Akira and John got their new bikes just after Christmas and they are looking like the dogs bollocks, or as Akira would have you know “inu no kintama no chari”.

looks like fun! New velo in Boulder, CO via the always awesome Trackosaurus rex. More inside…

i think the next kinfolk product should be these bad boys for the shorties. The design of this is so siiiiick. Made by samsonite in 1972. I love the wide wheels. Start your kids on a two wheeler from day one. None of this tricycle nonsense.   John and Akira’s Kinfolk Frames are in…also the hotness. here’s a little teaser, for those who are curious.

The new Urban Velo is due out in January. Issue #11 looks to be filled with lots of goodies, check it out here.

The Bamboo Bike Project. The goal of this project is to introduce a locally sustainable and low cost bike to poor areas in Africa. Cool idea.Few plants can match bamboo for pure growing ability. I used to have bamboo outside my house in Seattle, and no matter how much you cut it, every week, it was as high as the house. Also, in Hong Kong, the use it as scaffolding for building skyscrapers. What I didn’t know was that Bamboo has a higher tensile strength than steel. These bikes are “welded” with …