=2010 SUPER PISTA=

WE ALL KNOW THAT I'M A HUGE FAN OF BIANCHI PISTAS... THE 2007 WAS MY FIRST TRACK FRAME AND WILL ALWAYS HOLD A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY STABLE. FOR A LONG WHILE I'VE BEEN SWEATING THE PISTA CONCEPTS, BUT HAVEN'T MUSTERED ENOUGH EXTRA LOOT TO COP ONE. THEN THEY STOPPED PRODUCING THEM AND I WANTED ONE EVEN MORE... UNTIL NOW.

LO AND BEHOLD... 2010 SEES THE CONCEPTS REPLACEMENT, THE SUPER PISTA. IMPROVEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE REAR TUBING, BEEFING IT UP AS WELL AS A LITTLE MORE CUTOUT ROOM IN THE REAR TO ACCOMADATE LARGER TIRE SIZES. THE SEAT TUBE IS TEAR-DROPPED RIGHT UP TO THE SEAT CLAMP. GRAPHICS ARE VINTAGE BIANCHI LOGOS AND ITS PRODUCED IN THE VELOSHIP TEAM COLOR... FLAT BLACK!!!


(ABOVE: BIANCHI'S BUILD UP AT INTERBIKE '09)

MADE IN 49-51-53-55-57-59 & 61, THIS ALUMINIUM FRAME COMES SET WITH A CARBON FORK ON AN INTEGRATED HEADSET... AND ALL THIS WILL ONLY RUN YOU $750. NOT BAD CONSIDERING THE USED CONCEPTS I WAS EYEBALLING WERE ALWAYS IN THE $600-$650 RANGE.

= 2010 RELEASES =

LIKE A LOT OF BMX COMPANIES PICKING UP ON THE ADVANCING DIVERSITY OF WHAT WE DO WITH OUR STIFF HORSES, MONGOOSE IS UP NEXT WITH THEIR READYMADE-FIXIE-IN-A-BOX OFFERING, 'THEMAURICE'.


THE MAURICE IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE UK RIGHT NOW, BUT I'M SURE WE'LL SEE IT STATESIDE SOON. MONGOOSE IS A SEASONED COMPANY SO WE'RE GUESSING THAT THIS BIKE IS PRETTY LEGIT. TIME WILL TELL IF THEY CAN 'FIX UP' THEIR OFFERINGS AND GAIN THE APPROVAL OF CRAZY MOFO'S LIKE US FIXIE KIDS.

NEXT IS THE NEW ADDITION TO CHARGE'S 'PLUG' LINE... 'THE PLUG GRIFFIN'. ALREADY KILLING IT IN EUROPE AND LEADING THE FIXED GEAR SCENE ABROAD, CHARGE HAS THEIR SHIT ON LOCK. THE GRIFFIN LOOKS TO BE ANOTHER STEP IN THEIR INNOVATION AND BRILLIANCE IN CYCLING.


SORRY FOR THE LIMITED PIC, BUT THIS WAS SNAGGED AT AN INSIDER EVENT IN THE UK WHERE IT WAS PREVIEWED TO A HANDLEFUL OF HEADS. LOOK FOR THIS ONE OUT IN 2010... CHARGE!