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 ...
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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 ...
Well, well, well, look at this little Bobby Dazzler! Brother Cycles have been dropping hints about their new 'Swift' frame for a while and the reveal has lived up to all expectations! This looks like a real beaut of a track frame, it's nice to see Brother going with something a bit more contemporary, I love ...
SPIN London is THIS WEEKEND people, that's THIS WEEKEND. It's going to be an absolute banger, I'm even going to be doing a little talk at 1ish on Saturday. This Video of everyone's favourite pirate/frame builder Ted James follows him ripping around London for a bit and then takes a look inside his workshop. Well worth ...
I always enjoy POV fixed gear commute videos, it's exciting when scenes like the one above unfold and you wonder how they are going to deal with it. Rather than riding like a total dick for the camera (which can be great fun!) 14 Bike Co's Mikey Ramirez is pretty sensible but navigating Central London during ...
If there is one thing in the world that I don't understand it is the idolisation of sportspeople. I have nothing against Chris Hoy, but he has just retired so I'm gonna use him as an example, live with it. Sportsmen are essentially the modern version of the hunter-gatherer of the past, over the last few ...
I'm soooooo down with this! Bristol Fixed is a photo zine produced by Sean McGowan and illustrates the DIY aspect of the fixed gear scene perfectly. Here's some more info... 28 Page, Staple Bound, Black and White Photo Zine documenting the Bristol fixed gear bicycle scene. A5 portrait. 160 gsm matt white cover. 115gsm uncoated off white matt recycled ...
Most riding videos seem to make me cringe these days, the fun of bombing around the streets and ripping skids on a fixed gear is missing. Now people want to ride up a big hill on an inappropriate bike looking like they have shit themselves. It's all too conceptual for my liking, it's about making ...
Loving this fluorescent yellow 14R that the guys at 14 Bike Co have made for team rider and all round good guy Mikey Ramirez. It's the same paint that was used on Oscar's old ESB which may actually be my favourite looking bike ever; you remember the one, EXTERMINATE! "As always, the 14R’s are fillet brazed using Reynolds ...
