NLGX Prizes for 2013 Bike to JUE
NLGX prizes can be picked up only at the NLGX Design Store – Nanluoguxiang starting from March 25th through April 25, 2013! Come early to pick your prize, as all give-aways are subject to limited availability!

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NLGX have created a more detailed overview of what kind of prizes you can expect with how many stamps on your “Bike to JUE”  spoke card.

Please keep in mind, pick up time starts on March 25 through April 25 only at our NLGX Nanluoguxiang Store. All prizes are subject to availability and the KOMMUTE hoodie give-aways are limited to 5 and the  ChinaType T-shirt give-aways are limited to 10 t-shirt’s only. So those prizes are on a first-come first-served basis.

There is also a possibility that we are closed for renovations next week. In that case we will put detailed information on our website on where and when to pick up the prizes.

Bike to JUE post on our website: Click here

As mentioned in our last Natooke newsletter we have some biking events arranged. If you either ride your bike to the specified “Bike to JUE” events or join our bike ride to these events you will get a stamp on the “Bike to JUE” spoke card. The more stamps the bigger the prize. We heard only the first 10 people that have 5 or more stamps get a NLGX “Kommute” hoodie. But if you have less stamps do not worry, you can get a button, or key ring or NLGX t-shirts. Just need to ride your bike to the events!

At each Bike to JUE event there will be a place to park your bike guarded by NATOOKE bike people to ensure the safety of your bike while you are enjoying the JUE event.

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“JUE Music + Art” invited Natooke to organize what is called “Bike to JUE 2013” to selected events of the “JUE Music + Art” festival. This festival consists of a series of music, literature, art, cinema starting from today to March 24th. Natooke has a strong passion in the fields of green transportation and environmental protection and is happy to organize the “Bike to JUE” bike rides to promote the use of bicycles in cities and get people to experience how convenient it is to ride a bike in Beijing.

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Spring Festival 2013 is approaching:

NATOOKE Beijing Shop will be closed from Feb 9th (New Year’s Eve) until Feb 15th. Natooke shop will be open from February 16th onwards every day from 10am to 7pm. We are sorry for any inconvenience. We wish you a “Happy Chinese New Year! ! !

Thank you for your support. NATOOKE teams wants to serve you even better in the new year! See you after the Spring Festival!

01/20 2:00pm Bike Polo with CCTV @ Workers Gymnasium West Gate.

As usual on Sunday at 2pm we meet up for polo, no matter if there are a few snow flakes. We know hitting a ball will warm us up. This Sunday there will be a CCTV film crew coming to watch and film. The CCTV documentary started to film around the time we were planning and organizing the Mini Revolution. They need more footage of the Natooke regular events. If you do not play polo you can just come by and do some bike tricks.

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The whole Natooke team wishes you all the best for 2013. We hope you had a great start and will come out and ride and have fun with us and with your bike.

Here are some events all going on this weekend: 10/01-14/01

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ww.Mini Fixed Gear Revolution 2012 １１月２４日，北京风和日丽，是个适宜户外活动的好天气。首届“死飞小革命”如期举行。好天气带来好心情。这一天的上午，许多死飞爱好者在Natooke商店集合，由伊泉带队，40多人一起骑着多彩的车子一路上开开心、享受着蓝天白云。798会和点的朋友们一边吃着煎饼一边等待着从市中心赶来的这支骑行队伍。两队在这里会和之后一起前往朗朗艺术空间。 比赛活动从下午１点半左右开始。NATOOKE团队提前到场来布置场地。大约下午12点半，不少参赛者也陆续赶来，现场顿时热闹起来。 入口处是我们Natooke绿香蕉迎宾大使，她走来走去热情地接待每位来客。

