HVX Peel Sessions

Visitor Design has created some beautiful pieces of art in his day. I first met Chris at the Boadrum 07.07.07 last summer and have since slowly picked up on his various creations over the past year. He created a laser-etched saddle for Peel Sessions and last night he toted a 50 pound bag of camera equipment from Central Park to Williamsburg and shot for 4 hours. Below is, as he described it "not really an edit, just sort of a compilation/study "... enjoy!

Harlem Rocks!

Messengers Rock! – Bicycle Couriers to Race in Harlem

Featured Teams Event to be Televised Live on WCSN

New York, NY — Harlem Rocks with messenger racing as part of the 35th Annual Skyscraper Cycling Classic on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15th, at Marcus Garvey Park in New York City. Four-rider teams will compete in a “package pass” relay race on a specially modified racecourse. The race kicks off at 3:30 pm, just before the professional men’s start at 4:10.

Squid, the iconic New York City messenger and owner of Cyclehawks Messengers stated: “This is a great opportunity for messengers to show their positive impact on the city and to get a chance to share the stage with the pros.”

The messenger teams will compete for a $1,000 prize list and a track frame offered by Affinity Cycles, technical advisors on the messenger event. For registration information please contact: jay@jaypeg.net

It is fitting that a big-time messenger race will take place in Harlem: the community’s most famous cyclist, Nelson Vails, went on to an 1984 Olympic Silver Medal in Sprint Cycling after starting his cycling career as a messenger.

Live coverage of Harlem Rocks will be available for free on WCSN TV and to a worldwide audience via WCSN’s broadband network www.wcsn.com. Spectators will enjoy the live coverage on a jumbotron positioned just beyond the start/finish line on West Mt. Morris Avenue and 121st Street.

The Skyscraper Harlem Cycling Classic boasts a rich and respected history. Founded in 1973 by David A. Walker, a former Community Affairs Officer for the New York City Police Department, the event has always mixed community service with high-level professional racing. Over the past 35-years, Mr. Walker has given away hundreds of bicycles to winners of the children’s races that traditionally kick off the day’s activities at 12:00 noon.

Top class amateur and professional races, giant screen live TV, great food, and music all await the public in Harlem this Father’s Day.

The 35th Annual Skyscraper Classic is presented by: Rock Racing and Saab

The event is promoted by Manhattan-based Sparta Cycling, Inc., in association with Skyscraper Productions.

Century Road Club Association, Toga Bike Shop and Metro Bicycles provide technical assistance.

For more information on all of the day's activities, please go to www.harlemrocks.com

Arrospok Protest

Man, the guys over at London Fixed have been hacking away at pop culture references over the past year. Hacking away with what you ask? With Aerospokes.... Here's the best of the new batch. Click to see full-size.

Parisian Plant

Le Lama sent me this pic of him wall-planting a sculpture in Paris on a Gorilla Bicycles frame. Nice shot man, keep it up!

Major Tailored Pt. 2

A while back, the Almighty Shop Gentei released the first product from their Major Tailored moniker. Well, the Gentei boys are back with more bike-related bling. Check out their new 59/50 here!

Urban Velo's Coverage of the BFF NYC

I have to say, Jeff and Brad at Urban Velo do a bangup job at documenting urban cycling. They cover it from every angle and everytime there's a new issue, I scramble to get my hands on it. When they told me that they had planned on coming to the Bicycle Film Fest this year, I was stoked to finally meet them. Urban Velo has started a series of videos that cover the BFF NYC weekend. The first one is below and the second one is covering the Bootlegged Peel Sessions... The video of Sam's tabletop is off the fucking wall... BIG UPS guys! Can't wait to see what you've got next!

Bo! Selectah

I'm bobbin my head right now to this hard-hitting mix from South London's Smutlee. It's got a little bit of all the bass genres- dubstep, bassline, grime, dancehall- it's all packed in with a punch. Download Smutlee's June mix 01: JIMMY & TARRUS RILEY - PULL UP SELECTOR 02: 77 KLASH FT. JOHNNY OSBOURNE - MAD AGAIN 03: SANTOGOLD FT. JAMMER BADNESS, CHRONIK, RAGE, SLIKMAN, TEMPA T- CREATOR (MUMDANCE RMX) 04: N.E.R.D FT. MOVADO - EVERYONE NOSE (SMUTLEE BLEND) 05: MAVADO - NAH BLEACH WITH CREAM (DAYBREAK RIDDIM) 06: CHINO FT. WAYNE MARSHALL - DANGER (DAYBREAK RIDDIM) 07: BRAMMA - MI NAH PLAY (DAYBREAK RIDDIM) 08: SIZZLA - DEM A GO DEAD (SHOOTER RIDDIM) 09: CASPA & RUSKO - BREAD GET BUN 10: SIZZLA FT. DAVID BANNER - SOLID AS A ROCK (DJ OBSESSION RMX) 11: RUSKO - COCKNEY THUG 12: DUBCHILD - UNTITLED 13: CASPA - OHH R YA 14: COTTI FT. JAMMER - DEM FI KNOW 15: BLESS BEATS FT. GHOST, LADY LYKES & CHIPMUNK - KILL ALL A DEM 16: BAR 9 - MURDA SOUND 17: THE BUG FT. KILLA P & FLOW DAN - SKENG 18: CLIPZ - PAPUA NEW GUINEA (RMX) 19: OPTIMUS AND DROID - RINSING SELECTION 20: DOCTOR - CALM DOWN 21: LIL WAYNE/SKREAM - MILLI REQUEST LINE (SMUTLEE BLEND) 22: WILEY FT. FLOWDAN, TINCHY & MESSY - IT'S A PAR 23: BRETT MAVERICK - CHOP OFF THEM 24: MR VIRGO - HYPNOTIQ 25: WOOKIE - BATTLE (BASSLINE RMX) 26: DJ Q - SHOTTAS 27: ELEPHANT MAN - PRISON/ROLEX (SMUTLEE BLEND) 28: BUJU BANTON - CRAZY TALK/ROLEX (SMUTLEE BLEND) 29: LIL WAYNE - LOLLIPOP (VIN SOL REMIX) 30: VYBZ KARTEL - PUSSY NUFFI SUCK (NEVA YOU) 31: ELEPHANT MAN - HEAD TOP 32: DAMIAN & STEPHEN MARLEY - THE MISSION (THE MISSION RIDDIM) 33: MAVADO FT. JAY-Z - I'M ON THE ROCK (THE MISSION RIDDIM) 34: GEENEUS - I TRY 35: GLOBE - HORNS 36: DJ NAUGHTY - QUICKTIME 37: APPLE - SEGALIZER VIP