#productReview | Metroflect second review with red decals!

Hi all!

Today we bring you another product review, fur sure you remember our past review of Metroflect decals, but today we want to show you how we are put more reflective decals in the front part of our frame, and red reflective decals in the back side of the frame, seat post and rear wheelrim.

#news | GO LED by Port Designs - A revolutionary backpack with integrated indicator light display

Hi riders!

Today we want to bring you news!

In this case, the launch of "GO LED" by Port Designs, a revolutionary backpack with integrated indicator light display. Made for mobility and commuting, GO LED backpack has a flashing LED panel increasing visibility during journeys, sport activities or leisure trips. 

PRODUCT REVIEW: Cheesy pedalstraps and framepad for your fixie

Hi riders! 

Today we want to show you another product review, in this case, a handmade products from Warsaw (Poland) created by Cheesy, a new and creative brand of fixed gear products like straps, framepads and cycling caps.

Here you will find our opinion about two of their products: pedal straps and framepad, basics components for our fixed gear bikes...

PRODUCT REVIEW: Cinelli Pepper handlebar & Oury grips from Asfalt Shop

Hi riders, today is the day...few days ago we started publishing some pics in Instagram of our Pinkyfixie restyling with a new handlebar and grips provided by Asfalt Shop, an online shop where you can find high class products for your fixed gear bikes, only the best!

Well, today we want to show you two of the products they sell, a Cinelli Pepper handlebar and a pair of Oury grips, in our case, the handlebar in black color, and the grips in pink.

Cinelli Pepper handlebar & Oury grips from Asfalt Shop

Cinelli Pepper review

This Cinelli Pepper is a double-height handlebar with soft line designed for urban driving. As you can see in the pics, the handlebar is shorter than usual handlebars, as we said, it's designed for urban driving, you can ride between cars easier than other longest classic handlebars. One important thing in this handlebar, the diameter in the center is 31.8 mm, for that you will need a stem with this size, usual stems have 25.4mm but in this case you will need one biggest. This big center diameter is great to increase the resistance of the handlebar, especially when you skid...

Rised handlebars drawn and tapered 6061 T6 aluminum with double-thick custom to offer a high level of stiffness and resistance to fatigue. 

 

Specifications

Material: 6061 T6.
Diameter: 31.8mm
Width: 440mm with markings for cut it easily.
Weight: 220gr.
Color: Black Matte.

Conclusion

• Strong handlebar
• Enough short for urban riding
• It's a Cinelli handlebar...what else? Quality assured...

Oury grip review

This Oury grips are extremly soft and smooth rubber for excellent comfort, maximum control and a high decay. Originally made for riding without gloves this grip has last for decades now and is still successful and acclaimed in today's fixed gear scene.
The ultimate standard in grip comfort and beauty.  Anti-vibration large pad pattern offers grip comfort, eliminates numbness and slipping for any size hand.  Made in the U.S.A.

The Oury grips are a bit shorter and thicker (damping effect) than the average fixed-gear or bmx grip. 

Specifications

Weight per pair: 102g
Length: 122mm

Conclusion

• Wide range of colors, great for customizing your fixie
• Soft, great grip!
• High quality, comfort and price, maybe the best grips...

 

More pics of the final restyling!

Thanks to Asfalt Shop!

About Asfalt Shop

Asfalt Shop is an online shop specialized in high quality products for fixed gear bikes and FGFS bikes, they sell the products of the best brands: Brick Lane Bikes, Bombtrack, Leader, Cinelli, Dodici, Oury, Stronglight, Fizik, Charge, Hutchinson, Michelin, Mavic, H+SON...only the best!

Sure you find all you need to create the fixie of your dreams...

Site: http://www.asfaltshop.cat

Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/asfaltshop

Instagram: @__asfaltshop__

Twitter: https://twitter.com/levigj

 

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Product review: Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

Hi all! As we all know, a fundamental part of our fixed gear and single speed bikes are the tires, we will make a review of the tires that have sent our friends of ProBikeKit. The tires we will review today are the Continental Grand Prix 4000s in black colour.

Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

About the product

When it comes to tires, Continental are known worldwide for being the fastest, sturdiest and most efficient out there.

The Grand Prix 4000S is no exception to that reputation. It can deliver traction and stability using its uniquely developed BlackChili compound coating, whilst delivering race-standard speed every time. The 4000S boasts a new Vectran® anti-puncture layer beneath the surface, making it a reliable endurance tyre. For a tyre that will out-live the competition and see you to the finish line, you have only one choice: the Grand Prix 4000S.

• Size 700x23 (23x622) / 700x25 (25x622)
• Weight 205g/230g
• Rec.Inflation (psi) 110
• Max.Inflation (psi) 120
• Folding bead

Package of the Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires model by ProBikeKit

Technical info of the Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

Our review of the Continental Grand Prix 4000s

If your search this tires in google you can see a lot of review, mainly positive, obtains four points on a total of five. A lot of people say they ride with them about 8000 km, it's one the most durable tires in the market, as we use to say, you pay what you obtain, at first seem expensive, but when you see your long-term check that are not as expensive as they looked. 

Unused Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

Testing in rainy day of the Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

We had tested it in a route of 15 km in a rainy day, it was great to test his adherence. As you can see in the images, the central part is smooth, and has a side part with more grip, this part has a "dolphin fin" and is perfect to ensure good adhesion to the road on rainy days or slippery terrain.