爽朗的笑声传递出温暖与快乐。 整场的活动持续了大约5个小时，从自行车马球、点球大战、定杆、快速换胎、小人车接力、一直到选美比赛，整个过程大家都积极参与其中，让我们用文字和影像将这些开心的时刻都记录下来。       最激动的瞬间 自行车马球类似于马球。 两组队伍中各有三名选手，他们骑着自行车，手握着球杆击球向对方球门射门。马球赛历时一个小时，过程中你会感受到队员们奋力挥杆的执着；你会听到自行车相互碰撞的声音；你会看到一些队员摔倒了然后笑着起来，继续作战。一次次进球之后想起的掌声和欢笑声充满整个会场。比赛结束时，7组选手经过6轮激烈的比拼，最终产生了冠军队。    最炫动的瞬间 自行车点球大战像足球里的点球，不同的是选手们需要先做Skid，然后用后轮击球射门。多彩的车轮摆动起来轮番上阵，球门前的橘色小球显得格外亮眼。每位选手都有自己独特的方式去用后轮击球。    最安静的瞬间 定杆比赛开始，整个会场顿时安静下来。大家都屏住呼吸。选手们在车子上保持平衡、保证车子牢牢抓地、不能移动，同时，变换动作，从双手、单手、无手到单脚。四个动作都坚持下来的选手还进行了一分钟的花式定杆表演。获奖者从坚持到最后的这些选手中选出来。

最牵动人心的瞬间 快速换内胎比赛进程中，每位选手都以最快的速度，聚精会神地一步步地展开各项任务。有的很顺利，有的则会遇到麻烦。（内胎被挤在外胎下边儿了；链拧成团儿，怎么也抻不开了；都做完了，只剩下打气，可气筒该怎么用呢，不知道了）。再来瞧这位身着酷似黑猫服饰的唯一一名女选手。手劲儿还不小，她非常耐心地把外胎从车圈上一点点掰出来。虽然最后超时，但是精神可佳 

最有趣的间 三人随机配组儿童车接力赛。大人们腿长，坐到小小的儿童车上，腿得使劲儿蜷着， 个身子也得缩起来。小小的脚踏怎么够大脚踩，加上是接力赛，还得快速踩踏，于是，各式各样的骑姿出现了，围观的人不停地捧腹大笑。

最缤纷的瞬间 最后一项比赛时人&车选美赛。那个时刻，选手们带着各自的爱车站成一排排顺序出场。人是模特，车子也是模特。不同的色彩，不同的POSE,构成一个缤纷的舞台。选手们都那么自信、那么阳光

最开心的瞬间 所有比赛结束后是自行车特技表演。表演者是伊泉。每个动作都很漂亮，令人惊叹，更令人感动。随后，江南style音乐响起，Natooke团队给大家演绎了Natooke版本的江南style。大家一起跳舞，像是一个派对的狂欢，很开心、很放松。

颁奖时刻 在自行车马球比赛中，冠军队的三名队员拿到了荷兰Fendor Bendor 挡泥板。在点球大战中，两名获奖者分别拿到了Toyo花鼓和Donen骑行服。在定杆比赛中，最佳男女定杆及最佳创意定杆获得者分别拿到了瑞士Ribcap头盔帽、Respro防污染面具、Donen骑行服。在快速换内胎比赛中，三名获奖者拿到了美国Freedom轮胎。在小人车接力赛比赛中，获胜队的三名选手分别拿到了ABUS U-mini 锁。在选美比赛中，获奖选手分别拿到了澳洲Crumpler邮差包。

大家在一起高高兴兴地过了一个下午，然后一起骑车回家。都在期待Natooke下次组织的活动。 那我们就下次“死飞革命”见了！

It was a beautiful luminous day in Beijing on November 24th and the weather was perfect for an outdoor activity. This was the first day the Mini Fixed Gear Revolution begun; the good weather seemed to make us all feel happy and comfortable. In the morning a lot of fixed gear fans and cycling lovers from diverse places met at the Natooke shop, it was a big group of over 40 happy people on colorful bikes led by Ines. We all cycled leisurely in the morning sun enjoying the clear blue skies. At the 798 art district even more fixed gear riders and friends were enjoying Jianbing and tofu snacks while waiting for the group from the city center. Together the cyclists headed for Long Long Art Space. Team Natooke had arrived at the venue early for the preparation work and at around 12:30pm the cyclists started arriving one after another, and suddenly it became a busy and happy location to be at. Our Natooke cute green banana mascot was at the entrance, walking here there and everywhere welcoming guests happily with a smile, the friendly laughter helped spread the happiness to everyone. The Mini Fixed Gear Revolution lasted about five hours with everyone actively participating in the various fun game, It was a very successful day and a very joyful day for everyone involved.

