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48×15 Vol 003 Preview

tdbowa — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:43:23 +0000

The third volume of 48×15 Magazine is almost finished. That’ll soon be one more thing to add to your growing stack of bathroom reading material. This issue, dubbed ‘ The Party Issue’ is jam packed with essential information for anyone who likes to party on a bike. Everything from ways to transport beer, to full Taobao bag reviews, to a full guide on partying for next to nothing everyday of the week and of course an entire feature dedicated to beer in China. This is going to be one hell of an issue, I’m pumped! Expect it to drop in print and online by the end of the month.

Changzhou Alleycat

tdbowa — Thu, 17 May 2012 08:13:07 +0000

Ever been to Changzhou? Yeah, didn’t think so. It’s one of those 2nd/3rd tier cities you can travel to by fast train from Shanghai. Well, it just so happens that co-editor of 48×15 Magazine, Adam, lives there! Yay, go Adam! He’s been slowly building a fixie community in his neck of the woods, and they’re all ready to host an Alleycat Race.

Here’s what you need to know:

Date: Friday June 22 (night time) and all day Saturday June 23

Location: Changzhou – for checkpoint specifics, keep checking back on their website

Fee: FREE! And that includes beer on Friday and Saturday!

Sign Up: By clicking HERE and filling out their easy to use form

It’s likely that we’ll organize some kind of group transportation to Changzhou from Shanghai if there’s enough interest, so please e-mail me (tyler@peoplesbike.com) if you think you’d like to join. Everyone is welcome, and I can guarantee it’s going to be a weekend of pure fun (and beer!). Hell yeah.

Rock on Changzhou! See you at the finish line.

Sinan Mansions Beer Fest

tdbowa — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:48:40 +0000

Drink! Drink! Drink! Damn straight there’s a Beer Festival happening in Shanghai – everything’s going down this Saturday at Sinan Mansions.

The Sinan Craft Beer Festival will be help from 2-10pm featuring live music, games and great food. Some cool prizes are also being included for the Beer Passport game (Factory 5 bike, food vouchers, brew with the brewmasters, stay at the Kerry Hotel, etc…) At least 40 different beers available that day, most of them draft.

Participants include: Boxing Cat Brewery (beer and food), The BREW, DR. Beer, Shanghai Brewery, Just Beer, Jackies Beer Nest, Duvel, Gold Cider, Kaiba, Hops Magazine, Funky Chicken (food), The Public (food), California Pizza Kitchen (food) and Factory Five.

Swing on through, especially at 4:30pm to watch the Dragon Boat racing challenges – I’ll be there drinking for team F5 – wish us luck!

Rock-A-Bop Rockabilly Carnival

tdbowa — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 04:14:34 +0000

Like sweet haircuts, tattoos, good music and dancing? Then Shanghai’s first ever Rockabilly Carnival is something you should check out!

It’s happening tomorrow at O’Maller’s, starts around noon, and entrance is FREE until 3pm. After that, you’ll have to pay.

There’s a full afternoon line-up of live bands (listing can be seen HERE) including the Rock Tigers from Korea!! Awesome.

Plus, enter the raffle / auction they’ve got going on and you can win a Factory Five custom re-build bike!

Spread the word and pray for good weather. See some of you tomorrow! I’ll be manning the F5 tent.

Kunshan Criterium 2012

tdbowa — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:58:45 +0000

Take on Shanghai’s best cycling in a criterium like no other. Tai Shi Dian’s beautiful water town is known in legend as the place where China was born. 5,000 years ago humans were just getting started. 5,000 years later they’re challenging each other in a 10k bike sprint around the lake. Who will prove the ultimate pro-magnon?

Transport, accommodation, race entry and a never-ending chinese banquets are all provided. That’s right, ALL provided! Plus, every competitor gets one of these shirts for free:

All you need to do is beat the competition and walk away with 10k worth of prizes from Factory Five… and title holder of the first Kunshan Crit.

There’s men and women’s categories, and the full schedule can be seen online HERE. Once you register we’ll follow up with a super in depth e-mail.

What are you waiting for, go register now!! All you have to do is fill out the online form on the official website.

Friday the 13th Group Night Ride

tdbowa — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:40:36 +0000

Tomorrow is Friday the 13th!! Come out and spin your legs with us as we ride through the city. Here’s all the details you need to know:

When: Friday, April 13th

Meet up: Factory Five, 876 Jiangsu Lu, Building E

Time: Meet at 8pm

Afterparty: at INFERNO, 480 Jian Guo Lu, 25RMB pints of Carlsberg and Tiger Draft, 25RMB house pours and 20RMB shots!

