Helsinki - Borgå - Helsinki

The traditional season's opening ride again, 120km or bit more from Helsinki to Porvoo and back again, with the classic cobblestoned hill sprints up the Church Hill in Porvoo. Track bikes, road bikes, single speeds, whatever anyone fancies.

Non-urban Fixie'ing

Wednesday Ride

Ten brave men, eight track bikes, two road bikes, 70+ kilometers, evening sun, plenty of headwind, ice cream, cold beers. Good times.

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."

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".

LCdS - été / summer / kesä

LCdS - été / summer / kesä from sealisthenewbeaver on Vimeo.

"First part of the Le Cycle Des Saisons -project: 4 seasons and 4 shortish clips with fixed gear riding.

This time just having fun in the trails and enjoying the sunny summer days. Shot and edited by me. Riding by Lepe. Song: Jonathan Wilson - Desert Raven"

CRITICAL DIRT - A Study In Crossification

CRITICAL FILM from e r t z u i ° film on Vimeo.

"CRITICAL FILM - A documentary about a very special weekend of cyclocross racing. It only took 126 km of dirt, gravel and cobblestones devided in 4 stages between Dresden and Leipzig, 80 racers, 9 hours, 35°C, 600 liters of water, a ton of food, a world cup quarterfinal and many many enthusiastic souls, to make this an unbelievable experience.

They call it "CRITICAL DIRT - A Study In Crossification".

e r t z u i ° film has captured this event along the dirt with our very own perspective."

The Epic-est American Fixy Tour Continues

The trip advances, apparently. Feel free to come up with your own captions for the pictures. Riding up and down the mountains, getting h**h etc. Note also the 'support van'.

Brewster Ride

Brewster Ride from cycleangelo on Vimeo.

Seems like a fun ride. I myself would probably ride geared since I dig my 'nago so much, and I'm lazy like that.

Via Prolly. 

'Coast No Coast' Documentary

Coast No Coast - Quote edit from Brock Mitchell on Vimeo.

"Coast No Coast is a new documentary that will cover the 2200 kilometer journey from Vancouver to Mexico on fixed gears."

Wait, so they're gonna ride down from Vancouver all the way to Mexico on a tricktrack bike wearing casual urban clothing? Not wanting to be a hater or anything byt that sounds damn epic for sure, just maybe for wrong reasons. I wish them all the luck!

Via Prolly again.

Pista Malmö: Un Giro di Sporco Sud 2010

Un Giro di Sporco Sud 2010- Un Film TEASER from Martin Lang on Vimeo.

Helsinki - Borgaux 25.4.2010

I've talked about road cycling in the past, right? So, yesterday we did the official annual opening of the season road trip from Helsinki to the Porvoo and back, organized by BC-Hellsinki. Bit over 120km, about 5 hours of riding to Porvoo on the main road and back along some nice winding scenic small country roads. With some Kebab & pizza in between and beers afterwards. Bunch of people, girls and boys, on geared road bikes, CX bikes and track bikes came along. In Porvoo we also climbed up and descended the steepest pavéd hill street as a part of the tradition. Great fun.

Thanks to everyone on the ride and tnts for the pics!

Rapha's Northern Hell

While the real Hell of the North, Paris-Roubaix, is on next Sunday, Rapha have their own ride travelling north from London (some Brits seem to sometimes consider Essex as Hell, I guess?) on the same day.

Smell The Roses

Smell The Roses from zack mctee on Vimeo.

So, while this movie is not particularly spectacular by any means, it exemplifies one of THE up-and-coming cycling trends for 2010 (especially since Cyclocross season has officially finished already): the Hipster Road Cycling. Mark my words.

Damn, even I myself am secretly building a geared 1990s-styled retro steel road bike in the darkness of my hidden underground lair...