CYCOLONIA 2012

in der nachbetrachtung habe ich etwas gemischte gefühle:
es gab tolle stände (tailormade, a-pace, van dyck kaffee), tolle menschen (bike syndikat, veloküche, dock 11...) und tollen sport (bikepolo, trial, kunstradfahren,...).
leider war die location so was von uncharmant. hoffentlich findet die vierte ausgabe dieser wunderbaren messe eine etage tiefer im schönen teil des expo 21 gebäudes statt. ich freue mich schon drauf.

NÄCHSTES WOCHENENDE: CYCOLONIA 2012

am 10. und 11. märz steigt die neue auflage der neuen kölner fahrradmesse CYCOLONIA, zum ersten mal nicht im sport- und olympiamuseum sonder im EXPO 21 am krefelder wall.
neben einer menge austeller gibt es ein international besetztes poloturnier, kunstradfahren, reiseradforum usw.
mehr infos zur messe gibt es hier, alles weitere zum poloturnier gibt es hier.

EUROBIKE 2011

elektrisch




bunt




cadel




bunny




hop




hoch




prolly




laut




mash




squid




sprint




europameister düse




zu hause




untermieter




wegverpflegung




adler




stuttgart

ZWEITE RUNDE

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

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

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.

BIKES AND MUSIC

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

MY WINTERBIKE: SINGULAR PEREGRINE

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

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

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

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.

GHETTO COLOGNE NOW ONLINE

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

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

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!

BACKYARD SALE AT BIKE SYNDIKAT

found on gaku

FLYING WITH YOUR BIKE....

...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

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!