last minutes with oden

Last Minutes with ODEN from phos pictures on Vimeo.

saw this a while back. heavy heavy video. funny the things that become important once you can see clearly. your dog and your bike are a good start.

cranksgiving

thanks tom and thomas! i'm bringing out the trailer fo sho!

danny macaskill back

metal trials

i was talking about this a while back at the shop. it was hard to describe, the kind of thing you kinda' have to experience first hand. so here it is in all it's black metal wizardry trialsness.

photos

thanks to everyone who came out and braved the weather. sounds like everyone had a good time. had 40 people racing all together. not bad considering the rain and wind. thanks amy,christina, and nick for hosting the after party and providing libations. i'll post top ten guys and top 3 gals later. in the meantime thomas kula posted some PICS of the nights festivities.

Rain or Shine!!!

it goes down tomorrow regardless of weather.

nightmare before cxmas

don't know if you guys are hip to this event or not. saturday vets park is gonna' host the tailwind series cross races. but after! that' when the party starts. two wheel is hosting the nightmare before cxmas. this sounds like a good time and a really good way to get you moneys worth on your john wayne gacy killer clown costume.

all the money is going to local charities, so, it's for a good cause. at least you'll be able to get right with god for one day.

between this event and night of the living tread, a good time is sure to be had by all. double whammy!
more info at two wheels blog.

ride the republic

saw this on prolly. i'm torn. just when i start thinking i'm over fixed gear trickery, i see a video like this that bros my mind!

Ride the Republic from Daniel Garcia on Vimeo.

nike 6.0 tunnel jam

first the mini ramp in my yard. once that's complete, we move on to the tunnel. this looks awesome. lines for days.

coffins?

any one got a line on one of these? or any other coffin i can borrow for a night. no questions asked. looks like i'm gonna' have to construct my own. should be interesting...

this is funny

saw this on urbanvelo. had me cracking up.

Bicycle Friends Falling from Mr.Do on Vimeo.

NOTL4

so it's that time of year again. night of the living tread is upon us again. this years theme should provide plenty of entertainment for those at the checkpoints. anyone remember the 7/7/7 race? i really slacked off on getting sponsors this year so i ponied up and got some prizes on my own. there is an origin 8 frame set, track wheelset, origin 8 cranks, mks pedals. some random hats and t shirts as well. one fixed will be shipping some swag our way as well. thanks vic! the diag has proven to be such a good central meeting spot that we will be meeting there rather then wheeler park. as always, looking for volunteers to run checkpoints. gonna' be rad! see you there.

nike?

Nike .x. Bike Polo (RnR editing) from Rock'n'Rollin Fixie Riders on Vimeo.

nike seems to infiltrate everything! not sure how i feel 'bout that. good on one level bad on the other. i guess once nike moves on to aggro ripsticking, the same people playing polo now, will still be playing. anyone remember nike's first attempt at skate shoes in the 90's? anyone remember the choad? yes, choad. nike is evil.

you like to steal bikes?

this has been floating around for a few days now.

Urban Velo #15

urban velo issue 15 now out! check it out.

new blog

so it looks like stevil is no longer over at swobo. check out his new blog here.seriously one of the most entertaining guys around. Stevil hooked us up on the My Bloody Valentine race, one of our most generous sponsors yet. good luck.

memorial ride pics

so the ride last night was pretty intense. about 150-200 people showed up to memorialize tim pincikowski. we had a police escort from the parking lot of pioneer high school. as we left we "dominated the lane" as instructed by ann arbor police, and were then handed over to pittsfield police. as we rode the short ride to the sight of the accident, traffic stopped. i could only imagine what passing motorists thought. "honey, what's with all the bike riders?" which was exactly the point. it would be impossible to ignore us, therefore raising awareness for what happened to tim. the ride became rather real when we arrived at the accident site. as we approached, there was tim's family. wife, 4 year old daughter, brother, sister, mom, and a few others. they were all understandably emotional, which reminded us all why we came out. so, pray for tim's family through these difficult times, and be safe out there.
thanks for the pics andy.
more

memorial ride august 18

there is a memorial ride tonight for tim pincikowski, the cyclist who was struck and killed july 28 on maple rd. the ride will be leaving the pioneer high parking lot at 5 pm. there will be a police escorted ride to the accident site. please come out and help raise awareness for cyclists in our community.
more info

stolen bike

best stolen bike flyer ever!

