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!

Since he’s an almost full time messenger for a month already, and he will be riding in full spandex! Including shaven legs…

Well done! Now only I need to find a job…

Pic found at Milano Fixed.

As usual, they got their pics from Flickr, and there I found some other nice pics of FUCCIT members:

Keep on riding!

Cheers,

Votske

I think we can say the Arnhem Uphill Alleycat was a great succes! I had a great time being 2 checkpoints and being the “arsehole” that wanted to see everybody’s marble, flyer and manifest before they could get their sticker! After the race Skitch, Pieter, Ab and another guy from Utrecht (sorry, I didn’t get your name) went to check some secret dirts in the woods close to my last checkpoint, and the dirts looked great! No 700cmx material, that was a shame… Funny thing was the naked guy walking through the woods, acting like it was totally normal…
After the race we all had pizza and drank lot’s of beer, all for the good cause!
Le Haute had an auction for the same good cause (Tour for Life) as well, and I got a really nice sticker collection. Followed by more beer drinking for the good cause…

You can find the results of the alleycat right here on Le Haute’s blog!

It’s time I’ll be doing an alleycat of my own any time soon, haven’t done that for way too long!

Hold Fast, the straps Skitch and I are riding with, got an article in the Japanese magazine Loop. You can find more pictures of it on Prolly.

This post has got nothing to do with bikes, fixed gears, or even bike porn, but the song is great! Skitch and I only new the Jose el Rey version, but in our search for records to play in our new to come 80’s dj act, we found out it actually is a song from the 80’s. So get those stone washed jeans out of the closet and dance to this song!

The European Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship has got an official poster and a website!
Team Polotov Cocktail doesn’t excist anymore, but Grizzley and the Teddybears (Skitch + Schilham and Thomas from Utrecht) will be one of the Dutch teams in Geneva!

After being a FUCCIT member for like ages, Skitch will be posting here on FUCCIT too! So you can expect more 700cmx posts on your all time favorite blog!
Welcome aboard the blogging team!