Ritte Van Vlaanderen Overload

Ever since I saw the radical Ritte window display in Cadence Cycling and Multisport in Manayunk, I fell in love.  The style, craftsmanship and standard colorway are unbelievable,  the team is awesome and who else comes up with ads like this and this?  Fabrication videos are some of my favorites and this is no exception. Plus, the music is dope, which is always an added bonus.



In going with the Ritte theme, this is the best tattoo of all time (sorry for the lack of photo credit, it's an awesome shot that has been sitting in depths of the "random junk" folder).



I'm on Ritte overload right now, too bad I'm a starving college student.

A Day In The Life

Today I spent the day walking around with some friends, checking out a few different places in south Philly.  The first stop was an awesome coffee shop called Grindcore House which is a rad shop on the corner of South 4th Street and Grenwich, with great coffee and an atmosphere to match (their logo is SO sick).  The Philadelphia Record exchange was next on the list; with walls and walls of records and CD's, it's not hard to get lost in the "mess".  Next we hit up Maoz on South Street for some delicious falafel sandwichs loaded with pretty much any topping you could imagine. To cap off the day we took a look around Bicycle Revolutions where I drooled over Fuzzy's All-City Mr. Pink for a little while along with the unbelievable collection of track frames they have hanging from the ceiling.  All in all it was a great day spent in the company of some good friends!

Cadence Cycling & Multisport Center: Visit

Today a friend and I hopped in the car and rode down to Manayunk to check out the Cadence bike shop on Main street and it was unbelievable to say the least. The store was FILLED with top of the line Cervelo's, Canondale's, Wilier's and so many more. I forgot a camera so these less than satisfactory phone pictures will have to do for now. A guy can dream can't he? I have to say, walking through that shop felt like browsing around in a Ferrari dealership. The visit also helped me realize that I would give my left arm for a black and green, 2011 Cervelo R5.