February 18th, 2012Issue 10 of Peloton Magazine is on newsstands now and features a two page spread on Gage + DeSoto.
The total piece is four pages, as we are joined by Ifixbyx. All written and shot by our good friend Chris Henry. Maybe that’s why I managed to make it into photos in both articles.
Swing by your local newsstand to grab a copy. With a great photo of a younger Greg Lemond on the cover, you can’t miss it.
January 4th, 2012The DJ Clever Cycling Kit has arrived! There are a very limited number (jersey and short) for sale on Gage + DeSoto for $175. Act now if you want one.
October 30th, 2011We are pleased to announce the 2012 DJ Clever Cycling Kit. I really like the design of this site and I really like cycling- so, why not combine the two, right?
Pre-order yours now for delivery in 6 weeks. At this time, only jersey and bib shorts are available. Both are race cut and made by CCN for Sommerville Sports. The sizing falls in-line with most other clothing manufacturer’s. I wear a Medium jersey and short.
Please note your size in the customer comments section, I will email to confirm. All prices include shipping within the 48 US States (if needed). Spread the word, as I plan to order a week from now.
October 28th, 2011It’s really only fitting with my first cyclocross race tomorrow morning that I post my bike. I hinted at the Specialized Crux in my SSR post, but here it is in all of it’s day-glo glory. On a side note, I purchased my first CX bike in September of 2006, which I sold. I replaced it with another (which I sold) and never participated in a single race. Now five years later I’m back at it, but will actually race my bike this time.
Maybe I’ll even post some race pictures at some point.
October 19th, 2011Behold a pair of all pink Oakley Razorblades that I created out of two different glasses. Even the nosepiece matches. Classy.
October 14th, 2011I finally upgraded to Dura Ace 7900 after riding the same 7800 parts for nearly four years. Of course, I re-appropriated the 7800 parts onto my CX rig, but let’s save those photos for another time.
For now, enjoy this lovely specimen- an Independent Fabrication SSR constructed of Columbus XCR Stainless Steel welded by Tyler Evans (more recently, one of the founders of Firefly). The paint was custom for Rapha Racing NYC. Five of these were made, each noted by the moniker on the top tube. Mine happens to read “Cleaver”, which makes it hard to confuse for anyone else’s.
September 18th, 2011Spriggs and I headed to Las Vegas for Interbike this week. We unveiled a new Gage + DeSoto T-Shirt design, Eddy on Mars, which I planned to post here. However, Jeremy is a much faster blogger than I and put it up on Embrocation Cycling Journal first. So, here is his photo (I’m in it after all) linked back to his post. Thanks to JD for the love.
June 23rd, 2011Taken from Gage + DeSoto, writing and photos by yours truly.
Being a collector can have its drawbacks – usually in the form of expenses and storage. One or the other will invariably rear its ugly head, and I’ll be forced to re-evaluate my collection. (That, or the desire for something new arises. which then requires selling x to raise money for y.) So like most of us, I’ve experienced an ebb and flow of collectibles throughout the years.
One such item that has seen a steady exit from my closet recently is the pro team kit. I amassed a decent collection of kits when I first started riding and I wasn’t on a team. So I inadvertently chose to become Captain Poseur, sporting a different livery with each ride. I quickly learned that it was not cool to wear a kit for a semi-current team that you aren’t a part of.
In hindsight, I should have just kept the jerseys and kits in question. Today, they are so obsolete that I’d have no problem wearing them. But, the space (and $) issue came into play. You can only have so much lycra at one point in time, especially with my limited square footage in NYC.
As such, they’re gone, but I figured it would be nice to gather up a few of my favorites for a “retrospective”. You’ll find a gallery of eight jerseys that I managed to photograph before they hit eBay. Some attractive, some ugly – but all great.
Gallery :: Pro-llection/Jerseys
1 Comment June 3rd, 2011In the spirit of the new Team T-Shirts from Gage + DeSoto, this week’s Dust Bunny is the original Saxo Bank Team shirt line-up. This particular specimen is one of one produced in these colors.
The design morphed to adopt Fabian’s Swiss National Championship title and now that the boys are riding for Leopard Trek, there’s been another rendition.
Available from Gage + DeSoto for $25, variations include HTC and Liquigas if Leopard isn’t your team of choice.
May 27th, 2011Due to the East Coast Rapha Gentlemen’s Race in PA last weekend, I was delayed in posting a Dust Bunny. In order to uphold the current weekly schedule, I’m doubling up this week. Here are a pair of Oakley Razor Blades. The frame is a sea foam green and the trigger arms are black. This pair was actually created out of two pairs. One pair ended up entirely fuchsia pink, including nose piece and this pair resulted in the remaining parts.
There are some cracks in the arms where they attach at the hinges, a small crack at the center of the frame and a few scratches on the lens. So, they aren’t collector perfect, but they wear fine and are sure to turn heads. Why has this turned into an eBay description? Well, I’d like to sell this pair for $65. Email me if you are interested.
