Alas, NOT one of the bikes reviewed in our round-up.
In case you hadn’t heard, there’s been this little global financial meltdown going on, so you’re not getting another Hummer for your birthday this year. It’s a good thing, then, that self-propelled locomotion is the move in ’09. From high-end hipster stylings (Freeman Transport’s collapsible fixies) to commuter revolutions (bike-sharing programs in D.C., Denver, Tucson, and elsewhere), America is figuring out what the world’s known for years: Bicycles are a great way to get around when polar bears are doing the backstroke and wars for oil aren’t as fun as they used to be. See below for 5 Great New Bikes For Any Style…
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Holy crap. Lance Armstrong’s STAGES bike series with Kaws, Kenny Scharf, Shepard Fairey, Marc Newson Yoshitomo Nara, and Damien Hirst are sick sick sick. [TREK bikes]
Cool new Mexican artist of the day: Iran Fancisco. Painted boobs after the click, so if you work at a company with some tight-ass IT department, wait until later. [World's Best Ever]
If you buy any of the new BAPE x Ghostbusters crap, please @ComplexMag on Twitter so we can be sure to place your contact in our idiot folder. [High Snobiety]
Cool design concept behind a breakable plate (?), but this guy needs to get himself a real job. [Yanko Design]
C-3PO and R2-D2 Kubricks on the way. Awesome. [Hypebeast]
In cool guy-meets-repressed-childhood news, LEGO is teaming up with Wood Wood. We hope this fulfills its kick ass potential. [Freshness]
Happy sports holiday weekend everybody! On Saturday, July 4th, the Tour de France bike race kicks off, and…whooooooaaaaaaaaa, hold up a got-damned second! The Tour de France is starting on America’s birthday???!!! WTF!!!??? Maybe if those Frenchies hadn’t been so busy riding bikes and helped us go kick some…oh nevermind, we’re just gonna rename the thing the Tour de Freedom, how you like dem apples? And the freedom part of the Tour de Freedom includes the freedom to fall on your smug mug, so without further adieu (drat! They’re so insidious!), we present The Craziest Tour de France Crashes…
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Like skate-style, bicycle-style was spawned by an active culture that’s been co-opted by those who walk (and look “cool”) more than they actually ride. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. You don’t have to be a fixie fanatic to want comfortable, breathable gear for spring and summer.
Today’s Buy It Now (as seen in our new “Chain Gang” feature) is the Kissena Park Ultra Light Jacket from 10.Deep, whose just-launched “Keep It Moving” collection is inspired by ’90s NYC bike messengers. Named after the park in Flushing, Queens, the jacket is a nylon cycling shell with hideaway hood that is fully packable for easy stowing. For Buy It Now info and a detail pic, see below…
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Trek actually planned the District colorway to match our infamous Complex dugout jacket. So we think.
While going “green” isn’t always easy, a great way to reduce your carbon footprint is by riding a bicycle instead of driving. Sounds simple, but if you live in a major city, you really have no excuse not to get a bike. So what kind? The ballyhooed fixed-gear movement has become trendy recently, but consider fixed-gears the allover prints of the bicycle world. It makes better sense to invest in something like the all-new Trek District bike, which hits stores in the first week of April.
Our buddy Erik from Trek stopped by last week to give us a sneak-peek at the District, and it is a thing of beauty. But looks aside, what makes it special is that it’s Trek’s first single-speed, belt-drive (i.e. no chain) bicycle. The District has specs and parts to satisfy bicycle enthusiasts while being user-friendly enough that your mom would have no trouble riding it. Uh, pause. Every aspect of the District has been well thought-out and executed with careful attention to detail. At $929, it may cost a grip, but think of it as a lifetime investment'as long as it doesn’t get jacked. For a detailed look at the features of the District, and as a bonus, some pics of the Trek x KAWS bike for Lance Armstrong, see below…
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