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Karl Addison and James Bullough – JBAK
Glad to see our buddy Karl Addison is doing big things in the art community. I met him through the bike scene when he lived in Seattle. Now, he is living and working in Berlin.
Typo Bike Rack
Tarmo Luisk created this typography inspired bike rack system to convey a message about a place or company while adding a useful feature to the environment. I wouldn’t mind seeing some of these around town.
Via KEHA3
Kashimax rain tail
This is a great idea! best looking fender i’ve seen for sure. pick one up at Chari & Co.
Bicycle Accident Report Card
Here is a handy little piece of paper that might serve very useful if you ever get into a collision with a car. Often enough cyclists will be disoriented when they get into an accident and fail to obtain crucial information about the driver that may help them legally. Boston based lawyer Josh Zisson saw this as a problem and took action by teaming up with graphic designer Tim Jaques to create the handy Bicycle Accident Report Card. It clearly shows the bike laws on one side, and has information for the driver to fill out on the other. This could spark a new revolution in bicycle advocacy and promote safer cohabitation between cars and bikes in our streets.
Head over to Bike Safe Boston for more
Cavendish Ad for Nike
@markcavendish #makeitcount
Don’t you love how social media has worked its way into modern day advertising?
Caught this (and the rest of the campaign) at Creative Review.
Happy New Year from Zlog
Quick thanks to all of the supporters and friends out there. I am really stoked to see what 2012 brings. Get ready for some shit and welcome to the bropocalypse!
35mm Photos from 2011
I have added a new bunch of photos up on my Flickr site. Here are just a few.
Fixie whip locked up in Venice, Beach.
Summer Fix 2011 hosted by L.A. Brakeless. I was amazed by the amount of youngsters eager to display their freestyle moves. I will post the photo up at the ZLOG facebook page, go tag your friends.
This is what my work space looks like with freshly hung art.
Product Review – Element ion3 iphone Case
As someone who loves the look of a good carbon weave, I have to show some love to the guys at Element Case. Their composite line of cases brings a carbon fiber touch to the iPhone.
This particular case is for the iPhone 3 (also available for iphone 4), and has saved my phone from harm on a few different occasions. The rubber sides offer up a nice ergonomic shape and the carbon backing helps the phone slide into the pocket. One thing I normally dislike about all-rubber iPhone cases is they tend to be a pain to get in and out of my pants pockets. Overall, I am happy with the case for its aesthetics as well as functionality, but I need to get the 4G version since I upgraded my phone. There are a wide range of cases to choose from in the $20-$50 range.
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Fixed Gear Athens Frameset
Fixed Gear Athens has been working on a signature track frame in collaboration with framebuilder Yorgos Vogiatzis.
more info after the jump
Day Labor
This short film about bike messengers, day labor, and outsourcing has made its rounds through film festivals and picked up some awards along the way. It was shot in Seattle with a familiar bike messenger cast. Good to see those scruffy dudes in there! This is definitely a short worth watching.
Thanks Tom for the info.
Go With The Wind – New Work from 100copies
100copies.net upped a new print to their collection. Only 100 copies produced.
ZLOG LOGO Update
New things are in the works and this logo update is just the beginning. Expect a whole new kind of fixed gear freshness from Zlog in 2012!
Full Frame Collective
Full Frame Collective consists of San Francisco based photographers who enjoy riding bikes. Or is it bike riders who enjoy shooting photos? Either way, its amazing so check it out!
Contributors:
Terry Barentsen
Dylan Bigby
Jason Maggied
Kyle Emery Peck
I hope they shoot some fixed freestyle stuff in the future.
Thanks to Trackosaurus Rex for the scoop.
Insa “Girls on Bikes” photo installation
Here at Zlog, we appreciate the finer things in life, two of those things being girls and bikes. Insa took it upon themselves to curate this series of photos that showcase some fine things indeed.
Andreas Samuelsson x Tokyo Fixed
Earlier this year Tokyo Fixed announced their collaboration with Andreas Samuelsson. Since then, they have been busy teaming up with some of their friends across the UK including Il Soigneur and Cyclodelic, to turn Andreas’ pattern into a range of t shirts, a cap, and a musette.
Such a great collection!
Available at Toyko Fixed
City Grounds Photo Contest
City Grounds is having its first ever Photo Contest! Entering the contest is simple; Go out and take a photograph that is cycling related and upload it to our Facebook Photo Contest page. The photograph with the most “likes” wins $500 in City Grounds Gift Cards. We also will be giving out $100 in City Grounds Gift Cards to second and third place!
more details at City Grounds
Burro x Eyes Wide Awake – Polo Jack & Fixed Queen
Burro sent over their latest collaboration with Eyes Wide Awake. Digging the clean design! Go scoop a Polo Jack or Fixed Queen tee.
We’ve worked with Chad from Eyes Wide Awake from the very beginning. He designed our original logo and has participated in every artist series we’ve done. We commissioned him to design a series of playing card/cycling-related t-shirt images that we had printed by screen-printer extraordinaire and Team Burro member Jared Scheurer of LYM Printshop in South Florida.
The Anorak – An Outlier Experimental Edition
We never rush development at Outlier and this garment has been in the making for nearly as long as we’ve been around. So yes, we’re pretty excited to finally have it in our hands, The Anorak.
The Anorak uses a pullover construction with two way side ventilation. The magnetic front piece is fully adjustable so you can protect your neck in the style of your liking. The 3XDry Cotton Linen fabric has a sturdy hand feel that combines the soft touch of cotton with the crisp handle of linen and the unparalleled performance of Schoeller’s 3XDry treatment.
This is an Outlier Experimental Edition. A limited edition release available at the Outlier webstore on July 19th at noon ET. $425. WWW.OUTLIER.CC
Wrahw Poster #1
Our buddy Torey over at WRAHW is putting out a poster series and here is what he came up with for the first one. It reminds me of a magic-eye poster, hopefully when you stare at it cross-eyed you will see someone ripping on a bike.
Drop Bars Not Bombs Tank Tops Re-Stocked
The wait is over! Tanks are re-stocked in the Zlog Boutique. Head over and snag one before they are all gone.
The Alpha Bike
The Alpha Bike was created by 5 grad students studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
Bike Hugger posted the above photo on their flickr of how the drive system of the Alpha Bike connects, claiming it to be the worlds least efficient drive train. I looked into the Alpha bike a little more and realized they used some amazing processes to create this machine. It goes from fixed to free with an internal belt drive. With the help of rapid prototyping and 3D printing (more on that later) they were able to manufacture the whole bike in-house.
Lets get nerdy…
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