this is where i've been

ready to go back

mutiny bikes

Mutiny Bikes "Let's Get Mystical" Trailer! from Mutiny Bikes on Vimeo.

quality cinematography makes all the difference.

poker run results

had a blast last night. thanks to everyone who came out. and, especially everyone who volunteered to help, katie, lily, rob, thomas, tom, matt. be sure to support our sponsors, se bikes, velocity, keirin culture, hell yes clothing, outlier clothing, name brand tattoo, urban velo.
heres your results:
5 card draw
1.sara l.
2.chris g.
3.kyle raiford
4.jen munford

top girls
1.rachel
2.amanda betzier

7 card draw:
1.jimmy soden
2.rachel
3.sandy bledsoe
4.mike p.(team blackbears)
5.luke
6.adam (team blackbears)
7.trey allen
8.kris k.
9.philip
10.rob jurewicz
11.spencer olinek
12.adam say
13.evan williams
14.nick? tyckowski
15.will b.
16.igor b.
17.jessee campbell
18.georgina
19.ian o.
20.james walton

there's your top twenty. and representing team blackbears for DFL is jon c. with a massive 10 point score. he went out 13 times and still did not have anything. jon wins a set of velocity wheels or rims of his choice at 25% below wholesale on a set of rims,, or, 15% below wholesale on a set of wheels.
thomas kula took some pics. anyone else with pics from last night send 'em my way.
next up? night of the living tread IIII!!!!!

poker run checkpoints

northside presbyterian church- 1679 broadway st.

bandamer park dirt jumps- lake shore dr. off of main st.

caribou coffee- 1423 e stadium

burns park sledding hill- 1414 wells st. in park east of school

fletcher parking structure- thunderdome. lowest level of structure where polo is played in the winter months.

wurster park- madison to the north, davis to the south, 3rd to the east, and 5th to the west.

hidden commuter lot- washington to the north, liberty to the south, 3rd to the east, murray ave to the west.

finish at adams house 917 brown, near the stadium.

start at the diag. all checkpoints must be visited before a discard. once all checkpoints have been visited, go to the finish. if you chose to discard, you'll have to return to the corresponding checkpoint. discard as many times as you wish, as long as it's done within a 2 hour time limit. after that, checkpoints will not be manned. points awarded for best hand and time.

map

there is a long and short course option. long includes all seven checkpoints and the option to discard. short does not include bandamer dirt jumps or broadway hill. long course will receive points for hands and speed. a good hand is worth more then a fast time. short course riders simply draw a card at each checkpoint, best hand wins, no discard. meet in the diag at 8. see you there. feel free to print out your own map and checkpoint list. save a tree.

firefighter shoots cyclist

this guy cared so much about the childs safety, that he shot the father in the head. careful out there.
full story

bmx worlds

nice contrast between old and new. the retro haro demo is exactly what a parking lot demo was like back in the day. reminds me of brick wheels' haro demo back in '89. ya, i was there, on my se trick master. dating myself a little there.

BMX WORLDS 2009 VIDEO from woozybmx.com on Vimeo.

BMX WORLDS 2009 COLOGNE from woozybmx.com on Vimeo.

pretty awesome that british knights sponsored the mini/spine contest.

catch me if you can

Catch Me If You Can - Event Promo Spot - Los Anglees, Ca - August 2nd, 2009 from Enjoy Human on Vimeo.

who's gonna' make an epic promo video for our next race?

bike polo 2012 olympics

who's gonna' build the first traditional polo bike?
interesting video on the history of traditional bike polo.

jens voigt crash

here it is for anyone who missed it. jens voigt went down yesterday in stage 19. there are a lot of people saying that the steer tube snapped. but i think it's clear what happened. looks like he hit an uneven patch of pavement and lost it. watch his glasses shatter as he hits the pavement. nasty crash. hopefully he heals up soon, but for now, jens is outta' the tour.

gorilla

i know this came out a little while ago. but, if you haven't seen it, it's a must. wonka is redonkulous!

