Vote for Geoff Feinberg's short titled: Locomotive

Here's a great short commenting on life, or rather sound, in the big city:

Locomotive from Geoff Feinberg on Vimeo.

Vote for it here on PBS's website. The short that wins wil get screened this Saturday night on PBS..

I really dug this film a lot cause while it had cycling stuff going on, it really wasn't so much about the cycling. That and I can attest to the noise and dampening feeling the city gives off on a daily basis. After working and commuting daily for something like 13 years, the last year of my life on funemployment has been nothing short of a drastic, most welcomed relief. It's at the point now where it's almost a foreign idea for me to set foot in Manhattan. Even when I do, its usually just to cut through to see friends who reside in Brooklyn..

I can't really say I ever felt the pressure get to me or reacted quite like the way the shorts' protagonist did. Lord knows having the ability to belt out tenor style like that would be an awesome talent to posses, seeing as how it would surely land you in the panties of many a fine lady. Though I'd be lying if I said I didn't throw the occasional unnecessary, while being totally necessary, expletive fit now again. Usually it was when I was really busy and some fucking asstard motherfucker(s) didn't bother unjamming the copier after they cluster fucked it to hell. My favorite was when ALL 5 were jammed at the same time and people would get pissed at me cause their copies weren't done in time. Yes, people in offices are THAT fucking stupid and assholey..

Suffice it to say, my wildly inappropriate use of the word 'cunt' at volume, amongst others, in an office atmosphere never really went over that well despite the fact that it was aimed at an inanimate object. People were usually more scared of me than for me. Which is not a bad thing since people rarely ever bothered me for anything unless they absolutely had to. It would certainly explain why no one ever objected to my smoking of weed at my desk. In fact I think they actually preferred it, hehe. Shit, I'm just thankful that no one caught me having sex with a co-worker in the back room! Okay, fine.. I'll admit that office was relatively fun and tolerable. It was the two after that really sucked a nut..

Anyways, has the blog suffered slightly from the lack of my being forced to sit down in front of a computer and keep myself entertained while pretending to look busy for forty something hours a week? Yes. In the grand scheme of things do I give a rats ass? No. Why? Because I no longer have the near uncontrollable urge to bludgeon myself to death by smashing my head into a pane of glass that's too thick for me to crash through due to the lack of distance needed for a good running start from where my desk was located relative to the windows.. That's why..

Right then, I've got some more interesting things coming up real soon. By 'real soon' I mean whenever I damn well please :-)

Also, if you recall my recent post about how much I fucking hate the cops in this town that give the rest of them a bad name, check this shit out:


Interview with Pepper Sprayed Protester Chelsea Elliott from ANIMALnewyork.com on Vimeo.


Apparently pepper spraying nice airheady hippy girls for no reason during a non-violent protest is totally alright now. More on Animal and The New Yorker..

Vote for Geoff Feinberg's short titled: Locomotive

An Original 1983 Benotto Crono Track bike in NOS condition?! SO SICK!!

Talk about fucking GNAR!:

The original photo was annoying the shit out of me so the one above is slightly adjusted for better viewing pleasure..

LOTS more snap of it on his flickr set..

An Original 1983 Benotto Crono Track bike in NOS condition?! SO SICK!!

A little something to get you ready for the weekend..

Not one, but two reasons why I wouldn't mind being reincarnated as a women's saddle 8-)

Although I have to say, the blonde could really use some buiscuts and gravy..

Thanks Julie!

A little something to get you ready for the weekend..

Feel the tug of skateboard fever!

I hung out with my good ol' chumz Tom and Jeff the other day to go check out the concrete skatepark in Astoria Park. It was a fun day of putzing around and reminiscing about how rad skateboarding was before we got all old. Anyways, after dinner we decided to check out the old Peels Sessions spot and I somehow managed to bust out with a fast 5-0 grind to frontside shove it out nice and clean- STOKED!:

Thanks for the vid Tooommmeeeeeh!

