New Shirts on the Way 11-16-08

With my bike out of service I decided to spend the day preparing screens with our two newest designs. I only had time to print the women's shirts today. I think the design, a 1950's Raleigh Superbe, turned out rather well.

Here are the screens shortly after washout.


Test print


The first shirt being printed.






We'll be taking these with us to Jingle Bash. We'll see what kind of response they get. If we sell some I'll print more and put them up for sale in our shop.

103 Degrees

It's been pretty darn hot and miserable the last few days with no real relief in sight. The weather forecast says that its going to be 104 degrees tomorrow. I've avoided screen printing the last few days. The heat from the dryers (to heat set the ink) makes my garage unbearable. All this means that I've spent more time online than usual. I thought it might be nice to point out some interesting blogs and websites I've come across over the last few days. The theme for this post is slow.

The Slow Bicycle movement
Just what the title suggests. Relaxed riding in regular clothes, no lycra here. The two blogs below are members of this new group.




Sweet Georgia Brown
Nice little blog by "The Bronze Bombshell" (cool name). All about riding in style. I'm sure it's a little warm in Georgia right now.





2whls3spds
This guy restores these old bikes to ridable condition.





Peter White Cycles
Lots of neat stuff, Carradice bags, lighting systems, and the super serious Tout Terrain touring frames.