tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17969322577455746522024-03-05T03:47:10.050-08:00BKLYNBIKESbklynbikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04419455672351285830noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-20769931810885070442012-03-12T07:13:00.001-07:002012-03-12T07:13:55.508-07:00cool Kustom K series<a href="http://www.roelscheffers.nl/">http://www.roelscheffers.nl/</a> <br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Henry Carter<br><a href="http://9thstreetcycles.com" target="_blank">Ninth Street Cycles</a><br>375 ninth st<br> Brooklyn, NY 11215<br>718-768-2453<br> Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-2952687317444772002011-02-14T07:03:00.000-08:002011-02-14T07:15:01.902-08:00RED HOOK CRIT !<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Nms25iuilT_3-kLz6g5yUvL4su4fnv67wYrqqfDjNX8h1D7dDDl7ZcCTruizV-eFxM7s1YnTKRYpqCZxXo6Z_vIy1E8HpnvgIrRTP62fALeQDOt2Dq_b-7RU-k1W8ufuViazz6OPHDA/s1600/RHC-Poster-700.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Nms25iuilT_3-kLz6g5yUvL4su4fnv67wYrqqfDjNX8h1D7dDDl7ZcCTruizV-eFxM7s1YnTKRYpqCZxXo6Z_vIy1E8HpnvgIrRTP62fALeQDOt2Dq_b-7RU-k1W8ufuViazz6OPHDA/s320/RHC-Poster-700.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573562513458895938" /></a>Awesome news. Official info for the 2011 red hook criterium is here. So glad we partnered with Dave for this again. We are going to be running a wheel pit for in race flat fixes. <div><br /></div><div><div>Press Release:</div><div>2011 Red Hook Criterium to be powered by Eastern Mountain Sports</div><div>Trimble Racing is proud to announce Eastern Mountain Sports as the presenting</div><div>sponsor of the 4th annual Red Hook Criterium to be held on March 26th, 2011.</div><div>"Each year has seen the race double the number of participants, spectators, and</div><div>media coverage. The partnership with Eastern Mountain Sports will allow the</div><div>race to continue growing while retaining the original atmosphere and appeal of</div><div>the Red Hook Criterium," says organizer David Trimble.</div><div>This unsanctioned bicycle race is held on a short technical circuit in Red Hook,</div><div>Brooklyn and has attracted semi-professional 'roadies', bike messengers, and</div><div>urban cyclists. As in the past, track bikes are mandatory for all riders. The first</div><div>person to cross the finish line at the completion of 20 laps will take home the</div><div>famed cobblestone trophy. "This race is fast, dangerous and requires an equal</div><div>combination of strength, bike handling skills, and bravery," says Trimble.</div><div>Keeping with race tradition, the after party will immediately follow the race where</div><div>the top finishers will be showered with champagne, prizes, and cash.</div><div>"Eastern Mountain Sports is fully committed to supporting cycling every chance</div><div>we get, so how can we say “no” to a race that starts at 11PM and showcases</div><div>athletes racing track bikes over cobblestoned streets" says Eastern Mountain</div><div>Sports Executive Vice President Ted Manning, “Coupled with our amplified focus</div><div>on New York City this year, Red Hook Crit gives us a chance to not only openly</div><div>support cycling, but to be a part of a unique New York-based event.”</div><div>Eastern Mountain Sports is at the top of a deep sponsor list that includes Cinelli,</div><div>La Colombe, Vici Velo, Brooklyn Brewery, Giro, 9th Street Cycles, Gage +</div><div>Desoto, Teamscreen, Rapha, and Roo Design.</div><div>The race is held at night and starts at 11:00 pm sharp. More information at</div><div>www.redhookcrit.com</div></div>bklynbikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04419455672351285830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-31287823799778815232011-01-14T12:14:00.000-08:002011-01-14T12:16:21.455-08:00Tiny Terry on Lafayette<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxgVQPaYffR2KD8rLyBRsPrjdmP5m6OIV-18G4oXa27O052s3PS3p5B0zBonUg9UB0GLnNN25OGKbeJ54mema-UO5rCJyomoEAWy819B6XSjj57ZplfAGhd_A2GF-rSZRts5yA8BOkEs/s1600/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FMjAxMS0wMS0xNC0xNS0xMC0yNC0wMDQuanBn%253F%253D-781456"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxgVQPaYffR2KD8rLyBRsPrjdmP5m6OIV-18G4oXa27O052s3PS3p5B0zBonUg9UB0GLnNN25OGKbeJ54mema-UO5rCJyomoEAWy819B6XSjj57ZplfAGhd_A2GF-rSZRts5yA8BOkEs/s400/%253D%253Futf-8%253FB%253FMjAxMS0wMS0xNC0xNS0xMC0yNC0wMDQuanBn%253F%253D-781456" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562138050792911058" /></a></p>Adorable 650b front wheel and all <br><br>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-81740124236574447862010-12-29T14:26:00.000-08:002010-12-29T14:27:01.883-08:00Time off in Portland<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCILqpexSL6cN-DkCrZnxsPN7aqlU6j2oLJQxo9PawWymLnu0eBp5LvMWkxGbShrddkrmFbAp5ImvTmepji9UpW0rD0Vaic_cmkcl-ccnh_OxYRtGyOwJA6r-OlJBN7Ju6RPtJ6AO__7A/s1600/Photo_122910_004-721884.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCILqpexSL6cN-DkCrZnxsPN7aqlU6j2oLJQxo9PawWymLnu0eBp5LvMWkxGbShrddkrmFbAp5ImvTmepji9UpW0rD0Vaic_cmkcl-ccnh_OxYRtGyOwJA6r-OlJBN7Ju6RPtJ6AO__7A/s400/Photo_122910_004-721884.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556234360283049202" /></a></p>As usual, Portland OR is full of crafty and inventive bike art. I guess the endless gloom and rain leaves you with a lot of time on your hands.