The Bridge over the River Kwai (French: Le Pont de la Rivière Kwai) is a novel by Pierre Boulle, published in French in 1952 and English translation by Xan Fielding in 1954. The story is fictional but uses the construction of the Burma Railway, in 1942–43, as its historical setting. The novel deals with the plight of World War II British prisoners of war forced by the Imperial Japanese Army to build a bridge for the “Death Railway”, so named because of the large number of prisoners and conscripts who died during its construction. The novel won France’s Prix Sainte-Beuve in 1952.

Native Brooklyn, NYC   Willy Carmelo grew up in the Bad lands of Brooklyn riffed with gangs, violence , depravity.. His father  a NYC Police Officer.. his Mother from an immigrant family from Italia . Willy , a Buddhist at heart and passionate cyclist and drummer  longed to escape the  urban plight, and so he got on his Bianchi Track Bike and rode the Hell straight out of Gotham… never to return

Having lived all over the World:  Malaysia, West Africa, Australia , West Indies, Japan, Philippines and Long Island to name a few… he avoids NYC at all costs except to do a photo session for Muxu and sweat it out on the iconic Brooklyn Bridge

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On: Wednesday, January 26th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
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The Long Anticipated Maglia Rosa from my friends over at Rouleur now in stock at Velocipede!

Grab your copy before they disappear

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On: Saturday, April 16th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
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Velocipede Cyclery is now an Authorized Dealer for BMC racing machines

Stop in to check out our full line of Road bikes and MTB rides as well.

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On: Friday, April 1st, 2011 at 11:54 pm
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After months of preparation, construction, painting..dread.. my vision begins to take form..Velocipede is just a short week away from its Grand Opening on March 9th ,,just in time for Tirreno-Adriatico and the line up for March into April is even better: We will have Live Streaming broadcasts of each Race on our LCD ..  So stop in for a Free Espresso from our Illy Cafe X7 , browse our periodicals, check out our New Kits ” Velocipede Cyclery” Team custom Wool Jersey & Wool short.. combined with Dromarti Italian Classic all Leather cycling shoes, and all Italian leather Mitts,.. along with a Cap made by hand from Yaya Designs ..and you are sporting one serious Cycling Kit

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On: Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 at 9:21 pm
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Put Your Best Wheel Forward

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On: Thursday, February 17th, 2011 at 10:32 am
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