Big up to FixedGearLondon

In french...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKkAR4xH4bM

nice very nice

Bully for them, that was well done.

Apparently the French camera crew lost a tripod and lens box, they later turn up in Andy's hair.

Good stuff FixedGearLondon !

Nice one fellas!

French parts translation :

1) Without scruples, madly in love with riding and perched atop their special bikes, without brakes and with only one gear, the supporters of 'fixed gear', (in french 'pignon fixe') ride on the roads of big cities. In tokyo, SF and London, their numbers are increasing. In London, there are more than 1000 of them. "Tracks" met up with some guys who are part of this new urban trend.

2) Odge and Andy have been hooked on fixies for 2 years. Everyday they ride like madmen on the roads of london (!!). Their bikes aren't really widely avaliable and, in principle, should be used on a velodrome. The control obtained from a fixed gear demands the riders attention, and training. This retro way of riding allows the rider to control the speed and the braking. Andy + Odge are passionate, they live in a [kind of] warehouse. For a living, they make bikes which sell for between €900-2200. The frames are hard to find, and expensive. Often they have to import them from Italy/Japan.

3) The culture of 'fixed gear' has been loved in SF for many years. It's here the 'MASH' was made, the first film showing a different kind of cycling. At the moment, ridin' fixy isn't as big in london as the US, but it's getting there [?].

4) One essential condition [when riding on the road] is 100% concentration. Mike is 31y.o. He rides a brakeless fixie. For 5 years, he's worked as a courier. In his job, he rides for a minimum of 10hrs a day. He knows London like the back of his hand. Mike has learnt to know his limits, but he paid a heavy price ..[broken cheekbone in three places].. In spite of this, Mike continues to ride fixed and brakeless. Every day he rides more than 40km for his job. During rush hour, he goes twice as fast as a car.

5) Whether they are lovers of speed, acrobatics, or couriering, London cyclists are numerous. Their haunt is the John Snow in Soho, and every week, there are always new cyclists.

good vid until the creepy gril crushes the entire world in her hands in the end.

cheers for the translation lpg

Nice one.

hehe cool! 'cept for that strange language that kept drowning you guys out ;)

What was that for? Some TV show in France or something?

hippy hehe cool! 'cept for that strange language that kept drowning you guys out ;)

What was that for? Some TV show in France or something?

lpg French parts translation :

1) Without scruples, madly in love with riding and perched atop their special bikes, without brakes and with only one gear, the supporters of 'fixed gear', (in french 'pignon fixed') ride on the roads of big cities. In tokyo, SF and London, their numbers are increasing. In London, there are more than 1000 of them. "Tracks" met up with some guys who are part of this new urban trend.

2) Odge and andy have been hooked on fixies for 2 years. Everyday they ride like madmen on the roads of london (!!).
This retro way of riding allows the ride to control the speed and the braking. Andy + Odge are passionate, they live in a [kind of] warehouse. For a living, they make bikes which sell for between €900-2200. The frames are hard to find, and expensive. Often they have to import them from Italy/Japan.

3) The culture of 'fixed gear' has been loved in SF for many years. It's here the 'MASH' was made, the first film showing a different kind of cycling. at the moment, ridin' fixy isn't as big in london as the US, but it's getting there [?].

4) One essential condition [when riding on the road], is 100% concentration. Mike is 31y.o. He rides a brakeless fixie. For 5 years, he's worked as a courier. In his job, he rides for a minimum of 10hrs a day. He knows London like the back of his hand. Mike has learnt to know his limits, but he paid a heavy price ..[broken cheekbone in three places].. In spite of this, mike continues to ride fixed and brakeless. Every day he rides more than 40km for his job. During rush hour, he goes twice as fast as a car.

5) Whether they are lovers of speed, acrobatics, or couriering, London cyclists are numerous. Their haunt is the John Snow in Soho, and every week, there are always new cyclists.

your geuss is as good as mine hippy. lpgs is much better

Nice - makes me miss home. Is Tom Crowe still floating/skidding around?

nice one, guys

good one
two funny points
1 - when they have pictures of them making bikes, they also have a shot of someone making toast
2 - they talk about design and sit on a very un designer sofa

nice on FixedGearLondon

Big up! And yes, Crowe is still about....

That warehouse is amazing. What's the story with that? They all live there or just sort of 'work' there?
?

Who's Tom Crowe? I once knew somebody by that name. Whisked away by some bird he was.

that was quite a touching story mike...it brought a tear to my eye.

What? About Tom?

you got some nice gloves in that mike... love/ hate?

i was thinking more about your poor cheek..but the tom story seems just as heartfelt

Yea, Bicycle Union gloves I got from the pirate alleycat last summer.

aidan is that your sister crushing the world at the end?

any story where some one gets stolen by a girl makes me cry.

yes...that is my sister

trampsparadise Who's Tom Crowe? I once knew somebody by that name. Whisked away by some bird he was.
Somehow, this does not surprise me - the 'whisked away by a bird' part, that is.

If anyone happens to see him, tell him Jon from Naaaaridge/Dogfish/Dragon Bar says hello.

EDIT: he looked like this, a little over a year ago:

(no, not Yorgo's bum - the other guy)