In Vancouver, fixie fanatics need look no further than Super Champion, the city’s only shop dedicated to repairing, building and selling single-speed brakeless bikes. According to the self-professed merchants of death, “The premise of Super Champion is to promote and support the cult following of the track bicycle. Whether a solider of the street, a [...]

On Sundays in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Olympic Park, groups of Rockabilly dancers decked out in vintage attire gather for a day-long dance party complete with a portable sound system, custom cars and hotties in ’50s style pleated skirts.

Wordspy is an informative website created by Paul McFedries that cites, documents and defines emerging vocabulary within the English language. Although words/phrases like “hectivity”,”junk sleep” or “facadectomy” may seem improper, they have appeared several times in books and magazines, newspapers and other recorded sources. That said, the creation of new words provides interesting insights into [...]

Back in February we posted about how Barack Obama is much more than a well-spoken Democrat running for the American Presidency, he is a brand that is capable of meaning different things to different people, not only in The United States, but also around the world.
Having successfully positioned himself as a catalyst for “change”, his [...]

In Vancouver, fixed-gear bikes have achieved a cool factor that’s been compared with skateboarding culture circa ‘92 - ‘95. They’ve evolved from being the lightweight and low maintenance choice of bike couriers into a sought after fashion accessory. Is Vancouver’s single-speed obsession more about being seen with a fixie than actually riding one?
In Paris, fixie [...]