Photo – Kit Oates – full set here.
I don’t even think I qualify as a fakenger, maybe a wanna-be fakenger? There seems to be plenty of internet chatter about the rise of courier culture – fixies, bags, rolled up jeans, rapha caps. I stand guilty as charged. In fact I’m still saving up for some of these things. I don’t think they notice me so much here on the south coast, but fakengers have infiltrated the London scene and are even turning up to messenger events…and even winning. I also wear Vans, but don’t have a skateboard. That’s pretty awful too isn’t it?
Anyway, I wanted to have a run around some of the cool sites that I’ve found whilst searching for the chic that’ll make me look good on a bike. (I need work). Trackosaurus Rex is a great site, with tons of videos of people doing crazy stuff on bikes and the low down on new bits and pieces – wheels, clothes, frames etc. I’m also dipping into City Cycling which has a load of issues of its on-line mag with great articles about bikes (of all kinds).
I’m also waiting in eager anticipation of The Tweed Cycling Club, I’ll be on the lookout for a dapper pair of plus-fours. In fact there are some fantastic videos of the former tweed wearing cycling masses. Go seek at thebikeshow.net – these were originally posted at The Chap – purveyors of fine moustache themed gentlemanliness.
Turning up, yeah ok.
Winning, phew! I hope not. How embarassing would that be?
hey Bill – thanks for your visit. you have a cool blog sir.
am i getting mixed up? there was some controversy about some companies fielding ringers. can’t remember where I saw it, maybe at yours.
I agree, us Fakes, (as you see by my post – I’m probably a fake fakenger – they’ll come for me), don’t have it in the legs.
cheers for dropping by, keep it up.
Well, if you’re talking about the Smithfield Nocturne, then, no. Only one company fielded a team, all ‘real’. And the other teams were all ‘real’ messengers or exengers. Tho quite what the difference between a fakenger and an exenger is, I am not sure.
Going back at least 17 years, the two Courier Crits at the Kellogs Tour and the Pru Crit WERE infiltrated by ringers. But we sniffed em out. And they didn’t win either.
Anyway, thanks for the props, nice post.
Jack is such a buffoon, I think he should be standing for Mayor. After all, he is well-known broadcaster and journalist, rides a bike, went to public school… what do you think?
http://www.jackformayor.org? Now that gives me an idea…
There is something timeless about tweed. Many consider Harris Tweed to be an ancient cloth but it was really first created around 1844.
Sadly the Harris Tweed industry is in severe difficulties which is a great shame as tweed is once again a popular material and looks excellent when used by the likes of Chanel