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No business like show business

Staufenberger hangers-on Shuffle have just released their new single,
Listen Love.

It's brilliant. They should be huge. Go buy it.

The Staufenberger Suit

(Photo credit: Brian Wilson. See also A Taxonomy of Amsterdam Bicyclists.)

Regular readers will be well aware that we're a bunch of bikeheads here at Staufenberger Towers.

In addition to the occasional weekend jaunt up Mill Hill and beyond, and the odd spot of bike polo, we cycle to and from work. It goes some way to offset what is probably a pretty shameful carbon footprint.

And seeing as we have the bikes at the studio most days, we usually cycle to meetings. Which has been known to create confusion at our destination: our willfully scruffy attire means we often get mistaken for couriers by our clients' receptionists.

This in itself isn't that much of a problem. The messenger - or fakenger - look is very now for many urban cyclists.

But when combined with the fact that dressing down has lost its rebellious edge - let's face it, most of our clients wear jeans and ironic t-shirts to work - we thought it might be time for a change.

So we've decided to go smart. More precisely, we've decided to make our own cycle-friendly suits.

Obviously, when I say we're making them I don't mean we've invested in a sowing machine and a tin of pins. We're partnering with an established tailor, so they'll look like suits and won't fall apart, and we're spec-ing the cut, detailing and fabric.

We thought we'd document the process in the occasional post. So watch this space for more suit related ramblings.

A Taxonomy of Amsterdam Bicyclists

Given the amount of people who've delicious-ed this, I'm not sure how fresh it is. But it struck me as a lovely piece of content; so simple, yet really engaging. And it enables me to use the word taxonomy, so it has to be good.

Returning from a trip through Europe, Brian Wilson snapped 82 pictures of cyclists during 73 minutes sitting outside an Amsterdam cafe.

Then he classified them and posted the lot on his site. Simple as that.

The picture above is from my favourite group, number 4. Dogs on Bikes.

Genius.

Subliminal Hamburger

Following on from the Chevrolet Impala