cologne to london fixed

200

2012-02-02T16:15:00.000+01:00

die herren von klassikerausfahrt.de habe einen tag auf der radrennbahn in büttgen verbracht und einige schöne bilder geschossen.

SONNE AM SAMSTAG

2012-01-15T22:23:00.000+01:00

MATSCH

2011-12-05T18:28:00.000+01:00

das hört sich nach viel spass an, dennis sorgt für den matsch und norman für die lebkuchen.

hier die infos von fixed4711

"Nächstes Wochenende um genau zu sein am 10.12.2011 ist es so weit die Alleycolonia Renntserie geht für dieses jahr in die Letzte Runde.
Treffpunkt ist um 13:30Uhr an Den Tischtennisplatten am Colonius Funkturm im Grüngürtel.
Startgebühr beläuft sich wie immer auf 5€.

Glühwein und Spekulatius sind natürlich auch am Start."

ERSTER

2011-11-13T23:57:00.001+01:00

HERBST

2011-11-09T19:10:00.004+01:00

los angeles

voiswinkel

13 JAHRE BIKE SYNDIKAT

2011-11-08T19:55:00.003+01:00

mehr info gibts bei kevin oder auf magnus' neuem blog, fixed 4711

EUROBIKE 2011

2011-09-05T20:39:00.004+02:00

elektrisch

bunt

cadel

bunny

hop

hoch

prolly

laut

mash

squid

sprint

europameister düse

zu hause

untermieter

wegverpflegung

adler

stuttgart

BUTZWEILER HOF

2011-08-29T19:15:00.001+02:00

DHÜNNTALSPERRE

2011-08-29T19:10:00.003+02:00

WILDER OSTEN

2011-08-08T14:54:00.002+02:00

berlin nach warnemünde, august 2011

OPEN TRACK 2011

2011-07-05T10:36:00.003+02:00

auch in diesem jahr richtet der RC ADLER einen schnuppertag auf der kölner radrennbahn aus. von 11-13 uhr ist zeit für eine einführung und erste runden unter anleitung, von 13-15 heisst es dann: freies training.
eine wirklich gute gelegenheit das fahren mit starrem gang in seiner "natürlichen umgebung" zu probieren.
preise und genaue infos gibts hier

SCHNAPPSCHÜSSE - FRÜHJAHR

2011-06-06T21:03:00.001+02:00

EIFEL

2011-06-06T20:24:00.004+02:00

erster rad-marathon, 205km quer durch die eifel.
also wunderbare landschaft, behämmerte motorradfahrer, zu viele steigungen und dieses ding hier:

Justus Köhncke - Was Ist Musik? (What is music?) from Claudia Rorarius on Vimeo.

TREIBGUT

2011-05-15T13:39:00.001+02:00

FAST WIE SOMMER

2011-05-10T23:27:00.003+02:00

foto vom seb

AUSWÄRTSSPIEL

2011-04-15T01:00:00.003+02:00

am sonntag, den 17.04.2011 gastiert velopolo cologne in bonn zu einem auswärtsspiel in den rheinauen.
zwecks anreise per rad, polobike transport und allen weiteren informationen geht zum velopolo cologne blog

CYCOLONIA 2011 -BIKEPOLO

2011-03-22T23:57:00.007+01:00

hier ein paar eindrücke des bikepolo turniers auf dem dach des sport- und olympia museums.
die bilder sind von der vorrunde am samstag, bilder vom final-tag und der ausstellung folgen in kürze.

ZWEITE RUNDE

2011-03-18T19:41:00.004+01:00

cycolonia, die kleine aber feine zuschauermesse rund ums fahrrad geht ins zweite jahr. letztes mal war es sehr nett, viele lokale aussteller, interessante vorträge von extrem-reise-radlern, bmx-contest vom peoples store, testparcours und oben auf dem dach bike-polo und bier mit den feinen herren vom bike-syndikat. das wetter wird gut, die tickets sind mit sechs euro günstig, herz was willst du mehr?

