Tokyo To Osaka » nic

‘Tokyo To Osaka’ showing at BFF 2010 Los Angeles

nic — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:44:02 +0000

Come out to the Downtown Independent theater in LA and see ‘Tokyo To Osaka’ along with other great bike films at the Bicycle Film Festival September 3rd 4th and 5th. Bike movies, after parties and events, its gonna be R A D.

Get your tickets online to make sure you get in. ‘Tokyo To Osaka’ plays the night of Saturday the 4th as part of the urban bike shorts program at 7:30 and 9:30. Hope to see you there!

DOWNTOWN INDEPENDENT
251 South Main Street

7:30 P.6 Urban Bike Shorts BUY TICKETS
9:30 P.7 Urban Bike Shorts BUY TICKETS

Let’s Hear it for the Ladies AFTER PARTY
THE MEZZ
501 Spring St (2nd Floor inside the Alexandria)
Featuring:
MISS TOKYO + WET MANGO + MAHSSA

OSAKA… we made it

nic — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:42:39 +0000

After 7 days in the blazing heat and relentless rain, we have successfully reached the city of Osaka. Yesterday was by far the most challenging of the entire tour, 65 miles in the mountains of Nara then a rain storm all the way into Osaka… All in all it was a painful but rewarding experience.

We were greeted at the finish line in triangle park with campaign from our friend Mayz and Andrew, a perfect way to end the tour. Now at long last, we get to relax and enjoy the environment around us. Tonight we get a celebration dinner, alleycat race, and VIP party. Perfect. More updates to come.

150 miles in

nic — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:07:33 +0000

We made it out of Tokyo, thanks to the help from the good people at wbase and the homie Rip Zinger. Thanks guys. Three days and 150 miles later, we are here in Omaezaki, in the Japanese countryside. As we ride further, we’re are witnessing the most amazing places and people; such a heavy contrast to Tokyo. Our new friend Wada from Tokyo escorted us the first two days. Without his navigation and riding skills, I’m not sure we could’ve made it this far. Thanks Wada!

Everyday feels twice as long as a normal day as we snake through the blazing heat and tropical rain only to set up camp on the beach and maybe sleep a few hours before we get up and do it again. I think I speak for everyone when I say this is one of the most unique and amazing experiences we’ve ever had.

Internet access is rare on the road but we’ll try and update as much as possible.

Ready. Set…..

nic — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:56:41 +0000

After a couple of strenuous weeks shooting in NY, LA, SF, and Hawaii, we have successfully shot all the pre-trip interviews and riding footage. Special thanks to the motorcycle homies Somai and my cousin Russ who helped us get the shots we needed.

So now, all we gotta do is fly to Japan and ride. Still trying to organize all the last minute details… Someone once said, “the best projects come good ideas with not enough time…” that’s how I’m feeling now…

Next stop, Tokyo.

The New Ish…

nic — Sat, 30 May 2009 05:57:39 +0000

The PAST: New York is done…

That’s it, we’re out. John, Noah, and I are finished shooting in NY and have returned to our respective homes. NY was dope, memorable for sure. Thanks Drew Dog for putting us up, we owe you many. Props to all our New York homies, CJ, Mat, Rebel, Michelle, Sam, Halina, Mike, Caroline, V, Queen, Carlo and all the rest. Damon came for a vacation too so we got some good training rides in as well.

The PRESENT:

Just made it to LA, my home away from home. Looking forward to some training rides out here with Tom and the LA crew. Tomorrow I’m filming some races at the Encino velodrome. Starting to stack some footage here, this is good. I think I have footage of me racing from back in the day at Hellyer, gotta find that.

The FUTURE:

Now that I’m here, I’ll be interviewing and filming the LA team. Then off to SF and Hawaii for the rest of the crew. Stay tuned.

!ALSO! Check out what this guy Joerg is doing. He’s riding his fixed gear from cologne to london, starting on june, 5th! Looks dope. Check out his blog.
www.cgnfixed.blogspot.com

Screen shots from NY and CT

nic — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:37:47 +0000

Here’s some stills from the CJ and Dave shoots on the east coast. LA is next, check back for screen shots from Steel Horse.

5 weeks and counting…

nic — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:30:18 +0000

Only five weeks before our tour through Japan. We’ve been busy setting up our sponsors and getting laced up for the trip. Kenda recently signed on as our tire and tube sponsor, we look forward to ripping through that rubber. Thanks Kenda.

Our boy Drew Dog just hooked us up with some additional imagery for the project. This is gonna make a tight spoke card.

Lastly, we’ve been training heavy in NY, LA, and SF. No causalities this time…

Brooklyn Morning Ride

nic — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:36:45 +0000

Breakfast Adventures from Underdog Pictures on Vimeo.

Breakfast Adventures

nic — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:39:51 +0000

The NY team went out for a little morning sprint to Red Hook Brooklyn for the $0.99 Ikea breakfast special. What a deal!

Video after the fold!

Noah brought his digital camera so we figured we do a little shooting. Our good friend and director of photography John Murillo shot some video clips and we uploaded a quick little piece here:

Breakfast Adventures from Underdog Pictures on Vimeo.

The crash wasn’t a big deal, nothing like Jason’s in LA. Hope your feel’n better J. Check out this link:
click here

In other news, our friends over at Fluid have joined the project by becoming another one of our sponsors. Fluid is an ill recovery drink. The theory is, when you work out and get lasting fatigue, this drink helps you recover faster by repairing your muscle thus increasing your performance. We have 5 back to back days of riding the 350 miles from Tokyo to Osaka and I’m looking forward to using this stuff. Thanks Fluid.

Strong Island Training Ride

nic — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:12:27 +0000

The tour is rapidly approaching so training rides have been increasing for all of us. Unlike the LA team however, we here on the east coast haven’t had any casualties. I road this route with the new homies Michelle and Mat. We headed out from Manhattan and ended up in ‘Long Beach’, (it’s a part of long island). 75 mile round trip. Feeling great. Some flicks…