Grease Not Gas helps people convert their vehicles to run on vegetable oil, and also powers the Grease Bus, which shuttles skiers and snowboarders to Mt. Hood Meadows for just $10. Check out a cool interview with GNG founder Mike Parziale here.
It may be the first signs of fall in the Northern Hemisphere, but Australia's just getting warmed up, and The Critical Slide Society drops their T-shirts, board shorts, and board bags just in time for summer.
Kevin Cyr's camper bike isn't such a bad idea, really. In addition to a functioning sculptural piece, he also immortalized it in a series of drawings and paintings.
Papergirl starts by hosting an exhibition of submitted works of art, then rolls them up and distributes them for free via bicycle. Recently, she's brought her paperroute stateside in Salinas, California.
Exit, our go-to hometown skateshop, are celebrating the move from their old digs on Girard (see pic above) to their new spot in Northern Liberties this Friday by throwing a seriously multi-faceted party. OG skaterock band McRad is playing, Sammy Slice is dj'ing, Traffic are premiering their latest video Tokyo Transfer, you'll be able to buy a limited edition Exit deck and wheels (Real and Spitfire respectively) and guzzle some free Yards, natch. If that wasn't enough, the after party is The Bounce at the Barbary. There's not much more to do other than suit up and show up. Exit's event is from 6-9pm and the new shop is located at 825 N. 2nd St (bet Poplar and Brown). Get there.
Outfit your "errand bike" with the kind of gear a proper English gentleman would use. The bonus is that these handsome and rugged canvas classics are made right here in the good 'ol USA by the Minnehaha Bag Co. (Via ACL.)
Check out the entrancing new music video for Ponytail’s Beg Waves, a track from their 2008 album, Ice Cream Spiritual. Kaleidoscopes of color coupled with sublime seascapes make for something special in this vid from Michael Guidetti and David Berezin.
Lately there have been a handful of books and films looking at the roots of skateboarding. SK8FACE is a documentary that looks at one of the more niche elements of skateboarding culture - the progression of the deck graphics, especially between the 70s and today. Many kids aligned themselves with a particular skater simply because his skating was sick and his board graphics were equally as sick. Considering that the first Tony Hawk pro model (in mint condition) fetches upward of $3000 these days it's a niche to take note of.
We think it's best to leave the describing to the folks at Freeman Transport: "We are hand-building bikes here in Missoula, Montana. All steel with S and S couplings. The frames break in half and fit into a bag. They can be checked on airplanes with no extra charge. One simple tool to put them back together. Ride to and from the airport. Right now we are only making fixed gears. No brakes, No cables, No mess. Bikes will come with a bag for travel. We'll also make some product. Bikes should drop in June." Keep an eye out people.
This Saturday nite our humble cafeteria, Building 543 in the Navy Yard, will be transformed to host Paine's World, a benefit party we're hosting to help support the Franklin's Paine Skatepark Fund in its mission to build Paine's Park, a 2.5 acre skatepark in Center City Philadelphia. There will be artwork from some of the Space 1026 crew, a ramp, demo action from the Nocturnal heads, food, drinks and performances by The Yah Mos Def, Broadzilla, Brendan Bring 'Em and Rock Tits! You can get tix at the door or at one of our Philly locations. Tix are $22 online, $20 in the stores and you gotta be 21 (with ID) to get in. For more details and info on how to get here on the yellow bus, click here.
Didn't we just say that we don't traffic in much graffiti related "ephemera"? Well, we lied. For all you trackheads out there, take a gander at these bonkers wheel covers by Mr. Count Trackula himself, Mike Giant.
Fulfilling today's cute quotient, this bottlenose whale can be found swimming in the twisted maze of tunnels that is the London Underground. (Via It's Nice That.)
In Italy the bike obsessed are called fissati, or fixated...another way of saying maniacs. This RVCA and Cinelli Pressure collaboration is bound to drive even more bike nuts insane. The first bike, by artist Barry McGee, will be showcased at the Pressure launch event at SF's VASF Gallery, on Thursday, June 19th, from 7pm to 10pm. The frame kit will be available for $2,100.00. Don't you remember when pure joy could be attained simply by bombing a hill on your Huffy?
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.
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).
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.)
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.)
Spike Jonze has the life. Check out his cgi on steroids intro for the Lakai Fully Flared skate video. Totally bananas.
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.
