Recoat Singlespeeders

New Years Revolutions

2012-01-01T15:08:00.000-08:00

Girls On Bikes

2011-11-15T11:48:00.000-08:00

Friend of the fam Insa just opened a new exhibit at Protein (London).
The exhibition coincides with the release of an extremely limited set of colab cycling tops with Milltag.
It looked like a great night and congrats to Insa on another great project.

Girls on bikes, Protein, 18 Hewett St, London, 10th to the 20th Nov

Insaland.com
Milltag.cc

Red Bull Mini Drome Glasgow

2011-10-26T08:46:00.000-07:00

Red Bull Mini Drome was amazing, had quality time, Ali even won a goody bag. Go check out the film here if you haven't already. Photos of us all are by Paul Scarlett.

Minidrome first trailer out!

2011-10-04T09:49:00.000-07:00

Red Bull Mini Drome today!!

2011-10-02T06:46:00.000-07:00

We're just about to head in for the Red Bull Mini Drome. We're riding 5.30, but loads more riders before us, should be quality day, make sure to pop your head in. Its at the Old Fruit Market in the Merchant City.

Last chance- Red Bull Mini Drome

2011-09-23T13:33:00.001-07:00

Your last chance to sign up for the Red Bull Mini Drome, you have till midnight tonight!

Bits

2011-09-10T06:29:00.000-07:00

Minidrome is coming to Glasgow

2011-08-24T05:48:00.000-07:00

Minidrome is coming to Glasgow. We'll deffinately be there. Sign up here, more info and event invite here.

Mural Bike Ride

2011-07-15T02:51:00.000-07:00

This Sunday we are hosting a bike ride to go visit each of the murals painted during the Rudimentary Perfection Project at Recoat Gallery. We're meeting at 2pm at Recoat Gallery, we'll cycle round, head back to gallery and watch the documentary of the project at 4pm at the gallery. It is a family friendly Sunday afternoon ride, so please bring your friends and spread the word! We'll be using this map.

Mini Drome Glasgow: Postponed

2011-06-25T05:55:00.000-07:00

Here are the details.
Stay Tuned...

Minidrome

2011-06-18T07:07:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to sign up to the Red Bull Minidrome, its only in a week!

Family Friendly Alley Cat

2011-06-18T07:00:00.000-07:00

Who can resist a treasure hunt, and its on your bike, can't get much better I reckon. Well actually it can when one of the stop offs is Recoat, wow! See you next week, wonder what activity we can dream up to test you....

Sign up!

2011-06-02T04:17:00.001-07:00

Get Random!

2011-05-17T23:49:00.000-07:00

Ping!

2011-04-26T08:09:00.000-07:00

First ever Scottish Bike Show

2011-04-10T06:14:00.000-07:00

Cobblecat Glasgow

2011-04-08T06:11:00.001-07:00

This Sunday! Meet 12 noon at George Square,
Don't forget your padded shorts...
Facebook event here.
More details here.

Fixed Mag Launch

2011-04-05T04:38:00.000-07:00

Red Bull kindly invited us to attend the launch of the new Fixed Magazine at the London HQ last week.
The latest issue has coverage from the recent Red Bull Minidrome event held at York Hall london.

If your into cycling have a look at the magazine. Most issues are available to download,
it covers a wide range of fixed gear related activities, and all the articles are backed up by some
real nice photography.

Check the minidrome event here.
Check out fixed magazine here.

Big Smoke

2011-03-29T15:52:00.000-07:00

Check out Fixed Mag Here.

Y-Front

2011-03-16T10:45:00.001-07:00

Gif Skid

2011-02-11T15:07:00.000-08:00

February Sunset

2011-02-10T10:04:00.000-08:00

St Peter's

2011-01-30T10:21:00.000-08:00

Postponed.

2010-12-02T02:59:00.000-08:00

Obviously didn't fancy the drive up.... Southern fair...

Glasgow Rollapaluza

2010-11-24T06:17:00.000-08:00

Go to this, It'll be fun?!
gfgss.com
rollapaluza.com

Projects.

2010-11-04T16:00:00.000-07:00

Insa

2010-10-28T16:27:00.000-07:00

Our man Insa with a nice fixed gear flick,
Check his work here...

Hot Wheels

2010-10-10T15:19:00.000-07:00

Lidl

2010-10-07T15:42:00.001-07:00

£24.99

L@@K OUT!

