Via Prolly.

Ton’s more on Mike Joos’ page, sooo good!

If you’ve been into the shop over the past week or so you may have noticed a blonde freckly addition to the staff. That would be me, Steph. I’m psyched to be part of the Superb crew.

(Standing outside of Superb with Craig and Wei Wei on a nostalgically warmer day. Darn you, New England winter!)

Since I’ll be contributing to the blog I thought I’d make a formal pixelated introduction.

I’m an energetic Southern Californian immigrant who relocated to Boston four and a half years ago to study Photojournalism and Art History at Boston University. I discovered bikes approximately two years ago and finally got hooked up with my first big girl track bike from Superb last summer..

(Before you cringe, I promise, I'm not running a brake on B43s anymore I swear I swear I swear.)

I’ll be doing a lot of the site photographs from here on out, so check back frequently to see all sorts of new product and buildup shots and array of other social media.

Designer : Jinsik Kim and Bosung Seo

“Antares Lift is an innovative foldable and space saving bicycle concept that was intended for the cycling lovers and green commuter. This concept bicycle is a step away from the traditional mechanical aesthetic and carries in some organic elements that are found in nature. The design gets the inspiration from the orchid leaf and the outline of a tear drop and some remarkable features includes single-speed drive, rear and front brakes and an integrated set of energy efficient LED tail and headlamps. You can fold the bike by simply lifting up the center frame, let the rear and front wheels roll in near each other and click.”

“The compactable bicycle concept was driven from the need of boosting urban space efficiency when it is not in use or being transported. The wheel is made of six modules, each with double pivot in their joints, allowing the wheel to be folded and become smaller. The spokes of the wheel are contained in the internal structure when you fold the bicycle and the spokes rotate to the system’s center where they attach with the center wheel. This bicycle is designed in a double triangle structure made of expandable modules with foldable ability. To keep the structure in position, the system has utilized a special X shaped component that aligns the modules to the exact position.”

Assy Mcgee’s version of Boston Bicycle, “Radical Bike”.

Old: Boston Bicycle.

Current: Superb Bicycle.

If you guys have the time, I would also sit down and watch the whole episode. It’s pretty damn funny even for non cycling enthusiast and also features an Eddy Merckx in the shop that’s accurately drawn. John Prolly did a post on it comparing it with a real Eddy Merckx a while ago.

As most of you already know, last week Superb Bicycle sent a small contingent out to Interbike. If you are not familiar with Interbike, it is the largest North American convention for the bicycle industry, and almost every manufacturer of bicycling products is there to show off their new stuff.

Thousands of representatives from bike shops, advocacy groups, and the cycling media from all over North America descend upon the show. There’s lots to do in association with Interbike. You can ride bikes at the Dirt demos, go to bike geek parties, watch the cyclocross races, and race the alleycats.

And then there is Las Vegas. For for the last 12 years Interbike has been held in Las Vegas, but next year the show will move back to Anaheim, where it was held in 1997. I don’t really know that much about Anaheim, other than it’s in the southern-ish part of the concrete jungle that is LA, and that it’s pretty close to the nicest velodrome in the country. Oh, and it’s got Disneyland. But really? Anaheim? Really?

The reaction to the news supposedly has been mixed, but most of the people I asked about it were visibly confused and ultimately dismayed. “But?……..,” they would mutter to themselves, shaking their heads until eventually looking down at their hands as if the answers they were seeking lay somewhere in the lines of their bike grease-encrusted palms.

You see, Vegas has the Strip, which I guess is kind of like a Disneyland, of sorts. The convention center is on the Strip, and most people stay at hotels on the Strip. It’s really easy to never leave the Strip because all your needs can be met on the Strip. You see fascinating things on the Strip. And you meet interesting people on the Strip. I wonder if Anaheim has a Strip?

As showgoers began their journey home the reality of it all started to set in, and many found themselves wondering about the future. “Would Interbike do as well in Anaheim as it has during it’s run in Vegas?” or “Could the struggling Las Vegas economy take another hit from a tradeshow defecting for greener pastures?” And the ever-popular, “When will I ever find a good excuse to go come back to Vegas?”

Interbike was the perfect excuse. Vegas, my Interbike heart will always break for you.