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The Deus Bike Build-Off, Venice The Boundless Enthusiasm Bike Build Off America sounds pretty simple. Below is a description of the competition: THE RULES JUDGING CRITERIA MAKING THE MOST WITH THE LEAST THE ENTRY MUST RUN  (I.E. KICK OVER AND IDLE) MUST BE RIDEABLE  (I.E. ROLL UNDER OWN POWER) DISPLAY CREATIVITY IN DESIGN OR CONSTRUCTION DISPLAY INGENUITY IN DESIGN OR FUNCTION Oh...and the local winners from Sydney, Milan, Bali, and L.A. compete for the overall title! The outcome of the L.A. (Venice) event was determined by esteemed Judges; Yoshi Kosaka, Shinya Kimura, Michael Woolaway, Mike (Relief Judge), and our very own Lori Bentley-Law! Orange County was covered in thick fog and that broke around Seal Beach, traffic was light for the 405. We were greeted with hot coffee at Deus and Lori was soon whisked away with the other Judges by Julian and Hiroshi. While they were busy Daniella and I tried to figure out a way to sneak Yoshi's bike out of...

We got a few jackets in and had a couple appointments so I messed around in the shop while Lori went to Farmers Market. We'll have more sizes in the Women's One Star and men's 689H Retro Horsehide next week, Schott's working hard to fill post holiday orders and they're almost caught up! Here's what arrived this week: The Perfecto 125 has side laces and a two inch longer tail compared to the regular Perfectos. These are harder to find and sizes are usually limited. You can use a Sam Brown belt with it so you should budget another $75 to buy one. Schott 125 We're now stocking the 141. It's the Naked Cowhide version of their Schott's Classic Cafe Racer. Schott 141 Last but not least we're testing this Jeans Styled Naked Cowhide for warm weather use. The button front allows air in naturally without the bulk and complexity of vents. Plus it looks cool! Schott 100 I moved some battery chargers around checked on the Sh...