DIY Disc Wheel 2.0

Crusty's second version/attempt at constructing an DIY "alt.disc wheel"(tm). Built from discarded vinyl records of some Finnish punk bands no one cares about, apparently.

What in the world...?

Daniel made a very handy instruction image sequence, which you can use everytime someone happens to post the following fascinating question on your local cycling discussion forum: "How can I use a standard headset in a frame made for an integrated headset?" 

Iron

Goldsprints Kits Available!

Get your DIY Goldsprints Kits from HERE! ... just don't ask me how to put that thing together, ok? I think I can still solder a mic into an electric guitar but that's just about it for me.

Green Flake Concor Supercorsa Like You've Never Seen Before

You won't find another one like that anywhere because Olli did that by himself for his special Kosmos project.

Track Tallbike !!! // 톨 바이크.

Like whoah! From LSD Bikes in Seoul. 

The Raddest Bike Of The Day

I don't know anything about this, just saw the picture on a web-forum somewhere. I was impressed.

'Sick bar/stem combo, bro!'

Rossin Ghibli Pursuit Custom

Olli's custom Ghibli again, this time with a new freaky rear wheel.

Actually I wanted to post these pics because I've received a word via Mario Rossin's son William that signore Rossin himself has seen pics of Olli's project and much appreciates the bike!

There's lots of love for original Rossin bikes out there. ;)

Rossin Ghibli Pursuit One More Time

Having ridden Olli's new bike a little bit tonight, I'm just saying aaaaaw shit! It's HOT!


(Pic below by Tuhto.)

SJT Funnybike // "Because I can..."

Last week Santtu's new framebuilding project was just a project, and now it's ready. Whoa!

Apparently the motivation/agenda for building the frame was the classic '...because I can.'

Easy DIY Double Straps For Cheapskates

You want those cool double straps for your pedals but don't want to sell your kidney to get Toshis (which are the best BTW but you all already know this...)? Or Erribi Sprints or even just MKS? 

You don't really trust Soma double straps because people on forums say they're no good? IMO there's nothing wrong with Somas, I use them myself but I gotta agree that they probably won't last that long. 

Anyhow, check out the picture for a solution of getting the benefits of double straps for almost no-budget. Blickblocks drew the nice illustration (thanks!) and it's really easy as you can see. 

Just get a pair of those cheap resin/plastic MTB cages, which are great for riding in bigger sneakers too, and two pairs of cheap nylon (or leather if you prefer) straps and set them up crossed like in the picture and you're good to go. These won't be as cool & fancy the more expensive real double straps but Blickblocks' DIY solution will work just fine. 

Even Kids Can Do It Now: The Mini-Me Fixie

You know how some today's 30-something parents who decline to grow up can get bit weird with their kids? The so-called Mini-Me Syndrome typical of aging hipsters? Some people probably consider me one of those people, BTW. 

Anyhow, look at the picture, it tells more than 1000 words. A kids' fixed gear bike, with Tokyo-style chopped track dropbars and a toptube pad, color coordinated chain and everything. The only thing that's missing is the trispoke front wheel and I really wonder why, 'cos those bmx mag wheels actually are very easy and cheap to score from Ebay. 

I'm just waiting for my baby daughter to grow up a little bit still, not this summer but maybe next year...  

Seen In Helsinki

You know how Fixed Gear Gallery sometimes has those "Seen In XXX" posts where someone has seen a fixed gear or a single speed bike (wooohooo! who very exciting...) locked up somewhere and taken a crappy mobilecameraphone photo of it and then went thru all the hassle of emailing it to The Fixed Gear Wizard AKA Dennis? It's stupid and boring, right. 

Well, this evening as I was cycling along Pohjoisranta, my regular way to home from the city centre, a saw this bike and * just had to stop, turn back and * take a photo with my crappy mobilecameraphone. It was so nice & idyllic, with the harbor and the sailing boats, and even those big ice-breakers in the background. 

And the bike, so lovely & very retro and simply beautiful. In that setting this is probably the nicest bike I've ever seen in Helsinki. And it wasn't actually even fixed gear but a single speed bike with a coaster brake instead. 

Edit. 

You know what? Yesterday evening I should have - maybe - written this way instead (place this between the asterisks * is in the text above):

"... I just pulled this super long skid with my Tarck Bike and finished it into a trackstand, then I pulled a wheelie on the spot and bunny hopped 180 degrees turn and wheelied back to the spot where that bike was standing and..."

But why? I dunno. This though somehow just occurred to me when I passed a middle-aged roadie in full spandex riding gear this morning on my way to work.  

Dyno with Black Mags. Fixed.

An important aspect of the Fixed Gear culture is building and the constant upgrading of your bike(s). Well, some people are more innovative than others and manage to take their crazy ideas even further out there.

Fixed Gear Gallery is the most popular place to show yours and marvel (and diss) at others' creations. Between the endless supply of mostly boring and crappy road bike conversions sometimes some real jewels of DIY innovativeness pop up.

Like this one here. Dyno with black mags. Fixed gear, of course. Brilliant. 

And what's even better, it's currently for sale, here,  for only 100 USD. I bet it'll be gone before you can say 'click the link'. In addition, there's even a cool rap song that praises the magical combo of GT Dyno with black mags.

There's also recently been lot of talk about the revival of the BMX, referring mostly to old school 1980s bikes that everyone used to ride as kids, and also the fact that the current style trend of fixed gear bikes after the MASH SF film seems to veering increasingly towards doing BMX tricks on a track bike that's pimped & blinged up to look more and more like a big BMX. 

Just look at the MASH dude's bikes and you see what I mean.