As we wrap up our look back at last year's cross country ride over on Instagram, we're getting damn excited to share our upcoming plans for this year. We'll do that on July 10th, so stay tuned. In the meantime, enjoy a few more shots from the archives.
Happy 4th of July!
Last year on this day we bought fireworks from a friendly ancient veteran and then we did this in the middle of Amish country in Ohio. We rode until well past midnight, but it was a hell of a day. Head over to our Instagram for more images from last year's adventure.
One year ago...
This past week marked the year anniversary of the start of our cross country ride. We're celebrating by uploading some favorite and some unseen images from that epic adventure on Tumblr and Instagram. Here's a sampling. Some of these shots will be in the forthcoming book, which will hopefully have a preorder for later in the summer.
In other news, we're very close to announcing our LIOTR 2014 plans. Two events, two coasts, one goal: fight cancer. We're thinking the anniversary of the conclusion of the ride would be rather poetic, so stay tuned for that announcement.
WKSV
Took the opportunity twice this week to grab a couple shots of my Speedvagens at the Wieden+Kennedy gallery. The light in there is amazing, especially now that it's finally sunny in PDX.
Stem caps & patches shipping now!
Stem caps & patches are headed out all over the US and also to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Norway and Spain. My hand is cramping up but if you keep ordering, I'll keep going! Head to www.leaveitontheroad.com/shop to check out the new goods & thanks for your support!
New 2014 LIOTR Products
We've got a couple new products up in the LIOTR shop. Check out our new 2014 patch and custom stem caps. A portion of the proceeds gets directly donated to the Colon Cancer Alliance. And of course you can also make a donation to them directly as well. Last year we raised over $50,000 to fight colon caner and this year we hope to do it again!
Rapha – To The Sun
I'm honored do be a part of Rapha's To The Sun series of interviews. Check out my conversation with Rapha on their blog, and see some other, far more notable interviews with Allen Lim, Greg Lemond and others in the Art & Design section. And special thanks to Matt Hall for making me look faster than I actually am in this sketch.
Rapha Festive 500 photos
This year I decided to tackle the Rapha & Strava Festive 500 challenge – ride 500km between Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. Along the way I carried my weatherproof Yashica T4 (I love anything with a Zeiss lens) and I shot several rolls of film. Here's a sampling of what came back. I have something special in mind as my official documentation of the week of riding.
Sneak peek for 2014
Who's up for another round of patches? We've got a new design and some new plans for 2014. Can't wait to share them!
Cyclocross season is done.
My first complete cyclocross season is in the record books. It's amazing having access to such prime cross conditions in around PDX, and a full calendar of amazing race action to keep you busy from August to late November. At one point I was doing four races a week. I had some pretty tough moments, and a couple injuries that kept me humble, but it was all worth it for the feeling of that one race where I rode away from the pack and stayed away for six laps. I never won a race before, and if I never do again, that'll be just fine with me.
Next year I'm looking forward to having a bit more experience under my belt. You really do learn something new in every single race.
Here's a gallery of iPhone shots I got throughout the season. Next year I'll be taking a film camera with me to the races.