BAGABOO ROLLTOP - ERSTER EINDRUCK

2011-03-05T18:44:00.003+01:00

kurz vor karneval kam ein paket mit diesem wunderbaren rucksack von BAGABOO bei mir an.
vor einigen wochen habe ich TAMAS von BAGABOO gefragt, ob er das cgnfixed logo auf einen BAGABOO RANSEL sticken kann. er schlug mir dann vor, dass er mir ein modell schickt, an dem er gerade arbeitet. etwas größer und mit einem rolltop verschluss. mein erster eindruck ist sehr gut, die verarbeitung ist super, die schultergurte sind schön breit, es gibt viele taschen für werkzeug/ dokumente/ schloss/ krims krams und brust- und hüftgurt zum sicheren fixieren.
und wie man auf den bildern deutlich sieht, das ding ist riesig!!! wenn man alle kompressions riemen aufmacht kriegt man da wahrscheinlich zwei kisten bier rein. wenn man die riemen zumacht ist der rucksack aber schön kompakt und schlabbert kaum rum.
in ein paar monaten gibt es einen erfahrungsbericht, wie sich das ding im alltag schlägt. bis dahin schaut beim bike-syndikat vorbei, dort gibt es BAGABOO taschen und rucksäcke, handgefertigt in ungarn.

BAGABOO ROLLTOP

2011-02-26T17:58:00.003+01:00

tamas von bagaboo arbeitet derzeit, wie so viele andere kuriertschen hersteller, an einem rolltop rucksack.
hier ist ein teaser foto meines rucksacks, sobald er eintrifft gibts ein paar detail-fotos und einen ausführlichen test.

ALLEYCOLONIA TEIL 2

2011-02-10T18:01:00.001+01:00

mehr informationen zu den rennen, termine und ergebnisse gibt's hier

ALLEYCAT SERIE IN KOELN

2011-01-28T20:06:00.003+01:00

morgen findet das erste einer monatlichen alleycat serie in koeln statt.
jeden letzten samstag eines jeden monats wird von den unterschiedlichsten
leuten ein rennen gestaltet, startgeld jeweils 5,-€ . pro rennen gibt's punkte und am jahresende preise.

29.01.2011 treffpunkt 19:00 uhr im bikesyndikat, einfach in den hinterhof rein.
denkt an licht, schloss, tasche, stift.

FROHES NEUES POLO JAHR

2011-01-13T21:09:00.002+01:00

hier einige bilder des ersten polo sonntags in 2011. ganz schön was los!

NEUJAHRSPOLO

2011-01-07T17:58:00.004+01:00

der schnee ist weg, der platz ist endlich wieder befahrbar.
die feinen herren und damen von velopolo cologne rufen zur großen polo-jahres-eröffnungs-sause am sonntag, 09.01.2011 um 13:00.

foto von hier

CGNFIXED JETZT AUF DEUTSCH

2011-01-07T17:51:00.002+01:00

nach einer komplizierten statistischen auswertung stellte sich heraus, dass der hauptteil der seitenaufrufe aus deutschland kommt, also ab jetzt der ganze spass auf deutsch.

BIKES AND MUSIC

2010-12-27T13:37:00.003+01:00

that would be the perfect place to hang out.
metzger bike shop detroit in the year 1912, selling breakless bikes and phonographs.

found on goldsprint

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2010-12-24T00:12:00.002+01:00

I wish you all a merry christmas with your loved ones!

MY WINTERBIKE: SINGULAR PEREGRINE

2010-12-19T17:12:00.005+01:00

finally some pictures of my new whip and the components I used. since winter came so early and with such impact, I'll postpone the "bling-bling" new bike post to spring next year, when the snow has melted and I can clean everything properly without severely freezing my hands. until then, I'll just keep riding it.

the SINGULAR PEREGRINE is a great frameset. it is not light but still agile, the geometry with it's flat angles and shorter top tube is more comfortable than a road bike and gives you good control, even in conditons that we are facing right now.

