'You got a skate-able mini right now?'

Just incase the free download of Nike SB's newest am video DEBACLE wasn't enough for you, Fourstar clothing released this short film of newest SB team rider Eric Koston called 'Afternoon in the life.' Check it out here. Nice little short; great music.

CADENCE Summer 09

I've been waiting too long for this!Really excited to get my hands on some of this stuff - Dustin's attention to detail is unmatched right now; stoked to see what else he has in store! Check the summer collection here and his new exhibition here.

To help you through the hump day.

This one is certainly a toe-tapper.


Mr. Hudson :: Supernova

Peep the definition of a well tailored jacket at 2:22.

Requiescat In Pace

Jessica Alba - More Cred.

Alright - I've had enough. First, Alba was spotted wearing the alife x SUPER sunglasses, now she's doing a little law breaking; while advertising awareness for the endangerment of the great white shark, she was out putting up wheat pasted posters in Oklahoma city and Los Angeles. I don't know how 'caught' she was with these photographs but it looks like she has no regrets. No files have been charged against Ms. Alba.

This One's For The Ladies...

Keep Company shoes is releasing some of their classic pieces in a new pack being dubbed the 'Saltini' in their fall/winter 2009 line.No new silhouettes from Keep on this collection but they did pull out the classic ones: Keep's Homer, Ramos, Nuss, and Benten can be found with the pretzel makeover. To me, a black on gum sole is an instant classic so I happen to be a huge fan of the Nuss and Ramos in this collection. Check out all the sneak peeks over at Provider, just make sure you stay hydrated kids.

Biting Gets You No Where - in4mation | 10 Deep

The above photo contains two models wearing two shirts from two different street wear companies - unfortunately those shirts contain designs from two entirely different companies all together. As a creator, I understand that in the year 2009 nothing is original anymore; anything and everything new is simply something old just tweaked a little, but as a consumer, I get offended when brands recycle ideas and concepts which they have no right to.

The t-shirt on the right is from 10 Deep's summer 2009 Look Book; nothing has been released from this line quite yet, unfortunately the biting damage has been done. The shirt features the phrase 'we don't play' with the iconic O and X combination that 10 Deep is recognized for, regrettably, the T also features a classic Comme des Garçons logo/theme from they're much sought after PLAY line; more specifically, a t-shirt which I happen to own. From what I can tell the folks over at 10 Deep kept the general shape of the jagged, uneven, heart as well as the eyes on the heart exactly the same; not to mention the font is almost identical. If imitation is the best form of flattery then 10 Deep sure has a lot of respect for fashion giant Comme des Garçons.

The t-shirt on the left is an in4mation shirt entitled the "no justice no peace" tee, that's cool except fashion brand Ksubi++ created, designed, built, and toured with the "Peaced off" sculpture over two years ago and the design can still be found in tag/sticker form and most all of their denim when purchased. In an interview, George Gorrow of Ksubi, had this to say about the design:

We built “Peaced Off,” a 9-foot sculpture of a businessman’s hand breaking out of the ground in the iconic two fingered peace formation accompanied by its index and middle fingers severed off at the knuckle lying beside it on the ground in a pool of blood — the perfect combination of politics, pop, and B-grade horror."

I guess it wouldn't be such a big deal if anyone that knew anything about the brand didn't know that Ksubi would never license out this design for any reason. The "Peaced Off" design was made into sculpture and taken around the country; they turned the whole ordeal into a pictorial book and short film. Unfortunately, there's no excuse for lack of originality, especially when it’s in the form if putting a photograph in illustrator and cropping out a cuff.

sign of the times from Ksubi on Vimeo.

Some may say these brands were just 'citing' or paying homage to brands which are bigger and obviously more established then they are but at what point does paying respects become 'borrowing ideas'? Biters beware; we noticed. Serious thanks to Jordan over at Give & Take for the background info on Ksubi, once I brought this tee to his attention he did some serious homework; I didn't even use half of what you sent over man!

Thanks Burd!

I just got my half of a trade I made a few months back with Burd. Can't wait to crack it open!

Geekhouse: never not working.

These guys came up in a conversation I was having the other night and I decided to see what they've been up to; found some pictures of some frames they're workng on and this one really caught my eye. This bike looks like a alot of fun.I love that fork. More of this bike and evereything else the boys have been up to can be found on their flickr.

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damnit prolly.

Eric Koston on Nike SB?

This picture has been floating around...No confirmations.

Lazy Wednesday.

