Road to Nowhere x VELUX

Solstice

It is not enough to be busy. We must always be engaged, at capacity. We fill in the empty spaces of our daily lives with the superficial. We live in a way that erroneously equates speed and efficiency to value and worth. But what happens when we slow down? We value the price of our lives as the time we spend instead of the time we save.

06:09s

The highways begin to congest as the locals descend from their suburbs in the hills onto the city. The long commute to work. The eight-hour day. The long commute home. Entire days spent indoors, breathing in recycled, conditioned air to keep them comfortable. Their early morning departures leave a stillness in their wake. The security and familiarity of their daily lives leave a vacant path for our adventures.

We traverse the explicitly American landscape, tracing the ridges of the extensive network of interconnected freeways and 19th-century railways that scar the American West. Human influence begins to dissolve behind us as we cut our way across the valley. Civilisation evaporates entirely once we cross paths with the sun, greeting each other as we head our separate ways along our latitudinal journeys.

Tires crackle under the heat as the sticky rubber picks up the loose gravel and marbles that litter the deserted roads and toss them against our hollow frames. Chipping. Slowly chipping away at the paint - the layers of protection warding off damage. But we crack under the heat. 


On the high hill of death,

On the dark place of the skull. 

Ending with this final breath,

A campaign for a civil cull.


As the sun wanes, relinquishing her power over the day, we continue east to rest at the foothills of the mountains.

The cicadas begin to stir as their tortured symphonies reverberate throughout the valley. To our tortured bodies, their songs announce our arrival like a ceremonial fanfare, welcoming us into the wilderness. Swarms of bugs take flight, enticing us to dance with them in the first rays of sunlight that spill over the crest of El Capitan. We take up the invitation and join in their celebrations as we sweep through the giant Sequoia groves, dancing on our pedals beneath the granite giants.

Essential-SS21-OLD

A staple in the Pas Normal Studios universe, the Essential Collection has been developed with a more endurance-based fit which maintains some of the key technical features of our other designs. Built with a more relaxed fit for longer and more casual style riding, this collection gives you the option of a less race-style cut, but with a distinct Pas Normal Studios look and feel. The perfect year-round choice for long rides in good company.

Stories
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The Pas Normal Studios Stories are a carefully curated selection of our most unique and ambitious cycling adventures from around the world. These stories document our personal experiences on two wheels and the struggles and emotions that come along with them.

Destination Everywhere

A visual summary from Nice to Bern

Road to Nowhere x VELUX

Le début

Destination Everywhere

From Innsbruck to Vienna

Lookbook

Solitude SS22

Lookbook

T.K.O. SS22

Collaboration

Homegrown Heroes

Enough Cycling

The Ferry Game

Lookbook

Essential SS22

Lookbook

Escapism SS22

Road to Nowhere x VELUX

Hors Catégorie

Road to Nowhere x VELUX

Solstice

Destination Everywhere

From Munich to Bern

Destination Everywhere

The Definitive Stages

ICC Women

Shifting

Destination Everywhere

Into the Woods

ICC Women

The Roadbook

Road to Nowhere

No Beer For A Year

Destination Everywhere

From Venice to Vienna

Destination Everywhere

The Pilgrimage

Destination Everywhere

Destination Everywhere: Sonoma, CA.

Destination Everywhere

From Munich to Vienna

Road to Nowhere

The Great Gig in the Sky

Destination Everywhere

Behind the Scenes: Giro d'Italia

Road To Nowhere

There Is This Road