TONIGHT AT CCA Sep 26, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment BIKE+DESIGN Bike+Design is a two part series highlighting the history, innovation, and design of Bay Area bicycle culture. Curated by Astro Studios and the SF chapter of IDSA in collaboration with California College of the Arts (CCA), events will be held at Astro Studios. With Giro’s generous donation and proceeds from the raffle, we hope to be able to cover the cost of CCA’s bike building program for a student in need. Raffle tickets will be $10 that includes an Astro Specialized Purist Bottle. EVERYTHING BUT THE BIKE Speakers: Garrett Chow (Artist /Designer) | MASH Simon Fischer (New Road Marketing) | Giro Nathan Mack (Apparel Director) | Giro Michael Horvath (CEO/Co-founder) | Strava Date & Time: Friday, Septembert 27, 2013 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM Valet bike parking from the SFBC opensat 6:45 Location: Astro Studios 348 6th St. San Francisco, CA 94103 Raffle Prizes: • Giro New Road Collection • Astro Jersey / Water bottle and custom Busyman Saddle • Mash love • Strava Kit / swag • Other prizes and swag
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Sep 24, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment TCB is 4 tomorrow. Come support these guys at the El Rio starting at 8PM.
DFL #2 2013 Sep 15, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment DFL stop number two took us within Golden Gate park for some early cyclocross dust/sand racing. This series is on it’s 19th year, and it completely embodies what is fun about cyclocross. Racing for fun. Enclosed are some details from yesterday’s burner. Matt cleans right up Antonio and Fabrizio were visiting from Milano, so it was great to get them out, and see just what is so special about the San Francisco cycling community. The start of the race was packed with familiar faces discuised as ugly women. Cross dress, and your entry fee is waived. Spring 2014 fashion weak. Dylan came straight from closing the shop, and it was clear he wanted to jump in. These piles of fine dust and rock, are the remnants of chewed up streets. There is no question just how toxic this run-up really is Here they come! Also, did the pilot of that drone ever find his devise? It took off never to be seen again. If he found it, the last shot should be pretty incredible. Kyle asking himself why he races bicycles. Hula-Brue Dylan only passed, and was never passed. Brakeless track bike with 25c tires, smashing with this mountain bike friendly sand trap. Street chothes Walton won this series last year, so is sitting it out this season. Derek on the loose up Andreas is a great rider. We look forward to see his SSCX season racing for TCB courier. Golden Gate Park is built on top on sand dunes, and it does not take long to see this. Down but not out Someone needs a new saddle after this Grass skirt rear brake Kyle smashing around With all the laughs it’s easy to forget the risk involved in racing bicycles on any level. These guys will be coughing up dust for the next few days. Lean with it Kyle with a post race report Never forget where it came from, and how it got so weird. Until next time! MM
INTERBIKE 2013 Sep 15, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment This week we will head to Las Vegas for Interbike 2013. Our shop will be closed this week, returning Saturday September 21st. We might have Al come in and ship some orders a few times, so the online shop will be buisness as usual. There is a DFL race on the 21st, so hoping to see you there. If you are at Interbike, come say hello at the Cinelli Booth. We will also be out for Cross Vegas, and the USA Crit Finals. Looking forward to seeing our friends out there soon!
¡Viva España! Sep 5, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment the walt We went to Spain! It was in a word, amazing, I feel lucky to be able to travel with great friends and race in epic events. The RHC Barcelona was a great race, however all of these photos are from the 5 days we spent in Barcelona before the race. My camera died as the first qualifiers went off. So no race pics and thankfully no pictures of Crihs, Juan and Mine’s trip to Ibiza right after the race. crihs juan helping cooper dial in a loaner bike evan jamon at the market evan got a flat on the way to the beach, so we made it work. walt, evan and marc crihs kyle evan marc the crew juanma, juan, and dani the best hosts ever!! kyle and walt after the ride outside my front door, meat delivery late night before the track getting ready velodrome rainier’s loaner bike was hot crihs and josh marc walt and evan marc got sunburned, really bad rainier and walt dave washing the prize bike rudy getting pumped! my Madrid doppelganger late night arm wrestling from the roof of sagrada familia another direction sagrada familia sagrada familia sagrada familia whats the wifi? otto, dosnoventa shop dog family taxi last photo the trip was out of this world, but the thing that really impresses me is the community of racers that travel to these events. I am privileged to call these fine people my friends, my team, and my competition. a huge thanks to Dosnoventa, these guys opened their homes and their shop to all of us, treated us like family. Solid crew of dudes!! till next time!! rubber side down _chas
COMING UP Sep 4, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment Friday the 13th there are a few photo shows from friends in the bike world. Full Frame Collective is releasing a book, and Sandy Carson has a show at Needles and Pens. Come out and support good folks!
