JT recently received his spanking new, white Aerospoke firmly placing him at the top of the hipster pile in Swansea cause nobody else can afford the 7 million quid or however much they cost. I wonder if it will help him stay upright and not fall off every time he goes for a ride hahahahahaha. Check it out:
At the end of this month there is gonna be a fixed gear film / music night in Bristol. Watch Pedal and MASH on the big screen, have a few drinks, talk bikes and listen to some music, check out the blurb from The Cube Cinema:
Fri 23rd Jan - 7.30pm - £4adv
An evening of film, art and music dedicated to singlespeed and fixed gear bikes,
presented by Denim and 45rpm.
In the auditorium screenings of some of the finest fixed gear footage available,
featuring riders from New York and San Francisco, as they battle traffic, show
off their skills, explore urban environments and injure themselves. Featuring
the incredible stories of amazing riders and modelled on the style of skate and
surf videos, these films bring out the style and beauty of fixed gear riders,
and are landmarks in the emerging subculture of urban riding.
The venue will be taken over by Street artist 45rpm who alongside friends will
be providing work associated with the single speed/fixed gear bike culture.
Artists so far confirmed include Sums, Black Cloud, and 45rpm himself.
Music in the bar from Nadoone (Illegal Seagull/Splashback) playing hardcore,
skatecore & fixedcore!!
Go to The Cube Cinema Page
At this time of year in wales you are gonna need a set of lights for your bike. I went the cheap route and spent about 3 quid on a set of crappy ones from Tesco, they lit the place up well but the front one kept falling off, one night i skidded up outside my house and it went flying off, hit the road and never worked again.
JT had these right snazzy looking tiny little rubber things so when I was up in that London to see The Residents I took a trip to Brick Lane Bikes and the only thing I could afford (and actually needed) was a set of the rubber lights, the Knog Frogs! I paid the extortionate price of £17 but you you can pick them up for about £13 in most places outside of London.
I got my first puncture today, or rather, last night. Just one of the many risks when living on a council estate, broken glass everywhere! :-p
I explained the symptoms (wouldn't even inflate at all) to my buddy who is a "mountain biker" and he correctly (I think) diagnosed a SNAKE BITE PUNCTURE. I Googled it and found this link which explains the different types of punctures with handy little annotated diagrams. Scroll down half way to see the snake bite picture and explanation.
Although there was one big hole and another bit that looked like it had taken a lot of pressure but not quite popped it may have just been a simple sharp bit of glass cause there is a tiny little hole in the tyre too.
I fitted a new tube and, fingers crossed, i'll have an awesome ride tomorrow, I plan on practicing some trackstands cause I can't do them for toffee yet...
UPDATE: It was cause I didn't have any rim tape, hahahahaha! I swear I spent a million hours researching how to build a bike and never once read anything about rim tape! If you haven't got rim tape you better get some before your tyre explodes into a million pieces when you are bombing downhill through traffic and end up dead: CHECKIT.
Raleigh Reynolds 521c, Phil Wood rear hub, Rear Velocity rim, front Aerospoke, Halo twin rail 700x 24c tyres, Nitto stem and risers, Charge Spoon saddle
Terry Dolan, 48x19, Velocity Deep-V
I found this cool video over at www.rotterdamfixedgear.com. It's of a bunch of Japanese dudes and Keo pulling some crazy stunts with a load of spectators all having a great time. I would say something about how I hope the Welsh scene can get to this point one day but 'Stay Gold' sums it up perfectly over on the Rotterdam site when he says "I hope all riders (and future riders) in The Netherlands take an example on these guys, not only when it comes to riding skills, but even more…the attitude… Or better yet… NOT having an attitude, supporting the scene… "
Check it out
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