1999 Supercup in the Presidio SF Oct 24, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment We need to bring this back to The Presidio!
RHC MILANO 2013: PORTRAITS Oct 15, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment Evan Murphy Antonio Colombo Walton Brush Larz Wolvh Marc Marino
RHC TEAM CHAMPIONS 2013 Oct 14, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment With Milano behind us, the 2013 Red Hook Crit series comes to a close. We are incredibly proud of the effort the team put in this season. By the end, they wrapped up the Team Championship award, with three of the four members taking top ten results overall. This would not have been possible without Chas, who was not able to make it to Milano for the final event, and was missed by the guys. He was here in spirit. This one is for you!
ALBERTO MASI Oct 11, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment While riding in the city, we were able to stop by Alberto Masi’s shop at the Vigorelli. This space under the track grandstands, and the man, are as historic as the velodrome itself and well worth a visit. His father began building here in 1946, and the shop has remained in the family ever since. The same craft he put into his hand-built bicycles, is reflected in the organization, and history shown in his work environment. Enclosed are some details from our visit.
Chas and Lucas ride the Tour d’Afrique Oct 4, 2013 Categories: Cinelli, MASH Frames, Video 0 Comment https://vimeo.com/76049367 This was an incredible opportunity for everyone involved. The Tour d’Afrique brought Lucas and Chas out to showcase just how insane/beautiful this annual adventure really is. Watch the video, sign up, and you could be doing this next year! From Cinelli: “Lucas Brunelle Goes to Africa” movie has been produced by CINELLI and edited by Benny Zenga. Filmed by Lucas Brunelle while riding the new #BootlegHobo Cinelli bikes through the 1700km of the legendary Diamond Coast route, final stage of the Tour d’Afrique! Hobo is a totally new steel bicycle, engineered and equipped for off-road rides on long distances. The Tour d’Afrique has been an incredible test for our new bike as well as an outstanding way to announce Hobo to the world! With such a cast a short introduction about our friends spotted in the video is a must! Chas Christiansen, 100% pure San Francisco, is one of the top riders of the Cinelli Mash Team, iconic figure of the fixed-gear culture, always on the highest steps of Criteriums, Alleycats and Cyclo-Cross Single-Speed races podiums. Lucas Brunelle is the famous video-maker who introduced the first-person point-of-view shooting technique in cycling races thanks to his great riding skills and the innovative helmet-integrated cameras-system with which is filming and reporting the most extreme race contests all over the globe since more than ten years. Last but not least, Dario Toso couldn’t miss, explorer of the contemporary, historical ambassador of the “Bootleg State of Mind”. For more info about Hobo concept and bicyle visit bootleg.it cinelli.it
RED HOOK CRIT MILANO 2013 Oct 2, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment Two hundred athletes from fifteen countries will attempt to qualify for eighty-five race spots on October 12 in Milano, Italy. Milano, Italia – October 2nd, 2013 – Trimble Racing is proud to announce the Red Hook Criterium Milano No. 4, presented by Rockstar Games, on Saturday, October 12th, 2013. The race will be held in the Bovisa area of Milano, Italy. Qualifying heats start at 17:00 with the final criterium at 21:00. The race is free for spectators. See more below! The Red Hook Criterium and Rockstar Games welcome local producer Officine Sfera, technical partner Ciclistica and new sponsors Oakley, Ass Savers, Birra Plurale, Deus Ex Machina, and Ferri Veloci along with continued support from Cinelli, Castelli Cycling, Giro Sport Design, hatchMAP, Selle San Marco, Iridefixed Modena, and Fifo Cycle. For the second year the race will benefit from an official partnership with the Comune di Milano. The Red Hook Criterium features world-class road racers, track specialists, bike messengers and urban cyclists competing over multiple laps around a short technical circuit. Fixed-gear track bikes are mandatory, requiring riders to possess street-tuned handling skills and high levels of fitness. With the first rounds held in Red Hook Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Barcelona, Spain the crit now moves to Milano, Italy as the fourth and