Goldsprint 13 Classic - Done!

It´s been exactly a month today since I got my Goldsprint 13 Classic frameset. Initially I planned about 3 months for building up this beauty but  I just couldn´t stand it any longer. So here it is and it came out way more expensive but a lot nicer than I thought in the first place :) It rides like hell - very agile, very aggressive and the steel fork really balances the stiffness of the aluminium frame. So if you ride in Leipzig you´ll probably see me on this bike in the future. For more information take a look at my pedalroom.

Farewell sweet Visp

I´ve sold my Visp yesterday. I´m sure I´ll miss it but it´s in the good hands of a friend and I hope he enjoys riding it as much as I did. There´s just not enough space in my flat for a fifth bike so it had to go. I´ve ridden this frame in quite a few configurations as you can see and the amount of sticker increased on a daily basis :D

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Black Gazzetta

Awesome build! Love the Paul crankset and Miche Supertype wheelset <3




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The Premium Rush Movie Bike Parts Breakdown

It´s kind late for this post but I´ve only just found this video. I don´t know if you have seen the movie. I did and have to say that it´s actually way better than i thought. There is some decent riding in there and even if the story isn´t that innovative it´s good entertainment for bikenerds and fans of JGL. So in this video the owner and founder of Affinity Cycles explains what parts were used and what might be more interesting, how Hollywood prepared the beat up look of Joseph Gordon-Levitts bike. Look for yourself...

Frame: Affinity Metropolitan
Cranks: Sugino 75 crankset
Chainring: FSA 46t Chainring
Cog: All City
Hubs: Phil Wood
Rear Rim: H Plus Son
Front Rim: Velocity deep V
Saddle: Fizik Arione Saddle
Seat post: Thomson
Stem: Thomson
Headset: Chris King
Handlebars: Nitto Bullhorns


Affinity Rush | An Inside Look at Joseph Gordan Levitt's Fixed Gear From Premium Rush from FIXIEFAMOUS on Vimeo.

Opel Adam Fix

another example for the use of fixed-gear bikes as a accessory in advertising and marketing. we had posted about the h&m bike apparel line before as well as the ad from honda and others. although it seems like the "adam fix" bike looks pretty decent for a complete bike i wonder how the average car buyer shall ride a brakeless (and therefore the highway code violating) fixed-gear...? hm but i have to admit the car integrated bicycle stand is really the shit! hm decide for yourself on the topics of advertising with fixed-gears.

Opel ADAM Fix case study from LDV United on Vimeo.

Kashimax Promo Film

awesome

my new favourite youtube clip

so funny

The Bicycle Cowboy

goodbye plug - hello gazzetta

ok it´s time to lay it on the line. we never posted about our own bikes since we were writing this blog. we always thought it could easily turn this blog into a mere presentation room for our own bikes and that was never the intention of it. today i (fabian) decided to break these rule cause i am just too excited about my new bike haha. we (martin & me) both have and had several fixed gear bicycles since we started riding fixed in summer 09. we had to pay hard for some frame and parts decision but in the meantime we understood more and more what is worth buying it and what is just a waste of money. and in review my decision to buy a charge plug was on of the things i didnt knew better. i bought it at a time where frame geometry and aesthetics were just a mystery to me. i bought what i thought looked nice and realized later that this isn´t the right frame for me. don´t get me wrong the plug is a perfect beginner-frame but it´s relaxed geo bugged me more and more. for example the bb was way too low - i think i´ll never forget the sound of my toe clips scratching along the pavement while wheeling my bike - made me go crazy^^
so this christmas i decided to buy a new frame and finally get a more tracky geo under my ass. i had some requirements : as i constantly upgraded my charge plug i don´t wanted to buy too much new parts for the new frame and wanted to reuse as much as possible and i wanted a steel tubeset. that meant a threadless headset, british bb a 27,2mm seatpost size. my total budget was about 450 euros. after surfing two days and nights there were only few frames that got my attention and the cinelli gazzetta was the one i liked the most. cinelli - i always admired these frames and envied people that got one. i found an offer for a cinelli gazzetta for 399 euros (+ shipping) at fixie factory and ordered prompt. they delivered very quick within 6 days from france so the frame arrived at 6th of january. i waited way longer for parts from german vendors so thumbs up for fixie factory! i disassembled my charge immediately and build the gazzetta up within about two hours - i just couldn´t wait :) so here it is. i am sure there are quite a lot changes to come, especially a proper wheelset but for the meantime the old parts should do it.