Gorilla in Paris from Gorilla Bicycles on Vimeo.

NJS frames

tim potter sent me an e mail a few days ago with pics of these awesome NJS frames he has available. if you don't know tim's story, here's some more info. and be sure and pick up the latest issue of cog. tim has an article in there, with some great pics of old keirin racing.

maeda 56 c-t $650

peloton 56 c-t $550 small h/b ding on top tube
email tim at bikes@msu.edu for more info.

bicycle film festival in detroit

the bicycle film festival will be taking place in detroit this weekend. anyone in the area should try and make it out. if you've ever been to the BFF before you know that there are always some cool films that you won't really get a chance to see anywhere else.info
also heard that there is a race today at 3:30 starting from hart plaza. don't know any details, but, i'm sure if you're there at 3:30 you'll figure it out.

pedal poker run

so here it is. i desperately need volunteers to make this one happen. so, if you're willing to run a checkpoint, let me know. riders will run around to checkpoints around town. each checkpoint will be visited at least once. where, you'll get a card. once you have visited each one you can go to the finish. at the finish, if you want to re draw, you can leave a card and return to a previous checkpoint. you can do this as many times as you want within the allowed amount of time until you get a hand you're satisfied with.

find a bike friend

see how fast you can find a riding buddy. it'll be cool to see how this site develops. great idea.
bikepal.net

NO CASSETTES RED BAND TRAILER from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.

fonseca films

dinosaur jr "over it"

big matt turned me onto the new dinosaur jr video. j mascis rips!

here's the making of.

love this board. digging the square tail and nose.

reminds me of mike v's deck from back in the day.

JRA

looks like the finished product. just riding along, i don't know how that happened.

a little piece of a2 history

skate witches

revival trailer

THE REVIVAL/KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON from morehartfilms on Vimeo.

moreheartfilms

anyone who works at a shop will get this

Cranksgiving in june

so cranksgiving in went down this past saturday. and, while there wasn't a huge turnout, we definitely pulled our weight. everyone who participated had done the previous cranksgivings. so, we all went for weight. piet and i took the heaviest load hauling just over 300 pounds in my trailer. it was a blast, and all for a good cause.details

R.I.P.

Cranksgiving in June

Thomas is hosting a race in ypsi tomorrow. anyone who has come out for cranksgiving before knows what this is all about. it's for a good cause, and involves bike debauchery. best of both worlds. come out and see how much you can haul! more info

Cole Skating

found this old video of cole and his first skateboarding experience. he wasn't even quite a year old, and already loving it. cole's gonna' be four the end of september, man time flies.

Sponsors

we've got some great sponsors so far. every time i host an event, i'm always impressed with the people who support and sponsor. everyone should support those who support us. here's the list so far.
urban velo, thanks brad
velocity (no actual prizes, but 25% below wholesale discount offered) check out how many events these guys sponsor and you might get a better idea of why they can't send EVERYONE rims.
keirin culture, thanks stratton
outlier clothing
se bikes, funny story about the reloadish bag they sent.
hell yes clothing, look forward to sprints again this winter from dennis and crew.
name brand tattoo, my personal favorite. three people are getting tattoos!
still a lot of work to do, but everything is coming along nicely.

BICYLE FILM FESTIVAL

this years fixed gear symposium is coming up. thursday night the state theater will be hosting the bicycle film festival. too cool, i remember when the state theater was one of only two theaters in traverse city. i saw return of the jedi there!

NEXT EVENT

poker run details coming soon. trying to put together a WEEKEND of bike anarchy with the poker run only being one part of it.

EAST QUAD BIKE CO OP

come support the eqbp. need a wheel? need a bike? can you fix a bike? kostya and crew can help.

DANGEROUS HICKS BEER CANS OF DEATH STUNT BIKE JUMP

oh ya, and this. funny shit.

NIKE 6.0 WRITING ON THE WALLS

Nike 6.0 Writing on The Walls [Full Movie] from Peter Sportiello on Vimeo.
full movie. looooong, but soooo good. been watching a lot of bmx stuff lately. being that 20" wheels are what began my life long obsession with biking, i'll always be that kid on the supergoose.