The Exciting Moment

Bike polo is like horse polo: Two teams of three play against each other each riding their bicycle and using a mallet to hit the ball into the goal. During the Mini Fixed Gear Revolution bike polo games, you could see the passion from each swing of the mallet, you could hear the sound of bikes colliding with each other and as players fell they would immediately get back up to return to battle. The applause and laughter filled the site after each and every goal or even attempted goal. After six rounds of exciting matches the champion was found!

The Shining Moment

Like in soccer we did a penalty shooting game: The ball was placed in front of the goal and each player had to shoot the ball into the goal, the only difference being is that they had to do a skid and hit the ball with their back tire. The colorful wheels swung around to try and hit the ball in the right direction one by one. Meanwhile, the orange ball was so eye-catching, whilst waiting for the wheels to strike before a goal could be scored. Each participant had their own creative way to hit the ball.

The Quite Moment

The crowd became hushed immediately when the track stand competition begun and everyone held their breath. Keeping balance, the players sat on the saddle and made sure that the bike did not move, meanwhile, they changed the tricks during the process from normal track stand to no handed or even single footed track stand. The finalist showed us their most impressive kind of track stands of which the winners was then decided upon.

The Heart Pumping Moment

During the inner tube changing contest, all players focused on tasks with a step by step approach trying to be the one with the fastest speed. Some of them could change the inner tube smoothly while some of them encountered trouble by pinching the tube below the tire or throwing the chain and having it lumped up or not knowing how to use the pump. Due to time restrictions we only had one female contestant and she was wearing a black cat costume. This cute girl tried her best to remove the outer tube patiently, but despite her good attitude she was unfortunately not the fastest.

The Funny Moment

The funniest game was the relay race on small children bikes. Contestants grouped in teams of three and had to crouch their long legs and their body so to sit on the tiny three wheeled bikes. Everybody tried to ride as fast as they could and some very awkward cycling poses were created, the audience and contestants could not help but to laugh.

The Colorful & Shining Moment

The last game was the person & bike beauty competition, all contestants lined up on the stage together with their bikes. Each person was to be regarded as a model and there bike was a model too. The different colors and the different poses made a shining impression on the stage.

The Happy Moment

After the Mini Fixed Gear Revolution games finished, Ines Brunn manager and founder of Natooke did a small beautiful performance on her trick bike. Then suddenly all of the Natooke team joined in for a Natooke version of “Gangnam Style”, soon after, other friends and audience joined in to dance as well. Everyone was so happy and excited.

Prize Presentation

The bike polo champions received the convenient and smart Dutch Fendor-Bendor 3 foldable fenders. The winners of the penalty shooting game received Toyo fixed gear hubs and Donen cycling clothes. The track stand winners received Swiss Ribcap helmet caps, Respro Techno anti-pollution masks and Donen cycling clothes. The speed inner tube changing champions received American Freedom Thickslick tires for urban use. German ABUS U-mini locks were handed over to the happy winners of the child bike relay race. The contestants from the person and bike beauty competition who were best matching their bikes received Australian Crumpler messenger bags.

After a great afternoon high with energy and happiness, everybody began the ride back home. Awaiting what was to come from the next events organised by the fabulous Natooke team. See you at the next one!

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温馨提示：由于11月24日（本周六）举办活动，北京NATOOKE商店当天会关门。除此之外，我们 依旧会正常营业。 Reminder: Due to the events this Saturday Nov 24th Natooke Beijing shop will be closed. Other than that we are open every day. 22/11  8pm > 巨脏自行车骑行活动 @ 三里屯Frost酒吧（可以美甲/有鸡尾酒）- BIG DIRTY FAST RIDE @ Sanlitun Frost (nails and cocktails) 本次巨脏骑行活动将组织一次快速骑行。想体验心跳的感觉就出来加入我们吧。大家在Frost酒吧集合，就在四月美食超市对面，隔着一条马路。希望本周四是个无雨的天气。 Big Dirty is organizing a fast ride. So if you want to get your heart pumping then come on out. They meet at the bar across from April Gourmet called Frost. We hope there will not be any rain this Thursday.