<p>I was always curious how portlanders consistently bike through a constant cold and rainy winter even with the best fenders and rainy winter gear. Over the past week that I've been here, the temp has been in the 30's and 40's; downright tropical coming from New York which is apparently under two feet of snow.<p>If the temperature stayed like this all winter, I'd have no problem dealing with constant wet pants.Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-29326374047498800312010-10-26T20:07:00.000-07:002010-10-26T20:08:02.753-07:00Happy Pumpkintime!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6h7y3UjRsTtKnVM9nWuqkqNqBGqKTWuyJ-pnuPRrBoDvIj9ZGXFF1Y9fFgJRm40fWnNl5tnnkzlvPqGD2c1K-k25fwYIhxTrY9FI8JMckjhogzxgH5iuVevHTuFZWvRjJLb0UOx8SZ4/s1600/Photo_102610_006-782754.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6h7y3UjRsTtKnVM9nWuqkqNqBGqKTWuyJ-pnuPRrBoDvIj9ZGXFF1Y9fFgJRm40fWnNl5tnnkzlvPqGD2c1K-k25fwYIhxTrY9FI8JMckjhogzxgH5iuVevHTuFZWvRjJLb0UOx8SZ4/s400/Photo_102610_006-782754.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5532557332413970594" /></a></p>Go death star!Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-73223735417954747722010-09-30T10:12:00.000-07:002010-09-30T10:28:00.773-07:00On a Steel Horse I Ride<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2_CTlriYKr_y0PsLLsKeXGBEPfw64q0nmyuw6udr_vAzKi3VwqAPdBMjHv6CXda8aa-OxRC1dYNYAlrhttPi81Y1SnUXUNKAVXv9ICX_4iUh30twSpQHfUqCmxgpgl-RTXlYuv53nvQ/s1600/photo+1.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2_CTlriYKr_y0PsLLsKeXGBEPfw64q0nmyuw6udr_vAzKi3VwqAPdBMjHv6CXda8aa-OxRC1dYNYAlrhttPi81Y1SnUXUNKAVXv9ICX_4iUh30twSpQHfUqCmxgpgl-RTXlYuv53nvQ/s320/photo+1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522758921584115186" /></a><br />Thomas Callahan of <a href="http://www.horsecycles.com/">Horse Cycles</a> has been building me a beautiful track frame for a little while now and I thought I'd throw up some teaser photos as it is nearly done. I am so pumped to get this thing running. Its off to the plater in a few days for a genuine nickel finish. Thomas plans to show it at the <a href="http://www.phillybikeexpo.com/Home.html">Philly bike expo</a> at the end of October. Enough Chatter I'll let the pics speak for themselves.<div><br /></div>bklynbikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04419455672351285830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-60149045954912811512010-09-18T12:43:00.001-07:002010-09-18T12:43:45.322-07:00NJTransit to Trenton, Tow Path to Camping<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3zP68oqpHQNWeK8tlBs757Og3h8cSzJyBoLvjNYpqbyxLxkajMkLwjJlMOP_U6r6ffuEbxXifblkHmldCoonETja6vDkEFOnjQ3CR68XIiwGlLMdd_M0wb5InN1FLFzmR3o-i7XFngk/s1600/Photo_091810_004-725323.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3zP68oqpHQNWeK8tlBs757Og3h8cSzJyBoLvjNYpqbyxLxkajMkLwjJlMOP_U6r6ffuEbxXifblkHmldCoonETja6vDkEFOnjQ3CR68XIiwGlLMdd_M0wb5InN1FLFzmR3o-i7XFngk/s400/Photo_091810_004-725323.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518341596620121442" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRJf6SQHMKyOfc1Q8bkk8MqE59vOvJ05CTg6bJv6VzE_oU3kgH8i4RYRWPt6FVa2EA8CovzzpjlRQLUxQ_6ohCKFmpTlpUsOaz_PBr0ggzXFL8oZwa7ESmPgAbDsDxXfiTcdNrRPkqDY/s1600/Photo_091810_002-727181.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRJf6SQHMKyOfc1Q8bkk8MqE59vOvJ05CTg6bJv6VzE_oU3kgH8i4RYRWPt6FVa2EA8CovzzpjlRQLUxQ_6ohCKFmpTlpUsOaz_PBr0ggzXFL8oZwa7ESmPgAbDsDxXfiTcdNrRPkqDY/s400/Photo_091810_002-727181.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518341605398175122" /></a></p>headed to Bull's Island State Park 25 miles north of Trenton,<p>-from my phone-Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-62717253276994473812010-08-27T12:48:00.001-07:002010-08-27T12:48:56.587-07:00Sunny Folding Bike on the West Side Hwy<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2J36yXGv1-NOOksfbZad6o1Lafntk-JPqDUIG2Jt0Ha9sbra8LdZnvvFsrQX39baePUt-wcZIsfpS-fhZpwvDN4WgfB4yzWNhW9r2Ysms08LClXPMT0wpVrFOJl0Duwk9Iytv01ti7M/s1600/Photo_082710_002-736588.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2J36yXGv1-NOOksfbZad6o1Lafntk-JPqDUIG2Jt0Ha9sbra8LdZnvvFsrQX39baePUt-wcZIsfpS-fhZpwvDN4WgfB4yzWNhW9r2Ysms08LClXPMT0wpVrFOJl0Duwk9Iytv01ti7M/s400/Photo_082710_002-736588.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510179055148807314" /></a></p>Rode past this guy on a retrofuturistic folding bike and ran into him again later for a photo op.<p>The brand is If Mode. The wheels caught my eye first, but my friend summed it up best. It looks like a Storm Trooper.Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-61439637189824968652010-08-15T07:58:00.000-07:002010-08-15T08:10:38.120-07:00Way to go Toby!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNbS8VUox6xNG6ZBi-JuzqXQukffgjdDGcz5AL9aizfkpdvzxfw1Hl5O_-kodcyTkYGDMTQ1TprnynfkLrUVbWZr9dw0k5QPCn8zkPEce2xxWrUwerp3mKHCQAR9fUHMA_S_8YWrKGsc/s1600/photo+1.