Newcastle Fixed Gear

Alive

markbzl — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:44:53 +0000

It’s been a long time since the last update on here. Newcastle Fixed is alive and well. Planning some riding trips out of town for the upcoming summer months and looking forward to plenty of miles in the saddle.

Wednesday Rides

markbzl — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:36:08 +0000

Last week we rode out to Ponteland and looped back round into the city centre racking up just under 30 miles. Still havent managed more than 10 people but at least the participation has been consistant throughout the weeks and more people are gaining interest.

New lad Davey shredded his tyre and Andy showed off his DIY mechanic skills by managing to fix it up using half an old credit card, a pound coin and some tape. Top boy!

We aren’t planning on tonight being as intense, see you at the Tyne Bar.

Bike Check – Mark – Dosnoventa

phil — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:16:40 +0000

Frame / Fork:
Dosnoventa Detroit 56cm, DSNV Full Carbon

Crankset / Cog / Chain:
Shimano Dura Ace FC-7600 170mm, Miche Primato 49t Chainring, EAI Cog 17t, Izumi Track Chain

Pedals / Straps:
Shadow Conspiracy Ravanger, Death Straps

Handlebars / Stem:
Deda Pista Track Drops, Deda Tape, Thomson X2 90mm Stem

Saddle / Seatpost:
Fi’zi:k Pave cx, Thomson Elite

Front Wheel:
H+Son F30, Halo Track Hub, Vittoria Zaffiro

Rear Wheel:
H+Son F30, Halo Track Hub Fixed/Fixed, Continental Gatorskin

Scene Report

andythbrown — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:55:56 +0000

The nice lads over at The North Race have added a short Newcastle scene report to their site with some nice photos by Phil, head over there and check it out.

Newcastle Scene Report

Death Track in Leeds

deathtrackncl — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 20:24:31 +0000

From our latest leisurely jaunt to the Restrap Launch, take note guys that there is more beer than bikes

Fast… Wednesday

markbzl — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:55:59 +0000

Last nights ride was slightly longer and way faster than last Weeks. Nine people showed up including a new face (Yo Jamie!). We headed to Newburn making a stop at the Keelman pub (Spotted the hilarious guy who sang that shit Journey song on X-Factor last week too… Bonus!)

It got dark real fast and we braved the sketchy paths in almost complete darkness before arriving in Wylam. After a couple of hill climbs we reached the top and began our decent through Crawcrook, Blaydon and along the Quayside back to the Tynebar for a victory pint.

Highlights included Liam throwing up along the way, the downhill into Blaydon (That road is so fun/fast) … And the X-Factor guy too (OBV’Z!)

Restrap Launch

deathtrackncl — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:24:26 +0000

On Sunday, death track (minus Lucas and ASAP) took a trip down to Leeds for the launch of Restraps new product range. As you may know, Restrap has been making and selling bespoke cycling products over the past few years, famous for their foot straps using ONLY recycled material. Not just that, but Restrap has been the hub for fixed gear culture in Yorkshire region.

Nathan has put a lot of thought and effort into this new line of gear. This release sees the restrap team kit, 5 & 6 panel hats (propa waxxa streetwear) as well as t-shirts. I treated myself to a six panel and a bottle holder for carrying your fixie juice.

Tim, John and Sam (all crunk).

On top of the launch they had an alleycat with a twist:
-Random teams of 3
-3 checkpoints
-One person from each team to go to a checkpoint and receive a number
-Once all of the team get back to restrap HQ they use their numbers from the checkpoints to open a box with a lock combination. Inside that lies a lovely BMX inner tube, first team to blow it up WINS.

We missed the last train home so we had no other choice but to stay and party on in Leeds. Beer/cider & shots were drunk, people started playing on Fee’s goat and hip-hop was played. I hope there wasn’t too much to clean up. We thank you Leeds for putting us up for the night and hosting what was one of the best times I’ve had with my bike. We hope to see you at the takeaway time trial. Be sure to head over to Restrap for all your cycling needs.

Liam & Malaysian Tom

Foot Straps

Restrap Jersey (pre-order still available)

It’s all a blur (song 2) great turnout

Fee & the Cantgoslo boys

Jonny Taylor Pink Panther Track Champion

markbzl — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 10:28:57 +0000

Who doesn’t like a custom painted bike? Our good friend Jonny, aka “Big Blonde” recently painted his Track Champion pink and it looks great.

Takeaway Time Trial | Saturday September 15th

phil — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:10:34 +0000

Details are being kept quiet for now but the next event will be the Takeaway Time Trial on the 15th of September. Should be a good one, I heard free pizza for the winner!

Weekly Ride Wednesdays

markbzl — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 13:01:54 +0000

Last Wednesday 8 of us rode Hadrians Way cycle route down river to the coast. Only managed to snap a few photos but it was good ride and im looking forward to next week. Think were going to head up Wylam/Corbridge way on Wednesday (29th) so if you’re game we’ll see you at the Tyne Bar at 7pm.