I know i know.. we were away for almost a month… Well, Well, my luck.. I was there in SF with ocean of Giant fan celebrating the World Series 2010 Winner… Still have to distill all the thought to share …for now Here is SF homegrown American Cyclery vdo for the WIN …Way to GO Giant!!

Cheers Prolly!!

A few months ago I was given the opportunity to dig through the Archives at American Cyclery, one of the oldest bicycle shops in San Francisco. The archives are interesting as the original owner of American, Oscar Juner collected tons and tons of scrap books and ephemera of cycling around the bay area dating back to the early 40s. It paints a picture of a rich cycling community that seems to have been lost to the ages. To illustrate the scale of the collection, all the photos I am posting now are from a single scrap book. There is an entire storage unit filled with these, plus trophies, jerseys, parts, bikes, and much much more. The Bicycle Museum in Davis has expressed interest in acquiring the collection but the current owner of American fears the collection would be hidden away from the viewing public. He expressed to me interest in having the archive digitized and freely availible online but unfortunately it was too daunting of a task for me to undertake. Perhaps someone out there has the wherewithal to pull it together! Read the rest of this entry…

Pedal Speed magazine issue number 4, is out, and to name a few from San Francisco, Box Dog bikes, Mojo Cafe and American Cyclery. And if you remember, Cyclezine and friends event in Bangkok last Summer, Bangkok Drag Race, got our way into the magazine with several spreads count up to 12 pages. Of course in their home town, CMWC 2009 truck race report which I was also around drinking a tall can.

I am hyped and cited to see the product. You can get them here at Pedal Speed site or Most Kinokuniya book store around the world…