"What do we get for 120 euros?"

"(to sum up this site http://www.XXXXXXXXX.com/ is selling mash copy frames with the price listed is 120 euro read on the site for more info theres an english translation)"

MieLOW//

Ironic? Maybe. Maybe not. Sad in any case.

From LFGSS.

Ukrainian Replica C-Record Sheriff Star Hubs

Is calling these 'replicas' stretching it a bit? Maybe...

Spot The Difference

Dedicated tricktrack frames, what's the difference between these?

Bunch of randomly picked photos of Airwalk Fixed Gear BMX, Brick Lane Bikes BLT, MKS Bruiser and Charge Scissor in random order. Are there in fact any real differences? Yeah, sure there are, different tubing, the whole debate on the AFG BMX being blatant copy of Bruiser etc. but just looking at these I'm starting to wonder...

Fake Knog Frogs From China

From HERE.

Yeah, and pretty cheap too at $4.73 a pair with free worldwide shipping. But DO NOT come back whining to me if they turn out to be sh*t, mmmkay?

And no, they didn't send me any freebies either.

Mystery Cranksets pt.II: 'The Plot Thickens'

Since even the mighty red bearded blog behemoth from Brooklyn that is John Prolly picked up on this issue, I wanted to continue the epic search for the origins of the mysterious so-called Campy Nuovo Record Copy Cat cranksets appearing on several 2010 fixed gear complete bikes.

So, following the hot tip dropped by my man Chainthug, I navigated to the Origin8 website. But when I searched their 'Classic Sport' line cranksets and chainrings, what did I discover? There were nice pictures of everything else but NO pictures of the Classic Sport ones!

This is starting to look more and more like some kind of a grand conspiracy now...

What's next, H+Son drops a new 'classic track crankset' insipired by the original Sugino Super Mighty cranks or something?

Mystery Cranksets

As if Electra's new Ticono line wasn't enough, here's another new-production crankset which appears to be direct copy of Camopagnolo's classic Nuovo Record.

Same cranks can apparently be seen on 2010 Fixie Inc. Black Jack, Pashley Clubman and Condor Classico Pista models but none of these companies have revealed which brand cranks these actually are, or who makes them. Anyhow, they look pretty crappy in comparison to the real thing.

Electra Ticino // Hubs & Cranks

It seems that Electra is branching out from their cruiser bike stuff, which I honestly hate BTW, into more classic styled products with their new Ticino line.

Those hubs, apparently soon available both as fixed and 8/9/10 speed, look a lot like certain highly sought after Campy hubs of old. Does the name 'Sheriff Star' ring a bell? And they come with ceramic bearings, which is nice. But, funnily enough, the road hubs are NOT compatible with Campagnolo cassettes. Not much respect shown, then?

On the other hand, while the fluted cranksets don't appear to be quite so blatant copies of Nuovo Record but you can seen where the inspiration came from. What strikes me as bit odd here is why aren't they making those single speed cranks in 165mm lenght? Also, 135bcd is pretty stupid choice ATMO.

I've no idea when these will be available and what they will cost but they're all in the downloadable catalogue on their site.

RE: Fixie Inc. Back Spin 2010

Fixie Inc. out of Germany have revealed their model line-up for 2010, fixed gear bikes with belt-drives and whatnot, bold engineering solutions for the future, all looking good and dandy so congratulations guys.

BUT, one thing among the photos caught mr. Konkeli's and my eyes: 'the pedal solution' of the Back Spin model, above. Do they look any familiar? Yes they do.

Now, dear Fixie Inc. people, in order to give credit where the credit is due and because we need polo bikes, we would be more than happy to receive two complete Back Spin bikes, in sizes 54 and 56 respectively, shipped to us here, please. You'll find my email up there on the right. Or if that's too much to ask, maybe just a pair of Mo's Polo Mallets would do too. Thanks!