Campagnolo Pista Cranks

Track Cranks
Originally uploaded by John Prolly

New bike porn day! Finally got my hands on some nice vintage Campy track cranks...

Prolly grab

Prolly grab
Originally uploaded by jonnystiles

Luke Stiles has a few pics from tonight's Peel Sessions...

Taco Tuesday Video

Taco Tuesday :: Photography Ride from Kong on Vimeo.

Get Pitted

My hometown break Very few people know that not only do I enjoy cycling, I'm also an avid surfer. Well, not so much now as I used to be but every time I go home to NC, I try to get in the water and get pitted brah. Look at what tropical storm Noel brought the East Coast! Insanity. NYC Going OFF!

Major Tailored

Shop Gentei has a new clothing line called Major Tailored. The name of the company is an homage to Marshall 'Major' Taylor, the winner of the one-mile track cycling championship. His win signaled a new era for African American athletes. Taylor was the second African American to win a professional sport title in 1899. He continued on to win three in total. I like the underbill Sugino Grand Mighty chainring. Grab one of these now because only 72 were produced.

NYC Bike Theft Solution

My boy Eddie designed this T Shirt for his company Supermighty. This, along with the Dookiechain HED3 shirt are pretty funny. Sure to be a hit.

Fuck Frank Gehry

ABOUT TIME!

M.I.T. Sues Architect Frank Gehry

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: November 6, 2007

BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is suing renowned architect Frank Gehry, alleging serious design flaws in the Stata Center, a building celebrated for its unconventional walls and radical angles.

The school asserts that the center, completed in spring 2004, has persistent leaks, drainage problems and mold growing on its brick exterior. It says accumulations of snow and ice have fallen dangerously from window boxes and other areas of its roofs, blocking emergency exits and causing damage.

The suit says MIT paid Los Angeles-based Gehry Partners $15 million to design the Stata Center, which cost $300 million to build. It houses labs, offices, classrooms and meeting rooms.

''Gehry breached its duties by providing deficient design services and drawings,'' according to the suit, which also names New Jersey-based Beacon Skanska Construction Co., now known as Skanska USA Building Inc. The suit, filed Oct. 31, seeks unspecified damages.

Gehry Partners did not immediately respond to a call from The Associated Press seeking comment Tuesday, and did not respond to calls and e-mails Monday from The Boston Globe. A spokesman for MIT declined to comment because of the pending lawsuit.

An executive at Skanska's Boston office said Gehry ignored warnings from Skanska and a consulting company before construction that there were flaws in the design. ''This is not a construction issue, never has been,'' said Paul Hewins, executive vice president and area general manager of Skanska USA.

Gehry's work includes the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.