Skateboarding is something I miss really badly and wished I lived closer to a good park. Okay, so yeah, there's plenty of parks in my area. I guess I just hate being the old guy by myself surrounded by a bunch of 14 year olds shredders while I'm struggling to hoist my fat ass up on the fun box. Oh to be 23 again!

Anyways, I'm almost done with this fucking alignment table. I'll post some pics up once it's complete..

Feel the tug of skateboard fever!

Brooklyn Bike Jumble this Saturday!

Come check it out!

Saturday September 24, 2011
Old Stone House at Washington/JJ Byrne Park
336 3rd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215

Join us on September 24, 2011 from 10AM to 4PM at The Old Stone House at Washington Park for New York's only bi-annual cycling flea market. 

Brooklyn Bike Jumble this Saturday!

Two super sssSCHWEET fixeeeehhhzz!

MAN are these ever ssssswwweeeeet!

Vintage early 80's Pinarello roadie conversion:

Early 80's De Franceschi Pista

Yeah, for 2007 maybe. It's nice to know it's still 07' somewhere cause I actually love seeing shit like this- so funny! I can't wait til people start building 04'-07' period correct track bikes 20 years from now with top tube pads and aerospokes to boot..

Two super sssSCHWEET fixeeeehhhzz!

Prollz sellin' his SWEET Merckx Team Stuttgart Corsa Extra on the bay!

I just came across this auction and was like- Hey, wait a minute, I know who's this is! Say it ain't so dawg!! He mentions the reasons for parting with this bad boy and after having personally sold many a lovely bike item over the last year or so, I totally understand. Check it out here and be sure to let your tall friends know!

Parting is such sweet sorrow man but once you get that new custom Icarus under you, the sting you're feeling now will be nothing but a forgotten memory..

Also, I have a vintage campy pista group that would go LOVELY on this whip for whoever ends up buying it :-) 

Prollz sellin' his SWEET Merckx Team Stuttgart Corsa Extra on the bay!

Tricking on Folders?? I think so!!

These guys are fucking hilariously awesome:

This kinda goes along with it real well too:

So good!

..meanwhile, in Korea..

Tricking on Folders?? I think so!!

HOW DOES DANNY HART SIT DOWN WITH BALLS THAT BIG?!!??!!

Get ready cause you're going to shit yourselves crying with laughter at the commentators FREAKING OUT about this run by Danny Hart (youtube pulled the vid so check it out here now- DAMMIT, they also pulled the commenter yelling the title of this blog post from the end the fucking pansies!!):

Fucking NUTS! That last bit where he whips the tail out going mach two is mmmmMENTAL!!

HOW DOES DANNY HART SIT DOWN WITH BALLS THAT BIG?!!??!!

Interesting read from TA: Behind the Blue Wall with Officer X

This is one of those things that gets my blood boiling to the point where I have so much to say I don't know where to start. If you're a cyclist in NYC it's a must read. Esp to those of you who've received tickets in the past..

Luckily for you, thinking of where to start made me recall an incident I experienced a while back that go along these lines..

Something like 10 something years ago I had my car parked over on 9th ave. I had to go into my office for something real quick on my day off. Parking in midtown is a total nightmare and it costs like $12 to park for 30 min at a local garage. 10 ave however had metered parking at the time for 1 hour for a couple of bucks. More than enough time for me to make the trip over to 6th ave and back. I brought my skateboard just to make sure and get a little rad along the way..

Just under an hour later I returned to see a couple of cops doling out tickets on the avenue where I was parked. Keep in mind this is before the days of those super fast ticket printers they have now. Every parking ticket had to be written by hand, which took time. The ticket he was writing was for the very last car on the corner. My car was parked about 5 cars back and there was a ticket on each cars window. At first I was nervous, wondering if I was too late but according to my time, I was good to go. Sure enough I check my car and there was a fucking ticket on the window. I was shocked wondering how I could possibly mess something as simple as that up. Only to be even more shocked that there was still a minute left on my meter!

