I am not a huge fan of fixed gear bikes but, Shit, this is beautiful…almost too good to ride. A full shot after the jump. For more info on Bertelli Biciclette Assemblate NYC go here.

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Really how could it not be with such a great assortment of names (Damien Hirst, Kenny Scharf, Marc Newson, KAWS, Shepard Fairey, and Yoshimoto Nara) customizing a sick model bike for charity. The result of each bike that went up for auction is in the slideshow, and the final tally was “$1,125,000 going directly to The Lance Armstrong Foundation to help fund outreach, awareness, research, and advocacy.”

More detail on the bikes here

Friday saw the private opening of STAGES NYC in Soho.  Our friend Jeff from The Art Collectors had a camera on-hand and put together a great set of pics summarizing the night.  We couldn’t resist this photo of Lance Armstrong taking a shot of tequila with Tom Sachs.  A couple more images are after the jump, and a full set of pics are here

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Vanguard is based out of Singapore and focuses on the creation of beautiful, custom bicycles as well the restoration of classic bikes.  For more depth, have a look at their site.