Haven Skatepark

Tony Tyrant just posted the pix from the Haven Skatepark Takeover, featuring Scorchers, Ghostship, Pedal Power, and the TyrantBMX crew.

Check Tyrant's flickr for more shots.


Dougy Fresh -- SXR, Ghostship, Vicious Cycles


SXR Sean Milnes working towards that Ghostship sponsorship


SXR Dan Nugent


Sean Milnes


gratuitous tailwhip


more gratuitous tailwhips


Sean Milnes -- bowl action


SXR CT Drew


D Fresh


Haven Skatepark has a rodent problem


Fuck Heelies it's the Freestyle Walk-Off


Sean Milnes - Pyramid

Team Crowbar

While we get all sorts of excited when we find a spot underground we're apparently waaaay out of our league. Meet Team Crowbar....

Last night a DJ saved my life...

While the rest of the crew was tearing up Haven Skatepark last night, I was DJing 116 Crown. I really, really, needed to hit the loo at one point and had wasted all of my 8 minute epics on smoke breaks. Then I remembered! I'd been hitting up BREK ONE's Weekly Commute mixes on OPEN Bicycle. Thank you, dear sir!

The one I used?
BREK's Weekly Commute #2 (right click, save as)

Geekhouse -- new fork?

The Boston Crew is hard at work during this epic of New England winters. Just look at what the Geekhouse crew has whipped up...


"Ride local, buy local," says OPEN.

Still trying to figure out if that's a new GH fork, or just something added to the rockcity...



Marty's definitely making some products worth "geeking-out" on.

Haven Skatepark with the Tyrant and Ghostship crews

Last night a few of the Scorchers hit up Haven Skatepark with the crew from Pedal Power. Tyrant and Ghostship riders were also in attendance. Watch Tony Tyrant's blog for updates as he's quite the, um, shutterbug. For now, he gives us Brian Arnwine tailwhipping the pyramid...

Biker's Revenge

Ahh, Art School kids. Every college town has 'em. Usually, they're rocking a singlespeed with only a front brake attached to pista bars, slowing you down due to their constant weaving (hey, it's tough to ride with your portfolio in hand!) or other general bobble-headery.
In Philly, a couple of 'em have earned their stripes with this handy little invention...

"Biker's Revenge"




Bar ends with keys attached. Design School 101 - Keep It Simple Stupid.


Thanks to MattChamp from the Elm City Cycling listserve for the heads-up, and Record Player for the pix.

non-LED Aerospokes

From Al's Cutter...

WTF?!

More flix stolen from Tyrant...


REviseddd TPC part from matt mckeen on Vimeo.

Dougy Fresh x Pisgah

Dougy Fresh <3's Pisgah Works

Tom in Madison, this one's for you.

Fuel

Fuel Coffee (516 Chapel Street, Wooster Square, New Haven) has signed on as a sponsor for the Scorchers Team for the Rt. 1 Stage Race from NYC to Boston leading up to the NACCC's. They've helped with events in the past, as well as the Vegan Twins' Coffee Cat.

That billboard was done by Teaessare Design -- the same cat that does the Grand Theft Velo posters for us.
Some other works he's done for Fuel...



While the Rt. 1 Stage Race isn't until late July, it ain't too early to get your espresso on. The shop blows up during the Wooster Square Farmer's Market, so that might not be the best bet for your first visit. Vegetarian and Vegan meals are the norm as well as latte art.

Nicely Spotted

New Haven Scorcher Dan Nicely, recently relocated to Austin, TX, has been spotted!
Midnight Ridazz photoset from their Super Hero Ride

Scorchers sponsor someone else for a change.

This is Danny B.


This is Nick.


Together they are the Vegan Straight Edge Twins. Okay, they're not twins. And I'm pretty sure Nick's got a Brook's saddle. And wait - is coffee sXe? Well anyway, they're holding a little local shindig called the Coffee Cat...



We've signed on as a sponsor -- nothing too crazy, some random parts and kit and bottles of the bubbly (while the official champagne of the Scorchers is Krug, our sommelier staff have suggested Veuve Clicquot and Mionetto Prosecco as fine pairings for vegan cupcakes).
Billed as a "bicycle scavenger hunt", we're guessing it'll hit up the local coffeeshops (amazing how we've deduced that) in a nice little warm-up for the spring and summer events we've got planned. It's great to see others take the initiative for a change and plan something that we can actually come out and race.
Smart money has SXR Eric, SXR Raf, and BNH Bill in the top 5. Possible spoilers are SXR Drew Deep, Ghostship's Matt Lolli, and SXR Kanye "I puke at every race" Nugent. DFL is a toss-up between SXR Al and Yoda. And you thought the Boston kids were the only ones who wagered on alleycats!

It looks like they're closing down one of the local coffeeshops for the after-events and I'm sure there'll be a nice old-fashioned booze cruise to follow. Mustaches recommended.
Other sponsors listed are Fuel Coffee, Bare Beans Coffee, The Devil's Gear Bike Shop, Amity Bikes, Ghostship, and Channel 1.

Amity Bicycles

Just wanted to give a quick plug to Amity Bicycles (18 Selden St. Woodbridge, Ct 203.387.6734). Scorchers Eric and Drew Deep got royal treatment from the D'Aniello family out there today -- Drew's still trying to manage barspins with his new 650c (get rid of the drop bars, pal). They've been around since '81 and have a suh-weet stash of New-Old-Stock components.

The sneak peek at our jerseys for the Rt. 1 Stage Race that we posted earlier in the week shows the Amity logo on the lower back. We're wearing that logo with pride and gratitude. Thanks, guys!

Cannondale, Bianchi, Masi, Giant, Haro, Specialized, Redline, Ritchey, FMF, Eastern, Kink. Just a few of the bike brands they stock. 400+ in stock, as well as some old school gems thrown in for good measure. Special orders are a snap -- a few of us are already on the list for the new Charge from the UK.

Hit 'em up. Tell them the Scorchers sent you. Say hi to one of their bike mechanics, Justin, who holds down one of the fastest ascents of the East Rock switchback that I've ever witnessed.

And for the ladies, Justin's arse...

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.