42×12: The Cult of The Fixed

John May 21, 2010 2

Check it out, here is another fixed gear bike book.

“42 x12 — The Cult of the Fixed examines the global repercussions of fixed-gear and single-speed bicycle culture. Through contemporary observation and the collaboration of those on the inside from Taiwan to New York, London to Tokyo, 42 x12 gives a unique insight into what’s going on at ground level.”

This will make a good coffee table book. For those of you that don’t know, 42×12 is a very difficult gear ratio that relates to the thrill, risks and rewards of riding a fixed gear bike. Some of the events covered in this book are The Tweed Run, messenger and alley cat racing, indoor and keirin racing…sounds great.