A blog of aggregated miscellanea and things I like uncovered from my daily travails. I'm @jacobjay, a peripatetic designer/developer of British persuasion, having interests in gastronomy, fashion, technology, interiors and sustainability. I'm currently living between New Delhi and France, working on a Lua web platform and e-commerce. I dig Macs, mountain biking and smelly cheese.
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Posts tagged “sport”
Hanebrink ‘electric all-terrain vehicle’. A rad motor-assisted mountain bike. Up to 30km/h for 1h on one battery (takes 5). Low-gearing suitable for hauling 135Kgs. Starting at $5500.
“ You can see talented riders out on the road, you will see a guy riding a single speed bike with 300 pounds of potatoes on the back just going up the hill and trying to keep up with us. ”
Jock Boyer, Team Rwanda coach; ‘Africa Cycling’ article on GlobalPost.
Clip from ‘The Endless Summer’ (1966) by Bruce Brown. A brilliant and supremely narrated surf movie, that I’d recommend even to those without webbed feet. It’s an ethnographic classic of the modern TV travel-show, and although the narration early in practically bordered on xenophobia, it’s all in the vein of wit. “Apparently sharks and porpoises have yet to integrate in South Africa.” Grab a copy, or if you’re not convinced watch the original trailer (but like modern trailers, it gives rather a lot away!)
