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Axiom Phoenix DLX fender review by Bicycle Times

Monday, August 8th, 2011

If you are thinking about fenders for your bicycle and find yourself concerned about tracking down the right combination of unique aesthetics and innovative features than you may find the Axiom Phoenix DLX fenders worth a look. Recently the crew over at Bicycle Times, sister publication of Dirt Rag magazine and an excellent publication for those who spend most of their time on paved streets within city limits, took our fenders out for a long term test. If you want to know more click on the images below to download a PDF of the review or swing by your local magazine stand and pick up a copy of Bicycle Times issue #012 for yourself, as there is a lot of great content in this issue, as there is in every issue,we are just excited about the review.

Phoenix DLX fender review

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Axiom Typhoon DLX Pannier review

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Axiom Typhoon BagsRecently, a couple of months ago if you want to get specific, Darren Alff over at bicyclingtouringpro.com gave a set of our panniers a test. Having scored an 8 out of ten, I think it’s safe to say that for the most part he was pretty impressed.

He did have his concerns though, and they are definitely fair concerns. We have addressed some of them on our most recent version of these bags. One of the largest improvements was the attachment system. Our new bags are now using the Rixen & Kaul Vario hooks and the Flip-Lock which are adjustable, secure, versatile and fit pretty much every rack available. Anyway, enough from our side, if you are considering a set of new panniers check out the bicyclingtouringpro.com review first.

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Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghain wins at Emmy Awards

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
PRESS RELEASE
“Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai” wins at 48th Annual Emmy® Awards
Jason Reid takes home Director – Post Production award for new China documentary

SEATTLE, Wash. – Seattle filmmaker Jason Reid won the Emmy® Award for Director-Post Production last Saturday night at the 48th Annual Emmy® Awards ceremony presented by the Northwest Chapter National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).

Reid took home the Emmy® Award for his feature documentary “Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai,” which also received a nomination in the Editor – Program category.

Northwest PBS affiliate KCTS 9 aired “Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai” in December 2010 and March 2011 as part of its Reel NW series, which qualified the 86-minute film for the regional Emmy® Awards.

“Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai” is the second feature documentary from Reid and the production team that released the Webby Award-winning film “Sonicsgate: Requiem For A Team” in 2009.

Reid and the film’s producers are honored and would like to thank the Northwest Chapter NATAS for this prestigious award as well as KCTS 9 and everyone who helped “Man Zou” be seen.  They are currently seeking worldwide distribution for “Man Zou” and working on the production of their next feature documentary “The Kicker,” which takes a look at the highest scoring and least understood position position in pro football.

Jason Reid (Director/Producer) and Ian Connors (Cinematographer/Producer) are available for media interviews.  If you would like a press screener for review or potential distribution, please direct inquiries to the contacts listed in this release.

Official movie website: www.manzoumovie.com.

Full list of Northwest Chapter NATAS Emmy® Award winners at www.natasnw.org

“Man Zou” — The Film and The Philosophy

“Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai” follows director Jason Reid with his three American friends and their Chinese guide as they bicycle more than 1,000 miles between China’s two largest cities.  Their journey provides the framework for both a bike adventure film and an in-depth examination of the cultural, social, economic and environmental factors affecting this rapidly changing nation.

“Man Zou” is a common phrase in Mandarin that translates literally to “Walk Slow.”  Used as a farewell, it is a way of reminding one another to be careful and mindful on our journey and take the time to see things along the way.

Shot in fall of 2008 after the close of the Beijing Olympics, the film presents an insightful portrait of China, juxtaposing its modern urban cities with breathtaking rural countryside.  Interview subjects include environmental visionary Ma Jun (named as one of the “100 most influential persons in the world” by Time magazine in 2006) and China urbanization specialist Kam Wing Chan.

Produced by 2R Productions and 8Rivers Films.
“2011 Emmy® Award Winner”

Director – Post Production

Northwest Chapter NATAS

“A poetically entrancing journey…”

- Sara Michelle Fetters, MovieFreak.com

“Compelling, intelligent and uncommon…”

- Reed Wacker, Seattle P-I

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Axiom Gear gets featured in Open Air Life Father’s day guide

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

This Sunday, June 19th is father’s day. A day where we celebrate, well, Fathers. For me this will be my fist Father’s day and I am pretty excited about having been initiated into the realm of fatherhood. But this post really has nothing to do with me, other than the fact that I am writing it.

