Trunkmonkey Racing Ghetto Wheel Truing using Zipties
After 10 miles of rough trail riding on the old 1992 GT Karakoram Full Rigid my slightly out-of-true wheel became a significantly out-of-true wheel with a bent spoke; it was rubbing brake pad in four locations. I guess my fat ass bombing a downhill full of fist-sized loose rocks and small boulders was a bad [...]
Airborne Bicycles gives a sneak peak of their new Guardian 29
It’s just a single photo, but Airborne Bicycles has posted a sneak peak photo of their new Guardian 29 on their Facebook page. Since the caption reads “A sneak-peak of one of the new models coming soon~!” there are probably more fresh designs in the pipeline! Speculation is running wild, but so far the consensus is [...]
Trunkmonkey Racing and Airborne Bicycles?
In my search for new Mountain Bikes I ran across Airborne Bicycles, a company that has an interesting offering of value-packed bikes (follow them on Facebook and Twitter). I’m intrigued by their product lineup, reviews, and press coverage so I applied to become a member of their Flight Crew. Hopefully the next time you see [...]
Introducing the Canon PowerShot D20 – built for adventure
Order at Amazon or Adorama. The PowerShot D20 is the latest generation of Canon’s waterproof, shockproof, freezeproof, and dustproof D-series point and shoot camera line. It keeps the same 12.1 megapixel spec as the previous PowerShot D10 but gains GPS, Intelligent IS, better zoom, larger screen, higher ISO sensitivity, and an increased shockproof rating. So what [...]
Girls of Rallycross – 2002 Essex Junction Rallycross
So what happens when you’re racing at a Rallycross and you hand your video camera to your friends to get some footage? You get back a tape filled with the Girls of Rallycross! Filmed at the 2002 Essex Junction Rallycross in Essex Junction, VT. Music: Panjabi MC / Mundian to Bach Ke
2002 Boston BMWCCA Ice Racing Season Recap “Chanting for Grip”
2002 Boston BMWCCA Ice Racing Season Recap “Chanting for Grip” Video by: Sean Sosik-Hamor Location: Stinson Lake, Plymouth, NH Footage supplied by Emilio Arce, Andy Price, Andrew Hobgood, Chaos Motorsports, and Trunkmonkey Racing Music first half: Messiah / Twenty First Century Jesus / Destroyer Music second half: Infected Mushroom / B.P.Empire / Dancing With Kadafi
Trunkmonkey Racing Team Gear
No car? Want to have the Trunk Monkey with you everywhere you go? Then snag some Trunkmonkey Racing Team Gear! The team has been pretty quiet lately so we’re stealthily building our army one recruit at a time! Who knows, you might just be able to hide your Trunkmonkey under a big enough shirt!
Warning – Beware of Trunk Monkey
Want to warn your fellow drivers that you’re protected by a Trunk Monkey? Cover your cars in these bumper stickers! No one will dare mess with you knowing that a chimp with a tire iron is hiding out in your trunk!
Simulator technicians keep vital Vance training mission up and running
We see them every day, the planes bearing the letters “VN” on their tail, signifying they are from Vance Air Force Base. We hear the roar of their engines and see the sun glinting off their wings as they traverse the skies over northwest Oklahoma. But another large part of the base’s pilot training mission [...]
Trunk Monkey antics win over fans far, wide
PORTLAND — Perhaps it was his cool-headedness in delivering a baby on the side of the road. Or his expertise in giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a man overcome by hot coffee. Or maybe it’s just that we all wish we had our very own Trunk Monkey. Whatever his charm, Trunk Monkey, a chimpanzee featured in [...]
Going ape over Tomkinson ads
Despite the originality of the opening ceremonies and the thrill of the downhill, the thing I remember most vividly about last month’s Olympic Games had nothing to do with athletic competition. I can’t stop giggling about those silly Tomkinson trunk monkey commercials. Have you seen them? There are two ads playing now. In the first, [...]