Now, like I said, my car was about in the middle of the block and the officer in question was writing a ticket for the car on the corner about 5 cars ahead of mine. So let's say it takes what, 2-3 min to write one ticket? Which means when he wrote the ticket for my car, it had at least another 10 minutes left on it before he managed to get to the end of the block where I first saw him..

Upon realizing this, I ran right up to him (still writing the ticket on the corner car) and was like: 'Excuse me, I still have time on my meter- why did you give me a ticket?!' Apparently he didn't like some random kid questioning his authority and without even looking at me, essentially told me to piss off. To which I got REALLY fucking pissed off and yelled: What the fuck is wrong with you?! I still have a minute left and you wrote all these other people tickets too! I probably had another 10-15 minutes left when you wrote my ticket!!

Now you might be thinking, wow, smooth move not only yelling at a cop but calling him out on his job. Well, the kicker is that there was a crowd of people around him on the corner, all of which were gawking since that's what New Yorkers do best when they're not stepping over or walking by dead bodies on their way to work in the morning. So not only was I questioning his judgement but I was doing so in front of a bunch of people, further embarrassing him. At this point he got really, really pissed off and screamed:

YOU'LL GET A TICKET WHEN I SAY YOU GET A TICKET!!

He basically admitted to his wrong doing which was somewhat gratifying to hear despite the fact that  he was a fucking asshole for giving me a BS ticket. At that point, I saw no further reason to keep antagonizing him so I turned around and got in my car. As I drove by I screamed: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK ASSHOLE out my window. He said something in return but it was muffled by the sound my tires screeching on the hot asphalt..

In hindsight, I'm actually glad he wrote me that ticket. Had he not, I wouldn't have that interesting little anecdote to pull out of my hat now and then whenever people talk about how annoying cops are with their BS ticket collecting..

Also, I'm not trying to say that ALL cops are assholes or anything. Just most of them :-) 

THE END!

Interesting read from TA: Behind the Blue Wall with Officer X

A new look..

Hope you mofoz dig it! Not that I really care one way or another- no seriously! Let me know what you guys think and send me some fresh links to update my blog roll etc. But yeah, it's been a looooong ass time coming. I don't know about you guys but I've been SO super sick of looking at that last header photo already! For like a two something years. Dumbass..

For once I picked a non fiery photo. Which I wasn't really sure about at first but eventually decided it was a rad photo so why the fuck not. I kinda dig the way the bike's shadow is askew against the rigid brick wall. I could sit here and read into it but I'll spare you of the typical artsy nonsense and let you enjoy the image for what it is. Rad..

Anyways, just wanted to continue to change things up a bit. I might make a few more tweaks along the way but I'm pretty cool with it for now. More soon!

A new look..

Got a few tasty items up on the bay!

First off is this super classic and sexy modern Campagnolo Pista group consisting of a set of BRAND NEW Campy Record LF 36H track hubs laced to Araya Red NJS Tubulars with DT spokes and Phil Wood Lockring. Along with a set of used but great condition Campy Record 170mm 47T Cranks Track cranks:

Also for sale is two non bike items:

A Polaroid 195 Land Camera and 12 packs of Fuji Instant film:

Along with the Close up kit for said camera:

Spread the werd ya terdz! I'm back from vaca and still need a lot more toolz :-)

Got a few tasty items up on the bay!

Self inflating tire? Really??

I noticed this on Engadget last night and am once again, totally let down by the way that modern conceptual design seems to continuously fail when it comes to anything related to a 'better' bicycle product:

While being an interesting concept it's pretty obvious that here in the real world, it's not going anywhere. 90% of the 'casual riders' out there don't even understand the concept that air is required in their tires in the first place never mind on a regular basis. Seriously tho, when was the last time you saw someone casually riding a tire that wasn't half flat? Oh and the price, yeah, not happening. People who aren't going to spring for a pump ain't going for those either. I mean, those things look like they'd wear out long before the user would get their money's worth..

This is just yet another way to appease the population's ever increasing fucking laziness. JUST BUY A PUMP AND USE IT FOR FUCKS SAKE! What does it take, 2 min maybe? Come on. Get with it already people. If you're going to make a better bike product, try focusing on something that's a liiiiitle more practical that people would actually use and spring the extra dough for..

