Czar Jay's Astronaut

Look at the proportions of this bike. Look at the angles. This is custom at it's most practical application. It's made of high tensile tubing but it's got a proper geometry. Maldea custom at it's most basic but it still stands out in the crowd. Ain't that sweet as fuck?

It's Labor Day. Work Hard, Ride Hard!

HEY HO, LET'S GO!

Pangk's Levant

This is one of the best NJS builds i have seen here in Manila -not that there are many of them running around here- and on the internet. Lawrence has once again shown his unforgiving attention to detail and impeccable taste in bicycles. I used to dream of owning a second hand NJS frame before i got obsessed with bespoke/custom frames. Now, this build is making me consider that dream again, but in full custom construction and not anytime soon. Beautiful build, beautiful photography.

Check the nasty component list and more images of this bike after the jump.

The Road Ahead

Human After All

Maraming Salamat!

Big thanks and props to Team Manila for making this T-shirt collaborations possible. Thank you WeFXD for the effort. Thank you to all the sponsors as well. And to all who joined the "race" and risked their lives for a T-shirt and some fun, we salute you. Respect and more power.

Event photos will follow. For the mean time, check out the T-shirts after the jump.

Mikey Ramirez For 14Bike Co.

Got an email from Michael Ramirez of 14Bike Co. last night saying what's up to all and giving us a heads up on what's happening in their part of the globe. They've just been to this year's Bespoked Bristol and decided to showcase Mikey's Fluro Yellow 14R Lo-Pro as well as the Jet Black Track version of the 14R. For those who aren't aware, Mikey is of our blood. A true blue Pinoy brother.

Check out more pics after the jump.

SunTour Sunday

Heat Wave

Pusakalye 6!

Pusakalye #6 Alley Cat Race and 1st Year Anniversary
May 1,2013, 4:00pm Kalye Art Gallery

Double T-Shirt Collaboration Launch

I believe there's a bunch of us who has been waiting for this.

Lagarista Re-edit

Due to a reader's request, I'm inserting a very short story of how this frame came to be.

"Lagarista" is a term used to describe movie house couriers whose only job is to pick up and deliver rolls of films all over the metro's countless cinema houses in strict adherence to each cinema's showing schedule. They have to deliver rain or shine thru traffic and sludge just so the show can go on.

Now, I've no aspirations of being a "lagarista" even if i think it's a cool job, but I was inspired by the practicality of their process. Weaving thru bad traffic and leaving everybody behind sounds like very good idea to me. Hence the REKTA Lagarista. With an aggressive geometry and twitchy enough handling, it gets you to your destination thru what little space our congested streets will allow. And it gets you there fast. This is the inspiration behind the Lagarista.

This particular build have some rare and nasty NJS components on it but you can tell from the images that this bike was built to be ridden and lovingly abused. It is one of my favorite framesets. One of my best collaborations with Ave.

More pics and the specs after the jump.