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilNbS8VUox6xNG6ZBi-JuzqXQukffgjdDGcz5AL9aizfkpdvzxfw1Hl5O_-kodcyTkYGDMTQ1TprnynfkLrUVbWZr9dw0k5QPCn8zkPEce2xxWrUwerp3mKHCQAR9fUHMA_S_8YWrKGsc/s320/photo+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505654262911545186" border="0" /></a><br />Congratulations to Race Winner and Ninth Street Cycles rider Toby Smith. Toby won the Cat 5 race in prospect park this morning. The race was 8 laps instead of the usual 5 allowing Toby and a few other riders to make a successful break from the peleton. The race finished in a two man sprint with Toby enjoying a 60 foot gap on his nearest competitor. This is Toby's first race win and the first win for the shop.bklynbikeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04419455672351285830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-49632871975112906812010-08-11T23:00:00.000-07:002010-08-11T23:01:05.654-07:00Out of Istanbul - Tiny Photo Roundup #2<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gUJBpmEWAHOEtHf1vbXEL6GPnA8EDYCAOwPRbkZ5Q_o4ltRVdkaCg4kn9WNGDpkdVDkS8UfBqC8XbiOiNyj4rpE-Ma1bXS8CO0e1fcnAY9mIUWFU9QN3K5dPaqnQ-MoWLG11v_XwGV4/s1600/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_3338-765655.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gUJBpmEWAHOEtHf1vbXEL6GPnA8EDYCAOwPRbkZ5Q_o4ltRVdkaCg4kn9WNGDpkdVDkS8UfBqC8XbiOiNyj4rpE-Ma1bXS8CO0e1fcnAY9mIUWFU9QN3K5dPaqnQ-MoWLG11v_XwGV4/s400/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_3338-765655.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504399443849895010" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a 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Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-39574054630020405832010-08-09T14:46:00.000-07:002010-08-09T14:47:18.252-07:00Suburbs Photo Day<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtLg20OIgNhafnWUfaPNK-PO47TWST63UY6NFdZ0nHF0UDA1nkxw9_34EcVA9irFOEZDxNSrWxOaRk6s7EE5Uk58_oKVKa7OownQ9gSZalHIniI9Ol2-0VI2uleRjXsGHNrwhuWrgU6s/s1600/Photo_072910_002-738252.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXtLg20OIgNhafnWUfaPNK-PO47TWST63UY6NFdZ0nHF0UDA1nkxw9_34EcVA9irFOEZDxNSrWxOaRk6s7EE5Uk58_oKVKa7OownQ9gSZalHIniI9Ol2-0VI2uleRjXsGHNrwhuWrgU6s/s400/Photo_072910_002-738252.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503530026512368850" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdlaUpb4VzIEtBQiDondniYsVRXC0Ji-P8ZaXNlUc5TjhxdlDaN_iQgvCxdDG_3Jd-4Fx_HTTEvjobKHx2Gkv1R8rkQPXCGd_SikKKfKf15mthYMArm3DpLJkOIOuwX3vNVpDM9Aipi8/s1600/Photo_072910_011-748311.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdlaUpb4VzIEtBQiDondniYsVRXC0Ji-P8ZaXNlUc5TjhxdlDaN_iQgvCxdDG_3Jd-4Fx_HTTEvjobKHx2Gkv1R8rkQPXCGd_SikKKfKf15mthYMArm3DpLJkOIOuwX3vNVpDM9Aipi8/s400/Photo_072910_011-748311.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503530070906168066" /></a></p>A bit of a Cliff's Notes of a day out shooting in the suburbs. Figured out that taking the commuter train out there saved some serious energy. Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-81281056415359467962010-08-08T10:08:00.001-07:002010-08-08T10:08:51.052-07:00Chocolate Bar w Pistachios<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrTnhKaCkAbqdhqP3qv-S8Oizm0pb6GOmbSVFY6vCBYFBq0ufkIbEX2T-zWBvTWwt5vJAFzv60xqh7sa-bB5BXvQb6d3B_Vee6HqQU1iHZ_qlt0hnj3rW3fhY4uf1_DmrULvqirhOXlY/s1600/Photo_072110_001-731053.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrTnhKaCkAbqdhqP3qv-S8Oizm0pb6GOmbSVFY6vCBYFBq0ufkIbEX2T-zWBvTWwt5vJAFzv60xqh7sa-bB5BXvQb6d3B_Vee6HqQU1iHZ_qlt0hnj3rW3fhY4uf1_DmrULvqirhOXlY/s400/Photo_072110_001-731053.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503087186050801602" /></a></p>Turkey is one of those countries where pistachios are so plentiful that they have to send them away to other countries. They often hide them in snacks. Very sneaky. Very appreciated.<div><br></div><div>Also picked up a half kilo of Turkish coffee. Good day.</div> Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-59320342475241994762010-08-07T04:43:00.001-07:002010-08-07T04:43:29.763-07:00Istanbul - Tiny Photo Roundup<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UcdpfGuH8avJEIXmA3zgfu9IAqQm5qi4eIOc6fuDZsPPQbHMpeC-ce8peLY57IHMB6zBfgvvwYuMumTgdXTSTOBD7uN_y4Q8hV8AAgP2iBCnNG38e2eUCbQACcoOMQTRWYCXHgMZ4tk/s1600/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_1921-709763.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_UcdpfGuH8avJEIXmA3zgfu9IAqQm5qi4eIOc6fuDZsPPQbHMpeC-ce8peLY57IHMB6zBfgvvwYuMumTgdXTSTOBD7uN_y4Q8hV8AAgP2iBCnNG38e2eUCbQACcoOMQTRWYCXHgMZ4tk/s400/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_1921-709763.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502632252688516450" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVId5yRPWwTP5mHe1Sn7HvFsytK6mOrCvjWqDNSD4qR4Q0p8FzDjaXfV13mLMRUZqdQWaXzWfBQFsNutaBESxVOR4Lp2Dptuml-MsjkMMXpYdYwiK1Y2ldIJX9wIlgdMiqKBfGdmD2JeQ/s1600/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_3371-748713.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVId5yRPWwTP5mHe1Sn7HvFsytK6mOrCvjWqDNSD4qR4Q0p8FzDjaXfV13mLMRUZqdQWaXzWfBQFsNutaBESxVOR4Lp2Dptuml-MsjkMMXpYdYwiK1Y2ldIJX9wIlgdMiqKBfGdmD2JeQ/s400/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_3371-748713.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501888536080276114" /></a></p>I didn't mention this earlier, but on my first big ride out of town on the oceanside road, my bike sustained two minor injuries.