Bike Spot-15th and 15th

You may be aware of some of the local bike spots like, 21st South and Trax, with Cam Wood's BMX specialty shop, The Bicycle Collective and the soon-to-open Performance Megastore (!). 90th South with the soon-to-open Scheels (hear that Trek dealers?), Highland Drive and 9th and 9th have a bit of this going on, as well. The latest hotspot may be the 15th and 15th neighborhood, with the newly open Beehive Bicycles.  Look for the Applesque (or is it The Hive?!?! with their Chub Design theories) logo with fat and funky bikes in the window:

 

Fat bike and low-voc parts washer:

Owner Greg Steele is reaching out to niches by being open on Sundays and promoting brands such as Boo:

Thousand dollar truing stand:

After an introduction from Rolling Hall, I was curious to go across the street to the 15th Street Gallery, where Steve Smock, wrench turner at Really Competitive Cyclist, shows off his creative side with a supersized photorealist exhibition of bike parts.  Huge canvases show accurate machining and detail of bike components, even the individual cuts on a modern mirror finish cassette (click to enlarge):

The background collage/tech manual detail is amazing, too:

While I appreciate these works for their precision, attention to the mechanical and their expression of utility, I can also Imagine that some folks have a more Rothko approach searching for meaning in that which is abstract and unfamiliar.  Consider it an opportunity to take someone out, without a strong fondness for components (maybe sitting across the table from you), and see what your takeaways on the art are.

The Wood Shop

You might know Cam Wood from his 50/50 BMX days and his stellar segment in That's It! (and watched him gimping around at the premier):

As I reported, the Utah BMX Cobras have a new vid coming out, but that's not all Cam has been up to. Ladies and gentleman of SLC (actually SSLC) we finally have a BMX specialty store, Cam's The Wood Shop, located at 2212 S. West Temple, just up the street from the SLC Bike Collective:

The shop features a nice selection of completes, just in time for the holidays:

Plenty of frames, forks and tires:

A few choice softgoods:

 One thing that really stands out are the displays, hand built and burned by Cam, himself (click that pic):

Parts and accessories:

Wall of fame:

Head on over to The Wood Shop to support this great rider and our awesome local scene.  See you at the Tower Theater.