Cielo by Chris King

7 February 2010

If you haven’t had a chance to check out Chris King’s frame project Cielo, look for these stunning classic modern frames. The craft and finish is second to none. I would expect nothing less from the king. Thanks for the inspiration!

_MM

BB Studio.

3 February 2010

With the influx of visitors for Berlin Fashion Week and BBB, it was a chance to catch up with friends old and new passing through (as mentioned in a previous post). One person I finally got a chance to meet is Barrie whose blog I have had in my RSS feeds for a while now. We caught up, talked about MASH, riding in current winter conditions, Martin Clothing, BB antics and a bit of ’shop’ since he has been traveling and establishing a few connections/friendships which all help lead to his next big push, BB | Studio. I am always super excited to meet another individual with a strong eye for curating content for brands to ensure nothing but the best is put out into the world. Check out more of his credible experience and worthwhile blog at BB | Studio.

/ Jonathan

A bike helmet like a samurai helmet

29 January 2010

These bike helmet is painted with traditional Japanese Wajima Lacquer.

A helmet is there to protect your head. You might need one more to protect your helmet.

posted by Ry Nakajima

Ritte Van Vlaanderen.

27 January 2010

Just came across this yesterday, but it had me laughing. Maybe it is cycling humor, or Belgian, but I am liking the attitude these guys have. Ritte – “Serious racers who don’t take themselves so seriously.”

Fette.

26 January 2010

Berlin Fashion Week is always a good time since so many people are traveling through the city. Even here in this small community, seems like quite a few of the Arkitip family passed through Berlin in the last week for either BBB or Berlin Fashion Week. With a constant flow of people I don’t get to see often enough stopping through my studio, we had a Fette drop by today to talk about what she has coming and when we can expect her back here in Berlin. A fellow Arkitip friend, it is always great to meet and hear what new things are on the table for the next year. Looks like it is going to be a very good one.

/ Jonathan

Ike’s Place SF

25 January 2010

Ike’s Place has been killin it. Look at that line on a Saturday at 2pm. If your up for waiting 1.5 hours for a sandwich, try Ike’s on 16th street. Guessing there will be new locations if this keeps up. Congrats team!

_MM

Haiti Benefit Race NYC

24 January 2010

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BBBerlin.

21 January 2010

The cold ice capital that is Berlin at the moment is hosting Bread&Butter and FashionWeek for the next few days. I hopped down to the opening day of BBB to check on what was new from this upcoming season and found that some things do change, and others stay the same. One that does stay the same is the use of track bikes in the booths. One booth of a brand I had never heard of had the Gold Sprint setup and a few other bikes around that looked almost suited for the weather outside.

/ Jonathan

MARTIN Autumn / Winter 2010

18 January 2010

We are happy to announce the A/W collection for MARTIN. Please contact us if your shop is in NY this week, and would like to set up a private appointment to view the collection. We could not be more excited at what has been created, and look forward visiting.
_MM

Lo Sport Illustrato.

11 January 2010

My friend Stefano gave me a treasure from his personal collection for the holidays. A supplement to ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’ which covers a huge portion of the cycling events in Europe. This issue from September 1951 has quite a few articles on the Derby track races and a bit of info on Swiss cycling hero (besides Cancellara) Ferdinand Kübler. Its an amazing old paper covering what was an amazing period in cycling and tough as hell.

/ Jonathan