During our test we shoot for always wet asphalt, sidewalks and puddles, even a mud puddle, in all cases, the adherence was perfect.

Foldable Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

The tire is foldable and easy to place on the rim of your bike, is not a tubular tire, it's clincher. It comes in full black colour, only the logos of the brand and model comes in white, it's really nice for our Pinky Fixie test bike!

Here you have more photos during our product review:

Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

White logo of Continental in the Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

Testing the Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

Testing the Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

Wet Continental Grand Prix 4000s tires by ProBikeKit

Conclusion

• Nice design in black and white logos
• Great adherence
• Ability to roll over 8000 km
• Easy to install in your rim
• Great performance in rainy days 

 

About ProBikeKit

ProBikeKit is an established cycling clothing and component supplier, based in the UK, they also have international websites that ship worldwide. ProBikeKit have over 180 cycling brands currently in stock and offer products such as full bikes, frames, wheels, components, clothing and even books, dvds and fun cycling accessories. Definitely a website for people who love cycling, ProBikeKit is run by experts in the field, offering nutritional articles, race reports and a friendly place to chat about the two-wheeled sport. 

They focus on offering professional cycling clothing and components at low prices.
They aim to provide an online community for cyclists, including nutritional articles, trends and interactive product reviews.

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Product review: Pink leather custom saddle by Just One

All of us love to create a custom and genuine fixed gear bike, and sometimes we use to buy saddle from big brand, but, a few of us want to have a genuine saddle for his bike, completely customized and with a high quality. This product review is for all of them. Today we want to show you a customized saddle made by our friend Marcus from Just One Custom Bicycle, and we want to show the product and process to get the product via Etsy (A big online shop for hand makers like Just One, where he has his online shop).

Pink leather custom saddle by Just One

Just One Custom Saddle review

As you can see in the images, we ordered a genuine saddle for our Pinky Fixie in black and pink, for that we order a pink saddle, strong pink! And we wanted a high quality leather, and that is what we received, a high quality leather custom saddle in pink!

Easy to install in our saddle bar, easy to adjust to our pedaling position. Very soft skin and has enough padding to be comfortable while pedaling. We have tested it for a route of 15 km and sensations during and after were very good. No pain in our ass ...great!!!

Here we show you some pics during the review.

Pink leather custom saddle by Just One

Logo in the pink leather custom saddle by Just One

Pink leather custom saddle by Just One

Pink leather custom saddle by Just One

Pink leather custom saddle by Just One

Pink leather custom saddle by Just One

Pink leather custom saddle by Just One

Our Pinky Fixie ready with the Pink leather custom saddle by Just One

Conclusion

• Customized, you choose the model of saddle, the colour and the leather
• Comfortable
• Genuine product, hand made

Custom order process

1st day: 7/01/2014

Requesting for a saddle via Etsy.

We have sent a request order throw Etsy to order a saddle in pink colour.

And Marcus has sent me an email to notice me that he will send me photos to choose a saddle, great! Absolutely customizable!

I answer him via Etsy attaching a photo of my fixed gear bike to show him. We wait for recommendation accord with my bike, a cool saddle!

He answered me with two model of saddles to choose: Race Sport and Flat Top, he inform me that the last one, Flat Top, is the last model, longest and comfortable for me. I trust in him and I choose the Flat Top.

Race sport mordel by Just One

Flat top custom saddle by Just One

Pink and purple leather to choose.  Just One

2nd day: 8/01/2014

He answer me with a proposal and a photo of the leathers in pink and purple colour, he recommend me the pink colour.

I have received an email confirming the saddle as we had comment, he notice me that in two days I will receive a photo of the saddle made. And, as this is an exclusive model just for me, he will create a private order via Etsy, great!

3rd day: 10/01/2014
I receive a message from Marcus showing me the saddle, it's great! Now I can order it with the exclusive order via Etsy, it's easy to do, in our case paying with Paypal.

4th day: 16/01/2014
I have received the saddle, it's amazing! I have my pink sadlle for my Pinky Fixie! Only 6 days to receive it from USA to Spain. Only 9 days from our custom order until receive the product, great!

Pink leather custom saddle by Just One

About Just One Custom Bicycle

He loves to ride bikes, and he loves to work on bikes! From a young age he would has my bicycle in peices one day and riding the next! he rides all types of bikes but most day you will find him on his Fixed Gear/Single Speed!  

JustOne! Custom bicycle Saddles covered by hand with the quality leather. These one of a kind saddles stand out above the rest! Also take a look at his new Handmade Handlebars that are now available.
 

He covers each saddle by hand, each piece of leather is selected from quality leather hides. Once the leather cover is selected and cut out by hand, the leather is formed to fit the saddle.
 

He offers the Race Sport, Comfort, and the new Flat Top saddles. If you see a leather you like but want it built with one of the other saddle please let him know or request a custom order!
 

He has just launched a new line of Custom Handmade Handlebars for fixed gear and single speed bikes! This new line will feature both Hand Polished and Black Brushed Aluminium Handlebars.

All saddles and Handlebars are made one at a time to order. He looks forward to working with you on your custom leather saddle.

 

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