金芝'09.10.23 shiba fliday from attaco dai on Vimeo.
The crew is back for another edit from Shiba Friday. This edit was shot by Attaco Dai, not Hara-Bow. Maybe Fixy Life's edit will get posted soon. I love watching these videos and one thing's for sure, the Japanese have nose-pivots on lock. No one can touch them. Love the chopped-up edit of Kai, Nasty and Toku throwing them around!
Kai, that one-handed bigspin is pretty man! Good job homie!
Via Fixy Life
I would normally say "take that wheelie into traffic" but Florida's drivers are crazy, as with most drivers down south.
Pretty fucking rad little BMX video for the weekend. The Rotterdam waterfront is a great place. You can see the Erasmus brug in the background. Perfect spot to ride. These two BMXrs, Mark Vos and Boy Janssen decided to downhill one of the many buildings on the riverfront. No idea what building it is (thought it was the back of the KPN, but it's not) and this is more than likely fake, but it's still a rad video!
Alexis of Thought You Knew sent me some information on their forthcoming TyK Calender for 2010. The calender features Ladies PinUps and Men's SuperHeroes as the theme and gets pretty creative as you can see from these teaser pics.
All proceeds of the sales go to support the Sadie Hawkins Style Ride via Chicago Women's Health Center. More info here.
For more details on the calender, head over to Thought You Knew
Fritz took some great shots from the WNW opening party tonight. Love the pic of Kai and the kid riding on Eldridge. Hope everyone had fun!
Previously:
WNW Opening
TCB Courier: Pizza + Candy from Joe Lumbroso on Vimeo.
Yes, this has been everywhere, but this still merits the re-re-re-re-post.
Sounds like a similar idea the Snap! guys have going on in Brooklyn, but in SF. TCB's rates, delivery zone and general goodness can be found right here, at their snazzy site.
Love the video guys. Keep it up!
Follow TCB on Twitter too.
Fish&Chips 1st Anniversary Event ~Trailer Final~ from 2ROAD on Vimeo.
Some re-used clips in this one, but I gotta give Fish&Chips some love!
Previously:
Fish & Chips 1 Year Event Promo 3
Fish & Chips 1 Year Event Promos
Loop Magazine's second issue has been released in Japan. It features an article on Peel Sessions, Brooklyn Machine Works and Mishka. Jeremiah from Hold Fast also made the cover with his new Brooklyn Element! Nate even made the flier for the launch party.
One thing's for sure, Tokyo has love for Brooklyn! Now I gotta find a place in NYC that has a copy.
Ride the Republic from Daniel Garcia on Vimeo.
Nice edit from the Ride the Republic event last weekend. Smooth, quick lines from AJ and Puckett including a 360 on a quarter and some quick barspin hops to fakie. Then the flatlanders kill everyone. Looks like a fun event!
One thing about the Third Coast kids is their pride for Texas. Where they from? "TEXAS"
Hi Elliot!
Previously:
Ride the Republic
Desired Hearts x Volume
In case you missed it, Freshness has a feature up on the bikes of the Stages09 exhibition at The Armory in NYC. Make sure to swing through because this will be one of the last chances to see the bikes before they're auctioned off. If you miss this, you can always check out the Stages09 show at Deitch from October 31 through November 21.
Stages09 Artist Bikes At The Armory
643 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10065
Previously:
Stages09 New York
Julio getting scooped up by the bank's transition. Keep watch for these guys in Bootleg Sessions 4. Hopefully the dudes at RVAFixed.com will start updating their site with more pictures. This was taken from Trick Track.
RVA coming up!
Sexy Sushi just made a post on his blog outlining how he shot Toku's portrait for Loop magazine. The shots are a bit old, but the explanation of how he lit the subjects to capture the mood of Shiba Friday is pretty cool. I think that's what Google translate said anyway!
Reminds me of what Tak does when he shoots us at Peel. Low light and minimal flashes. Be on the look out for Peel, Mishka, Affinity and other NYC people and places in the new issue of Loop. It should be out shortly!
Catch the rest of the shots here.
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I've been looking for this photo for weeks! The organizers of the CMWC Tokyo had a construction crane on the last day to take a group photo. So many people!
Anyone have a link to a higher-resolution image? I'll host it here, regardless of size. I'm in there, top left, standing by myself. The neon orange fork really pops.
via Cyclehawk
This week's Merckx Mondays is all about the team 7-11 bikes! One of the more iconic team colors, the 7-11 production frames were made from Columbus TSX tubing.
7-11 had a lot of talent on the team throughout the years, including Andy Hamsten. If you followed cycling at all in the 80's, you'd remember his name. Even though he rode a John Slawta-built Huffy 7-11 in the early years, eventually 7-11 became a Merckx team in 1989-1990. Later on he even rode for Motorola, another Merckx team. More on that to come!
In the meanwhile, check out the various media support on the 7-11 Merckx and a very nice build from Sage Brown.
