This issue of the large-format bike culture magazine rocks all aspects of the scene, as always.
Urban bike photography simply doesn’t get any better — events, people, background, travel-exotica, equipment, art — the works. It’s big and dynamic at COG.
They’re really good about merging the whole world of urban bike action, with always a major part of the mag dedicated to Asian cycling, thanks to the mag’s partnership with photojournalist Yohei Morita of Japan.
There isn’t a Table of Contents, that’s how sure they are that you’re going to study the whole thing. And it is a whole. Ads and all. There’s nothing to sort out here. You’ll want the big view.
I’ll flip thru #7 and let you know what I find…
*Riverwest 24-Hour — photoessay on a 24-hr urban bike event. This isn’t your obsessed-dude 24-hour event, it’s more like a block party attended by 400 Milwaukee riders of every type.
*Westside Invite — photoessay on an international weekend of messenger action and parties in Seattle.
*Tapei Calling — overview of the Taiwan scene
*Nagasawa — report and pin-up of the legendary Japanese framemaker. The bike Nakano raced to all his world sprint titles.
*Rider Profiles
*Kenosha, WI, Velodrome Action
*Polo Report
*Explore Bike Japan — profile of an ex-messenger in Tokyo who now builds unusual bikes and makes recycled bike art and accessories..and does graphic and interior design — in the pics he’s riding a minimalist fixie Long-John type cargo bike.
*Tire & Parts Testing and (Polo) Bike Reviews
*Boston Scene photoessay