2010-10-06T15:27:00.000-07:00

Aussie Pride

2010-10-05T15:41:00.001-07:00

Clean sweep.

Delhi

2010-10-04T07:12:00.000-07:00

Check the coverage of the Scottish Cycling Team in the Commonwealth Games...
bbc.co.uk

Big city nights

2010-09-18T04:46:00.001-07:00

Oh the nights are fair drawing in...

Steady Rollin

2010-08-26T15:45:00.000-07:00

With the recent changeable weather,
there's been a lot of this going on...

cycleops.com

Innovation

2010-08-25T15:27:00.000-07:00

Track frame bottle holder prototype...

Remember, if it doesn't hold, your not
using enough gaffer tape.

All-Steel

2010-08-24T05:02:00.001-07:00

Get the fudge doughnut...
www.fisheranddonaldson.com

Trike

2010-08-16T14:28:00.001-07:00

Singlespeed trike at Castle Menzies, Weem, Aberfeldy, Scotland.

Sunset Point

2010-08-12T16:26:00.000-07:00

Bananas

2010-08-11T05:58:00.000-07:00

Cos if you ever called joe bananas, joe bananas
he'd fuckin go, bananas...

From Macdonalds Cycles Edinburgh.

La Neuville Aux Larris: Night Ride

2010-07-23T11:11:00.000-07:00

Cheers Merriley for the shots...

Le Tour: Reims and Epernay

2010-07-22T02:33:00.000-07:00

Champagne

2010-07-19T14:09:00.000-07:00

Le Grand Depart

2010-07-03T06:07:00.000-07:00

www.letour.fr

75 Mile Loop

2010-07-02T16:47:00.001-07:00

1.21 gigawatts?

2010-06-26T05:34:00.000-07:00

Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.

TOURBOKOLOR DE POLOGNE

2010-06-24T10:28:00.000-07:00

While in Warsaw we got to check out the bike
and clothing collection by our friends over
at Turbokolor, The whole collection has been
thought through really well and finished to a
very high standard... Check it here!

Rockey Man!

2010-06-23T07:36:00.000-07:00

Glasgow Cycling Festival

2010-06-17T06:18:00.000-07:00

Wow there is going to be some serious fun to be had. See you there!

Over the week events will include -

Saturday 19th June
Event – It’s the longest day of the year so let’s go for a cycle tour of sun-drenched Beer Gardens and cafes of Glasgow.
Time - 12.00pm – 10.00pm
Details - Start point is Big Slope and follow route via Google Map locations. We will try to stick to route and times but a number will be supplied to find out our location.
Cost - £FREE

Sunday 20th June
Event - Afternoon Ride Out with free Sandwiches from the amazing Piece. We have 25 free sandwiches for first faces to appear.
Time - 1.00pm for a few hours.
Details - Meet at Piece on Argyle Street to pick up sandwiches, and then follow route TBC. Will be about 20 relatively flat miles.
Cost - £FREE

Monday 21st //
Day off – rest those legs.

Tuesday 22nd 
Event - Fixed Beer - Drinks, food, ride, talk about week ahead.
Time - 6pm - late
Details - Meet at Big Slope. Go for a ride on a route that is determined there and then. Return to Big Slope for drinks, food and random chat.
Cost - £FREE

Wednesday 23rd June
Event - Cycle Cinema
Time - 7.00pm – late
Details - Eastvale Place railway arch will be a mini cycle cinema for the night. We will be showing some…. you guessed it, films about bikes.
There will also be a bicycle swap shop too. Bring your old parts, bits and pieces and exchange them for other parts. Doesn’t strictly need to be bike related. E.g. parts, accessories, clothing, magazines, books, films, art, etc. Lets keep this swap on so no money should change hands. Get there early to dump any stuff. Simple. Cheap beers on the go too!
Cost - £4 – Pay on the door.

Thursday 24th June
Event – Hill Climb
Time – 8.00pm
Details – Lung busting race up the winding paths in Kelvingrove Park. Further details to be announced online.
Cost - £2. Pay up on arrival. Spoke card will be issued.
Prizes – YES!

