Category Archives: Bike culture

Maya Pedal: Sikk Bikes!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2agir3xepuQ] More here (in English this time): Maya Pedal’s website —-> build your own!! Maya Pedal on Half Nomad Maya Pedal operates in Guatemala fixing old bikes and making bicimáquinas – bike machines, or bikes with utilitarian purpose. For example, a … Continue reading

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And when I Bike Chase I break your Speed-o-meter

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I wish my boy/girlfriend was as dirty as my bike…

BIKE SMUT COMES TO  SOUTH LONDON! Celebrating the sexiness of bicycles and those who ride them… A CHANCE TO SEE THE HOTTEST BIKE-PORN ON THE PLANET(with lots of queer/feminist content) alongside bike games, performances, and an ALLEY RAT race… http://www.bikesmut.com/ http://bikeporntour.blogspot.com  … Continue reading

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Take that, Boris Johnson

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++DIY Bikefest++!! 5-7 August in Scheveningen, Holland

Bikefreaks unite! DIY Bikefest is a DIY organised festival for bicycle freaks, punx and pirates. It will take place at the Piratenbar squat next to the sea in the harbor of Scheveningen. There will be lots of working, welding and building … Continue reading

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Open Bike Polo Tournament 2011

I just found out yesterday at the bikespace that bike polo in London is most likely the biggest in Europe. Damn, that’s impressive. The London Hardcourt Bike Polo Association next week is putting on what should be fast and furious … Continue reading

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Bike Build: Sikk Bikes!

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnkRAzLpcgI] William Thomas Porter of Porter Cycles, NYC. On the lookout for the London equivalent.

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We’re on The Bike Show!

We were recently featured on resonance.fm’s Bike Show programme, “Fix Your Own Bike.” Check us out!   “Community bike workshops are a beautiful idea. A place where anyone can learn the basics of bicycle repair by doing it for themselves … Continue reading

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‘Tis the Season for…Bike Touring!

Summertime, And the livin’ is easy. Fish are jumpin’, and the cotton is high… It’s warm and the weather’s nice! What better time to go long distances on your bike Here are some links we’ve compiled on bicycle touring ————————— … Continue reading

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Fuming

“What I lack in speed, I make up with efficiency. Although the former seems to be what matters to you. And though I take up much less space, I’m the one who’s in your way? Guess my digital response, to … Continue reading

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