<div><br></div><div>One of the 32 nipples that screw into the 32 spokes of my front wheel sheared in two. Presumably this happened because I have a 20ish pound camera bag on the front of my bike and I've found that the nipples of my front wheel like to break when I fly a lot with the bike. (Wheelbuilding classes are either hilarious or horrifyingly awkward with all the talk of adjusting, tweaking, and twisting nipples in order to achieve the optimal tension in each spoke)</div> <div><br></div><div>While replacing the suspect spoke and nipple with one of the spare sets that I have learned to fly with, I checked the status of my rear wheel. On my previous ride I had felt a curious slight rhythmic tugging related to my rear wheel . </div> <div><br></div><div>Turns out there was a small dent or bend in my rear rim. Not the traditional love-mark of a sudden curb or pothole, but definitely a relative. About a two inch section of the right sidewall of the rim was slightly bent outward by a few milimeters; the left sidewall was not noticeably bent in any way. The bend in the rim was small enough to ignore for a week and loosen my brake adjustment, especially given the fact that I don't have a lot of confidence in the strength of aluminum that has been bent back into shape. Steel, sure, Aluminum, not so much.</div> <div><br></div><div>In the end, I decided 'what the heck' I might as well fix it now. Fortunately the wonderful apartment I have been renting for the last couple of weeks supplied me with sturdy pliers from under the kitchen sink. After some slow, slight bends to the rim with as much care as a clunky pair of pliers affords, I was satisfied with the shape and pulled out a small metal file and evened out the rim's surface that I had scratched up with the pliers. I don't remember why the metal file made its way into my travel tool bag, but it definitely earned its keep.</div> <div><br></div><div>The bend in the rear wheel wore away at my right rear brake pad extra fast, so I used the extended pit stop to put on some new pads I picked up from Henry and Tony at the shop. Cobblestones, hills, loaded bike, and maybe some hills: Kool Stop Supra 2's is what they handed over. We'll see how they work out.</div> <div><br></div><div>All in all, riding along a semi highway, you can't always swerve to avoid potholes or drainage grates, so your tires and wheels have to absorb what they can. I wouldn't want to imagine riding somewhat loaded down on tires any smaller than the 700x35's that I have. </div> Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-92211677261723430942010-08-04T05:50:00.001-07:002010-08-04T05:50:48.710-07:00Konya - The Bikble Belt of Turkey<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoBbpHtk-UZ2U7YavupLtcleAeiSzxl57mYjm1gY-G8osqzJ68CHtyVO9rnuPWF3Ny4AWaVoWCWcmkvHhdsVHaZz8zb2c5VfjSbyjGxYhc8sdZNkD6pEZ9EEaSRKeDyfK-di0hm59Z70/s1600/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_2895-748711.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicoBbpHtk-UZ2U7YavupLtcleAeiSzxl57mYjm1gY-G8osqzJ68CHtyVO9rnuPWF3Ny4AWaVoWCWcmkvHhdsVHaZz8zb2c5VfjSbyjGxYhc8sdZNkD6pEZ9EEaSRKeDyfK-di0hm59Z70/s400/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_2895-748711.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501536347457785570" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a 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I bussed into town my bike radar perked up and took notice of all the sweet bikes being put to use. <div>One of the most common styles is the dutch style bike with all sorts of kickstands, racks, baskets, and other doodads (double top tubes included!)</div> <div><br></div><div>As my post title tried to emphasize, Konya is a major city in Turkey's equivalent of the Bible Belt. A much higher percentage of practicing and somewhat more conservative Muslims relative to Istanbul's mix of non-practicing, somewhat-practicing, and very-practicing Muslims.</div> <div><br></div><div>Not to be impolite, but for example: in Konya it is much harder to find someone who knows where the nearest corner-store is that sells beer or rak<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; "><em style="font-style: normal; ">ı.</em></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; "><em style="font-style: normal; ">Rakı</em>, pronounced [raˈkɯ] is Turkey's wonderfully flavorful version of ouzo or pastis. Add ice and up to half water, and the clear licorice flavored alcohol turns a milk white and maintains a pleasantly strong flavor. </span></div> <div><br></div><div>On a related note, I had some friends walk around to try to have a night on the town (beer included), and they found several bars full of Turkish men hanging out drinking and having popcorn. Upon sitting down the group was served four ice cold mugs of apple juice. It wasn't exactly what they had in mind, but they politely had some apple juice and and popcorn before continuing their search.</div> <div>I just enjoyed the image of a bunch of Turkish dudes having a great time, hanging out, and getting rowdy without the necessity of beer. You can't keep people from wanting to hang out with friends and have a good time.</div> Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-18094427712986339572010-08-03T03:09:00.000-07:002010-08-03T03:10:24.225-07:00Lunch<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyphAMEkGDhyphenhyphenawxFVHqr0TUh3eoNQlDWpswRt1b2SPoLADG3XXg5RoBrvif2uJGXgFOdpeiZDbeOGeEY1LIYLFCwQlingt63LPAFfUASzJo0RkPzFK0uAX_6Vtvp_SX6qKCm_qtQD5_s/s1600/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_1181-724226.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyphAMEkGDhyphenhyphenawxFVHqr0TUh3eoNQlDWpswRt1b2SPoLADG3XXg5RoBrvif2uJGXgFOdpeiZDbeOGeEY1LIYLFCwQlingt63LPAFfUASzJo0RkPzFK0uAX_6Vtvp_SX6qKCm_qtQD5_s/s400/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_1181-724226.