Ivan introduce yourself to our readers.

Hello everyone! I’m Ivan Ravaioli, I’M34, I was born in Faenza, but
from 2006 I live in San Fior(tv).
I’m married to Katia and I have a 7years old son, Kevin.

Which is your background? and from which discipline do you come from?

Since I was 8, I can consider myself a rider, after all the young
categories, I had the opportunity and the possibility to ride for
three years in professional teams:
2003 Mercatone Uno
2004 Barloworld
2005 Saunier Duval
and from 2006 I’m an amateur rider.

How do you get in contact eith fixed gear?

Last year, a friend of mine, Omar Presti, talked to me about this new
category and then I tryed.
I loved it, from the first moment..so last October we decided to join
the last stop of red Hook in Milan.

Nyc Usa 25th of april! First try RHC, first place! Tell us your
feeling, before and after the race.

It was incredible!!.. maibe I’m not so original..I know.
After my second place in Milan in 2014, my ambition had a bit increse,
but I could not expect the victory, even because I landed in Usa, due
to some problems at work, at  12.00 a.m. of the same day of the race!

New look and new team for you this year, which are the sponsor that
supports you?

Our team was born last winter, we are friends(..) from a long time..
one night we were talking about fixed and suddenly we had the idea to
create a team and join all the race of Redhook!
This project has been possible due to Giacomo Preo, the director of
Bahumer beer, and other sponsors like:
MEM
KNIFE
SELLE ITALIA
TONY SPRAY
EUROVELO

Tell us your next goals for the future season.

My goal for 2015 is to be the winner of individual chart of red hook
and to be in the chart also with my team.

Thank you Ivan, for the time spent with us, we’re sure we’ll see you
as a protagonist this year!
do you want to add something?

Thank you for this interview! I hope to see you in Milan in October,
to make a toast all together maibe to my classification..with a
bahumer beer!

Photo courtesy of Chiara Redaschi

 cargocollective.com/chiararedaschi

Hi Moe!! A Presentation to the readers of F H T N.

My name is Maurice Adams from Brooklyn, New York but everyone knows and refers to me as Moe.

You’re part of the team Affinity Cycles, one of the  most important and famous company of fixed gear culture. Tell us about your  collaboration, projects that you have both.

I’ve known the guys over at Affinity Cycles for a few years now, and as of lately, they decided to pick me up to be a part of the Affinity Cycles team considering their rebranding and new beginning so to speak. In regards to the latest project or collabs that was done, I was able to shoot for a few days with my friend Father Tu. We were doing a promotion of the Affinity Kissena and reintroducing the company to the world. To touch on the topic of other projects and and other potential releases , there is not much to say except we will just have to wait and see what else Affinity has up its sleeves.

You’re very active in the fixed gear, God & Famous and I. AM.WE. ARE. Two very interesting projects That we love especially.

Tell us about them. Tell us your thinking, and the goals you want to achieve.To begin, God and Famous is literally my adopted child.  I met Kenny ( the brains behind G&F) in its earlier months when it was very new to the cycling world, I saw the potential and whole heartedly lived the vision of the brand, as a result, I’ve been here ever since. God and Famous is a life style cycling brand based in New York City with a main priority and focus of promoting cycling through the eyes of us cyclists. The goal was and still is to, allow people to have a glimpse of what cycling means to us over here in NYC. As young as the brand is, roughly three years old; we have been seeing growth in what we have been doing,  whether it’s on a personal level in regards to developing as smarter, stronger cyclists,  or as a whole. The upside to our personal growth is that God and Famous grows with us as a company, and in turn it depicts what we experience on a daily basis as cyclists through the brand. It never remains stagnant. As we evolve, the brand evolves, it grows with us.

I Am We Are is a side project I have been working on that literally tells the unknown stories of cyclists.  We all have a story, a basis in which some may never know or understand, I wanted to know and share that story to the world. We all have friends and know cyclists from all over the world. These stories and a glimpse into the lives of these riders  can be so very motivational and inspiring that sharing them can only do good and develop other cyclists and the culture of cycling on a whole. That is literally my intention, to get to know these riders  bit more, share their stories and show the commonalities we all share although we are completely different.

 

Moving through this city is almost like no other, your senses are heightened and you have to be attentive at all times. From traffic to pedestrians to potentially unseen hazards, you have to be ready to expect everything and even the unexpected.  I’ve been getting around by bike for and number of years now, and trust me I’ve seen it all and even had some close encounters myself. It’s such a thrill though getting around this city because it’s literally you and your bike navigating this maze known as NYC. Everyday is different from the previous day because the possibility of what can possibly happen is always shifting. My biggest sensation riding the streets of NYC is the unpredictable factors as weird as that may sound.  That’s what keeps it interesting and fun for me. It does not mean that I’m out here everyday riding like a maniac, but I am however always learning how to be a better cyclist due to being exposed to different factors daily when riding in the world’s greatest city.