Nice bikes do go to heaven
Joe McKeag at LBC Park
BLASTING!
Joe McKeag blasting in the park! Damn, doing it good for the 7hundo team!
PLANET X HILLE
One of our friends from Den Haag made this really nice vid with his Canon 5D MarkII. Really awesome. Thanks for sharing Hille!
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FEATS PER MINUTE
Feats Per Minute, showcased recently in the Dezeen Space, is the brilliant collaborative invention of Amsterdam-based trio Merel Sloother, Liat Azulay and Pieter Frank de Jongbringing together their combined skills in graphics, illustration, conceptual and industrial design. We think they’re onto a winner with this customised bike that spins records as you cycle, so we had to find out more.
They dreamt up the concept after regularly listening to music while cycling around their city, and wanting to share their music with others. The project was submitted for Dezeen Space plinth project as a bit of fun, and they even managed to get a pun in the name – ‘Fiets” means ’bike’ in Dutch.
The tempo of your bike ride determines the beats per minute you produce. There are records in several different genres, all with their own BPM: house (170-300), disco (120), ballads (60) and pop/ hiphop (90 to 120).
They admit that not everyone will be keen on publicly playing music without headphones: “Some will find it fun, others will find it annoying. And that’s fine.
“This is the first real prototype and thanks to Jeffry Sol and Vincent van Beijersbergen we were able to build it in a month. Basically, a wheel and dynamo work the same way as a record player. The biggest challenge was to make sure that the needles would stick to the record and follow the grooves, without skipping too much. Therefore we bought two vertical record players and took them apart, to see how they worked.
“We also wanted our bike to be as low tech as possible; that’s why the only “extra” energy we used was a nine volt battery to support the amplifier, in order for the records to run smoothly. After that, we built our own horn, to have some extra volume, and we sprayed the whole bike black.”
So what’s next for the multi-talented group?
“We want to continue to develop Feats per Minute, our goal is not mass production, but one Feats per Minute in every city; from Amsterdam to Sydney – and everything in between.
“Apart from this we’re all working on our own cool projects. For example; Liat en Merel are going to the Tokyo Design Week to do a candy project and Pieter is working on a illustrated book, and together we are working on an online coach that will cure your broken heart.”
BEST EDIT THIS WEEK, HANDS DOWN
Michael Chacon fucking kills it again. I love how smooth his style is rolling around that park, making it look so stylish and easy.
Definitely worth the watch, make sure to watch it all the way through to the end.
“Been filming here and there for the past two months and decided to make another video. I have been riding on my Leader Hurricane and testing its strengths on the streets. More to come in the Future.”
Way to go Mike!
Filmed by:Jamil Gray and Marcus Aguirre
Edited by:Michael Chacon
Song: Kool & the Gang, Summertime madness.
Funked Up Fixed Gears
This is just to good to be true.. This really cracks me up! First (for all the Dutchies) we have the Bijenkorf selling Create bikes for a really cheap price and now with the Dolle Dwaze Dagen even cheaper.. Adds like ‘uberhippe fixie’.. Damn haha! Now we have this.. Funked Up Fixed Gears.. Is the new Create? Is this some other brand that wants to jump on the hip fixed gear bandwagon.. Who will tell.. All I can say about this FU Fixed Gear’ WHY A NEG BB??? Ah well, enjoy guys! It sure made my day haha!
Found on the JohnBLog.
PRISTINE BUILD BY GEAR BRISBANE
We recently sent one of our Pristine SuperVetta frames to Brisbane for our good friend Nick. He had it built up by Gypsy over at Gear Brisbane. They made a little edit showing why Lanolin Grease is good for your bike while building up his ride. I couldn’t stop thinking about Ron Burgundy (“what is her name? Lanolin? like sheeps wool?”) but Nick’s bike should roll smooth as hell now.
Check out his full bike after the click!
MASH Bolt Kit
Remember our blog post the other day about the new Mash Bolt? Now they made a matching team kit to go with the frame! Check it out!
After 2 years out of print, we have brought back 12 sets of our first kit produced for the Tour of California. This Bolt kit was printed from the original papers, and stays true to the race fit. The new version replaces white with light silver, to help hide mud, and grease. This first batch will go quick, but plan to reprint them again in the new year. Please come by the shop to try them on, or pick up a set HERE.
JULIET ELLIOTT’S NEW CHARGE SCISSOR
Check out Juliet’s bike check @ Charge. These bikes will be available within the next couple of months. These will be sold as complete bikes rather than just framesets, so it could be a really nice option for all you FGFS riders out there!