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501123927843463042" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDngT2zeEkagnqjd1af46JX6WFbDTbpW3itbYbQNvaXKcj0LYU90q-ApDzb76wFOfjNcuG56UzLMBTTiL3AVbXa-zrs60fvM6LrVPhJVQ9wFayfvSc2NJu7s7NYjlRNNtUlKNidHN8MM/s1600/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_1188-725628.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDngT2zeEkagnqjd1af46JX6WFbDTbpW3itbYbQNvaXKcj0LYU90q-ApDzb76wFOfjNcuG56UzLMBTTiL3AVbXa-zrs60fvM6LrVPhJVQ9wFayfvSc2NJu7s7NYjlRNNtUlKNidHN8MM/s400/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_1188-725628.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501123930699665122" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3ueaXYnU4A88U3qTgGeYE_Me5EDCiCPi39a49tVbcbrJJVjLF_Qtb8PUzdF94lqdzOURHDO9EDlOkLHmVVvmVjNj9BkKGbe1BNuHcGYJmmPzHJOaZdOy7v6lP5titKPZJEjCpMlPAWc/s1600/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_1189-727560.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3ueaXYnU4A88U3qTgGeYE_Me5EDCiCPi39a49tVbcbrJJVjLF_Qtb8PUzdF94lqdzOURHDO9EDlOkLHmVVvmVjNj9BkKGbe1BNuHcGYJmmPzHJOaZdOy7v6lP5titKPZJEjCpMlPAWc/s400/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_1189-727560.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5501123936964637874" /></a></p>Had a great lunch with my mom the other day in the old city. We cobbled our way downhill past the hotelly area and found a nice spot that was recommended to us. "Where the workers go" we were told.<div><br></div> <div>Rice with butter, smoky greens with a side of yogurt, and a half portion of sliced<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; "> <em style="font-style: normal; ">döner</em> kebap. Plus a sugary cherry fruit soda mixed with plain soda. All followed up by a nice afterlunch turkish tea to stave off a nap. A nice ten dollar lunch for two.</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; ">My mother lived in Istanbul for two years working at a Turkish university back around 2007-2008. I was able to schedule a nice month long visit back in 2008, which was when I was first inspired with the idea to come back with my 4x5 camera and explore a project.</span></div> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15px; ">This time around, my mother created a summer study abroad program for an American university and brought an excellent group of students and faculty to make a go of the first summer in Istanbul.</span></div> Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-71854433610267659232010-08-02T06:22:00.000-07:002010-08-02T06:23:10.069-07:00Miniature Turkey!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySLinXxvY7KyMOex26k0fgmCYGd-7bdg9L0n8DrYLS7_9th40B6GTsE8efBq8Oq_pFnvSGrmaGjcSbxo_oUqsJYr3vW-jzo-rQ9_WpufT5Pg6PKlkum6l5KmlPwzIGGyPEMGiw5Nmka8/s1600/100801miniaturk_001-790070.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySLinXxvY7KyMOex26k0fgmCYGd-7bdg9L0n8DrYLS7_9th40B6GTsE8efBq8Oq_pFnvSGrmaGjcSbxo_oUqsJYr3vW-jzo-rQ9_WpufT5Pg6PKlkum6l5KmlPwzIGGyPEMGiw5Nmka8/s400/100801miniaturk_001-790070.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500802514537112274" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeh6wcTkt_rr2SQQdNEHhGBgHsS2dzkWTSIu1bKCoUfooTwFdiu5DlX41Z1C8fWCWUzU-gh96ZrG5gnPnxO9p1gksIDDwGTvj4G2if22pq19tXwh3O4HBxBV9g-boG9PNsWYWXSs5aKz8/s1600/100801miniaturk_139-791984.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeh6wcTkt_rr2SQQdNEHhGBgHsS2dzkWTSIu1bKCoUfooTwFdiu5DlX41Z1C8fWCWUzU-gh96ZrG5gnPnxO9p1gksIDDwGTvj4G2if22pq19tXwh3O4HBxBV9g-boG9PNsWYWXSs5aKz8/s400/100801miniaturk_139-791984.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500802526068546066" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErS0dlcPFHiJbvpyB761ipd6ijQLPjFDm2sbZUneuSEGsOMonN2HpimiAx1DIqCoYh6Di7IwRLd4wafrAr8x8IP3kWopVySOVxZOJGtDXDbXqNQ88oerj2jGkgoMRwVYexD4i38YwdLM/s1600/100801miniaturk_183-794002.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErS0dlcPFHiJbvpyB761ipd6ijQLPjFDm2sbZUneuSEGsOMonN2HpimiAx1DIqCoYh6Di7IwRLd4wafrAr8x8IP3kWopVySOVxZOJGtDXDbXqNQ88oerj2jGkgoMRwVYexD4i38YwdLM/s400/100801miniaturk_183-794002.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500802534333141314" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05IK2KcTiIbHpPNLZ2nQs-a5bAZwLTsXXjJztqtri1ATjQXKSaEVg87zgmHtaPAiAwIZN1-SLyCMCK9_70MIHBH4iT1CTnnXPiEt6f9x_akYhS2AVtouDoO1ayTzkNqWCw5KmXoWMyzA/s1600/100801miniaturk_326-795916.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05IK2KcTiIbHpPNLZ2nQs-a5bAZwLTsXXjJztqtri1ATjQXKSaEVg87zgmHtaPAiAwIZN1-SLyCMCK9_70MIHBH4iT1CTnnXPiEt6f9x_akYhS2AVtouDoO1ayTzkNqWCw5KmXoWMyzA/s400/100801miniaturk_326-795916.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500802535928332434" /></a></p>A photographer buddy of mine who lives here in Istanbul ventured out with me yesterday to go see MINIATURK! I can't make those letters any more capslock, but i would if I could.<div><br></div><div>This place was awesome, so many turks and other tourists walking around as giants and children occasionally Gozilla-ing into the minature worlds. We took loads of photos. </div> <div>Well, I took 5 photos, but they're really big, so it still counts as a lot.