Snapped some photos of goofing around outside of Give&Take.

xxx STRAIGHT hXc EDGE xxx

Been cutting down on the hype as of recent, but this one just hits too close to home. For the record; yes I was a shithead hardcore kid and yes I was a waste of space straight-edger so maybe that is why these Ts are hitting the spot right now. Nothing like some nostalgia on the wonder years, eh? The Hundreds teamed up with some heavy hitters (Benny Gold, Flying Coffin, Chain of Strength, Johnny Cupcakes, and CIV) and brought out some classic hXc designs for this 'Tribute to Hardcore' series. The first design being my favorite; the collaboration between two close brands that warm my heart: TH and Johnny Cupcakes, John Earl, creator of the brand, actually has some pretty deep roots in the New England hardcore/metalcore scene stemming from being the original lead samples and synth. player in On Broken Wings.Feeling the designs; certainly backing the collaboration. Peep the rest at the bestiality .

Update.

Teaser

Juliet Elliot- the Prolly edit.

Original. Edit. Sweet.

New Matt and Kim

This duo has made incredible strides since I saw them a few years back; good to see they're still at it after falling off the radar for a bit. Enjoy the two new vids.

G&T B43 - Official.

Official photos of Give and Take's first shipment of Velocity B43sBoth sets came laced to a solid Velocity AUS sealed high-flange hub, a hub that has striking resemblance, both aesthetically and functionally, to Gran Compe hubs - with Velocity badging of course; a refreshing change from the Formula hubs with Velocity badging that deep-Vs come with.

Guess what just cleared customs...

I got some iphone photos earlier today from Melissa over at Give and Take and it looks like they're the first American retailer to carry the Velocity B43. The first shipment, which seems to be more for principal than product, is made up of two sets; one with a radial laced front and the other with a 3-cross front - both with 3-cross rears. Don't expect either of the two first American sold wheel sets to hit the website but if you do some sweet talking, they might take a phone order. Tell them Frankie sent ya for no additional discount what so ever.

MOS DEF for Neighborhood.

Looks like Mos Def is the latest to grace the pages of a dope look book - this time it's NEIGHBORHOOD'S Spring/Summer 2009 Collection.More than anything it's nice to see a louder collection from Neighborhood- the brand as a whole seems to have the sleeper pieces on lock. Mod Def didn't do too bad either.

via Shinsuke Takizawa's honeyee.

Deuce Mesh

As of recently, if it's not a boot, I want it flat. This new guy from Nike is perfect for summer - clean and simple. Were you planning on rocking Authentics for the rest of the year? Oh Me too, but the Deuce is dope none the less.

Collette's got them.

MACATAMPA!

I was fairly certain that if I had to keep this under wraps any longer my face was simply going to turn to dust. It is my pleasure to post, after much deliberation and consideration, that the kind folks at Give&Take are proud to present an HD premier and DVD release of Macaframa to the Tampa Bay area. That's right kids, premier and DVD release - you too can have your own copy of the most anticipated track film of the millennium as a part of a limited edition two disk set with booklet. yes, booklet.

Official release:

Give & Take, Inc. Tampa's cycling and apparel boutique is bringing an HD premier and DVD release of Macaframa to the Tampa Bay area. This high-definition film, directed by Colin Arlen and Colby Elrick, features in-depth view of track bike culture on the streets of San Francisco, CA. This DVD release premier is made possible with the effort of Give & Take and its owners, as well as several sponsors including Cadence Apparel, Profile Racing, R.E.Load bags, American Classic, and Hufnagel Cycles.

The premier is being held at Give & Take's street-level retail store on Friday, May 15th, 2009 at 8:30PM and is being shown with no admission fee. After premier festivities are taking place at Czar Vodka Bar in Ybor, with drink specials and continued screening of the film throughout the night.

So come break bread, have a vitamin water, support local business, and buy a film...I mean...film. If you need your fix, g&t is offering a preorder on the 2-Disc DVD Set on their website which will ship out the same day as the premier, May 15th. Looking forward to seeing you guys there.

Mail's here!

Mike Giant for Cinelli

This was one half of a trade between Cinelli and Mike Giant; Giant received a 64cm Supercorsa Pista. The act of trading goods gets me really excited - something to shoot for, I guess. The Pista in the illustration actually is Giant's Pista, as if the head tube didn't give it away, check out the spoke pattern in reference to the fork, the crank arm position, and the toe clip position against this photo of Giant's whip.

Pretty nifty.

