Us Versus Them has teamed up with SE Bikes to design the best fixed freestyle frameset available.  Spearheaded by UVT’s James Banuelos, the Us Versus Them frame was designed from the ground up to withstand the harshest abuse that riders are putting their bikes through. Tested by Gus Molina, Josh Boothby, and DJ Mull, the frame has been put through months of abuse to make sure that the frame is bombproof. The Cr-Mo frame has been fully heat treated with the top and down tubes being double butted. The seat tube has been cut-out to allow clearance for larger (50c) tire sizes along with ovalized & tapered seat and chain stays for extra tire and foot clearances.

The 73mm mid bottom bracket and Campy compatible integrated headset are both externally machined and a sealed Tange headset comes installed as well as a trick integrated seat clamp. Finally, the Landing Gear forks are heat treated & butted for even more strength.

To match the aggressive nature of the technical specs, UVT designer Graham Nystrom gave the bike his signature treatment, choosing a gunmetal grey paint for the base color of the frame, and wrapping a tonal hand drawn snake scale print around the front, the brand motto “Never Stop” is printed on the brake bridge along with UVT/SE branding on the seat tube.

The frameset is shipping to SE dealers across the USA this week. http://www.sebikes.com/findadealer.php

MSRP: $549

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If you are in the market for a high end hand made single speed, look no further. Check out these two models from Bella Ciao City Bikes available from UK online shop. Both are hand made in Italy and super light.

Ingegnere: A fast, lightweight single speed urban performer, also available with gears and handmade with columbus tubing.

Reporter: The high performer, super lightweight ”messenger” bike for fast urban travel.

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Check out this Classic Track custom frame from Icarus. Icarus is a small custom bike shop founded and ran by Ian Sutton who builds primarily fillet brazed frames. If you get interested in ordering some of his sweet looking frames, check out his site.

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New Era Japan released new messenger style caps made out of fleece with a toggle elastic closure. Available in three colors.

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Check out this custom concept bike from Chari and CO NYC. Bike colors were matched to a car project “Smart For Four Car” in Japan. Check out their Flickr account for more pics of both bike and a car. Via doobybrain

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By now everybody heard of Walmart selling fixed/single speed bikes. Well… one of our fans decided to get one and try it out and invited us for a ride and to take some pics. We will be posting soon full review and before and after pictures of this bike. So far… it is not bad… If you are on a tight budget and want to get a low priced fixed gear or single speed… this is it. A little bit too heavy, probably due to the wheels with gazillion spokes on them but still not bad. So far this bike made it through a 10 mile ride around Downtown Saint Pete , half of that ride through a heavy rain. Stay tuned for a full review

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Here is an example of the latest bike project between Carhartt and UK  based bike company Charge.

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Our friends at Fyxation started shipping their new Alloy Bar End Caps!  These bad boys are rugged, expandable so they won’t fall out and they come with 2 sets of different size spacers to fit all bars.   They fit flush with the new Fyxation grips but can also be used with any open ended grip.  They are available in the same colors as their grips and come in a Track and BMX diameter.  These Caps offer you another sweet way to customize your ride and add a bit more color.

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Swedish brand SSON just released new fixed gear bike. No brakes, no gears, short bars and clean frame. Comes in a travel bag/box and two sizes: 54 and 56. Solid built. You can purchase this new bike here.

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It is very cold this week and even in Florida its almost snowing. So, if you still riding your bike around in freezing winds, check out Josie’s custom caps made by….well…Josie. Every cap is made by hand plus reasonably priced. So support your local rider and check out her online store.

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