Check out the retail of the complete build!
Another 7-11 rider, Laurent Fignon's winning cover.
Sage Brown's 7-11 build. He recently sold this on eBay for a pretty penny. In the late 90's Eddy Merckx re-issued the 7-11 team colors in a limited run. I'm fairly certain this is one of those builds. Still really nice!
Thanks to Tears for Gears and Diablo Scott for the imagery.
Turning Tricks – Week 11 from KrEEEstowfUr on Vimeo.
I gotta hand it to Chris. He's persistent. Riding in the rain sucks. I hate even commuting it in, much less doing a bunch of tricks in it. Pretty good riding for it being soaking wet and I love the Horn Head Madball mural at 5Pointz in Long Island City. Keep it up dude. What's up next week?
Previously:
Turning Tricks Week 10
Turning Tricks Week 9
Turning Tricks Week 8
Turning Tricks Week 6
Turning Tricks Week 4
Turning Tricks in Queens
Turning Tricks
Vancouver! You guys get to be the home base for the Revival World Premier. Wayne and Tom's masterpiece is nearing completion and on November 8th, they're ready to present it to fixed gear riders all over. These guys are the most genuine people ever who had a vision and the motivation to produce a film in months, not years. Big ups to the whole crew and thanks for asking me to be a part of it!
Details below:
November 8th, 2009
Vancouver, BC
The Rickshaw Theater
254 East Hastings
Screening at 9:30pm
I've been meaning to post some RVA Fixed pics for a little while now.
These two pics are just one example. The Richmond kids are coming on strong. That's a pretty nice gap with a 2x12 for a landing strip. As you can see, it always doesn't end as nicely as the first image.
Then there's this pic of Mike Schmitt hitting a pretty gnarly wallride. I was in Tokyo when I first saw this and meant to throw it up on the blog when I got back. It's proper. Having spent a lot of time in Richmond, I know these spots. Highway overpasses with minimal traffic make for a ton of banks and this is just one way to work it!
Big ups Mike and keep pushing it!
I know Empire seems like it's been dormant, but it hasn't. Between Crihs doing the 42 Below Ride, various injuries and a dead scooter (R.I.P. baby), the guys have been battling all kinds of unforeseen setbacks.
Now that summer's gone and the cold winter months are right around the corner, Luke is keeping it fresh with some pics from production this summer. Head on over to see a few shots by Andy T. and me wearing the most ridiculous Mishka shirt ever.
Livestrong Stages is making its way to NYC. Head over to the site to see a great video showcasing the background on the event and be sure to catch it on October 31st!
Details below:
From October 31 through November 21, Stages will be on display at Deitch Projects in New York.
Artists:
Cai Guo-Qiang
Rosson Crow
Jules De Balincourt
Dzine
Shepard Fairey
Futura
Andreas Gursky
KAWS
Geoff McFetridge
Yoshitomo Nara
Catherine Opie
Os Gemeos
José Parlá
Raymond Pettibon
Lari Pittman
Richard Prince
Ed Ruscha
Tom Sachs
Kenny Scharf
Eric White
Christopher Wool
Dustin Yellin
Aaron Young
Open to the public: October 31 through November 21, 2009
489 Broome St New York, NY 10013
T : 212.343.7300
Gallery hours: Tue-Sat, 12-6pm
info@deitch.com
http://www.deitch.com
Stages09.com
via DQM
Fixed gear boys all over swoon for Juliet. She's a rad girl and leads a busy, busy life. On top of riding for Charge, her and Posy own a promoting company. In her free time, she designs shirts, rides, falls and travels.
On her recent trip to SF, she met up with Brenton Salo to shoot some pics. This one came out nice!
some old some new from Drew Leshko on Vimeo.
Phillllllllllllllllllllly!
Nice edit from the city where it's always sunny. They Water St. Sessions crew all pull some nice lines in here. I still can't believe how pretty Tom's wheelies to nose mannies are.
Riders:
Brian Santapau
Tom La Marche
Drew Leshko
Tony Fast
Soap
SHIBA FRIDAY 10.16 from Fixy Life on Vimeo.
It's nice to see my homies in Tokyo still killing it. I miss you guys! It must have been raining two weeks ago, because there wasn't a Shiba Friday video from it and from the looks of their clothing, Tokyo must be getting cold out.
That's not stoppin the Shiba Friday crew, or Fixy Life! Kai's nose-pivot rollout is so buttery. Toku and Nasty's lines are smooth as hell and someone almost lands a 720 forward-slider (what are they called?).
Keep putting these videos out guys, they're my favorite videos of the week!
Scraps from Jason Smith on Vimeo.
The Show-Up Alleycats guys put out a nice little edit showcasing odds and ends from the past few weeks. Head over to their blog to follow their events!
MFBN V from Natalie Newberry on Vimeo.
M.F.B.N. is a new even that Ryan Green throws in Murfreesboro TN. Good times with bikes.