</div> Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-8726179466310432322010-08-01T05:11:00.001-07:002010-08-01T05:11:32.127-07:00Fwd: New Yorkli Fotorafci Istanbulda<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmiO_eG5W5E-40oh7M8-RI3Yr4N_eARKYVngJfJh2Pi7ijpXslTVS000WtF7nvMT6XNelF4kIIX8r3isz-VGF9wpVFC9_9fuRwT4qhoCr8hbY-il8MADXOf8pHdE0Rjp5U3xIE-pwtds/s1600/Photo_072810_004-792128.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFmiO_eG5W5E-40oh7M8-RI3Yr4N_eARKYVngJfJh2Pi7ijpXslTVS000WtF7nvMT6XNelF4kIIX8r3isz-VGF9wpVFC9_9fuRwT4qhoCr8hbY-il8MADXOf8pHdE0Rjp5U3xIE-pwtds/s400/Photo_072810_004-792128.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500412972185306370" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmUNxaOXmN1Trv6Dqgzl7yGL5tLLnDREugWLMq1O0LfuCbZFmpaCtmuvrtTrQMMgjybbUNXX4itMH6hSyTqPp2uArWa3oiKYCOfZXoZO8inbU-jIUveuTbph8DDZyHIOXv0EfYAQ0J-I/s1600/Photo_072910_003-793547.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmUNxaOXmN1Trv6Dqgzl7yGL5tLLnDREugWLMq1O0LfuCbZFmpaCtmuvrtTrQMMgjybbUNXX4itMH6hSyTqPp2uArWa3oiKYCOfZXoZO8inbU-jIUveuTbph8DDZyHIOXv0EfYAQ0J-I/s400/Photo_072910_003-793547.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500412977384575762" /></a></p><div class="gmail_quote"><br>here is a fine example of the turkish i can or cant put together given time and spellcheck.<div><br></div><div>the translation is humoroous, but not an accurate representation of how literate i sound.<br> <br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div></div><div> ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Blaine</b><br>Date: 2010/7/31<br>Subject: New Yorkli Fotorafci Istanbulda<br> To: redacted<br> <br><br>Merhaba Bora Burak ve Halil.<div><br></div><div>İki Yıl gecen size Beşiktaşda buluştum, ve fotoğraflar çektim. </div><div>Simdi İstanbul'dayım bir hafta, ve başka buluşmak istiyorum. Bisikletim var burada.</div> <div> <br></div><div>Blaine</div><div><br></div><div>0531 206 XX XX</div><div><br></div><div>dikkat: türkçeyim telefondan iyi değil</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><div>--------------------google translation----------------</div> <div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse">Hi and Halil Burak Bora.<div><br></div><div>The night I met you Beşiktaşda two years, and the photos I took.</div> <div>'m In Istanbul a month now, and I want to meet other. I have a bicycle here.</div><div><div><br></div><div>Blaine</div><div><br></div><div>0531 206 XX XX</div><div><br></div></div><div>Note: I am Turkish from the phone is not good</div> </span></div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div> </div><br></div> </div><br> Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-54303954888073961572010-07-31T07:12:00.000-07:002010-07-31T07:13:05.246-07:00Bike and 4x5 Photos Day 1<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDU9x4kzuVm5LKB-7waLqC1kZY14mKJUdBWYg7n-2p56hulaLX4jl7vOFdzPQ8iClp-NxQ0SvHm2TBNtho7QvSSAokp-uS2mZtVWgRT7BuEj46I4tk_SOukt9Hoag_LJUOl3YWD63KBFk/s1600/Photo_072810_001-785247.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDU9x4kzuVm5LKB-7waLqC1kZY14mKJUdBWYg7n-2p56hulaLX4jl7vOFdzPQ8iClp-NxQ0SvHm2TBNtho7QvSSAokp-uS2mZtVWgRT7BuEj46I4tk_SOukt9Hoag_LJUOl3YWD63KBFk/s400/Photo_072810_001-785247.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500073207505773346" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMIJhKvRrOGNXhOmeickDYxycgTAFGz1nzqrUx7fWJUcNzTtH6qR1txzmTIEZ47LY9i7_W9lMGeeW0iT_aGDDZ0EwXTRTcWNiATli8vYNmME3E5zjWRF4mV-4wYDN1V78zaF91rnZr9w/s1600/Photo_072810_003-786567.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMIJhKvRrOGNXhOmeickDYxycgTAFGz1nzqrUx7fWJUcNzTtH6qR1txzmTIEZ47LY9i7_W9lMGeeW0iT_aGDDZ0EwXTRTcWNiATli8vYNmME3E5zjWRF4mV-4wYDN1V78zaF91rnZr9w/s400/Photo_072810_003-786567.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500073211863151346" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOuNuZhd5XzUt5aJt_NXPDFKj2pd_j65GX80XvAJmWoXW7U3C4gaYZZMKf5hWNe-I390nO5iEejDWP4XOkSZsu1lc5b5IHrpZ-5Hcm-6greMyxlzH6Ob-9O7dnDEWCdQXTbPxx_cY0LA/s1600/Photo_072810_005-787705.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOuNuZhd5XzUt5aJt_NXPDFKj2pd_j65GX80XvAJmWoXW7U3C4gaYZZMKf5hWNe-I390nO5iEejDWP4XOkSZsu1lc5b5IHrpZ-5Hcm-6greMyxlzH6Ob-9O7dnDEWCdQXTbPxx_cY0LA/s400/Photo_072810_005-787705.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500073219944152258" /></a></p>Finally got a good day out on the bike with my 4x5 camera. My goal is to focus on the suburbs. Landscape, Architecture, Portraits. <div><br></div><div>I spent half an hour trying to get my bike on to two different double decker commuter buses, but both drivers were not having a bike on board plenty of room or not. Crunched on time and out of options or the energy to keep fiddling around, I just rode downhill and across a small bridge over to the western part of the city and took the oceanside road out towards the airport and the suburbs.</div> <div><br></div><div>It was somewhere around 20 or 30k, so it didn't take forever and I was able to finally get started on my project. </div><div><br></div><div>The ride home was a bit darker and slower, but I made it home exhausted and happy to have some pictures under my belt.</div> Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-52594613877188369122010-07-30T10:37:00.000-07:002010-07-30T10:38:20.044-07:00Sunset Spot on the Bosphorus<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeln_nUGhChpnotjv1are38HR5YIz8XOTrqCGIfW3rGwSF5AHjwdjnMzlUDccjcWFaS7QmPks9fCeTsuzOvKRBqrC7XVHlMSc0a4b2BacMgq60hV7cEKmI8Tdm-fMipAwO7pruVV0yUU/s1600/Photo_072110_006-700045.