Insult to Injury

How do you think Filippo Simeoni feel about Ceramica Flaminia's new signing? Imagine being replaced by Ricco? Salt on the wound. Doesn't really reflect that well on CF either, and I can't imagine it helps their chances of getting a Giro invite.

proto photo?

It's been a while since I squinted myself cross eyed looking at bikes for new bits, but this jumped out at me. Stealth Cervelo under Dan Fleeman. Huge tubes compared to any other Cervelo. Tour is coming up, so get ready to look for the prototype tech gear. His teammate Dan Lloyd looked to be on standard issue bike.

Was Wiggins trying to telegraph a solo break by wearing a skinsuit or did he just forget to pack regular kit?

Stunt Doubles?

Can't really cosign using stunt doubles, but at least they aren't on fixed gears.
Skating and Dino Jr. Just like the old days.
Anyone spot Mike Watt?

Non Cycling Odds and Ends

Summer (even a wet, overcast one) is not too conducive to blogging. I feel like I am in information overload-too many good books lined up. Too much music. Too much travelling. Too much bike life. It's all too good and leaves too little time to blog.
Music has been hit or miss
New Blank Dogs? It's rad, but more like Berlin than Joy Division. The twisted, broken sounding keyboards and underwater vocals are rad, but not too summer-jammy. Catchy none the less
New Aggrolites is probably the record for this summer. Retro, but not embarrassing. Gotta have that rocksteady beat when the temperature starts to rise-if and when it decides to.
New Rancid? Pretty bland. Not really living up to Indestructible.
I have been stoked to see the onslaught of Slumberland releases, but none of them has withstood the hype. They are a little too "tribute band" rather than "influenced by". So Liechtenstein, Bricolgae, and Crystal Stilts are all OK, but none lived up to the hype or transcended their influences.
As far as books. How about Night Gardner? DC murder mystery from one of the writers of The Wire. Or Swedish Death Metal or Burning Fight or Love,Sex,Death-the History of the Process Church??? That is a a lot to work with.

Channel JJ

John Joseph on what's really going green from Polygraph Productions on Vimeo.

The man

Bob Evans Reunion!!!!!

Next Friday night. Upstairs Middle East Bob Evans, Kudgel, and Guerroro all back together. Haven't been this excited for a show in ages.

More Info here.

Rorschach reunion later this summer??? Nineties are back.

shorty

this blog rules from the Hated to Warzone. Rites of Spring, etc.

This story has me scratching my head. Pirates? Didn't they used to risk life and limb on the high seas? Now a pirate votes and worries about downloading??? I wonder if we don't value things like copyrightanymore because so few produce anything?


Mandatory cycling content... Armstrong is not the only one with ugly bikes on Astana.

Entrainement sprint Gerolsteiner
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