Fixed Gear Ness

Photo by Kyle Kelley

If this isn’t bait for Bike Snob‘s photochoppery, then I don’t know what is. Juvi-Kyle, aka LAleprechaun, aka 49r, aka Tracko has this mystery frameset for sale up on eBay. It’s hard to tell what the angles are, but the 130 spacing, derailleur hanger and internally-routed cables lead me to believe it’s a vintage time trial bike. Which, in my opinion, offers some pretty nice options for someone looking for an around the town track bike.

It’s a $1 auction, so maybe you can score it for cheap. Check out more photos here, at the Orange 20 Flickr and read up on it here, at the eBay auction.

Zlog in the Bay from ZLOG on Vimeo.

Nice little edit from Zach’s recent trip to SF. Check out more information at ZLOG.

Remember the last Tramnesia video I posted about Outlier? Well, here’s the first part, of 10, in the series. Check out the press-release here:

Tramnesia is pleased to announce the release of its latest video documentary, Outlier: Making of a Shirt.

Outlier is a small clothing company based in Brooklyn, NY, owned by Abe Burmeister and Tyler Clemens. Their clothes are inspired by the sartorial challenges of urban bike commuting — how to ride comfortably to work without having to change upon arrival. Having initially tackled pants, Outlier turns their attention to the dress shirt. Outlier: Making of a Shirt follows Abe and Tyler as they go through the process of designing and producing the shirt.

There’s more below.

Outlier: Making of a Shirt is the latest addition to Tramnesia’s ongoing series of videos profiling small, owner-operated businesses. Instead of the standard sit-down interview illustrated by contrived demonstrations of work, however, Outlieris a longer-format study (trt: 55 min) that considers this small business by watching them work over time.

This documentary has two objectives: to learn about Outlier and their working methods, as well as to observe how a garment is actually made. It shows how Abe and Tyler do what they do by introducing the viewer to the typically invisible world of garment production. We know they make clothes but how do they actually do it? It’s one thing to hear clothing designers talk about their methods; it’s a rarer thing altogether to witness the employment of those methods. This documentary, consequently, offers a candid look by observing, for example, Abe and Tyler try on sample after sample, discuss revisions with their pattern maker, fabric shopping, and by following Tyler as he schleps from the factory to the office a large box of t-shirts that he will prepare for mailing. A good deal of time is devoted to observing how the fabric is cut and then sewn together to produce the actual shirt. Ultimately we see how garment production is a highly elaborated process and how small businesses, like Outlier, within this industry depend upon each other for their survival and success.

Outlier: Making of a Shirt will be released serially in ten parts over a period of two weeks.

Previously:
Outlier: Making of a Shirt

This isn’t nearly as much of a “big deal” as Wal-Mart’s bike, but Target is now selling a Schwinn Courier Road Bike for $259.99. Schwinn’s been making bikes for department stores for years, so this should be no big surprise. When it comes down to it, this is more along the lines of other mail-order catalog bikes and doesn’t come close to Wal-Mart’s $149.00 Mongoose. In the end, this will get more people on bikes, so I don’t see what the big deal is. Just know, when you take this to your LBS to get “worked on”, you’ll be dropping a couple hundred more into it, so you’re better off going with a local purchase from a legitimate bike shop.

Previously:
Walmart’s 700C Men’s Mongoose Cachet Fixed-Speed Bike

Evil Dead done in 60 seconds with CLAY – 2010 from Lee Hardcastle on Vimeo.

No bikes but 100% awesomeness. Missing Head‘s claymation rendition of Evil Dead is just what I needed on this rainy day. Sam Raimi’s one of my favorite directors and the Evil Dead trilogy is a must-have for any horror fan. All this was missing was the old hag yelling “Dead by dawn, dead by dawn, I’ll swallow your soul” but I guess that would take too much time. If you haven’t seen Evil Dead, Evil Dead II or Army of Darkness, go out and pick them up. Also, if you missed Drag Me to Hell, that’s also an excellent horror film by Raimi.

Thanks to Luke for the mid-afternoon laughs.