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Bike Check: Shinada’s Makino Ultra Record

Another quick bike-check back from CMWC 2023 where I spotted this Makino Ultra Record. If you're not aware, Makino, being the apprentice of 3rensho, already has quite a status…

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[Video] Summer Update 2024

Six months into 2024, and it's high time for an update on all that's happening at Slow Spin Society. What you’ll find in this blog-post and the video attached to it are almost exactly the same thing, so feel free to skip one or the other…

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Bike Check: Corentin’s Custom Mash SSCX

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…

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Harman Phoenix in Milan

I’ve called it in my recap of 2023, here is some photography related content for you all! While in Milan earlier this year, I opened the door of a camera store in which I couldn’t afford anything…

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Bike Check: Daniel’s Custom Mash Reyes

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…

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Say Hi to “The Lockup”

Welcome to the very early stages of “The Lockup”! What is The Lockup, you may ask? It's a community-driven bicycle gallery that aims to be your go-to platform for showcasing bikes, discovering build inspiration, and browsing a wide array of cool setups.

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More Film from the LLT Launch Party!

I wasn’t the only one shooting film at the Love Letter Turbo Launch part! So now that I’ve gathered all the scans, here is just an additional gallery of the LLT weekend…

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Bike Check: Lettuce-San’s Samson Challenger

Last month, I was finally introducing you to Shuhari Bike Works. So it’s now time to start the long sequence of all the bike checks I did over there, and what better bike to start with than the one some people call “the Japanese Laser”…

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Stolen Garage: The Full Cycling Spectrum

In a previous post about the Love Letter Turbo release party, I mentioned that most of the event was kindly hosted by Stolen Garage, just outside of Paris. As it was also my first time visiting Stolen’s “definitive” space…

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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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A Visit at the Cinelli/Columbus HQ

If you ever listen to the SSS podcast, you know that I have a love/hate relationship with Cinelli. I’m almost constantly upset with what they do for the fixed-gear cycling community…

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One Hundred and One Blog Posts!

That’s a lot of blogging! One hundred posts already and yet it feels like only one hundred… When I started SSS a few years ago, I would have never imagined the beautiful community that would build around this piece of cycling media…

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Bike Check: Michelle’s Look Madison 875

Alright, let's get started! A huge light leak... Check. At the worst possible place...Akso check… Michelle, I'm so sorry, film can sometimes be finicky... Weird visual artifacts aside…

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Season 2 is Finally Here!

We made it! After a few months of technical issues and setbacks, episode 100 of the Slow Spin Society podcast is finally online! But before you jump into your listening session, let me tell you…

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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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Find us on 35mmc!

A few months back, we dived into the depths of 35mmc blog on a special Patreon Episode, reveling in its trove of valuable resources for film enthusiasts….

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