A little taste of the Expo

Yep, just a sneak peak . . Don't want to get in trouble or anything !

The Dragon

Just South of Shanghai they are building a project that everyone keeps calling, ' The Dragon ' . It's a new " super-green-indoor-motivational-community-city " . . or something like that. Point being : it looks amazing, and is really pushing the boundaries of new architectural motives in China. Check it out !

Chinese Materials Factory

Last week I had the privelage of visiting the E Grow factory, just south of Shanghai. They are responsible for producing all those fancy panels that make Frank Ghery and Hadid look like Gods. Their factory is small, but the production line is smooth. They've got robots for everything : and by robots, I mean people . . literally. The guys working in the factory, and on the computers were so fast, I couldn't catch them with my camera even if I tried.

my apartment !

I moved into this apartment almost 5 months ago . . Upon arrival I couldn't event tell that the floors were made of wood ! All the walls were pink, the bed was just a mattress on the ground, and there wasn't even a spot for me to sit and work at my computer . . But I managed to swing an amazing deal with my landlord, with the promise that I would ' fix up ' the apartment and make it liveable. 5 months later I've managed to build a bed, acquire new furniture, paint the apartment, clean everything (I mean REALLLLY clean), and am slowly adding my personal decorating touch. It's starting to feel like home in this Shanghainese apartment . . and the best part ? It's in one of the oldest buildings in Shanghai !

A little more of Ningbo !

A little more from Ningbo ! I've got to go back, this city was beautiful !!

Ningbo and the Oldest Library in China !

Yesterday I took off on a small adventure with my class from HKU. Now, typically I hate travelling in groups this size . . But luckily for me once we reached Ningbo we were free to do whatever we wanted !

If you scroll down through the photos, you can see the longest oceanic bridge in the world (the Hangzhou Bay Bridge), the oldest library in China (in Ningo), and some incredbile Chinese detailing !

Shanghai Alleycat T-Shirts

This is what they're going to look like ! Want one ? E-mail me and I'll save you one :)

Hero ? Just Maybe . .

Rather than re-type out the story, check it out HERE

JZ Festival, 2009

The JZ Music Festival was pretty damn sweet this year. I managed to make it out for a full day of music on Saturday, but only had time to take a few photos . . The rest of my time was spent listening to some great artists ! Enjoy :

Shanghai Alleycat 2009

after months of hard work, it is finally here.

http://www.shanghaialleycat.com/

check it out ! maybe fly all the way over to shanghai to compete ? yeah !

People's Bike !

updates, updates, updates.

check out the website HERE

chop stick structures !

just a few selected photos from the Chop-Stick project we had to do . . there were some pretty crazy structures, and they were all super strong !

Happy Birthday China !

So I know I'm a little late on posting this . .

But Happy Birthday China !!! You turned 60 on October 1st, 2009 - Congrats !

This photo pretty much sums up the atmosphere here in Shanghai :)

We Work Like Lab-Rats : Parametric Design Finals

2 weeks ago we presented our two-weeks worth of work on parametric design . . The studio looked like a sweat-shop, with everyone working 24 hours a day to finish their physical models, renders, and drawings. Luckily, I managed to finish all of my work ! My final presentation was an attempt to demonstrate how interactions between thresholds, resources, and social densities can create a more interesting and unique living environment. Rather than explain more, just look at the pretty pictures :)

The studio.

My presentation !

My models !

TERROR

At the end of September L.A.'s hardcore band TERROR rolled into Shanghai . . Needless to say I was able to snag just one photo, because the rest of the time I was stage diving into the packed crowd at Yuyintang.

It was an amazing night, and I walked away with a pretty badass t-shirt. Yeah !

we built this city : shanghai international marina

On Thursday my class at HKU took a trip to the new Shanghai International Marina : an insanely huge space that has been designed to be the new ' Bund ' area. We had a private tour with the structural engineering team, as they showed us their inovations in steel structure and glass design : some of the techniques they were using are being done for the first time in the world ! I also got to head up the halfway-finished building that is going to be the new tallest building in Puxi; it provides one of the craziest views I have ever seen ! I only wish I had my fish-eye lens with me . .

The Forbidden City !

When I visited the Forbidden City in Beijing with Jon, I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day . . At times the sky was so blue, and at other times there were just enough clouds to shade my face and my camera lens. Needless to say, I got some pretty cool photos ! Way to many to choose from, so here are a few for now.

Xi'an !

