Gaming can make a better world!
I am not a gamer but this is really interesting:
The bike – frame
It all starts with the frame. I was hunting for an old mt. bike on craigslist, old being the operative word – older frames often have horizontal drop-outs and this is required since I won’t have a derailleur.
Lucky Break: I found an old steel Raleigh mountain bike frame in a dumpster by the park… I am slowly removing all the bits that I wont be needing (i.e. brake mounts, etc)
more pics to come…
The bike
I am looking for a new city bike… but I find that most city bikes are a little to city for me.
I think I should build one to suit my specific use… My design brief is as follows:
1. Fat Tires – capable of riding on pavement, dirt, grass and hitting the odd jump (the fastest way to work is not the road)
2. No Gears – just don’t really use them and can’t stand the extra junk (cables, derailleur, etc)
3. No Cables – this means limited choices for brakes (fixed is not an option)
4. Flat (or Riser) Handlebars – I want to free like I’m riding a mountain bike
Now, to collect all the components…
Quoddy Deck Boot
My new kicks:
“At Quoddy, one person handsews your shoes at their bench – the quality of that pair is a testament to the individual skill that went into making them.”
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Trufa by Anton Garcia Abril > this is the most amazing construction process I think I have ever seen (the cow is the kicker!) – watch a video of the build here
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Most Awesomest Thing Ever > this is so funny
S/Double > Shawn Stussy has launched an online store for his new brand – in case you didn’t know; he cut ties with the stussy brand more than a decade ago – he also has a great blog
Does the world need another chair? > No! – but this one is pretty cool
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These links are all behind the scenes videos of stuff getting made:
John Lobb Shoes > the very best of British Craft – “We’ve turned our faces against machines”
Outlier Tailored Performance > technical urban/cycling apparel
Furni Creations > Montreal based studio that makes nick-knacks (clocks, bags, etc)
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CreativeMornings > interesting video with Allan Chochinov, editor-in-chief of Core77.com – cheeky talk about the hole in the bucket
Final Cut Saw Blade > cuts and sands at the same time – wow!
Made.com > cut out the middle man (for furniture) – a startup company
Time to Rethink Design > I couldn’t agree more
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I am trying out Google’s browser (Chrome) on my home computer – Over all I like it but it does not allow me to seamlessly integrate my Delicious account into it like Firefox does (this is because Delicious is a Yahoo service). So… I am going to try to start archiving interesting links in my blog. Here are the first two:
If your product is Great, it doesn’t need to be Good. > great article from the creator of gmail (Paul Buchheit)
Them Things > Amazing (and I mean really amazing) collection of images