final round of the Red Hook Criterium Championship Series. This edition will feature two hundred competitors from fifteen countries attempting to qualify for eighty-five race spots. After three races the championship points standings are tight with Neil Bezdek (Team Cinell Milano) holding a twenty-three point lead over Kyle Murphy (Mash SF) with last year’s Milano winner Evan Murphy (Stanridge x DSC) a further three points behind. Stefan Vis (WIT Industries / F.A.S.T Amsterdam), Rainier Schaefer (Mash SF), Walton Brush (Mash SF), Marc Marino (LOW // Cadence), and Cooper Ray (ROSKO / King Kog) remain in close contention for a top three finish in the final standings. The top Italian Francesco Martucci (Iridefixed Modena) is ninth overall and eager to prove himself on home roads. Former Red Hook Criterium Milano champion Jon Ander Ortuondo (L’uomo Col Martello) from Spain is also confirmed. “After three thrilling years Milano has established itself as the Red Hook Crit’s second home“ said race director David Trimble. “We are proud to have the opportunity to put on an exciting show year after year for the residents of Milano and the greater Italian cycling community.” “The Red Hook Criterium has developed into such a competitive, influential, and spectacular race that it has begun to compete with professional cycling events.” said Jessica Rosciglione of Officine Sfera. “By offering all levels of cyclists the opportunity to participate on an internationally acclaimed stage the race has reached a new level of interest in Italy.“ More detailed race info is available online, redhookcrit.com and facebook.com/redhookcrit
B.A.S.P.S. #1 2013 Sep 30, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment Bay Area Super Prestige Series kicked off the 2013 Cyclocross season at Candlestick Park. With no real rain yet this race season, the course is ruff and dry, as the photographs will show. It is unforgiving on clincher rims, and racer’s lungs will cough back up the dirt that is inhaled in these one-hour heats. Enclosed are several stills from the Elite Men’s As in both Geared and Single Speed catagories. Conversion for race day. Eye on the sideline tapes. With several flats throughout the day, any and every object became a tire lever. The Single Speed As category raced at 9:45am, before the heat of the day ramped up. Dylan flatted at the start of the Singles race, so was able to use his entry to race later that day in the Geared As race. The course has a few asphalt sections, including the start and finishing straight. Garrett putting in work in the As. We love seeing the original Cinelli SSCX prototypes out at the races. With a new delivery of frames on the way for some of the team, this might be the last race these custom painted samples make it out to the series. With BASPS losing the permit to race in Golden Gate Park, it is safe to say the series is losing some excitement this season. There are several new, young racers seeing their first season on the cross bike, but those who remember this series from a few years past, it is tuff to get excited about 3 in a row at the ‘stick. Boreas Gear helped out the team with some incredible race day duffle/back packs. These have come in handy for traveling to Red Hook events as well. Time for the Geared As to line up. Walton and Derek made front row call-up spots based on their finish from last year. Chas raced his single speed in the geared group. With a 2nd place finish the day before at CCCX, this day was a recovery race. Dylan too, raced SSCX in the geared As. The course was a bit different from last year’s layout, adding a very loose run-up, that looped around to a quick decent. This little guy’s loving being in the middle of it all. Derek raced a really strong race. We are a shop team, and the guys love the opportunity to get to race against local legends. Derek held on to a 6th place finish on this day, respectfully. Party time Rainier was out for his first race of the cyclocross season. To avoid dropping chains on this ruff route, he too raced on his single speed. Walton is recovering from over training in the early season. He placed 4th in the As, against Ben Jacques-Maynes, Keith Hillier, Cody Kaiser, and Tobin Ortenblad. Walton’s season is very promising. Kyle with a pit wheel, finishing out his last lap. Derek races mountain in the summer, so he has really strong handling skills. This is always fun to watch. Dry dry dry dirt Cody, Walton, and a bush It’s nice to see this guy suffer a little. Till next time! MM