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How a Bicycle is Made (in 1945)

This video is kinda old and kinda long (and so fuckin' British), but if you have a little time to squander, this look into how Raleigh bikes were manufactured and designed in 1945 is pretty neat-o.  For example:

This lady can install a tire in under 50 seconds.

This is the giant Raleigh factory.

The meth lab in the back of the factory.

Duder apparently fills 1,000 hubs with ball bearings every goddamn day.

I’d like to know how you turn all these lines and circles on paper into a finished bicycle.” - An Actual British Person

Rad New Sirron Norris Mural In Bougie New Taco Shop

Up until last week, Parkmerced was known for absolutely nothing.  It's still known for nothing, but now it's home to Taco Libre, the latest venture from Nombe chef Vincent Schofield, which apparently means something to foodies.  And while I'm certain I'll never bike out there and navigate through the resident rat population, the interior murals by Sirron Norris sure are fine.

Cats and Skulls

Gemma Correll isn't a local artist or anything, but I did get turned onto her work from the recently departed Little Otsu press/shop on Valencia, so I figure that's good enough. Anyway, Gemma is now doing monthy cartoons for Emirates inflight magazine, which means there's at least one thing looking at in airline magazines now. [link]

Are Juice Boxes of Jameson the Next Four Loko?

If you missed last night's episode of Sons of Anarchy, you missed a glimpse on what could be one of the most significant liquor industry game-changers since the 21st amendment.  I'm actually amazed no one has thought of this sooner.  Its size is perfect for the movie theater, park, or high school cafeteria.  Plus, it makes a fantastic popping noise when you stomp on an empty.

Anyway, I've searched the internets far and wide to figure out where I can buy this groundbreaking product, but all that turns up where a bunch of queries on Yahoo! Answers trying to find the same thing.  Perhaps this was just a teaser product placement?

(gif via Dan's Page)

Better Than an Evergreen

Are you reading Ice Tubes yet?  If not, you might be missing fantastic stuff such as the bicycle Christmas tree featured above.  Sure, this “tree” might reside in Sydney, which is some city in a country that isn't in the Mission, but it still serves as an important reminder of what we can accomplish when we're not tweeting.

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Erik Elstran's Dragon Shredit

In my eyes, the highlight of last weekend's Bicycle Film Festival had to have been the 4 minute clip of this kid going completely nuts on his bike.  It's like prop comedy had a bender of unprotected sex with a BMX bike and birthed a kid in Wisconsin.

Dickchicken Just Wants to Inspire Some More Smiles

Dickchicken, who, through anonymity and satire, has risen to be the Banksy of Brooklyn, was just interviewed by The Workbook Project.  While watching a guy drawing penis shafts for three minutes is usually reason enough to watch a short, he does offer up some incite into his work.  For example, he basically confirms what we all could have guessed: drawing a chicken with a penis for a head wasn't originally intended to have a higher meaning; he just wanted everyone to have a good laugh.  Also, he admits he feels like “an idiot” when thinking about the future of Dickchicken, which probably is the only reasonable emotion a man in his position could feel.

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