Torey must be on acid. That's all I'm going to say about this shirt (of course I'm kidding). These new Wrahw tees combine a ying and yang symbol with Nordic life runes that have been kicking around the hardcore scene for a while (after being re-appropriated from the skinheads - you'd be surprised to see how often that happens). Enough of the history lesson, grab one here.

Yumi Kitade is a Japanese calligraphy artist who specializes in kanji stickers. The most current being this one, which translates to "Self Moving Vehicle". Pretty rad if you ask me. Check out more work over at Neo Bohemia and pick one up at Mission Bicycle for $5.

Photo by Brenton Salo

Here's a continuation of the photos that Brenton Salo took for Portland Design Works. Brenton's use of natural light here is outstanding. Check out more here!

Previously:
Brenton Salo: Portland Design Works

Whether or not you consider Actual Pain "streetwear" or not is up to you but one thing's for sure, TJ has been putting out killer tees for some time now and each season gets better and better. Check out a preview to the Mystery Faith season right here at the Actual Pain blog!

I'm headed back down south today to eat southern food, surf and fish. Hopefully I'll be back on a computer later tonight but for now, here's an homage to Blackbeard.

Finally. Legitimate photos of Tom Mosher's bag, the Cobra for YNOT Cycle are long past due. Luckily for the Toronto-based company, they're good friends with John Hargraft, who captured the bag's many features in a series of detailed photos over at the YNOT blog. Check the rest out here!

Previously:
YNOT Cycle: Cobra Backpack
Tom Mosher for YNOT Cycle

The 2010 All City Championships are on their way. Mark your calender for August 19-22nd and do what you can to make it to Minneapolis. If there was ever a reason to travel to the midwest in the dead of summer, now's the time. Pending my travel arrangements, I'll be in attendence and from the discussion in the Trick Track thread, so will the usual suspects. Sheesh, I feel like I see these fixed freestyle kids more than my own family!

Wanna see the schedule? Head over to Bike Jerks! Oh and check out the skate park they've got for the trick comp!

Want a classy and inexpensive way around town without the hassle of derailleurs? No, not in a fixed gear or track bike, in a cruiser. Linus Bikes have addressed that demand and like wildfire, their bikes are spreading from California all the way across the US. More and more shops have started to carry these affordible cruisers. While I was in Venice last week, I swung through the Linus shop and took a few photos.

Check out more photos below.

Photo by Eisuke Sekiguchi

Ever wonder what your favorite fixed freestyler from Japan would look like dressed up like a Samurai? Well, wonder no more. For a recent Loop Magazine shoot, Sexysushi went out with you know who and caught some nice photos. Check more out at his Flickr.

Photo by Takuya Sakamoto

With the Brooklyn Banks officially closed for four years, anytime I see a photo from that spot I get a little nostalgic. It's where I met Tony and Tom at the Battle at the Banks and it's where, for me at least, fixed freestyle took off. Seeing photos like this, three years later is a tell-all sign of the sport's progression. If you would have told me three years ago that someone would be doing 180 bars out of the stair ramp on a 26" fixed, I wouldn't have believed it. Funny how things work out that way. Great photo Tak!

Favorbikes have been around for a little while. I remember seeing something from them last September and thinking that they actually looked kinda nice. Now, a year later and everyone's riding bigger tires and in general, going bigger. Enter the Achilles Freestyle. A fixed freestyle bike with a mid-bottom bracket, curved seat tube and a wishbone seatstay. Like what you see? Check out more photos here.

Super solid riding from Miles Mathia during his recent trip to NYC. Loving the fakie nosies down the banks and the big stair gap. Keep killing it man! Solid edit Torey.

Photo by Nick Brandreth

Some of you may know who this is. Alfred's one of the winners of Monster Track. Actually, he won four Monster Tracks. Dude's been around NYC's messenger scene for a while now. Nick Brandreth's the guy behind Thrash Bike. When he's not riding his 26" or his 700c around New York and New Jersey, he's out shooting photos of his buddies. Check out his portfolio site right here. It's filled with great work!

Last Sunday was the final day in the Summer Fix LA schedule of events. We were all beat, sunburnt and ready to relax. Some of us were more ready to relax than others...

Check out nine more photos below!

"Wibbler" from Outside the Box

As if it's any surprise, Skream has long been one of my favorite dubstep producers. From "Midnight Request Line" to his 2008 mixtape "Watch the Ride", the boy wonder of dubstep has always produced stellar beats. Never before has one man been responsible for the control over a genre. I know that's a lot to say about a sole DJ but it's really quite true and while he may not be the arbiter of music, he sure predicts where it's going.

Check out more of my review below.

Richard Sachs is a man that needs no introduction in the world of hand-crafted bicycles. With decades under his belt, the man is a living legend and his bikes are things of great beauty. It's now the 21st century and this pops up on Richard's Flickr. It's either a 3d rendering or an illustration and I can't find out which it is but damn, his lugs never looked better! Check out more here, at his Flickr.

ATMO, care to elaborate?

After enduring years of that line, I made a small step to that direction yesterday. Ever since Jim told me about the Sunday Model C and its Plus 4 geometry, I was seriously considering buying one. The main reason being that I have such a long inseam and long arms that any BMX, regardless of top tube length, felt really small. That extra inch in top tube on the Model C enables me to throw it around a lot easier. Sure, I know what you're thinking "24's aren't BMXs, they're cruisers". Not the case here. The Sunday team worked hard to make the Model C ride just like their 20" BMX bikes. With a 74.5 HTA and only minor tweakings to accommodate the 24" wheels, the Model C rides just like their other, smaller BMXs. If you need further explanation, there's a video of Jim bike-checking one below.

Read on for more of my thoughts on the Model C.

One of the reasons why I love watching Burd's videos is the simple fact that he does what he loves to do. There's no trend-chasing here and he's loyal to the companies that have supported him and this sport from the beginning. In doing so, he creates some pretty interesting trackstand variations.

Very nice.

Backyard Blam returns with the Hole Shot event at the new Portland Design Works space!

Not bad at all! Aaron at Hipster Nascar just posted Jerome Daksiewicz's awesome 2010 Tour de France infographics. The one on the left is killer.