I made it down to Xi'an for a day, but soon after realized that if I truly want to explore this city I'll need at least another week . . This is one of the first cities in the world I have seen that has so many historical elements running through the city, but yet somehow EVERYTHING is under construction. When I go back I'll be sure to spend more time at the silk market !

The Great Wall of China !

I'd like to think that these photos speak for themselves . . They are just a few of the many favourites I had from when Jon and I hiked the Great Wall of China for 2 days !! Eventually I plan on making a series out of a lot of these, I think in total I have about 500 of them ? :)

modelling movement with a laser cutter : round 2

Here is another attempt to create a 3D spatial model that represents movement within a space . . Specifically how heightened movement occurs at points of central density, in relation to their distances between a threshold and a resource . . !!

modelling movement with a laser cutter

After scripting how movement travels through space based on 3 parameters (threshold, amenity, and density), I came up with a series of pieces that I could play with to try and recreate what I had done on the computer . . Check it out !

URBN hotel : China's first 'carbon-neutral' building

On Friday I had a field trip with my class to go visit URBN, China's first carbon-neutral anything. Funny thing is that it was designed by Raefer and A00, who I just spend 8 months working for . . So it was nice to finally see the project with my own eyes after hearing about it for so long. It is truly impressive, check out the photos !

getting 'punked' at HKU !

This morning I rolled into the Architecture studio at HKU-SH, to find that my desktop photo had been changed . . As soon as it appeared on my monitor there was an outburst of laughter from all of the other students here. Apparently ' Keira L ' is the English name for one of the girls here in my class . . So what does that mean exactly ? Maybe one of two things : I've got a potential girl who wants to marry me, or I was punked . . !!

scripting in 3D

My attempt to script the 'fluid movement of water' in 3D caused my computer to crash . . but at least I got a screenshot of all that hard work ! check it out :

scripting fluid movement

This was my first attempt at ' parametric modeling ' using the Grasshopper plugin for Rhino 3D modeling . . The idea was to find a pattern on texture, document it, and then recreate it through the use of ' scripting ' - which is basically math based modeling. Have a look ! I will update my progress as I try to translate this into a 3D model instead of a 2D pattern.

' Best University in all of ASIA '

For those of you that don't know, I was accepted to study at the Hong Kong University School of Architecture this term instead of continuing on with my class while they head to Rome. Luckily for me, HKU has a satellite campus for architecture right here in Shanghai ! Check out the photos of the school - it's a renovation project that took place inside Shanghai's old post office, located just north of the Bund, on the north side of the Suzhou river. And yeah, HKU is ' the best University in all of ASIA '. win !

my studio space !

Terracotta Warriors

' The 8th Wonders of the World ! ' - They couldn't be more right. Just seeing the army in person blew my mind . . the photos really can't do it justice, but enjoy them just the same !

High Fives ! WIN

My best buddy Jonathan Laurencic flew all the way from Toronto, Canada to come visit me in China . . And, well, I'd like to think of our adventures as a series of high fives. We managed to hit up Beijing and everything around it, Xi'an and the terracotta warriors, Shanghai and the city I have come to love, and Jon even managed to get himself over to Putuoshan.

Below is a series of high fives that can pretty much sum up most of our adventures . . More normal photos later !

High Fives ! FAIL

To go along with all of the High Five WINS, there were definitely some fails . . check em out !

The Bowas come to CHINA !

My mom, dad, and sister rolled into Shanghai at the end of July just in time for my birthday !

Let me tell you, it was amazing :) Although a little bit of a culture shock for them, we had a great time ! I took them around Shanghai to see all of the nice touristy things, up to Beijing to go and visit the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, and we even managed to squeeze in some time to have a birthday celebration with over 50 of my friends here.

I miss them already, but here are a few quick photos of us ! My sister took most of the photos, I only had my camera on me for part of the time.

CHustomake

My old roomate and awesome friend Ella Chau has started this super cool clothing line here in Shanghai . . the clothes are kind of a mash between traditional Shanghainese clothes, and new urban streetwear. Anyways, I was one of her first models and as a result I am plastered all over her new website (which is still under construction). But hey, go check it out ! There are some pretty hilarious photos up there . .

Check it out here : http://www.chustomake.com/

let's start with bikes !

So rather than spend about 100 posts on bike-related adventures and news, I'm going to try and cram everything in here into one post . . Now, where the hell do I start . .

BEIJING ALLEYCAT !

