we have a NEW website !!!

from now on all things Shanghai Fixed Gear related will be posted on our new website.

it can be found here : http://www.shanghaifixed.com
thanks!

-tyler.

beijing alleycat race !!

That's right, it's happening! And it's happening soon.

A weekend of parties, bike polo, skid competitions and a grand 'Tour de Pekin' is all set to kick off this June.

Thanks to support from Adidas, some amazing prizes are up for grabs.

ALLEYCAT DETAILS:
Go here: http://tiny.cc/4SwEf for a map of the checkpoints.

Locations are to be confirmed but more or less decided. Any changes will be published with plenty of notice. The race so far includes 12 checkpoints and will start from the gates of the Forbidden City (what a setting!).

First to collect stamps from all checkpoints and reach the finishing station (near the Drum Tower) wins.

Fixie friends from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Taiwan etc may want to study this map before coming to familiarise yourself with possible routes.

ALL FIXED GEAR RIDERS IN CHINA ARE WELCOME!

Those without places to stay will be able to 'couch surf' with riders in Beijing.

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DRAFT SCHEDULE:

Friday June 12th:
- Night: Party

Saturday June 13th:
- Lunch: Get together
- Afternoon: Bike Polo training
- Late afternoon/early evening: “BEIJING ALLEYCAT // 胡同大猫”: This is Beijing's first fixed gear alleycat race 北京第一个死飞ALLEYCAT
- Late evening prize ceremony and big party for Fixed Gear friends

Sunday June 14th:
- Morning: Skid competition, backward circle competition, track stand competition, best trick competition and prize ceremony
- Afternoon: Big Bike Polo match: Teams from different cities playing for the China Bike Polo Champion and prize ceremony
- Evening: Bike movies screening

Skyline Cycling Caps.

Had a minute so I threw together a line drawing of the 

SH skyline. I thought we could use it if we got enough 

interest in the cycling caps. I have it filled in and just

a line drawing. Illustrator file.

Let me know if you have any interest, I can start putting

things in motion.

Spoke Lacing.

This would be a nice rim for bike polo. Or we could all just

pop some of those plastic disc's in our wheels to stop the

puck/ball from going through.

Speedcat.

One of the nicer booths at the Expo. The guys really put

together a nice presentation.

Their booth was about 3 times the size of their shop on

Xiangyang Nan Lu. 

Well done.

SnakeSkin Tires.

These babies were all over the 20th China International

Bicycle Fair. They wouldn't look half bad with Ed's new

shoes either.

Complete the ensemble. 

i love speedcat : they've got skills !

these photos are from when my boys over at speedcat decided to go for a little night ride.  unfortunately i couldn't go with them, but it looks like they had a great time!

some super sweet skills if you ask me :)  well done guys !

shanghai bike polo : round 2 !!

round 2 is upon us, and we are hoping for an even bigger and better turn-out this time !!

you can find out all the details here as per usual.

hope to see you all there !!

some new members!

that's right, we're happy to welcome both chris and mmc to the shanghai fixed gear crew !! they are both super rad dudes, and are great riders!!  check em out here :

mmc!

chris!

If were gonna get serious...

I say we ought to make our own skyline caps. Shanghai/

Pudong has one of the more distinct skylines in the world

shanghai bike polo : launch party !

that's right !! it's finally here . . 

the shanghai fixed gear crew is proud to present the first EVER shanghai bike polo event !!

for more details check out the shanghai bike polo page here

hope to see you all there! it's going to be a great day :)

the first official post !

hello world !

this is a blogspot we have created to share our passion for fixed gear riding.  we hope that it will generate a stronger interest in fixed riding in shanghai, and act as an online history and documentation of rides we do as a group, individuals, and links to other fixed gear riding throughout the world.

if you are interested in joining us, or would simply like to be able to post interesting information you find about fixed gear riding, please don't hesitate to contact us !!

over time we will add photos, videos, riding schedules and proposed trips.

we hope that you can be a part of it !

cheers,

-tyler.