tokyo fixed gear shop (in… london)

seems like i’m doing lots of posts about friends’ things lately. here’s another one. tokyo fixed gear had their shop opening last night, in london’s soho. it’s a beautiful shop, (surprisingly) big and boutique-ey, and (unsurprisingly, knowing max) filled with lots of bike porn and candy-coloured bling. if you’re looking for one of them carbon-and-alu alan frames, a chromed colnago with fully pantographed groupset, or even purple anodized sprockets, this is your place. 4 peters street, at the bottom of berwick street.

photos courtesy yorgo at arkitipintel
(back to tweed-y posts after this, i promise)

pashley guv’nor plus four

we went to the bobbin bicycles press night last night. i’m a huge fan of bobbin (”the most beautiful bicycle shop in britain”), and of course you should go check them out.

for me, the highlight of the night was finally getting to see one of the limited edition pashley guv’nor plus fours in the flesh. these babies are made in reynolds 531, fully brass-plated, then the lugs are masked off and the rest of the frame is painted black, so it’s got shiny gold lugs! also, a sachs duomatic rear hub and speed drive front chain for four gears (plus four… four gears… get it?) and enough brooks leather to make a cow nervous. i love guv’nors anyhow, beautiful oldschool pathracer style. but these are pretty luscious. only 50 were made… and unfortunately they’ve all sold out.

Fixed book

some friends of ours have written a book that documents the fixed gear scene. fixed is a pretty thorough coffeetable book that covers the history, the scene now, design, racing, hipstering, polo and all that, with tons of amazing photography.

there’s a launch for it tomorrow. pop along if you’re around.

Movember

The nights are drawing in, clocks have gone back, the weather is getting colder. For a gentleman-about-town, this can mean only one thing: Movember is at hand! Grow the tache of your dreams, and raise money for prostate cancer. Register at uk.movember.com

We at the Tweed Run are, of course, partial to the handlebar. But if you’ve got a Tom Selleck or a Dali in you, go for it.

The Rules:
1. Once registered, each bro must start 1 November with a clean face
2. Then, for the entire month of November, each mo bro must grow and groom a moustache according to these rules:
- There is to be no joining the mo at the sideburns; that’s a beard
- There is to be no joining the handlebars on the chin; that’s a goatee
- A small complimentary growth under the bottom lip is allowed (aka The Tickler)

Allow us also to recommend Clubman Moustache Wax once your lip becomes luxuriant enough for styling.