Sanctioned by the UCI, this sport, in the realm of “artistic cycling” involves playing a soccer like game while mounted to a bicycle. The things that your local whippersnappers might call “gnarly tricks” are just an essential move to manuver and push the ball down the court. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. It [...]
There is a zen like moment of calm before you embark on a risky journey. Most people spend months training for something like this, adhering to a strict schedule. I spent the last month battling an illness, and the better part of last year battling an impossible academic goal, a failing engagement, torn ligaments and [...]
Was in Paris a few weeks ago: stopped by some of the bike boutiques on the Champs Elysees. Was a little dissapointed at the lack of varietal products. Most of the stuff there you can find over here in the states. Really sweet presentation from the boutique of TIME bicycle company. Sweet bikes too. Priced [...]
Tokyo to Osaka Teaser from John Murillo on Vimeo. I`m in Tokyo right now. Hurray! That`s all well and good until you fall sick with a high fever, inability to eat, inability to get up out of bed for more than a few minutes and a definite inability to pedal a bicycle, much less walk [...]
About 3 years ago now (my how time flies) I was a young impressionable car/computer geek living and working in Tokyo. When I went for my company’s teacher certification training, I met a young woman from Madison, Wisconsin. The trainees affectionately referred to her as “Wisconsin” because of her accent. She was hip, outspoken and [...]