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
I had a Burnout Syndrome… I finally got up myself to write about my bike journey to Europe. Sorry,this is kind of old stuff and already passed a few months but I still want to post & share this now otherwise I never will. Europe just melted my heart too bad XD I got a burnout…
I love traveling with my bicycle. I took my coffee bike and went to Leeds and Budapest in May. This was my 1st time being to Europe and there were some big reasons I went there.
♥Reason 1: Meeting my best friend Monika in Leeds. It’s been years to see her; I first met her in Kyoto, Japan and became best friend through the bicycle.
Here are some photos I developed of my trip to Leeds. I was there for only 3 days but had a good time to ride around the city with some friends. Thanks to Monika + Marek and fixed gear leeds crew!
♥Reason 2: Meeting Linda - Candy Cranks author from Budapest. Wowww! Candy Cranks is the great tool to make cool bike friends all over the globe!! I’d never met Linda but we are now really good friends!! Viva Candy Cranks!!
Thanks a lot to Linda to make my trip so much fun, helped me out, put me up and showe me an awesome time!! Hungarian people are so nice and kind. I love Budapest!! (and Gosser Lemon beer!)
♥Reason 3: ECMC (European Cycle Messenger Championships) in Budapest. I am not a messenger but I like to hangout with them and watching the messenger race. They are pretty tough and hardcore cyclist. I love their life style and crazy parties.
Hi cheeeeez! (Japanese photo peace sign, yaaay! :D)
♥Reason 4: CharRie’s Café (my bike café).
I brought my original coffee beans and all my coffee bike stuff in huge freight baggage backpack from Japan. (It was super heavy to bring them all! :() I was a bit nervous to doing my coffee bike at ECMC for 3 days by myself because I had no friend, only a few Japanese around this event. I knew only Linda and Sinya (organizer of ECMC) and I wasn’t sure if European would love my Japanese coffee… but I had a confidence to make people to love my coffee so Linda was in love♥ yay!
… was sexy ; ) ♥Thanks everyone!
Many people stopped by my bike café, having my coffee and happy talks…♥ It inspired me a lot!! I didn’t charge for my coffee but everyone tipped me good. Thank you!
♥Reason 5: Cheering my messenger friend Izuru from Naogya. He came with his wife and 2 years old son. It was their late honeymoon as they said. Sweet♥
♥Reason 6: Sightseeing in Budapest. We had a group riding all day long. Riding and hanging out the city by bicycle is the best way to see, feel and smell the local. Too many beautiful castles in Budapest!! I felt like I was in Disneyland!
LANGOS tastes sooo good! (especially when you get drunk at midnight like mexican burrito)
Needless to say, traveling with a bike and meeting some bike friends across the ocean are always great. Even if we don’t see each other, we can still have a good friendship through the bicycle. Bicycle unites people all over the world.
It took a lot of courage for me to do my coffee bike in my 1st time being in Europe and 1st time doing my coffee bike out of Japan. The bigger try is, the more worth it has.
August 18th, 2010 · Caitlin - Kansas · No Comments
This week is crammed with bike events. Definitely saved the best for last. The annual 816 Bike Collective Benefit is on Sunday [read more below]!!!! Hope to see you kids at some if not all of these events!
Starting point for Belles, Bikes, and Giggles
Wednesday: Belles, Bikes, & Giggles.
Our first ladies only ride was a success. We explored [swam] around the Discovery Center at the Kaufmann Foundation then headed north to the Union Hill Cemetery. Quite the late night adventure. These rides will be happening weekly. Starting from Eagle Scout Fountain [39th and Gilham]. We’ll meet around 10:30.
Free to ride. Meet at 6 pm. Corner of 18th and Wyandotte. Due to this alleycat, Bike Polo is canceled. Stephen moved it from Sundays to Thursdays. Usually, We’ll play at 6 pm on the Holmes court. There’s an extra bike, so even if you don’t have beater you can try it out!!!!!!!!!!!
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First Third Thursday Alleycat [the suckers who brought Coke!
Friday: Mocktail Hour and BBQ RIDE
Mocktail Hour: 5-7 @ Bum Island in Westport. Come get your bike repaired from the Missouri Bike Federation. Even if you don’t need to work on your bike, stop by and chat.
BBQ Ride: 7:30 pm. Meet at Sunfresh Market in Westport. We’re heading to Oklahoma Joe’s [As seen on Man vs Food]! Here are the photos from last month’s ride to Earl Quick’s. We got there in the knick of time. Also, they had a slab special!
Mocktail Hour
the gang.
July's Bikes, BBQ, & Good times.
OK Joe's!
Sunday: 816 Bike Collective Benefit.
The collective is a community supported bike shop. They work with volunteers passing on knowledge about bike mechanics and maintence. They donate bicycles to kids and adults in need of a mode of transportation and empowerment. Their current building at the corner of 31st and Troost was without electricity throughout the winter. They are looking to relocated to a space that will be more supportive of their efforts. Also, bearings need grease and grease costs money. This is their major benefit of the year. Come out and support bicycle awareness and empowerment in the 816!!
5 PM-Alleycat! $10 to enter, free admission into the benefit show. Starting point: Firefighter’s Fountain @ 31st and Washington. Tons of fun and prizes.
