Stop The Press! London’s Calling Prizelist worth over £3000!!
Outside of the European Messenger Championships that were held in London in 2004, this is absolutely without doubt the biggest haul of prizes offered in a single courier-related event THIS CENTURY. Casting our eyes over the colossal pile of slick prizes that has been steadily growing in the corner of the London’s Calling underground HQ deep below the foundations of Big Ben, we can’t help but be simply staggered by the generosity and support of our many amazing sponsors who are helping us to realise the inherent potential in this years London’s Calling weekend, which has now become immeasurably rich in both culture and SWAG.
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Condor Cycles simply need no introduction. Those wonderful gents over in Grays Inn have only gone and donated a brand new, specd to your measurements Condor Pista frame and fork. We will be confirming soon how you can win this tried and tested and very respected frameset, but whoever wins it will be taking a trip to Condor to get sized up for their very own 2008 Pista frame.
Tour de Ville - 2008 has seen the launch proper of this very special Anglo/Dutch collaboration. These boys have been supplying the ever-growing fixie market with some top quality vintage framesets and are now providing bespoke bike builds from their extensive selection of highly desireable parts sourced from Europe and beyond. For London’s Calling, Tour de Ville are sponsoring the main race on Saturday and will be offering the winner of this race a built to measure, complete, steel, fixed gear bike, dripping with the quality and style that has become synonamous with their super-fresh brand.
Brixton Cycles – An ever-present stalwart and staunch supporter of the messenger scene and all that surrounds it, Brixton have yet again pulled it out of the bag by offering a veritable feast of booty as prizes for this years events. The sack was deep but we managed to spot under the piles of caps and shirts a full Ambrosio wheelset, Goldtec hubs, Dia Compe hubs, Kryptonite locks, the lot. Top respect to the co-op.
Rapha – Yet another unwaveringly conscientious supporter of the scene, Rapha have been stealthily building up their profile as an innovator in uber-stylish clothing for the modern cyclist. Even though one Rapha top costs only £680 we were happily handed an overflowing pile of sleek goodies in both mens and ladies sizes. Some lucky riders are gonna be cutting a pretty dash on a street near you soon…
Brick Lane Bikes – From tiny acorns mighty oak trees grow. Have you seen their selection of frames?? No concrete info on prizes as we went to press but with their solid attitude towards hard work and ambition, they’ll be sure to make us put some hard work and effort into getting their prizes back to the LC bunker.
Bagaboo – Our Hungarian brothers have been working very, very hard indeed hand-stitching the trio of bespoke London’s Calling Bagaboo courier bags they have pledged to us. You know it’d be worth winning one of these just take home the rest of your prizes? Bagabooyakasha!
Bikefix -Track pumps. Big, super-high quality ones. You won’t be able to carry these round we’re afraid, these wicked pumps are strictly for home and track use only. Either that or stick one in yer front basket. We tried to get them to let us borrow a couple of their wicked recumbents to carry the stuff back to base and practice on but when they overheard us mentioning skids and footdown we got a swift Sidi up our arse. We love Bikefix!
Two Wheels Good – Crouch End is up the hill, but when you get there you won’t be far from knowing what’s going on and what’s worth getting involved in if your into cycling in London. These guys are in the know. Amongst a nice selection, their swag bag is full of the most highly rated hand pumps on Moving Target. Zefal. I’ll say no more.
Into You Tattoo – Very nice people. Artists. Got tats and want more? Ready to take the plunge with your own, carefully pored-over design of Mickey Mouse dancing with a pineapple? Into you have given us a £100 voucher for someone to scrap over. Queensbury rules.
Roberto Bicicletas – Mr Stealth. Roberto has been quietly supplying sweet bike bits from his secret compound in Vauxhall for quite a little while now. If you listen carefully you can hear his name being quietly whispered outside bike shops across the capital. Beautiful Nitto NJS bars and Rolls Saddles . Yum.
Moving Target – Where would we be without MT? Down the drain or up a tree? *Collosal* props to Bill for his financial support and eternal encouragement. The blogging bard of Bethnal boasts a brilliantly bushy beard. Or so they say. We say ‘with sidies to match’.
Bicycle Film Festival – Bikes rule and these guys want to show it. On the silver screen. Showing over October 1st-5th you can expect as always a wonder-filled and neo-eclectic mix of films and shorts culled from directors all over the globe. And we’ve got 10 pairs of tickets to give away for it! Be sure to get a babysitter for that weekend..
House of Pistard – Not strictly a sponsor but in their own words ‘WE FANNY ABOUT. WE PRINT T-SHIRTS’. That’s fine by us and they can fanny about as much as they like because they’re printing our t-shirts. And if you’ve seen Jed’s amazing London’s Calling crest design then you will surely know that these are gonna be niiiiiccccceeee..
So what do points make?? Get on yer bike and find out..
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