May 12, 2025

All in the Mixte

 

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Characterized by its classic Euro design, the distinctive mixte bike features double lateral tubes in a diamond step-through frame that offers chic and easy everyday riding.

LEFT COLUMN: PUBLIC BIKES M7I now $664.95. Classic styling and thoughtful design meet in the PUBLIC M7i for a modern take on the classic French mixte-bike design. With an easy shifting Shimano Nexus 7-speed internal hub, and its stylish but functional step-over mixte design makes this ride a winner with women and men alike. 

LINUS DUTCHI 3I $769. A classic Dutch city bike with function and elegance, the upright riding position of the Dutchi makes it very comfortable for everyday use, and the low step-through frame allows for easy on and off. Reliable and low-maintenance 3-speed internal hub offers easy shifting. 

BOBBIN HUMMINGBIRD VINTAGE BIKE now $384. Running errands, leisure riding, and all your  daily activities, this chic mixte bike will get you there in style and ease with 7 shimano gears. The Hummingbird’s handlebar stem comes forward and the head tube is short for a speedy agile ride in a 1960s french design. Immaculate gloss paint finish comes in a wide range of colors. Read More

 

February 22, 2025

A Rooftop Ocean Skatepark

 

 

Perched between the mountains and the sea on the coast of China is the city of Qingdao, the location of a new skatepark with a design like no other. As the flow of skateboarding mirrors the essence of surfing, the skatepark recreates an ocean on the rooftop of Qingdao MixC mall. The layout incorporates flowing curves of ocean waves, highlighting the connection between the two sports.

Qingdao’s breathtaking coastal scenery is considered a natural treasure, yet it is also a commercial city. Qingdao Mixc Phase I and II Connection Area Skatepark Renovation Project, designed by Within Beyond Studio, allows the two to coexist in harmony. This dual activation, both in terms of spatial design and movement, infuses the entire terrace. Read More

 

December 20, 2024

Extreme Sport

 


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Playtime goes over the top with these extravagant fun and games. For the person who has everything, here are a few crazy splurges.

CLOCKWISE TOP LEFT: HERMES ATOUT BACKGAMMON GAME $21,400; SWAROVSKI OPTIK CL CURIO 7X21 BINOCULARS $899; LOUIS VUITTON CHRISTOPHER JUMP ROPE $810; TIFFANY STERLING SILVER COMPASS $1000; GEOFFREY PARKER LEATHER OUTDOOR BOULES SET $4765; LORO PIANO SUITCASE STRIPE WOOD & LEATHER PADDLEBALL SET $1075; GUCCI DICE SET $430; TODD SNYDER X NFL BY FANATICS CASHMERE RUGBY SWEATER $528; PENT FITNESS HANIA STATIONARY BIKE $6900; LOUIS VUITTON BILLIARD MONOGRAM ECLIPSE GM $113,000

 

October 1, 2024

Ski In Ski Art

 

 

American ski and snowboard brand K2 has just launched the all-new Omen Ski Collection with Berlin-based artist Julia Schimautz for the winter 2025 season. The artist’s vibrant designs embody the spirit of the Omen Ski Collection, the twin-tip freestyle ski line that offers durability, performance, and a whole lot of fun for park, pipe, and street skiing.

Schimautz is a highly regarded graphic designer known for her bold colors and playful multi-disciplinary art forms. Her graphics for the Omen Ski Collection utilize risograph printing — a technique that blends elements of screen printing and photocopying, creating distinctive blurred shapes through intentional misalignments. Combining vintage aesthetics with the imperfections of printing processes, the result are one-of-a-kind vibrant graphics and a whole new look in ski design. Read More

 

August 14, 2024

La Gloire du Sport

 

 

French motorbike company, DAB Motors has commemorated the Paris 2024 Olympics with the creation of five custom electric motorbikes in the colors of the Olympic rings. Each represents a different sport: blue for surfing, green for tennis, yellow for basketball, red for boxing, and black for skateboarding. Titled “A La Gloire du Sport”, the collection features the company’s first production electric motorbike, DAB 1α.

DAB is producing just 400 units of the DAB 1α for selected customers who can request personalization and one of these Paris 2024 Olympic inspired designs. Each bike is a unique numbered piece with an engraved numbered plate above the handlebar.

DAB Motors, which was acquired by Peugeot in 2023, was founded by Simon Dabadie and the sports selected represent his favorites from the Paris 2024 Olympics. Beyond the colors, each Olympic inspired bike features special details inspired by each sport. Read More

 

April 15, 2024

Walk This Way

 

MARK SISSON IN HIS PELUVAS

I first met Mark Sisson in 2016 at The XPT Experience, a 3-day immersive sports performance clinic programmed with workouts and lectures on the cutting-edge training, nutrition, and recovery practices of top elite and professional athletes. XPT was founded by famed big wave surfer Laird Hamilton and his wife, former pro volleyball player Gabby Reece. One of the guest speakers that particular XPT was Mark Sisson, creator of The Primal Blueprint and a line of paleo/keto products called Primal Kitchen.

Sisson began his journey as a competitive endurance athlete, and has evolved into a world-renowned authority on optimal health, fitness, and performance. The Primal Blueprint was published in 2009 and essentially put the Paleo diet on the map. This groundbreaking primer adapted the lifestyle practices of our hunter-gatherer ancestors to a modern-day nutritional program. His blog MarksDailyApple, launched in 2006, became recognized as the primary resource for information on ancestral health, and Sisson has written several best-selling books based on the ancestral diet and lifestyle.

The “Primal” or Paleo diet is high in protein and healthy fats; low in carbohydrates; and specifically eliminates certain food groups like grains, legumes, dairy, sugar, and anything else that were not available in Paleolithic ancestral times. As a result our bodies learn to burn fat for fuel, our own supply as a bonus, instead of carbohydrates. Paleo and the similar high protein/low carb Keto diet, exploded in popularity with the health and weight loss benefits people experienced — as did Primal Kitchen, Sisson’s line of supplements and condiments that made this way of eating taste delicious. Primal Kitchen was purchased in 2019 by Heinz for approximately $200 million looking to capitalize on this trend. Read More

 

February 2, 2024

Masters Swimming

 

MASTERS SWIMMING AT ASPHALT GREEN

 
Contrary to what you might think, Masters Swimming is not just for master swimmers. In fact it’s for everyone, swimmers of all levels, as I learned last week at Asphalt Green where I trained with the AGUA Masters swim team.

“Masters Swimming is for anyone 18 and over. At Asphalt Green we’re really trying to welcome everyone, from someone who just learned how to swim to former Olympians”, says Jim Wu Head Coach AGUA Masters. “We try to incorporate workouts that will appeal to all levels.” AGUA Masters swim team is dedicated to helping adult swimmers improve their swimming by developing better technique, fitness, and endurance through structured group instruction and training.

The last time I was on a swim team, I think I was 12 or 13. I still swim regularly but recreationally, not very far or particularly fast. I had seen the AGUA Masters team practicing at Asphalt Green where I am a member, their workout written out on the white board, and thought it looked like a fun way to increase both my distance and speed. Read More

 

January 1, 2024

Tennis Everyone?

 

 

While everyone has been talking about Pickleball, tennis is alive and well, and you’re never too old to learn. Group adult instruction programs and classes like Drill & Play and Cardio Tennis are offered for all levels at almost any tennis club, at many of which you don’t need to be a member to join a class. It’s a fun and social approach to the game, with a non-stop format that makes it a great workout too. Read More

 
 

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