5ive Points: Bruce Weber

Bruce Weber is slated for quite a journey: He’s Riding from Astoria, OR to Manhattan, leaving next week, on his Independent Fabrication titanium touring rig. Bruce has done this ride once before, on a lesser machine to be sure, and will be blogging about the journey on the New York Times website.

We had a great time working with Bruce on the equipment portion of his project and look forward to hearing the stories that his travels will weave. Be sure to check out his NYT posts for yourself, or catch him in 140 character bits at @nytbruceweber, good luck Bruce!

NYC Velo: What bike do you ride?
Bruce Weber: Up until now I’ve been riding treks. I have three of them, a road bike, a touring bike and a hybrid. But  for the cross country trip I’m starting I have a custom made designed by NYC velo with a titanium frame built by Independent Fabrication.

NYCV: What’s your favorite ride?
BW: I’ve got a couple of friends with houses in the Hamptons, one in water mill and one in amagansett. To go beach and woods roads from one to the other and back is about 35 miles.

NYCV: What’s your favorite post-ride food?
BW: Watermelon.

NYCV: What is one thing you always carry on a ride?
BW: A $20 bill and/or a credit card.

NYCV: What’s next?
BW: I’m on my way to the west coast to ride back to my apartment in Manhattan, a trip I’ll be flogging about for The New York Times.