'The Australian' this week reports on the rising popularity of fixed gear cycling amongst new and returning cyclists.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24548787-5010800,00.h...
A new life cycle - The Australian, 25 Oct 2008

...but we think that they've been at it for a while... http://www.ridefixedgear.com/video/fixed-gear-melbourne

...and it seems that the Japanese love their fixies even more than the Californians.

With a strong track racing and Keirin heritage there are a plethora of slick lined bikes all over the city. Simple, colourful and stylish - we hope to share of them with you soon.

Happy riding!
RFG

A recent article in the Economist talks about the worldwide growth in demand for bikes and shows bicycle production outstripping car production and set to reach a high of 135 million this year.

With rising oil prices and health care costs, the humble bicycle is proving to be an answer to those woes. Such is the demand for bikes that shortages were reported in New York last year.

The world’s largest bicycle maker, Giant sold a record 460,000 bikes last month and is on target for it’s best year ever.

Congratulations to Britain's track cycling team on their impressive performance at the Beijing Olympics. The team dominates the track cycling medals table with 7 gold medals (out of a total of 10), 3 silver and 2 bronze. Their closet rivals are Spain, who have won one of each colour. Amazing. And even more so considering that there are only three covered velodromes in the UK! Great news for British cycling!

Team GB are topping the cycling medal table with one gold and one silver medal. Track events start Friday!

Image: Victoria Pendleton, courtesy of the Telegraph.