Kelli Samuelson and her "Pink" Cinelli Vigorosa

Hi riders, we love pink parts and frames as you sure know...today we want to share with you an article from Cinelli x Kelli Samuelson about she and her Vigorosa bike.

 

Kelli Samuelson is part of the Cinelli Chrome Team, this pics are taken in the past Red Hook Criterium celebrated few time ago in Brooklyn in a really rainy day...wow!

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 Originally made for riding without gloves this grip has last for decades now and is still successful and acclaimed in today's fixed gear scene.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: 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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Prism Cycles fixie/single speed: Riding the horse (3rd part)

Prism cycles fixie/single speed Riding the "horse"

Well, it's time to make our third and last post about the Prism cycles fixie/single speed. Today we want to explain you our feelings riding this "horse" and show some photos of the bike and cycling.

Prism cycles fixie/single speed Riding the "horse"

We have test the bike riding in the streets of our city: asphalt and dirty road. We will use this bike as a single speed, but you can change it because it comes with a flip flop hub to use it as a fixed gear/fixie bike too.

Prism cycles fixie/single speed Riding the "horse"

Prism cycles fixie/single speed Riding the "horse"

When we ride it, there is no sound, only the chain, it's great, no problems in the hubs, crank or fork, it comes really well fitted.

Prism cycles fixie/single speed Riding the "horse"

The handlebar is really comfortable if you want to ride like a classic bike or mountain bike, but if you want to ride like a messenger in San Francisco probably you will need a shorter handlebar, we are sure that if you comment it to Prism Cycles before you order they can help you.

Prism cycles fixie/single speed Riding the "horse"

Prism cycles fixie/single speed Riding the "horse"

Prism cycles fixie/single speed Riding the "horse"

When we ride on dirty road we ride as well as in asphalt, no problems, no strange sounds, and most importantly: no punctured!, the tires seem strong enough to roll over small rocks on the road.

The breaks works really well, they are very soft and stop you on time to avoid traffic problems!

Prism cycles fixie/single speed Riding the "horse"

Prism cycles fixie/single speed Riding the "horse"

Well, no more, we recommend this bike, but it's important to advise you about something: before you order this bike, free your creativity using the bike designer in their page, compare with other brands, choose your bike, and about all, enjoy your ride!

Thanks to Prism Cycles for give us the opportunity of test this great bike, thanks Colm!