The Radavist

I know it’s already been posted everywhere, but there’s something I want to emphasize here…

Look, everyone is into this new cool thing called fixed gears and it seems like in the past few months, we’re seeing more and more people express their love for it in various ways. Some people blog, some photograph, some videotape, some write articles, some build, some create and some market. It’s really great and we need to support this! Hell, if you have an idea, run with it!

This project is the by-product of real man hours. That man is “Super” Ted James. I’ve yet to meet Ted, but one day I’d hope to. As always, I extend a welcoming hand to NYC anytime Ted!

14 Bike Co is a recently opened shop in London. Super Ted is building 14 bikes for the shops 14 riders. Those chain gang guys and gals are slowly receiving their frames at the mo’ [how’s that for vernacular slang?] and even though that’s not the final fork [in fact, that’s an aftermarket fork], Ted’s busy designing and cranking away at these bikes. You can see more pictures here and follow their updates here, at their blog.

Ted, FGLDN and 14 Bike Co, I commend you. GREAT JOB!

There’s no better way to justify a night of comradery at a bar downing beverages than to know that you just spent 4 hours on a Friday racing through the industrial sections of Northern Brooklyn. CK took it back to the streets with a $5 buy in race pot. Messengers, city bikers and “track heads” came out to show their speed last Friday.

It was a great time. Seriously impressed by the turnout and general atmosphere. It was great seeing Kennedy take both events, the 200m sprint and the Miss and out. Good job man!

Keep watch for the next one coming up soon!

I have some pictures, mostly of the crowd here and Dollparts has a ton uploaded here.

Velo Cult Shop Check by Kareem Shehab from Killa Kareem on Vimeo.

Kareem from Death Pedal did a bike shop check for Velo Cult in San Diego. We seriously need more of these. It’s great to see new shops opening up across the world and documenting their roots and rise is always something I’ll support. Great job man! Keep them coming!

Also be sure to pre-order Death Pedal here for $20 bones!

I can’t believe I’ve gone through with it, but I am now twittering. Follow me here to keep up on what’s going on in NYC!

Wow! Dick jokes aside, Sasha, this is by far your classiest build to date!

Correct me if I’m wrong, but the build looks like:
-Brooks saddle
-Titan Bar / Stem
-Titan Seat post (pillar)
-Chater Lea bottom bracket
-Williams Cranks + Ring
-Diamond Inch Pitch
-Chater Lea sprint pedals

Beautiful! New York framebuilders!!!!!! This bike won “Best NY Bike” at the Brooklyn Jumble.

Previously:
Brooklyn Bike Jumble
A Girl’s Best Friend
Titan Stem
More Dick Power
1950’s Dick Power

Hippo jokes aside, we did shoot some lines for Empire today. We asked Andrew Temkin to come out and snap some shots for the book. Here’s a great portrait he took of my bike and me.

Thanks Andy!

Keep Watch at the Bicycle Film Festival for another trailer that will make you want to ride your bike!

So we wanted to leak out some Empire progress before its release. Here’s my footage….

They’re in stock and ready to go!

Wish I had a beer right about now…

Previously:
Milwaukee Bar Ends

In 4 hours, the collaborative effort between Adidas and Hypebeast will be released to the Hypebeast online store. Only 100 pairs were made: 50 went to friends and family and the other 50 are to be sold online. I was lucky enough to have Hypebeast send me a pair and have been riding in them for a bit now. What I can say about the shoe is that they fit better than most Adidas shoes I’ve tried on recently.

In my recent quest for a stiffer outsole / insole, I’ve tried on a ton of sneakers. Most of the Adidas that I tried on were super wide at the heel and ankle, while being too narrow at the toebox. These actually fit consistently. They fit into toeclips rather easily and have reflective accents all over. The laces tuck inside a flap on the tongue to avoid being snagged by your drivetrain. Some improvements I’ve suggested to Adidas is to stiffen the sole. As of now, it’s a pretty grippy surface that holds well on platforms and track pedals, it just needs to be a bit stiffer to make longer rides comfortable.

Even though Hypebeast and Solebox have said they aren’t cyclists, these shoes are a good first attempt at branding an Adidas shoe into the fixed gear market.

