Tom played the “judgemental jerk” in their short film for a Production class.

Close up of Pink on Pink.

Tom in his acting debut, telling the Pink lady to “get out” of the shop.

So yeah. That happened. Maybe Tom will try his hand at some more acting gigs. Maybe he will keep to bike mechanics. Who knows?

We hooked them up with a couple Superb caps which ended with them buying a bunch to take back to Japan to sell at Blue Lug, so if you are in their neighborhood stop by and pick one up!

Blue Lug crew with Nao from 3RRR on the far right.

They gave us some rad blue lug stickers which will go to the first customers to stop by and ask for them.

Stephan’s kicks and bag.

All white interior.

Awesome padding detail.

All of these bags are handmade. We’re impressed…in the next few weeks we should be receiving a few of these if you want to check them out in person.

Also…just another gem…

Mounting a video camera to your fork to film rides? Awesome!

ROAD TRIP! WOO HOO! Special thanks to my boyfriend, who drove both to and from Baltimore due to my serious lack of manual driving skills.

All loaded up, bikes included.

…8 hours, one bag of chips, half a container of hummus, box of oreos and several Pellegrino Ariancas later we were in Baltimore.

Bridge to Baltimore!

Friday and Saturday were spent at Sonar, a really awesome indoor/outdoor venue. Two outdoor stages and one indoor stage made for a very busy Friday and Saturday.

So many metal vests.

The bill included but was not limited to:

Aura Noir, a black metal band hailing from Oslo, Norway.

The whole audience was going crazy during the Aura Noir set.

Acid Witch, Detroit Doom metal at its finest.

On our last day in town, we had just enough time to check out Baltimore Bicycle Works. At two and a half years old, BBW is one of Baltimore’s first bike shops and ONLY worker owned and operated collectives in Baltimore.

Outside of Baltimore Bicycle Works, check out the awesome street art in the background!

A wide angle shot of the main room of the shop.

Apprentice Will posing for a shot.

The crew humored us with a little Baltimore history, discussing how the bicycle scene is still fairly new but is steadily growing with the increasing population. Since opening, the shop has watched the Baltimore commuting community grow significantly. Maryland even made it to the top ten of friendliest bike states in the US! Only one behind Massachussetts!

The shop offers everything from high end road bikes to a variety of different cargo bikes.

Thanks so much to Tommy, Laura and Will for chatting with us and letting me get shutter happy in your shop!

Next time you find yourself in Baltimore, check this place out. It’s got something for everyone; be it fixed gear free styling or a racked up commuter.

Photos By Jesse Weiner

He snapped a ton of Photos so keep a look out on his blog for those. He already did a post on my Landshark.

He dropped off a short stack of the grey beard viking stickers which are here for free on a first come first served basis so stop by quick to grab one.

The hub is built up to Bryan’s custom show bike that was just featured last night in the Massachusetts Bicycle Film Festival Handbuilt Bicycle Show. Along with the crazy Bendix hub, there is a 3 arm Campagnolo crankset and vintage Ideal leather saddle. The frame has serious lug details and a beautiful sparkling burgundy paint job.  If you are looking for a classic custom frame, especially with lugs, give Bryan a call.

One day at the shop, just working, 2 sets of carbon cyclocross Zipp wheels arrived in the mail. Tom and I were flabbergasted. While still getting over the shock, 2 more carbon fiber cyclocross frames arrived, now starting to freaking us out. I was running around calling everyone we worked with to figure out if these were for their own cyclocross order since the season just started. No luck. So I’m wondering if we paid for 10,000 dollars worth of carbon fiber no one ordered… Running around pulling my hair out on the phone with all the dealers making sure we didn’t pay for these components, all that I found out was they were for Joachim… Who the hell is Joachim? And if he doesn’t show up can we keep it?

Finally last Friday morning Joachim arrived to build up his bicycles and we find out he is the 3 time Danish National Champion and 31st in the world. Just arriving in America from Denmark to start the first leg of Elite cyclocross races in the US, he just needed a shop to help him build up his bikes. Here is a shot of Joachim’s Leopard cyclocross builds with a winning smile.

from left: Alex Colnago, Wei Wei Lin, Jason Hollingsworth, Diego Colosio