a guide to heritage clothing, canvas bags, steel bicycles, and Japanese web shops
Our waxed Handy large totes are out for delivery with a few being kept back for the Ditch Projects Market on Dec 4 and 5 in Eugene, Oregon. Our next release will be the Handy Roll Top which should be available in early to mid December (details TBD). Stay tuned and connect with us by …
Aside from my Montgomery Ward catalogs, my principal portal to shopping from the past is the internet archive’s Wayback Machine. Lately, I’ve been browsing the web pages of Momovelo, a favorite, early oughts mail order bike company out of SF. Momovelo was known for their sleek, custom city bikes. Most of the Momo bikes were …
Over the years we’ve been posting on our favorite kerchief projects. We originally declared our admiration for discharge printed kerchiefs sourced via ebay, thrifts and Japanese web shops. Two years ago, I discovered Cornell University’s collection of political american kerchiefs. Our current kerchief favorite is the wave kerchief made by our Archival friends and stockist, …
I dream of a sports channel that broadcasts sporting events from the past. While I’m aloof to the running of the 100th edition of the Tour de France, I’d love to watch 50 year old coverage of the race. While I cannot provide you with live footage of the 1963 tour, here is some print …
From the Spoke Sniffer archives, here are some terrific snaps of female cycling champion of the world, Tillie Anderson (aka “the terrible Swede”).
Box Dog Bikes Karikter AB Fits Lomography Store Rancourt mocs at Taylor Stitch Random encounters with Rivendell Aggregate Supply Unionmade Sound level monitoring Mister Self Edge Harris tweed castoff Sushi Boat
From Pillpat, a cryptic French playing card games involving beautiful objects.
Thanks to Bill Lane at Wall Bike for reprinting this pictographic feature on front handlebar bags from the Japanese magazine Cyclo Tourist. Apart from Guu-Watanabe, Ostrich and Berthoud, many of the brands are new to me. For reference, here is my post from 2008 showing the of the range of French, US and …
While I don’t need another bicycle I’ve been air shopping for Alex Singers and Rene Herse randonnee frames via ebay. Here’s a beautiful 1975 randonneuring bike from the Rene Herse workshop. If you’re a pure road cyclist and you’ve never seen a Rene Herse, check out all the bike’s unique, rando specific features: custom front …
Over the weekend, I made a quick trip up to Portland to shop for eyewear, catch a film and check in on a few of my favorite shops. Here are some visual notes from the trip: New S/S Engineered Garments at Blake Brand obsession – Masunaga eyewear from Japan (via Blink) …