So way back in June I made my way from Shanghai to Beijing to compete in China's first ever alleycat race. Four of us were sponsored by Airwalk Fixed Gear to go represent Shanghai in the race and the bike polo competition. My riding partner, Rich, and I came 1st and 2nd in our division of the alleycat race : those competing not from Beijing. Not too bad !! My bike polo team, consisting of me, Rich, and Ed, came 1st place. In the end we walked away with a bunch of shoes that were too small for us, some free shirts, bags, and some other nice stuff too. I met some incredible people from all over China, and I can't wait to go visit most of them soon ! Since it was my first time in Beijing I basically rode around the entire city, but skipped on all of the tourist stuff knowing that I would return when my family came to visit . .

PEOPLE'S BIKE !

Most of my time has gone into a new website that I got up and running : http://www.peoplesbike.com/ - China's first official website related to fixed gear culture, bike culture, and bike polo - totally in English ! Rather than rant about all of the nice features the site has, just go check it out for yourself. The site is growing extremely fast as the number of daily visitors is rising everyday. I've got big plans for the site, and soon it will include an interactive map, more shop reviews, and a section to run Shanghai Messenger : a project I have been working on with my friend Mike. So go check it out !

INTERVIEWS !

Thanks to the launch of the new people's bike website, I've had the privelage of having a TON of interviews in magazines and online weblogs about what I'm up to in Shanghai . . Rather than post all of the links here, you can go find them on the people's bike website HERE. go now !

SHAVED BIKES !

Another project I have been working on with my friends Sebastian, Rich, and Chris is the launch of our very own fixed gear bikes : Shaved Bikes. We're still working on the website, and finalizing a bunch of things before we launch our little project to the world, but check out this quick little sample photo for now . .

I THINK THAT'S MOST OF IT ?

Yeah, I think so. Been pretty active lately with two night rides a week and one night of bike polo. As the weather slowly cools down we are having more and more people show up again to play bike polo, which is amazing ! Just stay tuned, I have big plans coming up for Shanghai's first ever Alley Cat race, along with the launch of my bike company.

it's been too long . .

So I don't even know where to begin . . It's been almost 4 months since I last posted on here.

THANKS CHINA !

But seriously, my facebook, hotmail, blogspot, and all things internet-socializing related were blocked and it was out of my control.

I've got so many things to write about, so many photos to share, so stay tuned and keep checking back !

beijing alleycat race !!

that's right : i'll be competing in beijing's first ever alleycat race next month, as part of the Airwalk Shanghai team.

all details can be found here : alleycat race

wish me luck !!

my favourites from suzhou !

after posting the story about my trip to suzhou i remembered that i totally forgot to post my top favourite 4 photos !! the first 3 photos summarize suzhou in a nutshell for me, and the last summarizes the trip.  enjoy!

suzhou : blood, sweat, but luckily no tears.

on saturday, may 9th, 2009 i set out on a bike trip from shanghai to suzhou, china.  my travel buddy and good friend chris came with me, as we endured the 45 degree celsius weather and pushed our pedals for over 300 KM . . enjoy the story !!

here is chris on saturday morning quickly looking over the map that was of absolutely no use to us . . instead we used our sense of direction to guide us across the open lands - we just knew that we had to head east, and a little bit to the north.  we later found out that there is a direct highway called 'G312' that heads straight from shanghai to suzhou :)
taking our first break from the heat, we managed to find the smallest patch of shade in all of china.  but hey, at least we got a little break ! refreshed with some water, and then we were back on the road.
this gem is an old golf course converted to family picnic park, about 2 hours outside of shanghai.  my lungs could feel the difference in air quality that somewhat 'fresh' water and trees were producing.  we plan on coming back here with some friends one weekend for a nice break from city life.  i highly recommend!
so after just over 5 hours of biking at an average rate of 35 km/h, we made it to suzhou.  we happened to find this great hotel that cost us pretty much nothing : about 15 canadian each for the night.  it was located right downtown suzhou, and was pretty much brand new !! a steal and a half if you ask me :)

i was covered in sweat, a little burnt, and exhausted.  can you tell ?

a demonstration of how dirty china is . . those legs aren't burnt, that's dirt.

after cleaning ourselves up and ditching our bikes in the hotel, we decided to take a walk through downtown suzhou.  to our surprise, it was totally different than shanghai! there were no high-rise buildings, very little traffic, and everything was CLEAN. not to mention the multiple gardens and patches of trees everywhere !! truly a beautiful city.

naturally we couldn't just leave our bikes inside all day . . 

