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Self Bike Check: The Parakino (Year 2)

I know! I’m a bit late! But since many of you requested it, here is an update on the state of my daily a.k.a. the Fire Parallax a.k.a. the Parakino, 2 years later…

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The Fumikiri Bike Show on F*cked Film

Do you like dramatic pictures? Over-saturated contrasts and underexposed scenes? Well, you’re in luck!When I dropped the film I shot at the first Fumikiri bike show…

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Micro-Review: NYLAARN Sunglasses

If you've met me before, you're probably aware that I very frequently wear sunglasses for many reasons. And it's during a recording session with Aaron Panone in Amsterdam, that he generously gifted me a pair of his Nylaarn sunglasses…

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Bike Check: Taiga’s Brooklyn Gangsta V4

Time for another bike-check of someone you might have already seen on SSS. Where? Right here! Taiga is a graduate of the Tokyo Frame Building School and worked for Cherubim…

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Bike Check: Sean’s Mash Steel

During Slow Burnin’ Man, I met up with Sean a.k.a. @slowleak. Well known member of the Mash Crew, I’ve been meaning to shoot one of his bikes for years now.

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Bike Check: Tommy’s Mash Lava

You’ve already seen a couple of shots of my Mash Lava on this blog and I can’t lie by telling you that, this paint job, might be one of my favorite of the entire Mash lineup. But what you haven’t seen yet is the bike that made me want one. ..

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Bike Check: Christian’s Parallax

Whenever I shoot film in Paris, I always end up with a grainy, dirty style for some reason. It’s probably why I only shoot black and white while in the French capital, but I had to make an exception this time…

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Bike Check: Takuho’s KHS Aero Track

Yes, two bike-check in one month, and another KHS on top of that! A few weeks ago, we took a look at Maki’s KHS and ended up on a picture of her and her husband, both rocking their True Tember KHS Aero Track

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Self Bike Check: The Parakino (Year 0)

As fixed gear riders, the usual joke around is: “I’m one with the bike! It’s like there is a connection between us!”. And as corny as it may seem, it’s a genuine feeling that I hope you’ve encountered…

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I sinned, so you might do it too…

Ok! So before you read anything, put down any spike of fork you may have reached just by reading the title. Today we’re diving into a “touchy” subject. For the ones who are still paralyzed or too scared to read just one more word. Don’t worry, if I did it, you can do it too. Stay focused, breathe, one step at a time…

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Self Bike Check: Cyanotype Street Missile

It is nice to be back! I hope everyone had nice winter holidays and that you got to spend some time with your close ones during these weird times!

I can feel it…2022 is gonna be great, and what better way to start it than with a bike check with a rather interesting story.

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Bike Check: Patrick’s Pearl Samson

If you’re always hanging out on njs-export.com and you just need that “extra push” to pull the trigger on your dream japanese-made frameset, well I’m afraid that article might just do it for you.

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Bike Check: Piotr’s Somec Tempest

The Somec Tempest! Let’s talk about it! Already pretty uncommon as a road bike, it is even rarer as a track bike. Truth be told, I’ve only seen three in my life and that includes the two I saw online.

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Self Bike Check: Neon Fade Mash Steel

Alright, I know I’m a little bit late to the party. You’ve seen them online or in your local group ride, but after the new release of the Mash steel, and the sexy Blue Lug/Mash color exclusive, I couldn’t really deny that I wanted one…

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Self Bike Check : Do everything Mash Work

Welcome to my own bike check! Yep, today I’m gonna tell you the story behind my Cinelli Mash Work and how it went through almost every fixie boy phase: tracklocross, commuter, long distances, and much more...

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