Friday, October 9, 2009

=SWEET-N-LOW=


NOT SURE WHO MADE THIS, BUT IT ROCKS. IT REMINDS ME OF A BEACH CRUISER... PROBABLY THE COLORWAY. I'D LIKE TO TRY THIS THING OUT!

=DESKTOP ART=





SCOOPED THESE FROM THE INTERWEB... KILLER BIKE ART, USE 'EM FOR A DESKTOP IMAGE CAUSE BIKES RULE!!!

=BIKE GIRLS=


BITTERSWEET.

=BURN RUBBER=


I HEARD IT WAS ALBERT EINSTEIN BEHIND THIS MONSTER CHAINRING... IT WAS SAID THAT THIS BIKE REACHED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 150MPH! I'M NOT SURE HOW TRUE THIS IS BUT DAMN SON... THAT'S ONE HECK OF A BEAST!!

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

=VIRTUE HAUTE TATTOO=



FIX-FRIENDLY 'VIRTUE HAUTE TATTOO' OPENING IN OCTOBER. 30TH & BURNSIDE, EAST PORTLAND. WHAT-WHAT!!!

ALL WE NEED NOW IS A COUPLA BIKE RACKS AND WE'RE GOOD... DISCOUNTS OFFERED ON TATTOOS FOR THOSE WHO RIDE TO THEIR APPOINTMENT!!!

=FIXIE ART.3=


FIXIE-FLASH ART BY SMFJ/2009. (ACRYLIC INK ON WATERCOLOR BLOCK, 4X6")

=HUNGRY TIGER=

=BURNT BRIDGE=

VANCOUVER, WA


THERE'S A RAD TRAIL IN VANCOUVER, WA... PERFECT FOR THAT SUNDAY RIDE. SMOOTH AND SCENIC, AT A COUPLE OF MILES LONG, I RIDE THIS ROUTE WITH FRIENDS FOR A DECOMPRESSION FROM THE HUSTLE-N-BUSTLE OF CITY RIDING.


IT'S SMOOTH AND SEMI-FLAT WITH ROLLING HILLS THAT TRAVERSE A MEADOW IN BETWEEN THE URBAN-SCAPE OF THE 'COUV. THERE ARE PEAR TREES TO PICK FROM AND WHETHER YOU ARE CRUISING OR ALL-OUT SPRINTING, THIS TRAIL IS DEFINITELY A RECOMMENDED RIDE.


THE END OF THE TRAIL HAS AN AWESOME LOOKOUT OVER THIS LAKE, COMPLETE WITH A WATER FOUNTAIN, SEATS TO SIT AND SMOKE AND THERE'S ALWAYS A FREIGHT TRAIN DRENCHED IN GRAFFITI TO BREAK UP THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE.
RIGHT OFF OF HAZEL-DELL DRIVE THE PATH SHOOTS OFF IN TWO DIRECTIONS... ONE TAKES YOU ON A 40 MILE LOOP THROUGH PARKS AND NEIGHBORHOODS, THE OTHER ON A SECLUDED, TREE-LADEN ESCAPE. CHECK IT OUT!

=SAYBELLA'S PEUGEOT=




FIRST BUILD ON PORTLAND SINGER/SONGWRITER 'SAYBELLA's CONVERSION... SPARE PARTS AND A LOTTA LOVE INCLUDED.
SHE JUST SCORED SOME RISERS, NEW TIRES, BIGGER CHAIN-RING AND MORE. LOOKING FOR WHITE TIRES SOON AND THE RECENT BLESSING OF A WHITE TURBO SADDLE COURTESY OF PATRICK FROM PEDAL-CONSUMPTION ARE SURE TO MAKE THIS A NOTICABLE RIDE AROUND PORTLAND. GO GIRL!

=EVENING ROMANCE=