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Made by Hand – “The Bike Maker” | Video

Handcrafted products, which have seen a strong resurgence with the rise of sites like etsy, are often times a dime a dozen at craft shows or easily dismissed as the hobby of those with far too much time and money than they know what to do with. Of course, there’s far … READ MORE

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MACAFRAMA – “Massan 2013″ | Video

Since his first feature length part in the MASH DVD, Massan Fluker has been a source of inspiration for many fixed gear riders around the world, defining downhill riding in the steep hills of San Francisco. Even though Fluker switched camps to MACAFRAMA a few years back, … READ MORE

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Chari & Co. – “NYC Store” | Video

Chari & Co. has become a staple in the New York City bicycle culture, catering to various types of cyclists and lifestyles. Packed inside their compact store is new and old gear for fixed gear and road bikes, as well as their in-house brand of the same … READ MORE

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UNDFTD x Leader Bike x Michael Chacon – Fixed Gear Bicycles

Los Angeles-based fixed gear freestyle rider, Michael Chacon, brought two of his sponsors for a collaboration project. Leader Bike sponsors the fixed gear bicycles that he rides, while UNDFTD flows some gear his way. These two brands got together to customize Chacon’s bikes, a 735 track bike … READ MORE

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Budnitz Bicycles – Bike Model No. 5

Serial entrepreneur Paul Budnitz approaches bike building with an inclination to do something “outside of the box”, much like what he did with his other venture, Kidrobot. The result is a design that fits in neither mountain nor road bike genres, yet perfect for all day-to-day occasions, … READ MORE

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Red Bull – “Ride + Style 2013″ Event Recap | Video

Top urban riders and fixed gear freestyle riders from around the world converged in San Francisco for the third Ride + Style event by Red Bull. While we saw a brief recap of the spectacle by local videogapher, Ronnie Garcia, here is the official wrap up by … READ MORE

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Citi Bike – New York City Bike Share

Following Washington D.C.’s successful program, New York City kicks off what will be the country’s biggest big sharing project, where riders throughout the city will be able to share over 10,000 bikes with their neighbors. Although there has been plenty of negative publicity surrounding Citi Bank’s sponsorship of the … READ MORE

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Kinoko Custom Cycles – A New Shop By Tokyo Fixed Gear | Preview

In 2009, Tokyo Fixed Gear opened up its flagship store on Peter Street in Soho district of London. Fast forward four years, and the store became a landmark in London for bicycles and parts for urban cyclists. Furthermore, they established their own bicycle brand, Tokyo Fixed, expanding … READ MORE

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2013 Tokyo Fixed Dart Track Bike

Amongst the frames making their debut at SPIN London this past weekend was the 2013 Dart by Tokyo Fixed. Building on the popular 2012 edition, this year’s model features impressively sized custom sourced tubing with a headtube that takes a 44mm zero-stack headset. No other frame features … READ MORE

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FTC x W-Base – Durcus One H-Street 24-inch BMX Preview | Video

San Francisco’s iconic skateboard brand, FTC, is teaming up with Tokyo’s premier BMX store, W-Base, again for another version of their popular Durcus One H-Street bicycle. The 24-inch BMX is painted in an original Clear Orange tone for its frame, contrasted by all black parts throughout the … READ MORE