Fastest Bicycle Mechanic in NYC Competition - Tonight, 8/26 6:30PM Rapha Store

[GSmith]

Details here:

Independent Fabrication Blog: IF :: 4 Frames :: Rapha Cycle Club

[Jayme]

Monica: Wow! You are really fast!
Chandler: It bodes well for me that speed impresses you.

[54ny77]

Prediction: Mark Purdy takes the win!

[Too Tall]

That's impressive. I used to race Larry Black (College Park Bicycles, MD) changing clinchers. What a hoot.

[GSmith]

On the Acela now heading into NYC. Hope they don't scratch the frames!

Anyone here coming to the event?

[RudAwkning]

Winner gets to keep the bike? ;)

[RudAwkning]

Also, just out of curiousity, are all the frames pre chased and faced? Or is that part of the build process? Mechanics come with their own tools?

[54ny77]

i'm trying to figure out a way to scoot down after work in time.

either way, i'm rootin' for purdy!

On the Acela now heading into NYC. Hope they don't scratch the frames!

Anyone here coming to the event?

[Tyler Evans]

Also, just out of curiousity, are all the frames pre chased and faced? Or is that part of the build process? Mechanics come with their own tools?

We ship all of our frames "build ready", chased and faced. -t.e.

[DarrenCT]

so------ who the heck won?

[velobran]

Jose from Sids won.

Photos here:
Rapha Bowery – NYC’s Fastest Mechanic Competition : Tom Olesnevich

[Disturbed]

If there had been a "fastest Stella drinker" contest, I'd be a very very serious contender.

[Blue Jays]

"...I used to race Larry Black changing clinchers..."

You've dare touched clinchers?!

[EDS]

i'm trying to figure out a way to scoot down after work in time.

either way, i'm rootin' for purdy!

I have to go pick my bike up from Purdy right now. I told him to take his time, so I gave him a half hour for a complete overhaul.