19.10.08

Delayed Blogging pt 2 - IFMA

Alright, pt 2; my last day of work before "vacation" (19 september) was spent on a day out with 5 co-workers in Köln for the IFMA (Internationale Fahrradmarkt [International Bicycle Trade Show]). So more bikes again, although not as big a show as the EuroBike that 4 other co-workers attended a few weeks earlier, which is the biggest one in Europe.

(Just a note, my highlights do tend to lean towards a focus on the fixies/singlespeeds, and newly - the custom cruisers.)



-track bike - despite the pink, I still think it's a sweet ride, nice wheels, nice bike (and of course since track bikes are fixies, I like them for that reason too)



-Bulls Titanium frame bike - sweet and no doubt expensive



-Schwinn Cutter - Nice, plain, simple, budget price singlespeed.



-Schwinn Madison - Another nice single speed, not so budget priced, reasons for the price discrepancy, I'm not sure yet.



-Hitchcocks Laid Back Bikes - very different custom design.



-Fixie Inc Peacemaker -note the handlebars are "car scratchers" from Fixie Inc.



-Katz Bike - interesting bike idea, for offroad occasions where you don't want to worry about your chain getting covered in mud.



-Katz bike - covered in mud like here.



-Another custom cruiser



-Sweet bikes at the Shimano stand (I think) - note: white is the trendy colour for bikes (and cars) right now, like it's the new black.



-Another fancy white bike - Looks singlespeed-ish, but I believe it's got a hub gear.



-Custom Fixie - A whole stand devoted to a company, or group of people, who've converted older bikes to fixies and singlespeeds, all done up real nice.



-Shiny red with winter camo taped handlebars - for some reason, I think this looks sweet, maybe I'm just drawn to it because its so damn shiny.



-Simple black fixie - damn those are low handlebars.



-Piece de resistance? - I think I've seen this black one with the red swath in a magazine or brochure or something before, or the web.



-Blue fixie - (1 fixie, 2 fixie, red fixie, blue fixie?)



-White fixie - white just looks real nice.



-And with the Brooks saddle



-Cannondale Badboy White Edition Solo Ultra- the Urban trend realized, and done so well (although I prefer the singlespeed version, it is cheaper).



-Custom Beach Cruisers - by Beastie Bikes



-Each bike, a work of art.



-Life guard bike? - I think they have fun with what they do.



-Beastie Bikes stand - I think actually one of the best stands, if not the best stand there, for really portraying the image/atmosphere of the culture of the bikes, and how they fit. Complete with 2 veedub minibusses, one surfer style, the other, more black/white-rock&roll.



-Surf culture, beach cruisers - actually reminds me of what I've seen at the O'Neil store in Amsterdam, where they have a matte black custom crusier bike complete with surfboard on it's side and a surf board. (note, must take picture of this).



-All black - love the details, notice the dice on the gear shifter.



-White custom cruiser



-Wheel detail - playin on the trends with the kinda graphic floral stuff.



-Another custom cruiser



-An unfinished work - I like the frame profile they chose, nice.



-Mad details - someone went to town on this job.



-Giant Escape R8 - nice urban bike with a nexus 8 hub.



-Giant City Speed Concept bike - this one won some award at Eurobike.



-City Speed - sweet details on this, a very 'designed' bike.



-Giant City Storm N8 - at first I thought this was also a concept bike, but noticed it is in the collection on the dutch website.



-Citystorm Details - another very 'designed' bike.



-More details - more design.



-Brooks Saddles of England - an interesting poster, for an interesting company. In their newspaper/flyer, they advertised the "Shoreditch Invitational" bike polo event. Looking into it, bike polo looks pretty cool, I think it should be brought (back?) into the Olympics.



-Classic Raleigh Fixie



-Elmoto HR-2 - 2 wheel drive, electric bike that goes 45km/h with a range of 70km. Pretty sweet idea, I think the design looks nice, but is a mix of hit and miss. some elements are harsh and painful, others, nicely detailed.

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