Give&Take

I walked into this shop a few weeks ago not knowing if it would all disappear as I reached for the door handle like an oasis in a desert; Give&Take is Tampa's first apparel and track cycling boutique. The shop not only offers a full range of new and vintage track components, full-service bicycle repair and tuning but also graces Tampa with fashion brands that most would never even fathom. I know, it puts you off at first --The shop is run and owned by a couple by the names of Jordan and Melissa and once you meet them you wonder how they managed to keep themselves under wraps for so long. Jordan has been riding his current custom Chamberlain Pursuit set up for 10+ years and is the kind of guy who has his hands in 150 things all at once, none of which can be discussed quite just yet; parts of G&T read more like cycling museum than a boutique and Jordan is the reason for that.While Jordan has the track side of the boutique locked down, his other half, Melissa has managed to pull some of the most influential and sought-after names in design. Just walking into the shop you'll notice the list of clientele that will wow - Ksubi++, Perks and Mini, Lonely Hearts Club, Alice McCall, retro SUPER future - the list goes on and on. G&T has a full line from Dustin at Candence and Ellie at R.E.Load and is possibly the only place left in the world that has the Jeremy Loves Ksubi Guitar Print skinny jean in stock.But don't be fooled by these gender rolls people! Melissa holds her own when it comes to track cycling, even when being quizzed by siblings with too many questions, her bike (seen above) is certainly one of the most dialed in Bareknuckles I've ever seen, not to mention the array of components that you might never get to lay ones on again - ergo look stem, Lady Turbo saddle (yes, Lady Turbo...) etc. Jordan knows more than his share of what's going on in the fashion world; a talk about our last shopping trips in NY over a few tacos in Ybor during a ride last month revealed that to me.I can type and type and tell you more and more about this shop but maybe you should save me the trouble and just stop by, eh? Give&Take is open Tuesday through Saturday from 12pm-7pm. More pictures from my shoot at the shop here!, and expect to hear these names very soon in reference to the Tampa fixed gear scene. Oh, and don't forget to say hey to Lafawnda when you walk in...

I thought these were records...

but when I found out they were pieces from Tomoo Gokita showing at the Taka Ishii Gallery in Tokyo, I got even more into them; Apparently this same exhibition is showing in New York simultaneously at the ATM gallery; running until May 2nd. This guy is certainly worth checking out.

It Ain't That Serious.

Another awesome one from OPEN.



Riding bicycles doesn't have to be that serious all of the time, some people tend to forget such a simple concept. We made this video as a little reminder, go ride your bike, get dirty and have some fun. Boston. Open Bicycle. Video by Steve at quarter productions.

Thursday Night Ride on PC

Pedal Consumption gave Tampa local Tristan Wheelock a little shout on the blog and posted some of his photos from our last Thursday Night Session. Fernando!I may have made it into one myself:Check out all of TLock's photo's on his photostream

Asics for David Z.

Not much to say about this one - super sexy colorway.Asics added another shoe to their David Z exclusives, this time the Gel Lyte III; they had me at speckle midsole. There are very few runners that have released in that TRON blue that I haven't loved. Saw them at cultureshoq pick them up soon at david z.

Geekhouse!

I don't care how many other blogs you've seen it on; I can not stop watching this video.



Marty Walsh in the studio!

We premiered this video during our Grand Opening party, simply because we love Party Marty, his work and ll of the great projects we’re doing together. Marty has been working his tail off this winter, getting the shop fully stocked with every machine a frame builder may or may not need - so he deserves a congrats.

From open.

One Day Without Shoes.

I'm not going to give you the speech about the relevance of shoes in street wear culture and the fact that millions of kid's lives are effected daily in the worst way by the lack of shoes in their life...I won't. Just check out what TOMS shoes is doing today and take off the icy grape Jordan Vs for a little bit. Thanks.

Check the whole story here.

Bootleg Buttons.

Burd over at Bootleg got some buttons whipped up based on the cover of the new DVD.They're not for sale but Burd is throwing them in with the first 100 or so pre-orders he gets of the film. Stay up boys and girls!

DQM/HUF/INCASE @ RENOWN

I stopped over at Renown to other night and saw Ralphie; he greeted me with good news: Looks like he just got confirmation from INCASE on the HUF/DQM bag for his shop in Ybor City.


Peep some more info here: http://www.goincase.com/hufdqm/ and if you're in the Tampa area, keep checking in with Ralph because he may have whispered something to me about the apricot.

IRAK - finally at it again.

