Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Liberati Pursuit Pista & Olympia Pista
All right, both frames are apparently now sold. Congratulations for the new owners.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
La retardo vuelta de Puente Nuevo – The Movie
La retardo vuelta de Puente Nuevo – The Movie from Martin Lang on Vimeo.
"La retardo or “Retarden” is a bikerace for one geared bikes. The race is arranged once a year by different clubs on different locations in Sweden. This year it was the sixth year and the NIEUWEBRUG FIETS-CLUB with Lukas and Magnus that was holding the rally flag. And they did that like no other. 120km trough the woods of Småland. Almost 50 people showed up and fought for there lives. A day full of Hornet attacks, crashes and people that got lost in the woods."
Thursday, November 24, 2011
VPCX Kangasala - Das Rutschbahnspektakel
Photos from VPCX Kangasala Race, November 2011, by Jimmy Doyle.
Vivalo CX Special
That tasty Vivalo CX Special frame built up. Bad photo but lovely looking bike nonetheless.
Via Re:Products - Vivalo
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
In the Land of Contradictions
Read more.
Shortcuttin' w/ Lance
While we're still in the CX mood, and because I never saw this before. Thanks Paulus!
"In the early twentieth century, nothing conveyed the modern spirit of mobility, freedom, and independence better than the bicycle. When a pretty athletic girl was included, she added sexual desirability to the mix -- a sleek human machine joined to the manufactured machine. To many observers, this novel combination was exciting and perhaps a little frightening."
The photo & quote is actually from a quite fascinating article "Venus with Biceps: A Pictorial History of Muscular Women" at Brainpickings.
(Thanks Jesse.)
Back In The Days...
... when road cycling was still truly Epic. Or just bit more like cyclocross today, maybe?
"Photos of the Vuelta a Colombia in the early 1960s, by Horacio Gil Ochoa" via Cycling Inquisition.
Monday, November 21, 2011
"Super ODD & RARE" Rossin Pista
Looks more like "Super AWFUL & UGLY", but maybe that's just me. Rare it must be, that's for sure.
It's on Ebay at the moment, so bid here if you wanna...
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Vivalo Cyclocross Special
Just came across photos of this sweet custom fixed / single speed cyclocross frame by Kusaka-san and his newly re-launched Vivalo-brand. There was that Kinfolk "Urban Bike" built also by Kusaka already but the fact that more and more of these keep popping up everywhere indicates that dedicated steel sscx frames are becoming the thing to be riding. And why not?
See the whole photoset here.
EDIT. And this, it's bit different, though...
Friday, November 18, 2011
Racing On Italian Steel
People still actually race on nice vintage steel track bikes in many places, like these guys in Estonia. From the performance point of view it would probably make sense to sell these bikes on Ebay and get some contemporary aero aluminum instead but hey, steel is real, right?
(Thanks to Jii for digging up the pics.)
Thursday, November 17, 2011
RE:Products Project -> VIVALO Reborn
It seems that Kusaka-san's Vivalo brand has been relaunched in Japan. No traces of Keirin track bikes on the site at the moment though, just traditional steel road bikes instead.
As my Japanese skills are bit rusty for the moment Google Translate tells us, somewhat cryptically:
"VIVALO lineup was only ever full order frames. This time, experience the handmade chromoly frame more people If you think please, let me hang the frame in addition to the lineup Submitted.
Even if the frame hanging, size 8 size and color from 3 colors You can choose. In addition, Comfort Space, Mr. EAST RIVER CYCLES Hutte 8to8's three stores, the original color of each shop And let me also available. So, you can choose from six colors.
All geometries have been referring to the load frame produced so far I was allowed to DRESSCODE designed from scratch. Please come and look here for the first time the real chromoly frame? ! !"
For more info: http://www.vivalo.jp/
Monday, November 14, 2011
Found: List of Things to Pack for a Cycling Trip
This so awesome I had to steal it from Chainthug.
It's a list of things to pack for a cycling trip longer than 100 kilometres but less than 300 kilometres. And he found it between an old cycling book "Cykling och Cykelsport" from 1934!
I'm not gonna translate the full list but the point is that while it's old it's also almost completely modern, just all the basic stuff you would pack with you today. Things like basic tools, spare tubes, some clothing, a tooth brush, towel, a clock (which is a MUST according to the list), a drink flask, a map etc.
And according to the list for a trip longer than 300km you may also want to bring along some extras like "a photography machine" and "a spare pedal and axle".
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Fixie Fight: Round 1 -> LD:Labs VS. Tifosi
LD:Labs Aluminum Aero VS. Tifosi Pista CX
"Design, detailing, craftsmanship and style set the LD:Labs Aluminum Aero frameset apart from other run-of-the-mill aero frames"
Livery Design Gruppe, I call BS.
(Thanks Makko.)
Friday, November 11, 2011
RoadToPista track dropout adaptor Road2Pista
"This is a Road to Pista vertical dropout adaptor. The ROADTOPISTA adaptor enables to fit a track rear wheel with a 120mm spacing onto a 130mm spacing road bike. Additionally, it reduces the seat angle, steering angle and it lifts the bottom bracket, making a road bike more similar to a track bike. I have invented it! It works better then ever thought."
I already 'featured' this interesting invention recently but I just came across more pics and info on it. However, I'm not going to tell you where to get it. For your own safety. Sorry guys.
