Cupcranks

Parthenon Ledge and Barspin

2010-03-11T18:44:00.001-08:00

Sorta Like a Dream

2010-03-05T11:36:00.000-08:00

From here on out (at least for now) I will only be updating my personal blog. Sorry, I'm just getting tired of having to post some of the same things on two different blogs (seems kind of superfluous). So if you want to follow what's going on with the Cupcranks just check out/follow my personal blog: Sorta Like a Dream. I will post all flyers and pictures from official Cupcranks rides there, as well as pictures from unofficial rides or events that I go to. I may get back to updating this blog as well, but for the time being it will be stagnant. Thanks!

NAHBS

2010-02-07T22:52:00.001-08:00

A lot of events popping up for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show weekend in Richmond, Virgina. Keith and myself with a few other Nashville riders as well as Halcyon Bike Shop will be there.

Rider Bio/Interview - Natalie

2010-01-19T19:42:00.001-08:00

So we are going to start doing short bios and interviews with our Cupcrank riders. Here is the first one!

Name: Natalie Newberry
Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Current Ride: Motebecane conversion with Seafoam Green B43's
Website: Natalie's Vimeo

What type of riding do you do?
Typically I ride to school and pretty much everywhere except to work. Riding in full uniform would be ridiculous and hard. Then fun rides and such.

How long have you been riding for, and why did you get into riding?
I've been riding fixed for about half a year or so. Before that I rode a rad Felt road bike. When I was a kid I rode a lot too. I always had to have a new bike right away when I outgrew my current one. I think I went through four, haha. Once I hit high school I guess I felt too "grown up" to ride bikes in the neighborhood or something. Plus I didn't really have the time. I guess I got back into it my senior year when I met my lovely boyfriend Wayne, and all that lovey dovey shit. He hooked me up with my road bike. I fell right back in love with riding bikes.

What's your favorite thing about riding:
Riding is rather liberating. I'd rather be weaving through cars on my bike than sitting in traffic in a car. Riding a bike is just more fun, nuff said.

What's your favorite ride, route, or place to ride?
Riding around in Murfreesboro would have to be my favorite. When we ride around in traffic, it's fun to see peoples' reactions. I don't really think they know the traffic laws about riding with traffic, so they think we're in the wrong. I also like that the bike scene here is growing really rapidly. Bike Nites grew from 20 or so to 60 something FAST. Watching everyone get into it is awesome.

What's a random fact about you?
I play a mean tambourine.

Turning Tricks 20 - Nashville

2010-01-18T21:24:00.001-08:00

Turning Tricks - 20 - Nashville2009 from KrEEEstowfUr on Vimeo.

Urban Velo #17

2009-12-29T10:55:00.000-08:00

Urban Velo - I Love Riding in the City

2009-12-28T10:27:00.001-08:00

Look for me (Devan) in the newest issue (issue #17) of Urban Velo.

Turning Tricks 19

2009-12-26T11:51:00.000-08:00

Chris Layda came to Nashville and we had a full day of great riding. Here's his latest turning tricks video which was filmed on that day.

Turning Tricks - Episode 19 - Dirty Tricks Ride from KrEEEstowfUr on Vimeo.

Trick Sesh

2009-12-15T12:42:00.000-08:00

Chris Layda (who's from TN) is coming to town and wants to ride so...

Music City Cycling

2009-12-13T18:44:00.000-08:00

Keith, Candice, and I (Devan) started a much needed Nashville bicycle forum: Music City Cycling. This will be a great way to network with other riders, find out about rides, post rides, procrastinate, etc.

Nashville Bike Day - Murfreesboro Bike Nite

2009-12-08T18:18:00.000-08:00

Two Rides in One!
First Ride (Nashville) -
The Murfreesboro girls are going to come down for the afternoon to ride with us! We'll meet up at 2:00 at the red bench in Hillsboro Village. I think we'll do a casual ride downtown, to the Shelby Bottoms Greenway, and ride to the Cumberland Bridge and back. Then we'll head over to Centennial Park to hang out and trick around. After that we can all go to fido, cafe coco, bongo, or wherever to get some food.

Second Ride (Murfreesboro) -
We're going to carpool to Murfreesboro for bike nite! A lot of people come out to this ride and it'll be a lot of fun and a great way to meet new people. I believe it starts around 9:00-9:20. Let's meet up in the Fido parking lot at 8:00 and try to head out by 8:15. I have room for 3 people in my car. Who else can drive if we have more people than that decide to come to Murfreesboro?

