Candy Cranks

Here are the photos I took when I wasn’t riding during the Red Bull Ride + Style in San Francisco. You can find more on my Flickr. I also just want to take this time to give a huge thanks to Red Bull and Aaron for putting on this event. It was awesome, and I had so much fun! I especially want to say thanks to Emma for being so supportive of me and my riding. You are the absolute best, and I seriously appreciate everything you’ve done for me!
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Here are the results from this past weekend’s Red Bull Ride + Style in San Francisco’s Justin Herman Plaza. The competition was intense, and every one was really killing it. Congrats to every one who placed! You all seriously deserved it. Photos by Keith Gallagher.

Freestyle Results:
1st – Matt Reyes
2nd – Josh Boothby
3rd – Tyler Johnson

Race Results:
1st Jason Clary
2nd Kell Mckenzie
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This past weekend’s Red Bull Ride + Style was even more awesome than it was promised to be. The closed course crit races were intense, and the freestyle course saw a lot of bangers. Here are a few pictures Keith took during the event. You can find more here. [Read more →]

Music City Cycling (Keith, Candice, and I), along with The Nashville Bicycle Lounge and Halcyon Bike Shop, hosted the Music City Cycling Cannonball this past Saturday, Nov 13th. The event kicked off with an alley cat beginning at Halcyon Bike Shop and ending at the Nashville Bicycle Lounge for an after party and sprint races. Continue reading for more photos and the full recap of the night. All photos by Ryan Green.

Despite the rain, we still had a great turnout and got a lot of great feedback on the course; I’m pumped it was a fun ride, guys! Chris Callis took first in the alley cat, winning a Seagull messenger bag, with Nathan and Max in second and third respectively, both taking home Burro hip bags. Once the racers started arriving at the Bike Lounge, the after party and sprint races began. Things started to get pretty competitive, and we had a lot of great match-ups! Tyler Walker (aka Methdad) took out the seemingly unbeatable Neil to win first place, taking home the Golden Saddle and Brev M golden wheelset; Neil took second, winning the EighthInch golden drop bars. Art finished in third place, however, he posted the top time of the whole night!

Another major part of the after party was our fundraiser raffle to purchase children’s bikes for Toys for Tots. We sold raffle tickets and gave out tons of prizes non-stop all night, including a complete bike donated by the Bicycle Lounge, a wheelset donated by Halcyon, a jersey donated by Chrome Bags, SkullyBoom Boomboxes, an insane amount of apparel from Coal Headwear, and so much more! By the end of the night we had raised nearly $700! We even had a visit from the Nashville Pedal Tavern, who provided free rides around 5 Points, and donated half of their sign-ups for the night to the fundraiser! We also had free beer, provided by Yazoo Brewing Company, and free Red Bull to get us all through the late night. Overall, the event was a huge success! Big thanks to Green Fleet for being the top donor of the night! I also want to thank all of our generous sponsors for supporting the event as well as every one who participated; we couldn’t have made all of this happen without you.

Alley Cat:
1st – Chris Callis
2nd – Nathan Wahlman
3rd – Max Otterland

Sprint Races:
1st – Tyler Walker
2nd – Neil Fronheiser
3rd – Art Arcinas

Keith, Aaron, Nathan and I got some solid riding in today, hitting up Legislative and the Gay Street Banks before heading over to the Beer Sellar. Big thanks to Jessica for being really awesome and letting us borrow her camera for the day! Photos by Keith Gallagher.

Photo by Keith Gallagher

On November 13th Music City Cycling along with Halcyon Bike Shop and the Nashville Bicycle Lounge are hosting an alley cat and after party with roller races and a fundraiser raffle for Toys for Tots. Full sponsor list to be announced. Everything is free (except for raffle tickets)! Continue reading for more information on all the events or check the event page at Music City Cycling.

Alley Cat-
Sign ups for the race start at 4:00 at Halcyon Bike Shop and the race will start at 5:00. There is no entry fee! Racers will be given a manifest at sign ups. Note: first place will not necessarily go to the person who finishes first. So every one has a shot of winning some pretty awesome prizes! The race will finish at the Nashville Bicycle Lounge. If you would like to help out by being a checkpoint let me know.

After Party with Roller Races-
The after party and sign ups for the roller races will begin at 6:00 at the Nashville Bicycle Lounge (no entry fee). The races will start up at 7:00. Obviously, the fastest person wins this event. It’ll be head to head style (i.e. only two racers at a time), and yes, there will be prizes for this event as well. The best news of all though is that Yazoo Brewing Company is being generous enough to sponsor the party! So come ready to have a lot of fun.

Fundraiser Raffle for Toys for Tots-
There will be a raffle with all proceeds going to getting children’s bikes for Toys for Tots. Basically, even more chances to win cool shit all while supporting a great cause!

Hell yea, Christina Panteliodis is hitting hop bars. Damn this is sick! Photo by Keith Teket.

The awesome guys at Urban Velo just put out their September issue (#21). It’s now available for online viewing here! Copies should be available in your lbs soon so go pick some up!

This issue also includes an article by John (Prolly) on the continual evolution of fixed freestyle and the 26″ movement. It’s a really interesting read so go check it out!

I meant to post this last week, but better late than never I suppose. My ESB is finally ready. Big thanks to Velocity, Profile, Shop 14, and Super Ted. The full bike check is now posted up on Zlog so go check it out here!