23/11  7:30pm > 我要上春晚 @ CCTV3 – “I want to be on the Chinese New Years Gala Show” @ CCTV3 如果感兴趣的话，可以关注本周五晚央视三套播出的“我要上春晚”。伊泉参加了这期节目，请关注伊泉的表演。如果你喜欢死飞车特技的话也可以通过短信或微博给伊泉投出支持的一票，让她有机会登上真正的春晚舞台。 Just in case you are interested: On this Friday watch CCTV3 and watch Ines perform on the famous TV show called “I want to be on the Chinese New Years Gala Show”. If you like fixed gear bike tricks you can also vote for Ines to actually be on the Chinese New Years Gala either via SMS or Chinese Twitter.

24/11 1pm > “死飞小革命” @ 环铁艺术城的朗朗艺术空间 – MINI FIXED GEAR REVOLUTION @ Long Long Art Space 更多详情请看海报旁边的内容。请点击 See below for more details next to the event poster. Please click here

25/11  2pm > 自行车马球 @ 工人体育馆西门 – BIKE POLO @ Worker’s Gymnasium West Gate 活动将在下午两点开始，在工体西边。教练汤姆会依照天气来决定活动进程。 如果天气寒冷和有大雨的情况话，马球活动取消。 如果下过了雪但天气晴朗的话，会有马球。 总之，冷天和雨天没有马球。雪天或是下过雪，将会有雪天马球。 We will start at 2 pm on the west side of the Workers’ Gymnasium. The bike polo coach Tom wants to point out the decision process about the weather: If it is cold and moderate or heavy rain, there is NO polo. If it has snowed and it is clear, there will be POLO. If it is snowing, there will be POLO. If it has snowed and it is snowing, there will be POLO. To summarize: Cold and moderate or heavy rain — > NO polo. Snow of any kind, on the ground or coming from the sky — there IS SNOW POLO !

24/11 & 25/11 > 北京国际高端运动自行车展览会 @ 北京老山 – LAOSHAN BIKE RACE AND EXHIBITION @ Laoshan 为期两天的车展和比赛都是在户外进行，请大家多穿些衣服，注意保暖。11月24日的展览从上午9点开始，下午4点半结束。当天会有一些公路车的比赛，从上午9点半开始，下午点4点20结束。11月25日的展览从上午9点开始，下午4点结束。当天会有一些山地车的比赛，从上午9点半开始，下午2点半结束。请大家安排好自己的时间。如果你想观看比赛或是想到其它自行车展位那儿看一看的话，可以到NATOOKE来领入场券。 温馨提示：如果有顾客想来找NATOOKE的人员的话请在25日来，因为24日（周六）我们的人都在“死飞小革命”那儿。 Please wear warm clothes as this is an outdoor event. The exhibition on Nov. 24th will start at 9:00am and end at 4:30pm while the road bike races will start at 9:30am and end at 4:20pm. The exhibition on Nov. 25th will start at 9:00am and end at 4:00pm while the mountain bike race will start at 9:30am and end at 2:30pm. You can come to Natooke shop to get as many entry tickets as you need so you can watch the races or have a look at the various bicycle brands that have their booth at Laoshan bike exhibition. Natooke of course also has a booth at the exhibition. Reminder: On Saturday do not expect many Natooke staff at Laoshan as most of us will be at the Mini Revolution. We will have more staff on Nov. 25th (Sunday).

1/12 & 2/12 > 没有自行车马球 – NO POLO 在12月1日和12月2， 我们的马球教练和三名NATOOKE的马球队员会在台湾参加高雄自行车马球赛。我们在这两天没有自行车马球活动。 There will not be bike polo as the polo coach and 3 Natooke polo teams will be in Taiwan for the Kaohsiung bike polo cup.

