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.
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