SHAC Prizes~!

tdbowa — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:13:07 +0000

This is what everyone has been wanting to know for the past week . . What will we be giving away as prizes!?! The short answer : a lot. Not just a lot, I mean REALLY a lot a lot. Seriously. The front lounge of F5 right now is so full you can’t even get inside! Prizes have been sorted into boxes and are stacking higher than most of the riders that’ll be competing.

Right, here’s what you care about, the prize list and breakdown! Enjoy. Don’t kill yourself trying to win this stuff!

Local Men’s Fixed Gear

1st Place: Custom Factory Five F5100 Smooth Weld Frame, H Plus Son TB14 gold rims, Restrap T-Shirt, Knog Cycling cap, Knog Gecko, Restrap Voucher, Vans T-Shirt, Vans shoes

2nd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Yasmine’s Butchery Voucher, BJ Fixed Bullhorn Bars, Nabiis Jacket, Knog Bag, Fyxation Cloth Tape, Restrap Voucher, Osiris shoes

3rd Place: Restrap T-Shirt, Kaiba Gift Card, Nabiis Hoodie, Knog Gecko, Knog Refill, Restrap Voucher

Local Women’s Fixed Gear

1st Place: Custom Factory Five Lugged Frame Set, H Plus Son Archetype Black Rims, Restrap T-shirt, Knog Cycling Cap, Knog Gecko, Restrap Voucher, Vans T-shirt, Vans shoes

2nd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Yasmine’s Voucher, BJ Fixed Bullhorn Bars, Fyxation Cloth Tape, Specialized White Tires, Restrap Voucher, Osiris shoes

3rd Place: Restrap T-Shirt, Kaiba Gift Card, Knog Gecko, Specialized Backpack, Knog Refill, Restrap Voucher

Local Men’s Non-Fixed

1st Place: Complete Custom Lee Jeans Fixie Rebuild, Restrap T-shirt, Knog Patch Kit, Restrap Voucher, Vans Shoes, Vans T-shirt

2nd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Yasmine’s Butchery Gift Card, Nabiis Jacket, Fyxation Cloth Tape, Urban Ears Medis, Osiris shoes

3rd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Kaiba Gift Card, Knog Beetle, Knog Refill

Local Women’s Non-Fixed

1st Place: Complete Custom Lee Jeans Fixie Rebuild, Restrap T-Shirt, Knog Patch Kit, Restrap Voucher, Vans shoes, Vans T-shirt

2nd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Yasmine’s Gift Card, Fyxation Cloth Tape, Urban Ears Medis, Osiris shoes

3rd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Kaiba Gift card, Knog Beetle, Knog Refill

Non-Local Men’s Fixed Gear

1st Place: Custom BJ Fixed Track Frame, H Plus Son Eero Red Rims, Restrap T-shirt, Restrap Voucher, Vans Shoes, Vans T-shirt

2nd Place: Urban Ears Plattan, Restrap T-shirt, Knog Cycling Cap, Fyxation Cloth Tape, Restrap Voucher, Osiris shoes

3rd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Nabiis T-shirt, Knog Gecko, Knog Refill, Restrap Voucher

Non-Local Women’s Fixed Gear

1st Place: Specialized Langster Frame, Restrap T-Shirt, Specialized Pink Bar Tape, Restrap Voucher, Vans shoes, Vans T-shirt

2nd Place: Urban Ears Plattan, Restrap T-shirt, Knog Cycling Cap, Fyxation Cloth Tape, Restrap Voucher, Osiris shoes

3rd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Knog Gecko, Knog Musette, Knog Refill, Restrap Voucher

Non-Local Men’s Non-Fixed

1st Place: Complete Custom Lee Jeans Fixie Rebuild, Restrap T-shirt, Frog Strobe, Restrap Voucher, Vans Shoes, Vans shirt

2nd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Urban Ears Tanto, Fyxation Cloth Tape, Osiris shoes

3rd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Nabiis T-shirt, Knog Beetle, Knog Refill

Non-Local Women’s Non-Fixed

1st Place: Complete Custom Lee Jeans Fixie Rebuild, Restrap T-shirt, Frog Strobe, Restrap Voucher, Vans T-shirt, Vans shoes

2nd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Urban Ears Tanto, Fyxation Cloth Tape, Osiris shoes