Halcyon Bike Birthdaycat

2009-11-24T18:55:00.001-08:00

Halcyon is hosting an alleycat to celebrate their first birthday! Poster designed by Keith

Music City Street Sprints

2009-11-09T10:11:00.001-08:00

Hosted by Skumlife, Poster by Keith Gallagher

Scaredy Cat Results + My New Wheel Day

2009-11-02T00:55:00.000-08:00

The Scaredy Cat went great! We had an amazing turnout. Special thanks to Halcyon for getting all the sponsors and prizes and every one else for getting the race set up (2W1C for hosting, Keith for designing the poster, Mark for getting the spoke cards printed and laminated, and of course Skumlife and Cupcranks for coming out to race!).

The results are as follows:
Guys -
1. Richard
2. Sam
3. Dave

Girls -
1. Devan
2. Skye
3. Candice

On another note, I also just had a new wheel day (well, I've technically had the wheel for two months, but I finally paid it off and put it on).

Free Cupcake Ride III

2009-10-21T09:42:00.000-07:00

Yesterday's Cupcake Ride was a lot of fun as always. Gigi's Cupcakes gave us amazingly delicious and free cupcakes, milk and water (thank you!). We rode from Hillsboro Village to Gigi's for our cupcakes. After getting sick, in the most awesome way, from all the sugar, we rode to Legislative Plaza to trick around, hang out, and take some pictures. After getting kicked off out of Legislative (apparently those stone squares are 15,000 each), we rode over to the courthouse for some more fun riding and playing in the fountains. It was the most perfect fall day with a gorgeous sunset. You can find more pictures here.

Nashville Scaredy Cat

2009-10-20T08:48:00.000-07:00

Poster designed and created by Keith Gallagher

The first ever Nashville Scaredy Cat will take place on October 31st. The race is hosted by 2Wheels1Crank and Halcyon Bike Shop in conjunction with Skumlife and Cupcranks. Sign up and registration is at 2 p.m. at Centenial Park in front of the Parthenon. The race is free an there are a lot of great prizes. This will definitely be a lot of fun, and there will be both a guys' and girls' bracket, so if you're in the Nashville area, get out there and race! Sponsors include: Surly, Origin 8, QBP, Keirin Culture, and Velocity.

Haunted Ride to the East Side

2009-10-20T08:06:00.000-07:00

Anthony Cozzi - "Dead Wheelie"

Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 8:00pm
The Villager Tavern
1719 21st Ave S

Meet up in the Village. If you get there early, get a seat at the Villager Tavern. We'll ride out at 8:30 to the Shelby Street Bridge for refreshments. Then whenever we feel like it, we'll make our way over to the Devil's Dungeon Haunted House ($12 Admission). Afterward, we will tell ghost stories and have some more refreshments on the Shelby Street Bridge, and then some late night dancing at 12th & Porter.

Where the Wild Things Ride

2009-10-19T10:09:00.000-07:00

Skumlife
Yesterday's Where the Wild Things Ride was a definite success! We all met up at Halcyon, rode downtown to the Shelby Street Bridge, and crossed the river over to the Greenway. After a stop for some water at the Nature Center we rode through the Greenway to Opry Mills, ate some delicious lunch, and then watched Where the Wild Things Are on IMAX. We had a great turnout and the ride ended up being a lot more fun than I had even anticipated. More pictures here on Keef's Flickr.

Cupcranks <3

LoveLoveLove

Grrr!

At Halcyon

Shelby Bottoms Greenway

Mmmm...

Candy Cranks

2009-10-17T19:59:00.001-07:00

I have recently become an author for the Candy Cranks blog. If you're not exactly sure what that is, you have probably heard about their awesome "my bike is better than your bike" shirts (posted a few days ago on Trackosaurus). I'll primarily be writing on Nashville happenings and such. You should definitely check out their site (especially girls who ride or want to get into riding). They have great information and updates about riding all over the world, and all of their authors are girls! I'm really excited to get to be a part of this!

Free Cupcake Ride

2009-10-08T08:35:00.000-07:00

Where The Wild Things Ride

2009-10-05T14:10:00.000-07:00

It's going to be a bit colder so we're riding earlier than normal. Meet at Halcyon, ride out around noon. We'll be riding the greenway to Opry Mills to get lunch and watch Where The Wild Things Are.

Cupcake Ride II

2009-09-28T16:03:00.000-07:00

Cupcake Ride!

2009-09-04T18:35:00.000-07:00

Pictures from our first "official" Cupcranks ride. It was a lot of fun, and there will definitely be more rides to come!

Cinelli <3's Me!

2009-09-03T13:29:00.001-07:00

Cupcake Ride!

2009-09-01T16:38:00.000-07:00

Don't be fooled... We ride hard.

2009-08-31T12:19:00.000-07:00