Previously:
Zeitfrei Inaugural Release Information
The Complete Ride Bike Preview
Complete Ride Zeitfrei Preview
The Complete Ride

This looks like a ton of fun. Harry organized a day-long bike swap called the Brooklyn Bike Jumble. It’s this Sunday, so be sure to head out and hang out!

Information below:

On May 31st, JJ Byrne Park and the Old Stone House will host the 1st Brooklyn Bicycle Jumble, New York’s only outdoor bicycle flea market and celebration of New York City bike culture.

If you’re looking for kid’s bikes, cruisers, BMX, mountain, racers, fixed gears, or any wheeled, pedal-powered machine, or any part for one, come to the Brooklyn Bicycle Jumble.

Human Traffic x Shoe Biz SF x Onitsuka Collaboration. from Human Traffic Productions on Vimeo.

Human Traffic is proud to present an all new shoe. The shoe is a collaberation with San Francicso’s own Shoe Biz, and Onitsuka Tiger. The shoe is based on the ‘66 Mexico, which features a series of notable features as it situates itself as a reflective, all-vegan shoe for fixed gear riders. The initial look includes a mesh overlay with 3M underneath on the typically sleek ‘66 Mexico style. Stay tuned for more details on availability.

For more information on the collaberative shoe, visit:
ShoeBizSF.com

To learn more on Human Traffic, an our coming film, visit:
HumanTrafficSF.com

Previously:
Human Traffic x Shoe Biz x Onitsuka Tiger

Another Minneapolis banger from Andrew. Great shot man! Carney coming up!

Previously:
Blast the Hip

BMX company, the Take have just introduced a new street fixed gear marketed towards the ‘freestyle’ crowd. Not bad looking. It’s gusseted and has an over-sized downtube. They’re a little self-conscious about the brake bridge, but I don’t mind it. I do think the track ends and rear triangle are a little too thin. Beef that sucker up. Anyway, what’s the geometry guys?

Via Tracko

Attention all NYC heads! Come out on Friday night for Midnight Keirin Club.

RULES:
(1) Track bikes only, no brakes. GOOD working mechanical order. THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS! In the past, poorly maintained bikes have resulted in concussions ahem. you know who you are
(2) Helmets STRONGLY suggested. Not mandatory, but seriously, if you are going all out this is something you should think about.
(3) YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU. Your conduct affects your safety, the safety of other racers and the overall enjoyability of the event. Respect that.
(4) Everyone who races helps out. You want the course clear of pedestrians and fair warning of traffic, don’t you? well one good turn….
(5) Cash buy in, winner takes. There will be a separate pool for each race and a secondary pool for second chance at glory aka repechage.

There will be two races this Friday. (1) Miss and Out (2) 200m drag.
Each race is $5. Buy back in is $2. Please come correct, no whining. If you aint got $5 to stake, then you need to be delivering some burgers, not hanging out.

There are no sponsors. This is a strictly From the Street, For the Street type event.

Location – check comments tomorrow at 7pm!

This is definitely one of the best seasons Brooklyn-based ‘streetwear company‘ Mishka has produced to date. I fucking love the Roper and French shirts and the plaids look on point too. Not to mention my homie Lamour Supreme’s Swamp Thing-influenced Bear Mop! Their summer line is available now, so head over and check it out!

Can’t wait to see the other shirts Roper designed for them!

LISTEN TO SLEEP ALL DAY!

Alex over at Straight Chain has an update on the new 700c trick bike, the UTB by a new company called Vigore. It looks almost identical to a Gangsta track, except there’s a brake bridge on the fork. The welds look very beefy and smooth and overall, the bike looks like a tank!

Head over to see the rest of the pics.

The 2009 Bicycle Film Festival begins this week! Memphis, TN is the first spot and on June 16th, it kicks off in NYC. Who’s coming?!

Thirdcoastfixed.com will be launching shortly. Be sure to catch it when it does. Video is pretty good. Some fixed first timers in there. Fakie bar hop to slider is the banger and it’s in the first 10 seconds!

If ya gotta ask where the Third Coast is, YA SLEEPIN!