16 September 2009
Saddle Collection
0The guys over at Velo Cult have decided to start photographing some of the collections of bike parts they have. First of the ranks is some of the saddles they have stored up. This is a nice site of photos.
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04 September 2009
Smart Move - Embacher Collection
1Stumbled across this awesome collection of bikes the Embacher Collection. I am not sure if it is a perosnal collection or a museums. There is also a book “Smart Move” which details 50 bicycles from the group. One of the stand out bikes is a Bob Jackson tricycle! This is definitely worth a look, I picked out a couple of bikes after the jump.
Update: From the Smart Move website some more information on the collection:
“In his job, Michael Embacher is confronted with design on a daily basis. In the last five years he has built up one of the most remarkable bicycle collections which stems from his interest in the bicycle as an exciting artefact of daily life, an efficient mode of transport and an individually customisable object.
The almost 200 roadworthy bikes and the curiosity of the objects makes the Embacher collection unique. Mostly when collectors run riot they happen across just a corner of the bicycle’s history - but here design and fascination with the rare, the strange - and also heroic failures - are at the forefront of the collection.”
03 August 2009
Top 5 Production Bikes
7Everyone loves a top five list so here are five of my favourite boutique production bikes that can still be bought. I’d be keen to hear if you think any of the bikes I have chosen shouldn’t have been considered? Believe me it was hard to pick just five.
29 July 2009
Mission Bicycles Retail Experience
1Here’s a great video walk-through of how Mission Bicycles and Adaptive Path realised their retail/brand experience.
11 July 2009
NY Times Fixed Gears
0Mr Watson of prollyisnotprobably.com in the NY Times here, also an audio slideshow.
10 July 2009
Classic Bike - GT Pulse
1Sporting the distinctive GT triple triangle, the GT Pulse for me is one of the best looking retro track frames around. The aggressive geometry and mean, stealthy looks are a winning formula. Some people hate these bikes but I absolutely love them. You can check out a Flickr group dedicated to them here: GT Pulses’ on Flickr
20 June 2009
Hydroelectric power station Avce, Slovenia
1Amazing shots riding fixed gear in a hyrdroelectric accumulation pool before it was filled with water. Supposedly the surface is very smooth with a “hydroisolation coating,” to me it looks like dirt and you can see they leave tracks in the surface. Very steep and very fast by the looks of it. Check out the photos below or go straight to the source Muslauf — self proclaimed as the first slovenian street fixed gear blog.
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08 June 2009
Brooklyn Machine Works has a new site
0Brooklyn Machine Works just launched a new website and it’s looking very good. The design is super clean and easy to navigate and the geometry of all the bikes is now available. Click straight into the bikes section and you get lovely big photos of the bikes which is nice, no need to zoom in. Hopefully they can get their blog integrated into the main site. Also, a small aside is that the site could have been made easily without Flash too. The site is a massive improvement on their previous site. Go check it out: www.brooklynmachineworks.com
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02 June 2009
Candy Cranks
1Candy Cranks is a female riders blog based in Sydney but with writers from around the globe. I came across this site while looking at UK designer Greig Anderson’s blog. He just finished designing a nice identity for them. Candy Cranks reveals a good insight into bicycle culture with nearly 20 writers. It seems like there is some good stories in the archives, especially this guy who picks up snakes while riding, not something I would be doing.
From Greig’s folio site it also seems that Candy Cranks will be making some frames too.
Check out: www.candycranks.com