My girl Jessy passed this one along from Kotaku:
Portland is a serious bicycling community. But not so serious that it can’t have some fun with its bike lanes. Some wag painted a whole bunch of Mario Kart items along a stretch of North Williams Avenue in the city.
The symbols include speed boost arrows, bananas, mushrooms, and stars. So far nothing exotic or offense-based, like the shells. They’re there to provide a little humor and inspiration to cyclists commuting home.
Here’s the full story.

The skate zine show There Is Xerox On The Insides Of Your Eyelids is headed to Southern California at the Torrance Art Museum. The show opens July 24th and runs until September 4th.

I need to get in on this…
With thanks to Andy Jenkins and The Skateboard Mag.

Bob Osborn, owner of Wizard Publications, which published iconic magazines BMX Action (née Bicycle Motocross Action), FREESTYLIN’, and briefly Homeboy, as well as the book The Complete Book of BMX (1984), is a the kind of person the world could do to have a few more of. His free spirit and eye for talent indirectly influenced the course of my life. By hiring younger, kindred spirits on little more than a hunch (e.g., Andy Jenkins, Spike Jonze, and Mark Lewman), he changed the …

Well, it’s about time… Legislation has been passed that pretty well equates bikes to cars when it comes to rights on the road. Now if only the laws of physics could be amended to do the same.

Full article in Wired.

BMX Society has a new interview up with Andy Jenkins. Here’s their introduction:
For our first interview since evolving into the BMX Society, it is my distinct pleasure to present the profile of a very important BMX personage and an all around good guy. A man who should require no introduction, but since as kids we often just tore into new issues of our favorite BMX magazines, focusing only on the content and sometimes not even noticing the creators of what we were taking …

Another great find by Chris Mullins. Check this thing out:

The PK Ripper Fixed Gear is the 3rd installment in a series of limited edition bike projects from DC and SE Racing. Within this run of 1,000 (in the US), The Standard has micro customized twenty of these PK Rippers to reflect the New York hotel’s signature black and gold style. Fifteen bikes will be available for complimentary use by The Standard New York hotel guests while five are available for purchase now at The Standard’s online shop for $1,250 USD.
Details …

This comes to us via Jim Cielencki’s Twitter: a custom Sunday Model-C cruiser from Russia. Just check the photos (drool…).

See the full set here.

As of today, The Peddler Bike Shop here in Austin is now located at the corner of 51st and Duvall, right next to Flight Path coffee shop.

Go check ‘em out. We’ll be by there this afternoon.

There is no other metal band that compares to Slayer. No other band has been together as long, destroyed as much stuff, ripped as hard, nor kept their collective foot so heavy on the pedal. Slayer has never let up. Ever.
I finally got to see them wreck shit live on stage at the Mayhem Festival on August 14th in San Antonio, Texas. Thanks to Matt and Nate Bailie, whom I’ve known since the ninth grade, I can now die happy. The set list included “Psychopathy Red” from their forthcoming World …

Mullins passed this one our way:

After numerous previews, The Hundreds have finally decided to officially showcase their latest creation in the form of the world’s first ever 26″ PK Ripper by SE Bikes. Built exclusively for the Los Angeles-based streetwear label, the bike boasts an all-new 6061 aluminum tubing, looptail rear end, and retro dropouts. Limited to only 350 units worldwide, each individually numbered bike features the signature The Hundreds JAGS design throughout, including the seat and padset. A release is scheduled for August 13th, 2009 at The Hundreds SF/LA …