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tdo Kit

As a few of you may have noticed the thread to start ordering the new tdo kit has gone up on the forum, so we thought that you might like some pictures to help persuade you! Steve and myself braved some brisk northerly winds to do a shoot with Brad...

BÖIKZMÖIND premiere announced.

The premiere of BÖIKZMÖIND has recently been announced as Saturday 20th August. This is going to be awesome, rumor also has it that the tdo crew is planning Bristols biggest fixed gear bbq before hand, everyone to bring a disposable and there choice of food and beer. Definitely not a...

Local rider & photographer Brad Bishop.

Local photographer Brad Bishop has been putting out some great stuff lately, contributing photos to trackdropouts, and rumor has it the upcoming boikzmoind booklet. He’s currently working on “Project 50″, 50 shots in 50mm in 50 days. If your yet to see his work head over to http://bishopspocket.co.uk, or over...
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Turning Japanese

Our man in Japan Yohei has been posting photos of himself again repersenting the UK fixed gear events and brands just outside Tokyo. Well done mate and hope to see you again one day.

Fixed up Friday

It looks like Gav is full steam ahead now days with the onongoing project by Jamfoactory and Makinov for boikzmoind getting footage every day he can. You may have seen the post we had about the car filming (if not then go and check it out) but now Gav is moving into slow motion footage,...

Fixed is dead! Long live gears!

That is right folks fixed gear is dead!! You may have just got your fixed bike sorted and got hold of all the cool parts such as that Velocity rear rims, some tight jeans and that Aerospoke front wheel you having been saving all winter for but now it’s all about the geared bikes! Ok...

Macaframa in NYC!

A Nice little film from the guys at Macaframa, Filmed on a trip to New York. I love road trips and this for me shows the feel of a fun trip to a new place with your mates. The weather is getting better across the UK and main land Europe so book some days off...

Matt Lingo photography

Matt Lingo photography! yeh.

Cardiff Alleycat – May 2nd

It’s great to see the fixed gear scene getting larger and alleycat’s growing at a such a large rate and I am looking forward to this the first alleycat in Cardiff on Sunday May 2nd. Named the fast food alleycat I think that will give a you a good idea of what the check point...

Escape the city

Friday saw the first of the “Escape the city” Rides. The concept is an easy one get a group of fixed gear riders together from in and around Bristol (one came all the way from Oxford!) and ride in the nice summer weather to the seaside and have chips n beer then ride back. For...

Fixed up Friday!

It’s Friday again wooooooohoooooooooooo some of us are off to the seaside for a ride later today so see you guys then. However here is your friday fix for this week. It is a re post from Trackdropouts member AdamEF but I thought is was worth going on here to. This bike is my New...

BOIKZMOIND filming from the car!

As some people were nursing hangovers and some people were thinking “who the hell is that in my bed” a small group of riders from the forum (Bish, Gary, Ed T, Jake, Gav and me) were out in the fresh Sunday morning air on their bikes for the first in what I hope we be...

Escape the city

How do you fancy “Escaping the city for chips and beer?” From this coming Friday April 16th the “Seaside ride season 2010″ starts with a nice little ride out from Bristol center to Clevedon sea front. Meeting us at 6pm Friday 16th April outside Fair Cup near the fountains in the center of town. From...

No Gears night – Bristol

I just had a Facebook email about this so I thought I would share the information with you all. This years No Gears event will be held at the Arnolfini cinema with it’s luxury 200 all seater cinema inside the Arnolfini art-space located in the central of Bristol. To be held on Thursday 3rd June...

Fixed up Friday

Wow its Friday and fixed up Friday is here. I normal do this section way in advance but what with the short week I forgot all about it! So here is something not the best but again its frrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidddddddddddddddaaaaaayyy So that is good whatever. Have fun in the sun this weekend BUT don’t forget the...