MARK CAVENDISH

gotta' love finishes like this. follow cavendish at worlds. here

NO CASSETTES WEBISODE 2

next race, may 10th. details coming soon. in the meantime, enjoy...

No Cassettes Webisode 2 from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.

BAD SKID

bad skid

Nicks Fail from Christian Meldrum on Vimeo.

NEW PICS AND VIDEO

carl bean-larson photos

photos from chris rigard

thanks dj climber

HELLS YA

what a blast. dennis, carl, and erin came down from t.c. monday afternoon. i can't even begin to tell you how much these guys have put into making this happen. not only all the equipment. but, the van rental, gas, driving bak home the same night. shit! we didn't get done until close to two in the morning. just want to say thanks to them for everything they've done. while there is an entry fee ($5) donations are always accepted. these guys are losing money doing this. which just goes to show how much they love it. i'm sure every little bit they can scrape together would make a big difference.
so, i got to the blind pig at the 8pm load in time. dennis and crew were already there and getting ready to set up. everything went pretty smooth with the exception of a couple small glitches. once the doors opened people started lining up to register. now, what was great was that pretty much everyone who showed up was there to race. but as people got eliminated out of their heats, the crowd started to thin out. the crowd was awesome! high energy till the end. i think a common misconception when i started promoting this was you had to race to be a part of this. anyone was who was there will tell you, being a spectator was just as fun. i think it would be great to have more people cheering everyone on next time.

homeless dave was there reporting for the ann arbor chronicle and got some great pics.
annarborchronicle.com
so we'll be back at it on the 23rd. bring a friend, sister, brother, mother. the more the merrier. you do not have to race to have a good time at the hell yes sprints. dennis has the results posted on the hell yes blog. big matt 2nd place? hmmmmm...
hellyessprints


youtube videos
more pics
thanks spencer olinek for the pics.
so, i'll see everyone on the 23rd!

HELL YES SPRINTS

last night was awesome! still don't know what the count was, but a pretty good turnout. not bad for a monday night. dennis, carl, and erin drove home last night directly after the races. i know i wouldn't have been able to pull that off. pics coming soon. i'm going back to bed now. pace yourself kiddies.

POLO VIDEO

this is what we do on sundays. thanks gary for the great video.

HELL YES SPRINT SET UP

so dennis has everything ready to go. here are a couple shots of the setup, and carl, erin, and lance spin spin spinning.

NAHBS

the north american hand made bike show is coming soon. with it being in indianapolis, it's soooo close to us this year. tons of cool stuff going on. including art bike. not to mention the list of exhibitors. see you there.more info

A2 POLO IN ANN ARBOR CHRONICLE

Bicycle Polo Played Under Polar Conditions
Ionian team takes top honors in Michigan-wide tournament
BY DAVE ASKINSJANUARY 19, 2009

Bike, ball, and mallet.
On Sunday afternoon, eight 3-person teams from Traverse City, Ionia, East Lansing, and Ann Arbor descended on the “Thunderdome,” to compete for top honors in a double-elimination bicycle polo tournament. The Thunderdome is a parking structure near downtown Ann Arbor, which generally sits empty on Sundays. And on this last Sunday, it was empty and cold. The Chronicle could not disagree with the assessment of one polo player: “It’s like a meat locker in here!”

Adam Say, who works as a mechanic at Ann Arbor Cyclery on Packard Street, expressed some confidence before play started that his team would prevail – there was a spot on a shelf at the bike shop with a label on it to hold the trophy. But at the end of the day, the trophy - constructed from spoke protectors, wheel hubs, and a dog bowl – went back to Dan’s Bike Shop in Ionia, Michigan, with the team who finished the tournament undefeated: Seth Higbee, Gary Ferguson, and Tim Heyboer. full story

HELL YES SPRINTS

ROLLER RACING!!!

we'll be hosting roller races in ann arbor! this a first for ann arbor, and a first for michigan. dennis and crew are bringing their opensprints set up to us february 9th and 23rd at the blind pig. i hope everyone comes out and shows their gratitude to everyone involved for this unique event. guaranteed to be a good time. $1 pbr's and no cover. doors open at 9:30. hope to see everyone there.

IT'S COMING

FIXION