I, along with a few other eccentrics, have been dreaming of the idea of a small wheeled bikepacking rig for years. If you have ever had to box up your 29+ or other fat-tired bike for international travel in a small box, under 50 pounds, then you understand how annoying and stressful that can be. In my mind’s eye, I saw a 20” minivelo with a massive triangle floating on 3”-4” tires, maybe even a Ritchey Breakaway style seatpost break if I was truly dreaming. Minivelos have been around for quite some time, but they have almost always had rim brakes which limited their tire clearance and thusly my interest. When Velo Orange dropped photos of their new bike, I was drooling, my mind racing with ideas.
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King Kog Brooklyn: WBASE Limited Edition Brooklyn Machine Works Gangsta Track V4 Pre-Order
How’s this for a Throwback Thursday post? Japan’s WBASE and Brooklyn Machine Works have teamed up to resurrect the OG Gangsta Track for one last round. The V4 Gangsta Track features many of the OG’s design nods including the bi-plane fork, seat tube cluster, yet widens the seat stays to allow for removable brake bosses. These rough and tough frames would be a bombproof urban fixed gear or even a tracklocross bike with their 35mm ‘cross tire clearance. The V4 will be available in transparent black, black, and blaze orange. The pre-order is live now at King Kog Brooklyn, the official US-distributor for this collaboration, and the frames are due to land from Taiwan and ship from Brooklyn in early September. Head to King Kog to place your order and see more details including sizing information below.
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King Kog’s Full Service
Full Frame Collective continues their video project with Brooklyn’s King Kog…
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Sunday Rituals with King Kog
I’m liking what I’m seeing here guys!
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King Kog Cyclocross at Gloucester
‘Cross is in full swing and that means tons of videos are coming in through the site. I enjoyed seeing our homies at King Kog rip Gloucester!
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King Kog: Flat Flag Crewneck
I love this design. The King Kog Flat Flag artwork by Kyler Martz found itself on a crewneck sweat shirt, just in time for the cold weather. Head over to King Kog to check them out.
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Kinfolk Cross is Big in Japan
Photos by Bob Woods
Shawn from King Kog was over in Japan, visiting the home of Kinfolk frames. After visiting Kusaka San, the builder of Kinfolk, he was joined by the Kinfolk Japan team to partake in a cross race. Bob Woods shot some photos of this race, which you can see at his Flickr.
Looks like a fun race!
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King Kog Cyclocross Shirts
King Kog’s punk roots come through in their new long sleeve cross shirts. Check out more at King Kog!
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King Kog Gator Bottles
King Kog takes their popular, Gator-inspired logo and puts it on a blue Purist bottle. Simple some would say, genius as far as I’m concerned. See more at King Kog.
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King Kog Tie Dye Tees
King Kog always has some of the best t-shirts. Rep their Oakland and Brooklyn shops with these new tie dye tees, designed by Aldo Rodriguez and available at their online shop.
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King Kog: King of Gears Jerseys
These won’t last (again) – King Kog just got a few King of Gears jerseys in stock. Small, medium or large in race-cut Champ Sys. Head over to King Kog to swoop.
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King Kog Grand Openings in Oakland and Brooklyn Tonight
King Kog has gone bi-coastal. Come celebrate with them tonight!
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King Kog: Flat Flag Shirts
Photo by Chris Lee
King Kog has some new shirts for sale. Surely you can never have too many Black Flag flips? Scoop one up at King Kog!
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King Kog Brooklyn: New Pocket Tees
There are now two King Kogs, one in Oakland and one in Brooklyn. To celebrate the re-opening of the Brooklyn shop, they’ve posted these new pocket tees. Head over to swoop.
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King Kog at Supercross
Photos by Chris Lee
The King Kog team is killing it this year up in NY, most recently at Supercross. Check out more of Chris Lee’s photos here!
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King Kog Has a New Webshop!
King Kog has been one of the most successful cycling blogs to come around in the past decade. This shop was one of the first track bike / fixed gear specialty stores in the world and has always delivered great products. Now, they’ve got a new web shop with product photos by JP Bevins.
Head over to check it out. My favorite is this handmade King Kog belt buckle! So good!
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Wintering in Austin for a Week
Last week, before the SxSW shit storm settled in on Austin, I had some friends in town from New York. Wilis and Josh from King Kog wanted to get out on some trails, see the sites and eat some BBQ, so I arranged just that. For what felt like every single day, Wilis and I were out hitting my normal trail loops I’ve worked out, while still finding time to stop for some rope swing action.
We ended the week with some Austin BBQ and as the guys packed their bikes up in my living room, I could tell they were a little bummed to be leaving… Can you blame ’em?
Since this Recent Roll is almost 36 exposures, I narrated the photos.
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Wilis’ Rosko Team King Kog Cross
Ok, ok. I’m playing hookie right now from the interwebs and am probably staring down the rear brake yolk on this beaut, ripping through the limestone and singletrack of Austin. There’s something to be said about a bike that’s usually seen from the rear during a race, which is what a lot of Wilis‘ race companions had the pleasure of admiring. Cross bikes aren’t meant to be dainty, precious objects that you wipe down every day. They’re meant to be dirty, muddy and fast.
Wilis showed up to Austin with his Rosko cross bike and it was too clean to shoot photos. We’ve been riding a lot, #corndogging and just having a blast hitting the local trails and hills. After a couple days of that, his bike looked good and happy, i.e. primed to shoot photos. I love Seth Rosko’s work and was very pumped on his grassroots support for King Kog during this year’s cross season. The team did well and the bikes did exceptionally well, even Wilis’ Campagnolo beast saw the podium on more than one occasion.
There’s something very metal about a black bike and this one’s got battle scars just about everywhere, save for the Cadence bar tape. Oh and the Pearl Velo bottle was my touch! We’re both fans of H.G. Wells.