Walk The Plank

Pirates ahoy!
The pirates from Rotterdam have put up an Pirat Alleycat! So get your swords sharpened, your wooden legs ready and learn your parrot some more dirty words! It's time to ride hard!



More info here

Amsterdam Fixed Gear on the map

Today was the best show up since we started our the Amsterdam Fixed Gear forum and getting the fixed gear scene united bit by bit. About 35 people showed up, which is unbelievable considering we started a small group just a few months ago. The messengers from Infinity Express have joined our evenings (and kicking our butt at bike polo), and every week more guys and girls show up which is a great thing! (Tonight we even had the pleasure of Malle-T joining the crew by showing us how Bike Polo is done!). AFG is about hanging out together and sharing the joys of life as a fixed gear rider...

Gijs and I are getting even more motivated by all the support and all the people showing up at the meetings. We are really psyched in getting the shop up and running to be able to give this scene the extra it deserves. Thanks to everyone for supporting us and making this an even more enjoyable experience and so being able to share the fun with all of you!(That sounded like a CocaCola commercial...but hey, you get the idea!)

The article on Fixed Gear in Amsterdam will be published in Het Parool this Tuesday (14th of Juli). Our thanks go out to Liedewij and her photographer for putting their interest in our life, hobby and work. Pictures will follow so keep en eye on this blog or Twitter (020fixedgear) and of course the AFG Forum.

Now it's time for some sleep, tomorrow more exciting stuff on Pristine Fixed Gear!

Sammy

Rotterdam Fixed Gear on Blocter

Rotterdam Fixed Gear has been around for a while now and getting the deserved credits for keeping the Fixed spirit alive in Rotterdam. Blocter looks behind the scene of the Rotterdam Fixed Gear riders. An interview with Roy and the boys.


More info on Blocter

It was just a matter of time

We've heard the rumors and now things are getting official. Fixed Gear bikes getting fined and confiscated by the Berlin police.

more here: http://tinyurl.com/mztu47

New H+Son F30

H+Son just released some nice new rims. Not very special considering other brand choices but still very nice and sleek. The price is very right though for these tough light rims.

F30 is a flushed surface rim. It is not compatible with a rim brake!

Weight: 520 grams
Material: G609 Alloy
Height: 30 mm
Size: 700c
Drillings: 32
Colors: Polished Black
Joint: Welded

Where else but Amsterdam?

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - The bicycle is the means of transport used most often in Amsterdam. Between 2005 and 2007 people in the city used their bikes on average 0.87 times a day, compared to 0.84 for their cars. This is the first time that bicycle use exceeds car use.


More here: Bike Europe

Even the world's most expensive bike is Fixed

Well we see some fancy creations on the market but this beats it all. Not that I would ride on it.
Too expensive to scratch, too bling (is there such a thing as too much bling?) and couldn't afford it.
If you're one rich bastard riding fixed and want and something fancy in your category then this might be it.
Each bike is hand built, plated with 24 carat gold and hand-adorned with more than 600 Swarovski crystals. The only thing I miss are the pearls...


More info and pictures here: 24k Gold Plated Bike

RiP MJ

Lakers Limited Edition Fixie

Lil-J raping the biggest hills in the city today.

More here: Lil-J

Ouch!

Don't we all like to ride fast, skid and just ride again?! Well here in Amsterdam we have a couple of obstructions called tourists. Here is a 'nice' sequence of what happens if you don't pay attention. (poor kid...)

Full sequence and movie here: skid&crash

Fixed Gear Bike - features & benefits

And we thought Fixed Riders were quick

Kinda of topic but it's a bike and it's fast. Very fast! There's always someone faster then anyone else and here he is: One man + a bike + a jet Engine.

Gotta love it! Read more here: Jet Powered Push Bike

Portraits by Duda

Duda took some very nice portrait pictures last thursday. Props and credits to him!
You can view the rest of the pics here: http://tinyurl.com/l4r5ej

Fixed City

A nice new Fixed gear movie is coming out. Our German neighbours called it 'Fixed City' shows us the inside story of the German Fixed Gear scene.
Here's the trailer:

fixed city | Trailer [subtitled] from fixed city on Vimeo.

Fixed Gear Bike Bunny Hop Contest

People seem to be pushing the limits of what can be done on a fixed gear bicycle everyday...I mean, just the other day we saw a dude grind a damn handrail on a fixie. This stuff is evolving super fast and people are stepping it up everyday. Check out this bunny hop contest that took place recently in none other than Japan...all the cool stuff always happens in Japan. These guys get up there too...they raise the bar slightly higher than I would have expected. Overall, this looked like a super fun night, great tricks, great times...

Faret Cycle Night 3 from nb on Vimeo.

Thomas Edison on Fixed Gear in 1899 with tricks!

Yeah we live in 2000 something and think we're rad with our bikes and tricks. Thomas Edison says: "Been there, done that!"

This awesome footage is from The Library of Congress USA.

Official Library of Congress link: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/varstg:@field(NUMBER(0836))

New urban tires on the market

A company in the US called Fyxation are releasing some nice urban tires. They look quite fancy if you ask me!

"Fyxation products are designed from the ground up for riders who live and breathe city riding. We realize fixed-gear and urban riding is evolving faster than a pile-up in a velodrome, and we will continually develop innovative and durable gear that evolves as fast as the riders."

More info: http://www.fyxation.com/

k70's ECMC Berlin 2009 pictures

Here is a nice gallery of the ECMC Berlin 2009.

Enjoy!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/missk70/sets/72157619131002228/show/

Amsterdemon

As I've (Sammy) been an official Amsterdemon for a year now I treated myself on a nice ol' RIH frame. RIH bikes and frames are being handmade in Amsterdam. This guy makes the nicest frames. Although this is not a trackframe I'm sure it's going to be a funky ride when I'm finished!

Fast Friday DVD Trailer

Macaframa DVD

Everyone get psyched, the Macaframa DVD is out, and with a little luck on it's way to Amsterdam sooooooon! Check back for ordering info..

Project Peugeot

We are always busy with new project bikes. If we find/buy an old frame we fix it up into a Fixie! Here are some of our latest projects.

I bought a Peugeot bike for for 60 euro. First we rip it apart and then we paint it Pearly White! It took me 2 days to do all the work and the results are great :)

In the coming weeks we'll be getting of the components in and we'll continue building from there.