It’s not only the underground world that has its eyes on the culture of fixed gear riding anymore. Hip hop artist Kanya West rides a fixie, too. Apparently, purchasing a Cinelli Vigorelli at Track Star wasn’t enough for Kanye. Soon after, It was the boys down at Brooklyn Machine Works who had the pleasure of whipping something special up for the platinum selling artist. The bike shop’s choice of frame was their Gansta’ frame, a frame that Brad (Kidrobot’s track bike creator) informed me of with praise early on. To give the Gansta’ a Kanya West touch, Brooklyn Machine Works incorperated a cream yellow glow-in-the-dark paint jobs complimented by all black coated parts. The specs on the rest of the bike are unclear at the moment but I’m sure Mr. West requested nothing but the best.

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