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Tokyo to Osaka like WHOA!

I am sure that I've posted the trailer and a longer edit of this video. I saw this new cut on Pedal Consumption.



These dudes do it LARGO! Tokyo to Osaka looks amazing. Props to the dudes that road this journey, and Nic Hill for putting it together. Very inspiring, and I SEE YOU SHANE!

Blog Roll

My dude, Peter Lindsey of Image7 has a new blog. Fresh Cold Produce and Image 7 team up on many projects. He is a good dude. Check the tumblr Here.

Yet ANOTHER reason...

...to purchase this damn iPad. Caught this on flwrider.

More from Seabase

A couple posts down, there is a short video of a rider doing some motorpacing. Now he is tackling some major climbs. This guy is inspiring. He bike is dope as well. Caught this one over at Zlogblog.

SEABASE vs STELVIO from YUHZIMI Ltd. on Vimeo.

Happy Halloween!!

Caught this on Macaframa.



I have a short movie I wrote that takes place in a bike shop. It's not as fun as this one, but I this inspired me to put it into motion. B.O.L.O.

Happy Halloween everyone!

Saddle Up!!!

Working on all these projects, I have put riding my bike on the back burner. Luckily there are plenty of blogs to cruise thru so that I don't forgot about it. Pulled these images from Zlog. I need to saddle up again, I miss it.

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TenFour's Torro
If I didn't need camera equipment, I would want this amazing track frame.


Seabase 83 Motorpace
Watch the quick edit HERE.

Somebody to Love

I started watching this video on Flwrider. I got about 1 minute into it, then I had to take a shower. The first minute is pretty captivating. Looking forward to finishing it.

A short Film I (Seamus Walsh) directed in Hong Kong, starring - Philip Ng, Yennis Cheung and James Ha.



Cinematography and colour correction by Henry Chung.



Action Direction by Jude Poyer.



Shot on the Red One camera.

VEGASSSSS!!!

Another trip to Las Vegas with the folks from SJF and then some. It was our good friend, Annamarie's birthday so we did it pretty venti. Vegas was as it usually is. Smokey, fun, drunk. Not too many snaps from the trip, accept for when some of us went to the Wynn for their buffet. Their buffet was super good, would have been better if my hangover didn't kick in during my first plate. ha

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The Group


Meghan


Andrew


Jenn


Matt


Rhoda


Colleen


Kathy


Ryan

Ladies kicks

I'm not big on fashion, which is why I always get clowned for my own threads. However, I appreciate the art of getting dressed. I frequent a site called The Sartorialist, and it's all about fashion. Check it out if you so dare. During my daily blog roll, I came across this fresh video showcasing some ladies kicks. Shot well and I think if i show my fiancé, she would want some of these.

JGI Photography x J.Mendi Photography

This past weekend, I got another chance to work with JGI Photography. We drove down to Watsonville for an outdoor wedding. The weather was pretty drab, but I think we made it work. I've only processed 1 image, to test out my new watermark.

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Minimalism at its Best!

My friend Matt posted this on SJF forum. I think Andrew would appreciate this the most, since he has the green/minimalist mentality.

@ iMD

Today I did my daily ride downtown. Yes, I know its only 6 miles there and 6 miles back, but I can't be careless, with my knee and all. Anyway, took off to downtown and went to visit the folks over at iMD. Always a good time over at the shop. Shooting the shit and looking at bikes. Had me a Togo's sandwich, threw some lube on my chain and I was on my way back home. I've always enjoyed riding my bike, but now that I am back, I'm loving it even more.

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Jeff on the phone talking that business


Working on the bike before I head back fome

Caricature

Check out this sweet caricature a friend of mine cooked up. I used to work with Marcus Sakoda at the Apple Store a couple of years back. Shy, quite dude, with a BEAST of a skill. Check out his Webpage/blog. Go ahead, just click his name.

Thanks Marcus, this image looks way too real. haha

Here is the original

Got My Legs Back...Sorta

About 2 months ago I built a new bike.

Something to take on the nasty terrain of San Jose. It's not so nasty out here, but very very bumpy haha. It felt nice, fast, compact and able to pull tricks (if i practiced enough). After a few weeks of riding it, I noticed my right knee was starting to hurt. I didn't pay it any mind, so kept riding. Then after another week, I noticed my knee really starting to give me heat. When I would go to work it was hard to walk up the stairs and what not. I decided to lay off the bike and consult with my buddy Jero. Jero is a Sports Therapist so I knew, if anyone knew what was going wrong, it was him. It's really hard to get our schedules together so, my professional consultation was done through text. I told him, my right knee was aching and there was a slight "clicking" sound when I bent it. Right away, he hit me back with "Dude, you might have Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome". What The SUC!!! Pattelofem-wha? Good ol' google told me that it "can be defined as retropatellar or peripatellar pain resulting from physical and biochemical changes in the patellofemoral joint." Again, WHA!? Jero also hit me with "make sure you ice your knee and do stretches that will work the butt and thigh". After another week of being scared to ever ride a bike again, I decided to go to the doctor and get the official word. Not that I didn't trust the words of Jero, but I needed to see a doctor anyway. 20mins in the waiting room and 85$ (high deductible) later, the attending doctor told me "You have Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome", and handed me a purple piece of paper with stretches I already knew about. WHAT!!!!!! I paid 85 smackaroos for THIS! Whatever, for the piece of mind, I guess it was worth it. So, 2 weeks of nightly stretching and icing, my knee feels better. I am back on the bike and feeling good. I don't fully blame the new bike I built (which has now been parted out and sold to others), but I'm sure it played a part. The bike was too small for me, and the parts were not to my spec. Oh well, lesson learned.

