Saturday, 11 July 2009

Udderly Butterly


Yo! Who's stupid idea was this? We're riding fixed through Europe. 10 types of cream and nothing but a dream.

More photos coming soon....

Monday, 6 July 2009

MF Gold Teeth Mother Fucker


I was relaxing drinking a Coca Cola trying to decide how to kill my last four hours in New York. I'd locked my bike outside the shop and was sat in the sun 15 metres away round the corner on a bench.

Finished my Coke, wandered back to my bike and there's this little gnarled fellow taking the wheels off my bike. Of course he was very apologetic, "It's your lucky day man! you are LUCKY! Just after your rims man!" Offers me his hand to shake and smiles his gold-toothed smile. I'm still proud that I replied "I ain't shakin' hands with a bike thief." He tried to help me put my wheels back on, offering me his allen-keys. I flat out refused (his was a 6mm and my hubs are 1/4 inch of course). He was insistent, and trying so hard not to sound like a niive as fuck british guy I kept saying "Just get outa here, man".

Friday, 3 July 2009

Kraftwerk. Manchester Velodrome



The Godfathers of electronic music and avid cyclists played in the Manchester Velodrome. A dream venue for them, and, they used it to it's full potential. During, 'Tour De France' they had four of the British Olympic Track Team weave up and down on the track mirroring the wave like frequency graphics on the screen. For their first encore they brought on, 'The Robots' and then finished off with the audience putting on 3D glasses for the last 6 songs which were accompanied with incredible 3D images. A unique venue, a unique experience, a unique gig.

Thursday, 2 July 2009

Steel and Flash Guns : Andrew Bush


Andrew Bush mounted a large format camera with a powerful flash in the back seat of his car. He used this to photograph cars and their drivers in the LA area for about a decade around the year 1990.

These photos make up the exhibition 'Vector Portraits' at the Yossi Milo Gallery in New York. This show blew my mind.

Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Adam Cooke. WTF




I'm having a coffee and Adam took a few photos without me knowing so I thought I'd take some of him.
He may not look it but he was once a centrefold. Even in December 1991 he was rockin' the mono-brow.
L.B.P. Roll Deep

Wednesday, 24 June 2009

Tour Series. Chester






It had been sunny all day but you could see the storm clouds heading our way. Literally, the first lap and it started to rain. Second lap and there was the first of a few (slip out) crashes. The wet cobbled sections of the course didn't look fun to ride and they caused a few broken bikes. It was pretty good racing and it eventually stopped raining.

Friday, 19 June 2009

Self Portrait


I always liked the simplicity of this photo that Gabe took of himself. It is more than likely he was travelling at the optimum, adequate speed of 17mph when he pressed the shutter. You can catch him blasting around New York sometime soon.