Inspired Bicycles – Danny MacAskill April 2009
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI can do the thing where he bangs the back wheel with the wooden board. Posted by: Lawrence
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Alaia First Field Test
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI took the Alaia out today for the first time. I had been surfing my longboard in about shoulder-high surf for over an hour and was anxious to run back to the car to get it. When I finally popped in the water with it I sunk like a stone. I spent the next 15 […]
Gimme Shelter: Holing up for the Apocalypse in Style
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Reading Time: 2 minutesI read Cormac McCarthy‘s The Road last summer and walked around in a stupor for about a week. The book was so vivid, so real and the writing so disturbingly poetic about a subject that makes the hairs stand-up on the necks of all of us. With talk of Armageddon, swine flu, Heidi and Spencer’s […]
Twitter: “TheFitGeek” – Yes, This is Happening
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Reading Time: < 1 minutePlease follow Bitness on Twitter. Our Twitter name is “TheFitGeek” – someone got Bitness before we did. Sadly we were early Twitter adopters for personal use but late in the game to promote our blog. Anyway, pass the word along and start following “TheFitGeek” on twitter!
Jon Wegner Interview: Building Alaia’s
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere is a good interview with Jon Wegener on Thalia about shaping an Alaia. But first, a quick word about Bitness. We’re in the midst of a re-org – lining up manufacturers for new product reviews, introducing new contributors, marketing, etc. Please stay tuned for more exciting news and also let us know if there […]
Timex Expedition WS4: Big Size, Big Features
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve owned a Suunto Observer for years, a gift from the wife and I love it. With it I can tell which direction I’m headed, altitude, barometric pressure, temperature and of course the time. While somewhat bulky, it is still stylish IMHO and once configured performs well. Timex will start shipping the Timex® Expedition® WS4™ […]
Alaia Surfboard Project- Post 8 (Finis)
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve finished oiling the Alaia and all that’s left to do now is ride the thing. I had a lot of fun building the Alaia and meeting others out there doing the same all over the world.
Alaia Surfboard Project- Post 7 (Burning Turtle)
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Reading Time: 2 minutesI used the tapered point and lightly followed the penciled-on drawing. As the wood became scored, I could press harder to get the burn and depth I wanted.
Alaia Surfboard Project – Post 6b
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteMinor update – life again overwhelms! The turtle was drawn on and will be burned this week. Looks great thanks to the wife!
Alaia Surfboard Project – Post 6
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Reading Time: 3 minutesPaulownia dust tastes like shit. I was smart enough to wear a respirator, but in between sips of beer it was bound to be tasted and digested. I consider it part of the “Alaia chi” – I am now one with this board
Lunocet Hydrofins – “Advancing Underwater Speed & Mobility”
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteFor the past seven years, the boffins at Lunocet have been working to develop the most efficient form of underwater human propulsion. The result of those efforts can be had for $1,800 in the form of a kind of mono-fin that introduces what I discern to be 2 unique features setting it apart… The first […]
Alaia Surfboard Project – Post 5
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Reading Time: 2 minutesThey say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case I think the words better do the talking because it’s difficult to capture the progress made with the concave in a photo.
Alaia Surfboard Project – Post 4
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’ve begun sanding the concave, but it’s hard to tell in pictures so I’ll do that in the next update. I started with the belt sander and formed the shallow ‘V’ in the center of the board.
Alaia Surfboard Project – Post 3
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Reading Time: 3 minutesSignificant progress this weekend with the Alaia project. I cut the board to shape with a jigsaw, working in one direction. I said in the previous post that I wouldn’t cut the Stuth tail, but I had a change of heart.
Alaia Surfboard Project – Post 2
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Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s been hectic since I received the Alaia blank, but I plan to start on it in earnest this weekend and think I have a plan of attack (thanks in large part to Jon Wegner’s suggestions via email).