Fonseca's Trip To NEW YORK from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
Funny little edit Fonseca put together from the time he was in NYC for the No Cassettes premiere. It's got some good lines from Fonseca, Torey aka 'HFwido', Soap and Drew from Philly.
Hit me up when you roll back through NYC for Rocco's court date guys!
Sad but true. No date yet on when it will close.
The city plans to use the internationally known Brooklyn Banks skate park as a staging area during the Brooklyn Bridge reconstruction, which is starting later this year and will last until 2014, said Ralph Musolino, a district manager for the city Parks Dept.
Via Downtown Express
Speaking of the Bicycle Film Festival, Rapha made a limited run of BFF hats for the 2009 year! They came out really nice with embroidered details on a Rapha cotton biretta.
See more pics and purchase one over at the Rapha site!
Don't worry, they're only $22.50
Fish&Chips 1st Anniversary Event ~Trailer3~ from 2ROAD on Vimeo.
Here's another Fish & Chips promo video. Yso rolling through NYC. Man, I already miss summer!
Previously:
Fish & Chips 1 Year Event Promos
flat fix CM3 from jun iwai on Vimeo.
The third CM video from the Flat Fix crew!
Riders:
Masa
Jun
Koya
T@ro
Sagi
Minato
Hiroki
Looks good guys! Keep it up! Check out CM1 and CM2 if you haven't already.
Previously:
Flat Fix Komazawa
It's a sad truth that with the highest density, NYC still falls behind 5 other US-cities and 2 Canadian cities in the ranking for "best to bike in". Nice design on the chart, horrible bike though!
Via GOOD.is
DUB DVD Trailer. from DUB BMX on Vimeo.
Nutty. There are so many ill lines in this video. Grinds forever. Not to mention a banger-ass track. DUB BMX at it again!
DVD is gonna be good!
Previously:
And a BMX Video for the Weekend
Urban Velo has a great photo gallery up on their blog from last weekend's Los Marcos Melee.
They're all so good. I wanted to post them all. You'll have to head over to see the rest.
The Architect's Journal has a nice article on a new book entitled Crap Cycle Lanes.
Description below:
Architects come up against short-sighted planning on a daily basis – not least when they get on their bikes
This charming book provides pictures of dozens of half-hearted, incompetent and dangerous cycle lanes. Crap Cycle Lanes is available from the Eye Books website, Amazon or any good bookshop. The book was inspired by the Warrington Cycle Campaign and all royalties go to the Cyclists Defence Fund.
Looks pretty good. Anyone got similar stories or pictures? Post them in the comments!
I had to repost these. This kid is getting it. Seriously. Really love these pics. The boy wonder from Gnarcotix going big!
Now the question of the hour, did he clear the trashcan?
Pics via Locked Cog and by Max Lewis.
Previously:
Not All in a Schoolyard
Taylor Dwight
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Terminaut's stable on Chained Revolution is mind-numbing. If you've never flipped through the collections on the site, you should really do so.
Julius Reeves took this shot of Tony Fast doing an air-to-fakie on the volcano in Philly. You can't miss it in the new COG magazine either, it's right on the inside cover!
Looks good T-bone!
Toku's toboggan
Once again, I'm posting pics from Shiba Friday in Tokyo. Sexysushi just upped some new shots and they're really epic. I'm sure by now everyone's sick of seeing these kickers, but whatever!
Nasty's barspin
I have no idea how he pulled this off. Look at his hands!
Ted's no-hander
... and once again, Super Ted with a nice no-handed air.
Turning Tricks - Week 10 from KrEEEstowfUr on Vimeo.
Chris turns it up a bit this week after taking a spill at Peel Sessions. He's got 1080 rollouts, sliders to switch nose pivots and almost 180's the 4 set at Union Square. Looks good man!
Previously:
Turning Tricks Week 9
Turning Tricks Week 8
Turning Tricks Week 6
Turning Tricks Week 4
Turning Tricks in Queens
Turning Tricks
Andy at Fyxomatosis has continued to post more pics from Tokyo over on his blog. Head over and check it out. It's directed at the ladies of the cycling world: all pictures of dudes on bikes, smiling. Well, there's one pic of Odge from Shop 14 & Fixed Gear London's ass as he 180's the Shiba kicker.
Not to mention you get to see Super Ted's crazy eyes!
Keep watch for more Tokyo posts from the Track Cunt himself...
After posting about the Desired Hearts x Volume collaboration last week, the guys throwing the event send me the official flier. Sounds like a rad time.
Rock the Republic is a 3-day (Oct.15-17) music and art festival in downtown Bryan, which is adjacent to us in College Station. They are calling it a "Spectacle of Sight and Sound". There are tons of different live band playing, all of them being from Texas. There is also a stomp competition, a benefit walk, and slam poetry. The cycling events are the main events for Saturday the 17th. There is an alley-cat race starting around 2 pm, followed by live music during the bmx and fixed freestyle comps. The map for the race will be posted sometime this coming week on Third Coast Fixed. The local 20" guys are building I think 3 quarter pipes, a wedge, a grind box, and they will be bringing their huge lake jump ramp also.
