Tag: NYC
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World of Zwift: Episode 21
This week lead game designer Wes Salmon, talks through trainer difficulty and tells us how the new game release will mean better selfies and a whole different kind of racing. OJ tries out a suspiciously delicious ride snack in the Feed Zone, we learn all about Workout of the Week from the coach who designed…
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Ayesha McGowan Presents Thee Abundance Summit
A Virtual Celebration of Black and Brown joy in cycling and the outdoors. Press release below: Atlanta, GA: The first African-American female professional road racer, Ayesha McGowan launches her inaugural Thee Abundance Summit, a virtual celebration and convening of Black and Brown folks in the outdoors. The event is for, by, and about Black and…
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Affinity Carbon fiber tire levers
Brooklyn-based Affinity Cycles with some very sexy made-in-the-US tools for your saddle roll. They won’t break the bank either, just $25 for a pair. Pops always told me “buy quality tools and they’ll last a lifetime”. The Affinity carbon fiber tire lever, hand made in Brooklyn NYC, engineered by Aaron Panone @aarn_ and destined to…
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Video: Underground Railroad Ride
This September John Shackleford, a 25 year old NYC bicycle messenger, will traverse 1,114 miles on bicycle along an on/off road route known as the Underground Railroad. Where black people have come from (freedom from slavery), to where black people are today (freedom from police) is there a difference, where are we safe, are we free? John’s…
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The Need For Speed 1993/1994 NYC Bike Messenger Documentary
Steve the Greek, Vicki Butterfly, Bill the Silverfox and the X-Men are part of the hippest New York sub-culture, the Bicycle messenger. The Need for Speed follows this group of urban outlaws as they hold on to cars, slide through dangerous traffic and push pedestrians out of the way, just to make their deliveries on…
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ROAM Free: Escape From New York City
Great short video from Wahoo Fitness, now actually getting your hands on a ROAM is the real trick. Sometimes you just need to push the reset button on life by going for a ride with friends, open landscapes and the freedom that comes from blocking off your calendar for the day. Leave work at the…
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GFNY Santa Fe Race Report
After a great weekend in Santa Fe, I’m back in Denver with a quick race report from the inaugural GFNY Santa Fe. After many years of rapid expansion overseas, GFNY had its first event in the US to go alongside the New York City championship. The 75 mile Long course in Santa Fe, with 7,150…
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Zwift Goes to New York
New York City is pretty much pancake flat. But anything is possible in the future, right? How about KOMs paved in glass? Zwift has a vision for the city in 2118 and you can ride through it. In an effort to further gamify your training and distract you from the banality of the indoor trainer,…
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Ghost Bikes – A Profile of the Man Who Creates Memorial Bikes Found Around New York City
Filmmaker Ethan Brooks short profile titled “Ghost Bikes“, is a very touching look into the life of Mirza Molberg, a member of Ghost Bike Project. Molberg not only takes time to create many of the white bicycles found around New York City that memorialize cyclists that have lost their lives, but places the bicycles at…