I'm using SCHWALBE RACING RALPH tyres which have very good grip in snow and mud. they are not very good on ice or re-frozen snow on the streets, I guess a studded tyre like the MARATHON WINTER

another great feature as a "can-do-it-all" bike is the dynohub powered lighting system from BUSCH & MUELLER. I use the 60 lux version of their IQ CYO series and it's really bright and focused.

as you can see in the pictures above, I switched from the NITTO MOUSTACHE handlebars to a road bar setup. I do like the special look of the moustache bars but was not really happy with hand positions and the overall width. if you are interested in those bars, I'm selling them for 40 euros. leave your e-mail adress in the comments and I'll get in touch with you.

CROSS

2010-11-28T12:26:00.004+01:00

here are some sneak preview pictures of my cross/ winter/ commuter bike.
the bike is still not 100% completed but at least it's ready to roll and I couldn't wait any longer to take it out for a ride. it's a blast to ride.

WINTERBIKE - WHEELS

2010-11-12T13:26:00.003+01:00

while I'm still waiting for the last shipment of parts for my winterbike project I build up my wheelset.
rims are mavic open pro, rear hub is magura 2000 (basically a dt swiss 240), front hub is a shimano dh-3D72. the front wheel was hard to true. I only have a cheap truing stand which starts to vibrate when you turn the hub slowly. the hub turns in steps, porbably due to the dyno funtionality?!
here are some pictures before and after.

WINTER IS COMING

2010-10-31T14:00:00.005+01:00

winter is coming at us with big steps, the grocery stores have stocked up all the christmas sweets, we switched the clock back to winter time, the temperature dropped to one digit numbers...
this means we all have to prepare our bikes, add fenders, lights, bigger tyres...
after cycling through the winter for the last two years I decided to build up a dedicated bike for winter riding, with fenders, dyno hub, lights, cross-tyres
but I also want to use this bike for touring and a little offroad riding.
after searching the web for an appropriate and versatile web I finally came across this wonderful frameset from SINGULAR. it arrived yesterday an I can't wait to build it up.

check out the frameset below, I'll keep you posted on the next steps of the build.

KOELNER FAHRRADKURIERMESITERSCHAFT 2010

2010-10-31T13:40:00.003+01:00

last weekend was the 2010 version of the cologne courier championships.
last year's winner Anja organised the race and it was so much fun! the race started at Bike Syndikat after a nice breakfast and the first beers and cidres. first checkpoint was Edu's Veloküche in Ehrenfeld, from there on racers hadt to go to 16 checkpoints throughout the city, you can find the route I took below.
congratulations to kai and düse who finished 1st and 2nd, I came in 3rd.
kai just returned from the CMWC in Guatemala. he cycled all the way from new york to guatemala with his bike with a double fixed flip flop hub. thats over 3000km! respect!

Radroute 743640 - powered by Bikemap

GHETTO COLOGNE NOW ONLINE

2010-09-10T21:47:00.003+02:00

gakus clothing line ghetto cologne just went online. you can now officially buy t-shirts and other goodies. support you local messengers!

NEW SHOP IN TOWN

2010-09-03T17:01:00.003+02:00

edu of bike syndikat fame opened up his own little shop/ workshop in ehrenfeld.
here's a sneak peak of the storefront, as soon as the interior is finished I'll post some detailed shots here. meanwhile head over to his shop at grüner weg, ehrenfeld or veloküche's facebook page

UPDATE - BIKE SYNDIKAT BACKYARD SALE

2010-09-03T11:58:00.002+02:00

the idea behind this backyard sale is, that everyone can bring stuff to sell as long as it is bike related. so bring your old parts, frames, clothes and whatever you have flying around. jan from bike syndikat will organise the event, their will be some beer tables to place your stuff. if you plan to come over and have a lot of stuff, please contact jan and register beforehand. thanks!

