Happy Halloween!
Bicycle accidents involving cars happen now and then but recently we’ve heard about them more. We are all equal and no different from a driver or pedestrian as we share the roads on our bicycles. Do not lose your temper by someone honking at you for no reason. Let’s begin with ourselves by obeying traffic rules, being courteous and avoiding confrontations. Pay it forward!
Sat Oct 29th 9:00pm > Halloween Bike Ride @ Drum and Bell Tower
Come in costume and join a short fun ride to the VeggieTable (read below for more details)
Ines & the Natooke Team
Halloween Bike Ride
This Saturday Oct 29th we have a Halloween Bike Ride event. Meet up at Drum and Bell Tower at 9pm, wear your costume or mask and bring a bottle of beer, we can chat a bit and laugh at each other’s costume for a while. Then we will do a ride ending at the VeggieTable (our nice neighbour) for the party. There will be free jello shots (vegan) and other treats to those who come in costume, and also discounts for those who ride their bikes or skate. So a bike rider in costume wins double!
Fixed Gear Tension Party
The Fixed Gear Tension Party on October 22nd was a blast! We’re sure the fixed gear bicycle parking lot outisde the club must have left an impression on everybody! A wonderfully designed rack decorated with a fine array of colorful fixed gear bikes. Five bikes were shortlisted for the Fixed Gear Bike Beauty Contest and one of our Natooke bikes came in first! Congratulations to Su Ye, proud owner of the Natooke bike! JiSu PK was highlight of the night with our male contestants pushing their limits while the female participants showed they were not to be outshined! Finally, the night ended with a prize presentation ceremony filled with excitement and surprises. Natooke generously sponsored lots of fantastic prizes such as Brooks saddles, T-Level messenger bags and pouches, Flying Banana rims and more!
Stolen Fixies
There has been three cases of stolen bikes and we hope to engage everybody’s help in keeping an eye out for them. If you see them on the road, please take a picture, call the police and call us.
Bike #1 (first 2 pics): 22nd August 2011 between noon to 6pm at Dongzhimen Ginza Mall.
Bike #2 (3rd pic): 6th October 2011 at night, No. 30 Nanluoguxiang. Add One black frame with vintage crank, each wheel has white & black spokes.
Bike #3 (last 2 pics): 20th October 2011 at night, Oriental Plaza. Flying Banana steel frame with “One Less Car” written on the top tube, Miche crank and chain ring, and a Brooks B17 Special saddle.
COG Frames and Miche Cranks
There are always new things at Natooke like our brand new aluminum frames called COG.
Natooke also received some new Italian Miche cranks and Miche chain rings (up to 50 teeth) for those looking for some Christmas ideas.