Fixies, simple and stylish. An effective mode of transport and a fashion accessory for some. Happy Friday!

Black and white photos are enjoying a revival. Photographers are rediscovering the power and timeless nature that black and white film can lend to photos. Black and white photos can add an air of romance, class, timelessness and mystery to otherwise ordinary photographs. Here’s to a classy Happy Friday.

Bon Voyage, not to Happy Friday but to one of Cranks’s founding members Adrian aka Jorge. Adrian, together with his wife Nicky will be sailing from Florida, around Cuba to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and beyond. Here’s to your safe travels and happy friday snapping along the way.

Another week has flown by and Friday here at Crank means one thing, happiness. With a weekend of riding planned and some exciting new changes for Crank in the pipeline things cant get much better. Enjoy!

Take a look at the second Cyclepassion video featuring Liz Hatch and Veronica Andreasson from the Belgium Lotto Ladies Road Racing Team. They promised more baby oil this time.

Today is Heritage Day, a Public Holiday on which South Africans across the spectrum are encouraged to celebrate their cultural heritage and the diversity. Enjoy the day and Happy riding this long weekend.

In 1878, the first bicycles were manufactured in America. Very quickly, women began to experiment with riding the new personal vehicles. And just as quickly, fashion and medical experts found that bicycle riding was a bad idea for women

Today’s fashionable “lady cyclist” is likely wearing spandex, skin-tight bicycle shorts…. or not