Anatomy of the Perfect Event. The “Love Letter Turbo” Weekend 🖤
In 2023, around this time, I was posting my article about my weekend in Berlin for RadRace Last Wo/Man Standing. And I was talking about how amazing my experience was over there, all the fun I had, etc… But, this was better!
Shuhari Bike Works: Track Bikes in Paradise.
Starting to write this article is honestly a bit overwhelming. Part of it could be because I shot a whole twelve rolls of film in barely three days, creating more content than I ever did in one single short trip…
The Quokka Cycles Workshop
When people with excellent taste decide to mix bike and car culture to create a bike brand based on their aesthetics and convictions, I expect nothing but great outcomes.
Getting Together at CMWC Yokohama
The Last Japanese CMWC was all the way back in 2009. And it’s only fifteen long years later that the Cycling Messenger World Championship came back to Japan along with …
Slow Spin Society, 2023 Still On Film…
As we’re starting to roll into 2024, I thought I could share a few shots that haven’t made the cut on the blog. Sceneries, bits, and bobs of street photography…
Street Track from the Far East: Unver Tokyo
When people with excellent taste decide to mix bike and car culture to create a bike brand based on their aesthetics and convictions, I expect nothing but great outcomes.
A Personal Look Back on 2023
Content creation is a form of art, until it isn’t… Looking back on 2023 made me realize a few things that I'd like to share. So get a mug of your favorite beverage and some Lo-Fi music
The Wild Experience that is Slow Burnin’ Man
2023 Slow Burnin’ Man is something that you will never EVER find anywhere else. Take a healthy dose of music, bikes, friends and honestly pure madness, and you’ll get close to the magic mix that creates this event.
Inside the Speed Weaponry: A Tour of the Zipp Factory
There is a type of childhood dream that is always in the back of your mind. It's here somewhere but somehow never sounds realistic when you talk about it at loud…
A Pilgrimage to the Holy Land a.k.a. Mash SF
You’ve heard about Mash SF. You’ve seen their videos, you’ve drooled over their frames, and you’ve probably wondered how they became such an important entity in the fixed-gear scene…
What’s the Deal with the GT GTB/Pulse/Kinesis
A few months back I gave you my personal take on the Cannondale Track along with some facts about the 90s track king. And before I could say a word, my DMs blew up with…
RadRace on Film was Pure Chaos, and I Loved it…
RadRace 2023 Last Wo/Man Standing was a phenomenal experience. Part of the SSS team and I (Paul), all had a banging time meeting all of you, our listeners, readers, making new friends, and just vibing with everyone.
Some News from the Kolektif Bike Fair 2023
A bike fair is always an exiting moment. You see things you’ve probably never heard about, frames you might drool on, and way too many interesting business ideas that make you say: “Damn, cycling is alive and well!”
A “Grocery Getter” is a Stupidly Good Idea, and here is Why.
So you got your Daily! I't’s amazing, you love it, and you could go to the moon and back without a single problem on it. You even maybe got yourself a tracklocross bike as well…
What’s the Deal with the Cannondale Track?
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?…
One Slow day, Tokyo Micro Style
Good news for all of you travelers: Japan is reopening its borders to non-visa holders this November! This means two things: first off, I’m genuinely happy for many of you that have been dreaming to travel this far with the recent appreciation of Japanese culture..
Kang Did It Again….
Brivael, a.k.a. Kang, is one of my closest friends. We’re animated by the same passion, we like to hang out when we can, and we enjoy pushing each other in our respective bike endeavors…
A Love Letter to Tracklocross <3
If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past five years, you’ve probably heard about tracklocross. Taking your fixed gear into the woods to shred that forest harder than your last university essay.
Five Frames you’ve probably never seen…
It’s not every day that you get the opportunity to see a private collection. And when you do, it’s a big YES without even any hesitation…
Blue Lug is a Candy Shop for Grownups
So that’s it, you’ve landed in Japan, you’re building your bike for a first ride, and since you’re here you might as well check a shop or two. But there is one name that you’ve been hearing over and over, Blue lug…