Waki farts - Gee Achmedton

Nothing to Gee, I respect the guy and enjoy watching him ride, I wish him all the best of luck, but this picture on the left, by Paris Gore cracked me up, I just couldn't let it go...

Arguably Yours: Wacek Kipszak

BIKE TEST #2 Santa Cruz Blur TRc

In December 2007 I have bought a Santa Cruz Nomad. It was a bike that embodied everything I ever desired - ultimate versatility, a true do-it all bike, a bike that I can take to any place on the planet and have fun on it. Quite honestly it did just that for those years, I was very happy with it's performance and it looked fantastic. It was a dream bike, I dreamed about since I started riding in 2001. But a lot has changed since 2007, the bike went through two complete transformations in componentry tailoring it more and more to how I used to ride. Last year I came to a point when I decided that I need a new frame. 

WAKi-leak #3 - Trike Aero-kit

Companies like Canyon, YT or SR Suntour are now flooding the market with cheap yet quality products and the big companies are getting weary. They realized that their products may be way too expensive in comparison, and their sales may drop. People might just go for something at a half price that is just good enough to do the job. Just before the Christmas I chatted with anonymous senior engineer (I will refer to him as Mr Oslo) that used to work for one of the worlds most iconic bike brands, the "Trike Bicycles Mexico". He has given me blue prints and a spy-shot of the lost child of his life career, a truly ambitious project: Trike Aero Kit! A project that could turn the tide for the big guns!

Project Everest! - training drawing skills

Image origin: http://impressivemagazine.com

I decided to make the "*CG Everest expedition" story. Making of the "Cedric Gracia tribute" pumped me up to do it. This post is about my preparations for my own way to climb that mountain. I bloody want to draw it as a comic or a kind of fake trip/race report. Let it be my New Years resolution, apart from making production prototypes of my frames and putting a few people on them for testing. 

All the best for 2014!

I would like to wish everyone a great New Year 2014! A lot of good times on and off your bikes. That year has been great for me, I think it was the best year of my life and I am looking forward to the next one!

WAKi Christmas Special

I wish you all a... damn! It is hard these days with all those religions and non-religions. You know what - have a great time, whatever you are doing, enjoy those few days free of work. If you have anything to do with being a Christian: Merry Christmas!

Arguably Yours Wacek Kipszak

Cedric Gracia tribute

I made this drawing because I was so struck with the video Cedric posted on his blog showing his innocent crash on Reunion. It is hard to describe how many shivers it has sent down my spine and how many thoughts it has triggered. There were some revelations and really dark thoughts. I think Cedric did an amazing thing by posting it (and surviving off course), thanks to that we can all get a kind of a lesson, and each of us can do something out of it for ourselves. I am short on words, it is hard to write anything... ehh... I think... forget it... another time.