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The London Bicycle Film Festival is on its way

Written by Rob Longworth at 22:57 on September 18th, 2008 Comment on this post »

Rolling into town on October 2, the London Bicycle Film Festival is as full bodied as a Pinot Noir. Hosted this year at the hive of entertainment that is the Barbican, there will be 7 different programmes running over 3 days. It will house a roving carnival of film, music, seminars and events which bring together the assorted aspects of cycling life from around the orb. Continue reading this blog post »

Get your paws on one of Element’s X Krabo bikes

Written by Rob Longworth at 15:24 on August 26th, 2008 Comment on this post »

With a mere five of these little beauties ever constructed, you may never get another chance to own one. Two of Element's X Krabos are up for grabs on ebay and they don't have very long left. So if you wanna have the woodiest wheel trims on the block, best get bidding. Continue reading this blog post »

BMX goes Olympian in Beijing

Written by Ed Andrews at 17:42 on August 18th, 2008 Comments (1)

At 9.00am Beijing time, on 20th August, good old Bicycle Motocross finally gets ordained into the world of Gold medals, Drug-tests and nationalistic showboating!

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BMX and bass from Queens, NY

Written by Rob Longworth at 01:55 on August 6th, 2008 Comments (1)

Made in Queens is a documentary that invites us to admire the world of customised BMXs which carry Herculean sound systems.

Directed by Nicolas Randall and Joe Stevens, the movie looks into the lives of a small crew of teenagers originally from Trinidad & Tobago, now whom reside in Queens, that are largely preoccupied with making their bikes sound like a lyrical freight train. Continue reading this blog post »

Element X Krabo ECOllaboration

Written by Andrea Kurland at 15:20 on July 1st, 2008 Comment on this post »

There's really no excuse to trundle around in a gas-guzzling mountain of steel now that Element, masters of the push, have turned their hands to pedal power. Continue reading this blog post »

Tour de Hackney & Brick Lane Bike Polo coming soon

Written by Rob Longworth at 00:35 on July 1st, 2008 Comments (2)

The Shoreditch Festival and Tour de Hackney, proudly present Shoreditch bike polo. With 5000 riders expected to be gracing the streets on the 17th August, it's your chance to let your two wheeled metal gazelle shine. If you’re interested in partaking in the polo (which incidentally will be taking place on a new court!) then ears open. Continue reading this blog post »

I-Cycle short film series

Written by Rob Longworth at 12:21 on June 30th, 2008 Comment on this post »

Film producer Daniel Leeb and Puma have teamed up to deliver a rather charming series of short films to remind us all why bikes are just ace!

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Bikes, Booze and Bootleg Sessions

Written by Rob Longworth at 17:00 on June 20th, 2008 Comments (1)

The Worlds first international track bike magazine is about to be unleashed in London town, that's cool, but there's more. Continue reading this blog post »