we had to take them for a spin through suzhou!

this is one of the many stray dogs that kept following me in suzhou.  for some reason, stray animals in china just seem to gravitate towards me . . cute though, right?
and at last, a photo of one of the many beautiful rivers / streams found in suzhou.  this place really is the venice of china !
after a good nights rest, we woke up pretty early on sunday morning to bike through 'old suzhou'.  this is the non-tourist part of suzhou, and probably the most worthwhile to check out.  here is chris just taking a break on one of the ancient stone bridges.

chris' gorgeous bike.

sniped this guys from across the river.  it seems that he too was suffering from the heat and humidity.

a local suzhou boy, carrying something that was clearly not tide.

my latest bike !! i'd like to take this chance to plug Airwalk fixed gear bikes.  they hooked me up with this free bike just over a week ago, and i love it !! you can check out all their stuff here.
thanks to chris for this great photo - check out how white those legs are !! . . and yes, one footed skit with one leg over the TT bars, while in old suzhou . . classic.

one last shot of suzhou before heading back to shanghai !

on the bike back chris burst his rear tube after riding through glass . . luckily we were prepared and he had all the right tools and a spare tube to fix the problem!
biking through the sunset, back into shanghai.  looking back it was an amazing trip! though short, i saw a lot of amazing stuff, and was able to make a few new friends along the way.  if you are wondering why the title reads "blood, sweat, but luckily no tears" i think it's pretty self-explanatory . . i was obviously sweating, i obviously never cried, and yes - i crashed into a bus while in suzhou.   BUT, i wasn't hurt, so it's not really worth writing about.  thanks for reading!

let's do this !

enlarge the map i pasted together from screenshots on google maps to see the route i will be taking !! wish me luck !!

HAVE HEART : boston hardcore

last night i made it over to 'yu yun tang' for the first time.  what a great venue !! my co-workers tell me that before being a live music club it used to be an orphanage.  how sweet is that !! it's located near the corner of yan'an lu and zhongshan lu . . not that you really care, though :)

one of my favourite bands, have heart, happened to be playing : i found out the good news just over a week ago, and MAN was i ever pumped!  all in all it was a great show, with a small friendly crowd and great opening acts.  the guys in have heart were nice enough to let me take their photo afterwards, and they signed one of the tour posters for me to throw up in my apartment . . whenever i get one.  they were such nice guys, and after talking for just a short amount of time i am happy to call them new friends.  enjoy the photos! these are just a few from the many i took that night :)

'yu yin tang' - live music club !

this would be the tour poster that i had the band sign afterwards !

the walls of the club are littered with band flyers and posters . . just the way it should be.

catching the opening chord for have heart . . just amazing.

pat really tears up the stage, it's really enjoyable to watch.

an attempted stage dive into a crowd of 15 . . it worked to some degree !

shaking hands after an amazing set.

www.myspace.com/haveheart

good guys, great music, gorgeous faces . . yeah.  check em out!

preparing for the weekend . .

. . just under 200 KM, approximately 5 hours by bike, and i will be in another city by 2pm on saturday.  yep, i plan on biking from shanghai to suzhou this saturday.  i will be leaving at 7:00am in hopes of arriving in the city by 2pm at the latest . . i mean, somewhere along the way i will have to stop and drink some pocari sweat, right? :)

below are a series of photos that describe the finer details of the trip.  enjoy !

this is chris.  new friend, rad dude, and bike enthusiast.  he will be my travel buddy for this trip.  i sniped this photo of him at the x-games last weekend!
this is suzhou, china : the water city of china.  i'm expecting to see a lot of streams, rivers, moats, and bridges.  and according to the weather network, it should be close to 40 degrees celsius . . yessss time to burn!  note : this is not my photo, but i plan on having a few hundred that turn out better than this one :)
naturally i'm going to need some tunes for the road.  every time i die will be at the top, middle, and bottom of the playlist.  the ipod has been fixed : let's do this!
fixed gear bike.  i just got my new bike on friday, courtesy of airwalk custom fixed gear bikes.  the one featured in the photo above is not mine, since i haven't had time to photograph my own yet.  but mine is much nicer, i can assure you of that.  regardless, you get the picture.
finally, and maybe most importantly the BAG.  i finally managed to pick myself up a nice messenger style carrying bag : what a life-saver when it comes to riding !! i'll have it packed full of fresh t-shirts, socks, boxers, some camera gear, sunscreen, and a few bottles of pocari sweat . . did i mention how much i love that stuff yet? we're working on getting them to sponsor our bike polo league and fixed gear crew :)

wish me luck! i''ll be sure to take too many photos that it takes me a week to get around to uploading a few.  cheers!