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeln_nUGhChpnotjv1are38HR5YIz8XOTrqCGIfW3rGwSF5AHjwdjnMzlUDccjcWFaS7QmPks9fCeTsuzOvKRBqrC7XVHlMSc0a4b2BacMgq60hV7cEKmI8Tdm-fMipAwO7pruVV0yUU/s400/Photo_072110_006-700045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499755018693052850" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDDtQqYYJf2B9oADcuYKlWf147gTsvMnjZ-oym9aYpLsrGLPG42ERPqAP2aquJCTr-ueltdoP-42P0NT9Aqsh5RyhzMThJJ4X1Szm76LtNZmpTKuHaPeDqweDuD2_pkkLF0qi8uKKcoI/s1600/Photo_072110_004-702050.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYDDtQqYYJf2B9oADcuYKlWf147gTsvMnjZ-oym9aYpLsrGLPG42ERPqAP2aquJCTr-ueltdoP-42P0NT9Aqsh5RyhzMThJJ4X1Szm76LtNZmpTKuHaPeDqweDuD2_pkkLF0qi8uKKcoI/s400/Photo_072110_004-702050.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499755027453975554" /></a></p>After a day of walking or riding around I've found the best spot to sit, watch the light drop over the city and the water, plus watch some Turkish dudes fish, and have a beer next to a bunch of other Turkish guys doing exactly the same thing. <div> Its not a secret spot by any means, but its an exceptional place to unwind after a long day.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div> Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-31044599040513668122010-07-28T03:28:00.000-07:002010-07-28T03:43:50.249-07:00Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey - Desert Ewok Village<p class="mobile-photo"><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kPuXgEO5KEM5_FvsIAgyuVyXNm-badN7uZtimZQlbYR962nWsPFijA2QFx6Epox6R0X86UGIoqAhwhvDAQAuYLxBt_MuK3rQDMFSnVnWsz-UWhc_xrlZdKKbhLtbQyIxIA89o9n8E-M/s1600/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_2727-771771.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kPuXgEO5KEM5_FvsIAgyuVyXNm-badN7uZtimZQlbYR962nWsPFijA2QFx6Epox6R0X86UGIoqAhwhvDAQAuYLxBt_MuK3rQDMFSnVnWsz-UWhc_xrlZdKKbhLtbQyIxIA89o9n8E-M/s400/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_2727-771771.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498902340303398642" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7U7RDA-8vZlXsT8nh90nGqWUgV72fnntD91O4mHNMWHGLLon_iVUOhDyx6oKgKyKUKBey59avYiWN2WH5RYZWGXQlr-xj6fq0bg4_cy52W2pwBtDVRXtRfgu1J1XNumJOgGmQiPn3qQ/s1600/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_2731-773608.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7U7RDA-8vZlXsT8nh90nGqWUgV72fnntD91O4mHNMWHGLLon_iVUOhDyx6oKgKyKUKBey59avYiWN2WH5RYZWGXQlr-xj6fq0bg4_cy52W2pwBtDVRXtRfgu1J1XNumJOgGmQiPn3qQ/s400/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_2731-773608.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498902350346784898" /></a></p><div class="gmail_quote">Ever since the last time I visited Turkey in 2008, I have wanted to visit the region of Cappadocia. Mostly because the landscape looks like you're on another planet.</div><div class="gmail_quote"> <br /></div><div class="gmail_quote">I always made the illustration that it looks like the Moon multiplied by Mars. After finally visiting the area, I would have to say that my favorite part is the villages sprinkled throughout the area. They look like little Ewok desert villages that have grown out of the terrain.</div> <div class="gmail_quote"><br /></div><div class="gmail_quote">I overheard a tour guide mention that this area was used to film parts of Luke Skywalker's home planet of Tatooine. </div><div class="gmail_quote">#1 - I really hope that's true.</div> <div class="gmail_quote">#2 - That's why this place looks so familiar.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br /><br />I was only in Cappadocia for a day and a night, so I spent the last 4 hours of daylight motoring around the dirt backroads and highways of the area on a rented scooter to really soak up the epic views. I carried my 4x5 film camera and my tripod in my backpack for the quick tour, so I don't have any digital proof of the aforementioned vistas, but I did make a nice analogue portrait of two older gentlemen who I met at a small village-old-man-tea-hangout-spot. We haltingly conversed in a mix of Turkish and French for about half an hour and two rounds of tea.</div> <div class="gmail_quote"><br /></div><div class="gmail_quote"> The 12 hour busride plus two camera bags prevented me from bringing my bike along this quick touristic jaunt, but I must say Cappadocia is definitely the place to tour a bit, long or short. Its hilly, but that makes the views better. </div> <div class="gmail_quote"><br /></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br /></div><div class="gmail_quote"> The attached pictures are what i could grab with 30 minutes to run out of the hotel and back before my bus left. Like shooting fish in a barrel.</div> <br /><div><br /></div><div>A few minutes ago, I showed these pictures to a friend who remarked that the city looks like The Flintstones multiplied by the 70's.</div><div>Spot on.</div>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-24311373448772479062010-07-12T06:27:00.001-07:002010-07-12T06:27:53.413-07:00Istanbul - Early Photo Roundup<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZNxuaF3xaloR5qmrt2RVGgmt6KvoWf_b7pwvrFQM2ooa3s26o6F7Y2p-9i-zzkxapigrBJVyn8hrs8lF5Vx2BljXVzkCeC1dSILDKbom77ZQbsbJY24RSOqSyYSMKilpHEspqJls6f8/s1600/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_0030-773414.