Just Old

Wed 22.6.2011 in pics

Just Some Stickers

Champagne Bike Ride

Of course I had to post this. Because it will be awesome, for future generations to see....

Vindata - Night Sky pt.1 (Official Music Video)

iS tHIS 4 REAL!?

This awesome edit reminds me that I completely forgot to mention that that previous attempt failed because the guys ran out of money, or got bored, or just decided to stay in Denver drinking brewskies and smoking some dank nugs or whatever.

A Different Perspective ...

"Va Fa Napoli, Hipster" from Blue Barn Pictures, Inc. on Vimeo.

Check out more info about Matt Weckel's short movie here.

The Great American Fixed Gear Epic

"8 states,
5 thousand miles,
2 lovers,
0 brakes.

July 20th Nikol Heathcock and Jon Keller left Austin, TX. We will be bearing the summer heat of Texas in late July, climbing over the highest points in the Rockies in August, fighting the winds of the Pacific Coast in September, and crossing the desolate and unforgiving deserts of the South-West in October. And we are doing it all with one gear and no brakes!

Follow us as we explore local bike culture in the cities along the way and the wilderness in between. We will be keeping a blog, photo journal, product reviews, and more."

And you can follow these guys epic adventure HERE....

Berghäll's Hottest Boyz!

'Mormon Fixed'

"It had to happen, ladies and gentlemen: the marriage of two uniquely American bike cultures — Latter Day Saint missionaries on bikes and hipster urban fixies! Look at this bad boy texting while riding his brakeless fixed gear bike down San Fernando Street in downtown San Jose without his helmet!"

Via Cyclelicio. 

Quote of the Day

"and fyi i ride around the fixie capital of the world williamsburg brooklyn!!! ive seen every bike out there. ive rode wit the best and ride deep... this thread is stupid i dont even know why defending my self to a bunch of haters and people that think they know it all and think they can talk down to people that dont know the right terminology"

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"what i meant is that i ride with some of the most respected fixie heads out here in nyc..from the crew in chari and co to their rival trackstar that they put outta business..people from dqm , supreme, Wonka if yall dont know youtube him..basically people that made fixie what it is today..im not sayin im an OG..i got into riding fix 3 yrs back after a bad motorcycle accident..so im still pretty knew to this game..and so what if i want a columbus headset..like i said i want my bike to looks nice, not cheap..i know there are nice fsa headsets out there that cost more, but i want the columbus one. fixed gears out here in nyc its like a lifestyle..people buy shit and put it on their bikes to personalize em..thats what im doin..not everyone can afford the nicest parts..but do you..dont hate , i dont give a fuck if u ride a beat up pista..yall jus a bunch of haters!!!! so go head make some more hate threads line up on terrible gay train and go fuck each other."

Cinelli X Mash 2010

Let's play a game: how many 'wrongs' you find in that build? And why is it that the Cinelli Mash is probably one of the most hated disliked street fixed gear frameset on the market at the moment?

EDIT.

All right, I guess I need to clarify this a little bit after receiving some reader feedback last night. My point above was NOT to hate on the Cinelli X Mash frameset itself but I've been just wondering why so many of the builds of that frame end up the way they do? I know there are many of you out there who agree with me on this.

Another thing; I'm quite stoked about the rumour of the 2011 model of the frame coming with two different geometries because as someone point out somewhere, if taken far enough the one with steeper geo will probably be getting closer and closer to the venerable Cannondale Track, which the MASH SF boys are known to dig too... 

'Are There Really No Hipsters in China?'

"Irony-resisting Chinese bicyclists have skipped the fixed-gear trend that has swept the rest of the world.
By J. David Goodman


BEIJING—A multicolored messenger bag slung over one shoulder and short-brimmed hat cocked to the side, Nie Zheng parked his brakeless bike in the corner of a trendy cafe in the Beijing Central Business District before settling into a molded plastic chair to chat about his particular obsession. "It's been a dream since I was a kid to get a bicycle like this," the 40-year-old fashion photographer told me. "But no one sold them here." It took nearly nine months, he said, to get a track bike he wanted sent from England in 2007.

Such devotion is something of a rarity among the fashion-conscious in China, where bicycles are simply not mainstream cool. In fact, this bike-saturated nation has—so far—managed to skip entirely what is arguably the biggest global bicycle fad in a generation: the fixed-gear."

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Irony also plays a key role, as riders deliberately opt for an expensive, often custom-made ride, with hand-built components, that is less functional than what's available at Wal-Mart. 

It may be this last aspect that's preventing the bikes from catching on in China. Indeed, the anemic fixie scene seems to offer an object lesson in the difficulty of marketing fashion irony here.

"There is a saying in Chinese: 'Laugh at the poor, not the prostitutes,'" Juanjuan Wu, a professor at the University of Minnesota and author of Chinese Fashion From Mao to Now, told me. "Hipster fashion only really works by communicating your irony—in other words, someone needs to 'get it.' Hipster irony in dress would most likely be misinterpreted in Chinese society as simple poverty or weirdness."

Continue reading the full article at Slate after the jump...

Counterfeit Concept

It says 'Bianchi' in there, so it that a Pista Concept? Surely not. Now wait a minute, which frame is that...?

Features & Benefits

Spotted at Fixed Gear Athens.

'This is the BEST FIXIE human can build...'

"This is the BEST FIXIE human can build for road/city use 6.7kg (excl pedals) custom handle bar to go between the cars and keep the right line and low profile PRO wheels not to catch side wind on the cross roads"

I'm not going to post a pic so that you can try and guess what this 'BEST FIXIE' could possibly be, before you click to see it for sale HERE. Please note also the asking price.

'This is probably the most important video in the history of vain fixed gear film making'

Awesome Or Awful?

Why?

'The Modern San Fransican' by Mike Giant

Seen first at Tracko.