#SENDUSYOURBIKE: Benny Botz Blue and Yellow fixie!

Hi riders! Today we want to show you the fixie created by Benny Botz with components from some small bike shops.

PureFix "Juliet" by Andrew Steig (Los Angeles - USA)

Our friend Andrew Steig is proud of his fixed gear bike...and has sent us some pics of his PureFix "Juliet" as you can do too, you only must send us your pics to our email fixedgearworld@thefixedgearworld.com and we contact you to publish your fixed gear bike in our site!

Look frame fixie by Antoine from France

Hi riders, today we bring another fixie from our friends all over the world, in this case, Antoine, from France and his rare but beautiful Look fixie, we love Look colors!

Specifications

• Frame: Carbon and size is 61
• Direction: Shimano

Leader 722 Heritage Lo by Bicycle There (UK)

New fixie from our fans! 

Today we want to show you this Leader 722 Heritage Lo by Bicycle There (UK), as he says, this fixie is first foray into fixed gear world in the streets of London.

Pictures were taken in front of one of iCity's buildings in Olympic park. Close-ups in random places.

"El Chapo" fixie by Batmane

Do you remember our post about a hip hop singer called Batmane published few days ago? Click here to remember (and enjoy)...
Well, Batmane has sent us a pair of pics of his great and powerful fixie, and here we have!

Donavan @bakedclam bring us his City Bicycle Co Fixie​

Hi riders, today we want to show the fixie bike of Donovan @bakedclam , a pure black fixie with gold details, really clean lines....so cool!

Cinelli Vigorelli from Etienne IFz

Hi riders, today we want to show you new pics of the Cinelli Vigorelli from our french friend Etienne IFz, a great black and yellow fixed gear bike.

Wootbikes Carrea: Modern Fixie with a retro style

Hi riders, today we want to show you new fixed gear bike, the second designed by Wootbikes: Carrea.

Wootbikes: Carrea

Inspired by the heroic story of Andrea Carrea they sat down to design their second fixed gear bike. First they challenged their woodworkers to create an eye-popping, tough looking bullhorn handlebar. Then they  designed a custom all new leather saddle and found some great looking retro tires by Schwalbe. The frame colour was of course always meant to be the exact same shade of greenish blue used by the Bianchi cycling team when they first conquered the Alp d'Huez in 1952.

Phixed Bikes - fixie fixed skid whip - Disrespectful Edit

Another video from our friend Offie C  from Phixed Bikes in California. Here you have!!!

Uploaded to Youtube by Offie Clark

Fixie Fixed Gear Skid Whip Crash

Hi riders! Today, is friday! Maybe #fixiefriday ?.... here you have a short video sent by our friend
Offie C with a....fail?!!!

Uploaded to Youtube by Offie Clark

Fixie Rebuild // Timelapse by Pablo Noguero from Asfixiados Crew

Hi riders, as fixed gear riders we love to build, rebuild, build and rebuild again to improve our bike, well, today we show you a video of a fixie rebuild by Pablo Noguero, one of the creators of the website Asfixiados Crew from Spain.

Here you have his words:

Time lapse of my fixie rebuild. It needed a deep cleaning, so I did a timelapse of the disassembly, cleaning and the final rebuild. Hope you like it! You can see other vides, news, photos, or send us photos of your bike to publish them in www.asfixiadoscrew.blogspot.com

Uploaded to Youtube by Pablo Noguero

Custom made Gromada by Kinga from Cheesy

Hi riders, today we want to show a bike from our colleagues in Poland, Kinga, the founder of Cheesy.pl and soon we will review some of their great products: framepads, pedal straps and cycling caps.

Her bike is a custom made Gromada, really nice images!

Thanks Kinga!

OMFG - OH MY FIXED GEAR

Hi riders! Today we bring you a video from Hong Kong...we don't have enough info about to tell you more, but the images are really nice...sure you like it!