Event - Twilight Ride (weather permitting)
Time - 10.00pm
Details – We will be leaving from Kelvingrove Park, after Hill climb, on leisurely ride around the city.
Cost - £FREE

Friday 25th June
Event - Urban Keirin hosted by Westcoast Messengers
Time - TBC
Details – A Japanese Keirin race style event, but on the mean streets of Glasgow, at night. Not for the faint-hearted but great fun. Come along and spectate even if you’re not entering.
Cost - £3. Purchase online or on the night. Spoke card/tickets will be issued to riders after paying. No spoke card, no ride.
Prizes – YES!

Event – Alleycat race
Time –TBC
Details – A checkpoint race around the city. Half treasure hunt, half time trial. Fast and fun. Start at TBC
Cost - £3. Purchase online or on the night. Spoke card/tickets will be issued to riders after paying. No spoke card, no ride.
Prizes – YES!

Saturday 26th June
Event - City Cycle Scavenge - Basically a treasure hunt, on a bike, in the city
Time - 7.00pm
Details - Start point – Kelvingrove park fountain.
Cost - £3. Pay up on arrival. Spoke card and scavenge pack will be issued at that point.
Prizes – YES!

Event – PARTY!
Time – 10pm – LATE
Details – Eastvale place arch being turned into a bike party – Subcity Soundsystem, bikes, drinks and good times.
Cost -£4

Sunday 27th June
Event – BBQ
Time - 3.00pm – late
Details - Closing party with BBQ. Bike games and prize giving for the week’s events.
Burnbank Bowling Green. Prey for sunshine! If not, we’ll just go inside and drink from the very cheap bar!
Cost - £FREE

Glasgow Cycle Festival

2010-06-05T01:51:00.000-07:00

Our mates over at cruxof.it are putting on a week of
cycling events in glasgow, starting on the 19th of June.

There is loads of stuff happening so check it out here.

Eh, Random

2010-06-04T01:28:00.000-07:00

"MY BIKE IS A CRUISER"

2010-06-02T15:19:00.001-07:00

Out for a wee ride at the weekend with the Nephew,
aged 3 and a half... Future World Champion!

Published.

2010-05-27T09:09:00.000-07:00

We just received our copy of Velo, featuring a couple of pages of artwork from our Spin on this show. As bike fans we are really pleased to be part of this project and if your into bikes or design on any level, this is a great collection of how one object can be interpreted in so many ways...

Go get it here!

Fuji Track Pro

2010-05-20T09:16:00.001-07:00

Our mate Gerry's new Fuji track, Ebay bargain...

Velo

2010-05-13T07:37:00.000-07:00

For those who don't remember we held a bike themed exhibition called Spin On This last summer for our second anniversary. The Gestalten publishing company have just compiled a beauty of a new book all about bikes and cycling called Velo, and they selected our flyer from our show to feature in it. Delighted! Its out in the UK this month. More details here.

Panasonic Raleigh

2010-05-08T07:42:00.000-07:00

Our mate Nate just built this wee screamer...

Raleigh Team / Pro Frames Timeline

The Sun!

2010-04-17T07:38:00.000-07:00

Got out everyday this week for various blasts about,
really nice to ride about in the sunshine...

www.poladroid.net

White Bike Plan

2010-04-08T06:33:00.000-07:00

If your about next Thursday, come for a ride...

WITTE FIETSENPLAN

(WHITE BIKE PLAN) CALL TO MASS RIDE OUT

Join the White Bike Ride Out at Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art

15th April 11:30am - 1pm

On the 15th April, art collective NVA will be releasing 50 White Bikes into Glasgow for the Glasgow International (Gi) Festival of Visual Art 2010 audience to use to travel between venues.

The White Bike Ride Out will create a re-enactment of the original Witte Fietsenplan (White Bike plan) - an anarchic free transport programme in Amsterdam started by the Provos, the Dutch counter culture movement of the 1960’s. The initiative was the source inspiration for the (PUB) Public Use Bicycle systems which has been updated and ‘officially’ replicated in cities worldwide.

The 50 White Bikes are being released into the city to celebrate the political and ecological drives behind the original action.

JOIN THE WHITE BIKE RIDE OUT!

For the Ride Out we’re asking as many cyclists as possible to join NVA & Central Station.

The White Bikes will ride en masse from Kelvingrove Park (meeting at 11:30am at the Fountain) to George Square, where there will be an action and proclamation of the original manifesto.

If yo have your own two wheels join the Ride Out from Kelvingrove Park, meeting at the Fountain at 11.30am.

The event will go on until around 1pm. Let us know you are coming here, and please invite other cyclists you think would like to join in.

