Just one week left until the 7th and last RAD RACE for this season takes off. And what better occasion could there be than hosting it in the RAD RACE / AURORA hometown Münster and in combination with the Münsterland Giro. The RAD RACE Battle will take place on 3rd of October on the historical Prinzipalmarkt in Münster, the Prinzipalmarkt is one of the main streets in Münsters city centre and covered with historical pavé. The RAD RACE Battle is a rider against rider sprint battle on a straight 160 m pavé track!
This is going to be really interesting and worth a visit.
Make sure to visit Münster next week, have a great day of cycling and celebrate the 7th RAD RACE with us! Check out the facebook event for more information.
I hope to see you there.

Again, it took more time than I was hoping, but in the end everything turned out really great. I hope you like this collection, read on to learn more!

For this late summer collection I teamed up with a friend of mine, Arif Demir, he is a graphic designer and typographer. He played around with our „The Kids all Ride“ slogan and came up with a really nice script version and a great Pixação version. Especially the Pixação, a tagging/graffiti style from the southeastern metropolitan areas in south america, version look awesome, with it’s bold lettering.
The „TKAR Script“ is available as a Baseball Longsleeve Shirt. The „TKAR Pixa“ is available with a large black print on a white or grey heather shirt and also as a special reflective version! The reflective version features a large reflective print on a black shirt!

This late summer collection also marks the first part of a really special collaboration.
Peter Aurisch, a multi-talented artist from Berlin, drew some amazing artworks exclusive for AURORA and i’m really happy to finally release the first artwork today. I’m a huge fan of his art and i’m very proud that I can work together with him.

Check out Peter Aurischs first Artwork for AURORA, It’s called „Ride 1“.
His signature style with a super fine screen print on a soft Baseball Longsleeve Shirt!
This shirt is highly limited and each shirt comes with a special sticker pack!

To top it all off, there is also a assortment of completely new designed 5 Panel Caps.
Made in Europe! Made from awesome Linen fabric.
The perfect 5 Panel Caps to go with the new shirts.

As said, I hope you like this new collection.
Head over to the webshop and get your gear now!

Sebastian

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May is here and the next RAD RACE is coming pretty soon. The first one was a blast and a great event in Berlin.
The next one will take place on 31st of May 2014 at a very special location in the Hamburg Harbour – the Brandshof. This race is called “Street Hunt” and each and every lap around a 950 m course counts.

The more laps you can win, the more points you score!
There will also be a After Race Party, to celebrate this event and all riders.
No matter if you ride a fixed gear, a road bike or what ever, this is going to be really interesting and a great weekend in Hamburg.

To make sure that you will come to Hamburg, we decided to give away 2 special Wildcard Packages for you!
Your chance to save your spot on the starter list and a nice package of AURORA and RAD RACE gear on top!

To enter this Wildcard raffle you just have to do the following steps:

1. Like AURORA and RAD RACE on Facebook, if you haven’t already

2. Share THIS blog post on facebook.

3. Leave a comment with your T-Shirt size and your preferred bike for the “Street Hunt” below this blog post.

The raffle is open until thursday the 8th of May 23:59 (GMT).
I will randomly choose a winner with www.random.org and contact the lucky ones via eMail, so please don’t forget to leave your eMail address.

The prizes are:

1. Wildcard for the RAD RACE Street Hunt in Hamburg + RR Bidon + RR Shirt + AURORA Shirt + RR x Aurora Cap
2. Wildcard for the RAD RACE Street Hunt in Hamburg + RR Bidon + RR Shirt + RR x Aurora Cap
3. AURORA “Rad Races” Shirt + RR x AURORA Cap

That’s it.
Good luck!

Sebastian & the Rad Race Crew

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Spring is here and so is the first part of the AURORA Spring/Summer 2014 collection.

It consists of five T-Shirts and a light Hooded Zipper.
But it would understate the case, if I leave it without any explanation.
All these new garments are 100% Made in Europe, made under fair working and also trading conditions. Besides these important factors, all garments are newly developed from scratch. The T-Shirts and Hooded have a custom fit made after my requirements. From now on every AURORA garment, will be produced just for AURORA!

