Published in Vogue magazine in May 2013, with Natooke’s bicycles.
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Larry and Jacob from Natooke Chengdu show everyone how fun and interesting it is to play Fixed Gear bike polo.
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Lary and Jacob of the Natooke team bring Fixed Gear Bikes to Chengdu.
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Check out what fixed gear cyclist and environmental activist Ines Brunn has to say about the importance of riding your bike around the beautiful city of Beijing.

由Ines的2012北京自行车节观看的惊人表现

NATOOKE北京商店是中国第一家死飞自行车和杂耍店。位于北二环雍和宫桥西南角的五道营胡同内，与雍和宫和夫子庙不远。2009年，伊泉和费德里克一起创办了NATOOKE，经营各种杂耍道具，为顾客量身定制死飞自行车。伊泉在来中国之前就在德国从事固定齿轮自行车杂技艺术表演。作为德国国家体操队队员，她带领越来越多的人了解自行车。德国相关当局对她在自行车艺术表演方面的贡献不完全肯定，反而她的努力与付出得到了更多外界的支持。后来她在体育界的名声不断恶化，她开始渐渐退出体育行业，接受艺术表演的邀请。从此，她的表演生涯正式开始，她也开始了自己在电信行业的工作。

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Nestled down in Beijing’s Wudaoying Hutong, not far from the Lama Temple and the Temple of Confucius, is China’s first juggling shop and fixed gear bike shop, Natooke. Founded in 2009 by Ines Brunn and Federico Moro, this shop offers both locals and travelers juggling props and custom made fixed gear bicycles. Ines began her performing career in Germany as an artistic fixed gear bike acrobat.   As a member of the German National Team she worked to bring more flexibility and performance into that traditional sport. But her efforts to bring more artistry and performance to the sport were not always appreciated by the official sanctioning authorities. Despite that roadblock, her skill on the bike was noticed and appreciated by others outside the sport. As her notoriety grew, she started getting calls and offers to perform her version of artistry on a bike outside of the sport competitions. At the same time her performing career began to take off, so did her career in the telecommunications industry.

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Catch Ines Brunn performs on a fixed gear bike on a cold day at the Laoshan Bike Show. The cold won’t stop this woman!

This video shows the Natooke team at the Fixed Gear Mini Revolution, click on the “read more” mtab to view the video.

Indoor stationary bike races help pass the time until spring comes. Photos: Courtesy of Shannon Bufton

Bikers are cool, but actually riding a bicycle takes more energy or motivation than some of us have.  But luckily, winter is a prime time to infiltrate the biking community and meet those fit, fun and athletic people without having to mount a saddle.

Winter biking activities are a gateway into fun events, socializing and progressive ideas, so take advantage of the sub-zero temperature to warm up to the biking niche without breaking a sweat. Whether it’s visiting multifunctional bike venues like Serk or Natooke or participating in indoor events, get the social wheels rolling without chilly pedals testing your mettle.

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