Our good friend Robin Johnson dropped by the shop the other day to show us the prototype Bamboo Fixie bike he has made. The bike is super light, silent and rides like the wind we just love it and hope to get one from Robin to display in the shop.
Here is a little more info from the man himself,
The next bike i'm doing will have full carbon fibre seatstay (from the seat to the backwheel) but the rest of the frame will be bamboo and carbon fibre, with alu headtube and bb shell.
Costwise I'm looking at around the £2-300 mark for a frame and £350 upwards for a complete bike (depending on spec required) and It will take a week or so to build
All frames are fully custom and can be made to whatever dimensions and spec required - next few frames are gunna be fixies with horizontal dropouts and 120mm rear hub track spacings but i can change this if required
The website is on the way, but in the meantime I can be contacted on my email -
therisinguk@msn.comAdvantages of bamboo:
Sustainable - grows really quickly and is renewable
Strong - in it's purest form it's stronger than steel
Flexible - meaning it my flex a little but won't bend or snap
Lightweight - big bonus for bikes
Damps vibrations - very little noise which makes you feel like you're gliding along
Aesthetically pleasing - Looks hell good!
Jo De Nagy wearing the Bailey Tino, Donna Wignall in her Renny from Bailey and Laura Taggart sporting the Brixton Portman.
Joe Ronchetti, Rob Cortiel and Phil Jones shooting the breeze.
Paul Hewitt and Anna Kolasinska
The Kangol 504 in Navy wool, a true classic.
The Bailey Wynn Trilby hat in Pewter
Our friends at 'The Cafe Racer' have just taken delivery of these super funky t's from Johnson motor inc, they have a great selection including ladies fitted t's, check em out.
We were totally blown away by this great way of highlighting the ongoing problems we all experience with oceanic pollution. The fantastic artists showcased these great sculptures all made from trash found on beaches (locations unknown) during the Roxy Pro surf contest in July at the Cote des Basque in Biarritz.
This sculpture was made entirely from fins, flip flops and sandals.
Brixton Ltd Portman Ladies hat.
Our good friend Robin Johnson dropped by the shop the other day to show us the prototype Bamboo Fixie bike he has made. The bike is super light, silent and rides like the wind we just love it and hope to get one from Robin to display in the shop.
First weekend off for looooong time, re-charging and charging right-handers at Saunton.
Many thanks to Matt Sweet from Sandweaver who's gonna be rocking his new Brixton Ltd Somber very soon i'm sure, cheers Matt see yer soon.
