Empire Begins » News http://empirebegins.com A movie about having fun riding your bike in the city Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:48:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Grey Lady http://empirebegins.com/2010/01/05/the-grey-lady/ http://empirebegins.com/2010/01/05/the-grey-lady/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:42:31 +0000 Luke http://empirebegins.com/?p=804

Empire got a double feature today. We were used as the lede in a NY Times blog post here. Lots of local greats quoted including Kissena track don John Campo, up-and-coming cyclocross don Christophe Jammet, and OG David Leopold. But no Bike Snob quotes. He must be busy finishing up his book.

Photo by Ray Jones. (again)

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Photo by Fritz

Photo by Fritz

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New directions

Here’s a still from the latest shooting. We’ve decided that the market for fixed gear films is over-saturated. So instead of making a film about the best urban riders, we’re making something about the best apples. The best part is that we don’t even have to change the name.

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Ten years in the making. Monster Track faked its own death last year and now it returns.

This is bragging rights for a year.

No brakes. No “i just want to ride this” bullshit.

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