google maps now includes directions for bikes.

Alan from Cycling WMD just posted this zinger. This may look like a normal Dura Ace track group, but look closely; it's entirely Dura Ace 10-Pitch. Not sure what Alan is planning on doing with it seeing as how his Nagasawa already has a 10-Pitch drivetrain, so maybe he's got something else in the works? I swear man, if you put this on a tall-bike, I'm going to shave your mustache off.

There's one more rare find he posted, check it out below.

Yes. That's a NOS headset from the 10-Pitch Pista group, with the proprietary wrenches. Damn Alan. You're a bike porn magnet!

Previously:
Compact Gearing

at the 2010 Bicycle Film Festival!



DEFGRIP “CALL FOR ENTRIES” FOR THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL!

2010 marks the year Defgrip teams up with the Bicycle Film Festival to curate and host the BMX content portion of the festival. By content we mean FILMS!

What have you got to show us and the world?

We are looking for short films under 10 minutes that are innovative, creative and tell a story.

Having made our fair share of videos, we know how much fun it is to film tricks and edit them to music, but we challenge you to come up with a storyline, a way to captivate an audience and get people excited about bikes, especially BMX.

DEADLINE FOR SUBISSIONS: March 27, 2010

Defgrip and Bicycle Film Festival will collaborate to round-up submissions, screen entries, and make the final selection of films for the 2010 Festival that will screen around the world.

If your film makes it into the Festival, you could get world-wide exposure. With screenings in over 30 cities throughout the globe, the Bicycle Film Festival is an amazing platform to tell your story, get it in front of a new audience and show your work on an international scale!

How do I submit my film?

To submit your film:
Got to bicyclefilmfestival.com for all submission information.

Giving the quick submission deadline, we are accepting films that have already been online, but we are much more enthusiastic about films that are new to show and have yet to be seen.

DEADLINE FOR SUBISSIONS: March 27, 2010
There is no submission fee!

Defgrip Presents the BMX shorts at the 2010 Bicycle Film Festival from Defgrip on Vimeo.

What!? You haven't seen Rad? That's just crazy! But you've probably seen a Track Bike video. That one girl talking about how she likes it when boys do tricks on bikes is definitely talking about Prolly, if she hasn't ever seen a BMX video. If I was her I would be YouTubing Chase Hawk or Eddie Cleveland! Prolly just isn't cutting it for me!

Thanks for sending this over Nora!

Death Spray Custom for Tokyo Fixed Gear and Dolan Bikes!



Build Specs :
Frame – Dolan Seta (560)
Forks – Black Wave
Headset – Alpina
Bottom Bracket – Royce Racing Gold
Stem – Tune Geiles Stem
Bars – Use1 Atom Risers
Grips – Strong V
Crank – Sugino 75
Cog – Euro Asia Gold Medal Pro
Wheelset – American Classics 420
Seat Tube Clamp – Tune Werger Clamp
Seat Post – Tune Starke Stuck
Saddle – Tune Concorde Saddle

All info from SFGFC!

patching tubes could look so good!


by Marc Chevallay

Thanks Aaron!

Julien, aka Shera One, has had a few illustrations floating around on the internet as of late. This more recent one, entitled Yé Mash is an homage to Mash SF, which coincidentally, is where I found it.

Good stuff Julien, keep it rolling!

Fixé Issue 3 is printing and will be hitting the stands next week. Like the previous issues, issue Fixé 3 features two covers. This time around, it's got one by Matt Lingo (pictured above) and one by Cedric Viollet (pictured below). Do you remember that behind the scenes video Matt posted a few weeks ago? Those photos were for this issue. I can't wait to see the Zombies! There's also a little Q&A with me in there, along with loads of other fixed gear culture-related articles.

Check out Cedric's cover below.

Great covers! Good job guys! Can't wait to see it.

Previously:
Matt Lingo: Zombie Apocalypse

I'm SO there right now!


Oh, oh, wait.. Did you say you needed something? Well..

I'M (go)


NOT (fuck)


SHARING (yourself)


ALL MINEZ!!! (not yours)

Got this kick ass NOS DA EX Headset and tools too!


You can expect some sweet re-ups and other kick ass builds with this shit in the coming weeks..

Big thanks to Lester for hooking me up!

Lance, the founder of Squarebuilt, a Brooklyn-based bicycle company, just built himself a new ride. Here it is in all it's purple glory. Looking really sharp Lance, great job man! If this is something you'd like to see between your legs this summer, contact Lance to discuss your frame!

Via the NYC Boards

10 Minutes with Super Ted Part 1 from John Prolly on Vimeo.

I sat down with Super Ted after the NAHBS to talk about frame design and fabrication. Rather than doing a bike check, I talked with Ted about his design intent and process.

Here's Part 1 and Part 2 will come tomorrow.

Thanks to Ted and Shop 14.

Way stoked on how this came out. My friends at Mishka teamed up with Rebel 8 to make a killer New Era, a men's and women's tee. The hat is insane. It came out so proper. Something that belongs on Endless Blockades for sure.

A Google betartotta októberi ígéretét, és szerdán bejelentette, hogy biciklis útvonaltervezővel bővült a Google Maps. A szolgáltatás egyelőre csak az Egyesült Államokban működik, még ott se mindenhol: New Yorkban, Minneapolisban, San Franciscóban, Portlandben, Oregonban már a biciklisek is tervezhetnek, írja a Wired.