KÖLNER FAHRRAD STERNFAHRT 2010

2010-09-03T11:47:00.003+02:00

the 3rd annual sternfahrt in Cologne will take place September 19th to support cyclist's rights and infrastructure.
you'll have 9 rutes to choose from. come out to Bickendorf (or Weiden, check this blog for updates) and ride with us into city centre.
last year we had a trailer with a sound system. (Gatmann, are you with us?)
head over to the official site for all details.

BACKYARD SALE AT BIKE SYNDIKAT

2010-08-28T12:54:00.003+02:00

found on gaku

FLYING WITH YOUR BIKE....

2010-08-27T13:47:00.004+02:00

...is actually very easy!
we flew with germanwings into MARSEILLES and back to CGN out of BARCELONA, extra charge for the bike was 35,- one way.
I was scared my bike would get damaged, so I wrapped all the tubes in isolation foam from the homestore and put the bike into a cardbox from a local bike shop (thank you, radfieber!)
the bike arrived fine in MARSEILLES.

in BARCELONA we didn't have the time or chance to get any of the materials from the first flight, so we simply wrapped our bikes in bubble foil (thank you my beautiful parking!)
the bikes returned safely to CGN.

MRS TO BCN

2010-08-25T21:25:00.006+02:00

this year's cycling trip took me and two good friends from MARSEILLES to BARCELONA.
700km along the coastline, crossing CAMARGUE, LANGUEDOC, seaside PYRENEES and COSTA BRAVA. check out some pictures below!

UPCOMING EVENTS

2010-08-22T15:10:00.002+02:00

GLOBAL GUTZ 2010

2010-07-02T10:57:00.002+02:00

check out this video edit of this year's global gutz.
till was superfast and made third place worldwide! congratulations.
thanks gaku for this great video.

Global Gutz 2010 on Cargobike from Ghetto Cologne on Vimeo.

VELOPOLO COLOGNE

2010-06-11T11:07:00.003+02:00

sorry for not updating this blog for a long time, I've been busy doing other stuff.

christophe started a great blog for all the polo players a few months back and it really helped bringing people together. check it out here.
there are two jour fixes a week, wednesday evening and sunday afternoon. just stop by if you want to try it, you just need your bike. mallets, goals and balls are there.

check them out on german tv.

this weekend there are the german-qualifiers for the bikepolo world championship in berlin this year and cologne is sending two teams, so if you are in ffm this weekend, support your local bikepolo team!

CYCOLONIA 2010

2010-04-11T14:07:00.004+02:00

finally a few pictures

bmx best trick jam

track stand contest

bike polo

HARD LIFE OF KEIRIN RACERS

2010-03-16T23:39:00.001+01:00

unfortunately it's all in japanese, but there are really nice racing and training scenes, worth the watch!

ANTI TRICKS

2010-03-16T23:38:00.002+01:00

so true!

ALEX FIXED

2010-03-16T22:32:00.001+01:00

COLOGNE ALLEYCAT

2010-03-15T19:58:00.002+01:00

gaku just uploaded a nice edit of an alleycat in february.
it was puetz's goddbye weekend, one of the founders and ceo's of bike syndikat moved to south france. good luck!
the race was won by Eduard, Dennis took the second and Marcel the third place.
enjoy!

Ghetto Cologne Alleycat 2010 from Ghetto Cologne on Vimeo.

CYCLE EXHIBITION

2010-03-11T22:41:00.004+01:00

the first edition of a new cycling exhibition will take place on the last weekend in march in the SPORT+OLYMPIAMUSEUM in Cologne.
it's mainly aimed at recreational-, family- and touring-cyclist but you will also have the chance to see and try some fixed gear related stuff.
bike syndikat will have a booth and will host the bike polo court on the roof of the museum.
peoples store/ traffic production will display charge, se racing, leader bikes and the first appearance of the esb built by the man himself, Superted from london.

check out the website for all information you need.
see you around

SUNDAY RIDE

2010-03-11T22:36:00.002+01:00

I just received a mail from the guys at pedal pogo, someone is planning a groupride on sunday.
14:00 at conti hotel/ BRUESSELER STRASSE

I don't have any more info, I guess we have to show up to find out.