Unless you want something to go along with your automatic scissors of course :-/

Self inflating tire? Really??

Meat ANNIHILATION Courtesy of Zadar Fest 2011!

I checked this event out the last time I was in Croatia and was stoked to check it out again this year. Only it was like DOUBLE the size and totally mobbed! Crowded as it was I still managed to get in a bunch of shots of all the tasty meats they had going on. Along with a few corny touristy screen saver images of course:

PORKCHOP SANDWHICHES!:

This dudes crazy ass contraption is like the fish cooking equivalent to a tall bike or some shit:

He actually had another one going at the same time- MY FUCKING HERO!!

Pretty fuken gnar huh?!

If only there was a way for me to adequately convey the feeling of being completely enveloped by all the smoky, salty and sinewy aromans wafting all around me that night. Mixed with sounds from the bustling crowd, ocean and classic Croatian music blaring from the stacks of speakers surrounding the stage located in the middle of it all. It's something you can only really experience in person.. 

I would've liked to have come away from it with A LOT more photos but after cruising through for a couple of hours I just couldn't handle it anymore. It was pure sensory overload. I'll have to try again the next time I'm here on Holiday..

More on my flickr page..

Now go eat something meaty as fuck!

Meat ANNIHILATION Courtesy of Zadar Fest 2011!

More abandoned snaps..

This time from a HUGE building I came across in Zadar. Not sure why this building is still in it's current condition since it's now surrounded by all new buildings on every side. Well accept for this side:

Yeesh!- right?! 

It's like instead of tearing it down or fixing it they were like: I know, lets just build all around it to hide it instead- brilliant! Tho something tells me it's a left over from the fighting that took place there in the 90's and ownership is unknown..

..and on to the inside of said awesome abandoned building:

There's a couple of other abandoned buildings in my town that are wrecked from the war as well. Just have yet to make it there with my camera..

More soon!

More abandoned snaps..

Abandoned Yonkers Power Plant Ride 2.0!

As you might recall, my buddy Ross was in town recently for a week. While he was in town I figured it would be an excellent opportunity to organize a second ride out the the Glendale Power Plants, along with meeting some of the folks from the local NYC fixed forum. Okay so yeah, these photos are like a month old but what can I say? It took about that long for the cloud of THC to disperse from my mind. Now I can't fucking relax! If I'm not doing something constantly I start freaking out. I mean, I'm at the point where naps count as productivity!

Anyways, back to the snaps:

You don't actually need a mask in there but if you choose to trudge through the basement, lovingly referred to as Mordor, it's a good idea. Justin's was super prepared this time after getting a lil sicklies the last time..

This on gives you an idea of the enormity of the fucking place:

Jessica (aka- 'take a good one!') is such a fucking roadie now!:

Fucking place is so rad! I need to go back one of these days with a full bag of gear..

Afterwords we went to Pie's and Thighs and there was much rejoicing :-)

More snaps on my flickr..

Abandoned Yonkers Power Plant Ride 2.0!

Land Dispute..

Some stupid ass bitch here in our Neighborhood decided that after literally like a hundred years of everyone coexisting like rational human beings, it would be a good idea to throw everything into turmoil by digging up 50 year old papers and fabricating shit to get her boney fingers on like 10 more meters of land. Now everyone's stuck trying to fight it instead of relaxing on their vacation and talking HEAPS of shit about her and how much her family sucks. It's kind of awesome. My usual overly violent suggestion of CUT A BITCH and the like was actually acceptable to utter out loud for once. Esp since all my cousins feel the EXACT same way! I mean, good thing she's not a prince or something right?!

Anyways, here's a couple of snaps from one of the little neighborhood meetings:

..and you twats wonder why I'm so nasty and vile sometimes. Think about where I'm from! Shits in mah blood dawg..

BALKANZ REPRESENT!!

Land Dispute..

The SCHWEET Coppi I mentioned the other day..

SO RAD!!!

The SCHWEET Coppi I mentioned the other day..