ALKMAAR TRACK RACING

nice event in alkmaar, perfect to sweat out all the booze from karneval the week before.
if anyone has a van and is going, sign me up for the ride!



found here.

BLOGS ON COLOGNE

here are a few links to bicycle related blogs from cologne:

http://www.pedalpogo-cgn.de
manuel set this up as a platform for pictures from all the rides and events

http://the-gaku.org/
magnus from bike syndikat

http://www.sturmflut.org/k/
kevin blogs about fixed gear and music and ......

have fun reading blogs but don't forget to RIDE!

STOLEN BIKE

k's bike was stolen at spichernstrasse on tuesday.
it's a green 63cm kotter, for details on model, parts etc. go to his blog.
keep your eyes open.

VIDEOS



via tracko

Geekhouse Cyclocross from Quarter Productions on Vimeo.


via locked cog

THREE MEN STANDING

since the duesseldorf ride was cancelled, three fearless men met for a little trick session and tour in siegburg. nice job guys!
here are some pictures.





CANCELED - DUESSELDORF RIDE

due to the snow today, the ride trough duesseldorf is cancelled.
nevertheless some cologne riders will meet at the train station in deutz to practise some tricks in a dry location (lvr building, lufthansa parking lot...)
time: 11:30

RIDE IN DUESSELDORF

after the revival ride in december, traffic distribution is organising another event, check out the flyer and the text.
when the weather is good, I might ride all the way from cologne to duesseldorf, contact me if you want to join me.



...if you are from cologne, düsseldorf or somewhere around: join the "rock with us" ride on january, 10th.
the intention of the "rock with us" series is to explore cities and its spots, to exchange tricks and to train the thigh.

this time: explore düsseldorf
date: 10.01.10
meeting düsseldorf: 12:30 Hauptbahnhof
meeting köln: 11:49 gleis 4 / Train: RE 10119

OH DU FRÖHLICHE



merry christmas to you, your families and loved ones!

STOLEN BIKE

this is the first time I have to post a picture of a stolen bike and I hope this doesn't happen too often in the future!

this bike was stolen from a bike syndikat member on 27th november in the altstadt in cologne
rupe was involved in an accident and while the ambulance took care of him, some asshole stole his bike, mobile phone and wallet.
I think it is really disgusting to steal things from an injured person. below you can find a picture of his a bike, a green nishiki. if you know anything about the incident or if you see the the bike somewhere around town, lock it up and get in touch with me or bike syndikat. thanks for your help.

THE RIDE OF YOUR LIFE

the video starts a little odd but after 0:30 it gets really nice.

Milano Nordkapp from ChiodoFisso on Vimeo.

RESULTS DEPESCHEHÖPPER 2009

finally a short write-up on last weeks alleycat.
the day was rainy and cold, but when the race finally started it stopped raining.
the racers had to do 3 manifests, with various checkpoints throughout the city.
best checkpoint was in mühlheim, the riddle was hard but the glühwein was good, thanks FRANK!
ANJA could defend her title as cologne messenger champion, followed by MARCEL and MAGNUS.
thanks JAN for the organsiation and to BIKE SYNDIKAT and GHETTO COLOGNE for the prices!
here are some pics:





DEPESCHEHÖPPER 2009



cologne's finest bike shop and messenger service is celebrating their 11th anniversary and the 20th (!) anniversary of toka.

show up and race!

MORE PICTURES FROM THE REVIVAL SUNDAY



check out some beautiful pictures from the REVIVAL screening here and from the OPEN TRACK training session on cologne's velodrome here

we tried to collect everybody's pictures from sunday and put it on picasa here.
if you have more pictures and want to contribute to the gallery, send them over to me!

PICS FROM THE REVIVAL

















REVIVAL PREMIERE 29.11.09




just a quick reminder for the REVIVAL film premiere on sunday.
film starts at 19.00 in CLUB GENAU, lichtstrasse 23, ehrenfeld. admission is 3 €, beer 1.50 €, there will be trackstand and footdown contests.
beforehand we will spend the whole day on our bikes, exploring some trick spots, the cologne velodrome or just riding through the city.
join us at 12.00 at PEOPLES STORE, moltkestrasse.

