The Red Hook Criterium is all grown up in it’s 5th year since it’s rather underground beginnings as a birthday party for cyclist David August Trimble. David’s family was one of the early innovators of carbon fiber used in bicycle frames and now he’s pioneered his own cycling classic in a neighborhood he’s also [...]
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This was definitely a wet one, with one of the only times it’s actually been snowing during a race. Congratulations to Austin Horse who won and took home the awesome Reload prize bag. (image from UCWNET ) (Photo by Mariangel) The Top 4 from right to left: 1) Austin 2)Alfred 3)Chris 4)Chaz (first [...] It’s often been said…”Dare to dream big,” especially in a city like NYC, home to the Rockefellers and Robert Moses industrialist types. The land of towering monstrosities like the Brooklyn Bridge, Empire State Building and sky scrappers that distinguish the most recognizable skyline in the world. Big Dreams like putting in a basketball stadium [...] Here is a quick round up of some winter alleycat races. Miss Thang may not have been able to perform during the cold weather of President Obama’s inauguration, but that didn’t stop a bunch of D.C. couriers and other bike maniacs. That same weekend of 1/20/13 was host to an inauguration alleycat: [...] What do we know about the new messenger thriller Premium Rush? We know it stars Joesph Gordon-Levitt as the hotshot fixed gear riding protagonist. We know it’s about bike messengers in NYC and premiers August 24th. But what you might not be aware of is it was entirely shot in New York City and used a lot of real messengers as consultants, actors and stunt riders. Our own Austin Horse (who took 4th place in this years Cycle Messenger World Championships in Chicago) was Joesph’s double for much of the riding in traffic and skids.
Something else you may not know is the messenger bags used in this film are hand made right here in Ridgewood Queens by Tianna Meilinger and her lady co-workers Angie and Grace of Vaya Bags. Continue reading Premium Rush, messenger movie keeping local, Vayabags Interview. Being a big fan of the Cycle Messenger World Championships, held this year in Chicago, I always look forward to the group shot. Here is a nice photo from Takuya Sacamoto. Couriers of the World! The final results are in: The fastest male courier in the world, is Seattle’s Craig Etheridge, who won [...] Saw this one prollyisnotprobably.com (picture from Prolly’s 2011 NACCC coverage in Chicago.) Congratulations to Chaz (SF) for winning this Year’s 2012 North American Cycle Courier Championship, (NACCC2012) held last weekend in Richmond, VA. (photo from: team murder-2010) A great video from: CXHairs.com Let’s not forget our own Austin Horse taking 2nd place [...] You know him, you love him. He’s highly competitive, fast as hell, and a super nice guy. (photo by: Julie Glassberg for The New York Times) He was the riding double, sticking the fast paced fixed gear moves for actor, Jason Gordon-Levitt, in the upcoming thriller- Premium Rush. When he’s not volunteering with [...] I’d heard rumor about this from the organizer of the wolfpack hustle race in LA during the closure of the 405, where they challenged Jet Blue Airlines. Our own messenger super star Austin Horse got back from racing in Europe and wanted to organize a multiple stage race involving cities along the Eastern seaboard. [...] |
 
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