Douchebag of the week: Any guy who cuts his own hair.

Oh joy, the Borg known as Swobo has launched a new website specifically for the fixed gear bicycles ridden on the street market. Sorry, unless it's actually being ridden on the track, I'm no longer going to be calling anything a "track bike."

What I do love though is this quote from Swobo founder Tim Parr:

"We wanted to create a site that was authored and managed by people and ideas that fall well outside of the traditional bike industry. This particular urban bike enthusiasm (the track bike scene) is pure, and is being borne by anonymous kids across the country and beyond. Nothing could be healthier, or more real, so we wanted to create a place where people could post ideas and the progression of what's happening right now. This is something we've been waiting for, for a really, really long time. We're just happy to be here to witness it."

Oh yes, nothing could be "healthier" or "more real" than a bunch of out of shape people pretending to be bike messengers.

And of course Tim's been waiting, a really, really, long time because there's a pile of money for Swobo to make off these rubes.

Now please excuse me, I've got a couple of mid 90's Swobo wool jerseys and a beanie that need to be posted up on eBay before the weekend because rumor has it "vintage" Swobo is fetching top dollar these days.

Ladies week contiues

I love it that a 5th year sophomore says that riding a fixed gear is a reminder that you can't coast through life. Words of wisdom. Pure wisdom.

Monday Mash Up

Here's undeniable YouTube'd proof that the MASH crew went on a little mash session with his Lanceness when they descended upon Austin to celebrate their latest collabo or whatever it is they do.



What I like about this video is the fact that the Lance Armstrong factor offsets the fact that Lance was mashing with them on a fixie with whack ass non-NJS approved mustache bars while being dressed like a Republican. Had he been any other guy, I'd wager the Mash crew would circle the wagons give this yuppie a few choice words about copying their scene.

When you watch the video, pay attention to the part where Lance absolutely rails a corner while another dude had to scrub some speed with a skid. I know he's Lance and all but for the MASH crew, fixed gears are life and it's pretty amusing that even in his pre-comeback state he can simply ride away from them at will.

I was impressed that the camera guy could keep up though. Very impressive to be able to keep a camera steady and haul ass at the same time. Too bad I found out at the end of the clip that this guy was riding a scooter.

Boo.

Or as the kids say FAIL.

Wolfpack Hustle = Quentin Tarantino

Got a tip from a reader that I thought was worth sharing.

This is the intro to the skate video Fully Flared which was released last year by the Lakai shoe company.



Even though I haven't ridden a skateboard since the time Marty McFly made riding a skateboard cool back in the in the summer of '85, I'm still struggling to get my jaw off the floor after watching that rather impressive display of skating and explosions.

Now here's a trailer from the Wolfpack for their upcoming video documenting the second running of their "All City Team Race" which went down over Labor Day weekend.


Wolfpack All City Team Race 2 TEASER from Bicykiller on Vimeo.

Anything sound familiar?

Now that they've fully Borg'd messenger culture it looks like borrowing from skaters is the next stop on the Wolfpack train.

At this rate, M83's Lower Your Eyelids to Die with the Sun will be the new Battle Without Honor or Humanity. Once Quentin Tarantino lifted that song and brought it to the masses, it took less than a year for it become the title track for the ubiquitous cliche.

M83, when you're cashing those royalty checks when your song is used to promote the release Apple's next iPod, do you think you could kick a little something the Wolfpack's way? A lot of those guys are riding around the big city on bikes with no brakes and that's just not safe.

When does a cliche' become a parody?

A too big for its rider fixed gear turned brake having single speed incorrectly locked up outside an American Apparel store. The negative rise stem and riser bar combo is always winner.

I just wonder if the bike belonged to a shopper (I did go inside but couldn't tell since everyone looked the same) or to American Apparel and is locked up outside every morning like hipster bait.