Ezt a szolgáltatást hiányolták a legtöbben az utóbbi években, az erről szóló petíciót 50 ezren írták alá, mondta a Google Maps termékmenedzsere az Amerikai Kerékpáros Liga idei csúcstalálkozóján Washingtonban. A Kerékagy is már 2008 óta aktívan szurkol, hogy elinduljon a szolgáltatás, de mi még folytatjuk, amíg el nem jutnak Magyarországig.

A Google fejlesztette algoritmus segítségével a tervezéskor figyelembe veszik a bicikliutakat, a forgalomirányító eszközöket és a földrajzi adottságokat, hogy a legkedvezőbb útvonalat ajánlhassák. Így ha egy hegy akad az utunkba, akkor alapból a kerülést javasolják, aki mégis a mászás mellett dönt, manuálisan megváltoztathatja.

Az útvonalterv színeiből az utak minőségére is lehet következtetni: sötétzölddel jelölik a biciklis autópályákat, vagyis a legjobb minőségű utakat, világoszölddel az egyszerű bicikliutakat, zöld pöttyözéssel pedig azokat a szakaszokat, ahol ugyan nincs bicikliút, de például kis forgalmuk miatt alkalmasak kerékpározásra.

All of Bike Pittsburgh’s staff is in Washington DC right now for the National Bike Summit - a few days where we get to trade strategies with over 700 other advocates from around the country, then storm the capitol building to talk with our Representatives and Senators about bicycling issues. One of the big news items (so far) at this year’s summit was Google’s announcement of a “bike there” option on their online maps.

Read more here.

As one half of the globe plunges into dark and damp, one side blossoms and heats up. Melbourne is blessed with two purpose built indoor board tracks, and over a dozen outdoor tracks within 30 miles of the city.

I love to ride indoors.

The night is hot. It makes for hot racing. The Club President notes it elevates testosterone levels and makes all the riders go crazy. I don’t disagree.

“Scratch race, 25 laps, everyone start on the whistle, roll away” is the call. The timber creaks softly and the thump of the leading and trailing wheels ascending the boards echoes through the stadium. Slowly the pace winds up, the whistle blows!

Click here to read the entire article.

The unofficial award for “best guerrilla marketing” at NAHBS undoubtedly goes to Speedy’s Hot Sauce. The Virginia natives showed up to the big show in Richmond with messenger bags full of hot sauce samples and a passel of stickers that ended up all over the show—even on the awards stage.

Visit www.speedyshotsauce.com for more info.

Defgrip Presents the BMX shorts at the 2010 Bicycle Film Festival from Defgrip on Vimeo.

Defgrip is working with the 2010 Bicycle Film Festival on the selection of all the BMX content for this year's festival. The first endeavor is a call for entries for a 10-minute BMX-themed film. Check out more details below and if you're interested in submitting a film, act quick because the deadline is March 27th!

DEFGRIP “CALL FOR ENTRIES” FOR THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL!

2010 marks the year Defgrip teams up with the Bicycle Film Festival to curate and host the BMX content portion of the festival. By content we mean FILMS!

What have you got to show us and the world?

We are looking for short films under 10 minutes that are innovative, creative and tell a story.

Having made our fair share of videos, we know how much fun it is to film tricks and edit them to music, but we challenge you to come up with a storyline, a way to captivate an audience and get people excited about bikes, especially BMX.

DEADLINE FOR SUBISSIONS: March 27, 2010

Defgrip and Bicycle Film Festival will collaborate to round-up submissions, screen entries, and make the final selection of films for the 2010 Festival that will screen around the world.

If your film makes it into the Festival, you could get world-wide exposure. With screenings in over 30 cities throughout the globe, the Bicycle Film Festival is an amazing platform to tell your story, get it in front of a new audience and show your work on an international scale!

How do I submit my film?

To submit your film:
Got to bicyclefilmfestival.com for all submission information.

Giving the quick submission deadline, we are accepting films that have already been online, but we are much more enthusiastic about films that are new to show and have yet to be seen.

DEADLINE FOR SUBISSIONS: March 27, 2010
There is no submission fee

Photo by Andy White

Here "epic rides" has multiple meanings. To some, a 600km ride in 2 days would qualify and to others, a restored Pogliaghi fits the bill. Others just fixate on the girl and their mind drifts. I'm sure Andy at Fyxomatosis was shooting for all three with his two recent posts. Make sure to check out the links above for back-stories on each.

Thanks for the pick-me-up at the end of the day Andy!

It's the return of Aloha Sunday! Check out more information at Aloha Fixed.

by Jesse Brew!

Thanks for the kind words Jesse!

Photo by Jonathan Winstone

Ted's a natural. A natural cyclist and a natural framebuilder. He's the brain and brawn behind the 14 Bike Co ESB and various other projects. Even though he lost the key to my ulock and subsequently sawed it off this weekend, I still love the guy. In fact, expect a little interview I made with him to be posted tomorrow.

Jonathan Winstone captured a great portrait of Ted welding the track ends onto an ESB moments before the photographer burned his hand picking up a scolding hot axle. Read his full account here, at his Tumblr.

Ted, we have your jacket and your camera here in Brooklyn. Hit us up!

Via 14 Bike Co's blog