Monday, April 4, 2011

F.U.B.A.R. Photo Essay: A Painful Perspective

These are definitely F.U.B.A.R. situations.   Paying homage to the Pavement God...







F.U.B.A.R, Bicycles and War: A Historical Perspective



F.U.B.A.R. is an acronym that commonly means "f**ked up beyond all repair," "or "f**cked up beyond all recognition."  It originated in the United States armed forces, but has spread to colloquial use.  Sometimes, the last word is "recovery," or "reconciliation," or "reason."  It is similar to S.N.A.F.U. which means, "situation normal, all f**ked up."  And, of course, when things aren't going very well, F.U.B.A.R. can easily become S.U.S.F.U which means, "situation unchanged, still f**ked up." 





American Bicycle Corps at Fort Missoula in 1897

The first use of the bicycle in combat was during the Jameson Raid (1895-1896) in which cyclists carried messages. In the Second Boer War (1899-1902) cyclists were employed primarily as scouts and messengers.



       Photo showing Italian Bersaglieri during
WWI with folding bicycles strapped
 to their backs. 1917


During WWI, bicycle units were made up of scouts, infantry, ambulance carriers and messengers.  In 1937, during the invasion of China by Japan, the Japanese employed over 50,000 bicycle troops.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Fixed gear copper pedals and toe clips!

This is a sneak peek at the new copper plated toe clips which will come in four gate and two gate models. We will also have copper plated matching pedals to go with them!
http://www.fubarbicycleproducts.com/

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

New Top Tube Pads are now in stock!

This is our line of top tube pads. You can check out the details about them at our web site.
http://www.fubarbicycleproducts.com/

Snake Skin Pedal combo install



A recent install on one of our customers fixed gear bicycle!
FUBAR snake skin pedals/toe clips/bar tape and toe straps.
Velocity snake skin rear wheel an snake skin FUBAR bar tape!
Check these items out at www.fubarbicycleproducts.com

Thursday, February 10, 2011

The New Fast Strap Color Combo's Are In!

Made of the same heavy duty nylon and cross stitched.
Uses the same heavy duty velcro adjustment system also to fit different foot sizes.
The Neon Yellow is very limited .

Check out the rest of the new color combo's at www.fubarbicycleproducts.com