Visiting Aerodinamica has shown me a lot of good stuff!
I’m still in love with the Cinelli x Barry McGee frame from several years ago, and now they teamed up to make this lovely Unicator seat.
More info on Aerodinamica.

Normally I don’t like aerodynamic handlebars, but a Mike Giant graphic can do miracles!
Cinelli teamed up with the master again, and the RAM2 handlebars are the result. They might look cool on my street racer…
You can read and see more on Aerodinamica, where I found this.

Arnhem/Amsterdam got another girl running wild on a fixed gear!
We build this Batavus Pro Pursuit frame (one of only three ever made) for Josine, Skitch’s girlfriend, since the frame was too small for him, but fitted her perfectly. The handlebars have been cut another 2 inches at both sides, so the looks have been improved after the photo has been shot. As soon as the bike is back in Arnhem, I’ll take a new pic.

• Frame: Batavus Pro Pursuit
• Fork: Unknown
• Bars: Humpert Riser bars with Fyxation Grips
• Stem: Pro LT 60mm
• Headset: Pro
• Seatpost + Clamp: Cheap + Came with the frame
• Seat: Brooks Colt (vintage, not the re-issue!)
• Crank: BLB Freestyle Cranks 165mm
• Bottom Bracket: Came with frame
• Sprocket: BLB 44t
• Front wheel: Miche Primato laced to Miche Aero rim 24h. 23c Schwalbe Lugano tire
• Back wheel: Miche Primato laced to Miche Aero rim 32h, with 17t BLB  cog. 23c Schwalbe Lugano tire
• Pedals: Odyssey Twisted, R.E.Load straps.
• Chain: KMC

Leaf Cycles made these decent looking Trickster Fixed hubs.

TRICKSTER SERIES

 

All those who abuse their fixie for trick ridin´ ask for more strenght on their parts than standard track parts do. Because of that reason we designed the TRICKSTER hub series. Designed for the rougher hours of your life!

 

TRICKSTER HUB REAR

 

Hub spacing: 120 mm

axle: 10 mm / M10 female bolt type-system

chainline: 41.5 mm

system: fixed/free – BC 1.37 / BC 1.37 – BC 1.29

bearings: sealed bearings

holes: 32h

weight: 336 g

colours: black, blue

price: 105,90 EUR

 

TRICKSTER HUB FRONT

 

Hub spacing: 100 mm

axle: 10 mm / M10 female bolt type-system

bearings: sealed bearings

holes: 32h

weight: 284 g

colours: black, blue

price: 99,90 EUR

The Volume Thrasher forks are out! This means Skitch can get the fork to match his Thrasher frame. Which will make it’s debut at today’s Dirty Thirty Alleycat.

This is the second bikecheck of a complete Leader Mordecai. I was first a BIG Shadow fan, but seeing this one and the one I posted Saturday, I must admit that the Mordecai looks great! Same tire clearance as the Shadow, but with classic straight tubing…
Lets just hope my v2 doesn’t break, ’cause right now, I wouldn’t know hat frame to choose.
This setup was build by/for Matt Spencer, with these parts:

Frame: Leader Mordecai
Fork: Leader Shadow
Stem: Demolition
Bars: Gusset
Saddle: San Marcos
Cranks: Demolition 160
Sprocket: Tree Splined 29t
Cog: Bens Cycle 12t
Straps: Phoenix
Hubs: F: Odyssey Vandero 2 R: All City Sheriff
Rims: 700c P35s
Tires: Kenda 50c

More detailed pics at Wolfdrawn.

The Géométrick guys made this really nice vid of them testing the Phoenix straps:

Little break for this European Vacation. Come back in Paris, Kengo from Phoenix send us those straps and we test them a little bit.They feel really good and very comfortable.
A lot of new edits should coming soon Constant, Viktor and Piero going to barcelona and after felix join them at the border of France and Spain.So get ready for a lot of new stuff!

Song:
Daft Punk – Phoenix

Found on Prolly.

I’ve posted the first CAD drawings of the Leader Mordecai frame a while ago, and today I found the first pics of a complete build Mordecai on Pedal Consumption. You can pre-order the frames now at Leader!

Kareem from Loose Nuts Cycles build his Mordecai with these components:

Frame: Leader Mordecai 55cm Celeste
Wheels: Sunringle MTX33′s
Cranks: Eighth Inch BMX Splined 160mm
Pedals: Shadow Conspiracy Ravager
Straps: Death Pedal Protos
BB: Shadow Conspiracy Mid BB
Sprocket: Tree 33t
Tires: 50c Michelin City
Stem: Leader Spartan
Seat: Animal Pivotal
Seatpost: Macneil 27.2 Pivotal
Bars: Answer Alumilite High Rise
Grips: MKE

There are a lot more detailed pics of the build at their website.

Josine (Skitch’s gf) was really glad she found a vintage Brooks Colt, and I was really jealous, ’cause imho, the Colt is one of Brooks’ best looking saddles. But thank god, Brooks re-released the Colt! This is the information I found on Prolly:

I was going to do a little write up about the significance of the Brooks Colt saddle but Bens Cycle already did a bang-up job:

First produced in 1979, the Colt became famous among Brooks fans for its strength and durability. The Colt was discontinued amidst mysterious circumstances occurring with the sale of Brooks in 2001, but still remains a common sight on roads and avenues around the globe, a testament to its aforementioned qualities. Oddly many a Colt found its home atop BMX bicycles during this time, an unusual deployment for a Brooks saddle, but certainly not inappropriate.

Today the Colt will appeal to a new generation already romanced by the 80’s retro look, and will therefore be introduced in colours that will appeal to this younger, style-conscious demographic. The Colt is now available in Black, Violet, and Mustard, with Pink and Turquoise being presented at Eurobike 2010. The vibrant colours are achieved through natural vegetable dyes, as are all leathers in the Brooks product line.

I had one on my mountain bike in college and it took a real beating. I’m half considering mounting one on my Bruiser. Joking of course. Grab one here!

The guys from Milwaukee came up with this clever idea for a bike polo fork. This is the story behind it:

The Milwaukee POLO FORK was a collaboration with New York’s Doug D and the Milwaukee Bicycle Co.

Here’s what Doug had to say about his initial idea…

“I was thinking about the convenience of having one spare wheel to replace the front or rear, especially in tournament situations. A 120mm spaced fork made specifically for polo would mean more interchangeability, less spare parts, more gearing options for us single speed and fixed riders. And it would mean that any bike with this fork would breathe polo.”

• Bruiser Polo Fork – Aftermarket
• 400mm Axle to Crown
• 4130 Heat Treated Chromoly
• Weight – 1260g w/300mm Steerer
• 1-1/8″ One-Piece Fully CNC’d Steerer
• 990 Brake Mounts with Removable Studs (plugs included when not using studs)
• Removable Brake Housing Guide
• Headset Compression Plug Included
• 400mm Axle to Crown
• 32mm Rake
• 6mm Dropouts
• Stainless MKE Badge
• Black ED Coated Inside and Out for Full Rust Proofing
• Your Choice of Solid Color (excluding pearl coats or metalflake)
• Lifetime warranty