The Fixed freestyle comp prize is the one of a kind Volume Cutter. There is also multiple bags, gift certificates, clothing, other components, and a Fuji Track frame for the race and BMX comp. Most of the clothing and two of the bags are being made here in Texas by small independent companies. i.e.: DUAL, EYESORE, Black Gold Cycling, Double A Caps, Subzersive Cycling, The Byke Project.
SDFixed.com Two Year Anniversary BBQ/Ride from Matt Lingo on Vimeo.
Fun little edit showcasing SDFixed's two-year anniversary. Looks like a lot of people came out to it. Keep it up guys!
LONDON TO PARIS from Amazing Grace on Vimeo.
You might have caught a premature post I made this morning about the London to Paris video up on All or Nothing Productions, because of scheduling conflicts, I had to take it down. Well, if you didn't catch it, here it is again with more information!
'London to Paris', directed by Grace Ladoja, documents 10 riders from all over the world making the track bike journey from London to Paris to meet Lance Armstrong as the Tour De France 2009 comes to a close. Made in association with Nike Sportswear's CTRS project, the film's NYC premiere is set for late October 2009...for stages09.com
About the shoe/ Nike
“Eight hand-picked bicycle riders from around the world came together this Summer for one cause: LIVESTRONG. Each cyclist created their own version of the Nike Air Zoom Tiempo, a footwear style based off of the popular soccer shoe, but newly adapted specifically for city cycling. Bonding over color swatches and carbon frames, seven of the eight guys took on their own challenge, a journey across the European countryside on fixed gear bikes. The crew rode from London to Paris to attend the STAGES art show with Lance on June 26th, where just a few hours earlier he completed the last stage of the Tour de France.
London to Paris, 220 miles, 3 days, fixed gear bikes...What’s the worst that could happen?”
Velo Cult in the Eastern Sierras from Velo Cult on Vimeo.
Not only does this use one of my favorite songs as the soundtrack, it features some great cinematography and the guys from Velo Cult! Love'n it. Good job guys.
From their blog:
This video is made of random clips from our post-Interbike camping trip. Some of the places we rode were Bodie, Mammoth, Bristlecone, Mono. The bikes in the video are a Bontrager cross bike, Kelly cross bike, an old Raleigh and a Mondia.
The Velo Cult wool jerseys in the video look really nice.
NYC skate / sneaker / clothing shop Dave's Quality Meat has a new website. DQM New York launched recently and they've got their new lookbook up on the front page. Bros, Bikes and Beer. Just the way I like to spend my Fall weekends.
... and don't forget, Saturday DQM will be re-stocked on the Nike CTRS City Tiempos. Get there soon because they didn't get a lot!
COG Magazine 07 is shipping! Expect to see it was your LBS within a week or so. If you don't have a LBS that stocks COG, ask them 'why not?' and if they still won't, head over here to the webstore and pick a copy up!
I cannot get enough of these photos that Camilla shot at the 2009 L'Eroica. I can only hope when I'm old and have seen many miles on the road that I can continue to pull my ass onto the saddle and log more.
Here, Valeriano Falsini, Coppi's Gregario, at 81 inspires us to be heroic.
picture by Rip Zinger
One of the days that I was healed up enough to ride, Rip Zinger set up a meeting with Nike Japan to do some shooting of me riding throughout Tokyo. I was still injured at the time and wasn't really feeling like riding, but Rip is a world-renown photographer and I couldn't pass up the opportunity!
picture by Rip Zinger
A nice little wallride spot I found. We only got one run in at it though.
picture by Rip Zinger
Traffic was dense in Tokyo. Comparable to NYC.
picture by Rip Zinger
It's actually legal to ride on the sidewalk there too. Sometimes it's the only way to get to a spot.
picture by Rip Zinger
Found a nice bank in Shibuya with a pretty steep hip. I got a nice 3 tap off it and a flared out 180 on another bank, a few blocks away.
picture by Rip Zinger, click for full-resolution
This sidewalk made a nice little hip. Perfect for blasting a 180 out of it.
Thanks so much for your time Rip! Come back to NYC and we'll hang out!
see it bigger here
Andrew Gura is a Los-Angeles based director and photographer. He's been experimenting with Anamorphic video by using his beautiful track bikes as subjects. This first one is of his Carlton flyer track frame.
see it bigger here
Here's his properly-built, period-correct Pogliaghi pista. Such a nice bike!
See some of his videos here and keep watch for an edit of these two bikes shortly!
It's a pretty lame fight, but it's still pretty funny that it escalated from some harsh language to dry-humping in an intersection so quickly. This kind of altercation probably happens frequently. Drivers get pissed at cyclists, yell at them, the cyclist yells back, maybe someone throws something or hits the other and that's usually it. But this time, a Fox news reporter was there to catch all the action!
