I received the route map from Thibault. This shows the route we took around Paris.
An American RRBer in Paris (Kingfish visits Irzouts and Kanar)
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Here are two masks that Yann made. I can't remember which one was part of his steampunk build.
Here is a great writeup about the Custom Brigade bike club in Paris. This is the group that lent me a Rat Fink chopper and let me ride with them all over Paris in the middle of the night at Christmastime last year. Mad respect for these guys and gals!!
http://www.leparisien.fr/magazine/g...velos-sortent-du-cadre-22-06-2016-5905163.php
The cover model is none other than our very own @kanar .
http://www.leparisien.fr/magazine/g...velos-sortent-du-cadre-22-06-2016-5905163.php
The cover model is none other than our very own @kanar .
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Florian poses with his bicycle in front of Notre-Dame in Paris (4th), starting point of the trip organized by the Custom Brigade.
Members of the Brigade Custom convert, customize and manufacture of bicycles outside the norm. Once a month, they roam together the Parisian asphalt.
Walkers widen eyes to the passage of the herd. That night, in Paris, twenty bikes to incredible gaits - XXL frames painted in electric blue or orange glitter - peacefully march through the agitated night. Within this pack outsized talking fork, hub and chrome paint. It is often tattooed, bearded occasionally and amateurs sometimes denim jacket without sleeves. Welcome to the world of Custom Brigade, the Francophone community of addicts customized bikes (called "custom bike"), founded in 2003. These stylish cyclists windmilling in the most beautiful corners of the capital at their monthly night hike. "People often describe us as Harley riders without engine, and it tires a bit, smiled Elodie, 28, a health manager in a town hall that evening leaning on his limo (elongated bike, read the lexicon below cons) candy pink christened Malabar. We are not frustrated riders, we like pedaling! "
Hackers cyclists, not speed fans
If they enjoy the ride, the members of the brigade also like to build, tweak and customize their mounts. Here, no target speed or performance. The goal is rather artistic and aims to create unique objects. "The" custom bike "is an extension of the person, summarizes Richard Mazy, 42, alias OS Kruzer, author Cruisin 'Bicycles, style bicycle US (Speedway Editions). It is born from an idea we put on paper and we transcribed in reality, with the means at hand. "
The movement, which was created in the US in the 1960s, became a forgotten time, and then "went back to the late 1990s," explains Florian, 34, an employee of an office of studies for a car manufacturer, and moderator of the website * Brigade, which claims 9,000 members in France but also in Belgium, Canada and Switzerland. This method then crossed the Atlantic to make his mark in Europe.
Fans of custom bikes customize their creations adding their parts. - Sébastien Leban
Who are these creative bicycle? Some discovered this world by chance. Others are from the universe skate and BMX (BMX cycling). "With age and bones become brittle, they chose something less dangerous" jokes Florian. As Thibault, 36: this actor puppeteer, who works for Disneyland, calling itself Green Chain on its cycle. Former regular at skateparks, he accidentally discovers the "custom bike" in a rollerblade shop. Since then, he has accumulated in his ten devices (counting those of his girlfriend and her 5 year old daughter). Tonight he parade with her blue mat Felt model spangled style chopper. "With this bike, I started from scratch, he said smiling behind his bushy beard. I bought the frame and fork, and I built it. "On his jacket, dozens of badges with the names of the clubs he likes. There are Chopaderos, in several countries of the world, or the Psikocycles, located in the west of France. And, of course, the Badfish Bicycle Club, his own club.
Between 70 and 2 000 bike
Not everyone is as Thibault, former fans of winter sports. "I have lots of friends who love American cars, says Florian. That is my case: I have always been sensitive to this style. "Cedric, 35, steed, was meanwhile motorcycle fan. He immersed himself in the world of cycling in 2004 "in order to carry out projects from A to Z", without having to worry about mechanical standards. Tonight, this young father came with one of its seven gears, the merguez, a long bike "100% Recycling", consisting of an assembly of several bicycles and a motorcycle handlebar. "Now I realize the whole production: I do my plans, my drawings, my welds, my joints. "Without necessarily leave his fortune. "My first bike cost 70 euros it was a base for change, says Florian. With all the pieces I added, it is 300 euros. The median price is closer to 600/700 euros. "When some creations reach 2000 euros.
Today, where the custom bike practice? Throughout France, but some cities are particularly dynamic, such as Lille, Nantes or Toulouse. "There is a big community that gets along very well, summarizes Elodie. We drive a glass drink ... In short, it explodes! "
* www.custombrigad.com
models of the American class
Cruiser: Californian bike with a frame with a rounded shape and large tires (called "balls"), popularized by the American brand Schwinn.
