We produced this video from all of our photographs taken at the CHROME checkpoint during Saturday's qualifying heats. Congratulations to the Austin NACCC crew for putting on such a great event. See you all next year, in Richmond, VA!!
The Knog Strongman high security u-lock has just landed its first date with my Schwinn Paramount. I'm sure he'll hold on good and tight...
It was quite a sight to see Ryan Trebon (6'5") re-mount his Felt cross machine up close and in person. Trebon was part of a group of 10 that lead the entire race at Cross Vegas last week.
From Milwaukee to Amsterdam
Here's the first release from our Euro Tour video series. Filmed entirely on Kodak Tri-X super 8 film stock, using COG cine labs for development and telecine. Enjoy!
It's true, all of the stainless headbadges you see gracing Milwaukee Bicycle Co.'s frames are silver brazed one by one in the basement of Ben's Cycles. Just ask Steve.
Low and behold, yesterday we received another box of SweetWater Brewery's Crank Tank Rye'd Ale. Brewed once a year for a worthy cause benefiting Camp Twin Lakes and Spin for Kids. Cheers, SweetWater!
Amsterdam is our first stop on our European tour and Pristine Fixed Gear has welcomed us with open arms. Come early for the pre-show alleycat thrown by the locals at Pristine. Stay late for a chance to win a special Leader 725 frame courtesy of Brick Lane Bikes and other prizes from SOMA, Pake, Swrve, and All-City. Hope to see you there!
On our visit to San Francisco back in November COG spent a couple hours with the fine folks over at Chrome. We took in a tour of their store and then went upstairs to see some of their behind the scenes development projects. One of these projects was the Niko bag. For myself, being a car free photographer, I'm on a continual search for the ultimate bag which allows easy access to my gear, while in the saddle. So, upstairs at Chrome HQ, Sharkey places an early prototype of the Niko in my hands...it seemed perfect. It was one of those, "holy shit, you did it!" moments...
After months of following up on the progress of the camera bag, the first production sample finally arrived at COG HQ a couple days ago. We were eager to go out riding and shooting with it, here are some initial hands-on impressions...
First off, the Niko isn't a lightweight, it's put together with highly durable weatherproof fabric on the outside and the inside is quite soft which makes my gear happy. Included are the standard padded dividers to arrange as you wish. There's easily enough room to accommodate required gear for most any shoot on the go.
The Niko sports the signature Chrome buckle, and yes, as Prolly pointed out, could be a sore spot for an old, but timeless prank. The action on the strap/buckle combo is smooth. The single shoulder design takes advantage of the messenger style quick access to the Niko's main compartment without dealing with a big flap in your face.
The main compartment uses two heavy duty, storm shielded zippers with extra clasps for long haul security. The carry handle is solid, there are velcro straps for a tripod or light stand and an extra outside access area which could hold a couple flashes or your Super 8 camera with plenty of film for the day... Nice work Chrome!
Our friends over at Lakefront Brewery have just released their fantastic Fixed Gear, American Red Ale in classic six-packs. We wasted no time and grabbed a six fresh off the bottling lines, plunked it into a PDW takeout basket en route to consumption.
Antonyo, Sam, Kris and the rest of the Milwaukee crew got it together again this year to bring the fixed gear freestyle mayhem back to the Midwest once again.
Josh Boothby, Midwest Mayhem #2, Milwaukee WI photo by Kevin Sparrow
We just uploaded a slew of photos from the events happening in San Francisco this weekend. Head over to the slideshow and check it out!
Niki over at Mobius/Grain Studios in Seattle sent us this shot she took of a new Dank Coozie of the month. Refreshing indeed!
These types of photos never seem to get old. Our friend Esehama captured this and some other memorable moments during the 13th Tokyo Bike Meet Up.
We continue our coverage of this year's NAHBS with another round of photographs from day two in Austin.
COG is in Austin, TX to bring you special coverage of the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. Check out our slideshow of day 1. Enjoy!
Working on COG 10...coming real soon!!!
We're really honored to be included in the "Two Wheels Good" feature within issue 77 of Eye Magazine, The International Review of Graphic Design.
Since our first issue back in 2007, we've been bringing the world of Keirin racing to the readers of COG. All credit for this coverage goes out to Yohei Morita and more recently May-Z who brought us Girl's Keirin racing within issues 8-9.
It seems this coverage has not gone unnoticed with the new line of canvas kicks coming from DVS. What's awesome about these shoes is they come in the complete Keirin rainbow of colors for ultimate mix and match potential!
Thank you Seattle for putting on an amazing weekend of events surrounding this year's Single Speed Cyclocross World Championship. Watch for full coverage of the weekend's events in an upcoming issue of COG. Extra special thanks goes to our gracious host, Ryan from Go Means Go. Cheers!
It's a rare thing these days to receive film from our correspondents, but it's also highly encouraged here. Today a parcel of negatives arrived from Korea courtesy of photographer extraordinaire, David Munson. Watch for the goods in COG 10.
Nice little photo competition over at ReStrap. Win a pair of ReStraps! Love this flyer!
San Rensho (3Rensho) Investment cast lugs. Photo by Richard Sachs. Drool.... ATMO.
COG would not be what it is without our fantastic contributors. David Munson has been with us since the beginning. Now corresponding from Korea, David is scheming a new body of work, but drops us gems from the past now and then. Above is a composite image taken back in March of 2009 while in Denton, TX. View Large On Black!
