Amazing Trackbikes and other fixed gears

Amazing Trackbikes and other fixed gears // Things // 2008/10/06 at 10:48

No brakes on the handlebars, maximum speed, cycling at its best... Track Bikes are leaving the tracks to take over the streets. San Francisco, Taiwan, Tokyo, New York & Seattle are the pioneers of this movement. Fascinating.

Used as work tools by messengers in major American cities, track bikes are an alternative to those who are allergic to cars, not too scared, and want to turn the cities into a huge playground. Year after year, communities are growing and getting structured.

San Francisco is the HQ for team MASHSF - check their videos there - and aficionados in Taiwan have turned into activists with the "More Bike, Less Car" campaign.

MASH TEAM:

"More Bike, Less Car" activism in Taiwan:

Every Friday night, amateurs gather for the Seattle Fast Fridays, which inspired a documentary film.

The fixed gear bike culture has gained a lot of popularity over the last couple of years. Along with popularity comes trend, fashion design companies and street artists have done collaborations. Check some of them! 

Kidrobot x Nemesis Bike: 

Fujibike x Obey: 

Stussy x Slamjam x Losa trackbike: 

Undercover Trackbike currently being showcased in their Tokyo store:

MASH Team in Japan :

Pictures from th"e New York Bike Dreams" exhibit released march 2008, in NY: 

Photography by Takuya Sakamoto 

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