The other day we looked at the start of the Western tradition of philosophy. In it, we discovered how Socrates was highly influenced by riding fixed gear bikes offroad. A pastime he called tracklocrossος. Now we are going to jump a few years and land in the continental philosophy years. As someone living in Britain, I feel worried about discussing continental ideas. If I vanish mid-article, please know the Brexit police have taken me away for re-education.
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The First Fiefdom Pop-Up Shop
On Sunday, 4th June, at 1 pm, we will have our first-ever Fiefdom Tracklocross popup event at Allez Allez Allez.
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Glasgow Tracklocross Ride Outs
Yesterday was the first of hopefully many Glasgow tracklocross ride-outs. We took a nice wee loop through Pollok Park, which was made all the better by the Glasgow weather actually being on our side for a change.
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The question no one knew they needed to know the answer to, but now you realise you really need to know if the Master Courttek can tracklocross? Thankfully, the answer is in the video below: I took my Master Courttek to the local bike park, and we looked at jumps that will blow your mind; how did the bike do? Just watch.
Fixated Vlog 5 – Fixed Gear at the Skatepark
Watch my newest vlog to see me try and jump the Master Courttek at the skatepark.
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Tracklocross Wheels a Guide
Wheels, your bike needs them. Try to ride your bike without wheels; you’re not going anywhere fast. Tracklocross is a style of cycling that doesn’t have many off-the-shelf options, especially if you want to run wider tyres. One of the best options is to always be a friend of your local bike shop and either get custom wheels from them or get them to tell reps to let companies know that you want tracklocross wheels. Indeed I believe this is why Halo now do an off-the-shelf option.
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Fiefdom Tracklocross – The Shop
To make your life even better, I’ve started a little tracklocross shop. There will be more stuff to come, including parts, but to avoid procrastination, I’ve opened with some print-on-demand stuff. You can go to Fixed Gear Bike Shop, the stuff on it just now is available in the UK, but as it’s print-on-demand, I’ll add US, EU, and Asia options as well.
Tracklovlog 3 – All-City Big Block or Surly Steamroller
I often get asked if I prefer my All-City Big Block or my Surly Steamroller for riding tracklocross; I thought it was about time I posted about when I prefer to use them.
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Fixated Vlog 3 – More Trick Track Riding
I took the All-City Big Block out to try and build on my trick track skills. I am still slowly building these skills and seem to have more excuses than actual progress at the moment. Anyway, give the video a view and see what you feel.
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