#makeitcount

Spotted these rad shots of the 5th Floor guys for Nike and their #makeitcount campaign.  It's pretty awesome that Nike is slowly entering the fixed gear scene, first with Michael Chacon and his Destroyer and now this.  Can't wait to see what the future holds! Lovin' the Low// T-shirt and both quotes are perfect.  Click here for more on #makeitcount

"Never not riding" and "The bike don't maketh the man"

Peonfx Presents: Douple P

Double P from peonfx on Vimeo.

As many of you know by now, there has been an EXPLOSION of fixed gear oriented riders, shops and independent brands popping up in Singapore and Indonesia, specifically Jakarta.  It is awesome to see how fixed gear cycling is spreading throughout the world and progressing in so many ways. Peonfx in conjunction with Cyclonesia, Sumvelo and Faz Adhili just put out this rad little clip featuring the new Pias track frame.  Lately I have been seeing more and more Pias builds on the likes of Pedalroom and Velospace and man are they looking good.  The frame is relatively inexpensive (approximately 275 US dollars for frame and fork), the welds are smooth, it's steel and the color is killer; I would love to build one of these bad boys up.  As always, great film work by Faz, it's definitely a solid watch and props to the riders.  I know from experience, riding brakeless in hilly, wet conditions can get pretty hairy.

FNG Presents L'Eroica 2011

Spotted on FRESHNGOOD

 I'm no expert when it comes to Italian and Google translate can only get you so far, but as they say a picture (or a whole slew of them) is worth 1000 words.  I spotted this awesome photoset on FRESHNGOOD's website of the 2011 retro cycling L'Eroica event.  From what I have gathered L'Eroica is a retro themed bike race that follows an unbelievable route through the Tuscany countryside (who wouldn't want to do that?). Above I picked out a few of my favorites and you can check out more on FNG's website linked above. Crediamo in te bici!

Splitting Lanes, Santurce

Splitting Lanes, Santurce from Manuel Vélez on Vimeo.
Spotted On PEDAL Consumption

This, right here, is the kind of fixed gear video that I live for.  Awesome tunes, crazy riding and just an all around good feel.  A bunch of friends riding hard, feeding off of each other, having a blast.  Although the cars didn't seem to be going too fast I can't believe they were riding on the highway; insane.  I love when the one dude spreads his arms out at 1:36, it feels so good to ride like that for a few seconds.  The guys from Puerto Rico Fixed did an outstanding job on this and I can't wait for the next video in the series.

Here is a little blurb about the video:

"This is the first of series of rides around Puerto Rico in extreme situations to claim space. In this case it's Highway Baldorioty de Castro in San Juan. In an city without bike lanes, we make our own."

Made in China

Chinese fixed gear enthusiast Liu Lin gets comfortable at Natooke bike shop
Photo by: Paul Morris

As the culture grows, fixed gear cycling is spreading all over the world. Just like any other extreme sport, it started out small and is rapidly growing and always progressing. Yesterday I was browsing around the internet and came across an article about Natooke bike shop. Earlier this month Natooke became the first fixed gear bike shop in China. The shop was founded by the famous German fixed gear acrobat Ines Brunn. Business isn't booming by any means but at the same time more and more people are experimenting with a fixed wheel. Could China be the next fixed gear Japan? Not likely, but with the fixed gear culture growing at such an exponential rate, who knows.

Keep an eye out for more Chinese fixed gear and read full article in the Global Times

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