Just picked these up...seem pretty tight.

Pivlock™ V2

The Pivlock™ V2 will take you from the start line to the podium. With features like our three-position adjustable nose piece and performance-proven interchangeable lenses, the competition doesn't stand a chance. The medium sized lens and sport-driven frame design are upgraded with our new slide-on temple ends for first class comfort. Fit for a king or a queen.

This guy is cra cra!

MUST WATCH: BIKE PARKS ON ROAD BIKES – VITTORIO BRUMOTTI IS AT IT AGAIN

It looks like Peter Sagan may have some competition in the bike handling department after Vittorio Brumotti joined the Tinkoff Saxo training camp in Livigno. We’re not so sure Brumotti could keep up on the road, but he definitely has nearly everyone beat when it comes to trials on a road bike (though Sagan can sure hold his own – remember the car and the MTB video?). The latest video featuring the ridiculous roadie is almost more like an OK GO music video than a bike video…

From Tinkoff Saxo:

While we were busy fighting at Le Tour de France, Abbombazza 100% Brumottijoined our training camp in Livigno and took his stunning tricks one level further ahead. Don’t miss this spectacular video with Vittorio as he rides in places you would never expect to see a bike. Europe’s best mountains and sports infrastructure are waiting for you in Livigno! Thanks as well to Eye Productions (www.eyerecproductions.com) for their awesome shooting and production work.

WHO PUNCHED EDDY?

After being punched on his way to the summit of the Puy de Dôme during the 1975 Tour de France, Eddy Merckx went to the changing rooms and put on his Molteni team tracksuit. Then he accompanied police officers back down the hill. He thought that he might recognize his assailant if he saw him.

It wasn’t difficult. Vigilante fans had surrounded the man and prevented him from making a getaway. At the time of the assault, Merckx had a good glimpse of him, and now he could see that, yes, that was him, in the beige jacket and white shirt. He didn’t look like a thug, and nor was he a young hooligan swept up in the anti-Merckx feeling that prevailed in France. He was a middle-aged man.
....more at Bicycling

Bicycling Mag...Who Punched Eddy Merckx - the conclusion.

Merckx Images on Rouler

We know that this album belonged to a Monsieur Lecouf, but that is all we know. Who was this Lecouf?

He was Belgian, it seems. But was it him who took the pictures... or did he just collect them? Was he close to Eddy? Or was he simply another race fan, one of those devoted Tour lovers who runs across fields and climbs mountains just to snatch a photo or grab a racer’s cap still damp with sweat? And like Monsieur Lecouf, how many children, teenagers and grown-ups glued pictures of Eddy into scrapbooks like this one?

These photos seem to have been taken with a Kodak Instamatic, a very popular camera in 1971. They are shot on colour film, which is lucky because 1971 was a brightly coloured year for Eddy. At the start of the season, he shed the red jersey of Faema for the rusty merino of Molteni, his new home.

Molteni is a family of amateur racing cyclists that found fortune and glory in the world of fine Italian meat products and who sponsored one of the finest and most successful professional cycling teams of the era. Their jersey, made by Vittore Gianni, was simple and elegant: a rare tan colour with black stripes and cuffs.

Interesting Bike from Donhou Bicycles - Rad paint!

June 24.15 – Adrian’s Dazzle XCR Road

Adrian is an architect by profession, so using the highest quality materials was very important to him, meaning there was no other tubeset for this build than Columbus XCR.

When it was time to start designing the bike, Adrian came to visit the workshop with various print-outs tucked under his arm, including several images of old WW1 warships painted in what was known as ‘dazzle’ camouflage.

The idea behind dazzle is that it breaks up the lines of the ship so that an enemy couldn’t focus or ga
uge speed and distance while sighting their gun. Taking this concept and applying it to a bicycle frame, we worked up the exploded check pattern to confuse the eye.

The paint design includes some exposed areas of stainless steel and fillet brazing, allowing the craftsmanship underneath to come through also.

With a Campagnolo Chorus groupset, ENVE finishing kit and a custom painted stem, this is one camo bike that won’t be hard to spot.

More images in the custom gallery.

Photo’s, George Marshall

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Sweet ride!!!!!!

Townsend Grass Track

Grass track racing is an almost forgotten aspect of our sport. Along
with bicycle speedway, it is eclipsed by the now very fashionable
velodrome version, and even by bicycle polo. Nevertheless, the history
and culture is an extended one, and provides us with a rich style. This
bike by Townsend Cycles combines the age-old tradition of path racing with the classic ethos of velodrome racing.

Gregory Townsend is an ex-pat Briton who now resides in Monrovia,
California. A 30-year experience with track, cyclocross, mountain bike
and road racing is evident in his builds, as is his English heritage:
old-world touches reminiscent of Hetchins can be seen (especially on his ‘Burgundy Road’ frame).

The Grass Track Racer is dressed nicely in Campagnolo Chorus Pista components and drivetrain, with some beautiful laminated beech rims made by Ghisallo in Italy (which can be procured in the US through Ric Hjertberg’s Wheel Fanatyk
blog). Greg likes to incorporate the bar and stem combination into the
overall theme of the bike, and it works well. That leather bar wrap
reminds me of the suede elbow patches on a tweed shooting jacket.

The legendary Joe Bell
performed the finishing. The paint is the final touch on what is a
perfect blend of past and present, town and country. Have a look through
the Townsend gallery on the website and flickr for more.

Read more: http://www.cycleexif.com/townsend-grass-track#ixzz1rZGNu5gV