For those of you who live in countries where you barely remember how a sunny day feels like, this new piece of plastic from Wit Industries will light up your day!
This Fender Bender is the best accessory to carry around, yep you can shove it into your messenger bag because it is small and foldable! Plus, it is not visually invasive, simple and sleek, just good enough for a fender. Comes in black, marine, white, grey, orange, ultramarine or red for 12,50 Euro.
More info at Pristine.
I have seen used bike parts turned into pieces of furniture or some sort of artistic stuff, but here Dylan Bigby, a FG rider living in San Francisco, got some crafty mind into work and decided to repurpose old bike tires as ‘one of a kind’ belts.
Source : Vimeo – The WereHaus™
Inspired by the velodrome racers, the new Rapha + Paul Smith Track Gloves are quite good looking. Made from African Hair Sheep leather, the softest available, these gloves are the little luxury ($175) you can bring along a city ride.
Via Rapha
Bespoke: Creative Show 2010 was the place to be to enjoy arts on walls and bikes. The show exhibits a selection of Fixed Gear Bike Frames adorned with graphics by 10 of the world’s leading and up-and-coming creative designers in the industry (John McFaul, Peter Lin, Vault 49, Ademas Batista, Ollie Munden, Ben Thomas, Jasper Wong, Ben Qwek, Aaron De La Cruz, Ria Dastidar, Danielle Hunt and Yvonne Tang).
This is a great opportunity for designers to showcase their talent and innovative work on different formats and to experiment with a broad range of mediums and concepts.
And for bike and art lovers, the dream finally comes true : you can buy one of the Steels Art Collection bike frames at reasonable price of £500 ($800) at Luma Bespoke online shop.
How many times have you found yourself in some last minute night out and had to ride back home without lights that you negligently left in your empty-pockets plate? Right, countless times. Well this time is over, no more reckless bike ride for you if you are a current iPhone user thanks to the new app ‘Safety Flasher‘. The screen of the device turns into a bright flashing light for which you can choose the color, speed and mode (flash, pulse and burst). The mounting on a bike remains a bit tricky but manageable with some creativity or a bag pack with mesh pockets.
Of course this ‘back up’ emergency light, originally designed to use with an armband holder for walkers and runners, is not meant to be used as a substitute of a regular bike light.
So next time, think ‘lights’ first or let your iPhone protect you.
Via Velojoy
Obviously Cinelli is at every corner for this summer wear collection. Here they teamed up with the NY brand Supreme for these pairs of fingerless gloves (leather and cotton mesh). More info here.
If you live in Philly or know a little about art, this anagram should ring a bell… the pop artist Robert Indiana of course! Anyway I thought this tee would be the perfect gift for our loved ones, so much better than last minute crap bought at CVS. To get it, just go to Cutaway Clothing.
Via Velojoy
