Bike Albany

Bicycle Film Fest 2010 Photos and Recap

Andrew — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:28:39 +0000

The past weekend was amazing and there was so much bike fun to be had. I ventured out and had a really really fun weekend.

Goldsprints! Absurdly hard and fun, and has been updated with really nice software and hardware since MTX2007.

So many cool bikes to stare at just walking down the street.

Kickstand! They’re a coffee shop that is carted over on bicycle and setup for the day wherever they’re at. They have amazing iced or hot coffee.

Ines Brunn.

Birdman

Fixed trick comp, coolish/kind of boring.

Cool ass bikes.

So many bikes!

Marty from Geekhouse!

Prolly being a weirdo.

Aaron!

GHCX!

Weirdo

…this thing…

Mini velo!

Went to bed late as hell.

See the pictures full size and the rest of my Bicycle Film Fest 2010 photos on my flickr!

Hotel Empire Alleycat 5/28

Andrew — Thu, 06 May 2010 04:02:05 +0000

BikeSnobNYC unmasked!

Andrew — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:30:40 +0000

Read the article at the Wall Street Journal.

Free Shoes From Chrome! Turds for Gold Promotion

Andrew — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:33:07 +0000

In an attempt to let the world know how committed they are to their footwear line, Chrome announces their Turds For Gold Shoe Exchange. For two days only, Chrome will be slinging a new pair of shoes to anyone that sends them a worn-out pair of kicks.

“There are a lot of great shoe brands out their but few, if any, are made to handle the harsh demands of riding in the city,” says Chrome Marketing Director, Matt Sharkey.

“Our shoes are built to hold up under the toughest conditions and are designed 100% to address the needs of the everyday city cyclist. Not only did we want to build a shoe that was durable and functional, but we also paid close attention to overall fit and timeless style.”

The exchange begins on Wednesday, March 17 and ends promptly the next day on Thursday, the 18th. Packages must be post marked by 3/18 to qualify and should include a return shipping address and shoe size info.

Please ship all packages to:
Chrome Industries
Attn: Turds for Gold/Sharkey
580 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

How to make Free Motion Cycling Rollers: Make Magazine

Andrew — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:15:28 +0000

Free motion rollers are cool becuase it helps get rid of that super sterile feeling that you get when sitting on the rollers. I personally have an issue with being on the rollers for more than five minutes (not kidding). This would add some realism and fun to riding indoors during the horrible winter. I want to build these for next winter!

DIY InsideRide Free Motion Rollers #2

via make:

I just got one of those indoor bike trainers. You know, the kind that props up the rear wheel against a heavy, resistance-providing wheel. The front of the bike rests on the floor, the rear axle is pinned, and there’s no balancing required. I didn’t think of it at first, but that’s not really how you ride a bike in real life, and therefore must not be good enough for athletes training for more than just a good indoor cardio workout. Instructables user pennachi1 created this indoor cycling rig that lets you actually ride your bike the way you would outside. Looks a little scary to me, but I’m informed it “works fantastically!”

Ed Glazar 2009 Monstertrack Recap

Andrew — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:31:01 +0000

Ed took a ton of great pictures last Monstertrack and made a collage in preparation for this years race. I was excited to see a bunch of shots of me from my favorite race so I wanted ot post this to get pumped for this years race!

Check out Ed’s site at http://www.tedwardglazarphotography.com/

Monstertrack XI, March 6th.

Andrew — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:58:54 +0000

Details for my favorite race of the year have been posted on the Monstertrack Website.
There’s going to be tons of people racing this year and there will definitely be a few guys from Albany heading down.

Here is the video from last year, Schil filming, and Gavin and I riding with a bunch of NYC dudes.

Also, check out my Monstertrack X Racer Profile from last year, courtesey of Michael Green of BikeBlogNYC.

UPS Using Bicycles to Deliver Packages

Andrew — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:03:47 +0000

How awesome is that. It saves them a ton of money and packages are less likely to be destroyed. How do people not know that this extends past UPS into everyday life, for everyone?!

Read the full article.

BBNYC Giving away iPod Touch and Tall Bike Joust App

Andrew — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:25:51 +0000

My friend Mike Green is giving away an iPod touch with a tallbike joisting app on there. Check out the contest and figure out how to win by readint he rules over on BikeBlogNYC.

NYC Cranksgiving in the NYTimes

Andrew — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:06:51 +0000

Awesome to see this kind of coverage over an illicit, illegal event. For those who don’t know, in this race, the racers pick up groceries at various grocery stores and at then end of the race all of it gets donated to charity. They raised a ton of food for charity, and the manifest and layout of their race is second to none. I’m super bummed I missed the Albany Cranksgiving, it’s my favorite race of the year. Here was their manifest:

Read the whole article on the NYTimes website, or by clicking the above image.