YESTERDAY WE OPTED FOR A DRIVE

Steady winds hit 40 mph, with gusts between 50 and 60mph. Tens of thousands of people also lost power for a time in the storm, which toppled trees and blew debris onto roadways, cars and houses.

We thought it was a good choice.

FIRE IN THE SKY, EMBERS IN THE TREES, & FENDERS ON OUR WHEELS

{words carey images carey& brian}

Ahh...finally we are back on the streets of Seattle, South Park, Georgetown, Tukwilla, and Kent. Interbike has come and gone and Brian's 2 week mountain biking hiatus has ended; what next to do, but get back into the ceremony of riding to Raleigh every morning and riding home every evening.

We left Seattle three weeks ago wearing tank tops and shorts; now we are back and the weather is asking for gloves, chrome knickers, taller socks, soft shell uppers, fenders, and bright lights.

Fall has arrived and I must admit I am thoroughly stoked. How can you not be stoked when the leaves of the trees you have passed all summer are starting to dress themselves in oranges, yellows, and reds? How can you not be stoked about the chilly weather that makes that triple shot americano taste better than it ever has? How can you not be stocked that pumpkins, ghosts, Christmas lights, and rabbits are going to litter the streets? And how can you not be stocked to put your Cat Eye Triple Shot on your bike so you can roll through the silent darkness of a winter morning? To say the least I am excited for a winter of riding; not only to work but in the mountains and around the roads of Washington.

Here are some pictures of us welcoming in the colors, smells, and temperatures of fall/winter.

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Morning Blur - 6:30am

10 minutes later I was greeting with fire in the sky!

I told you Ghosts were starting to come out.

Trees around the bend.



Grabbing gloves on the run - a bit chilly out there.

Brian keeping the fun between his legs!

PJ rolling.

Matt with the train cars near West Seattle.

Rolling back into the city after work.

Brian came across this gathering of the art pigs in downtown Seattle.

Until - Monday Enjoy the Ride & Enjoy the Fall!

Over and Out.

SEATTLE STAR-CROSSED PHOTO CONTEST

For those of you attending the"Bright Lights, Bumping Tunes, Fast Bikes, Great Beer" Cyclocross opener in Seattle on Sept. 22nd - make sure to bring your camera. We have put up two Retro NX3 Cruiser's as the prize for the best picture. So snap rapidly, set your exposure for longer than normal, and send in your pics. You can find all info here: hagens berman cycling.

Also, click on the poster above to view rules and where to send your pictures.

Enjoy.

AWAY & AWAY

It's been what seems like ages since we last posted; so here is a incredibly short post with a link to ROAD magazines blog for the doings of Carey, Reed, Dave, and Neil - the editor of ROAD magazine.

Commuting has been solid - so has the time devoted to Interbike which will be happening in 2 weeks; my lack of prose will be blamed on this massive industry event.

If you haven't already clicked on the link above click here: roadmagazine.net

Make sure to scroll down as he as been a firecracker in posting - amazingly enough he has been posting all by phone. I am a bit jealous and lusting after this bit of technology.

Until next week.

Enjoy.

A HUGE SHOUT OUT!

Well...we are officially back; the photo shoot was a success and I was happy to keep you all up to par with it. The buzz has been great and I am glad to hear everyone is as excited about these bikes as I am (and everyone here at Raleigh for that matter).

I wanted to take the time to give a HUGE shout out to the companies that provided us with their goods for the shoot. I must say our models looked super sharp; the clothing, eye wear, and shoes complimented our entire line of Raleigh bikes.

Our sincere thanks goes out to:





www.twinsix.com








www.castelli-us.com









www.adidas.com








www.chromebags.com






www.giro.com






www.rapha.cc





www.shimano.com






www.smithoptics.com









www.vergesports.com



Enjoy.

{images carey}

Time: 4pm
Bikes: Mojave 8.0 & Mojave 5.0
Location: Dungeness River Trail outside Sequim, WA

Last photo shoot of the trip.

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{every shoot started with the preparation of bikes - load, unload, pump}

{lining up and waiting for the next run, I believe they were on their 10th pass of the same drop at this point}

{do it again!}

Enjoy!

{images kyle words carey}

Time: 5am (pretty dang early)
Bikes: XXIX & XXIX+G
Location: Hurricane Ridge Port Angeles, WA

I was a model for 2 of the shoots and this was the one I wanted to be in the most, as the XXIX is one of my favorite bikes to ride. I love this bike to death so it was awesome that I could be part of this shoot.

{damn, it's early}

{do it again!}

{so...I will come from here and then you go that way}

{I always knew Brain was obsessed with the Greek profile}