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European Handmade Bicycle Exhibition – Day 3 from e r t z u i ° film on Vimeo.

Here’s day 3 from the Ertzui coverage of the European Handmade Bicycle Exhibition. Again, totally worth the watch if you’re into hand-built beauties! Seeing these bikes makes me want to sell one of my Merckxs to get a custom build!

Previously:
Ertzui Films: European Handmade Bicycle Exhibition Days 1 & 2

European Handmade Bicycle Exhibition Day 1 from e r t z u i ° film on Vimeo.

German website Ertzui has been covering the European Handmade Bicycle Exhibition on their blog. As you can imagine, a lot of the interviews aren’t in English, but the bike porn is there, in full effect. The video above is Day 1 and Day 2, which is also worth the watch, is below!

Photo by Anthony Rebholz

This is why NYC shouldn’t have made it to that top 10 spot in Bicycling Magazine’s list of the top cycling-friendly cities in the US. The good ol’ NYPD was seen confiscating bikes along the Obama administation’s motorcade route this morning. No notices were given, no warnings administered either. They just rolled in and scooped up people’s commuters and work bikes. ThisIsFYF was the first one out with the story but you can also head over to Gothamist and enjoy the shit-show in the comments.

Previously:
Bicycling Magazine: America’s Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities

Messengers from NFGTV on Vimeo.

A production company called NFGTV made a short edit called “Messengers” featuring a lot of familiar faces in the NYC Bike Messenger scene. It’s a little confusing as to what the intent of this is because most of the traffic cuts are from Empire‘s two trailers.

Anyone have any information on this? Other than Gothamist?

When I was in Richmond at the NAHBS, hanging out in IF‘s booth, someone said “There are no framebuilders in the South. I quickly spoke up and referenced Bishop Bikes out of Baltimore (yes, Bmore is the South). The guy quickly said something along the lines of “track bikes don’t count”. Ouch! Well, this goes to show that Bishop can really craft some beautiful bikes, including Tourers. Here’s a shot from a recently completed Tourer / Commuter for a customer. I love fastback seatclamps. Check out the rest of the detail shots here.

Gotta love the commentary! The Don’t Steal Bikes Bro crew made it to TruTV’s “Most Shocking” series tonight. Check out more information here.

Previously:
NYC Thief Gets His

Andy made an edit for 14 Bike Co. showcasing some of their riders. Oscar, Ted and Tony Fast repping the ESB frames. Nice one!

Believe it or not, I’m still editing photos from the 2010 NAHBS. Last night I came across a photo of Alan’s freakbike locked up to a fence at the Polo courts. Cycling WMD‘s always got something in the works and even though this is a self-proclaimed “rush job”, I think it came out looking pretty sharp.

Check out his post on the bike here.

Downtown Showdown, Long Beach CA from Matt Lingo on Vimeo.

Alright, so maybe I should have just waited and made a mega-post covering the Downtown Showdown. After putting up the two last edits, I’ve gotten like a dozen emails from kids with their photosets and videos attached. Most of them are only from the trick comp and we all know there’s more to fixed gears than freestyle, so for now, we’re going to watch Mr. Matt Lingo’s edit because it features a little bit of everything.

He also captures the Taylor bike gap that I mentioned earlier from a better angle. If you want to check out Matt’s photos, do so here. Really awesome shots Matt!

Previously:
Chula Vista TV: Downtown Showdown
Downtown Showdown Edit
Downtown Showdown Final Final Flier

With NAHBS just around the corner, you’d expect this to be Icarus‘ show bike. Nope. This is their everyday work. A local mechanic hit Ian up at Icarus to design and build him a classic track bike with some Icarus flavor. Check out the detailed shots below.

Saturday after the NAHBS, Richmond’s own Re-Cycles will be hosting a party at their storefront. Track, BMX and more; including bikes from FBM and BMW. Check it out!

Re-Cycles
2621 W Cary St.
Richmond, VA 23220

The guys at Indy Fab have quite the stable brewing for the 2010 NAHBS. They were commissioned by the team at Phil Wood to fabricate 41 (#00 – #40) limited-edition titanium track bikes in honor of Phil Wood’s 40th anniversary. There are tons of Phil Wood logos cut out of literally every component on this bike. It’s really over-the-top. Luckily for those of you who will not be in attendance at the NAHBS, they snapped some shots of bike #00 before packing it up.

Check the rest out at the IF Blog.

Yes. One please. Thanks.

Today the Williamsburg Bridge was a solid sheet of ice. I let my tire PSI down to 60 and trudged up and down it. That’s one way to ride in nasty conditions and this Indy Fab NAHBS Winter Bike is another. Damn. I cannot wait to see this bike next weekend. They’ve let the cat out of the bag at their blog, even disclosing great detail shots. Check the rest out here.

Are you going to the NAHBS? You should. West, East, Mid-West or Third Coast. No excuses.

Photo by Matthew Finkle

Matthew from the I Love My Bike Book project sent out an email the other day about some updates to their website. He’s begging to upload some photos from their cross-country journey already. Here’s a portrait he shot of me on Canal street a few weeks ago. Matthew and Brittain will be at the NAHBS this year in Richmond, so if you missed them on their trip, be sure to catch them there.

Here’s a little sneak peek of a project bike for this weekend’s Bright Trade Show by 14 Bike Co. The London-based shop collaborated with local artist D*face on the bike and this is all we’re getting to see for now.

Press release is below.

Pixel Gear Bikes: Ride safe, ride fast, ride free from Pisto BCN on Vimeo.

I feel like I’ve seen parts of this some time ago. Definitely the no handed wheelie barspin and the rollouts. Anyway, PistoBCN made a clever little edit inspired from Nintendo’s Paperboy. Everyone remembers that right? Watch out for those doors man!

Via LockedCog

Matthew emailed me a few weeks ago to introduce a project he and Brittain were working on. They wanted to travel around the country, documenting cyclists with their bikes and put all of the photos in a book. Seems ambitious right? They’re based in Boston and for the next few weeks the two photographers be traveling all over the United States setting up meetings with cyclists to document their bike and why they love it. The project’s name is called the “I Love My Bike Book”. More information below.

In case you missed this, the 14-block stretch of bike lane running through South Williamsburg was recently removed by the NYC DOT. Shortly afterwards, a group of activists decided to re-paint the lane. A ballsy move considering the backlash that came the Hasidic community. After two successful nights of repainting the lane, reports indicate that the Shomrim Patrol – the Hasidic neighborhood watch, called the NYPD on Sunday night. While the Shomrim Patrol said that the NYPD arrested the individuals, this new information suggests the NYPD arrived and no arrests were made. The NYPD has yet to confirm these reports. A quote from one of the participants and a bit of a back-story is below.