it's been 4 months . .

crazy, right ?? it's 4 months to the day that i landed in shanghai, china . . .

i never thought i would have been able to experience so much and do so many things in such a short amount of time.  especially in a foreign city !

at first i found it impossible to learn chinese, but now i'm doing alright ! in fact, i think i'm doing pretty well for myself :) i can give directions, order food, make comments, and hold down a quick 2 minute conversation ! not too bad, not too bad.

the photo above is from the top of the pearl tower in pudong : you see that sea of buildings and smog? yep, it's where i think i will be spending the next year of my life . . if things go according to plan, i will be here for longer than expected.  more work, more school, more work.  but i love it !

big thanks to everyone that has helped me since i arrived : rdd, raefer, sacha, minnie, felicia, cindy, jim, ella, max, alex, ryan, ed, chris, ken, mace, rich, linda, alex, vic, haze, karl, gen, jerrica, everyone over at speedcat, david from airwalk bicycles, morgan, ineka, lili, all the sponsors for bike polo, andy, dom, mike, gary, ashley, simon, dan, bob, michelle, everyone who comes out to support shanghai bike polo, all media sources, . . i think you get the idea.  without the people i have met here i don't think i could have done half the things i have been able to do !! so thank you everyone, and thanks to all of you that keep sending me thoughtful e-mails :)  they make my day !!

i'm hoping as of tomorrow to start doing at least 1, if not 2 posts a day.  i get a lot of feedback about my blog, and a lot of interest . . so why not post more ?? :)

anyways, thanks again to everyone i have met here : you are all truly amazing people and have taught me so much.  and most importantly, thanks to my loving family : mom, dad, and bailey for all of the loving support.

stay tuned! more adventures coming soon :)

pocari sweat . . WIN.

seriously, this stuff is saving my life.  it hit above 30 degrees celsius today in the office, with 90% humidity and no air conditioning . . i managed to find these 3 massive bottles at the local 'kedi' and had finished 2 of them before i was out the door.  big thanks to otsuka pharmaceutical for producing this life-saving drink.

x-games photos : round 2 !

ok! so after countless e-mails since the first batch of photos were put up, here are a few more :)  enjoy !!

KIA x-games, china, 2009 !

so! i managed to make it out to the 2009 KIA x-games here in shanghai this past saturday.  it was actually a 4-day event, starting thursday and finishing on sunday.  we managed to score some free passes to check out the events on saturday, which included : vert skate, blade, and motocross jump.  not too bad !! these are just some of the many photos i took, but unfortunately i wasn't able to score myself a photography pass - all photos were taken from the spectator area.  if you look at the two photos of us (me, chris, marco, ed, frederico) hanging out, you might be able to notice that the official food sponsors were burger king and doritos . . with the only beverage option being mountain dew . . citrus . . needless to say the humidity was at 100%, and we were stuck waiting between events under the sea of golf umbrellas.  good times!

playing for change !

Playing For Change | Song Around The World "Stand By Me" from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.

this truly made my day today . . had me in tears near the end, had me thinking about my entire life, it pretty much punched right through my soul !! enjoy :)

a thousand splendid suns

so i picked this up at a small bookstore here in shanghai yesterday morning.  i have to say, that so far it is AMAZING.  i am about a third of the way through the book, and it is truly incredible.  get your hands on a copy - you won't be disappointed !!

my baby !

i just realized i haven't posted any photos of my polo fixie yet . . 

here is a quick snap of it, more to come later!

i made the front page of the most popular site in shanghai !!!

that's right . . somehow i squeezed in an interview with morgan short from smartshanghai.com about the shanghai bike polo league.

you can read the whole thing here : sweeeeeet interview

thanks to everyone that supports the league !!  hope to see some of you out on saturday :)

i have made history in shanghai !!

check out the video !!!


