Bike Day LA is a group of cyclists that organizes events to support and promote bicycles in the Los Angeles area

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Showing posts with label interview. Show all posts
Showing posts with label interview. Show all posts

Saturday, August 29, 2009

This is Alyson

It's Saturday. You better be going to the BFF tonight and definitely to the BBQ/Block Party tomorrow. A few of us will be there!!! Our last interview of the Bike Day LA folks is actually me, Alyson Michelle!

Q: What do you do for Bike Day LA?
A: I'm the brain. I run our website, blog, facebook, twitter, myspace.

Q: In your next life what will you be (either for bike day la or not)?
A: I want to come back as a leotard! (it's from a movie)

Q: What do you ride?
A: A wonderful 46 Swobo Sanchez with celeste cages and a back white wheel.

Q: What is your favorite thing about bicycling?
A: The sense of community.

Q: What do you hate when you ride?
A: Going up hill against the wind on a crack ridden road.

Q: Your favorite trick?
A: Going fast? I don't do tricks but I quite like watching them.

Q: Its your last meal, what are you eating?
A: One of every piece of sushi on the San Shi Go menu, potato pesto pizza from Escape from NY pizza on Haight, a pear and candied walnut salad, a strawberry & nutella crepe, faux canadian style sticky chicken and saffron rice, a dr pepper, a grilled cheese from in & out, all the appetizers at Green Leaves on Hillhurst, and cookies & cream yogurt land. YUM.

Q: Where can you be found?
A: Behind a computer screen, biking around, or on a big orange couch with the boyfriend & a cat named Larry.

Q: And last but not least, what is your dream bike?
A: Celeste Bianchi Concept with celeste deep v's and white components & white tires.

Friday, August 28, 2009

This is Trout

TGIF!!! Here's our interview of the last gentleman of Bike Day LA, Andrew "Trout". Everyone make sure you make it out for the Bicycle Film Festival & BFF block party this weekend!

Q: What do you do for Bike Day LA?
A: I contact sponsors, handle all relations with the venue, plan, organize, setup and tear down the event.

Q: In your next life what will you be (either for bike day la or not)?
A: I will be myself, but in Heaven. I'm one of the few young adults who still believes in God.

Q: What do you ride?
A: 2009 Fuji Track Comp

Q: What is your favorite thing about bicycling?
A: The freedom of going on long rides and seeing all of the things that you wouldn't see if you were stuck in a rolling box with windows.

Q: What do you hate when you ride?
A: I hate a lot of things. Wind, the sun, assholes who drive around you really fast, just so they can then stop at a stop light and you catch right back up to them, pot holes/cracks, stop lights, the road dust that buses kick up, car exhaust.

Q: Your favorite trick?
A: uhh backwards circles I guess...it's the only thing I can do.

Q: Its your last meal, what are you eating?
A: Tacos with Morning Star "Grillers" fake meat, corn on the cob, Velveeta Shells n' Cheese, smores Pop Tarts, Cookie Crisp, water, sprite, Cherry Coke (I don't drink caffeine, but what the hell...it's my last meal right?), Double Stuffed Oreos, Samoas (girl scout cookies), chocolate shake from Johnny Rockets, corn tamales from Pink Taco, Fussili pasta with no sauce and lots of parmesan cheese from Redd Rocketts Pizza Port at Disneyland, and a 16oz Orange Dream Machine from Jamba Juice with a parmesan pretzel.

Q: Where can you be found?
A: Either at home with my girl and my dogs, on my bike around L.A. or at work.

Q: And last but not least, what is your dream bike?
A: I have two dream bikes... First is a Yamaguchi Team USA Track bike frame and fork, Mavic Ellipse wheels with Black Phil Wood Track hubs, Sugino 75 cranks, Phil Wood BB, Chris King headset, Cinelli quill stem, Nitto B123 track drops, Selle Italia SLR saddle. Second would be a Cervelo P3 TT Bike.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

This is Mackeyos

Here's another one of dear boys from Bike Day LA. Sean "Mackeyos". Happy Thursday everyone, hope you will all be going out to the Bicycle Film Festival art show tonight (more on that later).

Q: What do you do for Bike Day LA?
A: I make sure everyone who shows up has fun. Gifts and goodies.

Q: In your next life what will you be (either for bike day la or not)?
A: Dead, I belive in heaven

Q: What do you ride?
A: I ride a poorly striped rusted kilo courtesy of bikes direct

Q: What is your favorite thing about bicycling?
A: 1986, a hbo film, rad.

Q: What do you hate when you ride?
A: I hate the 3 c's cars cracks and cops

Q: Your favorite trick?
A: Any variation of a keo spin, or a truck driver depending on the bike

Q: Its your last meal, what are you eating?
A: All you can eat anywhere that while I'm thinking about what I should eat next I can skate, sleep, watch a movie, bike, and hang with my gf not in that order.

Q: Where can you be found?
A: I'm everywhere in LA

Q: And last but not least, what is your dream bike?
A: Cinelli Mash bike with pursuit bars.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

This Is Old Man Miller.

So we thought it would be fun to tell you guys a little bit about who we are who run and do Bike Day LA. For your smokey Wednesday morning (if you live in L.A.) we interviewed Nick "Old Man Miller".

Q: What do you do for Bike Day LA?
A: I am the element of wilderness.

Q: In your next life what will you be (either for bike day la or not)?
A: The bike day la promotions guy

Q: What do you ride?
A: So far a slew of converted road bikes all on the same green weinman wheel.

Q: What is your favorite thing about bicycling?
A: That's tough. Having a hobby that is also exercise and is also efficient transportation.

Q: What do you hate when you ride?
A: Exploding forks.

Q: Your favorite trick?
A: I like backwards circles. I also like the no hands one foot backward circle.

Q: Its your last meal, what are you eating?
A: A breakfast sandwhich from snackbar wrapped in a pepperoni pizza from village covered in tabasco with a side of fish tacos, some mac n cheese,some beans, a half chicken, some hummus, iced coffee, dr pepper, water and new castle.

Q: Where can you be found?
A: Lately I'm either chillin at home,working and hanging out at 15-20, riding my bike or out and about drinking beer and seeking out amazing food with my gf.

Q: And last but not least, what is your dream bike?
A: At this point any proper track bike that is my size and not too heavy. I'll fantasize more extravagantly later.