Consumption: Now With More Minimalism!

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Published Aug. 16, 2010 at 7:28 a.m.
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Ever since discovering The New Minimalism last week I've been taking inventory of my life, both literally and metaphorically, and I've come to the realization that I am indeed in thrall to my own possessions ... Do I really need that climate-controlled penguin habitat? When was the last time I actually used that sausage maker? Is it worth employing a live-in massage therapist when I actually have a deep-rooted phobia of human touch of which my live-in psychotherapist has as yet been unable to

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Scotts Valley Fixed

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Published Aug. 14, 2010 at 4:51 p.m.

You don’t see too many fixed gear riders in Scotts Valley. It’s a small town in the Santa Cruz Mountains, with significant grades on some of the roads. To get to or from Santa Cruz for shopping or visits means about 500 feet of elevation change over three miles. Nate here, for example, lives way [ ... ]Related posts: Scotts Valley Mountain Charlie Challenge 2010 Scotts Valley Fireworks directions & parking Tuesday Transit Quiz: Which route is best? ...

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9 February 2009: How British Cycling conquered the Olympics

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Published Feb. 10, 2009 at 12:54 p.m.
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This week’s show features Dave Brailsford, Performance Director of British Cycling, explaining how his team achieved a record medal haul at the Beijing Olympics. We also discover that Shanaze Reade (pictured left, racing in the team sprint with Victoria Pendleton) has never heard of fixed gear freestyling despite being a world champion cyclist in both [ ... ] ...

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50% off...now that's just crazy!

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 11:58 a.m.
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The Tokyo Fixed Gear Sale! ... Not everything is 50% off but a lot of it is! Definitely worth checking out ...

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STREET KEIRIN FRIDAY

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Published Aug. 14, 2010 at 4:24 p.m.

Friday the 27th of August Rotterdam Fixed Gear will bring you a night of street keirin excitement!Bring a trackbike and some beers, meetup at 20:00 at plein 1940.Final location for the races will be announced soon.Hope to see you all there! ...

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Look Cycles Introducing New ALP 464 Fixed Gear Frame

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 5:43 p.m.
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Debuting in Europe first, the new Look ALP 464 fixed gear frame shares the geometry of the 496. It gets a carbon, aero fork, large downtube for stiffness and sliding dropouts with metal reinforcements. Frame material is butted aluminum.BikeBiz reports it’ll be backed by a heavy PR and marketing campaign in the UK and carry [ ... ] ...

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Fixed Gear London: I Hate Rainy Dayz

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Published Aug. 11, 2010 at 2:03 p.m.

Speaking of Londontown, Fixed Gear London put up a nice edit featuring Roy from Rotterdam Fixed and Oscar from 14 Bike Co. Dope riding! Love Oscar's ESB. Reminds me of something Aaron Ross would ride ...

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The New Smugness: Keeping it to a Minimum

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 7:34 a.m.
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As you're probably tired of hearing by now, this evening at 6:30 I will be visiting the Rapha Cycle Club in the Bowery, which is a once-gritty and now "douchey" area in Manhattan ... Once there, I will display images loosely connected to the theme of "epic." I will also give away a few t-shirts and other random items I have in my home (who wants the toilet plunger?), probably by "curating" a game of "Rapha Price Is Right" in which people must guess how outrageously priced certain Rapha garments

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Two New Fixed Gear Bikes from Bianchi

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 3:25 p.m.
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Bianchi had some super nice new singlespeeds and fixies at Interbike last year, and it looks like they’re showing a few new goodies early this year.Shown above is the 2011 Bianchi Pista Dalmine, an aluminum framed bike with flat bar and carbon fork with alloy steerer. The crank has a 48T gear mated to a [ ... ] ...

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Hardcore Luxury: It Ain't Easy Being Douchey

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Published Aug. 9, 2010 at 7:34 a.m.
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This past weekend I engaged in some routine bicycle component installation ... Despite being almost moronically simple, the component I installed came with a manual, and while I've changed the name of both the component and the manufacturer, here's what it said: ... Congratulations! You have just purchased the best bicycle component available ... To ensure the best performance and longest service life from your bicycle component, please read carefully and follow these installation instructions

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