Patrick Seabase viaggia in fissa per l'Eritrea

 103 kilometers through unfamiliar territory, 60 kilometers of that steep downhill, it really takes it out of you. When I ride I never put my feet up, I control the speed by skidding, many times. My state of mind is so different when I’m on my track bike. I have to be clear and focused; it’s not like a regular road bike. You can’t just let the bike roll and enjoy the environment. Riding fixed, brakeless, for me means being 3 seconds ahead. Foreseeing and assessing the contingencies requires a hundred percent attention for that very moment and beyond. Physically I recovered very soon after but it took me at least an extra day to be mentally present again.
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Barclays Cycle Hire again

e da oggi si ricomincia col cycle hiring

Beautiful madness

Gli autori di FIXED: GLOBAL FIXED GEAR BIKE CULTURE ci spiegano perché amano pedalare con la fissa "English style". (Parole di Max Leonard, fotografie di Andrew Edwards). Leggi tutto su Cinelli.

Pellegrinaggio al Cardello, ricordando il viaggio di Alfredo

Ieri, nella data (presunta o reale?) della partenza del suo viaggio in bici, fatto nella prima metà dell’agosto del 1897, sono andato con S. e Buby a visitare Il Cardello, la casa dove visse tutta la sua vita Alfredo Oriani, l’autore dello splendido libro La bicicletta. Emozioni fortissime. Contemplare il suo studio e la sua vasta biblioteca, ammirare la sua formidabile Prinetti Stucchi parcheggiata in soffitta. Sentire ancora nell’aria di quell’edificio, dopo 102 anni dalla sua scomparsa, aggirarsi la sua potenza, i pensieri di quel geniaccio che fu Alfredo, ciclista e intellettuale coraggioso e raffinato. (Nelle foto: Alfredo Oriani, la Prini Stucchi, lo studio, il Cardello, il mausoleo)

I heart NYC by Tom Southam

“So do you like it?” this must have been a rhetorical question, asked as it was by a man who could clearly see that my mind was in a diving pool of joy and the smile on my perennially unshaven face must also have been a large clue as to my state of mind on my second night in New York. (To be continued)

Who's Nick Hand?

Nick Hand was born and bred Bristolian. He trained as a typographer and is now working as a graphic designer and photographer. He is married with Ellie and they have three children. In summer 2009 Nick cycled around the coast of Britain, covering 5000 miles, and recorded many soundslides of many of the inspiring people that he met on his way.

Chiara's story

This is Chiara Shokite's story, told by her to Nick Hand