Addidas Tenspeed Hero Edition Sambas

le ramrod world champion tee shirt

le ramrod 5.0

Minor adjustment to Le Ramrod logo, Matte black, Asymmetrical black pinstripes, Red Look Logos, Rotor Crankset

Modesty Tenspeed Hero

Starting to Think the Tenspeed Hero Movie Goes Something Like This.

Le Ramrod: BMC SLC01: Hero Editon

There Is Nothing More To Say About The Dark Side of Cycling But That It Is Very Dark and Very White

Holiday Wishes

Tenspeed T-Shirt

Colnago C50 Pista

Sunday Night Poem For the Heroes Who Do Not Sleep

Wartorn Lad. Crushing the Cobbles. Singing of Fermented Wine. Cry oh empty Bed

Rubber made of gold. Rims off the Anvil. Tears on the the Top.

You gave your youth. why not your old age.

Do not live for tomorrow but for the Ides of March.

and her tight Jeans thrown on the floor.

You will sing her name just as soon as you call your name for dinner.

Get A GRIP/C-40/Cervelo R5-CA

Saturday:

1. Stopped off to get some help from the Saj at Get a Grip. My C40 barrel adjuster on the frame had broken off at the tip and the threaded part was still in the frame.  He fixed it in no time of course. He used a simple drywall screw to tap into the remaining threaded section and then slowly removed it.

2. Ken from the shop then showed me his awesome new Seven Cross Bike plus the new Cervelo R5/CA which weighs an amazing 685 grams. Which is about the weight of say a Campagnolo Record Crankset or about 100 grams heavier than a Campagnolo Hyperon Ultra Front Wheel. Or if you want it in more plain terms. Just over the weight of three big macs. Compared to a Look 585 it is about 315 grams lighter or Just a little bit more than a Big Mac Lighter. I think that is enough comparables. If I knew the weight of the McRib I would have done that comparable.

Facebook Hero

Tenspeed Embro

While most of the Heroes were fighting it out at the Sheridan Road sprint points this frigid November morning, I was at home, battling a lingering upper respiratory infection and taking my first stab at homemade embrocation. Chili pepper seeds steeped in warm oil for seven days. Scent of clove, orange peel, and Bourbon. Emulsified with some all-natural beeswax to give it the viscosity a Hero needs for those all-day excursions. I'm pretty pleased with the first batch and can't wait to test it in the field. I'm confident I'll have the recipe perfected in time for the Spring Double.

Also, I think we should have a label design contest.

Ten Speed Rewind : Douse Your Bike in Embrocation

Tip No. 1: Douse your bike in embrocation.



*based on a true story.

Tenspeed Hero Afternoon Movie with M. Van Sydow

Ebay Jig in the style of an Irish Jig

Oh.......
winter comes and you strip your bike, strip your bike.

for parts that are new...
winter comes and you strip your bike and post pictures anew.

buy it now, buy it now, buy it now,

paypal is your lass, fees are your ass.
paypal is your lass, fees are your ass.

10 speed to 11 speed,
10 speed to 11 speed,

It will not be craigslist tonight.
aye, bitch, I wish I'd bought campy on the fortnight.

cursed these small pictures not a schilling for gallery plus.
gallery plus, revise my post and puke on the pike.

face full of embrocation, chamois full of hering
looking for that sucker who that takes yellow pics

Oh.......
winter comes and you strip your bike, strip your bike.
Oh.......
winter comes and you strip your bike, strip your bike.

oh mother feed this obsession, oh mother give me a buck
this c40 worth more than your tarmac, spit in the air

cough up some doe and trick your self, your makin money.
zero setback is the curse of my knee

10 grams for 10 bucks... 10 grams for 10 bucks.

hold onto your nickers for they say you may win at the
races but the track always wins.

ah, argh, the track always wins....

A Heroic Day

Indian Lakes Cyclocross race






Photos by
Chip Williams
www.chipwilliams.com
2010© Chip Williams

More From the Archive

Found a picture from that same day. Patrick Hero crushing the Foxriverberg. Can't remember who that other guy is.

