Archive for January, 2009
Yesterday, our nation’s capital witnessed an amazing moment in history: the Inauguralleycat. Couriers and racers from around the country hit the crowded streets of D.C. to hustle hard for fun, glory, and to celebrate monumental social change. The District’s own Elliot Caldwell won first place, and received an autographed copy or “Bike Messenger’s Life” by “Fast” Eddie Williams and some free beer. Everyone else won some free beer and a whole lot of hope and confidence in our tattered homeland.
Eddie, Elliot, and race organizer John Dinn. Photo via DC Courier/Hub Racing.
No entry fee, no staggering prize list, just riding to celebrate and recognize… many of the participants continued on to inaugural rides or parked their whips with Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s free bike valet parking and stepped onto the Mall to join the 2 million people witnessing the swearing in of Barack Obama. City officials encouraged attendees to ride, citing congested traffic condition and severe lack of parking. Obama and bikes:
the perfect combination.
RIP Bush Administration!
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2009
Categories: Music, News
Since I started to stray away from bicycles in the last post, here is some random, yet partially Notorious Weekly Commute related east coast/west coast beef news. According to Billboard News, Death Row Records has been auctioned off! Apparently Suge Knight pulled some sort of bait & switch as he collected a check for $18 million from a corporate Canadian monster, of course leaving a few people royally ticked off – read it all here. Just as Obama gets ready to make things right, Canada goes and steals Pac. State-supplied health insurance, decent economy and a solid line up of classic MC’s, I might just head north of the boarder!
…Speaking of the Weekly Commute, we have a special guest DJ this week and the next installment will drop tonight! There are more classic cuts in it than Edward Scissorhands can handle!
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2009
Categories: Design
I know its not a bicycle, but its too beautiful to let pass by – the Metisse Desert Racer. The original Desert Racer was built by the great American ‘anti-hero’ actor Steve McQueen. McQueen was more than just a pretty face on the big screen – he was an avid motorcycle and exotic-car racer, enthusiast and product developer; according to some research, McQueen designed and patented a bucket seat for automobile racing. The original Desert Racer was used for off-road competition. Metisse Motorcycles has handcrafted 300 new Desert Racers under the endorsement of McQueen’s estate, they are beautiful:
These new Desert Racers come with a fully-reconditioned period Triumph TR6 engine, meaning none of us on bikes have a chance of keeping up! More technical jargon on the Metisse/McQuee motorcycle here and more photos here. Now go ride your bicycle! (via Selectism)
Thanks for all the support folks! We still have a small box of these tee’s kicking around and could really use your support!
Death Sprinter
Size S/M/L/XL, printed on American Apparel
$18 locally delivered / $22 Shipped in USA / Please email for international shipping rates
PayPal Payments: sales@openbicycle.com
What do car doors, brass knuckles, Proletariat and the acronym W.Y.L.R. have in common? They all belong on your damn head! Purchase here for $15 bucks!
I convinced Kerry to dig up the last box of cycling caps he was holding, not only did he do it, but he did one better by offering up a hefty $10.00 discount to anyone that ventured over from Open to grab one. Get one here for $15 bucks with free shipping! Or, if you live around the city, you can also swing by the shop - tell him we sent you or you’ll be paying full price! There are only a handful left and I won’t give you mine if you miss out. Details look like this:
For those of you unfamiliar, GET FAMILIAR. Kerry is the most ‘ANTI’ Boston has to offer, which is why your mom and local police officers love him. His shop, Proletariat, holds down the top floor of the Garage in Harvard Square, operating as the most legit “urban artist” supply, clothing & vintage shops in the city – its hard to not love this dude and what he does. Now support independent Boston business and buy a damn cycling cap!
I’ve been really busy lately, but wanted to take a few to check in with yall after a busy weekend. Shout out to everyone who came to Revolver at Good Life, BoldSprints at Middlesex, and then my late night set at ZuZu – Shit was live!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This Thursday, come through Milky Way in Jamaica Plain for an exclusive listening party for Matt&Kim’s new album GRAND. Get your hands on all kinds of free merch – cd’s, posters, stickers, bicycles, as well as all kinds of other shit will be given away. The listening party will go down from 9-10p, follwed by good tunes from Ryan Durkin and myself until close!
In other news…
Website coming soon. And for those of you on TWITTER, follow me here and get put on game!
If you haven’t already, go grab last week’s Notorious-inspired Weekly Commute mix here.
Easssssy.
