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From New York 04/30/08

Owens Bros. for Zoo York

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We’ve posted Zoo York artist series decks before but when they’re this stunning how can we not?  According to Matt and Mark Owens, their “Urbane Jungle” series represents “the socio-cultural realms of Literature, Architecture, The Arts, Transit, Food and Tourism”. Shred-ready and heady.

From Elsewhere 04/24/08

Slipoffs

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We’ve seen our fair share of sneaker customizations, but Shauna Mae at Slipoffs does it up right (bonus points for nerding out with the Darth/Yoda combo). 

From London 04/16/08

Monowheel

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This is insane. We can’t even imagine the day we’ll see these all over town, thought it’s probably just around the corner. There’s even enough room for your messenger bag! (Via Arkitip.)

From Portland 04/02/08

Bike Boxes

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Somebody go give Portland a hug for us for introducing these new bike boxes. This pro-bicycle civic planning is the type of progressive thinking that inspires. Hopefully other cities will soon follow suit. (Image: BikePortland’s Flickr. Via VLU.)

From Los Angeles 03/11/08

Lakai’s Fully Flared Intro permalink

Spike Jonze has the life. Check out his cgi on steroids intro for the Lakai Fully Flared skate video. Totally bananas. 

From Philadelphia 03/06/08

Paine's Park Project Event

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This Friday nite the Paine’s Park Project celebrates the launch of fromlovecomespaine.com. The site will be the go-to spot for keeping up with all things Paine’s Park related. From downloads, to testimonials from local Philly pros, to info on how to donate and support the cause, the site will have it all. The event is being held at the Dreamlikereality gallery (52 N. 2nd St) and will feature donated works by local artists. Starts at 6pm people...get there.

From Los Angeles 03/06/08

Baggu

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We’ve seen more than a few reusable shopping bag options and we’re drawn to these colorful Baggus. And not just because of how they look; according to their site, “using one Baggu for one year replaces 300 to 700 disposable bags.” Bonus points: they fold into a flat 5 by 5 inch pouch that you can shove in your bag or back pocket.

From Japan 02/22/08

Cog Magazine

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One gear, fixed wheel obsessives rejoice: Cog Magazine’s 2nd issue is out with a solid feature about Tokyo’s bike messenger massive.

From Philadelphia 02/12/08

Paine's Park Project

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The Paine’s Park Project is a nationwide effort to raise funds and awareness for Philly’s new skatepark, which aims to fill the void of Love Park in the heart of the city and the grinds of it’s skateboarding community. The movement is gaining strength and momentum as witnessed by the funds it’s raised and the new From Love Comes Paine website, which features killer full-screen video footage of local Philly schralpers and a wealth of Paine’s Park Project content. Check it out, donate a dollar or two, spread the word and be sure to download the wicked full video screensaver.

From Los Angeles 02/07/08

San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation

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The San Fernando Valley Illegal Soap Box Federation just posted their 2008 schedule and they are not messing around. Their flyer boldly taunts, “The Valley Rocks Echo Park...KNOW this Hipster” and “Action, Danger, Mayhem, Destruction, Bodily Harm...All For Free!” Sounds like guaranteed good times to us.

From London 02/06/08

New Honda FCX Clarity Spot permalink

By now most of you should have seen the Honda Cog commercial. This new spot by W|K London introduces the new Honda FCX Clarity, the first zero-emission hydrogen car to go into production. (Via CR Blog.)

From London 01/23/08

Rouleur Magazine

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Rouleur is a quarterly cycling journal that focuses more on features and photo essays than your run-of-the-mill biking mag. The layout is gorgeous...it’s definitely not the type of thing you’d recycle.

From Australia 12/21/07

Chinnychinchin

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Chinnychinchin can’t be accused of skimping on detail. Case in point: their individually hand burnt range of urban collectable cars. Hot.

From Portland 12/03/07

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Nike SB definitely went into the lab to prep for Nothing But the Truth, their first proper video/film. Features sick action from pros Paul Rodriguez, Brian Anderson, Gino Iannucci, and the rest of the SB massive.

From Los Angeles 11/14/07

No Hobo

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Next time you’ve got a freight to hop, make sure to take along a cheatsheet of these hobo signs and symbols. Cause you never know when you’ll need to use religious talk to get a meal. (Via Coudal.)

From New York 11/08/07

Zoo York

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Totally bonkers deck designs for Zoo York by Makeset (Damien Correll and Mike Perry.)

From Elsewhere 10/23/07

Chris Gilmour

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Ridiculously awesome cardboard sculptures by Chris Gilmour.

From Los Angeles 10/11/07

Bunker Spreckels

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C.R. Stecyk III (Dog Town O.G.) dug deep into the Venice/Santa Monica mythos to write Bunker Spreckels: Surfing’s Divine Prince of Decadence. It follows the rise and unfortunate fall of a privileged Los Angeles party boy who starts out as a teen surf phenom, morphs into a debauched international jet-setter, and finally succumbs to his excesses at the tender age of 27.

From Los Angeles 09/05/07

Geoff McFetridge Bike

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This is not the first time we’ve posted about Geoff McFetridge and it’s probably not the last. Be.BIKE launched their artist series a few years back and we’re stoked that they brought Geoff on board to gussy up this model.

From New York 08/17/07

Women's Alleycat

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This Sunday Susan B. Cruisin is hosting a Women only Alleycat race. Starts in Morningside Heights and heads all the way around Manhattan. Details here. (Via Missbehave.)

From Vancouver 08/17/07

Track And Field Designs

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Track And Field Designs (no, not that TRKFLD) are from North of the border and they’ve definitely added a burst of individuality to the ho-hum world of laptop bags. This one is handmade and hand screened. Nice color too. (Via Poppytalk.)

From New York 08/01/07

Harold Hunter Book

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Not so much a book as it’s an online retrospective, take a look back at one of downtown NYC’s most beloved and wacko characters/skateboarders, Harold Hunter (RIP).

From Paris 07/19/07

Vélib

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Vélib is Paris’s new large-scale communal bike program, and at the moment it’s the world’s largest. It offers more than 10,600 bikes on 750 self-service docking stations around the city. With a day pass costing around $1.50, keeping your car parked is sounding like a good option.

From Portland 07/10/07

Courier Coffee

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This is Portland DIY at it’s finest...Courier Coffee is run by this guy Joel, who roasts his own brand of coffee in a garage in Portland. He hand writes on the packaging, listing the date and time the coffee was roasted and hand delivers every morning on his bicycle. 

From New York 07/10/07

Le Tour de...

Le Tour de… permalink

Oof. A little jab at the Great Race by the Trackstar peeps. (Found at Colette.)

From New York 06/28/07

Brooklyn Machine Works

Glow In The Dark Bike permalink

Brooklyn Machine Works celebrates it’s 10th anniversary by releasing 10 of these honeys.