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Fixed on paper
The web is so flooded with fixed gear reads and pictures that it is hard for a newbie not to get lost. For those looking for efficient and proper enlightenment, we have some good old-fashioned...
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Custom bikes on show
At the moment, we are dreaming up a list of beautiful and rare bicycles to put in our exhibition window. You can follow our research here This Spring, Mediamatic will not be the only art institution...
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Stalen Ros
Classic cycling show
The classic cycling fair Stalen Ros took place last weekend in Neerkant. Read a report on the EHVFXD blog and watch some of Lorenzo Bassani's pictures on Flickr .
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Red Bull Mini Drome
Miniature track, maximum adrenaline
How to squeeze a track into an exhibition space without skimping on speed and excitement? The spectacular Red Bull Mini Drome might be a perfect example of how to do it...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
5th Round
- Giromaniac iCycle appetizers6Apr 2010The 5th Round showed the fruits of hard work at different fronts. The HvA students' final iPhone app presentations were greeted with lots of enthusiasm and even a prize. Babs Baden filled our diaries...
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BALK Rijwielen
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The Sur Place Exhibition
An introduction to our Sur Place collection.
In collaboration with sportsmen, riders, messengers, collectors, artists and other bike lovers we gathered an admirable collection of fixed gear stuff. We hope to pass on their enthusiasm to you. You...
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Losa
Giovanni Losa is the establisher of this brand. He is a historical track bicycles frame builder in Vittuone, Milan.
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Fuji Bikes
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Photo Gallery
Pictures of the Sur Place exhibition, opening party and other events. Here you can also find your own ikCam snapshots and rider portraits. Add your own pictures by uploading them to our network. Use...
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Saskia Haex
Freelance project manager
♥ work ♥ play
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Velo
Bicycle culture and design
Velo introduces a wild bunch of passionate cyclists – frame builders, urban planners, artists, photographers, and those who ride professionally – who are making an impact. They are not only shaping...
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Fixed Gear London
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Langenberg
In 1975, in Nordhessen (Germany), Peter and Lieselotte Glöckner started building bicycles for indoor cycling: artistic cycling, cycloball and bike polo. Langenbergs are still hand built in Germany...
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Mediamatic Bank at Duintjer CS
4th Round
23Mar 2010- Urban design/architecture paths through history23Mar 2010The 4th Round was a copious one. With Arie Altena, Kees Vernooij, DUS Architects and Jur, we treated subjects as diverse as cycling history, urban planning, exhibition design and bike messenger...
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Cycling back
We already revealed some of the fixed bike’s history on our general info page , along with one of the first videos ever featuring the first recorded bike trick ever. Quite a must-see, that is. Here...
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Tutorial time
The fixed gear culture is all about do-it-yourself. That is why workshops will form an indispensable part of our exhibition program. Suggestions and requests are always welcome. In the meantime, you...
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Fixed off-road
uncommon cycling hotspots
Sur Place will be one of the rare exhibitions that is visitable on bike. DUS Architects will create a route through the exhibition space. For some this will become the first off-road bike experience.
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Playful learning
Before you embark on a keirin or bike building adventure, you can do some exercise on the web.
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The making of Sur Place
A short history of Sur Place + the fixed gear bike
Where and when did the fixed gear bike originate? How did it end up at Mediamatic? How did the exhibition come into existence, and what does Sur Place even mean? Find the answers to all these burning...
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3rd Round photos
These photos were taken during the 3rd Round: the third meeting about fixed gear bikes. Here you can see proud owners and their bikes posing in front of Ottograph's work.
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RIH Sport Amsterdam
This frame builder started in 1921 in the center of Amsterdam. Two cyclists, Joop and Willem Bustraan, needed better gear and decided to build it themselves. From the 1930s till the 90s, they were...
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Eddy Merckx
Eddy Merckx rode his last official cycling race in Kemzeke: It was the Tour of the Waasland of 1978. On 18 May of that year, he withdrew from competitive cycling and founded a successful cycling...
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Sur Place Extra
Information, pictures, links and more...
All fixed gear resources on a pile for everyone wanting to increase their knowledge. Do you want to suggest other knowledge and footage? Let us know in a comment or mail mayken [at] mediamatic.net.