Fixed Gear, Fixed Wheel, Fixie, Track Bike, Tarck Bike, Bici da Pista, Pisuto, Pisto, Velo de Piste, Pignon Fixé. No matter what you call it, if the drivetrain is fixed & there's only one gear - we love to ride it like we stole it.
Helsinki Messenger Massive and Yksivaihde.net came out with a proper old school style 'zine recently. 'Ketjukirje' stands for 'chain letter' for yo'all. So nice. It's currently NOT available online, only from the right people at the right time, in the right place. Also, even yours truly is in it. Keeping it O.G., YO! ;)
Some new limited edition colored Rigida DP18 rims from Cyclope Paris, and for a good price too. If you visit them, make sure to pic some up. I would, anyway.
I didn't know such cool tires even existed?! Michelin Axial in World Champion Stripe colors. And don't ask me where to get these because if I knew, I'd already bought ALL of them. ;)
If I got this right, the pictured bike is supposed to be new Fuji Pursuit model for year 2011, yes, not 2010 but 2011. Interesting, and there's even more...
Not the best pics but these might interest some of you, Bianchi Super Pista, Pista Classica and cool Geekhouse cyclocross bike. The double 'spoks on the Super Pista are bit much, though.
Be warned. She's fast and would leave all of us girly-pants wearing weak-ass fixters eating dust in about two seconds, be it street, track or off-road.
As a small side note, the trailer here looks great and all but I cannot help thinking that its style, with all the slo-mo, color filtering and the type of music playing, both VélOrue trailers so far remind me tad bit too much of Macaframa. But looking good nonetheless.
Mike's film from the famous RIH custom framebuilding studio in Amsterdam.
"RIH was formed in 1921 by the Bustraan brothers in Amsterdam Holland. The name RIH is for the name of an Arabian stallion ridden by one of the characters in a Karl May novel which was very popular at the time (and still are in Europe). RIH's first championship was in 1924 when Jan Hijzelendoorn (a butcher) rode a Bustraan brothers frame to the sprint and 1 kilometer titles in the Dutch National Champions. In 1928 the firm moved to its present address in Jordaan district of Amsterdam.
Also in 1928 Willem Bustraan Jr joined the business with his father and Uncle. In 1948 Wim van der Kaaij joined the RIH business as an apprentice, he is the current owner of RIH It is estimated that RIH frames have been ridden to over 350 national championships in both road and track events and 63 World- and Olympic titles."
First the new Super Pista and now there's even more new exciting stuff from Bianchi USA: Pista Classica, steel frameset with chromed lugs, ends and bb shell, and even a straight fork. Looking good!
"Bike couriers are the least glamorous and often hardest working people around. Photographer Ruud Baan and Holland’s JFK Magazine have teamed together for a ‘Bike Courier’ editorial that is turning that stereotype on its head.
Featuring smokin’ hot model Simon de Boekers, Baan, according to swipelife.com, thought “that courier companies should pay more attention to their employees and dress them in the most fashionable way, believing that image counts.” Using bicycle manufacturing firm Raar to get them moving, the ‘Bike Courier’ editorial turns couriers from drab to fab!"
"Here's the story. I was having brunch on first ave and first street with a a couple of friends including Alfred .It was a pretty sunny day and a good there was a good amount of pedestrian traffic .Nothing unusual. Alfred went out to make a call and spotted someone looking over his bike. Nothing unusual ,he got a hot ass cannondale with hot ass wheels.the guy was average looking,had a helmet and a bag.looked like your average joe casual biker.Suddenly this dude gets on his knees and pulls out a drill.At first Alfred thought he wanted to steal his wheels,until he saw the drill.Is this what it has come out to?!people stealing bike with drills?Anyways as he was getting ready to drill the ulock,Alfred comes in the restaurant and yells,!yooooo someones trying to steal my bike,lets go get him.and let me tell you this ass hole tried stealing the wrong bike.first it was a bike messengers bike and second it was Alfred's bike and the motherFkr got a temper sometimes.so we roll out to this dude and start pounding him.my first instinct was to get my U lock and bang on him,but my bike was already locked up so , we bumbrushed this dude and started pounding him.Everybody is watching and wondering why this dude is being plumeted ,but at that point we don't give a fuck.we had to make sure this asshole dosen't do it again.me personal i have had 2 bikes stolen,in like a month apart.fuck that shit.he did't even look like a bike thief!so while pounding him i reach out to put my phone in my pocket and realized i had a camera on my wait.i pulled it out and captured the second half of the beating!
Sorry it's so hard to read, but you get the idea."
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