3rd Place: Restrap T-shirt, Knog Beetle, Knog Musette, Knog Refill

Trick Competition

1st Place: 1/8th Inch Butcher Trick Frame, Restrap Voucher, Vans shoes, Vans T-shirt

2nd Place: BSAID Jeans, BJ Fixed Bullhorn Bars, Osiris shoes

3rd Place: BSAID Jeans

Track Stand Competiton

1st Place: BJ Fixed Trick Frame, Vans shoes, Vans T-shirt

2nd Place: Nabiis 3/4 Pants, Knog Shirt, Osiris shoes

3rd Place: Knog Gloves, Fyxation Cloth Tape

Bunny Hop

1st Place: 1/8th Inch Butcher Frame, Vans Shoes

2nd Place: H Plus Son Eero Blue Rims, Osiris shoes

Gold Sprints

1st Place: Complete Custom Lee jeans Fixie Rebuild, Specialized Cap, Specialized Gold Bar Tape, Vans Shoes

2nd Place: Knog Gloves, Fyxation Bar Tape, Knog T-shirt, Restrap Voucher, Osiris shoes

DFL: *to be announced after the race!*

Special Prize 1: *to be announced after the race!*

Special Prize 2: *to be announced after the race!*

10 Non-Bike Reasons To Come To Alleycat

tdbowa — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:55:46 +0000

Lately all the buzz has been about everything bike related that surrounds the Shanghai Alleycat weekend . . But let me tell you, there is SO much more happening this weekend that anyone can get involved with – bike friendly or not!

Here’s the quick list of 10 non-bike reasons to come check out the Shanghai Alleycat this weekend:

#1 There’s a party Friday night at Shanghai Tattoo.

If you haven’t checked out their new studio yet, you really should. It’s at the corner of Maoming Lu and Yan’an Lu – and it’s fucking awesome. They’ve got a great rooftop and terrace, plus the indoor space is huge! Their hosting the official launch party for the Alleycat weekend, and word on the street has it that DJ Sacco will be spinning the beats all night long. Starts at roughly 9pm!

#2 200 FREE beers on Friday night from Cheers In

That’s right, at the party on Friday night there will be 200 free beers donated by Cheers In and Factory Five. We’re not talking Suntory or Tsingtao, these are imported Belgian Cuvee des Trolls – delicious blonde beer! After the 200 run out, Sinkiang will be sold for 10RMB, Beerlao for 15RMB and Cuvee des Trolls for 20RMB. Cheap beer, good fun!

#3 Amazing deals from Boxing Cat Brewery

The events on Saturday will be happening in and around Sinan Mansions, and the Sinan Mansions Boxing Cat Brewery location. They’ll have cheap (but delicious) food, cheap beer (super discounted) and specials will be running all afternoon and all night long. If you’ve been to one of their locations before then you know that this is something you won’t want to pass up!

#4 DJ B.O. will be spinning tunes Saturday night

Shanghai’s infamous #2 DJ will be spinning tracks from the 40′s, 50′s and 60′s all night long, outdoors in the Sinan Mansions courtyard. Think of it as a FREE outdoor mini-concert!

#5 Sunday BBQ sponsored by Yasmine’s Butchery

Arguably one of the best butcher shops in town, Yasmine’s will be serving up delicious BBQ’d food all Sunday afternoon at Factory Five. That means massive burgers, skewers, chicken wings, salads and even a few steaks! Prices will be cheap (20 – 40RMB), and it’ll likely be some of the best meat you’ve ever tasted in Shanghai.

#6 FREE beer on Sunday

At the Sunday BBQ, The Brew will be bringing down their brew-trike – which is basically a motorcycle with a side car filled with kegs of beer . . Something like 300+ pints of beer to be exact. They’ll be dishing this out for free all afternoon, so turn up and have a drink with us!

#7 Mosh on Sunday night with King Ly Chee

Honk Kong hardcore legends are in town for one night only as part of their China tour, and you can expect some seriously good stage dives and mosh pits. The show starts at 9pm, tickets are 80RMB, and everything will be happening at Yuyintang. Shanghai Alleycat will be promoting the event the entire weekend, so you can bet your ass it’ll be sold out. Plus, Shanghai’s newest hardcore band, Spill Your Guts, debuts for the first time. Mosh mosh!

#8 Meet cool people!

As if this wasn’t obvious enough, coming to hang out for a weekend full of awesome events gives you the chance to make new friends and meet some really cool people. If you’re lucky enough, maybe you’ll even get a chance to talk to USA superstar Austin Horse who is flying in from NYC for the race!