I thought that like many people you might be completely confounded about what to buy a father for Father’s day. I mean most of us have a lot of stuff and really what else could a father use that will really just clutter up the garage or storage room. Luckily the crew at openairlife.com put together a “Father’s Day Gear Guide,” but not just any gear guide, it is one specifically for the father that is also a cyclist. And there are a couple of Axiom products featured in it.

So if you are looking for last minute ideas of what to get for the fast approaching Father’s day, then look no further than here.

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Another Bike to Work Week is only days away, Will you ride?

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

It’s May, and though the weather might being doing its best to pull the wool over our eyes, summer is just around the corner. And that means that soon we may actually get a glimpse of the elusive daystar. This also means that perfect commuting weather is also here, well, almost… positive thoughts.

Regardless of the current state of precipitation here in Vancouver, next week is Bike to Work week. An entire week dedicated to ditching the auto and pedaling your way to work. I will admit that through the years, depending on where I have been situated, my participation has been spotty at best for many reasons – enter lame excuse here. But this matters not, because it is a new year.

The question is whether or not you plan on getting in on the riding festivities?  The Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition or VACC will be out with sponsors next week offering support at key commuting stations around the lower mainland. If you are thinking of getting involved then there is a website dedicated solely to the pursuit of bicycle commuting glory which you can visit here.

On this site you can sign up, log your commutes and find out where these support stations are (which is good because they always have snacks and coffee, which is a bonus on the ride to and from work). If you have friends who also would like to participate you can sign up as a team and go head to head against other commuters around town. Norco, usually has a pretty good turn out, but you’d be surprised who else participates.

Check it out. If you have been thinking about commuting by bicycle then next week is a great week to get involved.

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My bike isn’t as fast as I remember it, or is it just me?

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

This winter left me in a somewhat less than ideal shape. The addition of a new member to our family meant that my time on a bicycle was greatly reduced. With moving to a new home and going to school while working full time, well, that meant that I spent a great deal of time in a seated, somewhat motionless position. Excuses, I know. I was just trying to make myself feel better that my first two days of commuting have left me somewhat sore and has given my body movements a geriatric quality. This morning, when I placed my posterior onto my body support device (aka: seat) of my bicycle, I must admit that it was tender. Nonetheless I got onboard and pedaled my way to work.

Never being one to ease myself back into anything I decided to just go for it: no warm up, no practice, no preparation, a plan of action that my wife often considers to be stupid. I think it might be something along the lines of never stopping to ask for directions or refusing to read an instruction manual. 20 km doesn’t seem like a long ride, and really it isn’t, unless you are out of shape and not entirely sure where the bike routes are.

Coming from a somewhat rural setting with narrow roads and large, tall redneck mobiles that are not entirely jubilant about cyclists getting in the way of their progress, an error in route choice can take a leisurely ride and change it to a harrowing experience. Having only made the ride twice it also seems as though the city planners have seen fit to try and make the cycling routes as exciting as possible by providing a constant stream of new construction projects. That’s okay it just makes the ride more interesting and makes being prepared all the more important.

My bag was the one thing I made sure was ready for my morning commute. Three tubes, a pump, a patch kit, tire levers, half a multi tool (i lost the other half) and an allen key set as a substitute for the other half of my multi-tool. Throw in some clothes, shoes, phone, watch and wallet and that seemed about right, if not a little heavy. But my son was nice enough to help this morning so I figured that if I didn’t ride he might be disappointed in me.

The wee-man has recently decided that a good nights sleep is simply not for him and in an effort to make sure that i do ride to work, he has started waking up at between 4:30 and 5am. Well, with a few hours less sleep, I am suddenly finding the time to get ready to ride in to work. So I did. Now I am a little tired, a little sore and a little excited that this is the start of a good thing. I admit this first post may not entirely make sense. I am finding that a 20km ride in the morning leaves me a little more lethargic than I remember, but it’s getting better each day.

This may seem like the inane ramblings of an inexperienced commuter, and you would probably be right in making such a judgement. I ride my bicycles a lot, just not often to work, a shortcoming I am determined to fix. But I figure that maybe if others could read about someone, not too unlike themselves, and the trials and tribulations they face in commuting to work, well, maybe they wold be motivated to ride as well. It’s a long shot but hey , why not try.

I figure I might as well try and put up posts about my rides to and from work, think of it a commuter’s journal. Well, we shall see how it goes. Until next time.