Via the NYPost
Prorry get off your damn bike... Please
That joke will never get old! I think this was taken right before I bruised my heel and sprained my ankle the first night in Tokyo. Shiba Friday rules. We need to make a Peel Sessions kicker pair! Maybe that can be my project.
While Zack from Open bicycles was busy hunting down a motorcycle for a Winter project, he decided to play a practical joke on the internet. Don't believe the hype kids! It's not true.
Turning Tricks - Week 9 from KrEEEstowfUr on Vimeo.
Chris ups his game and gaps the 6/7 set on the South Side and then works on 180'ing the 3 set at the Bridge Park. Keep it up homie. Nice job catching the popped tire!
Previously:
Turning Tricks Week 8
Turning Tricks Week 6
Turning Tricks Week 4
Turning Tricks in Queens
Turning Tricks
edittttt (not all in a schoolyard) from Taylor Dwight on Vimeo.
Taylor's getting good! It's a lot nicer to see him leaving the school yard too!
Previously:
Taylor Dwight
Yohei the Magician from John Prolly on Vimeo.
Yohei from W-Base used to get bar money by doing magic tricks. He shows us some here.
Some pictures have surfaced from the Buffalo guys behind VéLOrue. I really like this one a lot. Keep ripping guys! I know it's already cold up in B-flo!
Previously:
VéLOrue
Boobleg Sessions from John Prolly on Vimeo.
When I get IMs like this at 1:30am I know it's gonna be good...
Tony: GOT A VIDEO FOR YOU FAGGOT
Sent at 1:23 AM on Friday
me: where?
Tony: IM EMAILING IT TO YOU
POST IT ON YOUR VIMEO IF YOU LIKE
SUCK DE BALLZ
me: ok
hah
Tony: I USED CAMRON
HAHAHA
Some Serious lines in this. Tom's barricade hop at the end and his massive double step are beyond impressive. Tony's back at it, after being out all Summer with a broken leg and this is also the first video with Drew Leshko in it. Good stuff all around.
They took Ellen's sneak peek at the 2010 Mishka Calander (NSFW!) and used some creative licensing on it. Clever guys!
Wow. The internet is fast. I just posted the video of Wonka hitting this tit earlier today and already the picture has surfaced. Looks great Barnie!
Previously:
More from Wonka
A really quick video of Wonka riding in Switzerland. Looks like a rad spot. Can't wait to see the pic!
Takeshi pt.1 at Shinjuku park from -xxxPHOENIX.xxx- on Vimeo.
I met the Phoenix crew at the 100% Pure Fighter comp in Tokyo. They've not only got a trick fork on the market, but a lot of talented riders and a great blog. Make sure you follow them here and keep up on the haps in Tokyo.
not. a summer edit. from Kris *lockedcog* on Vimeo.
More edit action from Lockedcog. Slider to barspin-rollout combo is cleannnnn and the line at 1:20 is so ridiculous! Great job guys!
I already miss Ted and his pirate jokes, massive airs and habitual drinking. Sexy Sushi has a nice little series with Ted and Gekishi up on his Flickr, so head over and checkem out.
Expect a full Super Ted post coming soon too!
George and Congo from Beaver on Vimeo.
SoCal riders George and Congo take us to some nice spots and deliver some good lines.
Pretty crazy vert. You can see the setup here, on Travis' photostream.
David Rowe was the director behind Fast Friday. He's now got his sights set on L.A. Introducing the first teaser for David Rowe’s new film documenting Los Angeles’ fixed-gear cycling community: TO LIVE AND RIDE IN L.A.
To Live & Ride In L.A. [Teaser A] from TRAFIK on Vimeo.
Keep watch on their site for more updates.
Travis got to spend the day with the Revival guys while they filmed the West Coast superstar Tyler Johnson.
Out of all his pics, I like these two the best. I cannot wait to see this project!
Turning Tricks - Week 8 from KrEEEstowfUr on Vimeo.
Once again I missed Chris' Week 7, so head over and catch it. Check out Week 8 in Chris' Turning Tricks series and if you haven't caught the previous videos before, here's a run down on his weekly video project:
"My name is Chris Layda, and this is my weekly video series called ‘Turning Tricks.’ Every week I try to learn at least one new trick, combination, or line. This series is meant to document my progress as a freestyle fixed gear rider.
This video marks 2 months of Turning Tricks. Not only is there new week 8 footage, but there is also a look back to some of the tricks learned this month as well as some unseen clips from various locations. Tricks from the month include: ledge and stair gaps, bunny hop to wheelie, bunny hop bar spins (bhbs), wheelie to nose pivot, rollout (keo) variations, 3 and 540 cabs, big spins (prolly spins), 3 taps, and possibly more… Thanks for watching! Stay tuned for next week."
Previously:
Turning Tricks Week 6
Turning Tricks Week 4
Turning Tricks in Queens
Turning Tricks
Behind Bars Teaser from Danny Puckett on Vimeo.
