subtly persuasive communication that surround us every day. We at Harlot believe rhetorical analysis and production can help us to better understand and more effectively and ethically influence our communities and world. And so we offer a space for your relevant, accessible criticism and collaborative meaning-making.

heres the link harlotofhearts.org

texting dumb fixed gear smart

new study in this new york times article claims that texting lowers your i.q. 10 points
then i noticed the brilliant kid in the background riding a fixed gear

Friday, September 19, 2008

the new jams

at kingkog

lets take a look shall we...

upon the past macaframa videos
since the movie premire is this wednesday

KEO!!!!!

Macaframa from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.

MACAFRAMA from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.

MACAFRAMA from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.
MY FAVORITE!!!

Macaframa from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.

MACAFRAMA Trailer from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.

blow'n up austin

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

can you still prolong your agony further

new efix dongle simply plugs into your motherboard usb hub,
and allows you to run leopard right on your poor little pc!

(did you know there was a 1996 precursor to the mac vs pc ads... i didn't)

review with video here

boning in the ear

new head phone technology allows you to wear these
in front of your ears on that bone kinda behind your cheek.
supposedly sounds great while still allowing you to hear
everything around you
e.g. the 2 ton suv you just cut off with your 20 lbs. bike.
more here

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

some guy named thomas edison

filmed this video in 1901

i especially like the ass pedaling move

oh fuck yes

this pretty much sums up my whole raison d'etre
thats it...
right there...
no more...
i'm done...
you have hit my gooey center
oh champagne of beers...

schwinn earth

"The frame of this concept machine is made up of 90% Flax Fibre, harvested from Northern France and 10% glass fibre, presumably for a bit of roughage.
It's clearly represents a leap into the renewable raw material sector for the brand."

seen on bikehugger

just picked this up

i'll let you know how it is
i'm a huge serge gainsbourg fan
monsieur gainsbourg revisited
01. FRANZ FERDINAND – JANE BIRKIN / A SONG FOR SORRY ANGEL
Original title Sorry Angel

02. CAT POWER & KAREN ELSON / I LOVE YOU (ME EITHER)
Original title Je t'aime moi non plus

03. JARVIS COCKER & KID LOCO / I JUST CAME TO TELL YOU THAT I’M GOING
Original title : Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais

04. PORTISHEAD / REQUIEM FOR ANNA
Original title : Un jour comme un autre (sous titre de « Anna »)

05. FAULTLINE, BRIAN MOLKO & FRANCOISE HARDY / REQUIEM FOR A JERK
Original title : Requiem pour un con

06. MICHAEL STIPE / L’HÔTEL
Original title : L'hôtel particulier

07. TRICKY / AU REVOIR EMMANUELLE
Original title : Good bye Emmanuelle

08. MARIANNE FAITHFULL / LOLA R. FOR EVER
Original title : Lola Rastaquouere

09. GONZALES, FEIST & DANI / BOOMERANG
Original title : Comme un boomerang

10. MARC ALMOND & TRASH PALACE / BOY TOY
Original title : I'm the boy

11. PLACEBO / THE BALLAD OF MELODY NELSON
Original title : La ballade de Melody Nelson

12. THE RAKES / JUST A MAN WITH A JOB
Original title : Le poinçonneur des Lilas

13. THE KILLS / I CALL IT ART
Original title : La chanson de slogan

14. CARLA BRUNI / THOSE LITTLE THINGS
Original title : Ces petits riens