Uploaded to Vimeo by shiu tszyue
 

PRODUCT REVIEW: MET Helmet Forte "We are italians"

Hi riders, these last days we have been testing an important complement for all fixed gear riders...a helmet! In this case, the helmet we have reviewed is the last model from the famous helmet brand MET, the Forte.

Maybe, you have seen this helmet in their last promotional video with Dave Noakes and Juliet Elliot called "We are italians". Well, we have made our review and here we want to show you our opinion and pics.

MET Helmet Forte

MET Helmet Forte review

As you can see in the pictures, the structure of the MET Forte helmet is not the classic "nutcase" for urban riding, it's designed to offer you a high aerodynamic helmet. The in-mould structure has three layers (from inside to outside): variable density polystyrene, silkscreen printing and high strength polycarbonate. In this case, our helmet has the Italian flag colors red, green and white, but you can buy this helmet in other colors: white, black, black-blue, white-red-grey, black-grey-white or white-yellow-grey, but, personally, the Italian colors is the most beautiful...

The video "We are Italians" with Dave Noakes and Juliet Elliott:

The MET Forte helmet has some interesting features, for example, the occipital retention system, as you can see in the picture, its role is to ensure that the helmet is held firmly on your head, we have use the helmet with a cycling cap and the fit was great, really comfortable and light. Also, a dial at the back of the helmet for easy one-hand size adjustment, as MET says, the internal mechanism was designed for precision and reliability.
Another interesting feature is the reflective rear stickers, it help you to be visible, at night or tunnels, the reflective sticker placed at the back of the helmet makes you visible to drivers approaching from behind.

Front of the MET Helmet Forte

Rear side of the MET Helmet Forte

Side view of the MET Helmet Forte

Zenithal view of the MET Helmet Forte

Easily removable inside pads to wash of the MET Helmet Forte

Dial to adjust the helmet with one hand MET Helmet Forte

About the inside of the helmet, we can talk about the anti-allergenic interior pads, this pads are hand washable and easily removable.

More technical info interesting for advance riders, the helmet has a cooling factor 6,5, this factor is calculated using fluid flow analysis, and a head contact surface 65, it indicates in percentage how much of the head is in contact with the helmet.

Conclusion

• Nice, really nice helmet
• Comfortable, easy to adjust
• Strong but light, really light only 240 gr (Size M) or 260 gr (Size L)
• Highly recommended for your road rides or urban rides
• Retail price: 75€

About MET Helmets

MET S.p.A is one the world's leading manufacturers of bicycle helmets. Our headquarters are located in the heart of the Italian Alps. MET has always been synonymous with some of the finest values of this Alpine heritage.

You can find more info about the brand in their social neworks:
Website: www.met-helmets.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/MET
Twitter: https://twitter.com/met_helmets
Instagram: http://instagram.com/MET_helmets

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PRODUCT REVIEW: Drinking Bottle & Gymsac from Rad Race

Do you remember the Rad Race? Yes, next March 22 in Berlin the first event called Last Man Standing! You must be there!

Well, today we want to show you some products from Rad Race, the official drinking bottle and the Gymsac, a basic products to enjoy your rides.

Rad Race Drinking Bottle & Gymsac

Rad Race Drinking Bottle review

The Rad Race drinking bottle remember us a bottle of beer, cool design and label, Swiss made!, you can fill it with water or other drinks ... if you want ...you choose...hehehe

Here you have some pics:

Beer label?...Drinking bottle from Rad Race

Easy to drink Rad Race drinking bottle

Swiss made! Rad Race drinking bottle

Looks cool....we love this Rad Race drinking bottles!

Rad Race Gymsac review

This Rad Race Gymsac is made in fabric, easy to carry on, and perfect to carry basic things as your helmet, jacket...if you don't need a big bag you can use it, and after use you can fold and stow in a pocket, very functional.

Another important point about this bag, it's ethically produced and chlorine free...great for a better world, this guys of Rad Race are great!