Radio from the Archive

I was looking though the Tenspeed Hero archive and found some dusty, beat-up reel to reels with the eurosport radio coverage of one of our early single loops. They were in pretty bad shape but I was able to pull this bit. enjoy.

Sunday Afternoon Movie

Sunday Morning Movie

Saturday Night Video

Receipt

Apparently Alberto Contador's people found the receipt for the Steaks thereby proving that he did in fact eat meat. This may be up there with Floyd Landis's Beer and Whiskey defence. Not sure what the top ten list of excuses for doping would be, but these are definitely in the top five.

Le Ramrod

ON THE FORKS

ON THE TOP TUBE

IF Corvid

Lugged Beauty

Kevin Hero: Double Loop A bike

Kevin Hero: Double Loop B bike

Cobbles-TDF-Roubaix

I was just wondering what Paris Roubaix would be like if TDF contendors raced it. Would their class reveal itself even though they are not specialists. Does being a contender for the TDF podium really mean no classics preparations. Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador have won 10 of the last 12 Editons so why do all these other riders avoid riding the one race besides Flanders that will make them legends in the sport. After Cadel's heroic ride on on the strada bianca on stage 7 of the 2010 Giro and his ride in Cobbled stage during the 2010 TDF, would he not stand a chance? Would you rather be the guy who made the podium or the guy that won all the monuments or even just one?

attention Chicago category 4A cyclocross racers

I declare war.

Look 585 Rest in Peace

The venerable Look 585 has been replaced on the 2011 Look Catalogue. I believe this bike was introduced in 2004. That is a long time to be around for a model that has changed little since its introduction. In general, externally lugged carbon frames are getting thinned out of alot of bike companies roster but BMC's Impec and Colnago's c-59 still cary the banner.

FlyRad

Look 585-DOUBLE LOOP MACHINE: Concepts & Proposals

Saturday November 6. Working with Samuel Hero on mock-ups for the DLM/LOOK 585/2011. I was just testing some Sizing and Scale. Sam will make it beautiful. We will keep you up to date on the progress. We are starting to think going with a white frame with the different decals echoing the Mondrian/Look Color Scheme. Another Concept will be Blue Rear Triangle. White Main Frame. Red Fork. All decals will correspond to the RED BLUE YELLOW.

Three Cheers...For The Heroes....

Three Cheers for the Heroes. They know not what awaits them. Praise RZT Hero. Praise Jon Hero. Praise Ben Hero. Praise Todd Hero. Praise Kevin Hero. Praise Matt Hero. Praise Isaiah Hero. Praise Sean Hero. Praise Jen Hero. Praise Stephen Hero. Praise THC Hero. Praise John Original Hero. Praise Ken Hero. Praise Patrick Hero. Praise Sammy Hero. Praise Jamie Hero!

Stay Vertical.

How far both from muscular heroism and from the soulfully tragic spirit of unselfishness which unctuously adds its little offering to the spongecake at the Kaffeeklatsch, is the plain simple fact that a man has given himself completely to something he finds worth living for.

Time Safe 2 Fork

Something came in the mail today. New Fork. It took a long time to get from France, but I will be glad to get this on my bike nonetheless. Gonna head out to Glen Ellen to have it installed due to the fact that they have the tool for the Time Headset.

My Companion Animal

For RZT

Memphis-Milano DLM

Dear Luke Hero,

Please consider this paint job for your upcoming project. I am thinking hot pink text for the decal set. Cipollini would be proud. (excuse the crude rendering).

, BH

Mid Day Break

They Say He Never Laughs

Top Ten

Jonathan, Tom and Alberto

Jonathan Vaughters has patience for Alberto. And zero tolerance for Tom Zirbel.

Paolo Gets Punked or Something Like That

We need to make the TSH Chicago Video

Pursuit Of Happiness from Nick Brazinsky on Vimeo.

DOUBLE LOOP MACHINE

DLM: Double Loop Machine: Repainted Matte Black Look 585. 3T Bar-Stem-Seatpost. Super Record 11. Mavic Open Pro Record Hubs. Black Selle San Marco Regale Carbon FX Saddle. White Bar Tape.

NSFW

Guess this Hero?

Cool