Lot of people say you shouldn't really try to do those BMX-inspired tricks on a fixed gear bike... Well, John Prolly for one was not listening to them. 
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Too Many Tricks?
Lot of people say you shouldn't really try to do those BMX-inspired tricks on a fixed gear bike... Well, John Prolly for one was not listening to them. Acne + Bianchi Pista = Fashion?
You might have already seen these quite scary pics posted somewhere but do you know what they're about? Let me enlighten you:
"Swedish fashion and denim brand Acne has partnered with Italian bike manufacturer Bianchi to create a slick, streamlined collection that is both fashionable and functional."
Yeah, right.
Let me just tell you that the 'strung-out heroin addict caught red handed stealing a Bianchi Pista somewhere in SOHO' -look/style the model is sporting in the pics just doesn't do it for me.
But if you happen like that stuff, sometime soon in the autumn you can apparently go to an ACNE store somewhere and buy that bike. From the clothing store. A bike from a clothing store. Oh, yes. And if you do buy it there, let's just hope the sales boys & girls with trendy hair-dos will set it up just right for you. Tighten the cog and all that stuff that makes your hands all greasy and grimy. So that you can just ride your trendy bike and look really really good.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Pharrell "be pedaling backwards like a Track Bike"
Hip hop and bikes don't really go together that much. KRS-1 boasted in mid-1980s that he used to ride 'a freestyle fix' and Kanye got his track bikes but that's about it. Well, now Pharrell is in on it too if you listen to the new Common track he is on. At around 2:10 in the song Pharrel claims to "be pedalling backwards like a Track Bike". So maybe he means skidding?
Friday, August 29, 2008
Laurent SL = Pure Sex
Don't even think about it. I'm not telling you anything more about this except that it's French. Yes, of course it is. 
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Bad News From Japan: No More Sugino 75 Chainrings
I just read this sad news from Rene's blog. Sugino has discontinued their very excellent and slightly more economically priced 75-series NJS-certified track chainrings for 2009. This sounds very strange as one would expect there be huge and growing market for these things but I trust Rene as he runs a fixed gear / track bike shop in Osaka and knows his stuff.
Tomity's Guide To Velodromes In Japan
If you're into Japanese Keirin and curious about the Velodromes in the Nihon, look no further as everyone's favorite Keirin Ambassador Tomity provides all the information you might ever need here.
Lord of the Cog, Milano 20.-21.9.2008
There you go, Andrea gave this flyer to me last weekend at Helsinki King of Fixed. Unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be able to be in Milano to participate but I love the flyer design anyway.
Read more here at Milano Fixed.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
100 Pinarello Pistas & 100 Colnago Pistas... In the Basement of the Forli Velodrome
For all of you people who dream of owning a real vintage Italian Pista bike. At the Forli Velodrome they have them. Lots of them. And ok, let's say it here before all of you run off to buy your flight tickets to Italy, the bikes are apparently NOT for sale.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Hellsinki King of Fixed 2008 Pics
All right, King of Fixed happened last Saturday, organized by the nice people of BC-Hellsinki, lots of people showed up and participated and everyone had fun, met new people and all that.
And yeah, Eki got crowned as the King of Fixed 2008. Congratulations!
While the final full KOF Alleycat results are still lost somewhere there are lots of pics for your enjoyment (thanks to everyone whose pics I'm borrowing!):
Monday, August 25, 2008
ECMC 2008 Report
Thanks to Jule Fox. Check out the video from European Cycle Messenger Championships 2008 in Eindhoven.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
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Friday, August 22, 2008
King Of Bike Thieves Igor Kenk: 2865 bikes, cocaine, crack, 15 pounds of marijuana and a bronze sculpture of a centaur and a snake in battle
Some quotes:
"What exactly was he planning to do with 2,865 bicycles?"
"The Toronto Police are baffled by what Igor Kenk planned to do with such a surplus of bikes. That is just one of many questions the police and others have been puzzling over since the arrest last month of Igor Kenk, the owner of a used-bike shop here."
"The Toronto Police are baffled by what Igor Kenk planned to do with such a surplus of bikes. That is just one of many questions the police and others have been puzzling over since the arrest last month of Igor Kenk, the owner of a used-bike shop here."
"Mr. Kenk’s little shop, the Bicycle Clinic, appeared to be a black hole that consumed stolen bicycles. Bike theft victims regularly discovered their missing bicycles there, and were often able to recover them, either through vigorous argument or a payment of $30 or $40."
"That was just the beginning. An additional 200 bikes were seized in Mr. Kenk’s home. Ten landlords around the city reported that their garages had been rented by Mr. Kenk and were bulging with bicycles.
As the police gathered the mounds of bikes, they also found cocaine, crack cocaine, about 15 pounds of marijuana and a stolen bronze sculpture of a centaur and a snake in battle."
"In the past, Mr. Kenk has said that he was accumulating bicycles in preparation for a severe oil shortage."
"Mr. Kenk portrayed himself as a crusader against theft and a protector of cast-off bicycles."
"Mr. Kenk holds a passport from Slovenia and has claimed he was a police officer and a former K.G.B. agent. He has shed little light since his arrest. After one court session, he told reporters, 'I’m a dead man.'"
"In the past, Mr. Kenk has said that he was accumulating bicycles in preparation for a severe oil shortage."
"Mr. Kenk portrayed himself as a crusader against theft and a protector of cast-off bicycles."
"Mr. Kenk holds a passport from Slovenia and has claimed he was a police officer and a former K.G.B. agent. He has shed little light since his arrest. After one court session, he told reporters, 'I’m a dead man.'"
Chapter One: Fixed Gear First Step How To Movie
Transworld Japan / T19 have seen the growing need and and wisely put together a 'Fixed Gear First Step: How To Movie'.
Looks nice but notice how 'cruising' seems to come bit later in the list of skills to learn than backward circles, for example.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Victoria Pendleton
All the boys on dem fixies seem to like Victoria Pendleton. I wonder why?
Read a real article on her here.
