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Happy International Fixed Gear Day!

Thank you for spreading the simplicity of this beautiful tool of freedom, for making this community a welcoming place for all, and for keeping the culture alive. Cheers to another year of riding these wonderfully stupid bikes!

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Paul Declercq Paul Declercq

Bike Check: Romario’s Textima Sprint Track

I’ve already featured Romario’s collection a few times on here, with most recently his USSR Colnago. So now that you have a good sense of his “bike personality”, let’s rewind and take a look at the bike that started it all…

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Paul Declercq Paul Declercq

From Commutes to Campouts: Living with the MONoPOLE

The pleasure of finally being able to go everywhere with my cargo bike! Let’s talk about it! I’ve been riding the MONoPOLE on and off for a few months now, and I think it’s finally time to give you a proper review of this compact cargo bike.

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Paul Declercq Paul Declercq

Mission Log: Weis Galaxy Tour in Paris

Today’s a little different! While I’ve done event recaps here on SSS before, like with Rust Out and Love Letter Turbo, I’ve never been so much on the organizing side of things. But after bringing the Weis Manufacturing Team…

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Conor Conor

New Country, New Bike in Kobe by Minh and So

Like many fixed gear fans out there, a trip to Japan always felt inevitable. The hype, the arts , the roads! A chance to soak in the culture, visit my friend So (you might’ve seen him featured here before), and finally pick up a frame I’d been looking forward to for months…

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Compact Vision #1: Designing it Together

Slow Spin Society has pretty much always been about its incredible community, and the people within it who are impressively eager to push cycling culture forward…

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Paul Declercq Paul Declercq

One Month with The Swoops: A Bike Worth Backing

I often talk about how, in the cycling world, we should prioritize helping each other rather than staying isolated in our own little corners. And that’s exactly why I wanted to shine some light on The Swoops today….

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Paul Declercq Paul Declercq

François’s Summer 2025 Essentials

One of the people I spend the most time with in Paris is François. He’s what you might call the perfect city guy, stylish, always showing up with some new gear, and incredibly reliable when…

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Paul Declercq Paul Declercq

Bike Check: Romario’s Colnago USSR Master Pursuit Pista

There are plenty of people who consider themselves bike collectors, each for their own reasons. Maybe it’s the way a bike looks, the way it rides, the history behind it, or maybe it’s just the joy of collecting for collecting’s sake…

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Paul Declercq Paul Declercq

The Best of STOKED Photo Contest 2025

First things first! ! huge thank you to everyone who submitted photos to the “2025 STOKED Photo Contest”! We received over 160 entries from incredibly talented photographers…

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Paul Declercq Paul Declercq

Bike Check: Romario’s Colnago Oval CX Pista

I started covering Romario’s collection a few months ago here on Slow Spin Society. With so many impressive bikes that often look completely unridable, in a “normal” setting, it’s refreshing to find one with a more traditional look, something I could actually imagine taking for a spin around the block…

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