So Cal has a big fixed scene and this new Palms Cycles fixed gear video "Behind Bars" documents part of it. 20 Second mark is ill and those are some young riders! Can't believe how quickly the groms are catching onto this stuff.
Keep it up guys!
I wanted to post this the whole time I was in Tokyo, but couldn't get around to it. AJ & Eric murder shit. If you haven't already seen this, be sure to watch it. Third Coast is killing shit. That last 180 stair gap was so fucking smooth! Big ups Eric and AJ. Eric, mend to that knee man and I hope you're feeling better soon!
Metrotuned: Geekhouse x Igleheart from metrotuned on Vimeo.
Wilson Tai from Metrotuned just sent me his video interview with Marty of Geekhouse bikes. He also got to interview Chris Igleheart of Fat City Cycles fame. Great video! Good job Wilson.
SHIBA FRIDAY 9.25 from Fixy Life on Vimeo.
Such a great time. Proper song too. Much smaller crowd this night, which was nice. It was a perfect way to end my trip to Tokyo. I was finally riding better, since most my injuries had healed up. My ankles were both bruised still, so I wasn't trying to go crazy. At the end of the night I fell hard on my foot, fucking it over pretty well. I had a bone poking out, which I popped back in place.
So I went to the hospital tonight with Tak, Yohey and Sada. 1 Hour in the ER and a small amount of money when compared to US healthcare to find that my foot is fractured and I'll be off the bike for a bit. Small fracture in the big toe bone and a minor dislocation. If I hadn't popped it back in place at Shiba park, It would have been a painful night.
Tomorrow is my last day in Tokyo. Most of which will be spent traveling to the airport and packing. See you in NYC next week!
Big ups to CMWC, Shiba crew, YO!kohama Fixed Gear, Wbase, Fish & Chips, Homework, 3Bancho and all the others who rode with me this trip. I'm already missing you all! Keep riding and keep killing it! Marco, Nasty and Toku need to come to NYC!
Fixy Life is a great guy, so make sure you follow his blog!
Pic by Hardcore 100%
Shiba Friday was such a blast! Met all the Japanese tricksters! Nasty, Toku, Kyoichi, Fixika, Malco, Homework and others. Super stoked to be here guys! Thanks!
Even though I hurt my ankle on my first night, I still had fun. Now I have to ice my ankle down every 3 hours. Sucks!
Faster Mustache 24 Hour Urban Bike Relay from Franco Roberts on Vimeo.
Here's a video from the Faster Mustache relay race. Came out great guys! Big turn-out too!
Previously:
Fastermustache
This is what I felt like doing when I was in LA this past weekend. Great street art via Unurth.
Hit up the BFF website to see when it comes to your city!
Turning Tricks - Week 6 from KrEEEstowfUr on Vimeo.
Oops! I missed Turning Tricks Week 5, so head over to Chris' Vimeo page to catch that.
Turning Tricks 6 looks like it was shot in L.I.C. Chris is learning some new tricks here including bunnyhop barspins, 540 cabs, full cabs and hop to wheelies. Some nice lines. How do you not get kicked out of that spot man? Every time I go there, the guards kick me out within 5 minutes.
Previously:
Turning Tricks Week 4
Turning Tricks in Queens
Turning Tricks
Jeremiah, from Hold Fast, was out taking pictures with us the day we filmed the Hold Fast Promo video.
That day ruled so hard.
Here are a few of the pics and you can check the rest here, at his Flickr.
Previously:
Hold Fast Promo 1
Show up >> Hang out...(edit 1) from Dru Williams on Vimeo.
This is the second week of the Show Up Hang Out event in Indiana. They meet at the Indiana University fountain every Thursday @ 9pm.
Lookin good guys! Keep it up.
Yeah yeah yeah, I know, you've already seen this. The new Fixed Magazine is out now. If your LBS doesn't carry the hard copy, you can download the pdf here, at their site.
Along with Wonka making like 30 cameo appearances, there's a NYC-by-numbers piece by me and a nice article on the Revival. Tom Briggs, of Skitch clothing talks about what brought the project about and the initial cancellation that almost ended the film. What hit me the best was the line about how and why people work on video projects in the first place. Tom sums it up pretty well:
"I remember watching bmx videos as a kid and thinking it would be amazing to be a part of a project like that. I guess that idea never really died and that's what got us here today."
Well put man! Be on the watch for more Revival updates at the Skitch blog.
COG is putting on the 2009 CMWC Tokyo anniversary installation this week. If you're going to be in Tokyo this Friday night, make sure you check it out. I'll be there, so come shoot the shit with me. I know Kevin Sparrow, aka the "Boy Wonder" will be lurking taking pictures.
Stoked! Who else is going?
VéLOrue from Bill Bottriell on Vimeo.
Nicely shot and composted edit from the riders in Buffalo NY! Great clips. I love watching people fall in HD too! Keep it moving B-flo!
