Made in China

Made in China is now a mark of distinction, at least in the case of Factory 5 bikes. Born from the blood and sweat of my good high school friend Jeff Liu, the Canadian import Tyler Bowa, and partners, Factory 5 has been doing awesome custom frame building and classic restoration, while giving rise to…

Ride Profiles: The Semi-Tough Cycling Club’s “O.C. Ride”

The Semi-Tough Cycling Club’s Saturday “O.C. Ride” has quickly become one of my favorites rides. So much so, that I’ll pass up an always eventful Friday night in New Orleans just so that I can #earlytobedearlytoshred it. The ride starts most Saturday mornings at 7:15am at the PJ’s near Magazine and Jefferson (edit: new starting…

Seabase Climbs Galibier

Beautiful footage of Patrick Seabase on his track bike ascent of Col. du Galibier. Aside from the fixed gear shredding, my favorite thing about this flick is the sound design and scoring; almost haunting. We’re lucky our weather is much nicer right now so get out today and start mashing. Go climb a bridge or…

Southern Safari Rolls Through the Red Stick

I saw this teaser pic on PiNP this morning and knew I recognized the spot. With a little help from Google StreetView I was able to confirm this was exactly where I thought it was – outside the Camelot Club in downtown Baton Rouge, on the corner of 5th and Florida. I’ve been kicked out…

Rouge Roubaix Instagram Roundup

Despite battling steep hills, gnarly gravel sections, and brutal winds, a lot of New Orleans’ Semi-Tough Cycling Club had time to pull out the phone and snap pictures. Yeah You Ride favorites are rounded up after the jump

Spring Classics in the South

Some of the Semi-Tough Cycling Club are heading up to St. Francisville for the 2013 Rouge Roubaix. Your humble blogger (Boedi) will be entering his first USAC sanctioned race as a Cat 5. Your other humble blogger (Rich) will be there supporting with beer hand-ups and salty words of encouragement. Oh, and hopefully he’ll snap a…

Early To Bed, Early To Shred: NOMAMBO Dawn Patrol

For those unfamiliar , NOMAMBO (New Orleans Metropolitan Area Mountain Bike Association) is the Nola bike community’s premiere MTB club, as well as its longest acronym. These are the guys to thank for maintaining the Spillway trails and organizing many events. As we approach summer and temps rise, morning riding becomes a continually more attractive…

Spring Brake Yrself 2013 Alleycat

We are excited to announce that Yeah You Ride will be hosting the first alleycat of 2013, “Spring Brake Yrself”! Proceeds will benefit Plan B Community Bike Shop.  Mark your calendar for April 20th and start studying your road map. We’re shaking things up with some different locations, challenges, and rules. While we won’t tell…