HELP CREATE A FILM OF THE RIDE OUT

Central Station will be making a film of the Ride Out. In order to create as much impact as possible we want you, the public, to help us document the event.

Bring your video camera, bike cam, mobile phone - whatever you can get your hands on - and help us to record the day.

Upload your material as follows: put your films in our Vimeo group , add your stills to our White Bikes groupor to Central Station on Facebook.

We’ll collate the documentation & a film created from the footage will be posted on Central Station.

This film will belong to you, to share wherever you like. A document, a call to action, a crowd-sourced artwork. Join us.

Plus, if you love to Tweet, share your Ride Out experience and White Bike sightings, using the tag #whitebikes.

The White Bikes are available for use throughout the Festival to cycle between venues.

See full details of where to find the bikes here.

Photo: Cor Jaring

www.nva.org.uk

www.thisiscentralstation.com/projects/white-bikes.aspx

www.glasgowinternational.org

facebook group

vimeo group

Trackovision

2010-04-07T04:09:00.000-07:00

Warsaw

2010-04-06T09:25:00.000-07:00

Some drunk low quality iphone snaps of bike stuff
from Warsaw, there was loads of folk riding about...

Primary X Function

2010-03-20T05:52:00.000-07:00

A bunch of smart S.F stuff

2010-03-19T17:27:00.000-07:00

Howdie folks

Well we survived the flight over- really long day tho! we got in at 7pm but that wud be 3a.m in glasgay! we're staying with bagels cousin walker and his flatmates, its a wanging pad on the hill (just up from the anchor steam beer brewery) with massive views and balcony with barbie (CRUCIAL)
We've had a great few days stegin around up down round all the massive hills in the baking heat! having plenty beer stops.
This place really is the feckin fixie capital of the world!theres thousands off them, anyone with even a slight bike addiction is screwed, round every courner theres another screamer, it takes ages to get anywhere!. Laris is being very patient.
My camera's full already so i've emptied it onto the comp and will try and put the best ones up here, seen some beuties tho- including a macaframa beast. went round all the bike shops and found freewheel (the mash one)
Also ended up buying a bike yesterday as nae-one wud rent me one!
I got me a fully built up track fuji with red wheels fsa crankset and decent other tackle- its brand new and was a great deal! I,m gona box it up and send it home im 3wks before we go north so if anyone want to buy it let me know- its a 60 tho so larger males only. I'll put a photo up.

Chur fae noo- more to follow soon

big up T

toms S.F pics

2010-03-19T16:37:00.000-07:00

Wheel Deal

2010-03-17T07:52:00.000-07:00

Recent Maneuvers

2010-03-16T14:41:00.000-07:00

Easter Fun

2010-03-09T08:47:00.000-08:00

We went last year, was lots of fun. Be there or have square wheels you dork!
Read more here...

1:10 DIE CAST METAL BICYCLE

2010-03-04T13:59:00.000-08:00

picked this up a while back, might have to ditch the brakes...

Pedal For Scotland 2010

2010-02-28T04:55:00.001-08:00

Pedal Scotland are introducing new route for this year alongside the 55 mile route, they are adding a 100 mile one this time too, sounds sweet! Read more here.

Who's the fastest fandan in town?

2010-02-24T02:45:00.000-08:00

Gonna try and head down to this on saturday, so should you!

Rockin the Rollers

2010-02-19T09:18:00.001-08:00

New toys for the gallery...

More London Flicks

2010-02-02T11:34:00.001-08:00

London city

Big Wheel

Tokyo Fixed Gear

South Bank

Random B+W

2010-01-31T11:36:00.000-08:00

Titan Crane

2010-01-30T09:40:00.000-08:00

www.titanclydebank.com

Etape Caledonia Challenge

2010-01-26T09:06:00.000-08:00

Cycling through the Highlands. Total distance- 130 km. Total Ascent- 1949m. Average speed requested- 14 mph.
Oooooo, its tempting!
Whos in?
More info here

Canal Keirin on Vimeo

2010-01-17T03:44:00.000-08:00

James Anderson put together this cool little short of the canal race, nice work!

Glasgow Canal Bike Race - January 2010 from James Anderson on Vimeo.

Canal Keirin 2010

2010-01-11T10:49:00.000-08:00

Sunday saw the first and possibly last ever Keirin race around the Firhill canal basin.
All sorts of bikes made it out onto the ice and snow for some really funny racing.

