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Creepers. You know, the shoe-gazer’s / rockabilly’s shoe of choice. Don’t get it twisted though. It’s also the name of Gran Royale‘s new 2011 street fixed bike. Knowing tradeshows like Interbike are around the corner, Gran Royale shot me some exclusive sneak peeks at their new 2011 line. The Creeper is the less-expensive version of the Lurker. With the quality of steel being the only noticeable difference. For those wanting the feel of 4130 over high-tensile, check out the Lurker below.
The Royal Sporting Clvb is a new blog showcasing some fixed freestyle riders in the south of France. Fixed freestyle isn’t huge there so these guys are pushing it. Here’s a lovely photograph of Ronan, one of their riders, dropping into a massive bank. Really awesome shot!
To see more photos (on film) head over to Royal Sporting Clvb!
Caught this dude over at Zlog. Seems Alex Royal has been coming up through the ranks in Seattle and has been doing great at the past few Future Tenses. Nice stair gaps and clean 180’s. His bike makes a very satisfying sound when he gaps shit too. No bottoming out.
Keep it up dude!
Gran Royale has announced their accessories for 2010. Included in the offerings are these integrated drop bars with a fast-back stem clamp. I’m pretty stoked on these. Perfect for your street machine. Three colors to choose from; black, white and silver. The stem looks to be about a 100mm and the bars have a very traditional bend to them. Like the Cinelli “Madison” track bars, there is about a 2″ wide flat spot on either side of the bar clamp; or in this case, the stem intersection. This is just enough room to ride comfortably on the tops. Or if drops aren’t your thing, they offer some other variations of handlebars.
Check out the integrated flat bars below.
Photo by Calvin C
See. I told you so. Doesn’t that thing look nice? I’m impressed. In case you can’t tell what it is, it’s the Gran Royale Lurker, shot by Calvin at Fixie Pixie. Check out one of my favorite details on a street fixed gear below.
Out of all the BMX company’s first-attempts at a ‘freestyle’ fixed gear, I have to say, this one looks like they spent some time designing it. I met the rep from Eastern a while back. He told me that their sister-company, Gran Royale, was making a fixed gear freestyle bike and that they were planning on selling it as a complete. They’ve named it the Lurker and I’m sure you’ll be seeing them on the streets soon. More information below.
Edit: I’ve added the MSRP to the post, along with availability information.
The Fringe Union houses some of Sommerville’s most unique artists. From Keena Photography, to Aarn Works Design and Icarus / Royal H. Cycles, just to name a few, this old warehouse contains true talent! Paper Fortress, one of the Fringe companies, put together this video showcasing the studios.
Royal H. Cycles Custom Time Trial
As I mentioned in my previous entry, in 2010 I got to travel all over this year and while traveling, I always look for Beautiful Bicycles to photograph. Narrowing the field down to 10 was no easy task but I did my best. Beginning with this time-trial that embodies Bryan’s work at Royal H. Cycles in Sommerville.
Check out nine more below.
Pardon the quick photoshop work but I’ll be in Boston this weekend to meet up with Geekhouse, Icarus, Royal H, OPEN, Superb, Seven and hopefully Indy Fab. It’ll be a busy weekend but flag me down if you see me rolling around! I’ll have some stickers with me to hand out as well. See you in Bean Town!
Marty over at Geekhouse has a wonderful Polaroid gallery up on his Flickr from the Circle A open house party. Included in the stacks is this absolutely stunning Royal H. Cycles road frame, freshly coated by Circle A.
Drool-worthy right?
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings…
Readers of this site might be familiar with Retrotec but what about the brand’s Genesis, or its roots, rather? Bob Seals started Retrotec in the late 1980s after making the Cool Tool. Yet many aren’t aware of the brand’s most unique creation: the Cool Toob Human Powered Dirt Craft Cycle. Read on below for an in-depth look!
Bryan Hollingsworth started Royal H Cycles in 2008. It’s now his 10-year anniversary of the company and at the Philly Bike Expo, he brought just the bike to celebrate, a deep purple sparkle-painted disc all road with elegant lines and modern functionality.
While the SRAM Red eTap, Easton Wheels, Zipp components, a Columbus fork, and Cane Creek Headset make for a completely balleur build, the detail in the wishbone seat stay steals the show. What a way to celebrate 10 years of framebuilding!
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2015 was an amazing year for the Radavist. Not only in terms of traffic, or stats, but in terms of content. We take pride in the site, the rides we record, products we feature and yes, the bicycles we document. This year was huge in terms of the places we traveled to and the people we met along the way. With people and places come Beautiful Bicycles and a lot of work!
Without rambling on too much, here’s a list of the Top 10 of 2015 ranked by traffic and social media chatter, from highest down…
An Intro to Imshi Cycles with a Di2 Road
Photos and words by Eric Baumann
Just over a year ago I began a multi-month frame building “class” with Bryan Hollingsworth (Royal H). He taught me the basics of brazing and then we set to work building myself a frame, one night a week kinda deal over at his shop. I had a jig already so I was able to do all the filing/fit up/lug carving at home, then bring stuff in to braze with Bryan. At the same time, I also had the privilege of having a friend in Mr. Nao Tomii, who showed me my way around a fillet. Between the two of these guys, I had some of the best guidance you can imagine for both lug/fillet frame construction. They taught me everything I know…
Here’s some solid riding from Gabe for Royal HC and Bombtrack.
JBall puts in some hefty work here in his second scraps edit for All-City and Royal HC. Loving some of the creativity in here and the “for Jeff Frane” needs to be an All-City shirt. Keep at it man.
