Today, Core77 proudly introduces a limited edition bicycle–named the “Dutch Master“–celebrating New York bike culture and a heritage of local manufacturing.
The Dutch Master is based on the beloved Worksman cruiser frame–a workhorse foundation used throughout the New York delivery community, and manufactured in Queens, New York for over 110 years. Core77 customized the frame, fitting it out with a carefully curated set of components, each with its own story.
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The bike was hand-built by KT Higgins, a Brooklyn-based ex-bike messenger (infamous for her crash in the movie Pedal), and proprietor of Bushwick Bike Shop, her one-year-old bikeshop in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn.
You can pop by the Apple Store to meet the designers on Saturday the 11th in New York (Prince Street) at 3pm– and afterwards the Dutch Master will be on display in the lobby of the Ace Hotel on West 29th for one week from July 11th through July 18th.
Birmingham, England – Brooks England, the English purveyor of handmade leather saddles and accessories since 1866, will be releasing Limited Edition Swift saddles in four unique colours and Limited Edition Team Pro saddles in two unique colours. The limited edition colours will be released in July in quantities of 250. The Team Swift saddles are in celebration of one of the fastest growing urban cycling sports: Bike Polo; the Team Pro saddles celebrate Brooks' support of the cycle couriers.
Ross Lovegrove never ceases to amaze us with his serious industrial design talent. We assume that it’s his knack for combining that which is visually stunning with an absurd amount of practicality that drew the folks at Biomega into his collaborative arms for what amounts to a stunning addition to their ever growing line of “furniture for locomotion,” or what in layman’s terms could be called a pretty sweet bike. The Biomega Bamboo utilizes a natural material that when properly prepared, is stronger than steel. The result is an eye-catching fusion of nature and innovation on two wheels. To catch a sneak peek at this cycling sight to behold, head over to Milan’s Design Library at Via Savona between the 22nd to 27th of April, where it will be on display from 10am to 10pm. Congrats JMS!
We blog about bikes quite a bit, but sometimes you have to be a nut to get through high speed urban traffic. In an effort to improve cyclist visibility the Transportation of London has put forth an ad campaign to bring attention to the issue. The first was a widely played video about a basketball team and a dancing bear. We all watched — then watched a second time and laughed. Next up, they’ve really out done themselves with a classic whodunnit? tale. Its like gymnastics in cinematography. Really amazing how they pull this off. Have fun with this video and few more that basically let you play “spot the differences” like the old Highlights magazines.
If the words Tall Bike Jousting, Track Bikes, BMX, Alleycats, Critical Mass, Bike Polo, Cycling to Recumbents mean anything to you and you’ve got October 1st through 4th free in London, then we are here to tell you were to go. The Bicycle Film Festival has made its way around the States and is ready to launch in London. The festival is a celebration of all things bicycles through the media of art, film, performance, music and riding. The festival schedule for London is up here, but one warning — this is only half the schedule … maybe even a fourth. The Bicycle Film Festival comes packed with a culture of after parties, urban rides, bicycle hacks and some of the most pimped out bikes you will ever see. If any readers have been one of the BFFs in another city let us know how it is (or check out these Youtube videos). Pick up your tickets for the London event here.
For some time now Alta Bikes have had a handle on the business of supplying simple, single-speed bikes for urban inhabitants. Despite the practicality of their pedal-able product, one thing has gotten in the way of the Norwegian bicycle manufacturer’s domination of the global market … location, location, location. Previously unavailable in the U.S., the bicycle makers have opened up a trade route to the Western Hemisphere, so that city cycling enthusiasts across the country can get their hands on one of these handsome modes of transport. The bikes are available in a wide array of colors. Fellow Americans, we encourage you to choose the shade that suits you and then promptly take to the streets.
It’s getting warmer and warmer everyday and I might need to pick up a bike to plow through the city streets on the weekends (HINT: my birthday’s coming). I’m digging the special edition Cannondale and G-Star collaboration called the RAW CANNONDALE. An incredibly sexy city bike with custom pedals, corked grips, Brooks saddle (so hot) and tube covers featuring G-Star materials (denim, cloth, nylon, the like). Sign me up?
It looks way unconventional, but this clever Walking Bike by Max Night “kicks” at an impressive pace. The enterprising designer outfitted an ordinary bike with eight pairs of sneakers for his pal at Intersection magazine, and it truly does run — albeit at a jogger-with-a-cramp speed. And a word to potential bikejackers: making off with the wheels on this one are likely to earn more on eBay than at the used bike store. Watch the foot pedaling action here.
Plenty has changed over the last 25 years. Why, in 1983, people drove “ground cars” and spoke to each other over the “telephone”. How quaint. While those trends of the past may have faded into oblivion one thing has remained constant, The Nike Air Force 1. In honor of the sneakers’ silver anniversary, people all over the world are celebrating. Some are holding parades while others are naming their children Nike; some people, like the Wilson Brothers design team, have come up with a more creative way to channel their love for the shoe. How so? They've created a traditionally, lugged, steel–framed fixie inspired by the sneaker mainstay as a way of showing reverence the past while keeping up with current street trends…sort of like the AF1 has continued to do. Their blazing bike creation aptly named the Air Force 1 “Silver Service” has been added to the curation at Dover Street Market which celebrates 25 years of the iconic Air Force 1. So if you find yourself in London, definitely go check it out.
The very awesome Outlaw Print Company, whose specialty is tees, has hooked up with R.E.Load Baggage to present a hot bike frame pad that will not only protect your two-wheeler’s top tube from wear and tear when you’re leaning it up against all kinds of natural and manmade elements, but also your shoulder bones when you’re lugging your bike over obstacles like fences and concrete barriers (and not to mention, ahem, other sensitive body parts — we all know which kind — that might find ways to rendezvous with the frame in other occasions). Each pad is hand-screened in an ’80s-style that will bring the spirit of your kiddie BMX bike back. Plus, the dudes have thoughtfully made the black ink reflective. Only 20 of these are available, so do it.
Even though my patience for adding an “x” in between every two words I write is wearing thin, I’m going to admit that, yes, I was expecting this collab frenzy to work its way into every corner of my life. Eventually, anyway. That said, this Fuji and Obey pairing has thrown me for a teeny little loop, because I’ve never even considered the potential ramifications of rampant fixed gear bicycle collabs. Here’s the problem with that concept: An ugly tee shirt collab still gets hyped, but most people will admit it’s ugly. An ugly fixie collab…well, everyone knows that ugly fixies are somehow almost radder than un-ugly fixies. Not that this one is at all ugly (actually, it’s so sexy it kind of hurts), I’m just saying that, when you consider the acceptance of ugly in the fixie nation in direct correlation to the amount of ugly in the collab world, it can only mean one thing: God we’re in for it. Find the rest of the details at Hypebeast.
  
If the words Tall Bike Jousting, Track Bikes, BMX, Alleycats, Critical Mass, Bike Polo, Cycling to Recumbents mean anything to you and you’ve got October 1st through 4th free in London, then we are here to tell you were to go. The 
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