I NEVER STOPPED LOOKING.

Picture, you, me, we, them.
People, bikes, sunrises, hills and valleys.
Smile, cry, laugh, hurt and ride Helsinki.

CONTACT: ineverstoppedlooking(youknowwhat)gmail.com

#raido today with @greatthingshki .. #aoa #artofadventure #fixedgear #yksivaihde #onegearonelove #pedalhard #helsinki  (at Kaskisaari) View high resolution

#raido today with @greatthingshki .. #aoa #artofadventure #fixedgear #yksivaihde #onegearonelove #pedalhard #helsinki (at Kaskisaari)

O mothaflippin G!!! #48/15 #ryyyysss #yönmustaaja #darknight #bmw #gangstatrack #yksivaihde #brooklyn #fixedgear #testride !!!! #10 View high resolution

O mothaflippin G!!! #48/15 #ryyyysss #yönmustaaja #darknight #bmw #gangstatrack #yksivaihde #brooklyn #fixedgear #testride !!!! #10

I’ve killed my share of kittens. #truth #cyclists #fixedgear #cantgoslo #yksivaihde (at Casa De Amunét) View high resolution

I’ve killed my share of kittens. #truth #cyclists #fixedgear #cantgoslo #yksivaihde (at Casa De Amunét)

As life starts rolling by faster and faster and the hours at the office grow to hasten the arrival of stress and tiredness, I start taking more and more value at the rare moments I have to myself.
Being a new entrepreneur isn’t easy and getting time away from the crowd and the calls and huge blur of to-dos and tasks and duties sometimes drown me  but there is always light at the end of the tunnel of each day and the start of another.
My early morning and late evening escapes and adventures, those not-quite-so accidental detours from route between home and office and getting lost on the pavement to the most peculiar places.I take out all that stress out on the road and let the wind clear me of my worries and ride out into another day. This is what these wheels give me. My escape. Thank you.   View high resolution

As life starts rolling by faster and faster and the hours at the office grow to hasten the arrival of stress and tiredness, I start taking more and more value at the rare moments I have to myself.

Being a new entrepreneur isn’t easy and getting time away from the crowd and the calls and huge blur of to-dos and tasks and duties sometimes drown me  but there is always light at the end of the tunnel of each day and the start of another.

My early morning and late evening escapes and adventures, those not-quite-so accidental detours from route between home and office and getting lost on the pavement to the most peculiar places.I take out all that stress out on the road and let the wind clear me of my worries and ride out into another day. This is what these wheels give me. My escape. Thank you.  

LET—GO—ON

I traverse the vast expanses of where the noise stops.

Where the air is furiously calm in a whirl,

A raging sea of windows blur.

Let me disappear here, in the midst of the light,

Wrapped in the night like a cowl,

Fiery glad that the song of my heart

Takes up wings in my flight,

In the hours when the haunters howl.

When the days grow shorter, when the nights grow cold,

When we’re learning to put on winter clothes,

When my freckles begin to fade, and my hands tremble,

Let me go on.

We had the pleasure of working with KRNKY on a quick and dirty film shot during the last days of this summer. The temperatures were dropping to somewhere around +5C° but our masked rider soldiered on nevertheless. We truly hope you people out there enjoy this as much as we do.

Let this serve as a reminder to LET GO of the summers gone. And GO ON, ride into the new year. And while you’re at it, grab some swag from mighty KRNKY.

Poetry and spoken word from the hand of Samu Ainesmaa.

Feels so good to be on #track again. I missed you zolli. #pelizzoli #leggenda #savethetrackbike #pushinpedals #fixedgear #onegearonelove #iphoneonly (at Presidentinlinna) View high resolution

Feels so good to be on #track again. I missed you zolli. #pelizzoli #leggenda #savethetrackbike #pushinpedals #fixedgear #onegearonelove #iphoneonly (at Presidentinlinna)

Keep Rollin buddy!! #bikespotting#yksivaihde #nähtykaupungilla #fixedlife #fixedgear #rideordie (at Sörnäisten kurvi) View high resolution

Keep Rollin buddy!! #bikespotting#yksivaihde #nähtykaupungilla #fixedlife #fixedgear #rideordie (at Sörnäisten kurvi)

Weeks flew past.

It’s been such a long time since I posted anything on here. My reasons are always excuses and saying i’ve been busy is boring. The truth is that it’s been a small time of complete non-inspiration and I’ve had to think about many a things and starting a new job with new people etc has really taken my thought and focus.

From now on the subject matters of this bike will be more than just bikes and more general with what is going on in my life. Hope these shots still please your eye and give you a little glimpse as to what it is to be a simple man with simple hopes in a simple nordic capital.

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One of my best friends @houlou (instagram) riding in late summer sun

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The whip

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Spotted on the streets of HKI

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Anders. My multitalented guitar building hero of a friend.

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Welcome to the garage!! #mishka #dart #milwaukee #bruiser #fix #fgfs #yksivaihde #fixedgear (Taken with Instagram at Helsingin jäähalli) View high resolution

Welcome to the garage!! #mishka #dart #milwaukee #bruiser #fix #fgfs #yksivaihde #fixedgear (Taken with Instagram at Helsingin jäähalli)

SELLING: My baby— Pelago San Sebastian 56cm

I’m in a pinch here to get something else to help me lug around a bit more stuff so my beloved Pelago has to go on sale:

PARTS LIST:

Frame: Pelago San Sebastian 56cm
Stem: Nitto 80mm
Bars: Pelagon + Brooksin bar-tape
Keskiö: Campagnolo Centaur
Kammet: Sugino 75 + 47t Sugino
Polkimet: Fyxation Mesa + Holdfast x Pedal Consumption
Seat: Brooks Swift
Wheels: BLB King Hubs + 19t surly cog + H+Son TB14

Asking price 930€ and can ship if needed!

contact me at: ineverstoppedlooking (youknowwhat) gmail (dot) com

THE REST OF THE PICTURES ARE HERE!

A ride at the Velodrome 60 years after Helsinki olympics.

Had a great track day with some locals at the Helsinki Velodrome exactly 60 years after the mens final day at the Helsinki Olympics. Great day, good people, and good laps! Here are a few shots from the day and more over in properly BIG size at INSL FLICKR

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Breakfast provided and in plenty thanks to the guys at YKSIVAIHDE.NET

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Jukka and his bloody fabulous Affinity. Damn what a bike and the speed of the guy matches the one of his steed. 

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Good start to a day! #velodrome #helsinki #fixedgear #savethetrackbike #tarck #yksivaihde  (Taken with Instagram) View high resolution

Good start to a day! #velodrome #helsinki #fixedgear #savethetrackbike #tarck #yksivaihde (Taken with Instagram)

King of Fixed Helsinki 2012

Yesterday was the third day of the Bicycle Film Festival and the day when the King of Fixed Helsinki was crowned. We got blessed with the hottest day of the summer so far and a beautifully organized event in one of the seaports of Helsinki.  Blood was shed, sweat was in plenty and the king was crowned! Thanks to all the sponsors and volunteers KRNKY, Good Things International, Hyötypyörä etc etc for making it happen!

All the pictures are HERE. (And there’s a lot of them. For the people :) )

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AND FINALLY. ALL HAIL THE KING! HATTARA!

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