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZNxuaF3xaloR5qmrt2RVGgmt6KvoWf_b7pwvrFQM2ooa3s26o6F7Y2p-9i-zzkxapigrBJVyn8hrs8lF5Vx2BljXVzkCeC1dSILDKbom77ZQbsbJY24RSOqSyYSMKilpHEspqJls6f8/s400/2010_Istanbul_TAMUCC_0030-773414.jpg" border="0" 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settling in this first week. Sorry to leave you in the dark. It happens. Here are a few consolation prizes.<div><br></div> Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-84813117281672978132010-07-07T07:06:00.000-07:002010-07-07T07:06:34.561-07:00Istanbul - First Outing on the Bike<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, as you might have already imagined, riding a bike in Istanbul is crazy. When I was here last time in 2008 and since, I have visualized many times what it would be like to get around on my bike, and what the ideal bike would be.</div><div style="text-align: left;">In 2008 I'm pretty sure i just had a track bike, so I was probably like "oh I just need to get some hella fat tires, brakes, and a nice low gear ratio! problem solved." </div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm glad I've had plenty of time to think and change in the interim. While there is a small fixed gear population in Istanbul (I've heard talk), the guys I met and hung out with a bit all rode mountain bikes and did urban freestyle trick riding in city parks.</div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Luckily, now I have big tires, serious brakes, and 8 speeds geared very low; turns out to be just right for getting up winding cobblestone hilly streets. As for the 5 minutes of slow descending around blind corners I have to do to get out of Cihangir, my neighborhood, onto a main thoroughfare, I have to say that I really glad I brought extra brake pads with me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The one thing I didn't accurately previsualize about riding in Istanbul, was the drivers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> I mean, even if you are just walking, the drivers already have the mentality of "either this pedestrian is going to get out of my way at the last minute, or I am going to hit them. And really, I'm okay with either outcome."</div><div style="text-align: left;"> So thus far I'm riding really defensively, but i can't yet stick to small streets because those are often steep and indirect enough to get me lost. I am however glad i have been trained on the adrenaline level of racing through New York because this definitely takes it to the next level. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> On top of all that, many streets are hardly wide enough to allow a car to pass with able space, but they're okay with that. They just pass anyway.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> If you worry about close-talkers in other cultures, I now worry about close-drivers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well stocked pellet gun range. I swear the sights on that gun on the right<br />
are way off. The guy running it was impressed when I told him I'm from<br />
Texas, less impressed when I failed at shooting a cigarette in half, more<br />
impressed when I wielded the BB Pistol for a while. A good day.<br />
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</span></a>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com2Istanbul Province, Turkey41.00527 28.9769640.487091500000005 28.043121999999997 41.5234485 29.910798tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-38215503157107150902010-07-06T08:03:00.001-07:002010-07-06T08:03:53.601-07:00Istanbul Day 4 - Bike is Built!<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3smXAlwfdqNxbQ0HfQSQT_kUKM0lhF1jwMY_Z_aFGzObtM7XSSwn9it4KuN4zLVDyya4ZRosLKpQJgpITeGXD8cTbtL1pkfOs290Hd-P9LSKOYVWK6BqHf_H9kGHXOsGR9ASvqOFTtIY/s1600/Photo_070610_001-733602.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3smXAlwfdqNxbQ0HfQSQT_kUKM0lhF1jwMY_Z_aFGzObtM7XSSwn9it4KuN4zLVDyya4ZRosLKpQJgpITeGXD8cTbtL1pkfOs290Hd-P9LSKOYVWK6BqHf_H9kGHXOsGR9ASvqOFTtIY/s400/Photo_070610_001-733602.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490809172131307570" /></a></p>And the camera bag fits like a glove. Gonna go test it out on the hills and cobblestones and traffic (sans camera for good measure). Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1796932257745574652.post-6589508803070688082010-07-02T09:51:00.001-07:002010-07-02T09:51:11.198-07:00Nitto M-12 rack for my camera bag<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLMKLQr-KRgdYmcOsQ0RZyhTsAB6LeKXLJrU6WDbq1PtvTTr1uY8FQCra9M1qebTPwi8NsM5nLep4vR3TKpMd-bMUjeoxBPN_5hOdS7ELqxtMLuTTNl8Q6_5Bix5puwcQJCAlXVCHLZg/s1600/Photo_070210_005-771199.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMLMKLQr-KRgdYmcOsQ0RZyhTsAB6LeKXLJrU6WDbq1PtvTTr1uY8FQCra9M1qebTPwi8NsM5nLep4vR3TKpMd-bMUjeoxBPN_5hOdS7ELqxtMLuTTNl8Q6_5Bix5puwcQJCAlXVCHLZg/s400/Photo_070210_005-771199.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489352482151866914" /></a></p>Henry helped me out with a few last minute purchases for my trip, including this sweet rack. I didn't order the special Paul rack adapter bolts in time, but after a complicated trip to Lowe's with my brother, we worked it out!<p>Let's see how the cobblestones in Istanbul treat it.<p>-from my phone-Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09595974548277552774noreply@blogger.com0