TRICK CONTEST (Quickstop/Trackstand/Trick Battle).MASH RACE.BICYCLE ART EXHIBITION.BICYCLE FILMS.DJ’s and PARTY
Everybody was having a blast!, many people from out of town are coming to celebrate this first Fixed Gear annual event present by Rocket, in Jakarta, Indonesia. So many prizes, nice people, good food, and the most burnin’ is the trick battle contest, I must say that Bandung riders have many great potential to be the king of trick contest cuz their showin’ their hot stuff to the surface with full of soul and very entertaining, yeah! they really got their got attitude.. salute!. Yogyakarta got their own special hardcore tricks, rough and tough. And special from Jakarta you got a very promising young star, 18 years old Bari Sony Wicksono and 19 years old Herry Patriawan. That’s it for today folks, can’t wait for the next fixed gear events. Cheers!
Saturday, 24 July 2010
@ ROCKET Concept Store, Basement Bengkel Night Park (SCBD), Jakarta, Indonesia.
Supported by : San Mig Light/ID-Fixed/Cixie/FxFw/FuFuFu/Sumvelo/SSS/Woof/Cyclonesia/Arafix/WFG/Cyclo/SouthBeachQueen/Tremorz/Velodome/TLab/SatcaSash/SoberDen
Reality Studio recently skipped the traditional catwalk and opted instead to show their latest collection on the streets of Berlin - on bikes! Models donned pieces from the label’s fall/winter collection and cycled around the city center proving that you can be stylish and comfortable on two wheels. The girls toured Berlin on Electra Townie bikes, don’t they look great?
Check out this video by Ambushe of the Summer Fix LA Fixed Freestyle Comp (put on by La Brakeless). This weekend has been awesome! If you weren’t here you seriously missed out. I’ll give my full recap of the event some time later today (hopefully) so check back for it! Via Prolly.
“Several big names in fashion have agreed to volunteer to Be Cycle & Fashion 2010.
Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, the godmother, Marithe + Francois Girbaud, Kenzo Takada, Jean Claude Jitrois, Antik Batik, Ora-Ito, Swarovski, Ylan Anoufa … have a custom fixed gear bike to make arty. All wished to express their own vision of an ethical fashion, more in tune with the times, in order to sensitize the public to live the sustainable development on a daily basis, more fun and creative.
This exceptional collection of original and will be auctioned to benefit ACT Responsible in September 2010, after being shown at Cannes premiere at Cannes International Film Festival in May and at the International Advertising Film Festival in June.”
“THE graphic designer Julie Hirschfeld had a simple manifesto for Adeline Adeline, her bicycle boutique for women: “No spandex!” The result is a store aimed at fashionistas who wouldn’t consider Lycra bike shorts, or ditching their Louboutins just because they are on two wheels.”
The store, in TriBeCa, sells an assortment from polka-dot helmets, to an oversize organic linen bag from Japan that crosses over the chest for easy riding, bikes, loads of cute accessories, and you can even book an hour long consultation, which includes test drives. Bikes are repaired downstairs.
Adeline Adeline, 147 Reade Street (Hudson Street); (212) 227-1150
What’s the bike scene like in Vancouver for females? It’s a mix, and there’s something for everyone. We’ve got sporty riders in gortex, roadies in spandex, trendy kids on their fixies, messengers, fairweather riders on their old clunker city bikes, year-round riders on hybrid or adapted bikes, freak bikers, cargo bikers, recumbent gangs, vintage cruisers and anything else you can think of.
In any of these groups, there are women riding, however they are outnumbered by men. Our current city council embraces cycling and we’ve had several great changes to our road system just in the past year, with more to come, backed by a $25 million budget. More and more women are riding in the city, which is an indication that the bike routes, paths and signage is getting better and safer. And when more women bike, more kids bike, too, which helps us move to a less car-dependent future.
Women are making great change for bikers in our city. A few of groups in Vancouver that are all-female run, or have a strong female voice are:
Vancouver and Area Cycling Coalition: http://www.vacc.bc.ca/
What’s your favourite ride right now?
Well, the one that gets the most action is my Devinci St. Tropez, which is a workhorse bike for everywhere/year-round riders like me. I can go light and fast without my panniers, or load up for a week-long camping trip. My other three bikes (a foldie, city bike and 80’s road bike) are parked and ready for when the weather is fair.
Where’s your favourite place to ride? My daily commute to work. It’s a 15 to 20 minute delight with a few other bikers here and there, very few cars, lots of greenery, and not many hills! I arrive at work ready for the day and at the end of day, my mind is clear and ready for fun. My only complaint is that it’s a little too short of a ride.
For an overnight trip, I love the ride/ferry trip from Vancouver over to Vancouver Island, riding up-Island, over to Denman Island, riding across Denman Island and finally ferrying over to the lovely Hornby Island. There are pubs and charming junk shops along the way, and the pay-off is the amazing scenery, people and relaxation to be enjoyed on Hornby Island.
Favourite riding outfit:
Knee-high boots, a dress, my bright red coat (for style and visibility) and one of my many helmets. Some vintage gloves are nice too, when it’s a bit cold out. Wool is my friend during the drizzly winter months and keeps me dry and cozy.
Favourite food: anything from Bandidas Taqueria (run by two local female bikers). Their breakfast is divine! http://bandidastaqueria.com/
Favourite movie: Big Night, The Royal Tenenbaums, Amelie
Favourite book: Knitting Without Tears – an amazing reference book forknitters
What makes you laugh? Dancing with my ladies at B:C:Clettes practice, my amazing fella, ridiculous animals caught on tape
What makes you angry? Oh, the list is long, but it usually involves people who are in their own little bubble, unaware of how inconsiderate they are to others.
What are you listening to on your I-pod? Hannah Georgas (local indie singer/songwriter from Vancouver)
Do you have any pets? Oh, touchy subject – Can’t have any kitties in our apartment building!
It was Saturday and everybody is having fun, although it was a bit rainy but hey! it’s just water right?!. Movie screening & tagging posters, this is the 1st edition of “RIDE&TAG” , held by CIXIE in Jakarta on June 2010.
picture by Aprilia Apsari. Nasta Sutardjo. John Navid. Aditia Windiko
After last September’s full-house fashion show and party at Merlin, Cyclechic, the after-party of Critical Mass, is back! The cycle-themed event on April 24th will be brought to you by the one-year-old cyclechic.hu website, having joined forces with MTV Switch and West-Balkán to celebrate everything bike and fashion related and show that long gone are the times when cycling was considered geeky and frumpish. The all-night extravaganza will kick off at 8:30 p.m. with not one but three fashion shows, showcasing the latest trends for you (and your two-wheeler) to savor.
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