Limo: bicycle to the very elongated.
Chopper model with a long fork, like a motorcycle.
Long Burrito: bike made in a traditional way and with a small budget, from coins collected on various devices.
Fixie: fixed-gear model. Very popular with couriers for speed, it does not really arouses interest of the fans of "custom bikes
Florian poses with his bicycle in front of Notre-Dame in Paris (4th), starting point of the trip organized by the Custom Brigade.
Members of the Brigade Custom convert, customize and manufacture of bicycles outside the norm. Once a month, they roam together the Parisian asphalt.
Walkers widen eyes to the passage of the herd. That night, in Paris, twenty bikes to incredible gaits - XXL frames painted in electric blue or orange glitter - peacefully march through the agitated night. Within this pack outsized talking fork, hub and chrome paint. It is often tattooed, bearded occasionally and amateurs sometimes denim jacket without sleeves. Welcome to the world of Custom Brigade, the Francophone community of addicts customized bikes (called "custom bike"), founded in 2003. These stylish cyclists windmilling in the most beautiful corners of the capital at their monthly night hike. "People often describe us as Harley riders without engine, and it tires a bit, smiled Elodie, 28, a health manager in a town hall that evening leaning on his limo (elongated bike, read the lexicon below cons) candy pink christened Malabar. We are not frustrated riders, we like pedaling! "
Hackers cyclists, not speed fans
If they enjoy the ride, the members of the brigade also like to build, tweak and customize their mounts. Here, no target speed or performance. The goal is rather artistic and aims to create unique objects. "The" custom bike "is an extension of the person, summarizes Richard Mazy, 42, alias OS Kruzer, author Cruisin 'Bicycles, style bicycle US (Speedway Editions). It is born from an idea we put on paper and we transcribed in reality, with the means at hand. "
The movement, which was created in the US in the 1960s, became a forgotten time, and then "went back to the late 1990s," explains Florian, 34, an employee of an office of studies for a car manufacturer, and moderator of the website * Brigade, which claims 9,000 members in France but also in Belgium, Canada and Switzerland. This method then crossed the Atlantic to make his mark in Europe.
Fans of custom bikes customize their creations adding their parts. - Sébastien Leban
Who are these creative bicycle? Some discovered this world by chance. Others are from the universe skate and BMX (BMX cycling). "With age and bones become brittle, they chose something less dangerous" jokes Florian. As Thibault, 36: this actor puppeteer, who works for Disneyland, calling itself Green Chain on its cycle. Former regular at skateparks, he accidentally discovers the "custom bike" in a rollerblade shop. Since then, he has accumulated in his ten devices (counting those of his girlfriend and her 5 year old daughter). Tonight he parade with her blue mat Felt model spangled style chopper. "With this bike, I started from scratch, he said smiling behind his bushy beard. I bought the frame and fork, and I built it. "On his jacket, dozens of badges with the names of the clubs he likes. There are Chopaderos, in several countries of the world, or the Psikocycles, located in the west of France. And, of course, the Badfish Bicycle Club, his own club.
Between 70 and 2 000 bike
Not everyone is as Thibault, former fans of winter sports. "I have lots of friends who love American cars, says Florian. That is my case: I have always been sensitive to this style. "Cedric, 35, steed, was meanwhile motorcycle fan. He immersed himself in the world of cycling in 2004 "in order to carry out projects from A to Z", without having to worry about mechanical standards. Tonight, this young father came with one of its seven gears, the merguez, a long bike "100% Recycling", consisting of an assembly of several bicycles and a motorcycle handlebar. "Now I realize the whole production: I do my plans, my drawings, my welds, my joints. "Without necessarily leave his fortune. "My first bike cost 70 euros it was a base for change, says Florian. With all the pieces I added, it is 300 euros. The median price is closer to 600/700 euros. "When some creations reach 2000 euros.
Today, where the custom bike practice? Throughout France, but some cities are particularly dynamic, such as Lille, Nantes or Toulouse. "There is a big community that gets along very well, summarizes Elodie. We drive a glass drink ... In short, it explodes! "
* www.custombrigad.com
models of the American class
Cruiser: Californian bike with a frame with a rounded shape and large tires (called "balls"), popularized by the American brand Schwinn.
Limo: bicycle to the very elongated.
Chopper model with a long fork, like a motorcycle.
Long Burrito: bike made in a traditional way and with a small budget, from coins collected on various devices.
Fixie: fixed-gear model. Very popular with couriers for speed, it does not really arouses interest of the fans of "custom bikes
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