Primitive Summer Line.

See more at hypebeast.

RIP Phil Wood

BAXTER, IA (BRAIN)—Phil Wood, the man responsible for sealed hubs and bottom brackets, died on March 14 at his daughter's home in Roseville, California. He was 83.

He started the Phil Wood Company in 1971 as primarily a hub maker, though he offered other components. He sold the business to Peter Enright and a group of investors in 1991.

“I feel so lucky to have talked with him about a week before he passed away, and he mentioned again that he was so lucky to sell the business when he did,” said Enright, Phil Wood Company’s president.

“We talked off and on over the years, usually to catch up on news about his friends in the bike business. But he was quite happy to return to the farm after selling the business to help raise his granddaughter,” Enright added.

Wood was a problem-solver working at Food Machinery Corporation. Had he not been bothered chasing bearings for a hub he was rebuilding for his daughter, sealed-bearing hubs might have taken years to hit the bike market, Enright noted.

“He was complaining to Spence Wolf about why no one offered a sealed bearing hub and Wolf told him to make his own hub. A little while later he asked Spence how many he should make. It took Spence a bit to remember what he was talking about. He said make 50 hubs and the business was launched,” Enright said.

Wood’s family is deciding on funeral arrangements at this time.

“I’m glad he and I were able to have that last chat. He was a little bothered he wasn’t as ambulatory as he once was but he was content to move on,” Enright said.

A memorial service for Phil and his wife, Vada, who passed away December 18, 2009, will be held on April 17, at the Calgary Baptist Church in Los Gatos, California, at 11:00 a.m. Phil is survived by his six children.

—Matt Wiebe

Saw over at CWMD.

Massan for Leader Bikes

Massan for Leader Bike from Dan Arel on Vimeo.

Always fresh.

Ill Bars.

"The Gold and silver holographic hex cut flakes represent a deconstructed geodesic dome and the gold and silver speak volumes about mankind’s lust for resources"

Crazy paint concept from the Dudes at DeathSprayCustom.

Mash SF: Andy.

Happy St. Patricks Day from PhilaPhixed. Here is some gnarly riding from Andy over at MASH.

Stevie Williams/Frank's Chop Shop

Stevie Williams At Frank's Chop Shop from Frank's Chop Shop on Vimeo.

Philly native, Stevie Williams, gets a fresh cap with his cut. Copped it at StrictlyFitteds.

Philly Mixtape

Saw at lockedcog.

Thats A LOT of Riding.

"Track the Messanger." Pretty gnarly time lapse from FixedGearSwitzerland.

Harvest Energy While You Ride.

The Magtenlight is a lighting system for your bike that uses a contact-less dynamo to generate the energyt o illuminate your way at night. The system works by mounting a ring of 28 magnets on the spokes of your bike, which move past the dynamo generating an electric current. Since the dynamo is not in physical contact with the magnet, the system is frictionless, which means you don’t feel any resistance when cycling.

Read more at InHabitat.

My favorite bike from NAHBS goes to...

For this amazing piece of track bike goodness.




Before I die I will own a Geekhouse. Check them out here.

NAHBS Photos

Here are some of the badges. Check out all the photos from the show here.

And you can see the winners here.

Gotta rep the Philly brands...

May have to ditch the Hold Fast FRS for these R.E. Load straps, so I can put on for my city.

Saw over at Tracko.

Quick little video.

To hold you over untill I put up some pics and a short recap from NHBAS.



More info over at lockedcog.