The first 4 from 2 heats went through to the final which was a surprisingly brutal 2 laps.

Nice one to all who made it down, including the cops and well done to the prize winners (I only just managed 4th place) ... Nobody fell in the canal though, so perhaps we were all winners!

Cheers to all the organizers and to Gear of Glasgow for putting up the prizes.

Hogmanay Ride

2010-01-05T14:22:00.000-08:00

Fife, 12 riders, 20 miles, ice, snow, chips, pints, good times!

Happy New Year...

London trip

2009-12-21T02:08:00.000-08:00

Visited the big smoke this week, what alot of fun.

Bowling.

2009-11-10T14:16:00.000-08:00

A good autumn run cut short...

FixieHook

2009-10-25T09:54:00.000-07:00

We Showed the prototype of this great product a couple of months back at the Spin on this show and now it is available to buy online at fixiehook.com

It's designed by Glasgow based product designer Thomas Deeprose, a friend of Recoat and member of furniture design collective D.I.G.

We reckon its the most functional and stylish way to store your bike at home, so go buy one!

Pedal For Scotland

2009-09-30T14:42:00.000-07:00

Got a wee gang together to ride through to Edinburgh a few weeks back. There were More fixed gears out this year and a strong GFGSS presence. Unbelievably we had good weather again and no crashes this year! Bonus.

Balmaha Ride

2009-09-24T15:06:00.001-07:00

Bike Polo

2009-09-23T08:53:00.000-07:00

The crazy polo boys just loaded up their new site, check it oot...

www.glasgowbikepolo.com

Image courtesy of Harrison Reid

BOIKZMOIND

2009-09-02T04:30:00.000-07:00

Our good friend JAMFACTORY has just released a trailer for his soon to be released fixed gear bike film, check it out here. Cannae wait!

Fixed Gear Girls Taiwan

2009-08-23T07:29:00.000-07:00

Ha! Check this BLOG out. Especially this movie they've made.

Margarets Triumph

2009-08-23T04:20:00.000-07:00

Get out while you still can!

2009-08-22T05:44:00.001-07:00

Russell's Bareknuckle

2009-08-20T07:39:00.000-07:00

scab

2009-08-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

Been meaning to put this up for ages. Our pal Ian after an encounter with a curb when more than a little worse for wear.

Sicily Singlespeeds

2009-08-18T06:44:00.000-07:00

Some flicks of a few bikes kicking about on sicily...

SPIN ON THIS opened

2009-08-09T10:32:00.000-07:00

Opened our 2nd anniversary exhibition at Recoat on Friday. We're delighted with how it went, see our Flickr for pictures of all the bike inspired art and photos of the opening night here.

SPIN ON THIS

2009-07-21T05:04:00.001-07:00

Whoop whoop, anniversary exhibition opens on 7th August, 7-10pm, you gotta be there, theres going to be goody bags for the first 20 and we're raffling a one-off fixed gear bike made by us and GEAR. LA Bartenders are coming down to do the bar too so expect acrobatic shaking and tasty cocktails. See you there....

Google Street Map

2009-07-06T13:48:00.000-07:00

Nocturne Edinburgh

2009-06-04T08:21:00.001-07:00

Red Bull hooked us up with a couple of tickets for the
Nocturne cycling event in Edinburgh last weekend.
We had a great time, noising up a couple of Olympic
medalists, having a go on the Rollapolluza and eating
the best sausages we've ever had!

Gerry's Peugeot Update

2009-05-24T04:22:00.000-07:00

Just finished this wee beauty... it's a 20 year old
peugeot that our mates brother had before him, this
is its latest incarnation painted and built at recoat.

Trick practice

2009-05-17T08:33:00.001-07:00

Two in the pink

2009-05-17T07:46:00.002-07:00

Nice man named Neil visited us a couple of weeks ago, couldn't miss the chance for a snap.

Mucky pup

2009-05-17T07:46:00.001-07:00

FIX IT

2009-05-17T07:44:00.000-07:00

Nate's Raleigh

2009-05-06T06:26:00.000-07:00

Our mate Nate's Raleigh pro race conversion, its got a nice set of straight forks and the "Dude" saddle is amazing. Built mostly at Recoat, tuned up at Gear of Glasgow...

Bowling

2009-04-22T07:37:00.000-07:00

On Monday we did wee ride to Bowling on our day off, was a scorcher.