Jason Swihart

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• Posted Review: Merino T-Shirt from Outlier to Bike Hugger
  In September, I talked about our meeting with Outlier Clothing and the preview they gave us of their goods. Well, they were nice enough to send me an Empire Merino Tee and I'm here to tell you: it's nice. For...
• Favorited Ride a Bike, Go to Jail on Bike Hugger
• Posted Ride a Bike, Go to Jail to Bike Hugger
  The word is, Santa Monica, CA has a law on the books that makes unlicensed cycling punishable by up to a $1000 fine and/or six months in jail. From the Santa Monica Municipal Code: (a) Any person desiring to operate...
• Posted Day One in the Media Booth to Bike Hugger
  It's so cool that we get über blogger and MetaFilter proprietor Matt Haughey to help us with Interbike. Just Sayin'. Check out his photos from Interbike on Flickr....
• Posted Wood, Compound Curve Fenders to Bike Hugger
  We've all drooled over the wood fenders that make your bike look like a classic Chris Craft. But there's one problem: most wood fenders are flat from side to side. But mud and water spray and bounce in all directions...
• Posted Outlier Clothing to Bike Hugger
  We had a quick fashion show with the guys from Outlier yesterday. What they showed us is exactly the kind of stuff I've wanted someone to produce: street clothes that are comfortable in the saddle and utilitarian but don't shout...
• Commented on Seeing Gary Fisher go by...
  He was sporting a three-piece Dashing Tweeds suit. Sharp!...
• Posted Hipster Synergy to Bike Hugger
  As seen in Denver Craigslist recently: Need a fixed gear...trade for tattoos (Denver) Date: 2009-07-13, 5:47PM MDT I am desperate need for a fixed gear bike, but cash is running low....willing to give you some free work, if you can...
• Posted DIY Amphibious Bike Opens Possibilities for Venetian Messengers to Bike Hugger
  Byron's in the Land of 10,000 Lakes for the Globe Brand launch, but are they launching one of these? Seen on China.org.cn....
• Posted Portland Bound: The Next MoSo to Bike Hugger
  Later this month, the Huggas are making our annual pilgrimage to Portland for Webvisions (May 20-22)--one of our favorite Web conferences of the year. In conjunction, for the second year running, Bike Hugger we're throwing a Mobile Social for all...
• Posted ARTCRANK Denver: April 11, 2009 to Bike Hugger
  On Saturday night I went to ARTCRANK Denver--"a poster party for bike people"--and ended up having a great time. For starters, they chose a great block on Colfax to throw their party and got the participation of lots of Denverites,...
• Posted A Poster Party for Bike People to Bike Hugger
  Damn....I love prints, I love bikes, and I love Minneapolis. So how am I only just hearing about this: ARTCRANK: A Poster Party for Bike People? Good for me, ARTCRANK is opening a show in Denver this weekend, replete with...
• Posted Sky Writing for Your Bike to Bike Hugger
  Contrail is a notional device from designer Pepin Gelardi for turning your bike into a chalk line. Some have suggested practical uses for the device. But I think leaving messages for our alien overlords is the potential "killer app."...
• Posted Foot-O-Rama #1: Simple Classics for Cruising to Bike Hugger
  Starting next Monday, March 30, 2009, we're giving away $100 gift cards to Onlineshoes.com. We'll be giving away four altogether, with the last give-away on April 20, 2009. Enter now and get details on the Onlineshoes.com and Bike Hugger Foot-O-Rama...
• Posted Love Me Love My Bike to Bike Hugger
  A key to all successful relationships is loyalty to one's own needs. Skip the time-consuming relationship vetting process with this helpful t-shirt from Howies....
• Posted The Mobile Social SXSW DL to Bike Hugger
  Here's the definitive scoop on the Hugga's mobile social day at SXSW, March 14, 2009. We've got a lot going on, so pay attention: When What Who 2 PM - 4 PM Urban Ride Route is around Austin at a...
• Favorited SRAM Hammer Schmidt Crankset on Bike Hugger
• Posted Call for Hugger Operatives to Bike Hugger
  In just over two weeks, Bike Hugger lands in Austin, TX for SXSW and our Mobile Social on March 14th. In addition to the Urban Ride and BBQ, this year we're also co-hosting an after party with Mellow Johnny's Bike...
• Posted Facial Hair, Tweed, and Fixies in London to Bike Hugger
  I confess, the connection between facial hair and fixies is a complete mystery to me. But fixies and tweed? That I get. Dashing Tweeds & Huntsman originally uploaded by booksnake Rob Nicholas aka spagettihoops originally uploaded by adam_scott More...
• Posted SUB: Scandic Utilitarian Brutalism to Bike Hugger
  Finnish designer and bike builder Olli Erkkilä is creating some batsh*t rides... I love how Olli is mashing up American Testosterone with Scandinavian Utilitarian Minimalism, along with an (un?)healthy dose of Eastern-European Brutalism... Scandinavia is far more industrial, gritty, and...
• Posted Georg Jensen Bikes to Bike Hugger
  Hunting for some computer supplies on Saturday morning, I ran into these urban single speed commuters branded by the high-end metalware maker Georg Jensen. They’re beautiful in person, but utterly impractical....
• Posted Makes me want to go to Burning Man... to Bike Hugger
  I lied. No it doesn't....
• Posted “I Like to Ride Bikes” to Bike Hugger
  Cool t-shirt with an articulate expression of my feelings about cycling: Available from Print Brigade....
• Posted First Day of Twitter Give Away at Webvisions to Bike Hugger
  The first day was a mixed success--our winners seemed genuinely excited, but Twitter made the process very difficult by inexplicably swallowing any messages that contained an @ symbol. Our first batch of winners came out like this: Twitter ID Item...
• Posted Twitter Give Away Prizes to Bike Hugger
  What We're Giving Away Ibex Fausto Jersey Women's Spin Jersey Lots more stuff from Ibex Crumpler Headaitchs Crumpler Famous Winebar Raygun Bike Hugger T-Shirts...
• Posted Twitter Giveaway to Bike Hugger
  Webvisions--Portland, OR--May 22 & 23 Sponsored by Ibex Ibex, Crumpler et al have given us a bunch of schwag to give away at Webvisions, so here’s how we’re doing it: Follow us on Twitter. When you've received word back...
• Posted Bicycle Repairman! to Bike Hugger
  Discussing Mobile Social this morning, we somehow got onto the topic of mobile bicycle repairmen. This, inevitably, led to Monty Python references. “See how he uses a spanner to tighten that nut!”...
• Posted Best bag for carrying a Mac laptop while riding a bike? to Bike Hugger
  Update (5/7/08): Flickr Group Based on the popularity of this post, Byron created a bike bags Flickr group. Pop in and upload photos of your setup—if you’re inclined, write a few words describing it and why it works for...
• Posted Bike Spotting to Bike Hugger
  Random Flickr photo of a birthday party and I’m sure that’s a Brompton over there in the corner. Also see Bike Warning and Bicycle on Wall Street. Uploaded by dtpix | from the Bike Hugger Photostream....
• Posted Surly Mustache to Bike Hugger
  Note the attention to details with the downtube shifters and mustache bars. That’s a commuter that’ll last forever. There’s a story to the bike as well. It was stolen and retrieved via graigslist. from the Bike Hugger Photostream....

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