VéLOrue coming spring 2010. Buffalo NY.
featuring Benjamin Golembiewski Zach Lee and William Bottriell
Filmed by William Bottriell
bits. of random. from Kris *lockedcog* on Vimeo.
Nice edit from Kris at Locked Cog. Really great line at the end man. Fast and smooth. Proper!
Mosher, the recent NYC transplant and back-flip extraordinaire has a nice page in the new Volume catalog. Nice wallride homie! Photo by Ted Power.
Via Skitch!
Never ceases to amaze me... Danny made a video for S1jobs.com. His last line is a banger.
Chris Hoy really is an animal.
Afternoon laughs provided by Milano Fixed.
Found this pic of Nick on Trick Track. Captured once again by Brandon Means!
Love the dreadlocks flying all over.
Blazeguard - Stoked on Being Blazed from John Thompson on Vimeo.
I don't usually post BMX videos too often, but this has got to be the best web edit I've seen in a long time. Straight littered with bangers. Insanity!
Via TCU
Bike Polo NY from Ideia Forte on Vimeo.
Nice little montage of the Christie St. polo pit players. No idea if this was a tournament or not, but that's usually the amount of people hanging out on a Sunday afternoon.
Via Hardcourt Bike Polo. Great to have you back Doug!
Clawing at the walls!
He got to check out the Bicycle Film Festival in Zurich, Eurobike and celebrated his birthday with friends. Have fun man!
Pics by I am Barnie
...and kills it. Mad ups with a bunnyhop barspin. You can really see what's required on a fixed gear, even with a 650c front. Love the shot.
Tyler, you're totally riding a 700cmx man. ;-)
Via Gatt Photos, Tyler's Tumblr, Pedal Consumption and Trick Track.
Reason #1 why I like gussets. This frame was destroyed by putting a BMW fork on it. The increased leverage from the longer ATC and general beefiness causes stress fractures and cracks at the HT / DT / TT cluster. Like when I toasted my Surly Steamroller last year.
At least he wasn't hurt!
By the one, the only Sexysushi! See ya next week man!
Fixé Magazine has finally been released. The French publication puts an interesting spin on track bikes and fixed gears.
So far so good!
Pick yours up now at your international book stand, or at Cream. Also be sure to follow their blog here!
Via Shoes-Up
Heritage Square Doubles Routine from tbm on Vimeo.
407 Fixed Gear has a new bumper up. Long wheelies!
Bladanks SESH from Anson Wellington on Vimeo.
Anson is BMW's 24" ACL rider. Dude's super smooth and goes big all the time. We've ridden a few times and his vibe is always positive. Really pushes people to do their best. Here's a new web-edit he did for Brooklyn Machine Works.
THANKS LUKEY
Gus Molina getting UP THERE in a pool.
Every time I see a dude blasting a bowl's vert, I think of Tony hitting the over-vert at FDR two years ago. With all their momentum, big dudes like Tony, this guy and myself get moving fast!
Photo by Brandon Means.
Check out Fast Pace Fixed Gear Zine for more updates and their zine will be dropping shortly.
Edit: the rider's name is Gus Molina and the new Fast Pace Zine will be out shortly!
Kelly Brook is the new spokeswoman for London's new cycling campaign, Skyride. Read two of their quotes below.
Kelly Brook said, “I’m not really feeling that athletic but I do ride my bike on a regular basis, I do love cycling. It’s just a fun day out, it’s for everyone of all ages and all standards of cycling.”
Mayor Boris Johnson added, “Have a go and remember you don’t have to go too fast. I always cycle in a suit, I barely break into a sweat, I scarcely perspire I go so slowly. The danger is not behind you, it’s in front of you so be aware.”
Bike Thief vs Street Justis from triple on Vimeo.
FUCK YES. Street justice. The thieves in NYC have been running wild the past few weeks.
Story Urban Cyclist:
Here's the story. I was having brunch on first ave and first street with a a couple of friends including Alfred .It was a pretty sunny day and a good there was a good amount of pedestrian traffic .Nothing unusual. Alfred went out to make a call and spotted someone looking over his bike. Nothing unusual ,he got a hot ass cannondale with hot ass wheels.the guy was average looking,had a helmet and a bag.looked like your average joe casual biker.Suddenly this dude gets on his knees and pulls out a drill.At first Alfred thought he wanted to steal his wheels,until he saw the drill.Is this what it has come out to?!people stealing bike with drills?Anyways as he was getting ready to drill the ulock,Alfred comes in the restaurant and yells,!yooooo someones trying to steal my bike,lets go get him.and let me tell you this ass hole tried stealing the wrong bike.first it was a bike messengers bike and second it was Alfred's bike and the motherFkr got a temper sometimes.so we roll out to this dude and start pounding him.my first instinct was to get my U lock and bang on him,but my bike was already locked up so , we bumbrushed this dude and started pounding him.Everybody is watching and wondering why this dude is being plumeted ,but at that point we don't give a fuck.we had to make sure this asshole dosen't do it again.me personal i have had 2 bikes stolen,in like a month apart.fuck that shit.he did't even look like a bike thief!so while pounding him i reach out to put my phone in my pocket and realized i had a camera on my wait.i pulled it out and captured the second half of the beating!
