Traitor Cycles Crusade 2013

First photos of the Traitor Crusade 2013 with disc brakes and capable of single speed or geared builds. I can certainly dig this, maybe except the green color but there will be a matte black version as well. 

See more HERE.

Traitor Cycles

Traitor Cycles has a new website running with their almost completely new line-up of bike for 2013. 

I'm really looking forward to the new version of the Crusade with disc brakes as a replacement for my old one which got unfortunately destroyed not so long ago.

Check it out here: http://www.traitorcycles.com

Broken

Something like this can sometimes apparently happen if during the framebuilding process a heavily butted steel tube is heated too much while brazing. I wasn't too happy about this happening to my daily ride but the frame is still within the warranty period in any case.

Drinking and Riding

DRINK ANOTHER GEAR from e r t z u i ° film on Vimeo.

This is how we do it!

This is how we do it, all hands are in the air / And wave them from here to there / If you're an O.G. mack or a wanna-be player... 

Mr. Hunts & Gaths showing us here how proper CX dismounting is to be done. Take notice!

 Photo by Viltsu.

Traitor Crusade

Tomi took a nice b/w photo of my fixed Traitor Crusade before today's VPCX race in Herttoniemi, Helsinki.

SSCXWC 2012

Awesome poster.

From here: http://blog.mashsf.com/post/31284034350/sscxwc-2012-in-la

Cinelli Supercorsa Disc SSCX pt.2

Second photo of the prototype(?) Cinelli Supercorsa Disc SSCX surfaces but wtf, threaded headset and belt-drive? What were they thinking?

Well, I'm starting to think that while disc brakes would be awesome, the MASH SSCX would probably be much better choice. Apples and oranges for sure, but still.

CINELLI SUPERCORSA DISC SSCX

O RLY? YES!

Genesis Day 1 Disc

New Genesis Day 1 Disc for 2012. Basically an upgraded version of their Day 1 Cross but with, yeah you guessed it, Avid BB-7 mechanical disc brakes. Very nice.

My only concern with Genesis Day 1 cross bikes it that apparently (correct me if I'm wrong here?) they don't have space for much fatter wheels than 35c. On the other hand they have eyelets for full fenders.

I'm looking into my magic crystal ball and am seeing that this will be a huge success and that in 2013 it will be followed by many other brands with very similar simple steel cyclocross cyclocross bikes with disc brakes.

Check out full specs of the Genesis Day 1 Disc here. 

Cyclocross Varjo SM 2012 // VPCX Stylin'

The unofficial shadow Cyclocross Finnish Championships today at Louhela/Kaivoksela, Vantaa.

First batch of photos has surfaced, here. Plenty of people showed up and raced despite the snowy and icy conditions and the course was hard and technical just like it should be. Geared cx bikes were dime and dozen like always but here are photos of the best different styles, in the true VPCX spirit.

Cyclocrossin Varjo SM 2012 7.1.2012

Lisätiedot: https://www.facebook.com/events/329832470362344/


CXVSM 2012 Course Preview from Rhubarb on Vimeo.

Bandit Cross Trailer: Ruining it for Everybody

Bandit Cross: Ruining It For Everybody Trailer from Quality Bicycle Products on Vimeo.

The Bandit Cross seems much like the VPCX we have here in Helsinki. I can dig.

Read more here: http://allcitycycles.com/blog/bandit_cross_trailer

CXVSM 2012 January 7th w/ Course Preview

CXVSM 2012 Course Preview from Rhubarb on Vimeo.

"Course for the Mock Finnish National Cyclocross Championship race of 2012 (CXVSM 2012), Saturday January 7th 2012, Kaivoksela, Helsinki."

Read more / lue lisää: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/329832470362344/

"CXVSM 2012 -rata sijaitsee Kaivokselassa, Jokiuomanpuiston ja vanhojen kaivosten alueella. Rata sisältää hiekkaa, polkua, peltoa ja asfalttia, muutaman kantopaikan ja paljon hupia! Koko rata on täysin säännönmukaisella krossarilla ajettavissa."

Colorful Bears

Funky spoke reflectors. From Blue Lug Tokyo.

Many of you will want this:

Via Cinelli FB.

"I love the smell of fresh soil in the morning"

Only missing the dead mauled small random rodent in there.

Shawver Cycles SSCX

A filet-brazed steel SS CX frameset. Carl builds awesome custom frames and forks in San Francisco Bay Area. Check out Shawver Cycles for much more niceness: http://shawvercycles.com/ 

Just Some Nice SSCX Bikes

Fuji Feather CX

Brand new Fuji Feather CX single speed cyclocross bike. Available in two colorways, "Chameleon Tan" and "Aurora White" AKA Ghostbike.