World Domination, part six: Boston

OPEN Bicycle broke the news in a recent blog post...

"The New Haven Scorchers have built a solid reputation in the cycling community over the past few years. Over the past few months, the streets of Boston have seen a lot of these guys - now expect to see even more as they have officially established a Boston Scorchers chapter. The decision was made during the events of Pony Up a few weeks back, with the appointment of the first two members."

Boston's got quite a scene going, so it's only natural to extend our reach into their City. We've mentioned OPEN Bicycle enough, but check out DJ Brek One Supreme, DoYouKnowClarence?, Justin Keena Photography, and Boston Fixed (forums) for just a sampling of what they've got going on.
Besides being a rad group of bicycle debaucherists (yes, it is a word), they bring a lot to the table...

they got shops


they got frame builders


they got an mp3 blog

They're running their own Boldsprints regularly, as well as throwing some insane races in a city not known for it's, um, cyclability.

I won't bore you with the gritty details of the ordination ceremony involving the Secret Order of Pierre Lallement, men in cloaks, a windowless room, or the "sword of truth".

Welcome, Boston!

Next up? Scorchers London.

Quick tease

More info soon...

Leave it to the BMX kids...

...to show me a fixed-gear vid.

Checking out the TYRANT blog; lo and behold - Mixtape Vol. 1


MIXTAPE VOL. 1 NO CASSETTES from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.


Also, looks like Tony Tyrant is sellin' off a ton of stuff here. Jerseys, wheels, bmx pedals, hell, even a Lemond Sarthe! He's also got some Death2Dopers gear tucked in there as well.

Death2Dopers

Death2Dopers has signed on for the summer race series. Don't worry, "keep cycling clean" has nothing to do with beer...

OPEN Bicycle on board for 2009 series

We're pleased to announce OPEN Bicycle as one of the sponsors for this summer's events. OPEN is a Boston shop comprised of fellow bike-debaucherizers. Looks like we'll have to up the beer budget.

Hell Yeah! - Juliet Elliott - Charge Bikes - La Ruta megamix

Hell Yeah, the project of Charge Bikes team rider, Juliet Elliot, has been added to the roster of sponsors for this summers' bicycle debauchery, including Grand Theft Velo 3.
We're quite psyched to have Juliet on board!



In other Charge Bikes news, team rider, Sam Humphrey, finished third in La Ruta in Costa Rica. (Neat race diary here.) Our own Dougy Fresh rode it last year. It's billed as "the toughest mountain bike race in the world" but we wouldn't know, every time we ask Doug about it, he walks away in silence and kills a kitten.


pix from Mountain Mayhem 24 hr. race in UK

Seems as if "Sam" is the doppelganger of our "Doug", or is it that there really are that many people who enjoy the Gitmo Bay-style torture that is endurance mountain bike racing???

Ponied Up! pt.2

the Dark Angel split his eye open and still finished in the top 10. scorchers uva and haus had the opportunity to ride with him during the original Rt. 1 Stage Race a few years back.

Justin Keena's got some pix from last weekend's Pony Up! Bitches alleycat in Boston. Check them out over at OPEN Bicycle, then hit his blog.


Zack from OPEN Bicycle sporting a Scorchers X Ghostship hoodie. What!

Ponied Up!

Scorchers CT Drew, Kanye Nuge, and Uva went up to Boston over the weekend to support the OPEN Bicycle cats and the Boston Bicycle Messenger Association's fund-raising for the 2009 NACCC's in Boston.

The race has a great format. You pay to enter. Your name goes on "the board". Other racers, non-racers, fat-old dudes from New Haven all get the opportunity to approach the board and place bets on the winner. The winner and the winning bets are paid out based on the cash received.


The Board


bets are placed


local Craig Roth was a favorite to win

Last years winner, Lucas Brunelle, known for his helmet-cam videos, ended up not showing, throwing the betting into a furious frenzy. Croth's domination seemed imminent. Until...

...Austin Horse showed up.


Austin rides for King Kog and Red Bull. He had a rusted-out beater of a bicycle, that he proceeded to place sponsor stickers on. Drew, the Nuge, and myself each ran to the board and threw an extra $10 on...

...taking in a "hundo" each when he won.

the dark horse coming in for the win -- that's my gas money!!!

It seems New Haven is not alone in having random New Yorkers show up to steal the win. Among the prizes were a Pake frame for the gals and a sweet bag...

pic stolen from madd fajita - get the rest here.


The race HQ was an old casket factory north of Boston proper. Apparently the space used to house an old bondage dungeon. Yep, you read that right. Besides the "sexual maroon" carpeted room and the occasional hanging chain, were some other fun relics...

also from madd fajita.