GOLDEN SUNDAY

what a ride! perfect weather, nice guys, bikes. what else can you ask for?


THE REVIVAL - COLOGNE

on november 29th, there will be the german premiere of the fixed gear movie THE REVIVAL in cologne.
the film features some of the best trick riders in the USA, prolly, wonka, mosher, butcher, sam miller....
before the movie there will be a group ride to the cologne velodrome where everybody has the chance to get some laps on the wooden banks. there's a 7/10€ entrance fee if you want to ride, get all the details here.
before heading to the klub genau in ehrenfeld to see the movie, there's enough time to cruise around town and check out some trick/ freestyle locations.
get all details here:
traffic distribution

DEJA VU



found this one on fixed gear london and it reminded me of my very own shopping bike:

NEW WORLD DISORDER 10 - DUST AND BONES

there's a lot of stuff happening in cologne this month, there will be a whole day of fixed gear fun at the end of the month with a group ride, trick sessions at various spots and a premiere of THE REVIVAL, I will post something about this event soon.
november action wil kick off with the premiere of the final episode of the world's most influential downhill videos, NEW WORLD DISORDER 10 - DUST AND BONES



Die weltweit meistverkaufte Mountainbike-Filmreihe „New World Disorder“ (kurz: NWD) setzt mit der 10. Episode „Dust & Bones“ einen Schlussstrich unter ihre zehnjährige Schaffensgeschichte. „Dust & Bones“ verspricht wie die vorangegangenen Werke von Freeride Entertainment nur die beste Mountainbike-Freestyle-Action vor außergewöhnlichen, landschaftlichen Kulissen.

NWD10 „Dust & Bones“ ist ein fast einstündiges, audio-visuelles Trickfeuerwerk par Excellence: Darren Berrecloth versinnbildlicht in seinem Segment die Essenz des Freeridens, Greg Watts zeigt unglaubliche Backflip-Kombinationen, Cameron McCaul setzt mit Fronflip-Combos noch einen drauf, und der Rookie Graham Agassiz definiert den Newschool-Style neu. Die komplette „Clump, Stumps and Jumps Tour“ lässt das Kona Team die amerikanische Westküste rocken und endet in einzigartigen Aufnahmen der Dirt-Session auf einem extra bebauten Frachtkahn in der Bucht von San Francisco. Paul Basagoitia gibt Einblicke in sein privates Slopestyle-Übungsgelände, Gee Atherton heizt Singletrails in Finale Ligure und das Dreamteam Adam Hauck - Aaron Chase leben ihre Kreativität im Highland Bikepark aus. Dem nicht genug: Weitere Freeride-Größen wie die Brüder Andreu und Lluis Lacondeguy, Brandon Semenuk, Wayne Goss, Kurt Sorge, Kirt Voreis oder Cameron Zink rockten für die Filmaufnahmen unter anderem Spots in Kamloops, Invermere, Retallack oder Black Rock.

Es Gibt zwei Vorstellungen:
Unter 18 Jahren mit Einlass ab 18:00 Uhr,
und Über 18 ab 21:00 Uhr, inkl. Afterparty mit den DiscoDogs (www.discodogs.de).
Special Guest: Danny MacAskill

Bei der Premiere von NWD10 werden zu Gunsten des vor zwei Jahren verunglückten BMX-Pros Stephen Murray zusätzlich T-Shirts und Wristbands der „Stay Strong“-Kollektion (http://www.staystrongapparel.com) für den guten Zweck verkauft.




special guest is no other than danny mcaskill, it would be so cool to see him riding in cologne during the day.
if you know something, let me know! here are some impression of his amazing skills:

GOODBYE ROAD SEASON

winter is coming with giant steps, no chance to get some training miles after work so it's time to get back to the track.
here are some nice pictures from this summer and tonights training session at the Albert Richter Bahn in Cologne.