After work now, I usually saddle up and head downtown. It's only a 12+mile round trip to iMD, but its a good gateway route/mileage to get me back to 100%.
Today, I did my ride and I felt great! The wind thru my helmet, tunes arockin', all good. Stopped by iMD chilled with the family and had a burrito.

After the La Vics, Matt and I went to Ryan's pad to chill for a bit before TNR. More of the SJFAM, JP, and Andrew were there kickin' it. Then we all took a small ride to the TNR meet up. Mike met up at the San Jose Giants stadium so him and I could ride back to the south side together. Andrew decided to tag along so we were off.
We stopped by Mike's old house so he could pick up some mail, and I decided to invite the dudes over to see Meghan and my new place.

After they took off, I turned my machine on and decided to blog this whole slab of boring stuff.

::end rant::

Here are some randoms from my iPhone that I just now decided to post. Enjoy

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Sweet zip up hoodie Meghan bought me. It is from her unit at the hospital. I'll wear it proudly!


Pano of the newly remodeled house I grew up in. My dad is in there twice. haha


Been bowling a lot with the iMD family. My score sucks, but I'm getting better, so watch out!


DJ ReSpin on the wheels of steel!


Angelique with her new Gan Well Pro, and Marcopolis in the background.

What do you know...

Speaking of XiAN and Ferrer, Check out this photo of Wonka I spotted on Prolly's Blog. I see you guys!!! haha

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Aww Yeah!

There was this one time...in band camp...hahah. Seriously though, there was this one time, I had a pretty good DJ set up. 2 Technic M3D's, Vestax 05ProII and Serato. Sounds pretty standard, but I was used to it. The fader was just how I preferred, I always made sure my TT's were running at the same speed, and my Serato was filled with the best music (at least to me). Then I had to sell them. Times were rough and I needed the cash flow, but I know they went to a good home. Sometimes, when I think about it, I get sad because I let go of something I enjoyed, and was good at. It wasn't the best move in the world, but I did it anyway, I regret it all the time, but you can't cry over spilt milk, you feel me?

Anyway, all of that was preface to this. DJ Jsquared and The Brain called me saying they wanted to have a DJ session. Since I haven't touched a set in so long, I agreed. Here is just a little bit of the madness. As you can tell, really haven't touched a DJ set in a long time, I'm really rusty.

DJ Jsquared and The Brain called me to have a quick DJ session.

(I just realized that the sounds is off on the second half of the video. Sorry about that.)

Also, JP is putting together a photo project and he asked me to submit a photo for it. The details are on his blog, and here is my submission.

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Benny Gold @ Purist Downtown San Jose

I am fortunate enough to have some great friends. Friends that are making an impression on San Jose. Marco of Purist, along with the Purist family had a party at the shop just cuz. A notable design artist that was there was SF's own, Benny Gold. I have been seeing Benny Gold pop up in a few video edits as of late. This guy is really inspiring. Self made man, who is all about progression. Check this video and listen to his metaphor for his paper airplane symbol:

intheCUTTS- BENNYGOLD from In The Cutts on Vimeo.

I was pretty star struck when I saw Benny Gold walk into Purist with his wife and dog. I had to get a picture with him.

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R.I.P Dilla

DJ ReSpin hit me with a few videos that i'd like to share. If you don't know who J-Dilla is, educated yourselves. This is a documentary on one of the most influential producers in Hip Hop who will forever be remembered.

Stussy - J Dilla Documentary Prt3 (of 3) from Stussy on Vimeo.

SJF Relationship Series

Yet another successful alleycat put on by SJF. I planned on racing, entered, paid my 5 bucks (that went to the Haiti disaster fund) and started the race. Andrew and I decided to chill ride it, but that turned into an all out blast to the first check point. We got about a 1/3 of the way there and POP!!! Andrew blew out his rear tire. I had an extra tube, but it wasn't his size, so we decided to chill ride back to iMD. Oh well, i would have liked to finished the race, but I couldn't leave a fallen soldier, and my right knee was giving me problems, so, all for the best. Plus, I got to chill with Meghan before she went to work so MAJOR PLUS! Here are a few snaps of the race.

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The start of the race began with a quick game of Red light, Green light.


I'm glad a lot of riders in San Jose are getting safe and wearing helmets.


Number 1 and I


lil Matt


Post race Trick Comp


This guy ALWAYS wins!

You can find the rest of them HERE.

Photos by AM