BACK

2010-03-01T20:07:00.004+01:00

I didn't post much over the past two months due to lack of motivation. cycling was not fun during this winter with all that snow, ice, cold feet, cold hands...
but I can feel the spring coming, I finished preparing my new roadbike and my new fixed whip is also nearly finished. I'll post some pictures of my bikes shortly, just like gaku did. (lovely bikes by the way!)

I heard rumors that there will be some bike polo action at the cycolonia exhibition end of march, I'll let you know about the details soon.

another interesting event this month is the stalen ros bicycle show in NEERKANT, NETHERLANDS. a show and marketplace(!) for pre 1980's roadbikes, check out the flyer:

found at rotterdam fixed gear

and this is an amazing video I just spotted over at prolly

Chris Akrigg THE MAURICE.0 from chris akrigg on Vimeo.

ALKMAAR TRACK RACING

2010-01-29T11:38:00.003+01:00

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

2010-01-24T15:44:00.003+01:00

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

2010-01-22T15:51:00.004+01:00

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

2010-01-16T17:06:00.001+01:00

via tracko

Geekhouse Cyclocross from Quarter Productions on Vimeo.

via locked cog

THREE MEN STANDING

2010-01-11T20:36:00.001+01:00

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

2010-01-09T17:28:00.003+01:00

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

2010-01-02T15:29:00.002+01:00

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

2009-12-24T00:13:00.000+01:00

merry christmas to you, your families and loved ones!

STOLEN BIKE

2009-12-14T21:35:00.003+01:00

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

2009-12-14T21:33:00.001+01:00

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

Milano Nordkapp from ChiodoFisso on Vimeo.

RESULTS DEPESCHEHÖPPER 2009

2009-12-13T18:19:00.004+01:00

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

2009-12-03T19:04:00.002+01:00

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

2009-12-03T18:56:00.002+01:00

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

2009-12-01T19:48:00.004+01:00

REVIVAL PREMIERE 29.11.09

2009-11-26T22:28:00.004+01:00

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

2009-11-22T23:18:00.001+01:00

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

THE REVIVAL - COLOGNE

2009-11-09T21:37:00.003+01:00

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

2009-11-09T21:33:00.003+01:00

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

NEW WORLD DISORDER 10 - DUST AND BONES

2009-11-03T21:17:00.004+01:00

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

2009-10-13T22:39:00.003+02:00

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.

MUENSTER - RACE RECAP

2009-10-13T22:23:00.004+02:00

two weeks ago I raced the muensterland giro, my first road race ever.
it was a very cold and windy day, fortunately the weather report was wrong, we got away dry. we started in the last flight of 1300 riders on the 110 km route . the good thing is that you keep overtaking people all the time. the downturn is, that you have to ride in the wind a lot, that costs a lot of energy, especially on such a windy day.
in the first 30 min we saw a bunch of crashed riders but when the peloton finally stretched, riding was pretty easy.
the route took us trough the east countryside of Muenster. the best thing was passing small villages with all residents on the street, cheering and scraming, marching bands playing...great fun. here is a pre-race picture.

TRAINING FOR MUENSTER

2009-09-27T19:07:00.003+02:00

just came home from a beautiful training ride to prepare for the muensterland giro next saturday. 110km, flat and fast. it will be my first race, I'm really excited.
I'm wearing my new jersey from TWIN SIX, a cycling apparel from the US. it's hard to find some good and stylish cycling apparel out there, they are defintely one of them.
they have a german distribution, get them here.
I hope Nico will have these in stock soon, too cool.

TRAFIK, LA

2009-09-27T19:06:00.000+02:00

To Live & Ride In L.A. [Teaser A] from TRAFIK on Vimeo.

via tracko

BIKE POLO VIDEOS

2009-09-20T22:07:00.000+02:00

Bikepolo Karlsruhe from Marc Malkowski on Vimeo.

