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.

For a lot of us riders, it is almost a reflex to check the local bike shops, bike cafes, and other potentially interesting places when we visit a new city…

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…

What? Two bike checks in a row? Must be Christmas or something, right? Well, what can I say, maybe you’re just lucky that I have so many amazing bikes around me! This week we have our friendly Rob a.k.a. @Cairnsy.co coming all the way from Berlin to Paris to show off his skills and custom handmade track bike.

A few months back, I was recording the podcast and you might have heard this: “Hey, by the way, shout out to this automotive designer I know who owns several Cannondale tracks!” Well, I got the chance to enter his man cave to take a few shots of two really special bikes in his collection…

For a lot of us riders, it is almost a reflex to check the local bike shops, bike cafes, and other potentially interesting places when we visit a new city…

Why am I so happy to do this bike check? Because of this! This is the perfect mix of “let me build something fully custom” and “okay, but no more than 100 euros”. From the rattle can paint job to the part selection, everything on this bike screams: I don’t care what you think, I look sick anyway! So let’s see what this is all about.

Summer is here again and for most of us, it’s also time to take some time off and ride to new places. Fortunately for us, a good friend of Ella and I had the perfect destination in mind and we took the opportunity to ride our bikes and go shred some dust. 

Ha Switzerland! A country of beautiful lakes, impressive train infrastructure, and weirdly mountain-shaped chocolate bars. But Switzerland is also known for its precision engineering and striking craftsmanship.

There is always that one time when you have a problem with your bike and you don’t want to fix it yourself because it either looks too tricky or you don’t have the right tools for the job…

Get ready because this will be a weird one. And I’m gonna start with the elephant in the room. The pictures! What happened? Why so much ｇｒａｉｎ and why colors that looks like it’s straight out of a bad western spaghetti movie. Well let me explain…

Hello everyone and welcome to a slightly different write-up than usual. If you enjoy the blog and the podcast, this is definitely something you should read to understand the work behind Slow Spin Society.

One could easily argue that black and white film photography could make any situation look like a piece of art. And I agree! I think that more often than not, shooting anything in…

Today is bike check day! Yay! You already know how it goes: great bike, pictures, story, and so on. But today is different. Today we’re gonna focus on the story and how you go from a journey to an idea, to something real and tangible for your hands only…

After almost two years of owning these bags and a decent amount of time taking them with me on various trips, it's finally time for an in-depth review of my three Outer Shell bags…

With France still under its third lockdown and the good amount of work and life events that have bombarded us recently, we didn’t really find the time to take the car or bike and go somewhere to enjoy some fresh air. Today, I wanted to roll things back a little bit and share a trip we did last summer…

Having a gravel bike has been at the back of my mind for a while now. Why are they so expensive? Why does a nice gravel tire cost €80? Why am I constantly looking for other ways to ride and end up with yet another fixed gear?

Every once in a while your friend gets a nice new bike and you’re really happy for them… but almost kinda jealous at the same time. Well, that’s pretty much what happened

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.

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...