Hiatus Suckas

Hey everyone, Hope all is super. Just to let everyone know I am still alive and well, But man has Life been extremely busy. I recently completed a whack of home reno's, and now the winter season is among us. I am taking a hiatus from the cruiser bike stuff and going to try my hand at a "Dry Goods" type block. I will keep you informed!

See you on the roads right after the thaw.

Pretty Rad.

Hey everyone, I know its been a while since I posted. Camping season is among us and I haven't been out on my cruiser for a while, with the cool weather my canoe comes out and I head into the bush.

This summer I also got my Touring bike into gear and on the road. It was a new experience for me. When I got this is bike I wanted to set it up with classic styling, Canvas and leather bags, Brooks seat (also the most comfortable), shellacked cloth grips (looks like leather). When it came time to pick the bags, I had heard of a company called Acorn Bags, a husband and wife team based in the states. There bags are amazing, well thought out and super durable/beautiful. So when I was able to get a set (took some fancy footwork as they don't ship to Canada yet), I took some pictures to to have for my "owned bike" picture collection. I also sent a couple to them and Bam it ended up on there home page. Pretty Rad!!

Acorn Bags homepage

1st Annual Island Ride = Great time

The Island ride was great, beautiful weather, plenty of heads turned and one great question from a pedestrian. " what is that?" asked this women. " It has two wheels, it must be a bike" replies Larry, and the woman's response " what is the advantage of that?". Great to be able to talk to some new people and share some laughs. It was great, Can't wait till the next ride.

Click on the picture to see the album.

1st Annual Island Ride

Everyone, stop what your doing and get your bike. Tomorrow, Sunday July 25, 2010 is the first annual T.W.C.B. Toronto Island ride. We will be meeting at 10 am @ Cherry Beach, and be on the island for 11:30 ish. Sun, beaches, and Cruisers.

Handmade Leather Grips

On my cruiser I had cork grips, which I loved very dear. Then one day while picking up something in a store, the wind blew my bike over. This smashed my grips, totaling them into little cork bits. So rather than get new cork grips and possibly have this happen again, I desided to construct leather ones. I started with some heavy tooling leather I have kicking around, measured the bar circumference and made it a touch smaller. I cut and stitched it up and soaked the grip then slipped it over a old set of bars I have to dry and stretch/tighten. Then the next day used some white glue as lube and slipped them on my bike. I plan to leave it to dry for a day then put some Brooks Proofide on, to condition them. Should look nice.

WICKED PIC OF THE DAY.

Core77: Dutch Master

Brooklyn-based Core77 introduced the Dutch Master bicycle, which is a wicked cruiser that has a look like a vintage BMX. The bike is based off of a Worksman cruiser frame and features some of the highest quality components that can be found on any consumer-grade bike. The bikes are hand-built at Brooklyn’s Bushwick Bike Shop and only a limited run of 25 will be made.

You could have ordered on for $1560, but they are sold out. Just thought you might want to take a look.

Skulls and bikes.

Bike and Skulls have always gone hand and hand. I wonder how bad ass these guys were. How common was it to get you picture taken with a skeleton wearing a top hat?

Penny Farthing 2010

I have always wanted to Try a Penny-Farthing bike. They seem to still be making them! I don't think they are as high as the old school bikes, but I am sure it would be a blast. Uber-fixed gear. I am not sure how many of you have seen the "Jackass" episode where Knoxville, is riding around on a Penny-Farthing bike, and eats the ground big time!! Great!


All Jokes aside, it would be pretty rad to make a cruiser Penny-Farthing bike, have a huge wheel in the front and the rider sitting quite low to the ground??? Plus I could grow some sick Mutton-chops..Who knows?

First Video

Hey Gang, Check out my first video, I just was trying out Imovie '09 for teh first time.

"stay to the right..."

Its just the wife and I riding around town on a beauty of a day!
Thanks for looking!

Magneta Lane = Great!

Take a listen to Magneta Lane, A local band from Toronto. Who have only been getting bigger everyday since their start in '03. I have been playing the hell out of their most recent Album "Gambling with God". Its one of those albums that you can honestly play from start to finish. The tune "Castles" is amazing!. I have included a link to the video for "Lady Bones". The face paint looks really good!

"Lady Bones" Video.

SHIRTS ARE HERE!!!!

Hey Gang, Just to give you a heads up, I picked up the shirts today, and they look great!. I will be contacting people who emailed/MSG me for shirts, just to verify sizes!

Thanks again for the support and thing to get this thing going!

The shirts are officially on order!

Hey Everybody, I know its been a long time, but I just wasn't felling it this winter. I hope the winter has been treating you well. Riding season is among us, and what better way to kick off the mayhem is to finally get my shirts made. They are on order, the image is on the back. $20 even. let me know and I will send them out. Thanks for the support everybody. Artwork by yours truely! Thanks guys!!! Ride On!