NotSoBigBen Posted August 18, 2009 Share Some of you may recall 'casci' an old time hubber who has 'migrated' to the 'land of the long white cloud'. Well here's his 'Moser' SS he sent me today! Keeping in mind the man's a graphic designer so hence the photo quality...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fantana Posted August 19, 2009 Share Bianchi Rita 29er These are some nice single speed mountain bikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Daemon_ Posted August 19, 2009 Share This looks interesting, a Spooky KittenPaste fixie http://www.spookybikes.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=KITTENPASTE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
droo Posted August 20, 2009 Share Watch this space... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted August 21, 2009 Share Fixed-gear bikes spark police crackdown in Berlin Published: 30 Jun 09 12:05 CET They?re sleek, fast and illegal in Germany: fixed-gear bicycles. Marc Young reports on how trendy fixie riders have sparked a police crackdown in Berlin. In a country where cyclists are expected to have a working bell on their bikes, it was probably only a matter of time before fixies fell afoul of the law in Germany. Evolved from indoor track bikes with no gears and brakes, fixies have long been favoured by couriers and other cycling enthusiasts in big cities around the world. But a surge in popularity in Germany has prompted an unprecedented backlash by traffic cops in Berlin in recent months. ?Interest in fixies has exploded in the past two years,? said Dustin Nordhus, owner of the Cicli Berlinetta bike shop in central Berlin. ?Everyone sitting in an office all day thinks they?re cool these days.? Nordhus has filled his shop with gorgeous high-end racing bikes that are street legal, but he also makes custom track bikes for a growing market of fixie riders. Since there?s no freewheel on a fixie, the pedals continue to rotate as long as the bike is moving forward. This means the rider either has to slow the bike by fighting the momentum or brake by locking up the back wheel to skid to a stop. Seeing what they considered a growing danger to traffic safety, Berlin police announced this spring they would begin cracking down on fixie riders. Since only April, they?ve confiscated 18 bicycles. ?Fixies have become a real problem,? Rainer Paetsch, a Berlin police official for traffic issues, told The Local. ?It wasn?t a hunt, but we decided to do something to undercut this trend.? To get their bikes back, cyclists have to pay a fine and convince the authorities they won?t ride them on the street anymore ? or at least show an inclination to install brakes on them. ?For all I care they can ride them in their backyards,? Paetsch joked. ?We just want people to realise it?s too risky to ride them around the city. Then we?ll be content that we?ve helped improve traffic safety.? Excessive enforcement? But one rider who lost his bicycle last month said the police were taking the issue too far. ?This criminalisation is completely overdone,? Stefan, a 30-year-old bike courier, said on the edges of European Cycle Messenger Championship in Berlin in early June. ?I was stopped by eight or nine cops who looked totally bored. I tried to tell them they were taking away how I make my living, but they didn?t seem to care.? As an experienced track cyclist, he said riding a fixie actually made him more aware while negotiating city traffic. But he admitted many people are now buying fixies just because they?ve become cool. ?It?s the trendiness that?s the real problem,? Stefan said, adding that he was slapped with an ?80 fine and three points on his driver?s licence for traffic violations. But Benno Koch, Berlin?s official ombudsman for bicycle issues, said all the hype surrounding fixies had left the police with little choice but to crack down. ?I?ve been getting lots of calls from worried fixie riders,? he told The Local, explaining that he had been able to defuse the situation somewhat by hammering out the conditions cyclists can get their confiscated bikes back. Koch admitted that most of the city?s hundreds of fixie riders were probably excellent cyclists, but warned others from joining the fixed-gear trend. ?The people that ride these bikes have to know what they?re doing,? he said. ?And in my opinion fixies really ruin your knees. You?re not young forever, how far do you really want to follow the hype?? But anyone still choosing to hop on their fixie in Berlin might want to consider getting a brake installed soon ? the police will start their next round of citywide traffic checks in July. taken from: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20090630-20291.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreZA Posted August 21, 2009 Share The new 2010 Felt Gridloc http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2009/08/19/1250541526675-a8ajj1xq2w84-798-75.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javadude Posted August 21, 2009 Share Looks like the Felt has an Alfine hub with bar end shifters, so its not really a single speed. Nicely done though, dig the Regal saddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPWTF Posted August 21, 2009 Share The new 2010 Felt Gridloc http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2009/08/19/1250541526675-a8ajj1xq2w84-798-75.jpg Now that' date=' right there, is one seriously good looking peice of bicycle! Damn [img']https://assets.bikehub.co.za/legacy_images/smilies/smiley32.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRacing Posted August 23, 2009 Share Look waht I found.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelyDan Posted August 24, 2009 Share "Found"??? Did TK have anything to do with the find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRacing Posted August 24, 2009 Share "Found"??? Did TK have anything to do with the find? If you mean Tim, then that's a yes... Howz my wheels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelyDan Posted August 24, 2009 Share Just sitting there... incubating ... looking lost... waiting for their new boss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelyDan Posted August 24, 2009 Share Look waht I found.... That DOES look cool, though. Have you told your missus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRacing Posted August 24, 2009 Share Look waht I found.... That DOES look cool' date=' though. Have you told your missus? [/quote'] Still trying to explain the numbers jumping to 8 with the spesialized that acompanied this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnTheHuman Posted August 25, 2009 Share My singlespeed babychanges soonhttp://is.pinkbike.com/photo/3614/pbpic3614547.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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