Kunle has posted some sneak peaks to some up coming IRAK goods and the results are a bit surprising. It looks like the much anticipated (by me) IRAK snap-back cap is actually going to happen and in this up coming mystery line apparently there will be a denim appearance as well.This photo was posted on the IRAK twitter with the caption "Inside the IRAK jeans is a little Afghani Bart." If you look to the left of the reversed pocket you can see a linoleum wrapped snap back. Keep those eyes peeled kids - we haven't seen anything from Kunle or IRAK in several seasons so these items will certainly go quick.

ALIFE x ...

Isn't it about time we stuck a fork in the 'collabo'? Let's get back to the individuality, can we? Nahhhhhh. Alife, already having quite the collaboration repertuar, is expanding the ever growing list of names.

DANTE ROSS PRESENTS: ALIFE X DANTE ROSS:


COPE2 PRESENTS: ALIFE X COPE2:


DEE AND RICKY PRESENT: ALIFE X DEE AND RICKY:


All T's available at the flagships and the UPSET; you know the drill.

"Fixed Fight 3eezy"

This is my official FF3 post; it was inevitable.If you go to one race this year, make it FF3. Kids are traveling from all over to fight this year; I've even heard news of some boys flying down from Brooklyn to the gulf coast to fight. Todd did an amazing job the last two years but his strong family values led to the passing of the torch to none other than Pete Young who gladly took the reins of this year's race. Sponsors have all really stepped up to the plate and thrown down some goods; 1st place prize being 'his' and 'hers' custom track frames for the 1st guy and girl from Old Field Cycles out of Tallahassee and Quijano Bike Co. out of Tampa, not to mention a mess of other rad prizes and a few hundred free PBR tall boys for all.

Pre-Race / Registration:
- In the Cafe Bohemia Courtyard
- A few local bike mechanics and stands/tools will be set up in the courtyard to get your bike dialed for the race
- Horroh, The Skirts, Heart of Gold Clothing, and possibly others will be taking your money in exchange for their coveted merchandise.

Post Race:
- In the Cafe Bohemia Courtyard
- Pabst Blue Ribbon is sponsoring the after party and bringing FREE PBR TALL BOYS!
- Cafe Bohemia is also stepping up and doing $2 PBR tall boys the rest of the night.
- 66Fixed Trick Jam - FREE TO ENTER. In the alley behind Cafe Bohemia. We've got some sweet prizes for this and Michael at 66 is throwing down a sweet one for 1st place. More details to follow.....

Volunteers:
- If you'd like to volunteer. People are needed at registration, the checkpoints, and the finish. Email peteralexyoung@gmail.com

Hope to see you out there kids; bring your A game. Also, Todd Siegle: the man, the myth, and the legend responsible for the tightly knit FLfixed scene let a little sneak peek leak of his up coming release from HorroH - shirts, stickers, and pins will be available first at the FIGHT. Just in time for the season openers?I may have gotten an even sneakier sneak peek at the full design a few months back; seriously don't miss the jump off!!

I Poke Her Face.

Right off the bat you can tell that this is a K.West beat - it's been a while since we have heard those signature 808’s; I thought they were going to be officially replaced in West's songbook by the 909’s that inexplicably filled West's "808’s and Heartbreak" . The scratches that should sound shockingly familiar are produced by DJ A-trak and Common supplied a surprisingly good verse for this Cudi track; nothing against Common, I respect the veterans but he's been known to drop the ball when supplying a supporting verse. The entire track is good-humored and certainly brings new mean to Lady Ga-Ga's club banger "Poker Face".

Poke Her Face :: Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West, Common, and DJ A-trak.

Inactivity.

It hasn't been a very good week for blog posts, sorry for the inactivity, but it has been a good week for the acquisition of gear. Picked up some Perks and Mini and Comme des Garçons; more posts to come.

HISTORY BOOKS.

Bobby over at The Hundreds Blog just did a write-up on the death of print media, specifically my favorite (out of print) magazine Mass Appeal. I understand that paying for yesterday's news is senseless when you can get today's news online for free; but come one folks. Bobby put it better than I can on his blog, so peep the piece, also check the sick vintage Mass Appeal collection.It is fair to say Kunle had the most discernible grill in the game.
Read the whole post.

B BR - Warp.

Steve Aoki the new vocalist for the Bloody Beetroots? Nah, but a good video none the less.

Editor: Davide Mauti
Director: Francesco Calabrese
Ex. Producer: Francesca Chiappetta

Bootleg Sessions V.3!

Awesome faux trailer.



Expect a real trailer from bootleg soon!

Bike! HorroH!

Todd over at HorroH sent me some stickers he got made up. They came out looking Pretty fresh! Hm Where to stick? Where to Stick?Word on the tweet is that new HorroH gear can and will be found at Fixed Fight III coming up next month! Look out!

