I'd like to come clean on a tumultuous love affair I've been having with a Trek District Carbon. It's my first experience riding anything carbon and belt driven. It's only been a few weeks, but she's got me hooked. I'll share the rest of this relationship within the pages of COG 10. She'll be with me this Friday and Saturday at the Bicycle Film Festival here in Milwaukee. Come say hi.
On our recent trip out to NYC for this year's Bicycle Film Festival, one of the many great moments we brought back with us was this interview with Joey Krillz, co-founder of THE GRIME in Brooklyn.
Photography by Peter DiAntoni
Earlier this evening the Riverwest24 website opened up registration online with only 85 spots left to be claimed. An hour or so later the RW24 reached capacity at 500 registered riders. The 2010 Riverwest24 takes place July 30-31 and word on the street is the famous Alaskan tattooist is already prepping his needles...
Read about last years RW24 in issue 07 or HERE.
This is the official "bike to work week" here in Milwaukee. Captain Dave has some interesting stats on his blog. Looking forward to a Midwest takeover in the rankings...
above: Members of the Pedal Pusher Society girl's bike gang hold their own on the streets of Milwaukee.
This week the cycling industry lost a very special man. That man is Phil Wood. He passed away at his Baxter, Iowa farm yesterday. Since 1971 the Phil Wood Company specialized in making hubs and components. In 1991 the company was bought by Peter Enright and other investors. To this day, they have continued the tradition of making bomb proof hubs and components. Thank you Phil Wood. We give you our deepest respects.
Chrome has produced 200 of these limited edition jerseys, designed by Garrett Chow and made in Italy by Capo. The only way to obtain one is to show up to an officially supported event and win. Good luck!
VANNI PETTENELLA GOLD AND SILVER MEDAL 1964 TOKYO from camilla candida donzella on Vimeo.
You will be missed.
Great video from Camilla
This mighty gem of an American Red Ale is brewed just mere blocks from COG HQ. If you're visiting Milwaukee, make sure to get in on a tour at Lakefront Brewery!
Eleven members of Milwaukee's champion Bicycle Polo Team were arrested by Milwaukee County Sheriff Deputies on trespassing charges at around 5:30 p.m. last evening, Sunday, January 10th, 2010 and were jailed before their release this morning. Some spent longer than nine hours incarcerated before being released, according to a person familiar with cycle circles. Read the rest taken from Milwaukeeworld.com
Cycling utopia in Copenhagen?
COG Japan revisited Nagasawa recently at his workshop in Kashiwara, Osaka.
photographs by Yohei Morita
