Bike Man Dan » Vintage

You think you have hipster street cred?

Dan — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:59:40 +0000

You are wrong!

Check out this guy oozing cool cruising NYC circa 1960 on a Legano brakeless fixed gear

Flying Pigeon LA

Dan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:04:33 +0000

The classically styled and ubiquitous Flying Pigeon is (thankfully) becoming more and more accessible for purchase in the United States!

I was just sent word today (by way of Daily Candy) that a new bike shop in LA, Flying Piegon LA, is currently importing FPs! Flying Pigeon LA joins the ranks with Flying Piegon NYC and Guanxi Trading in New York and Austin, TX respectively

So happy to see people taking interest in the humble practical Pigeon, warms my heart in fact to see this colossal shift in the industry from flashy sport bikes to utilitarian people movers.

Check Flying Pigeon LA out, and if you’re in LA you should go join one of their Dim Sum rides, sounds like fun

Flying Piegon LA : http://www.flyingpigeon-la.com
Source: Kung Fu Pigeon – Daily Candy

Tutorial: twining

Dan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:32:36 +0000

Sorry for the bombardment of videos, hope no one minds (I like videos :p)
Today we have a tutorial from Epicurean Cyclist that shows you how to wrap just about anything with twine. Very slick method. My only recommendation is to run your “loop” of twine underneath the bars so that when you finish and cut the ends, the little nubs of the cut twine are on the underside of the bar and don’t show. It should also be mentioned that twine, like cloth tape, takes well to shellac and provides weather resistance, makes the twine stay in place and adds some color to it.

Source: Epicurean Cyclist: How to twine stuff

Gallery of vintage road bikes

Dan — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:52:36 +0000

Some really cool bikes in this museum gallery. Interesting to check out early bikes pre 1960s to see all the technology advancements.

Check out the gallery