Kanye Nuge gets his checkpoint smoke on


the roads were treacherous. i saw 3 ice packs and Kevin "Dark Angel" Porter's busted eye


DJ BREK ONE

Great time. Thanks, Boston! Oh, and now I can finally say, Yes, I know Clarence.

Caffeine X Bikes

A little something to get the blood flowing again...

Pony Up!

This Saturday in Boston.
More info at OPEN or BBMA.

Somebody referred to Scorchers.TK as "Drew and Dan's Diary" today, so I'll have you know they plan on staying the night -- guess neither could figure out who was the designated driver...

Stegnco vs. Lego

While I normally eschew the practice of posting stuff from other bike blogs, this find from Trackosaurus was too much to hold out on. Thanks to Tom O'Hara, our Man in Madison, the Scorchers have a thing for Legos. Without getting into specifics, let's just say that many a, um, productive evening has been spent building things with the plastic blocks -- generally with a little "inspiration".

From Stegnco...


Bikes Animated from Stegnco on Vimeo.

Make sure to check out their video on how to make any bike capable of barspins!


While we're posting stuff from other blogs, check out Prolly's bit on Kanye West wrecking his Cinelli.

Oh, snap!

Cutter Fork Update

As I've previously posted quite a few Scorchers are counting down the days until Volume releases the new fork for their cutter frame.  Today they posted a new prototype picture and specs.  According to Volume the forks are undergoing some "heavy duty testing,"  let's hope this means that a release date is right around the corner.   If anyone from Volume reads this get in touch with us, we'd gladly volunteer to test this fork out for you guys.

Bundchen Legs
Specs:
Steerer Tube: 1-1/8" Threadless
Steerer Tube Length: 300.0 mm
Fork Rake: 32.0 mm
Axle to Crown Length: 420 mm
Crown Race: 30.0
Dropouts: 4.0 mm
Weight: 2 lbs 8 oz (with 300 mm steerer)
Material: 4130 Heat-Treated CRMO

Ghostship -- HUGE blowout sale!!!

Alright, maybe not. But he does have a bunch of items marked down -- $10 t's anyone?



Head over to Ghostship and check it out. Top-tube pads and cross gear, too!

Some Freshness...

Scorchers are bring'n some heat!

LED Aerospokes

Scorchers x Aerospoke Collabo from Scorchers on Vimeo.

Here's Drew talking about his new set of rare LED Aerospokes.

More from D. Fresh's Pisgah Travels

Follow Doug at agilefahrrad.blogspot.com.

Bike Portland in New Haven

Elly from Bike Portland rolled through the 'Have last week. She penned a little "piece", mostly about the Devil's Gear and ECC that gives us a brief plug, as "the beer-swilling, freakbike welding Elm City Scorchers". Thanks, Elly. She also mentions our pal too-fast-to-be-on-knobby-tires Bill from the BikeNewHaven Blog.
I had the opportunity to be "interviewed" by Elly, and wish I hadn't flaked on returning her e-mail. Oh well, maybe next time.
She'd have seen there are at least three distinct bike cultures at work in New Haven, with almost zero overlap or cooperation. Alas...

Her other New Haven articles are here and here. I have a sneaking suspicion she missed out on a lot of (the grittier) bike culture during her visit.

Scratch Race 'n Spaghetti Tonight!

Kanye Nugent wants you!

...to ride the E.Spaghetti birthday last-minute-as-fuck scratch race tonight.

8PM Rudy's. $3+1 beer for Spaghetti to enter. Winner takes all the cash.

Thanks again to Brian and Jason for hosting the New Year's Eve shin-dig!






here's some more pix from pandalicia...


Kanye Nugent and CT Drew getting "jiggy".


Helen and Madame Jarcho accosting "Kanye" while Dr. Brionics ponders the cleanliness of his floor.


SL Drew, E.Spaghetti, and CT Drew. Prerequisite "we're still sober" photo.


Al <3 PBR and gratuitous Ghostship product placements.


Colin & Dorothy. Who's winning?


Kanye Nugent, Pandalicia, SL Drew, and E.Spaghetti


Ballin! CT Drew with Veuve Clicquot, PBR, and Chrome Dice.


Uva on the 1's and 2's too fast for aperture.


Artistic "wiki-wiki" shot. (Additional Ghostship placement)


Arms crossed. Bored?


This is where things started to go baaaad...


worse...


worser...


worserest.


Pandalicia, CT Drew, Kelly, and Kanye "Gimme Cock" Nugent.

Happy New Year from the Scorchers

it'll take you all of 2009 to get this image out of your head...