Bike Polo from Bicykiller on Vimeo.

found on juice blog from sao paolo.

LEARNING TRICKS THE HARD WAY

2009-09-15T22:16:00.002+02:00

haha!

FIXED MAG ISSUE 4

2009-09-15T22:11:00.001+02:00

peoples store on moltkestrasse has some copies.
if yo can't get one, get the pdf here

CRUSHING CARS

2009-09-15T22:05:00.003+02:00

find more pictures here

via prolly

OLD RALEIGH CATALOGUE

2009-09-14T14:02:00.002+02:00

I WANT THIS!

2009-09-09T23:40:00.004+02:00

bianchi super pista 2010

KEEP ROLLIN'

2009-09-06T18:58:00.001+02:00

once again, good to see people actually RIDING their bikes.
and the cannondale track frame is very nice!

Keep Rollin from Zachary Scott on Vimeo.

FIXED GEAR TRIAL RIDING

2009-08-23T13:42:00.001+02:00

this video is awesome! a uk based trial/ mtb rider is trying fixed gear riding and does some really cool tricks, no one has done before! watch!

One gear No idea from chris akrigg on Vimeo.

LEGAL ISSUE

2009-08-06T20:20:00.002+02:00

i don't want to jump on the brake vs brakeless discussion, just for info:

http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/0,1518,640907,00.html

Bei sogenannten Fixed-Gear-Bikes haben die Pedale keinen Leerlauf, sondern drehen mit - geübte Fahrer können dies zum Bremsen nutzen. Aber entspricht das auch den Verkehrsvorschriften? Ja, erklärte nun das Amtsgericht Bonn und gab damit einem Fixie-Fahrer recht.

Göttingen - Der Starrlauf genannte Antrieb von Fixie-Fahrrädern wurde jetzt vom Amtsgericht Bonn als Bremse anerkannt. Auf das Urteil weist der "Pressedienst-Fahrrad" in Göttingen hin. Fixies sind Fahrräder mit nur einem Gang, bei denen sich die Pedale ständig mitdrehen. Versierte Fahrer können die Fahrt verlangsamen, in dem sie gegen die Drehrichtung der Pedale wirken. Sie verzichten daher häufig auf klassische Hinterradbremse.

Ultraleichtes Fixed-Gear-Rad: Fixies sind Räder mit starrer Nabe und sind meist extrem spartanisch ausgestattet. Vor allem bei Fahrradkurieren sind die schlichten Modelle beliebt
In dem genannten Fall jedoch missfiel dies einem Polizisten, der den Radler stoppte und ein Bußgeld von 55 Euro verhängte. Das Fahren ohne eine zweite Bremse stelle eine erhebliche Beeinträchtigung der Verkehrssicherheit dar, so die Begründung des Ordnungshüters.

Der Radfahrer klagte gegen die Strafe. Seine Anwältin verwies auf die Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung (StVZO). Diese definiere eine Bremse als feste Einrichtung am Fahrzeug, die zur Verminderung der Geschwindigkeit diene. Demnach sei auch der Starrlauf des Fixies eine Bremse.

Das Gericht folgte dieser Argumentation - jedoch senkte es das Bußgeld lediglich auf 15 Euro: Der Fixie-Besitzer war schließlich auch ohne Klingel und seitliche Reflektoren unterwegs. Trotz dieses Urteils müssen sich Fixie-Fahrer ohne montierte Hinterrad-Bremse auch künftig auf Diskussionen mit der Polizei einstellen. Das Urteil des Amtsgerichts schaffe kein Präzedenzfall, so der "Pressedienst-Fahrrad". Und Fixie-Fahrer, die auch auf die Montage einer Vorderradbremse verzichten, verstoßen nach wie vor gegen die Regeln.

MASSAN - HIGH SPEED SKIDDING

2009-08-06T20:17:00.003+02:00

massan, known from Mash now rides for another sf-crew, Macaframa.

Massan from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.

