The good people at Urban Velo have announced Issue 16 is releasing just in time for Halloween, and for now we have a sneak peak. If you subscribe, Issue 16 will be in the mail shortly. Other options: you can subscribe to the podcast version, or download the PDF. Check it out at Urban Velo.
If you ride in Sacramento California without brakes, the cops will get you! Sacramento police are targeting downtown fixed gear riders for not using brakes. Kind of funny with all the crime going around that these cops are wasting their time on petty stuff. Tickets are issued for those that “break the law”, labeled as fix it tickets and costs about $25. SNR has a good write up on it, stop by to read more.
Ewan McGregor, a bike riding fanatic who loves to ride fix, has a sweet fixed gear in the new movie The Last Word. This movie will take place in Glasgow, and is directed by David Mackenzie. The frame is a Gorilla, and Ewan grabbed two, one for the movie and the other for personal riding. Via Bike Reviews.
Combining a long list of artists, the Artcrank San Francisco 2009 event will take place this Saturday October 24th at the Chrome Messenger Bag store. Free to get in, all posters are $30, and better yet Chrome and Artcrank will donate $4.00 for every poster purchased to Bikes to Rwanda. Grab your bike and head down, and have some fun!
While stumbling around on the web, I came across a new book called Global Fixed Gear Bike Culture. With each day, the growth of fixed riding is expanding, while this book clearly shows it. Furthering on, the book details the roots of fixed gear bikes by tracing the history back to the 19th century.