6/12  8pm > 巨脏“圣诞老人”骑行活动 @ NATOOKE – BIG DIRTY SANTA COSTUME RIDE @ Natooke 你听说过圣尼古拉斯吗？它是一个纪念一位圣人的节日。在每年的12月6日这天，“圣尼古拉斯老人”身穿红色的斗篷，给小朋友们分发一些小玩意儿，有点儿像圣诞老人。很多欧洲国家的人都知道这个节日。这次的巨脏自行车骑行打算组织一次圣诞老人骑行活动。每个人都穿上圣诞老人的衣服，骑着单车穿梭在北京的大街小巷。不需要骑得多快，但肯定很有趣。 （大家在NATOOKE 集合，不要求自带服装，我们可以一起骑到一个有卖这种衣服的地方在那儿再买。） Have you heard of St. Nicholas? It is a day to honor a saint who dressed in a red cape and gave lots of stuff to children. A little bit like Santa Claus. Every year it is on December 6th, mostly known in Europe. Big Dirty is organizing a costume Santa ride. That means we together go and each buy a Santa Claus costume, wear it and ride around Beijing. It will not be a fast ride, but sure a funny ride. Meet up at Natooke (not required to have a costume, as we will ride together to a place where they sell them).

8/12  10:30am > “铁驴”维修专题讲座 @ NATOOKE – IRON HORSE SEMINARS @ Natooke 12月8日周六这天早上会安排自行车维修讲座。此次的专题由参与者来定。如果你想学习如何维修或是想学习如何保养你的车子的某个零部件，乱炖老师都会教大家。可能这节课是新年前的最后一次课，希望大家能来的话就来听课吧。 Another Saturday morning bike repair session. Topic will be decided dependent on the participants. So if you want to know how to repair or maintain a certain part of your bike Brandon will teach you. This might be the last one before the New Year so come if you can.

伊泉和Natooke团队 Ines & the Natooke Team    死飞小革命 MINI REVOLUTION

报名方式： 报名时间截止到11月24日周六当天十二点半。“小革命“定制辐条卡，先报先得，报名人数有限。 1、网络报名:NATOOKE 官网（小革命专用通道） 2、短信报名:联系人-驰子-186 0046 4516 3、现场报名 （最迟截止到当天12点半）

比赛规则&比赛流程（从下午一点到下午五点，十二点半检录及现场报名，领取参赛证） 1、自行车马球 2、点球大战 3、定杆比赛 4、快速换内胎 5、死飞儿童三轮车接力赛 6、选美 7、颁奖 8、伊泉表演

活动地点及骑车路线： 如果知道路线，可以提前到场。如果不知道，我们安排几个集合地点有人带领你过去。 集合地点一：NATOOKE （11点门口集合） 集合地点二：798里面751火车头那儿 (12点集合)

Ways to Register: 1. Sign up on the Natooke website, go to “Mini Revolution” 2. Sign up by short message: Contact Chi Zi (驰子) Tel: 186 0046 4516 3. Sign up on site at the event

Event Schedule: The event will be held from 1pm to 5pm. Everybody that pre-registered will receive the participation spoke card at the venue. 1. Bike Polo Match 2. Skid Penalty Shootout 3.Track Stand Competition 4. Speed Tube Changing Competition 5.Child Bike Relay Race 6. Beautiful Bike&Person Competition 7. Prizes 8. Bike Tricks by Ines

If you know how to get there, you can just get there. If you do not know, don’t worry, we will ride together to the event location. You can come to meet us at the following places. Meeting Point 1: NATOOKE (meet us at 11:00am) Meeting Point 2: 751 Train Locomotive in 798 Art Zone (meet us at 12:00am)

NATOOKE自行车 NATOOKE Bikes 尽管天气一天天变冷，NATOOKE仍然坚持给我们的顾客组装单速车。这里是几周以来一些顾客和他们的车子的精彩合照。

Despite the temperature dropping Natooke keeps building single speed bikes for our customers. Here are some pictures of customers and the bikes from the last weeks.    “圣诞老人”骑行活动 SANTA RIDE

巨脏“圣诞老人”骑行活动 @ NATOOKE SANTA COSTUME RIDE @ Natooke