NACCC Artist Bag Contest Winner

Big shout out to Greg Ugalde of NYC! His hand drawn design of Paul Revere riding fixie will be embroidered on this year's winner bags for the NACCC, held in Boston. You can check out more of Greg's artwork on the cyclehawk website here

Huge thanks to everyone that submitted designs for this contest! They'll be more contest opportunites coming up on Facebook & Twitter so keep an eye out...

Northwest Van Tour slightly extended…

Yep. Our boy Trystans been representing for a few extra days in Portland, ever since the van developed a bad tie rod and ball joint. Here’s a quick update from his trip:

“There are definitely worse places to be held up in for a few extra days. Fortunately, Chrome has quite a few friends in this area and some with couches to crash on. Not to mention the coffee in Portland is pretty amazing…

There has to be close to a dozen independent coffee roasters here, some a lot more famous than the guys at Extracto Coffee House on Killingsworth. It's a bit out of the way, but if you happen to be near the Alberta Street Arts District, it’s a great spot to grab a cup. Extractro has it's own roasting room on site. We got to watch the process when we stopped in this week and snapped a photo of the art.

Portland probably has the most diverse collection of bike shops anywhere in America- from hole in the wall pick-apart shops to multi-level museums with indoor test tracks. It also has the largest collection of independent frame builders in one city. Cog Magazine did a great story on Jordan Hufnagel a while back. We stopped by his shop for a quick visit. Huf is the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. He took a few minutes out of his day to hang with us, so we brought him a sixer and stoked him out with one of the new Chrome Hip Pouches. He even helped us out with a bottom bracket issue between finishing a customer's new fork.

The only thing Portland has in greater quantity than bikes and coffee is beer- so it's clear they've got their priorities worked out. When we were in South East PDX we had to check out the Hopworks Brewery. The owner, Christian, is a major bike geek- note the recycled frames as art- don't worry, no functional frame was harmed, these were all salvage. Briana, behind the bar, was awesome and stayed late to hang with us for a few.

Overall, the trip was rad and the van got major props wherever we went
(when it was running). Considering we put some major miles on the old girl, she's doing pretty well! Let's just hope the van survives the drive back- looks like it's gonna be an all nighter..."

All Girls Alley Cat--Santa Cruz

They'll be some Chrome Hip Pouches up for grabs. Don't forget your map...

1 Day Left for NACCC Artist Bag Contest!!

Chrome is looking for a kick-ass design to be embroidered on this years 1st place bags
for the NACCC. Winner gets a $200 Chrome gift certificate, bragging rights, & your design will be featured on the Chrome Website, Blog, and Facebook page, linking to
your website (if you have one). Up for the challenge? Artwork is due this Friday, 1pm PST!!

Submission Guidelines:

• Vector EPS file

• Design cannot exceed 12 inches in width or height

• Name your submission your first and last name (ie: jeffrey_lebowski.jpg)

• All artwork must be submitted by Friday, June 5th, 1pm PST

• Send artwork to Jackie@chromebags.com

Scooter Rosa This Weekend

Scooter Rosa, a benefit for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the North Bay, is going down this weekend. All riders are asked to raise a minimum of $50 and can register here. Keep an eye out for the Chrome Van (that is, if she makes back from Portland in one piece)....

Chrome Van--Northwest Trip Recap

Although the van is licking its wounds from this past road trip (yup. she's brokedown in a shop in Portland at the moment) the weekend, overall, was a complete success. There was a great turnout at Lizard Lounge, all due to word getting out on Twitter. Folks rolled all the way from Eugene after catching wind the van would be slinging beers & burgers! The Velocity race rocked and Portland was stoked to see Chrome come out and hang. Sunday we headed to Seattle & kicked it with the crew from Recycled Cycles. Thanks to everyone who came out to hang! Click here for more pics from the trip.

NACCC Artist Bag Contest--Only 4 Days Left!!

Chrome is looking for a kick-ass design to be embroidered on this years 1st place bags
for the NACCC. Winner gets a $200 Chrome gift certificate, bragging rights, & your design will be featured on the Chrome Website, Blog, and Facebook page, linking to
your website (if you have one). Up for the challenge? Artwork is due this Friday, 1pm PST!!

Submission Guidelines:

• Vector EPS file

• Design cannot exceed 12 inches in width or height

• Name your submission your first and last name (ie: jeffrey_lebowski.jpg)

• All artwork must be submitted by Friday, June 5th, 1pm PST

• Send artwork to Jackie@chromebags.com