The Radavist

Yet another one of Mac Spike’s Chris Chance bikes is getting some love here on the site. We saw his track and road before and now here’s his 1985 Fat Chance Kicker. Dude, I am seriously beside myself right now. That bike is incredible! Here are some details:

“Restored a Fat Chance Kicker mountainbike with mainly NOS parts. The frame was red, but I gave it the original Team colours. Rims: Specialized X26, Tires: Tioga Farmer John’s Cousin, Hubs: Deore XT Sealed, Rear derailleur: Deore XT, Front derailleur: Deore XT, BB: Cook Bros press-in. Cranks: Deore XT Biopace, Seatpost: American Classic, Seat: Avocet Racing I, Bars: Bullmoose, Brake levers: Suntour, Shifters: Deore XT. Rear brake: Suntour Cunningham rollercam, front brake: Mafac. Grips: Grab on. Seat post clamp: Suntour with Campagnolo skewer, Headset: Shimano 600ex.
I have a Hite-ride as well, but the seatpost skewer needs to be replaced with a longer one. Hope you like it!”

Check out more here at Mac Spikes’ Flickr!

Previously:
Beautiful Bicycle: Mac Spikes’ Pink Chris Chance
Beautiful Bicycle: Mac Spikes’ Chris Chance Pista

So in case you haven’t heard, Super Ted is going to be a father. It’s hard working and building bikes for 14 Bike Co. Long hours await him every day and with the baby on the way, he’s always on call. This new video by Fixed Gear London takes you into Ted’s personal life and introduces you to the newest member of his family!

Falling victim to design marketing, Chris’ next bike was a Specialized Fatboy. Dude, you really were into funky frame designs weren’t you? On a slightly-related note, I think this is the longest “Previously” list to date on this blog. How many more bikes do you have man? haha

Previously:
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 09
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 08
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 07
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 06
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 05
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 04
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 03
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 02
Chris Piascik: All My Bikes 01

I was invited, along with Patrick from Pedal Consumption and Zach from Zlog, to be a judge in the new Leader and Trick Track give-away contest. The gist is you can win a new Leader frameset for submitting a picture of yourself doing a fixed gear freestyle trick. This should be good, so get your photographer buddies and your skills ready!

Full rules and regulations are below.

Man, I have to figure out which bike I’m going to bring!

The New York Bike Jumble Presents:
FREE BIKE PHOTOS at the OLD STONE HOUSE

Sunday November 15th, 2009
11:00am – 3:00pm
336 3rd St, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Continuing to celebrate NYC’s unique cycling culture, The New York Bike Jumble has once again partnered with Brooklyn’s The Old Stone House to chronicle the new generation of urban riders.

I have no idea what is going on with this bike. It looks like a low-slung chopper-inspired track bike. Unsurprisingly, it came from the Starf*ckers Flickr!

Edit: thanks for the info people! Shorty Fatz

The Surly Moonlander ($4199) is a fat bike with a major chassis upgrade to clear a whopping 24 x 6.25″ tire and a 9-speed Pinion gearbox. Let’s check it out…

We got our hands on the latest from Wolf Tooth: its all-new EnCase Hand Pumps (40 cc $64.95, 85 cc $69.95), announced today. A few of our team members have had these in our packs and strapped to our frames for a month or so and pulled together a review. Read on for John’s take on these nifty pumps…

Wolf Tooth just announced new tubeless valve stems ($31.95), available in a variety of colors, and two lengths to fit everything from fat bike wheels to aero gravel wheels; 44 mm or 60 mm stems.

Specs:

• 44mm and 60mm stem length options
• Slotted stem base for compatibility with tire inserts
• Oversized stem nut for better sealing and easier removal
• Stem threaded below rubber seal for better performance on single wall rims
• Three rubber bases included: two types of cones (one installed), one channel
• Replacement parts available via Wolf Tooth Right To Repair, including cap kit with  two caps, nut kit with two nuts, and valve cores

Check out more at Wolf Tooth.

In today’s Dust-Up opinion column, John brings up a controversial point about the disconnect between the “handmade” language surrounding bicycle framebuilder showcases and Asian-produced bicycle frames. Hold onto your butts for this one!

Today, we’ve got a fine selection of used goods from the Rad Bazaar, our Group Ride subscribers‘ selling platform, featuring some unique offerings. Let’s check it all out!

Computer renderings only go so far. Sometimes when brands envision the next season’s colors, they have to make a sample run. That’s what Otso did with its Voytek this season…

Ricky, aka @shaquille_owheel, has one sweet Black Sheep Klunker, with an incredible story. Ricky penned a killer Readers’ Rides for us this week, so let’s get to it!

Chris Burkard‘s feature-length, The Forgotten Coast, is already ready to premier at a series of screenings ranging from Iceland to New York City, Denver and more. The film’s trailer is embedded here and you can see the closest screening to you at The Forgotten Coast…