B.A.S.P.S. #6 2014

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Coyote Point brings the Bay Area Super Prestige Series to a close for 2014, just as the Bay Area weather is starting to look like cyclocross season. This course is popular among the racers, with some climbing/descending in the woods, technical gravel and sand pits, and few long straights on the beach—all made faster by recent rains. This group of images includes a few route marker details. I have always liked what these strips of plastic look like in a natural environment. In addition, the simplicity of what a CX course needs to make for a fun race is very spartan and resourceful. I feel like a roll of course tape simply reminds me of good times.

Chelsea locked-on in the Elite Women’s As.Some fans tried to dress up the mid-climb with some Braaap, but the fire was quickly extinguished by the organizers.Kathleen is a new mother and a really fast racer. She is back smashing and getting incredible results.Coyote Point Park is on the bay, so the earth has a high sand content. Even with plenty of rain, some sections reminded racers we’re on the coast.Wood mulch made this straightforward-seeming climb a little slippy. With steady power it was an opportunity to make a last pass before turning toward the descent.Oxalis sprouts up everywhere after a good rain.Derek using his natural moto to transition from a descent, into a hard right.Rainier put in a strong effort in the Elite Men’s As, holding a top 3 spot for half of the race before giving up a few places in the end.Chas has had a shortened CX season, interrupted by several international adventures. When he is in town, he is racing, and he was happy with a top 10 finish on this day.The view from the top of the park looked over a washed-out bay, making for a nice level of contrast from the racers’ point of view.Concentration turns into shaved seconds. One lapse, and they’re given back.Tire options.Chas on the beach.Jeff had a chance to jump on the sketchy pile of wood while warming up for the Men’s Bs. Send it!Eucalyptus trees were heavily planted in the Bay Area as the advent of trains created a need for timber to create the cross beams of tracks. The tree generated a twisted railroad tie, so in turn this non-native tree is now overgrown in many parks to this day.Chelsea yelling at the guys to wrap it up. Fun day all around.Derek using the straightaway to get a last drink before the bell lap.Thanks again to the organizers of this series, as well as the promoters to the North and South for keeping Cyclocross fun in the Bay Area. Let’s hope we can bring a race back to the Presidio or Golden Gate Park for 2015. Sponsors: Please help return CX racing to the city of San Francisco in the new year!

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RED HOOK MILANO 2014

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  With the 2014 Red Hook Criterium season behind us, we wanted to share some details from the Milano stop. As a shop and team, our goal has always been to help our friends race bikes and see how far they can take it. For 2015, three members out of our five-racer Crit team are signed with professional road teams. Walton, Kyle, and Evan will all race pro next year. We do not know what the future of MASH at Red Hook events will bring, but we are completely happy about seeing our friends go from riding on the street, to racing alleycats, to racing road, cyclocross, fixed crits, and ultimately taking it to the next level as professional athletes. SO STOKED FOR THESE GUYS!

As we look back at the Milano photos, they mean a little more to me now. This group of friends would be riding together, on or off a team, so to put them on a plane and go to the other side of the planet for a few days is all the more special. Chas has inspired these guys on the street for years. Rainier was the first of the group to make it as a Category 1 road racer. This is the fuel that pushes each other to take risks and make progress toward personal goals. Enclosed are some details from the Red Hook Milano earlier this month and some behind the scenes notes from the trip. Rainier warming up before qualifiers. Traveling internationally for these events makes it impossible to have many of the amenities that help a racer prepare. We are thankful to San Marco for the use of their tent and Cinelli for a few sets of rollers. We always scrap something together, so thanks for this support.This was the first race that we could celebrate Kyle and Evan racing on the same team at a Red Hook event. The Cinelli family was excited about this bond as well. Evan and Kyle work with Tom Sachs. Get your wheel, or seat stolen once and you create a system that helps you in future situations. Serial numbering everything.PinningChas qualifying in the team CX skin suit. Was awesome to see this suit on the road.As a testament to these races getting faster each year, the course lap time was three seconds faster than the same course raced in 2013.Chas did not race in Barcelona, so was required to qualify with group 2. This ended up working in his favor, setting a strong start for the main men’s race.Garrett understands MASH completely and for this reason he helps the team feel pro on the bike. The 2015 Cinelli Parallax with the theme throughout the Castelli Skinsuit and Giro Synthe helmets. Feel fast=go fast.Dave leading the neutral lap.The crowd at this race was one of the largest so far. It made it difficult to get to vantage points for shooting, but that was made up by the excitement of the masses.

2014/2015 CX

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The CX team has been building their race bikes for the 2014/2015. We are grateful for the support from Cinelli, San Marco, Oakley, Giro, Continental, Castelli, Clif, and Sram. Look for updates all season long! Photo: Derek Yarra’s build.

BASP #1 2014

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2015 Cinelli Vigorelli in stock

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Today we opened orders for the 2015 Cinelli Vigorelli. This new design offers a tapered head tube with 1 1/8 to 1.5 headset. We have a limited batch coming in. Order yours in the shop, or from our site, and we will get them out to you next week. Have a good weekend!

RHC MILANO 2015

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We will be heading to Milano for the last stop of the 2015 Red Hook Criterium Look for updates along the way!

2015

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We had a great time at Interbike, seeing friends, meeting shops and riders, racing bikes, and sharing our 2015 offering with Cinelli. The response has been overwhelming and we are excited. Look for more updates in the coming weeks!

2015 Cinelli MASH Histogram

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While at Interbike, we introduced US riders to the 2015 Cinelli MASH Histogram Frameset. This year the histogram gained a tapered head tube, like our Parallax frame. This offers a stiffer, more stable front end of the bike. This year’s finish shows high-polished details under the gloss black finish. Inside the fork and rear stays are details from our first-ever Histogram frame, only four pieces were ever produced of that model. It has been a pleasure to celebrate that first artist series in a full-production run with Cinelli. Available in six sizes. We have a pre-order open now, with frames coming in October 2014. We look forward to getting these out on the street, and seeing how you use this machine.

2015 CINELLI MASH PARALLAX

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Being from the US, we love saving some new projects to premiere at Interbike each year. We’re pleased to introduce the new Metallic Black/Charcoal Parallax colorway for 2015. For model year 2015 we will offer both the original White/Charcoal and the new darker version shown in these photos. We invested a lot of time developing this bike and finishing these efforts with new colors and graphics is exciting for us. We hope they inspire you to get out and create your own adventure.

CINELLI MASH COLUMBUS FRAME SET

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We are pleased to share a special project we have been working on with Chas Christiansen and the team at Columbus/Cinelli. Enclosed are some details of our first Columbus steel frame set. This unique platform is intended to solve for a broad range of needs with one bike. Chas travels heavily—racing alley cats, working as a messenger, racing cyclocross—so this bike was born from those diverse needs. The geo has a high bottom bracket and is aggressive in nature, but allows for weight to be carried on the front rack while feeling stable. The frame and fork have removable canti brake bosses, so the bike can be ridden as a clean fixed gear, or single speed cyclocross frame set including internal cable routing for the rear brake. Both the frame and fork will clear 35c tires for dirt, or a smooth street tire. We kept a raw look that preserves the weld heat markings by adding a clear coat to the steel. This treatment celebrates Columbus, whom we are proud to call family. Garrett Chow drew on the historical Cinelli and Columbus art archive to detail this frame set in a timeless manner. Look for more updates this week on this new frame set, as well as the Parallax and Histogram models.