Dear FUCCIT followers,

As you might have noticed, the amount of posts on FUCCIT has gone down drastically.
I survived the first 3 weeks of my new job, well survived sounds dramatic, coz I love my new job! But since my new job is an office job, me sitting behind a computer all day every day, I kinda lost the interest to search the world wide web for interesting content to post on FUCCIT. I still got a real life beside FUCCIT. I need my telly and Mrs. Votske likes attention too…
And I find it harder every day to find kinda original content to put on this blog. It’s the always returning question, what is and what isn’t interesting enough to re-post?
Running a fixed gear blog isn’t as easy as it might sound. Every self respecting fixed gear enthusiast already follows Prolly, ZLOG or Pedal Consumption, so there’s no need to re-post the vids or pics posted there, unless they’re REALLY cool.

I wish I could say I’m posting less because of the fact I’m always outside riding, but that ain’t true… I’m getting really sick and tired of all the ice and snow! It’s been AGES since the last proper street session. Or even a long distance ride…
Maybe I should get this Livestrong Limited Edition Indoor Cycle:

It might not come close to a proper street session, but at least I can get rid of all the extra energy, build up in me. I can’t sit still behind my desk anymore! 
That might be one of the New Year’s resolutions I could have, move more! Having an office job combined with quitting smoking sounds like a recipe for getting fat!

I think 2011 can be a very interesting year.
I personally will try to find more original content, focus more on the quality than the quantity of posts.
We should finally go outside and use Tjeerd’s GoPro for making a fixed gear mountain biking / cyclocross edit instead of letting him only use it for his home made bike porn collection.
Will Mitch move from 700C to 26″?
Will I get fat?
Will Tjeerd and Le Haute post more?
Will Mitch make his first post on FUCCIT?
Will bike polo make a return in Arnhem?
Will FUCCIT get a make over?
Will Stoffel move back to Arnhem?
Will Utje finally get pubic hair?
Will Mitch get a better nickname than Skitch or Spiderman?
Will FUCCIT get merchandise?
Will Tjeerd stay bald?
Will Cancellara win the Tour?

Enough questions left to answer in 2011, so FUCCIT! Double C, I, T!

Enjoy your NYE, whatever you might do, where ever you might go!

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Mitch his nickname has been “Skitch” for ages now, but since he started messengering, his messenger nickname has changed to “Spiderman”. I don’t know which one I’ld prefer…
But to complete his nickname, I found this Pure Hero Spiderman cycling jersey! It’s a shame his birthday is in August.
But Christmas is coming soon!

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Sunday Skitch, Josine and I went to Amsterdam (well Skitch was already at Josine’s in Amsterdam since Friday) to be filmed for the new video for the band The Cut/Up. We had a lot of fun riding through the outer skirts of Amsterdam and being filmed. Being a video star is tough work! We had to do film several scenes tons of times, every time from a different angle etc. But why complain when you get to go to Amsterdam at the expense of the band and ride all day when the sun is out!

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This tough guy is called Cuccuini Libero and he rode the L’Eroica at age 88. Nothing but MAD respect!

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Yesterday, Skitch, our sponsor Wouter and I went for some fixed gear mountain biking. Well, Mr. Brainwash was on his normal mountain bike, but who cares? These pics were taken half way, so you can imagine how they’re looking right now. In the end we did a 77km ride, most of it being off road, muddy or soft sand mountain bike routes on the Veluwe.
My legs and arse are killing me right now, but it was lots of fun!

P.S. If you ever go riding with these boys, and they say they know a shortcut, DON’T trust them!

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4 maillots jaune within the FUCCIT crew!

EDIT: and a perfect way to celebrate FUCCIT’s 1500st post!

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Yesterday the weather was really shitty, but Skitch and I wanted to ride anyway. So we went to one of the only dry places in Arnhem where you don’t get kicked away. We had lotsa fun with our ghetto jump ramp!

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Today Utje and I went to the Bike Motion tradeshow in the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. We were supposed to go by train, but Utje’s neighbour wanted to go too, so we went with his car instead! 
When we arrived at the Jaarbeurs, it was a struggle to get the van in the parkinglot, due to stupid barriers that weren’t working…
When we arrived we had a look around and we walked to the polo court to say hi and congratulate Schilham with his birthday. It was a shame to find out there was a hostile vibe towards me/FUCCIT. After a quick chat with a couple of friendly guys, we found Stoffel and Skitch joined the crew too for a stroll around the trade show. 
Despite the fact fixies are hot right now, there weren’t that much booths with fixies or fixie parts… We still enjoyed ourselves though! There were lovely road racing bikes and mountain bikes to be seen, and even lovelier booth babes! 
And I lost 3 times from Utje…

1. AA drink Gold Sprints
2. Holland Sport Gold Sprints
3. Soulcycle Arm wrestling

Another conclusion, energy bars and drinks are disgusting! We tried out several ones, and all the bars taste like old chewing gum and the drinks are nasty!
And Stoffel couldn’t get his hands on a single beer!

When we were back in Westervoort, Utje’s mum made us a lovely dinner! Some kind of tasty green soup with nice fresh bread. Thank you for that!

Some bike geek facts about the Arnhem – Westervoort – Arnhem ride:

• Time: 36m50s
• Distence: 14.24km
• Average speed: 23.1km/h
• Top speed: 37.9km/h
• Burned calories: 234.9

Well like Votske said in a post before this one, Vince and I told you guys that fixed gear mountain biking is gonna be the next BIG thing. It’s done for years, mostly with brakes. It was still a niche kind of thing but that’s gonna change!

Through Zlog!