The Mash SSCX is a very good frame! Featuring track dropouts, 120mm spacing, wide tire clearance, and cantilever brake mounts. Ahead of its time, this frame had only one drawback…

When Mash first released the “Mash Reyes,” I wasn't fully on board with both of the paint options being so monochrome. The orange accents were great, but I was yearning for something with a bit more energy…

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…

What’s your favorite Ctrack color? Glacier Blue? Icelandic green? What about “Right-in-your-face Pink”?Last year I stumbled upon the brightest Ctrack of them all…

Thinking back about it, I think I’ve been following the “Kang Adventure” from day 0. From his early training at Cyfac to his first Quokka Cycles prototype, and now one of the final bikes that was missing from his lineup…

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.

San Francisco can be very “moody”. You start a ride with bright sunshine and end it in the middle of the fog. But that’s when I also understood why the “Hi-Vis” paint job…

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. ..

Kalavinka has to be one of the most prestigious name in the NJS world. A legendary frame builder based in Tokyo, who created bikes for the highest ranks of Keirin. So was in Tokyo a year ago, I had the conviction to place an order…

You know what a CTrack is, you probably know how much it’s worth and how it stills goes up in value today. So what makes it the hype-beast that everyone would sell their kidney for?…

If you're a listener of our podcast, you know that the Bianchi Pista Concept has a very special place in my heart. So after reaching Japan, it was common sense to introduce you to the man who sparked in me the fascination for that frame….

When you start to look into boutique frame builders you’re usually in for a wild ride. Sizing, color, custom bits, waiting time, and of course money are many reasons for a lot of us to go back to simplicity and pick something off the shelf.

Today is a very important bike check and let me tell you why. When Brivael first told me about his custom track frame that he was gonna build, I was intrigued. When he gave me more details…

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…

Could you decide what to order and did everything arrive safely? Not yet? Check part.1 then! If you did, we should probably get to work to fit your bike with a sweet new pair of shoes. Today we’re gonna look into the “building” part of custom wheel building.