love it

ny ad-altering artist jordan seiler
over at public ad campaign
posted this modified phone booth
and it made me happy



HERE

and peep how to open and bungle the next attempted opening
of phone booth ads HERE

cute asian girls on fixed gears

ウィリー工場長 from sunfkin on Vimeo.
via hkfixed 香港梗牙

how did i miss this?

crazy helmet deign
see more at yankodesign

how did i miss this?

quote of the day

“expensive, complex, delicate, intrinsically useless, created for some obscure psychic need of the species if not the race, from the virgin resources of a continent, to be the indvidual muscles, bones and flesh of a new and legless kind.”
-William Faulkner

in the book pylon

faulkner gives this grim description of the automobile

via treehugger

reverberating strongly today with the news of the detroit three
dragging their feet by saying they won't get efficiency up until 2011
only last year ford wanted to roll out this subdued XUV
proving they still have their finger on the pulse with the alton

boulder's new velodrome timelapse video

been meaning to post something about this for awhile
i used to live right outside boulder and miss the city terribly

check the site HERE

new cog magazine cover

has me changing my pants
COG
image via cyclehawk

messenger in the nytimes style section yesterday

hugo from the delivery service SNAP
which i have been rocking as a spoke card for the last few months

mostly an article on gear
with the emphasis on led lights
HERE

wtf

article in teen vogue
seen at bike snob

Stop a Fixed Gear Bicycle

wiki article on wired
about how to bring the whip to a stop
fuckin' amateurs

"So, you've decided to jump on the fixed gear bicycle trend. Good for you.

Now here's the bad news: unless you learn how to stop one of these brakeless wonders, you're pretty much dead. Here's how to slow your roll on a bike with no brakes.

This article is a wiki. Got extra advice? Log in and add it."

HERE

just watched the greatest worst movie of all time

zardoz

whoa

high res photo of space shuttle cockpit
HERE

"Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill pail." George Orwell.

segment on npr today reminded me of our imminent doom
just as william gibson deduced
ads will follow our identity in the future
your phone's gps location will be available to businesses
and unique ads will notify you when you are in the area
story on npr

they make 'em tough in chicago

the annual tour de chicago





see them all at oren's flickr

j martinez

is a very talented young photographer based in ny
he's also embeded in the fixed scene and is always
impressing me with the amazing pics on his flickr

this is a video he did at the bicycle film festival [bff]

2008 New York Bicycle Film Festival - FULL from jmartinez on Vimeo.

see more j martinez photos at negativo.org

peeped at prolly

found a new ad altering artist for you

jordan seiler

video tutorial on how to open, alter, and prevent future tampering of phone booth ads
watch more tutorials at his site publicadcampaign.com

seen at animalnewyork

150 fops, dandies, and ne'er-do-wells take to the streets for a proper gentlemen's tweed race

i'll give you one guess where...










uh...

london...?...

there were a few pics i left out for your viewing at arktip

also peep i'm roxy dammit's flickr

seen on prolly is not probably .com

[goddamnit i need a pair of knickers with some argyle socks]

when u-lock justice just ain't enough

seen at geekologie

and fyi

u lock justice definition

SHUT UP!

modular shoes


anyone who knows me is no stranger to my obsession with flips
this is such a great idea
see more HERE

posterboy update

apple evolution from 77-08

check it out HERE
[i spy my g4 in there]

i think i'm going to try to make this

moss bath mat
seen at core77

put your purse down and get out there sally

bike winter from Dada Factory on Vimeo.

more track bikes in fashion

slick design

ilovedust.com
peeped at 香港梗牙 hkfg

^new blog header^

comes from an amazing graf piece i stumbled upon
see the whole thing larger

HERE

[click on the image to scroll & zoom]

any volunteers for a sweet ass knuckle tattoo daisy chain

Get your own knuckles at the knuckle tattoo gun.

Get your own knuckles at the knuckle tattoo gun.

Get your own knuckles at the knuckle tattoo gun.

when bikes ruled the city

behold the dc bike valet...eat your heart out amsterdam

a flickr photoset
of the goings on
from bike to the inauguration
HERE

1,474 megapixel photo of the inauguration

using something called gigapan david bergman
was able to cram an obscene amount on info in this shot
make sure to click on the full screen and zoom around
be sure to look at w and cheney behind obama
HERE

swindle x mike giant

19th issue of swindle
a magazine spawned from
a shepard fairey collaboration

features mike giant

and a day in the life
oh man am i jealous
[although i do admit it resembles
my day to day pretty accurately]

mike's days are spent dividing time between bikes and weed

back cover


the issue also contains an article on the mexico city velodrome
you know the one eddy set the hour record in


check out swindle HERE