BACK FROM VACATION

2009-08-06T20:02:00.004+02:00

sorry for not updating the last two weeks, I was on vacation in the alps.

because of my vacation couldn't attend the ride on the 26th july, but Edu from bike syndikat told me, they had a great 1,5 hour ride out of town.
I hope I can join the next ride again.

fix dates for bike polo in cologne now, every wednesday at 1900 and sunday at 1500
check gaku's blog for details. a few polo mallets are available, but if you have your own or are capable of building your own, you should bring it.

SUNDAY RIDE

2009-07-21T18:18:00.002+02:00

don't know any details on the route yet, but we will meet here at 14.00, leave 14.15 for 1.5h ride and end up here for some bike polo and trick stuff.
see you!

SOUTHERN GERMANY

2009-07-20T20:07:00.002+02:00

bicycle film festival in munich!

fixie blog stuttgart

KNOG MYSTERY - REVEALED

2009-07-17T19:27:00.003+02:00

one of the co-owners of Knog (sorry man, I forgot your name. write a comment to stay in touch) is on a world tour promoting their products. the tour stopped in tokyo, london, paris and in cologne on wednesday.
despite the short notice of just a few days 30+ people showed up at the meeting spot Aachener Weiher. everybody got a few Knog goodies (thank you!) and then we circled our way through the city to the east bank of the Rhine to have beer, bbq and music.
very nice event!

KNOG MYSTERY TOUR IN COLOGNE - 15.07.2009

2009-07-14T22:51:00.001+02:00

I stumbled across this on Gakus blog, don't know anything about it.
I guess we have to show up at 18.00 at Aachener Weiher to find out.

MASH - TOUR OF CALIFORNIA

2009-07-11T12:43:00.000+02:00

PREVIEW: MASH Tour of California 2009 from MASH TRANSIT PRODUCTIONS on Vimeo.

EXTREME BIKE TOURING

2009-07-05T15:50:00.003+02:00

N-M from Eric Parsons on Vimeo.

riding through alaska on a singlespeed and a fixed gear (!) mountain bike.
no paths, not even trails, pure crosscountry.
find more infos here.

via bottles and chains

MURDER OF COURIERS - TRAILER

2009-07-03T10:28:00.002+02:00

from vancouver. don't no much about the project, but the videos are looking good.

THE SPIRIT OF ROAD RACING

2009-06-27T19:13:00.001+02:00

Lincoln, NE from RAPHA on Vimeo.

Asheville, NC from RAPHA on Vimeo.

Frankford, WV from RAPHA on Vimeo.

BOOTLEG SESSION V3 -LONDON PREMIERE

2009-06-24T23:46:00.000+02:00

via 14 bike co

GLOBAL GUTZ 2009

2009-06-22T17:34:00.005+02:00

"The idea of Global Gutz is to have a live traffic bicycle courier race in lots of cities all over the world, starting simultaneously, e.g. at 1 p.m. in San Francisco, and 4 p.m. in New York, etc. and held over a given distance and a given amount of checkpoints in an effort to try to make race conditions as equal as possible for everyone."
check out the global results and more information here.

raced my first alleycat this saturday and came in second.
the race course was easy and fast and took us from the Severinsbrücke to Zollstock, back to the riverside, down the river to Mühlheim where we crossed the bridge and headed towards the finish line at the Südbrücke. I was lucky to see the finish line first and could sprint away from a pack of four riders.
the winner Kai did an awesome job and truly deserved the victory. he broke away from the field of 10 riders shortly after start. he rode alone in the wind the first third of the race. even when we closed the gap he was still the one in front, making the pace.
congratulation to Kai and Rupe who came in third and thanks to Norbert for creating the race course.

total distance: 21,3km
time kai: 34:38
my time : 34:42

TRIP REPORT - PICTURES 05

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TRIP REPORT - PICTURES 04

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TRIP REPORT - PICTURES 03

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TRIP REPORT - PICTURES 02

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TRIP REPORT - PICTURES 01

2009-06-20T19:38:00.001+02:00