Har har- but seriously you gotta keep those ankles warm!
Get Chukked
Filed under want/do want, wear
Philadelphia & The Law
Two bills will be introduced into City Council on Thursday Councilman DiCicco will be introducing a bill would require registration of all bicycles owned by persons 12 and older. Councilman Kenney’s bill will raise the fines of sidewalk riding from $50 (which was already raised from $10 in June), and for wearing headphones from $50-$100 dollars to $100-$300 and for bicyclists without brakes face a $1000 fine or confiscation of the bike.
These bills will be first read and sent to committee, which will hold hearings at a later date. Council seems willing and able to listen to our concerns and these bills will most likely be amended before being brought to the hearing.
Not to mention the proposed $20 registration of all bicycles in the city. Are “scofflaw” bicyclists going to be caught because of some tiny registration number? Are police going to actually pursue stolen bikes? Nope, nope, and nope. Am I really going to get pulled over by a fat bike cop? Catch me if you can. I leave you with this…
Filed under bike, Philadelphia
Tweed Ride
This weekend yours truly took part in the second annual Philadelphia Tweed Ride. 105 people dressed down on their bicycles taking over the city and generally having an amazing time on what was a perfect autumn day. I hauled around my Linhof Technika 4×5 camera on my back and used up all but my last sheet of Polaroid 54 film. I suppose the last sheet will have to be for a special occasion of some sort? For more pictures of the event visit the official Tweed Ride Philadelphia website.
yours truly sizing things up…
and what things looked like from my side of the camera…
Filed under bike, photography, wear
Grizzly Bear
Amazing clay stop-action video for Grizzly Bear’s “Ready, Able”
Perhaps the most psychedelic thing ever done with clay, that I’ve seen at least.
Deus Ex Machina
Exquisite customs from Australia that leave me drooling uncontrollably. Kawasakis, Yamahas, Triumphs, Harleys, bobbers, dirt trackers, street trackers, hillclimbers!! Hell, these guys even make track bikes (?!) Their headquarters in Sydney is far from just a garage; it’s also home to a cafe, showroom, and shop which has been very carefully designed to reflect the aesthetic of the brand. So, if you’ve got an extra 20k laying around why not turn it into a motorcycle? Deus
Filed under architecture, motor
cork grips 