the differences between in geo and therefore handling my old plug and the new gazzetta are huge. here some data to see the differences:

comparison plug/gazzetta:
- seatpost length (center bb-top) 59cm/59cm
- headtube angle 71°/74,5°
- seattube angle 73°/74,5°
- chainstay length 40,5cm/38,5cm
- toptube length 54,5cm/55,5cm
- headtube length 15,4cm/16cm

so you see the cinelli is a lot tighter and more nimble than the plug resulting in a wheelbase of 95,5cm (compared to 97,5 with the plug). the greatest effort of the new frame in urban riding is the much higher bb, which i unfortunately missed to measure before but the times of scratching in corners are over - yes! :)


my old frame:



fresh out of box:



there are only a few things better than unpacking a brand new bicycle frame <3

and here finally the photos of the whole bike. as i mentioned build up with used parts from my last bike. more changes to come.

first day with flatbar:




with risers



if you want to know the exact details of the bike you can look at pedalroom here

i don´t know if that´s my last frame, to be honest - i highly doubt it :D but for now it´s the most beautiful bike in the world to me and surely the best bike i´ve ever had.

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to a combination of circumstances the other author if this blog martin bought the exact same frame a few days after me. so it seems this is the official nafgb-frame now :D so be excited for his new build!! and off course we´ll post some "twin" photos of our bikes in the future ;)

Stop and Smell the Fixed Gear

pretty cool

Stop and Smell the Fixed Gear from Ride/Relax Productions on Vimeo.

Hipster Cycle

Fixed Gear Moscow

I always wanted to go to Moscow. Since there are quite many Fixed Gear Moscow videos around in the web I am convinced that going to Moscow with my bike would be even better. It seems the fixed-gear scene there is growing and growing. Niiiiice.

Fixed Gear Moscow from duffus on Vimeo.

Affinity Cycles

If you are into fixed-gear you most probably heard about Affinity Cycles. If not here´s a pretty well made video about them. I love their Kissena frames - awesome!

Affinity Cycles from Amitabh Joshi on Vimeo.

The use of space

i don´t really want to complain about the current weather as we could have lots of snow at this time of the year but it´s been raining for three days now:/ i just stumbled over this sunshine video from portugal. i really wish to ride my new whip there now... though the bike in the clip isn´t really a beauty it still transports the fun with fixed gear on a perfect weather day.
may the spring come soon and bring us back t-shirts on bike rides.

TEASER: The use of space from KMKG STUDIO/ on Vimeo.

Living fixed gear at home

Featured in a magazine known for decoration and life style ... Issue from december 2011

Massive Fail

See for yourself:

Hhmmmm

what do you think? :)

BÖIKZMÖIND - A Fixed Gear Bike is...

I don´t know what you think about all these fixed-gear documentaries out there. And i don´t mean films in which people are actually riding their bikes i still enjoy watching these - i mean films in which people are talking about riding fixed-gears. I am so bored of them - it´s like i already heard every word, every sentence of the people in these films. Yeah, we know what a fixed-gear is and there are a lot of wrong and right myths about it. Yes there are laws that sometimes make it difficult riding a fixie. Yes there are people out not giving a shitpile of commitment to the subject of riding a fixed-gear and therefore aren´t able to handle their bikes properly. But how often do we need to hear that? It´s been several years since the first fixed related films came out and repeating the same phrases haven´t helped so far. Today i found this british fixed-gear documentary. I don´t know how this is like but according to it´s trailer there isn´t much new to expect.
We all love our fixies - more ridin´ - less talkin´!

BÖIKZMÖIND - A Fixed Gear Bike is... from BÖIKZMÖIND on Vimeo.

we are 138

awesome song - super lame video.

we are 138. from steve clark on Vimeo.

Hip print shirt?

I found this in an german magazine called "intouch" .. September issue
26€ for a hip print shirt from redbubble.com .. So I don't know what in general a hip print shirt supposed to be? So If you do - hit us up in the comment section...