-Cadeyrn

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“Man Zou” encore presentation is tonight

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

“Man Zou” Encore Presentation on KCTS 9 – Tonight – 3/3 – 10pm

Just a quick reminder that Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai will be re-airing TONIGHT, Thursday 3/3, on Northwest PBS affiliate KCTS 9 at 10:00pm as a part of the Reel NW series. Be sure to set your DVR and forward along this info to anyone who might be interested in checking it out.

For those of you without a television or living outside the region, the entire 86-minute film will also begin streaming free online tomorrow night at 10pm.  Following the television premiere, the full movie will be available to view on-demand for one week through local cable providers and online for one month via the KCTS 9 website. Go to www.kcts9.org or www.manzoumovie.com for more info.

We also have DVDs & T-shirts available in our online Man Zou Store and for a limited time only, you will receive a free Sonicsgate DVD with any purchase. We’ve also recently received some great press about the film. Check out the official KCTS 9 interview and all the latest reviews and articles on our press page.

Last, we just launched the official trailer for our new feautre-length documentary, “The Kicker.” Go to www.kickermovie.com to watch it and read more about the film.

Thanks for your support. Man Zou!

Jason Reid
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New “Manzou: Beijing to Shanghai” screenings announced

Monday, January 31st, 2011

Just a short while ago, a group of intrepid riders set off on the adventure of a lifetime on their bicycles. They rode from Beijing to Shanghai filming their journey and the trials that a 1,000 mile bicycle adventure threw their way. To pack along all of their camera gear, equipment and supplies they used Axiom pannier bags and racks and Axiom pumps for any flat tires that slowed them down along the way. We just got a release this morning that featured three new screenings of this epic film. Check out the details below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 31, 2011

New “Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai” screenings announced

China documentary to re-air during Reel NW series on KCTS 9

SEATTLE, Wash. — “Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai,” the newest feature documentary from the Webby Award-winning producers of “Sonicsgate: Requiem For A Team,” will re-air on PBS affiliate KCTS 9 as part of the Reel NW series on Thursday, March 3 at 10:00 p.m.. The 86-minute documentary first premiered Dec. 2, 2010 to strong reviews as part of the first season of Reel NW, which showcases the best independent film from the Northwest.

The producers of “Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai” today announced two special theatrical screenings of the film on Feb. 1 at the University of Washington (Allen Library Auditorium) and Feb. 18 at the Seattle R.E.I. (222 Yale Ave. North).

Upcoming Screenings of “Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai”:

Tuesday, Feb. 1

3:30 p.m.

University of Washington (Allen Library Auditorium)

Presented free by the UW Dept. of Geography

Official event website

Friday, Feb. 18

7:00 p.m.

Seattle R.E.I (222 Yale Ave. North)

Presented by the Cascade Bicycle Club

Tickets are $7 ($5 for Cascade members)

Official event website

Thursday, March 3

10:00 p.m.

Television Re-Broadcast on KCTS 9 (PBS)

Presented by Reel NW

Official Reel NW website

A recipient of the Seattle CityArtist Grant in 2008, “Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai” follows director Jason Reid with his three American friends and their Chinese guide as they bicycle more than 1,000 miles between China’s two largest cities. Their journey provides the framework for both a bike adventure film and an in-depth examination of the cultural, social, economic and environmental factors affecting this rapidly changing nation. Official movie website: www.manzoumovie.com

The film’s director and producer, Jason Reid and Ian Connors, are available for interviews. If you would like a press screener of the film for review, please direct any media inquiries to the contacts listed in this release.

“Man Zou” — The Film and The Philosophy

“Man Zou” is a common phrase in Mandarin that translates literally to “Walk Slow.” Used as a farewell, it is a way of reminding one another to be careful and mindful on our journey and take the time to see things along the way.

Shot in fall of 2008 after the close of the Beijing Olympics, the film presents an insightful portrait of China, juxtaposing modern urban cities with breathtaking rural countryside. Featuring interviews with environmental visionary Ma Jun (named as one of the “100 most influential persons in the world” by Time magazine in 2006) and China urbanization specialist Kam Wing Chan.

“Man Zou: Beijing to Shanghai” is the highly anticipated follow up from the creators of the award-winning documentary “Sonicsgate: Requiem For A Team,” which exposed the shocking scandal behind the sale and relocation of the Seattle SuperSonics NBA franchise to Oklahoma City.

