One of the great joys (or rather, necessities) of cycling is maintaining your bike. From the basics of changing a tube to truing wheels to changing a chain, there’s no better way to learn bike maintenance than building your own machine from the frame up. For those looking to build their own simple yet performance-oriented ride, look no further than the the Keirin Pro Track …
Since its founding in 2006, Brooklyn’s Affinity Cycles has made quite the name for themselves worldwide thanks to a knack for developing innovative track and road frame designs—not to mention an impressively stocked Williamsburg shop. While each frame that bears the CNC-machined Affinity “A” badge is one to behold, their Kissena track frame (named for the infamous Kissena Velodrome in Queens, NY) is the most …
In 2008 the first renegade race was held by a handful of core individuals on the rough, public streets of Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood. Dubbed the Red Hook Criterium, the unsanctioned bicycle race is open to amateurs and professionals alike, with the alley cat-style course favoring urban cyclists and bike messengers with high levels of fitness, honed reflexes and an acute sense of their surroundings. …
