Before Superb Bicycle there was Boston Bicycle… It’s been over a year since we’ve renovated and forgot that at one point we didn’t have chandeliers. To remind us of our roots, Adult Swim has posted up an episode of Assy Mcgee called “Bikes for Bombs” featuring Boston Bicycle back in the day. You can view the episode here. At 3:52 into the episode you can see a shot of the shop slightly redrawn and renamed “Radical Bike” for copyright purposes I’m sure. They have the rooftop fire escape, fire hydrant and even the crooked fire alarm post down in their exact locations! Comparing the cartoon version, Boston Bicycle, and Superb Bicycle it really takes us back!
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.
Marty from Geekhouse stopped into the shop on this beautiful day. Jason and Marty discussed the top secret details of “The Mayhem Rock City” custom build in progress for NAHBS. During the discussion Marty talked about his new German distro and how they didn’t think it would be funny to have Geekhouse be Geekhaus over there. So in ode to Marty’s new German distro, I tatted him up.
Come into the shop today and get your own custom tatts, plenty of Sharpie to go around!
At Superb, we have been doing alot of international orders and shipments and it has been getting tricky sending everything to the post office… Until we fixed up our trike!
Here I have a wheel set to Australia and one of our caps to NJ. The saddle on this thing is so big, I swear it’s a couch. Track standing is a cinch too…
Next time you need something delivered to you, you’ll see our trike out and about. Over and out!
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Jason on
2010.01.13 , under
WTF It’s a beautiful day in the Superb neighborhood and our good friend Pete McFeely is out making a Speedy Delivery of Superb Goods to some lucky individuals. Call in to order something and tomorrow it could be your package on Pete’s bike racks. Whether it be to Cambridge or Tokyo, Pete can get your products to your door.