#9 Get outdoors!

Notice a trend here? Almost everything is happening outdoors. Spring is upon us and the weather is beautiful – so get outside, enjoy the (fresh) air and come and say hello!

#10 Be part of a growing trend

Shanghai Alleycat has done their best to combine all rising Shanghai sub cultures into one weekend : fixed gear, tattoos, local music, craft beers and creative minds. If reasons #1 through #9 weren’t enough for you then this might be. See you this weekend? I hope so.

2012 SHAC Checkpoints

tdbowa — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:35:48 +0000

The first 10 checkpoints have been released. You can read them on the website HERE, or check them out below!

*2 additional hidden checkpoints will be released on Friday, April 6th, 2012 at the night ride and online.

*还会有两个地点在礼拜五4月6日发出来在夜骑和网站。

Start/End Point – 起点／重点

Sinan Mansions – 思南公馆

51 Sinan Rd near Fuxing Middle Rd
思南路51号靠复兴中路

This year the start and end point will be at Sinan Mansions. Please remember to bring a lock for your bike and a helmet.

When you arrive, please park and lock your bike anywhere off Sinan Mansions property. We suggest the north side of Fuxing Rd, across from the venue. Riders will be starting on foot in the courtyard registration area and when the race begins must go and find their bikes.

今年的起点和重点会在思南公馆。请记住带锁和头盔。

到了思南公馆，请你将车锁在思南公馆外。我们建议你停在复兴中路的北边，思南公馆对面。当比赛开始，骑手将从思南公馆内步行出发，找到自己的自行车，骑向第一个点。

Checkpoints －盖章点

Factory Five

876 Jiangsu Rd, Block E, Suite 102 near Huashan Rd
江苏路876号E楼102室靠华山路

Shanghai Tattoo

1 Maoming South Rd, 4th Floor near Yanan West Rd
茂名南路1号4层靠延安西路

***Please be prepared to run up to the 4th floor, someone will be downstairs to watch your bike.
***这个点需要跑到4楼拿手腕带，下面会有人看车。

Airwalk

242 Julu Rd near Ruijin 1st Rd
巨鹿路242号靠瑞金一路

Boxing Cat Brewery

82 Fuxing West Road near Yongfu Rd
复兴西路82号靠永福路

La Creperie

do 1 Taojiang Rd near Fenyang Rd
桃江路1号靠汾阳路

Yasmines Butchery

93 Xiangyang South Rd near Nanchang Rd
襄阳南路93号靠南昌路

Kaiba Tap House－开巴

168 JianGuo Middle Rd near Sinan Rd
建国中路168号靠思南路

***Please be prepared to run up to the second floor.
***这个点需要跑到2楼拿手腕带，

Specialized

221 Jianguo West Rd near Jiashan Rd.
建国西路221号靠嘉善路

Cheers In

499 Beijing West Rd near Chengdu North Rd
北京西路499号靠成都北路

Central Studios

751 Huangpi South Rd near Jianguo East Rd
黄陂南路751号靠建国东路

***Please be prepared to have your photograph taken.
***请准备有人要照片

2012 Shanghai Alleycat Registration Now Open!

tdbowa — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:27:24 +0000

The Shanghai Alleycat will be held this year from April 6 – 8 with a jam packed full weekend schedule of events including Asia’s largest free bicycle race – THE M*Fin ALLEYCAT! This year’s title sponsor is Boxing Cat Brewery at Sinan Mansions. Woot! BCB will be providing their excellent microbrew and home style food refreshments throughout the day as well as hosting the prize ceremony and after party.

Like the last two years, the Shanghai Alleycat is open to anyone on a bike. The Alleycat grew from 150 to 350 competitors between 2009 and 2010, and this year we’re expecting upwards of 700 riders. Even Austin Horse, ‘North American Cycle Courier Champion’ and stunt action star of the new film ‘Premium Rush’ will be flying out to compete.

If you’ve noticed the fancy flyer already, you’ll see that the increase in sponsors is incredible. We’re working with some outstanding brands and companies this year. In every competitor’s race pack will be a free Alleycat t-shirt designed by LEE. Not to mention that this year’s prizes, awarded to the top 3 places across 12 categories, total over 100,000RMB. Booya!!!

Anyways, check out the website HERE, be sure to register and prepare yourself for the best cycling event in China of 2012. Mannnn am I pumped!