War Bikes

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"Judging by the photos of the bike from the first world war. Now the bike used in the Swiss army. Each of the three buildings is the Swiss Army Field Regiment soldiers armed with anti-tank-cyclists, granatamëtami and manual machine guns. The design of the bike was designed in 1905, and since then only slightly changed. After the second world war on bicycles have drum brakes, in 1984, Faro and the rear position the reflector. In 1990, the Swiss armed forces command has developed a defective software "Bike 1990" General requirements for the new bike: weight 22 kg; 2 transfer bus with retro-reflecting surface and the wheel of modern forms. A quote from the book of Victor Maslov "kataû himself". "

Check out this site, a great resource for WWII bicycles and pictures.

Motorcycle Mondays: Iron & Resin

100 miles on highway 1 in California on vintage motorcycles.  Check out the group over at Iron & Resin for your dose of Motorcycle Mondays.  I would highly suggest following some of the links on their blog to get pumped for your own adventure.  Definite day killer (in a really good way) so click wisely.  I just want to read about motorcycle adventures this week!

Left Field NYC: Top Picks

Left Field NYC looking good for the summer (and sale!).  Details:  Navy Stripe Ringspun Cotton Crossgrain Terry Crew $59.99  |  Pink Japanese Plaid S/S Button Down $89.99  |  Chambray Miner Chinos $165.00  |  Heather Tees $60.00  |  Navy Sailor Tee $29.99  |

Internet Find: Spurcycle Grips

"We make bicycle accessories for the daily ride, whether that’s riding your fixie to the coffee shop, riding your vintage Miyata to the park, or your dump scavenged cruiser to the bar.  We aim to make accessories to help you get there in style, while carrying whatever you might need. We are located in SOMA, San Francisco, CA. We bike to work, bike to get coffee, and bike to get beer. Our product line is just getting started, so check back often to see the latest and greatest."

These are a really cool concept and I'm looking forward to hearing more about them when they are not in pre-production.  I wish I thought of them, right?!

More Pictures and Information HERE

Build your Custom Grips HERE

Summer Picks

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GK: Progress rather than perfection?

HB: Exactly, no one can decide about perfection. For one it
is boring and doesn’t exist. You only need to look at nature to
realise that it changes all the time. There is the great quote
by Lampedusa from his book ‘The Leopard’. It was made into
a film starring Burt Lancaster who said the line- “Everything
must change to stay the same”.

For me, the director of that movie Luchino Visconti, or Moby
Dick or even Optimus Prime is exactly the same level of
importance. Culture is our life and this includes popular
culture. It’s about inspiring people to create things for
themselves.

People are constantly talking about greenhouse gasses, I am
way more worried about the dead gas in peoples heads. The
real issue is that people don’t look at things anymore, they
don’t read anything and they don’t have any kind of sense of
judgement. Designers have a responsibility to inject some sort
of culture into society and to have far reaching references. To
educate. And to be honest. We need trust.

Full Interview: Here

Review: Scrappy's Bitters

"The latest bitters line I’ve become aware of are Scrappy’s, produced by bartender Miles Thomas of Tavern Law is Seattle. Miles produces six main bitters from standards like orange and grapefruit to more unusual flavours like chocolate and lavender, plus a limited seasonal run of an apricot bitters." 

(Source: here)

Flavors:

Celery – A strong celery seed taste with a fair bitterness is brightened by some background citrus hints. The finish is long, with a dry, vegetal, celery seed finish. Not as sharp and bright as The Bitter Truth celery bitters, but the strong vegetal flavours may work well in mixed drinks.
Cardamom – Surprisingly sweet, the cardamom is more subtle than you might expect and initially almost dominated by citrus notes. However the spice maintains a lasting flavour on the tongue leaving a nice aromatic finish. Much less bitter than the Bob’s Cardamom, and less cardamom led, but the overall profile is nonetheless interesting. Strikes me as having a lot of potential in more aromatic drinks.
Lavender – A strong lavender aroma follows through with a bright lavender flavour that develops a rather astringent taste before revealing a heavy spice then fading in to a slightly earthy, bitter finish with a hint of sweetness. Bob’s Lavender provide a more rounded flavour profile but I’m sure the powerful flavours here would work well in a drink that can balance them sufficiently.
Orange – A surprisingly light nose belies a strong fresh orange flavour with underlying bitter orange notes. Spice and a light bitterness follow, but the finish is short and uneventful, leaving the overall experience is a little underwhelming. Not a bad bitters, but given the great orange bitters already available I’m not really sure how
Chocolate – Made using toasted cacao nibs these have a strong vanilla aroma and a flavour that starts with a medium chocolate note followed by lots of vanilla. The finish brings a little spice and a deeper, slightly woody cacao flavour. Very different to the deeper, more bitter Bittermens Xocolatl bitters, these provide a more straight forward chocolate flavour but retain a depth that makes for a very interesting bitters. Infinitely superior to the Fee’s Aztech Chocolate.  (Source: here)

Recipes

The Black Manhattan

• + 2 oz Rye whisky
• + 3/4 oz Averna amaro
• + ¼ oz Black strap rum
• + 2 dashes Scrappy’s Chocolate bitters
• + orange twist

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