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  • Wim Van Der Kaaij

    Master frame and bicycle builder

    A nice interview with Wim van de Kaaij by Henk Leenaers is here (in Dutch): http://www.henkleenaers.nl/fiets3.htm
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  • Sur Place

    Exhibition on Urban Bike Culture

    Bring your bike for a ride through Mediamatic Bank and discover the rich culture that grew around a simple vehicle: the fixed gear bike. Sportsmen, riders, messengers, collectors, artists and other...

  • RIH track bike for Peter Post

    late 1960s Collection: RIH Sport

  • Dossche Sport

    1964, Belgium Collection: Erik Boelen

  • Sur Place Events

    Workshops, salons, films and parties

    Great bike events all summer long. Become a fan of Sur Place and we'll update you regularly. It's that easy. All you have to do is bring your bike!

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Pristine "SuperVetta" Pursuit

    2010 Loan: Pristine Fixed Gear, NL

  • 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...

  • RIH experiment after "Old Faithful"

    late 90's Collection: RIH Sport Amsterdam

  • 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.

  • JaBo track bike

    1956, Amsterdam Collection: Erik Boelen

  • Casado's Colnago

    1982 Collection: Kadir Guirey, London

  • Students mobile design project

    Fix Your iPhone app

    Mediamatic asked HvA students to design a prototype of an iPhone application in the context of the fixed gear exhibition. On this page, you can follow their work in progress. Assignment: "Make an...

  • 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 .

  • Priori track bike

    Collection: Brick Lane Bikes, London

  • 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.
  • artistic short

    Fall II

    An Amsterdam bike scene by Bas Jan Ader.

  • 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...
  • trick short

    Porcelain Bike Jump

    Bike fish in the water by Robert Bolwijn.

  • 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...

  • Moser stayer bike

    1975 Collection: Peter Ravensbergen

  • Playful learning

    Before you embark on a keirin or bike building adventure, you can do some exercise on the web.
  • Book:

    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...

  • Colnago ESA Mexico

    1988 Collection: John Berkel

created Willem Velthoven modified Willem Velthoven

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