I’m really proud of this first run and I think they turned out great. It took some months to get everything as it should be, but the result is stunning and I can’t wait to hear your feedback.

The details on all pieces are AURORA-like and finally a lot more ideas I had for a while, came to life in these pieces. Custom cut, functionality, photoprints and reflective designs.

A collaboration shirt with the RAD RACE Crew, featuring a large double photoprint by Hamburg-based photographer Björn Lexius. Another landscape impression on the “Road to nowhere” Shirt and the all new AURORA “Pocket” Shirts, featuring a practical backpocket to store your keys, wallet, mobile or tool while riding.

The AURORA “Pocket” Shirt is available in two versions. The “Reflex Pocket” Shirt features a high quality reflective fabric on the back. It’s the same fabric Nike uses for their reflective running gear, it’s state of the art and the best you can get. The pocket is durable and with the reflective fabric, it helps you to be seen at night.

If it get’s colder outside, just put on the new AURORA “Reflex V3″ Hooded Zipper, it’s not that heavy, but comfortable and made from super soft fabric made of 50% cotton / 50% polyester. It features a large reflective 3M print on the back, to offer visibility at night.
The Hooded Zipper also got a custom cut, that means it is slightly slimmer to prevent flapping while riding and the body is a bit longer.

Check out all the new garments at the webshop, everything is available from now on!

Ride safe!

After some busy weeks we are finally on the way to Berlin, just two days left until this years Fahrrad Schau starts. On the backseat we’ve got a lot of gear with us and also the first pieces of the AURORA Spring / Summer Collection 2014. Are you curious?

Beside this we are happy to announce the schindelhauer x AURORA goldsprint competition. If you are one of the fastest riders on the schindelhauer bike with our AURORA Velcro Straps on it you can win great prizes. The first gets a all new schindelhauer „Hektor“ track frameset which will be revealt this weekend for the first time. Come and visit us and take your chance to be one of the first to own „Hektor“.

We hope to see you there!

AURORA x RAD RACE Cycling Kit Collection Release at Berliner Fahrrad Schau.

Just a few days left until this years Berliner Fahrrad Schau starts.
Besides my collaboration with the RAD RACE Crew, I will also share a booth with them to celebrate the release of our AURORA x RAD RACE Cycling Kit Collection. We already received our Cycling Kits and we are really happy with the quality and look. All preorders will be shipped next week and we can’t wait to hear your feedback.
The official release will be at our booth at the Berliner Fahrrad Schau, so if you have the chance, make sure to visit us.

This is going to be a great weekend and I hope to see a lot of you guys there.

AURORA x RAD RACE Collaboration Raffle!

To shorten the waiting time and celebrate the launch of our collaboration we decided to host a raffle for you guys.
We are giving away a complete AURORA x RAD RACE Cycling Kit of your choice, several Jerseys, T-Shirts and Accessoires. Make sure to spread the news and enter to win some awesome gear.

To enter this competition you just have to do the following steps:

1. Like AURORA and RAD RACE on Facebook, if you haven’t already

2. Share THIS blog post on facebook.

3. Leave a comment with your prefered sizes (Jersey and Shirt) and color (Black or Blue) below this blog post.

The raffle is open until friday the 21th of march 23:59 (GMT).
I will randomly choose a winner on saturday with www.random.org and contact the lucky ones via eMail, so please don’t forget to leave your eMail address.

The prizes are:

1. Winner: Complete AURORA x RAD RACE Cycling Kit
2. Winner: Black AURORA x RAD RACE Jersey
3. Winner: Blue AURORA x RAD RACE Jersey
4. Winner: AURORA Pocket Shirt
5. Winner: AURORA x RAD RACE Shirt
6. Winner: AURORA x RAD RACE Cycling Cap of your choice
7. Winner: RAD RACE Cycling Socks

That’s it.
Good luck!

Sebastian & the Rad Race Crew