THE HEAVY PEDAL | Cycling Culture & Apparel » HEAVYPEDAL http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:09:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Throwback Thursday: Kurtis Blow “The Breaks” http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog/2010/04/01/throwback-thursday-kurtis-blow-the-breaks/ http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog/2010/04/01/throwback-thursday-kurtis-blow-the-breaks/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 05:41:39 +0000 The Heavy Pedal http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog/?p=2096 Kurtis Blow - "The Breaks" ♫ Clap your hands everybody ♫ ♫ If you got what it takes ♫ ♫ 'Cause I'm Kurtis Blow and I want you to know ♫ ♫ That these are the breaks ♫ ♫ Breakes on a bus brakes on a car ♫ ♫ Breaks to make you a superstar ♫ ♫ Breaks to win and breaks to lose ♫ ♫ But these here breaks will rock your shoes ♫ ♫ And these are the breaks ♫ ♫ Break it up break it up break it up! ♫ ♫ If your woman steps out with another man ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ And she runs off with him to Japan ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ And the IRS says they want to chat ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ And you can't explain why you claimed your cat ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ And Ma Bell sends you a whopping bill ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ With eighteen phone calls to Brazil ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ And you borrowed money from the mob ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ And yesterday you lost your job ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ Well, these are the breaks ♫ ♫ Break it up, break it up, break it up ♫ ♫ Throw your hands up in the sky ♫ ♫ And wave 'em 'round from side to side ♫ ♫ And if you deserve a break tonight ♫ ♫ Somebody say alright! ♫ ♫ (All right) Say ho-oo! ♫ ♫ (Ho-oo!) And you don't stop ♫ ♫ Keep on, somebody scream! ♫ ♫ (Owwwww!) Break down! ♫ ♫ Breaks on a stage, breaks on a screen ♫ ♫ Breaks to make your wallet lean ♫ ♫ Breaks run cold and breaks run hot ♫ ♫ Some folks got 'em and some have not ♫ ♫ But these are the breaks ♫ ♫ Break it up, break it up, break it up! ♫ ♫ Break down! ♫ To the girl in brown, stop messing around ♫ (Break it up, break it up) ♫ To the guy in blue, whatcha gonna do? ♫ To the girl in green, don't be so mean ♫ And the guy in red, say what I said ♫ Break down! ♫ ♫ Brakes on a plane, brakes on a train ♫ ♫ Breaks to make you go insane ♫ ♫ Breaks in love, breaks in war ♫ ♫ But we got the breaks to get you on the floor ♫ ♫ And these are the breaks ♫ ♫ Break it up, break it up, break it up! ♫ ♫ Break down! Yo! ♫ ♫ Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it! ♫ ♫ Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it! ♫ ♫ Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it! ♫ ♫ Just do it, just do it, just do it, do it, do it! ♫ ♫ You say last week you met the perfect guy ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ And he promised you the stars in the sky ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ He said his Cadilac was gold ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ But he didn't say it was ten years old ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ He tok you out to the Red Coach grill ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ But he forgot the cash and you paid the bill ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ And he told you the story of his life ♫ ♫ (That's the breaks that's the breaks) ♫ ♫ But he forgot the part about...his wife! Huh! Huh! ♫ ♫ Well, these are the breaks! ♫ ♫ Break it up, break it up, break it up! ♫ ♫ Break down! ♫ Lyrics VIA: lyricsdepot.com]]>

You thought we forgot? It’s Throwback Thursday and were kicking it old school, So clap your hands everybody, there’s something we want you to know, “These are the BreeaaakS!”. We apologize for the low resolution video, come on it was the 1980′s. Lyrics and the studio recording after the jump. ♫ Break it up break it up break it up! ♫

]]> http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog/2010/04/01/throwback-thursday-kurtis-blow-the-breaks/feed/ 0 Mac / PC / iPhone /iPod Wallpapers http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog/2010/02/06/mac-pc-ipod-wallpapers/ http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog/2010/02/06/mac-pc-ipod-wallpapers/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:02:17 +0000 The Heavy Pedal http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog/?p=1209

So we see there is quite a few of you mac folks hitting up The Heavy Pedal.com everyday. We have decided to give you some digital presents for your screen of choice. Free wallpapers for your iMac, iPhone, and iPod or PC on our Downloads page.

