Relax

February 28, 2014

in Ephemera, Humor

Halfway to Sea-Tac.

Casually slipping on a life vest as his plane careens into the ocean - photo - Rob VandermarkStep 4:  chillax and pull your shirt down over your butt crack.

 

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Honey-Hammer-and-Cycle-down-tube

Bike Rumor just posted some words about Honey Bikes’ 2014 launch.  And some nice comments.

“All in all, they offer a whopping 22 models each for men and women, with a lot of crossover between them, and you can customize quite a bit…so the actual tally is a bit ambiguous. And irrelevant. Just assume they have something to fit your needs.”

Thanks Tyler!

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Honey Bike: F100

February 28, 2014

in Honey Bikes

Honey Bikes F100 RC

This is what I call a ‘single edition.’  One and done.  Beyond limited edition.

More images of this Honey bike come.

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Rack Work

February 27, 2014

in Design, Seven Cycles

Seven rack in process

Every rack built by Seven Cycles is custom – just like every frame.  Many hours of handwork go into each Seven rack.

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Snow and ice are so temporary.  Soon all the immersive complexities of winter riding will be gone.  Enjoying this while it lasts.

Icy tracks to nowhere - photo - Rob Vandermark

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Honey Bikes Launch Party 2014 - Hammer and Cycle - Dirtwire.tv screenshot

Thom Parsons of Dirtwire.tv – and many other ventures – put together an amazing video from the Honey Bikes Launch Party.  He captured the spirit of the event really well.

Thanks Thom!

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Honey Bikes Launch Party Caffeine Break

Ride Studio Cafe hosted the Honey Bikes Launch Party on Saturday night.  They held it all together for well over 80 people throughout the evening.  Lots of food, bikes, and friends.

Honey Bee Silver

A great evening summarized well by RSC.

Honey Bikes Launch Party 2014

Nom, nom, nom.

Photos:  Russ Campbell.

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Sunday Snowball

February 23, 2014

in Semiotics of a Ride

Visitors from another planet - photo - Rob VandermarkRode the first of the new New England Randonneurs Populaire series today.  A monthly ride developed by Jake Kassen and hosted by Ride Studio Cafe.  Pamela Blaylock‘s Permanent route was awesome – even with all the snow, ice, and water.

Rouleuring in ice and sand - image - Rob Vandermark

Video image while rolling at a good clip on icy sand.  I was so happy riding through this kind of terrain – it was pretty much the only way I could keep up!  Trying to find a fender to follow was a bit challenging at times; that’s what you get for being the slow one!

I can’t wait for the next Populaire on March 2!

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Honey Bike Launch 2014

February 23, 2014

in Events, Honey Bikes

Wow!  Honey Bikes‘ 2014 bike launch was out of control.  The bikes turned out fantastic, the Ride Studio Cafe was packed, and people seemed to have a fun time.  It’s going to take a full year to recover from the event.

Eleven new Honeys on display – and that will be posted on Honey’s site in the coming weeks.  For the moment, here are a few images that represent the party.

Thanks to everyone that helped make this launch come to fruition:  Chip Baker, Patria Lanfranchi, Lily Richeson, Staci Sommers, Jordan Lowe, Matt O’Keefe, Mike Berlinger, Drew Korby, Roger Kim, Roger Cadman, and a lot of other people!

Honey Bikes Shimano Shine Bear

More images after the jump.  All images Russ Campbell.

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Today Honey Bikes had a visit from Anthony and Heidi – creators of the Dirty 40 and Rasputitsa races.

Makering

Honey is working with Heidi and Anthony on a special project called Hammer and Cycle that I’ll share more about soon.

Hammer and Cycle at Honey

It was great to meet the geniuses behind two of the coolest and cutting edge events on the east coast.  We’re looking forward to doing more with them this season.  Stay tuned.

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