RACE REPORT FROM RAINIER SCHAEFER: RHC BARCELONA Aug 29, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment Red Hook Barcelona is my favorite course yet: eight turns including two hairpins all set on a slight angle that is hovering above the beach. Spectators were crowded under an awning, which made their raucous cheers all the louder. It was very exciting to race here. The qualifying round was held at dusk, and the main race after nightfall. The qualifying rounds were frustrating, as half the racers in our qualifying group followed Mash SF around the course. The last thing we wanted were racers sprinting passed us as at the end of a lap after our team worked together for a fast time. Like the last few Redhook races, the fastest lap time recorded in thirty minutes is ranked among all competitors’ fastest times, and the eighty-five fastest race in the main race. That means more than a hundred competitors don’t race in the main race. Trying to avoid other racers, I moved into a smaller group and Enol Costales Cortina, a pre-race favorite, put down a big effort. I followed in the second half of the course—Enol and I made the cut. Chas and Walton, again towing around half of our qualifying field, not only made the cut but also rode fast enough to start the main race in the front row. Kyle and I were just behind them, putting our whole team in a good position to be in the front of the race in this technical course. Furthermore, it put Chas in a good position to win the first lap prime, a goal he came close to achieving. He got the hole shot into the hairpin-chicane-finish section, but was passed just before the line. Unfortunately, in the second lap, he crashed in a puddle. With that said, it was imperative for our team to ride the front of the race because rain, grease, and metal grates on course were very dangerous. Dangerous as they were, I was still having fun in the hairpin corners of the course. My front Contintental Gatorskin tire was sticking to the wet and greasy ground like glue, and my HED Stinger wheels accelerated effortlessly out of them, I was instantly gapping the field by bike lengths. At the last Redhook race I attended I rode the hairpins like a chicken because of poor tire selection—a mistake I won’t make again! Walton, Kyle, and I continued to ride the front of the race, following moves by the strong guys. Walton and I gave the group a one-two punch with attacks to try to get Mash SF off the front, but we were chased down. The course was a very technical one, with almost no straight stretches, you were either turning or setting up for a hairpin, which made chases difficult and facilitated a breakaway. Furthermore, the puddle that took out Chas was in the worst possible place, directly in the exit of the hairpin. This was very dangerous and prevented an easy chase. With a quarter of the race left I realize that Kyle Murphy and I are in the winning move, a group of six including Stefan Vis and Francesco Martucci, both pre-race favorites and Evan Murphy, Redhook Milano 2012 champion. Kyle put in a big dig to go solo, of which Stefan chased down. Kyle put in another big dig of which his brother Evan chased down. All this after bridging to the lead group. Kyle was ripping! In the last lap Kyle attacked out of the first hairpin, Stefan caught his wheel, and I Stefan’s. Going into the second hairpin Stefan got the holeshot and Martucci followed. I was following Martucci. Stefan’s move there was the winning moment of the race. Coming out of the hairpin Martucci sat up and went wide forcing me to close the gap in the chicane that he opened to Stefan, but it was too late. Rainier Schaefer
RED HOOK CRIT BCN PHOTO SET Aug 29, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment This photo set comes from Barcelona based Lucky Basterds. Check in for their full set.
RHC BCN: CONSTANTIN GERLACH Aug 29, 2013 Categories: MASH Frames 0 Comment We love seeing all the photos and videos that come from a large race we are participating in. With so many photo/video artists interested in cycling, the racers will have an extensive scrap book to enjoy when they are old. This set comes from Constantin Gerlach. Check in for more!