DIVERSITY

It was a diverse crowd at ATOC. Okay, almost 100% lily white, but there was diversity amongst the bikes present (see disc wheel below!) including this guy on a, uh, I think they’re called Trik-ee’s or something? He really had it down, powering through turns, carving like Duane Peters, etc.

AND MULLET OF THE YEAR GOES TO: EMP

Chapeau, mate.

DISCIN' AROUND

 

HEY MAN, NICE DISC WHEEL

Take off your baggy shorts and you can lose that uncontrollable rear wheel though and go faster.

I’m pretty sure this was an eBay buy for homeboy. In spite of the authentic Euro mullet, this is another ironic statement from urban bike goon set, not an homage to Mr. Horse Hormones Johan Museeuw, he of the flax bikes.

 

Worth showin’ though because Mapei may have had the coolest kits ever, the apex of the Euro look.

Wearing a Nike shoe bag on your back—that’s some serious fucking dedication.

BARKSTRONG

As seen at Tour of California—note the dog and owner match.

SOMEHOW

Managed to grab a decent shot of the entire Astana team at the Rose Bowl stage of the Tour of Cali on my phone camera, which is a tremendous pain in the ass to operate, gratingly slow, and generally annoying. But it worked out okay this time.

 

Have to say, having Lance there brought out a shitload of people and it was thrilling to watch him race.

 

PUPPY POWER

Buster, one of the more affable pups I’ve come across in a while. Eight years old but still has that pup sheen to him, a lot of life.

 

Move Over Sho Kosugi

Now there’s something meatier.