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T-Town Pee Wee Pedalers

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:28:07 +0000

Our friend John Chambers sent over this rad shot of his son Logan rocking the Affinity jersey at T-Town.

Check out more about the PeeWee Pedalers here.

CBNC And Sean Martin For Affinity

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:12:36 +0000

CBNC just dropped a new edit by Ace Carretero for CBNC and Affinity Cycles. We are stoked to sponsor these guys and gals on the west coast.

From Sean at ToLA:

As some of might know by now, the CBNC Cycling Team is sponsored by Affinty Cycles. We have been shooting some edits of team members talking about the sponsorship and what it means to them. Since I had been riding a Lo-Pro and was one of the main organizers of this sponsorship, I get first shine. I miss my Lo-Pro but can’t wait to race and shred on a Kissena, I’m very proud to be sponsored by Affinity. Be on the lookout for more edits from riders and how we build these awesome frames up. Thanks to Affinity, CBNC and huge thanks to Ace Carretero (thanks for making me look good).

CBNC Team Kits

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:25:44 +0000

Pretty pumped on these guys/gals and the kits.

The CBNC is doing their thing out in LA, and Affinity is proud to be a sponsor.

Photos via Takeover LA.

4TH Annual NYC Bike Jumble

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:05:38 +0000

It’s time to clean out your bin of bike parts and lay it on a blanket, the Bike Jumble is coming up quick.

Washington Park is gonna be filled with bike gear, some new and some used. Bound to stumble on something you need, there are always some hidden gems at bike swaps.

Red Bull Ride And Style

admin — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:25:36 +0000

Here is one of the many edits from the Red Bull Ride And Style event in SF last weekend.

Our boy Alex aka “Thunder Thighs” was out killing it on the minidrome at the pre event as well.

CBNC Chubby Boob Team Kit

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:36:18 +0000

Sean from Takeover LA and the CBNC crew were in vegas for Magic and happened to be in a booth super close. One thing lead to another and Affinity is now the bike sponsor for the Chubby Boob team. The kits are rad, if you are into that sort of thing.

One thing is for sure, these dudes are out there.

More images here, and more to come from these crazy cats from LA soon.

Trafik Shop Visit

admin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:53:29 +0000

Our friends from LA were in town a bit ago and spent some time at the shop. The guys from Trafik know how to ride, and party.

Tragedy Strikes the Kissena Velodrome… Literally!

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:01:05 +0000

The Kissena Velodrome and the Star Track Youth program took a huge hit this past weekend. Last Saturday was opening day for the Star Track youth program, but late Thursday evening the two storage containers which house bikes and operating equipment fell victim to a smash and run, damaging and destroying much of the contents. Unfortunately an estimated 16 bikes and 12-15 wheel sets were ruined.

After hearing the news, Affinity’s founder Jason Gallacher reached out to program director Diedre Bader, and head coach Delroy Walters about helping out with repairs and donating bikes to replace the destroyed youth program bikes so the kids can have bikes to ride for the opening events.

On Saturday we were out at the track assessing the damage, truing wheels, checking the alignment of frames sets and helping get the bikes functional. Affinity, The Kissena Velo Fund and friends will be lending support to help get things back on track for the Star Track Youth program. We’ll be out at the track again on Tuesday fixing more bikes and helping get the kids program going again. If anyone would like to help out or donate financially to the Kissena Velodrome, please email the Kissena Velo Fund here.

Affinity and the Kissena Velo Fund would like to thank the parents of Star Track for helping out, also Andy Poes, Jesse Mclean, Diedre Bader, Delroy Walters, Andrew LaCorte and the many other who helped out on Saturday!

Our New Dude

admin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:26:15 +0000

thought I would introduce Cooper, our newest wrench at Affinity. He looks something like this:

We call him the Doc. The Doc has a tumblr, he’s addicted to coffee and bikes. Tumble with him. Also, he’s fast and will race anyone who comes into the shop.

NYC Philanthropist donates $40 Million for Brooklyn Velodrome Complex

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:07:24 +0000

In a shocking announcement yesterday, Joshua Rechnitz, a NYC local resident and cycling enthusiast has made the largest single donation to NYC parks department for the purpose of building an indoor Velodrome on Pier 5 in Brooklyn. This new facility will host an inclosed 200 meter track over looking the Brooklyn Promenade and the amazing view of lower Manhattan!

The New York Times reported that Mr. Rechnitz plans to build a 115,000 square foot filed house with architect Thomas Phifer to fit the Velodrome including room for 2,500 seats and a 22,000-square-foot infield that can accommodate other sports, including basketball, tennis, volleyball and gymnastics.

Stay tuned for more details about this new facility, Affinity and the Kissena Velo Fund proudly supports this new venture and plans to work with Mr. Rechnitz to create a world class cycling facility. Congratulations to New York City and cyclists world wide, our dreams of Olympic level cycling will soon be at our door steps!

Photo: Andrea Mohin/The New York Times