Death Pedal

This video looks pretty promising. I recognize some faces from other videos/crews but I must say I'm most stoked about Ines Brunn; I have been waiting to see her in a city setting (and pushing a decent ratio) for quite some time.

"Ines is well known for her talents on her artistic cycle. However many don't realize that she also rides a track bike with real track gearing for her daily commute. Many of the tricks that she does on her trick bike have transferred over to her track bike. She is currently living in Beijing, China but visits the US regularly. Her section was filmed at both locales."

Peep the blog for more DP updates.

G.O.O.D. music BUGGIN OUT!

Consequence and Cudi with a nice homage to Tribe’s original Buggin Out. Video directed by Rik Cordero. Beyond dope.



Cudi is in full effect!

TORONTO

Check out these and some more on the flickr.

Oh good god...

So sick. Jacked it from the zlog

Fur In My Cap.

ALIFE just sent out this video from Jacksonville Florida native Rob Roy. The tune is called FUR IN MY CAP with video direction by Ethan Lader. This song is solid and the video is even better.The youtube version is garbage so check out the ALIFE Upset for the actual thing.

Signing off.

HALFWAY CROOKS is headed north of the border for a little bit; while everyone is trying to escape snow, I'm diving in head first. Tweets should be fairly active if you want to check in with your boy.

Toronto here I come.

A Supreme Site Crash.

Supreme released their Spring 2009 Collection online yesterday, but apparently the traffic was so heavy that Supreme’s site crashed. I personally was on the website at 11:00am and couldn't get to the 'online shop' until 11:45; traffic was so serious. By the time I looked at two hats and found the item from Spring line I wanted, it was 12:10; thats right - to look at three pages took an hour and a half. Once I was ready to check out, the 'add to cart' buttons weren't working and after seeing the re-sale prices for my items on ebay, this wasn't a battle I was willing to lose. I finally got the item in my cart...where I was subsequently asked for user name and password as the server had been changed to 'site admin-only'. After trying to get around the java for a little bit I was ultimately greeted with the apology screen of death - the final nail in the overpriced, limited edition, 1 of 400, coffin. Note that the page made sure to clarify that if your order had been received, you were golden, unfortunately, if your order was in the process of being received, in the shopping cart even, you are all set to spend all of spring in the firey depths of consumer-set resale shopping. So here I sit, subdued by what I love, typing this post only in hopes that Supreme patrons worldwide can't read and won't be on the site today, Friday the 13th 2009 for the re-launch.

Oh, and I would like to take this opportunity to officially apologize to those of you following me on twitter, for my tweak-out between the '23 hours ago' and '21 hours ago'. It was uncalled for and for that I am sorry.

INCASE is the TRUTH!

Leaders 1354 has Incase’s new nylon backpacks and they're so icy.The pack, which comes in Cyan Blue, Burgundyy, and Black, offers a reinforced notebook compartment, plush faux-fur lining and padded ergonomic shoulder straps; and the best part is the pricetag - this pack retails at $100, you just have to be at one of the Leaders locations (N and S side of the Chi) to pick one up.Interior Volume: 10283 in.
Exterior: 20″ x 12″ x 8″
Weight: 2 lbs 14 oz

Features
* Durable weather resistant nylon construction
* Reinforced notebook compartment with plush faux-fur interior lining
* Two primary exterior zipper compartments for ample storage
* Exterior horizontal zipper pocket with internal slip pocket
* Exterior vertical zipper pocket behind mesh back panel
* Custom Topo print lining
* Variably sized interior mesh, slip, zipper and padded Velcro pockets
* Dedicated iPod pocket with faux-fur lining and headphone port
* Padded shoulder straps for increased comfort and ergonomic support
* Padded back panel with breathable mesh and integrated air-fl ow channels
* Adjustable sternum and waist straps for increased comfort and stability
* Reinforced nylon top-loading handle
* Heavy-duty YKK zipper pulls with closed-seam construction
* Breakaway key ring Dimensions

Head Porter Block Check Collection

Head Porter is unavailing these wallets for their Spring/Summer line. All that has dropped as of now are these vinyl wallets but 'expect the style to be seen over the broad range of bags and accessories'; I can't wait!CliffEdge has got them here, here, and here. For some reason or another, the English translated site doesn't have them in stock.

KAWS for Trek

Looks like KAWS designed the aesthetics of Lance Armstrong's new Trek Madone. Check the photo, this looks insane. I'm seriously considering adding the 'chompers' logo to my rims now; the Xs on the seat stays are equally as dope.

This via Lance's twitter.