#video | 8bar Adventures - Morocco - High Atlas

8bar love to ride their bikes ourselves and go on trips that deviate somewhat from the average.

Starting in 2012 by crossing the Alps with their fixed-gear bikes, to taking a trip from Berlin to Prague without the help of a map with their Singlespeed Cyclocross bikes in 2013 and climbing the Schneekoppe, the highest peak of the Giant Mountains in Poland, in 2014 with their road bikes.

This time they decided on Africa, the Atlas Mountains in the middle of Morocco to be more precise, as their next destination. The Atlas forms a striking divided line between the relatively humid climate in the far north of Maghreb to the extremely dry Sahara.

A really nice video of this adventure... Hope you like it!

More info in their site.

#video | Rad Race x Aurora "Tour de España"

Do you remember Rad Race?

This week we bring you their video cycling along Spain! A short documentary about their days cycling near of Mediterranean sea on beautiful roads and landscapes...wow, enjoy!

RAD RACE „Tour De España 2015“ from RAD RACE on Vimeo.

#video | 8bar Adventures - Schneekoppe

Hi riders!

Today we bring you a video from 8bar bikes, it's really beautiful, not about fixies, but...amazing!

Max and Stefan were looking for an adventure not too far away from Berlin, which they can do with their 8bar KRONPRINZ road bikes. So they decided to climb the Schneekoppe which was the highest elevation close by. Unfortunately there is only a ten kilometer long cobbled road in a really bad condition leading until the peak. It is said to be doable with Mountainbikes only...

Macario 1958 Restoration Project by @eisenstaedt

Hello riders, today our post is dedicated to a project of a road bike, yes it's not a fixie, but we found it a bike full of details that deserved a post on our website.

This restoration project will be conducted by @eisenstaedt, a longtime follower of our website from Madrid (Spain) and soon we will post the bike restored. This vintage road bike is a Macario belonging to his father. The bike was purchased in 1958 in the neighborhood of Tetuan Madrid.

Specifications

• Frame: Macario painted by Richart
• Crank: Stronglight
• Breaks: Mafac
• Derailleur: Campagnolo
• Drop outs and seat clamp: Campy
• Stem: Anpi
• Rims: Super Akront Tubular
• Pedals: Zeus
• Saddle: Soffatti Professionale

Close up pics and details

Thanks @eisenstaedt for your pics and your great project! We keep in touch to see the restoration!

Road Bike Party 2 - Martyn Ashton (& friends)

Do you remember Road Bike Party 1?.....Road Bike Party 2 is here! Martyn Ashton, Danny MacAskill and Chris Akrigg take you on a new journey with a new bike in RBP 2.

RBP2 has incredible stunts and amazing tricks all completed on a £15,000 Colnago C59 Disc. It can only be done in Road Bike Party 2! Lycra-clad trials legend Martyn Ashton's first Road Bike Party was a YouTube sensation, so a sequel HAD to be made, bigger and better than before! Martyn was in the middle of filming when his life was transformed by an accident during a trials display which has left him paralysed from the waist down. Courage, determination and great friends have helped Martyn to complete his vision for Road Bike Party 2.

Road Bike Party 2 features special guest appearances from two trials riding and YouTube legends, and music from Catfish and the Bottlemen with "Rango" (http://gcn.eu/1gVfrB5) and Capella.

In the words of Mr Ashton, "Party on"!

No bikes were harmed in the making of this film.

Music:
Catfish and The Bottlemen - Rango (written by Van McCann): http://gcn.eu/1gVfrB5
Capella - We Met At A Party (written by Dara Quilty and Ciaran Smyth): http://gcn.eu/ICv5p2

A film by Robin Kitchin
Big thanks to the unsung heroes:
Andy 'Tunes' Ashton
Blake 'Zimbo' Samson
Chloe 'Darlin' Cosby
Chris 'Concrete Pipes' Smith
Darren 'Gym Balls' Roberts
Duncan 'Fakie' Shaw
Jack 'Bunny' Lindley
James 'All The Boys 'Jones
Mongoose 'Sweet' Bikes
National 'Manchester' Cycling Centre
Neil 'Brew' Martin
Nico 'Loop' Turner
Rowan 'Manual' Johns
Scott 'Tennis Court' Merrel
Thorpe 'aaaahhhh' Park
and
Lisa & Alfie 'The Legends' Ashton

