March seems to be a good month for bicycle related stuff.
So if you want one of the biggest bike parties around the country, make sure to come over to the wonderful ciddy of Hamburg. After 10 years, the St.Paulopoly died last year, but there are people who try to keep the spirit alive and continue the story of more than 200 riders from all over the world crossing the Reeperbahn at night, get drunk and party hard til dawn! Two alleycats, a polo competition, good people, Hamburg Ciddy and party party party…
Also have look at these impressions here and here.
If you don’t like facebook, here is more information about the weekend.
The big takeover!
Sankt Paulopoly is dead, long live Pankt Saulopoly!
… shit is gonna be same but different, a weekend full of bike worship and brain damage.
FRIDAY:
Oldschool Track Games – meeting point Store 19:30
Pre Pankt Saulopoly Party – Landgang 21:00
SATURDAY:
“Knüppel aus dem Sack” Polo Tournemant – TBC – 10:00
PreRegistration – Store 13:00
Sankt Paulopoly Alleycat – TBC – 20:00
After Pankt Saulopoly Party -TBC – 23:00
The Berlin Bicycle Show 2012 is coming. Seems like there will be much suprises and a lot new upcoming brands. I’m not sure if I like the hype, but when it is made with passion and quality, i’m up for it. In the end it’s about the bicycle and thats a good thing…
BÖIKZMÖIND is a 30 minute documentary film about riding fixed gear bikes
in beautiful Bristol. The film shows the diverse cross section of riders and
asks why ride bikes with no gears in a city full of hills.
Superb is a neat bike store in Boston / USA. They came up with a lot nice stuff so far and when you check out their website, you will see their dedication to the scene and bicycle.
Now they finally released their awaited Alu Track Frame, which seems to be very very nice. And even for us over here in Europe, this frame seems to be a great alternative. Especially the price point looks fair.
Looking at those pictures, i’m really thinking about getting one and built up something new next year. Last bike I built up was sadly too long ago.
But let’s stop the talk, check out the facts:
Frame: 6061 Aluminum Double Butted with Smooth Welds, 1″ Headtube, 68mm English Thread Bottom Bracket, 27.2mm Seatpost, 120mm Rear Spacing
Fork: Lugged 1″ Track Fork Painted Black, choose threaded or threadless and with brake hole or without brake hole.
Finish: High Polish aluminum with clear coat.
Available in 5 sizes XS-XL
XS seat tube 47c-c 51c-t top tube 52c-c
S seat tube 50c-c 54c-t top tube 53c-c
M seat tube 53c-c 57c-t top tube 54.5c-c
L seat tube 55c-c 59c-t top tube 56c-c
XL seat tube 57c-c 61c-t top tube 57.5c-c
Price:
$699 Frame and Fork
$599 Frame Only
…and you can also drop them a line for custom orders. Check out their shop for more pictures and order form.
Our friends from stuttgartfixedgear.de relaunched their blog just some days ago. Seems like there is some people who still want to support the scene there. And it is not just for fixed gear riders, classic race bikes, bikepolo, fixed freestyle and all kind of bikes are welcome, too. Really looking forward to some nice posts, they got some got things planned, so bookmark the blog, check it out and if you are around the town, visit their weekly rides to have some fun.
The one and only and original race is back! Come join us on Monday October 31st – Cash Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd & Best Dressed! Start TBA, Registration opens at the 21st of October @ KEIRIN cycle culture cafe
Coming weekend in Hamburg ciddy the WE DON’T CARE Fixed Freestyle Contest takes place and if you want to see what’s up with Freestyle on a Fixed Gear, you should move your ass to Hamburg I-Punkt Skateland. Gomok, Kahn and a lot more international riders are coming to destroy the ramps. There is also space in the registration left and much money to win. Have fun…
More information: WDC@Suicycle
Don’t know if this movie is needed, but with some popcorn and a beer it might be good to watch while doing something else important.
The film centers on a New York City bicycle messenger (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who picks up an envelope from Columbia University. A dirty cop (Michael Shannon), desperate to get his hands on the envelope, chases the bicycle messenger around the city.
There it is. At this years EUROBIKE the long awaited Re-Issue of the classic CINELLI Laser Track can be seen. A frame with a lot history, pretty limited and sought-after. Rumors say that it will be produced again by the old crew from back in the days. All handmade in Italy and of course highly limited. Production is going to start in september…
Finding a suitable bag is really really hard. No matter if you are a Messenger, a Photographer or Traveller. Maybe you just to need something for all of these activities. Since i’m a photographer i’m always searching for the best bag to fit my needs. At the moment i’m using a LOWEPRO Pro Trekker. Which is awesome, but it is just great to carry all my gear around, use it and then get back home. There is not really room to fit a Macbook, groceries or maybe some Apparel. So when you are on the bike or do day trips, this bag is not really the first choice. Also Chrome released a kind of photobag the last weeks, but i don’t comment on this. So is there a chance to find a bag, which is able to carry gear for a day trip, also got space for parts of the camera equipment, is good to carry on and off bike? There are tons of possibilities and a endless list of companies who tried to built something for this. Most of those bags are boring and to be honest, I really like to have something unique and sometimes those small details are important. Big companies often lose focus on small details and with my individual needs.
To make it short, i discovered “INSIDE LINE EQUIPMENT” from San Francisco. Eric is making technical bags from the view of cyclists. It is not performance roadwear and of course there are no messenger bags in his catalog. But there are enough companies who serve these products. Eric founded “ILE” to produce some really hi-tech backpacks. He uses the industrial standard materials and from the pictures on his website, i would say he got a really new take on this photo bag topic and also seems to have a lot sewing skills. These bags look really well thought and well made.
Would really love to try out his Ultimate Photographers Bag on my next jobs and bike trips. It’s construction looks really simple, but seems to be well thought. The bottom compartment offers space for a camera + lenses + flash and the padding is removable. The side pocket allows to carry a tripod and the top compartment takes a Macbook and also some more stuff. It closes with a waterproof roll-top. The whole bag is waterproof, even the zippers are sealed. I bet there is much more to say about it, but i don’t want to speculate. So i just mention that he also builts normal backpacks, rack bags, accessories and i’ll bet he wil come up with more stuff in the future.
PANKT SAULOPOLY
Coming weekend in Hamburg ciddy the WE DON’T CARE Fixed Freestyle Contest takes place and if you want to see what’s up with Freestyle on a Fixed Gear, you should move your ass to Hamburg I-Punkt Skateland. Gomok, Kahn and a lot more international riders are coming to destroy the ramps. There is also space in the registration left and much money to win. Have fun…
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