Pedal Speed mag's latest is the 'London' issue. There are shop checks, crew checks and the inevitable interview with Paul Smith. There's a bit on Fixed Gear London too and seeing as I was hanging out with those guys that day, I wound up getting snapped too. Here are a few of the pages from the feature.
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Ace photographer, Greg Falski's latest issue of SOFB is available to read online here.
Sol and I have a couple of nice photos in there. Thanks Greg!
I decided to try out a Charge Stove frame to see what it would feel like. The Stove is not in production anymore but I thought it would be fun to try with 26 inch wheels. Ive only had one play on it so far and I'm still making my mind up about it. Whilst its nice to have a higher bb and be able to try 26 inch wheels, i"m not sure yet whether I'd want to ride it over the Scissor or not. We'll see.
Frame: Charge Stove (from 1996?)
Rear rim: Velocity Chukka 26
Rear hub: System Ex
Front wheel: Not sure
Tyres: Kenda Kiniption 2.3?
Seatpost: Something
Saddle: Charge Stool
Fork: dunno
Stem: Wethepeople
Bars: Gusset Open Prison
Cranks: Profile 165mm
Pedals: Cranks Bros
Straps: Sofus Fransicso 'Titan'
I think thats everything?
I dusted off the fixed gear having torn myself away from my BMX for a second and headed up to Tottenham to play around. I tried some no handers and managed the one below. It's a little low and I really need to get my arms perfectly straight, but I can work on that now I'm able to actually let go of the bars!
I also tried about a million X ups but I wasn't happy with them at all. I found it really hard to get the bars all the way round, mostly getting my right hand just over the top tube. My bars are super long now so it made it pretty hard to be honest. I'm gonna have another go at those for sure though.
At the end of the day I feebled this ledge about ten times. Unfortunately the last time I did it I slipped off and drilled myself into the floor. Oops
Photos: FiveSevenThreeNine
I'm off on a girls UK BMX tour next week and the final stop of the tour is at the Nike 6.0 pool! Check this out!!!!
I had a wee roll round the bowls this morning for the first time since smashing myself up there... they rule but I still need a little more time to get my confidence back.
Dave was nailing some sweet pedal stalls and airs over this hip. All the BMXers and skaters thought he was nuts for riding a fixed gear in the bowl.Check out his facial expression in this shot. Haha!
He also snapped off the pegs he put on trying a smith. We've both decided pegs are silly on 700s with skinny axles!
