Jean Jacques Sempé (conosciuto semplicemente come Sempé) è un illustratore francese nato nel ’32 che amiamo molto tanto per il suo straordinario tratto quanto per il suo gentile senso dell’umorismo.
Bici singlespeed “Carso” in tubi Oria ML25
Una delle cose più belle di questa avventura biascagnesca sono le persone che abbiamo avuto la fortuna di incrociare in questi anni, proprio per colpa delle nostre biciclette. A volte solo per iscritto, a volte di persona, sempre ci siamo arricchiti di incontri interessanti. Anche il mio “lavoro quello vero” è stato fortemente influenzato da questa avventura parallela, a riprova del fatto che è la passione che fa la nostra fortuna.
Scatto Fisso Forgood 2014 – con Giovanni Motta
Ogni anno dal 2010 realizziamo una bici bella e speciale che poi mettiamo in vendita su questo sito. La chiamiamo “Scatto Fisso Forgood“.
E’ bella perchè il suo telaio è stato dipinto a mano da un artista italiano.
E’ speciale perchè il 100% del ricavato viene devoluto per una buona causa: la ricerca medico-scientifica a favore dei più piccoli.
Bici singlespeed da donna “Napflion”
Sabato sera, solstizio d’estate. Canon c’è; manfrotto c’è; 3,3 kg di marmo bianco c’è. In compagnia del mio familiare fardello ho preso la via della campagna all’ora in cui la mia città stava prendendo la via dello spritz.
Singlespeed “Keats”
C’era una volta un giornalista tedesco che scriveva a Biascagne per avere un’intervista per il magazine di Mercedes Benz. Noi, che siamo un po’ schivi e un po’ pigri gli dobbiamo aver risposto più volte una cosa tipo: “A-ha… beh, sì, mmmmmm… poi vediamo, ok?”
Fixed gear bicycle “Ash and Bordeaux”
Ash and Bordeaux were the credentials that someone gave me many years ago to access, I don’t remember what, for work.
It could’t have been something very interesting, but the elegant chromatic combination hidden in something so trivial got me to the point of never forgetting even with such a difference in time. Who knows who it was, I wonder what was accessed. Maybe it was someone who I should have known better. We would have had thinks to say. I wonder.
The fact is, I dedicate this fixed gear bike to ash and bordeaux
Singlespeed bicycle “PM Terra!”
White and brown just like my German hound dog, this is the Singlespeed “PM Terra!” It is very dandy…
Coaster bike “Sister Mary”
This racing bike, converted to a single speed, is from the early 70s and was originally a celerifere. Let me explain: FM came to us with an old rust colored two wheeler (or maybe it was just rust) Once we disassembled her we recognized that she was unsuitable for the conversion we wanted.
Fixed gear: “Bottecchia FDP Paperinik” fixie conversion
This vintage racing bike by Bottechia, believe it or not, arrived to us smelling awful…yes smelling. I didn’t believe that a bike could smell. Maybe it was the soggy seat, or maybe it was the cobwebs (can cobwebs smell?).
Singlespeed Pinarello bike “Fuchecco”
The singlespeed Fuchecco is in someways the daughter of “La Blè“. When the latter went to live with Checco, he gave us, as a gift to Biascagne Cicli, a Pinarello Victory. From the start she arrived with layers of mud and rust. ” Let me know if you guys come up with something good”, he said… Well this is the result and I hope it lived up to his expectations. The irony is that now the Fuchecco is the bike rode by his partner PPP.
Coaster brake conversion bike “ProFuso”
With its clean esthetic, the GF Profuso seems like it should be a fixed gear but it has, in fact, been converted into a single speed with the addition of a Velosteel coaster brake.
Born as a steel framed bicycle from the 70s this “Pearl of Veneto” is a easy rider with an odd and funny set of handlebars. Oh so comfy! According to her equally odd and funny owner.
Vintage Bike “MC
ENGLISH! The MC Jag Bike is a singlespeed created by converting a racing cycle from the late 70s to a bike of “all comforts”.
Special attention was given in aid of comfortability. It is light, clean, and very cozy in the riding position.
We started with a Columbus steel frame ride to keep it light.
The tires (700×28) are a perfect compromise between lightness and stability creating a seeming weightless ride while driving on paved city streets.
The Brooks Flyer leather seat has a line sporty enough but the wide springs and copper detailing bring it right back to vintage and comfort.
The cruiser handlebars are high and almost enveloping, for a relaxed ride and steady position.
The gear hub as well as the rear brake drum attached to the gear was chosen to keep the chain line as clean as possible,
It was a shame that we couldn’t hide the two wires that come out from the handlebars but it was impossible to do without …
Coaster brake bike “Jag”
Tech sheet
- Battistelli frameset, late 70’s, size 54
- Polished Ambrosio rims
- Shimano Nexus Inner 3 hub, with drum brake
- Michelin Dynamic 700×28 tyres
- Nervar crankset
- Brooks England Flyer saddle
- Cruiser handlebar
- leather bar grips
- Biascagne Cicli creative concept
Bici vintage, telaio corsa
Bici Vintage Jaguar
Manubrio Cruiser
Check out how it looked before ! Here it is.
January 2010
This bike is a vacation style MC!
Singlespeed bike conversion “PMS Lisboa”
This vintage single speed bike will race along the Tejo.
The initial project was meant to be a fixed gear bike, but to get around Tejo, Lisbon with its steep descents (and ascents), we needed two brakes capable of handling the demanding terrain. Before we mounted the brakes, we convinced ourselves that this bike was meant to be a singlespeed. It well maybe that in some future time she will become a fixie but for now she needs some kilometers of free wheeling. Really just want a good excuse to return to Lisbon to change the COG.
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Wooden bike handlebar
Et voilà, our wooden handlebars for bicycles.
Carefully handcrafted by dear old Franco, these wooden handbars are made up of 12-15 layers of different cuts of wood, glued together, and then hand-worked until they become a handlebar as smooth as silk. Believe me, they are a pleasure to touch.
At the moment, the shapes that we make are: “seagull” and “nearly-flat-but-not-exactly-so”
Bici scatto fisso “Levisa”
Paul Smith dice che puoi trovare l’ispirazione in ogni cosa, e noi non potremmo essere più d’accordo. La bicicletta a scatto fisso – e non solo – è un supporto ideale per riversare la creatività che qualcos’altro ti ha ispirato. (Continua…)
