Looking Fine - Ready To Roll Fashion Show

Some pictures from the Momentum's Ready To Roll Fashion Show in Portland. This show was quite unique because it wasn't just put on for the bike crowd or bike industry. It was part of Portland Fashion Week, so you had fashion industry folk and style makers getting possibly their first taste of bike couture from Sheila Moon and others.

Does this mean Nike will launch a tweed cycling line next fall? Go to Bike Portland for the full story and more photo coverage. Thank you to Veloce Bicycles for the wonderful job of building up the Buena Vista and Smoothie used for this event.

Photos by Jonathan Maus, Bike Portland
Link to the show program(PDF)

Ready to Roll - Oct. 10th

All this month you folks fortunate enough to live near Portland, OR can enjoy all the coolness that is Oregon Manifest. We would like to ask that you not miss one particular Manifest event we are co-sponsoring, the Ready To Roll Fashion Show presented by Momentum. Show-goers can expect to see sleek, sexy, expressive and bike-friendly urban style. Portland Fashion Week also has a hand in this, so who knows... you might be rubbing elbows with super models at this event.


For complete info, list of designers appearing and to buy tickets, head to the Momentum Magazine site. Yes, you have to buy tickets, but the folks at Momentum have worked it out to get you a nice discount if you use the codeword "MANIFEST".

[UPDATE: PICS HERE]

Momentum's Cycling Chic

When the ladies at Momentum Magazine asked us to be involved with their bike fashion issue, we were definitely flattered. They have many respected brands in their e-mail address books, so we are glad to be approached. We ended up sending a Buena Vista and a Stanyan frame with various parts to Vancouver shop, Mighty Riders to build up for the shoot. (A big thank you to Ed, who built them up in record time)

All the bikes featured in the shoot will also be part of the Ready to Roll Fashion Show, presented by Momentum, associated with Oregon Manifest and Portland Fashion Week coming up October 10.

Momentum #41 is available for download now if you don't have distribution in your area. Check out the clothes, the features on Philly and Salt Lake and Minneapolis artist Adam Turman.

Click on images to zoom in. Photography by Kris Krüg

Colored Spokes: They're Like a Party for Your Wheels

Photo is from the awesome Bikes and the City SF blog

Momentum's SF release party was Thursday, and it was a big success! DJs Primo and Serious Lee kept the records spinning during an evening of celebration of local bike culture. The SF bike scene was well represented, with both familiar and fresh faces in attendance. Mia and Laura from Momentum were on hand, mingling, throwing out prizes, and being the kind folks that they are. It all went down at the Exit 154 art studio.

Speaking of art studios, your wheels might be deserve to be in one if you rebuild them with these nifty colored spokes we've added to our line. These will be available in 281mm and 308mm lengths, so whatever your setup, we got you covered. Stainless steel, 14g, brass nips included. Available ONLY via your local bike shop or favorite wheel builder. The colors shown below will be coming first with gold and purple coming in a month or so. Sold in sets by color, not assorted. There's been talk of a "pick up sticks" game night after they all arrive.



(The city-specific sections of the magazine are not available for download, but the main part is. Go to momentumplanet.com )

Momentum Magazine Adding San Francisco Section

Photo above is of Mia Kohout (Momentum's
Director of Advertising & Marketing) with
her Soma Buena Vista (built by
American Cyclery).
By Dustin Jensen.

Canadian-based Momentum Magazine (the magazine for self-propelled people!) has included extra pages of local content for their copies distributed in Vancouver. This month they are launching local content versions of Momentum in Chicago and San Francisco. Can't wait to see it. Momentum will have Bay Area Launch party on Thursday, May 28 at Exit 154 (154 7th St betw. Howard and Mission).