Making history in Shanghai - 1st SH bike polo game from CHistyle on Vimeo.

more info up on the blogspot here : shanghaibikepolo.blogspot.com

thanks for all the support !!

bike polo was a success !!

thanks to everyone who came out and made this event possible !! i am happy to announce that we will be hosting our second event THIS saturday !!

the sun will be shining, so get those mallets swinging !!

earth day shanghai !!

if you happen to be in shanghai, come celebrate earth day with us !!

i'll be doing a little drumming up on the rooftop, so i KNOW you want to come support :)

here is the link to the details : EARTH DAY SHANGHAI

hope to see some of you there !! it's going to be a great event !!

my work has been published !

that's right! check it out here !! pages 14, 15 and 16 !!

the magazine is a great read - so spend some time and check out the entire thing !

will upload photos of the hard copy when i have them :)

meat and a dance off

so last friday we went to this pretty incredible restaurant called '1001 nights'.  the food was amazing, there was so much of it, and generally everyone had a good time all around.  after all was said and done, we naturally made our way over to the local hangout - CS.  for some reason, my dance skills always seem to impress wherever i go, and that night was no exception ! i ended up having a dance battle with that asian guy in the photo, and somehow was able to lean back far enough to put my head on the ground.  win.

pollution.

i always wondered how shanghai became so dirty and so polluted. then one day i looked up.

my new apartment in shanghai !!

so i just finished shaving off (or rather trimming) my month long beard, and at the same time decided to cut myself a nice wide mohawk - with plans of growing it into a mullet at the back. pretty rad!

that's right ! this is my place :)

ella and i are currently on the hunt for a new roomate, after asking our other one to leave. we had some differences, but things are ok now : so if you like what you see, drop me a line ! the rent is cheap, and the place is awesome. enjoy the tour via photographs :

the entrance to our place is guarded with a steel door. bombs couldn't even penetrate this bad boy.

can you believe it ?? check out that class : one nice great room, totally decked out!

looking back towards the front door, you can see the beautiful shelving unit i put together, along with a sample shot of my new fixed gear bike, and the totally rad art piece i made out of old cd booklets!

notice the massive 3 person desk we made out of glass and a few legs from ikea. i then found the bricks and extra glass at a construction site, and made shelves! o, our couches are camo as well . . i bet that's something you have NEVER seen . . yeah, me either. also, theres a massive outdoor patio behind that wall to wall curtain, that covers the wall to wall door + window combo.

again, look at those amazing couches :)

the door to ella's room . . she has her own private bathroom, naturally.

ella's room !

this is the little entry space that has the door to my room, the door to our shared bathroom, and the door to simons room . . it's classy.

straight up, this is my room. i bet you like that pink silk comforter, don't you? well, it was the cheapest at the market i went to, and it's pretty manly. so is the tiger tapestry i have on my wall :)

this is simon's room, or rather the room that's up for grabs. 1900 kuai a month - do it up!

the entry shot to our kitchen - notice the patio off the back? pretty sick.

kitchen veiw number two.

this is my cat, her name is king. she's the best.

the blue chair

this restaurant is slowly becoming one of my favourites here in shanghai. they serve amazing coffee, delicious sandwiches, and have a sweet outdoor patio right on xiangyang lu !!

this photo was taken on saturday afternoon when i met up with ryan from detroit (on the left), ed from new zealand (one in the middle) and ken from singapore (far right). we are the founders of the shanghai fixed gear crew, and this was our first legitimate meeting . . man, were the sandwiches and beer good :)

crowd surfing anyone?

so saturday morning i went for a quick ride around my neighbourhood in Xu Ja Hui . . i decided to get off of my bike to check out a few stores, then suddenly i roll around the corner into THIS. needless to say i wish i had a friend there with me to boost me up so i could crowd surf my way down the street . . that would have been truly bad ass !

shredding tires

so it finally happened . . i tore through my first rear tire here in shanghai. i somehow managed to burst the air tube as well . . ugh, o well !! good thing i wasn't hurt :)

shanghai bike polo : launch party!

that's right : i finally got around to setting everything up for our launch debut here in china.

i guess all i can say is . . wish me luck? i'll report back on how things go :)

but for now, check out my other two latest blogspots : shanghaifixedgear and shanghaibikepolo

thanks!

a new gear

so as most of you know, i purchased a fixed gear bike here in shanghai . . 

i am slowly finishing the bike myself, and upgrading it at the same time.

here is my first purchase for the bike : a new gear! made custom by the boys at speedcat.

shanghai bike polo

that's right, i finally got around to starting up a page for bike polo in shanghai.

i'm going to use it to try and gain interest, and slowly develop some sort of league over here in china! from what i know so far, it would be the first bike polo league EVER in china . . could this be the making of history? who knows . .

but head on over to the page i created to read more : shanghaibikepolo.blogspot.com

thanks so much!