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Seems like Kris over at Locked Cog has been busy. 3:10 of “some stuff” filmed over the last weekend and Christmas. Enjoy.

Check out his Vimeo profile here: Kris *lockedcog* on Vimeo.

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The time has come… Our New Years present to Arizona. A double feature showing The Revival and London to Paris. We would like to thank Kore Bike Shop, Leader Bikes and Hood Ride for sponsoring the event. This idea had been in the cards for a while but we finally solidified the contract with MadCap Theater in Tempe, AZ.

We hope that all AZ heads come out and show support for these two amazing films. Something for the fast, long distance riders and something for the tricksters. The event has a charge of $3 and that is only going to cover the cost of the legit theater venue. We hope that you respect that and we hope to see you there!

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Remember when you could make your own track back in the day? You could set it up just the way you wanted it. Times were good. Well, we have grown up and from the looks of it we are still building our own tracks. Look at all of The Revival videos where dudes are building ramps and staging courses. Look at the ghetto quarter in NY (RIP until further notice). We are still building our own tracks, just not in 8-bit. So we would like to share with you Nintendo’s Excite Bike but Heavy Pedal Style:

]]> http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog/2009/12/24/throwback-thursday-excite-bike/feed/ 1 JKA Keirin School, Shuzenji Japan http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog/2009/12/23/jka-keirin-school-shuzenji-japan/ http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog/2009/12/23/jka-keirin-school-shuzenji-japan/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:39:52 +0000 The Heavy Pedal http://www.theheavypedal.com/blog/?p=557

Take a look at Cog Magazine when you get a chance, photos by Yohei Morita capturing this multicolored scene. Looks like Magenta has the break away, and Cyan is close behind. Sounds like a four color print job if you ask us. Enjoy.

The Japan Bicycle Racing School at Shuzenji, in the Izu area, where students must complete 10-months of training and study to acquire skills they will need to compete successfully within the professional Keirin ranks.

VIA: Cog Magazine @cogmag.com

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I think we can all appreciate the mystery behind the elusive fakie wheelie.

VIA:やっちゃうよ　flat fix from jun iwai on Vimeo.

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Here at The Heavy Pedal we are wishing every one of our viewers a Heavy Holiday! Eat what you want, Drink what you want but take your friends advice if the beer goggles are kicking in. Be safe!

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More Star Wars, less sex. If you didn’t get laid yet because you copped one of the Star Wars hats in our previous post Lucas Film x New Era then you definately wont get laid if you step your game up and buy the matching shoes and clothing by Adidas.

AT-AT
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Skywalkers

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Storm Troopers

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Tie Fighters

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Actually, the shoes are easier and more subtle to stomach than the New Era hats. We’re kinda diggin the Tie Fighter Chuck Taylor look-a-likes. Check out the Adidas Jacket with the cape. Wait, yeah, that’s a damn cape. WOW!
Darth Vader

We saw this too thought it was pretty funny! A Star Wars Soundboard? We always wondered how you spelled Rrrrrrooaaarrrrgghh! Either way it is worth checking out the Ewoks, and Jawas too.

Star Wars Soundboard

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WTF, our good friend Ronnie Jackson, one of the masterminds behind Eurojet Racing got some new Nike shoes in the mail and we were all super stoked to see them! Ronnie got them custom made by Nike iD bearing the HVY PDL namesake on the back half. Not only did he add the name on the shoe, he chose to get the shoe in the Red and White style of the traditional logo. Damn homie, these are clean and we all need some now. We love you for it Ronnie! Enjoy.

Ronniejay’s Blog

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