Follow the Party on Facebook and Twitter:

GCN
Twitter - http://gcn.eu/gcnTW
Facebook - http://gcn.eu/gcnFb

Martyn
Twitter - http://gcn.eu/MartynTW
Facebook - http://gcn.eu/MartynFB

Danny
Twitter - http://gcn.eu/DannyTW
Facebook - http://gcn.eu/DannyMacFB
http://www.dannymacaskill.co.uk/‎

Chris
Twitter - http://gcn.eu/ChrisAkTW
Facebook - http://gcn.eu/ChrisAkFB
http://chrisakrigg.com/

Uploaded to Youtube by Global Cycling Network 

Roadtrip to Brussel by Fixed Gear Den Haag

Den Haag Fixed Gear bezoekt 'Fixerati presents H&M x BLB Rollapaluza' in Brussel.
9 maart 2013
facebook.com/events/482457928482718/?ref=22

Roadtrip to Brussel from Fixed Gear Den Haag on Vimeo.


Fixerati Brussels Facebook Page
Fixed Gear Den Haag crew:
Alain Raboen
David Nieuwenhuizen
Dito Yudhiana
Giorsio Raboen
Nas Hosen
Roland Cos
Ralphs Mo
Rotje Rond crew:
Lamri Adjis
Willem Heijnen
1. Levente Porcsin
2. Pascal Bleys
3. Roland Cos
Shot on GoPro HD Hero 2 & 3 and Nikon 35mm
Uploaded to Vimeo by Fixed Gear Den Haag

Bamboo / Titanium bikes by David Protheroe

David Protheroe has sent us pics about one of his passions: the bamboo/titanium bikes. He has sent us a picture of his latest build, if any one would be interested in learning more about building with bamboo or they are interested in purchasing a frame please feel free to contact with David.

Fixie Bamboo / Titanium bike by David Protheroe

His story is that  his small company (only David) is called Revolucion frames,(inspired by Cuban poster art of the 50s and 60s). He works out of a small workshop at his home in the UK just outside London, its early days at the moment,the pic of the frame he sent us is only his second frame.

Road Bamboo / Titanium bike by David Protheroe

His aim is to just build a few frames a year and hopefully sell enough to enable him to carry on building. The build process simplified is a matter of using titanium ''lugs'' (pictured) placed in a jig then bamboo tubes are selected which have been cured (cooked) and have the right wall thickness etc, these are then inserted into the lugs using an aerospace construction adhesive. Decals are applied and then a finishing UV lacquer. He has also sent us a pic of the road bike he built a while back (road) this is built using a carbon wrapping technique, but he prefer working with titanium and will carry on using this process and building fixies as these are very popular in London.

Bamboo / Titanium bike by David Protheroe

  Thanks David for your pics, and your ideas...we need people like you in this days...eco-innovative ideas!

Martyn Ashton - Road Bike Party

This video is one of the most incredible videos that we have never seen, amazing tricks with a road bike, this is his story:

Martyn Ashton takes the £10k carbon road bike used by Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins & Mark Cavendish for a ride with a difference. With a plan to push the limits of road biking as far as his lycra legs would dare, Martyn looked to get his ultimate ride out of the awesome Pinarello Dogma 2. This bike won the 2012 Tour de France - surely it deserves a Road Bike Party!

Shot in various locations around the UK and featuring music from 'Sound of Guns'. Road Bike Party captures some of the toughest stunts ever pulled on a carbon road bike.

A Film by Robin Kitchin

Produced by Ashton Bikes

Music: Sound of Guns 'Sometimes'
http://www.facebook.com/soundofguns


And this is "the outtakes"... enjoy it!


Many thanks to @einsenstaedt for the link!