Affinity is in Holland!

Affinity's elite rider Dan Sullivan is riding in the Zesdaagse van Tilburg as we speak!

Amsterdam and Tilburg in the Netherlands is the next stop for Affinity and our elite rider Dan Sullivan. Earlier this week we  received an invite for Dan to race in the first Union Internaitonal Velodromes Six Day race of the European season aka The Six Days at Tilburg or Wieler Zesdaagse van Brabant.
We’re off to Amsterdam so Dan can warm up at the Stichting Stadion Amsterdam Velodrome. The velodrome in Amsterdam is an indoor 200m meter track which is the home of the oldest cycling club in the Netherlands. On Monday we are off to Tilburg and the racing kicks off from the 5th and in true fashion runs for six days until the 10th of September.
Dan will be the only American competing in the Sprint competition, racing in Keirins and Match Sprints with perhaps flying laps and some derney action on his Affinity Kissena of course.
Check back for daily updates for what is sure to be some serious racing. Hell yeah Amsterdam and Tilburg here we come, Affinity is taking over Europe…

Found the news at Prolly. 

Bike Crews and Levi’s Collaborate With Custom Trucker Jackets

I've posted about the custom Prolly's jacket before, and I know the other jackets have been around the blogs, but I still like them enough to post them here again.
This is the Levi's press release I got from Prolly's:

Bike Crews and Levi’s Collaborate With Custom Trucker Jackets

The Levi’s® brand recently launched The Commuter that is optimized specifically for the needs of the urban commuter cyclist. The “Commuter” is built around the 511® Skinny Jean and the iconic Trucker Jacket. All Commuter products blend form and function by utilizing the most cutting-edge performance apparel technologies.Levi’s has teamed up with local bike crews, influential bike shops and individuals to create a collaboration that integrates the creative identity of local heroes with the Trucker Jacket. The end result is a custom one of a kind piece of wearable art that symbolizes community and cycling.

Design process 

Inside each jacket is a stitched Levi’s® Tailor shop logo. Silk screening, stenciling, stitching/sewing and custom graphics were all done at the Tailor Shop—unless otherwise noted.

Crews who were involved and the design process with the project:

• All Hail The Black Market – Words from the Levi’s® tailor, “We put together a custom stencil of a humorous quote underneath the collar. On the back you’ll find a screen printed and sewed in a logo.”
• Godspeed – Words from the Levi’s® tailor, “As a play on old school racing jackets you will find each riders racing number hand painted on the inside of the jacket.”
• Zeitgeist – Words from the Levi’s® tailor, “We printed their logo onto cloth and then sewed it onto the back of the jacket. It was complete after adding a screen printed ‘SF’ and red color-blocking underneath the collar. “
• Prolly is Not Probably – Words from the Levi’s® tailor, “On the front we added a custom button to the breast pocket and screen printed ‘13’ onto the side of the jacket. Upon opening the jacket you’ll find a simple one-color screen print of the the blog's name.”
• Fast Folks — Words from the Levi’s® tailor, “Yellow color blocking underneath the collar, which we screen printed with ‘Fast or Die.’ We drew up a graphic illustrating the shops love with bikes, which can be see on the back of the jacket.“
• NYC Velo – Words from the Levi’s® tailor, “White reflective material was used on the back and front bottoms of the jacket to keep the riders safe when they ride at night. A subtle red-stitched ‘V’ was added to the collar.”
• Ritte Racing – Words from the Levi’s® tailor, “Blue, red and yellow fabric were combined to produce a rainbow swoosh to celebrate the shops Belgian roots.”
• Moth Attack — Words from the Levi’s® tailor, “Pink color blocking can be found underneath the collar and on the inside waist band of the jacket. Once the logo was transferred to cloth it was then stitched to the back of the jacket.”
• Time Cycle — Words from the Levi’s® tailor, “Once the custom logo was created we decided to use the colors white and red to help it stand out from the finish of the jacket. “
• R.E. Load — Words from the Levi’s® tailor, “R.E. Load stitched a patch into the back themselves, and we added our subtle touch by adding their individual names on the inside of the jacket.”
• Affinity – Words from the Levi’s® tailor, “We took the shops signature red color scheme and implemented it into the back, where we did a large logo print, and underneath the collar.”

Affinity is having a MAD sale!

Affinity Cycles is having a really nice sale! -50% off their 2011 models!
The Cyclone has been on my wish list for ages, and the frame set (so not just a frame, but a frame AND a fork!) is now online for just $250!

Negative bottom bracket, or no negative bottom bracket? 26" or 700c? Anyway, I need money NOW!!!

If you want a decent FGFS frameset with no negative bottom bracket for a fucking decent price, this is THE frameset you should get!
Votske™ approved!