Poor Old Emma Way…No Way!

Poor Old Emma Way...No Way!

So, this Emma Way girl tweeted that she hit a cyclist, what actually happened we’ll probably never know, I find it hard to believe that she clipped him and he didn’t fall off, he’s saying he did fall off, she said she didn’t stop, then she said she did then she started crying and the whole thing is a great big fuck-up on her part.

I’ve posted before about the war on Britain’s roads, ‘bad’ cycling is one thing but bad driving is so much worse, a car is a very deadly piece of machinery to be pissing about with. Emma Way is clearly as thick as shit, she cannot form even the simplest sentence when she is being interviewed, she’s dropping completely the wrong words left, write and centre, the best place 4 her is on Twitter.

It truly is amazing that people as fucking stupid as this dozy bint can be left in charge of a car. She will definitely be far more careful around cyclists for the rest of her life and she got her own song so it’s not all doom and gloom…

Posted in Miscellaneous on 24/05/2013
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Andrew Reynolds 411VM Pro Files

Andrew Reynolds 411VM Pro Files

This one is for tedward.

Andrew Reynolds has been ripping for a long long time. This old one from 411VM has no music (always better) and my favourite kickflip of all time as the closer, enjoy…

Posted in Skateboarding, Video on 22/05/2013
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Take Your ‘Rules’ and Pop Them Straight Up Your Bum

track bike dropout

When I started riding fixed gear bikes about five years ago it was still pretty underground, hardly anyone knew what they were and the only people that spoke to us about them were old men who remembered them from decades ago.

Now though, practically all ‘serious’ cyclists think they know what they are yet they refer to them as fixies and are under the impression that everyone that rides them wears skinny jeans, has a moustache and uses super narrow bars. To those people I’d like to say FUCK OFF. Stop reading this blog, unlike the Facebook page and just crawl back under your embrocation creamed rock.

Stop arguing with me about wearing a helmet, running red lights, not having brakes and other boring bullshit. A fixed gear bike is not like your road bike and you cyclists that look at us as some kind of lesser sub-species are fucking ignorant, bourgeois, square pricks.

I don’t care about the law, rules, The Rules, safety, infrastructure or any of that other stuff you need to feel safe in your life; this blog is not about that stuff and it is not for you.

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Posted in Fixed, Miscellaneous on 21/05/2013
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Stolen: Find this Bike!

cinelli mash nagasawa

Last week Jamie (mechanic at Tokyo Fixed/Kinoko) was hit by a car and knocked unconscious. As he was on the ground with his lights out some fuckwit stole his bike!!! I will never cease to be amazed by the scumbags that walk this earth.

As you can see, it’s a Cinelli Mash frame that has been partially stripped and now has a bunch of stickers on. If you see it lock it up and contact Kinoko Custom Cycles on 020 7734 1885 right away!

On a related note, did you see this tweet from a super retarded idiot that’s doing the rounds today?

driver hit cyclist tweet

Full story here.

Posted in Uncategorized on 20/05/2013
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howies Spring 2013 Photoshoot Slideshow

howies Spring 2013 Photoshoot Slideshow

howies recently headed out on a mission to shoot their latest cycling and running ranges, I love looking at their photos because they look exactly the same as what my eyes see when I go out riding.

Wales really does have some amazing scenery and riding and running are the perfect ways to take it all in, I would burst into song but that would be mental.

Posted in News, Video on 15/05/2013
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DAS RAD KLUB Jersey, Bib Shorts and Video

das rad klub jersey bib shorts video

DAS RAD KLUB have upped their game and put out a really cool looking jersey and bib shorts.

We all know that black is the one and only colour for riding in, these fit the bill perfectly with nice bold white detailing, hot!

“The first ever idea I had when creating Das Rad Klub was to have an almost all black Jersey with text across the chest, and this is what we’ve stuck with for the Klub short sleeved jersey…

…we’ve also had bib shorts produced to complete the outfit, they are simple & compliment the jersey perfectly, with the race inspired text down the side of each leg, with a simple DRK13 logo to the rear. The kit is produced by Champion Systems to an incredibly high standard.”

The Klub jersey is £60 and the Klub bib shorts are £80.

Learn more about DAS RAD KLUB in my mini-interview from a few weeks ago and see the kit in action in this short video…

Posted in Shopping on 14/05/2013
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Prize Draw – Win VeloSolo Track Tools

velosolo fixed gear spanner

velo solo track tool

I’ve had one of the VeloSolo track tools for a couple of years and I absolutely love it, not only is it a joy to use but it looks great too!

“To celebrate the launch of three new colours for our best selling VeloSolo Track Tool we are giving away three tools in each month of May and June. How to enter? Simply place an order on the VeloSolo website with a value over £35.00 (shipping not included) and your name will be entered into the draw. Customers worldwide are eligible to enter. Three winners will be picked at random at the end of each month to each win a VeloSolo Track Tool of their colour choice. The winners names will be posted on the blog and contacted via email.”

So all you have to do is place an order with VeloSolo, one of the original online shops supporting the UK fixed gear scene, and then sit back and wait!

Posted in Competition, Fixed on 13/05/2013
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14 Bike Co. Snapback Pre-Order

14 Bike Co. fixed gear Snapback cap

14 Bike Co. is the Mac Daddy of handbuilt fixed gear bikes in the UK. There are a lot of companies out there making frames now but 14 remains the one that is producing bikes for dudes and dudettes rather than just boring middle aged men with a big wallet.

They have put up these embroidered snapbacks for pre-order, if my head wasn’t the size of a pea I’d 100% be ordering one! Get the skinny on their blog…

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Stay Rad: The Future of The Foot Down

the foot down blog

I change my mind about stuff ALL THE TIME. I see this as a very good thing and it’s probably the trait I admire most about myself, there’s nothing sadder than someone who doesn’t evolve and develop as a person, I am constantly searching out new and exciting things.

I know that last summer I was mad for road cycling and now I’m not, in fact I haven’t watched any racing at all this season and I probably won’t bother even watching the mountain stages of the TdF, I’m just not interested anymore. My view of cycling has changed a hell of a lot over the last five years and will continue to change week to week.

As I have started to post about different kinds of bikes and cycling some people have given me shit, they are too stiff and retarded to understand that a person can change what he is into, when I diss road cycling don’t quote something I said last year, it’s pathetic. One thing that has remained a constant through the life of this blog and my life in general is that I like things that are rad no matter what they are.

I will post the rad shit frequently, I will post about the not rad shit too and you will like it or lump it, it’s not my job to entertain you. If you don’t like that the site isn’t 100% fixed gear any more or if I attack something you love it’s just too fucking bad. Here’s what’s up…

Riding bikes: Rad
Cyclist bullshit: Not Rad

Skateboarding: Rad
Modern skate bullshit: Not Rad

Trail Running: Rad
Exercise bullshit: Not Rad

The Foot Down: Rad
Most other blogs: Not Rad and full of bullshit

Always Different, Always the Same

Posted in News on 09/05/2013
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My Very Own Pack Mule, the Fairdale Weekender

fairdale bikes weekender uk

Okay okay, I know I’m not exactly riding my bike across the world and living from a couple of pannier bags BUT today I carried my shopping home from Sainsbury’s by filling up my Mission Workshop Rambler (review) and attaching it to my Fairdale Weekender with a couple of bungee cords from the 99p shop.

Groundbreaking, no; life changing, maybe; awesome, definitely!

This is such a versatile bike, there is no doubt in my mind that I will be taking it camping this summer, whoop!

Posted in Miscellaneous on 08/05/2013
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