Flickr

I had uploaded four images onto my Flickr that are significant to me and this blog. The images are in chronological order, with the first one being a picture of a friend's bike in downtown Las Vegas.

This picture is of a new 2011 Cinelli Vigorelli. The colors on the past versions on this frame model were lighter on a blank, white canvas but this year's edition uses yellow and red on a black background. The frame is constructed of airplane-grade aluminum and costs a pretty penny. This bike belongs to a friend of mine and this was when he brought it out for me to see for the first time.

The second image in the Flickr slideshow is a picture of my bike being ridden in the street-wear boutique, Stussy by Neek. He's performing what's called a trackstand - on a fixed gear bicycle, when you pedal backwards, you go backwards. Trackstanding is balancing between going forward and backwards, allowing you to be stationary on the bike.

The third image is a shot I took with my phone during the Mash Drag race during this year's Interbike. The race was a A to B race hosted by MashSF .

The fourth picture is a shot I had taken in the Philippines. Me and my family had finished eating McDonalds and we were waiting for our driver. A few people on bicycles road up to the restaurant's parking lot, ready to pack their bikes into their cars. I was able to stop these two guys and asked to take a picture. I suppose it was odd for them 1) I'm a foreigner 2) no one really stops people to take pictures of their bicycles! I was interested in his bike first and foremost. The only other KHS I've seen in person has been an entry-level track bike constructed in Taiwan and sold as an affordable way to start riding fixed gear.