Friday, July 25, 2008

Recent Accolades

This illustration, "Soft Touch", that I created for Benefits Selling Magazine was selected into the prestigious American Illustration 27 showcase. Woop!
From A.I., "...it was one of only 294 images from 7,500 submitted to receive at least 2 votes and is therefore eligible to appear permanently on our web site..."
Art Director; Joe Schlue. Thanks Joe!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Xtracycle


The Xtracycle is done. I repurposed my old, well used mountain bike by installing an Xtracycle Freeradical on the back. Now it's a heavy hauling, off-road touring, winter commuting monster bike. Xtracycle calls it a, "SUB"; Sport Utility Bike.
Rides better than I thought it would. The Schwable Marathon XR tires really soak up the bumps. Took a lot of spacers to get the handlebars up in a comfortable position.
The extra stem will hold a section of handlebar to mount lights and possibly another water bottle cage. Very useful mod as it acts like a big spacer.
This will be my winter commuter as well. With the addition of studded tires for icy conditions.