Here you have some pics about the gymsac:

Ethically Produced and Chlorine free Gymsac from Rad Race

Rad Race Gymsac

Really big and easy to carry on Gymsac from Rad Race

Drinking Bottles and Gymsac from Rad Race

About Rad Race Last Man standing 22/03/2014

WHEN:
22nd of March 2014
Warm Up / „Test Driving": 4-5pm
Race Start: 5:15pm-12am
After Show Party: until 3am

FOR VISITORS:
FREE ENTRY!

WHERE:
BERLINKART
Werbellinstr. 50
12053 Berlin

WHO CAN TAKE PART:
FIXED BIKES ONLY ! No brakes allowed !
Only 112 starting spots for men. 16 starting spots for female racers. So there will be a split male- and -female ranking!

RACE FORMAT:
Elimination race on the BerlinKart track, which we convert specifically for this race.
- 4 laps per race.
- 8 riders per race, the slowest athlete is taken out of the race after each round, the first 4 make it to the next round.
- Mode from knockout round with 14 races and a total of 112 riders.
- 56 riders make it to the next round plus the 8 fastest losers
The first 64 make it into the next round
- And then 64 riders in the Knockout system with 8 races
- The Final: 8 rounds with 8 riders. The slowest athlete is taken out of the race after each round. Until only one Last Man is Standing.

 

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PRODUCT REVIEW: CYCBAK Utility Messenger Bag (Large) CB-0530-L

Hi riders and couriers! Today we continue with our CYCBAK products review, in this case with the big brother of the Utility Messenger Bag Medium reviewed in our past post, the CB-0530-L.

All this fits in the CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER

CYCBAK Utility Messenger Bag Large (CB-0530-L) review

The CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER uses 1100 denier polyester fabric that has been specially coated on both sides with 0.9mm PVC. This provides an immensely strong, tear resistant and waterproof material, the results are bags that are virtually unaffected by weather (excesses of heat, cold or humidity), fuel, oil, strong sunlight and daily abrasion.

Different sizes of CYCBAK bags, in blue the little one (CY-0516S), in grey the medium size (CB-0530-M), and in green the large size CB-0530-L

The CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER is designed as a trendy and rugged bag for the new-age urban cyclist, able to weather all condition while looking fashionable. It also comes with thick carrying straps and and additional stabilizing strap to ensure comfort while riding a bike. Thick Reflector Strip only in the carry strap not only looks fashionable but also ensures bikers are clearly visible and safe.

Testing the capacity of this CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER

Testing the capacity of this CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER

Testing the capacity of this CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER closed

Testing the capacity of this CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER closed

Testing the capacity of this CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER closed

Detail of the stabilizing strap in front, great to ride free!  CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER

Detail of the stabilizing strap in front, great to ride free!  CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER

CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER

Detail of the reflective belt of the Detail of the  CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER

We have tested it and the feelings were nice, you can configure maybe all his belts and straps, and you can add inside a lot of things to carry on. It fits perfect in your back when you ride.

Riding with our  CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER

Riding with our  CYCBAK (CB-0530-L) UTILITY MESSENGER

Specifications

• Strong, tear resistant and waterproof material
• 2 Inch Carry Strap and Thick Padding for Comfort 
• Stabilizing strap to ensure bag does not slide ard while cycling
• PVC Mesh allowing users to clip on attachments as desired

Conclusion

• Nice design, you can choose your own design and colors
• Strong, really strong and authentic waterproof
• Highly recommended for riders who use to carry on a lot of things or couriers

About CYBAK

CYCBAK firmly believe that all of their products are unique style. Which is based on they use the most durable materials combined with cutting-edge design and advanced technology create the unique style Bags & Packs... ...

CYCBAK = CYC + BAK:

CYC mean damage can be repaired (even scarred) + function can be expanded (as they use a very modular design)
BAK mean the storage space, they are dedicated to the effectiveness of space utilization! All products are adhering to this philosophy! Their products must function takes precedence over the appearance!

You can contact with them in Facebook, Flickr, Google+ and to buy their products you can visit the eshop of one of their distributors Pro-Lifestyle.

 

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