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  • Bicycle wishlist

    The bikes we would like to add to the Sur Place exhibition.

    Below you'll find a list of bikes that are not (yet) in the show. If you can help us locate fine specimens like these so that we could get them on loan, please leave a comment or email...
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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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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.

  • 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.
  • TV documentary

    Rotterdam Fixed Gear

    An introduction to Rotterdam Fixed Gear by Tenny Tenzer, for RTV Rijnmond.

  • 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...
  • documentary short

    Blocter Fixed Gear

    A Blocter portrait of the man behind the RFG blog.

  • 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!

  • 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...
  • trick short

    Porcelain Bike Jump

    Bike fish in the water by Robert Bolwijn.

  • 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 .

  • B.E.A.

    1960, Belgium Collection: Erik Boelen

  • 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...

  • Naldisney

    2008 Collection: Nalden from nalden.net
  • artistic short

    Touring Holland by Bicycle

    A visual carousel by Paul de Nooijer and Jerry Musser.

  • Bianchi

    Collection: Brick Lane Bikes, London

  • Race bike

    ca. 1910 Collection: Bob Casemier

  • 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...
  • artistic short

    Fall II

    An Amsterdam bike scene by Bas Jan Ader.
  • TV documentary

    NOS Studio Sport document: Theo Bos

    A Dutch hero survives in the world of Keirin

  • Messenger bike

    1996 Collection: Paul Keller

  • Bontekoe track bike

    1955 Collection: Peter Ravensbergen

  • 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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