cyclepoint

Cyclepoint International Messenger is a custom made single speed bike named after the late,  great Chas Messenger, one of the founders of the famous "Milk Race" bike tour of Britain. Chas was born in 1914 and was a keen cyclists from a young age, in time trials he completed 25 miles in under an hour (rather an achievement for the time). As well as going on to found the Milk Race Chas was also a key player in the formation of the british cycling federation. Chas Messenger sadly died on the 26th of July last year, leaving behind him a great legacy having made an invaluable contribution to Cycling in this country. It is in honor of Mr Messenger that Cyclepoint is launching a new range of custom made single speed bikes. 

Single speed and fixed wheel bicycles are truly an up and coming mode of transport. Ubiquitous in New York and increasingly becoming popular in London, riding single speed and/or fixed wheel is all about the art of cycling, the bike becomes an organic extension of the rider meaning they are fully connected to the bikes movement because the response of the bike to the rider is immediate. The beauty of single speed bikes is in their economy, they are not weighed down by heavy mechanics and the lightness of them makes them more efficient then geared bicycles. Riding single speed is cycling pared down to its purest form.