7 PM- Benefit Show at Californos [4124 Pennsylvania Avenue]. Silent Auction, Bands, DJs, and KCSprints! $7 at the door!
This week is going to be busy! Hopefully I’ll be able to squeeze a nap in poolside. ha!
I’m finally recovered from Pat’s Peak 12 hour race. The course was about 5.5 miles that crisscrossed up a ski slope and shot you back down. The goal was to do as many laps in the 12 hour time period that you can. The race ran from 12PM-12AM, so night time laps were included which usually aren’t my favorite. I intended for it to just be training for the 100 miler on Labor Day, but I got caught up in the competitiveness of the race and managed to pull off a win over the geared girls on my SS!! Here are a few pics from the race.
Celebrating my birthday with close to 100 fixed gear riders from Malaysia and Singapore. Thanks to Harufixed for being great hosts and for organizing this. Pictures courtesy of Mr Yasin Rahim.
What’s the bike scene like in Zürich for females? The downhill / freeride scene is very relaxed here in Switzerland, everyone has fun and respects one another. Of course there are more guys than girls riding, but the scene has became very popular in the last few years and you’ll find a bunch of girls on the trails. Mostly you’ll see some guys and one or two girls in a group riding together.
What’s your favourite ride right now? All my rides are my favorite as I’ve got a bike for every occasion. Doing Downhill I ride my Intense Socom, for Single Trail riding I take my Intense 6.6 and for Street riding, I’ve got my Basso Race bike of course.
Where’s your favourite place to ride? For my afterwork ride: Uetliberg Trail, Zürich
Freeride / Downhill rides: Lac Blanc, France
What are you listening to on your I-pod? Shinedown at the moment.
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
What’s the bike scene like in Sydney for females? To be honest, I don’t really associate with any ’scene’ in particular. I have a few close riding mates, both male and female, who push and inspire me; other than that, I spend a lot of time riding solo. I make a point not to rely on a scene to keep me motivated to ride; as long as I have my bike(s) and some fun terrain to explore, I’m sorted. Having said that, I am inadvertently around a bunch of different bike scenes, and each of them have different gender dynamics going on. The fixie scene in Sydney can swing both ways; some times it can be a bit intimidating for girls, but other times it so incredibly welcoming. It really helps that there are a core group of awesome girls that ride fixed in Sydney. The XC and trial riding scene in Sydney is pretty male dominated, although there are a few girls I ride and race with who are really inspiring, and super friendly. But honestly, once I’m out in the bush I get so seduced by the trails that I forget about gender altogether. It’s only when you do the maths at the start of a race, and realise there are only five girls and about fifty guys that you realise there is a bit of a gender imbalance going on. The 4x and dual slalom scene is probably the most male dominated scene I’m connected to - there were only two of us who raced 4x in the women’s category at the state series this year - but the scene is so supportive it doesn’t really matter, everyone is just there for a good time. I think if it’s a girl-friendly bike scene you’re after, you can’t just sit around and wait for it to appear, you have to go out and create it. That’s why Candy Cranks is so incredible, because it creates a forum for girl bike riders to come together.
What’s your favourite ride right now?
‘Ride’ as in bike? It would have to be a close call between my recently modified giant anthem, which is currently doubling up as an XC and 4X bike, with sick new F110 fox forks and shiny pink brake cables, and my custom surly fixie, which is not only gorgeous to look at, but rides like a dream. ‘Ride’ as in route? That’s another close call - either the XC trail at Ourimbah (think beautiful flowing single track, littered with fun drop offs, and lined with gum trees) or the La Perouse run, late at night, with a bunch of mates (think straight, un-interrupted road riding through the city outskirts, where views of the bay and lights guide you along in a glorious loop).
Favourite riding outfit: Definitely my new royal mountain biking shorts and jersey combo - they speak to my inner tomboy.
Favourite food: Macadamia muesli with natural yoghurt and banana - perfect riding fuel.
Favourite movie: I haven’t seen a movie in ages, but I did become incredibly addicted to the TV series, ‘The Wire’. It’s straight up drama, just how I like it; no embellishments, no cliches.
Favourite book: I’m not so much a fan of books, as I am a fan of zines. My favourite zine of all time is ‘fucktooth’; an incredible honest and captivating account of punk rock life in San Fransisco, written by Jen Angel.
What makes you laugh? Everything, I’m always laughing.
What makes you angry? When $ governs the state of play, leaving no room for compassion; when the majority calls the shots, leaving no room for the marginalised; when cars swerve all over the road, leaving no room for bike riders.
What are you listening to on your I-pod? Terror, Madball and Operation Ivy; among other short, fast and incredibly loud tunes.
Do you have any pets? Yes, Grips. He is a 5 year old Staffy that my partner and I recently rescued from a dog rescue organisation. He looks tough as nails, but is such a sook. He makes me smile, makes me cry, and reminds me that us humans are but one species in the awesome ‘circle of life’.
Sponsors: Ha, sponsors! I wish… Meg hooked me up with a Candy Cranks T-Shirt in exchange for my dodgy attempt to model her clothes, does that count?
Catch Emily on: The streets or in the bush. I created a facebook page once, but I found myself so busy living life, that I forgot to post anything.
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