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“A poetically entrancing journey…”

- Sara Michelle Fetters, MovieFreak.com

“It blew my assumptions about China

out of the water…”

- Ryan Schuetze, Go Means Go

“Compelling, intelligent and uncommon…”

- Reed Wacker, Seattle P-I

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Axiom sponsors H&R block road team

Wednesday, January 26th, 2011

As it so happens riding a bike is a thirst inducing endeavor, much akin to licking the salt off of a large novelty pretzel, and yet very different at the same time. When one finds oneself on the saddle of a bicycle with a nagging urge to satisfy their thirst what better way than with Mother Nature’s best: water? Or maybe a Gatorade-like product – what happens when Mother Nature and science go for a night out – because they taste good and have electrolytes (which may be marketing speak for salt and sugar, but I have no basis for this claim, it’s only an assumption) none the less I think it is an improvement over just water.

What better way to get water or a brightly colored beverage than with a water bottle –okay I admit that a hydration pack is pretty descent too unless you are racing which brings me to my next point; holding the water bottle. Yes, a water bottle cage makes short work of this task. So when the H&R block road team – an excellent team that helps developing riders realize their potential – asked us to provide a solution to the problem of holding water bottles on their bicycles, we told them that we have just the thing, and a sponsorship was born.

2011 will be the second year that Axiom is providing the H&R block road team with water bottle cages, floor pumps and of course happy thoughts – all for free, yes, even the happy thoughts. This team of elite racers can be found competing in and often winning events around Canada, clad in matching spandex the team works to help young racers realize their potential both on a bicycle and in life and prepares them to make the leap to the big leagues of professional racing when they are ready. It is an excellent program and the team is made up of some of the very best and most talented racers in Canada, which makes us proud to help them any way we can.

If you find yourself in attendance of one of these races you will witness true racing goodness. And when you see a rider with a big flaming green square on their chests and a Norco bicycle under their butts watch them when they reach for they reach down and effortless pull their water bottles from the Axiom Helix Pro water bottle cages and enjoy the refreshing joy that was contained between its carbon fiber wings (the water bottle cages wings). We are giving the gift of true hydration awesomeness.

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Cycling has a lot going for; its getting easier to become a cyclist every day.

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Cycling has a lot going for it: its great exercise, a quick way to get around a city, less expensive than a car, pollutes less than other forms of transportation and an awesome way to experience the full gamut of sense provoking sights, sounds and smells that the world holds around us. So here’s a question, why don’t more people do it?

I had tweeted this question a little while ago and was surprised by how many other people were wondering the same thing. Let’s face there are a lot of reasons to leave the car at home and hop on a bicycle at least once a week, even twice or maybe more, but it would seem that there are also a lot of reasons not to.

I can almost hear a number of excuses being lobbed my way as I write this. It’s easy to make excuses, what’s difficult is overcoming these hollow challenges. Luckily, and thank you to those helping make these changes, many of the age old excuses for not riding a bicycle are slowly being eroded by passionate and creative advocacy and bolstered city infrastructure and support. However, as we continue to push forward one pedal stroke at a time we still face an uphill battle when it comes to getting more people to swing their legs over the trusty top bar of a bicycle.

Despite all of the new infrastructure, cycling can still be a dangerous transportation proposal. For much of last summer it seemed like there was a new case of vehicular bullying every week; often ending poorly for the guy or gal on the bicycle with little to no effect for the person behind the wheel. Road rage and careless driving can make it a daunting undertaking when getting out on the road.

Luckily new bike lanes, paths and trails are making it easier for cyclists to get away from being brushed by mirrors and tagged by doors, making riding safer and less intimidating. Technology is making it easier to find these new routes.

Google recently, and by recently I mean a few months ago, introduced bike paths and routes to its uber popular Google maps. It was just more recently introduced to Canada as well. Now you can plan your journey to avoid as much traffic as possible from the comfort of your home computer. Then hop on your bike and enjoy a ride without those clenching moments of terror.

It may not be tomorrow that everyone takes to the two wheeled ways, but things are getting better and more people are seeing the proverbial cycling light. There are still a lot of days where it will just be easier and more convenient, and drier, to hop into the front seat and push go, but as more people pick up the pedal it is becoming easier for others to join the ride. Infrastructure continues to improve but most of all its easier to get into it when your friends are doing it. And one cyclist at a time, someone’s friend is joining the ride. It might only be once in a while but it’s better than never and its getting better every day.

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