…I can’t bear it. Wiggins just won gold in the Men’s pursuit and Steven Burke got bronze… Chris Hoy and Ross Edgar are up next in Keirin. Sorry to all non-Brits out there, it’s not often we have sporting achievements to be proud of and we’re enjoying it while it lasts…

…one of the weird results of global warming is inconsistent weather patterns. Gone are the days of sure-fire long, hot summers, replaced by bi-polar environmental conditions that don’t know what they want to do. One days it’s blazing hot, the next it’s a monsoon.

But fuck it, we won’t let it stop us riding our bikes… Polo in the rain, anyone?

…from the 22-24th August. London’s only courier led bicycle and racing extravaganza returns for three more days and nights of celebration of the bike and courier culture. The original event was held in 2007 as a pre-event to the Dublin CMWC and saw hundreds attend the three days of fun. And now it’s back!

Pre registration is only £20 for the whole weekend, which includes a free, limited edition T shirt. Early registration secures your entry into all events and reserves your T shirt size. This year’ s event is very much an ‘open’ event an the organisers are extending a warm and welcoming invitation to both messengers and non-messengers alike.

Things kick off on Friday at The Foundry in East London, with registration, Topcat and an artshow. Saturday is the main race, sponsored by Tour de Ville, followed by and after party. Sunday is the Messenger Olympics - skids, sprints, footdown, darts and more general buggering around on bikes, followed by Rollapaluza at the Imbibe bar in SE1

It’s going to be a heavy weekend and the most fun you’ll have on a bike this year. What’s more is that  all profits go to the London Courier Emergency Fund. Come to London, ride your bike, have fun and all for a good cause.

Check out the London’s Calling website for the most recent info!

…this fine gentleman is none other than Craig Nasty, one of the brains behind cantgoslo and one of the main men behind the Manchester scene. Friday 1st August saw a race in the city that is also home to the world’s finest football team - I was meant to be going, but I spaced and didn’t book my train tickets in time, which meant that I could have flown to Berlin for the same amount that a two-hour trip north would have cost! Lazy-arsed Londoner. Anyway, I’m not sure how the race went, but check out Craig’s blog to see the results. We’ve also got Craig to thank for the fact that Fixed is available in Manchester as he’s been behind us from the start. Thanks dude. Check out Harry Hall Cycles if you want to pick up a copy.

…we got this email from a store in the UK earlier this week. It really tickled us.

“Your magazine was an excellent toilet companion for many a leg-numbing hour, I can blame my deep vein thrombosis on what can only be called the best bit of propaganda since the Nazis, I mean this in a good way, I am totally gonna strip my racer and make it into a fixey, I loved every article. 

All though I own a core skate shop and not a bike shop there is definate relevance to skating with crossover fashion and heroes.

So what can I do to stock your mag in my shop? My copy has been overly thumbed through and is falling apart, if it is at all possible please can I stock your mag, we have a velodrome in Newport right by the new skate park, how good does it get?

Well done again, Grim”

Pretty stoked to see more people getting involved. Check out Grim’s skate shop