Sorry it's so hard to read, but you get the idea.
I fully support this, unlike the u-lock justice video, this guy deserved what he got. Note that the guys who jumped him, didn't over-do it. They landed a few kicks and one or two punches. The guy wasn't bleeding or banged up. Just enough to send a message. DON'T STEAL BIKES. Cops won't do anything and this guy will think twice about stealing bikes.
Juliet and Posy are featured in this month's i-D Magazine. The photos were shot in Jack's loft in Bed Stuy during their last trip to NYC by Sam. The three girls had a blast when they were here and I'm sure they'll be returning soon.
More information is here.
SHIBA FRIDAY 9.4 from Fixy Life on Vimeo.
More Shiba Friday Madness! That's one long-ass wheelie at the end.
Previously:
Shiba Friday 08.14
Shiba Friday 07.31
Shiba Friday 07.17
Shiba Friday 06.26
Tokyo Life from Doron Dor on Vimeo.
Burd just posted this video. At first I thought it was a fixed gear video, but turns out, it's about some flatland riders. Really nicely done!
Doron Dor presents Tokyo Life, a series of videos documenting the life of the eclectic city’s citizens.
Part one features two of Tokyo and Japan’s respected flatland BMX riders, Hiroshi Uehara and Kotaro Tanaka.
Special thanks to James Lisle for makin' the introduction and helping on the shoot.
To be played in HD full screen.
SUPER MAKURI vip 01 from MAKURI TV on Vimeo.
A video from Super Makuri. A forthcoming project from Japan.
Here's a beautiful Eddy Merckx from the late 80's. Looks like a mix of Super and Nouvo Record. Pantographed chainring and non-fluted Super Record cranks, just like on my Corsa Extra. Great build!
180 out of the bank
Tak was kind enough to ask me to shoot some pictures for an editorial on Brooklyn for LOOP Magazine. He took portraits of the Peel Sessions crew and Jeremiah and I at the McCarren pool bank.
full cab gap into bank
Here are some out-takes.
thanks TAK!
"It's the 2 wheel culture - doesn't matter if it's a mtb, bmx, track bike, fixie, no matter what it is, we all experience the same thing riding through the city... Just something about bikes man."
Well put and such a great video. Worth the watch. Keep ripping Nigel! He's always one of the first people to say hey at the BK Banks and no beef with fixed gears whatsoever. Such a nice guy.
Seriously, watch the whole thing. There are a ton of clips, cameos and other tidbits. Interbike '08 complete with a shot of Affinity's booth. Bike polo, track bikes, messengers and even a story about Ghost Bikes.
"Riding with no brakes is way better"
Alex
Brad Serls joined up with some of Perth's bike crews and put on a photographic exhibition.
Kaspa
You can check out the rest here and if you're interested in prints, there are still a few available.
Konaworld.com made a video about riding a bike in Amsterdam. I gotta admit, it really makes me want to travel back to Holland. Such a great country. Every city is unique and people everywhere ride bikes. Not enough vacation days in the year!
Head on over to South Florida Fixed to catch a lil Q&A we set up a few weeks ago.
I talk about bikes, beer, city planning and haters.
click to enlarge
This film really is going to be a Revival for fixed gear riders world wide. You guys make it home safe ok? I had a blast!
Images via Tron, Blayne and Wayne on the Skitch Blog.
I know this has been everywhere but I still wanted to post it and say congrats to Tyler. He's been ripping hard for a while now and I'm glad to see him getting hooked up! Here's his Leader 729 Trick Star frame.
Here's the bike in action! Nice 180 bar on a bank. One day I caught shit for saying a 180° bunnyhop was a 270°. "It's either 180° or 360° John!"
Follow him here at (b)logging miles.
Urban Velo has released issue #15. Pick it up at your LBS, or read the pdf here. This publication has come a long long way and I really love what Brad and Jeff are doing. Keep it rolling guys!
Previously:
Urban Velo 14
Urban Velo 13
Urban Velo 12
Urban Velo 11
CMWC TOKYO 2009 PROMO II: TKBMA Gives Some Advice from Eli Tokyo Jitensha-Jin on Vimeo.
In this video the Tokyo Bicycle Messenger Association gives some helpful tips. I cannot wait to go. Who's gonna be there? London? West Coast? Oz? Be sure to watch this video and read below as Eli Tokyo Jitensha-Jin gives some tips:
TKBMA (The Tokyo Bike Messenger Association) is putting the final touches on their preparation for CMWC (Cycle Messenger World Championship) 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. For those of you planning to come, we hope you've already registered online and have gotten yourself some plane tickets.
A lot of good advice for your visit to Japan can be found at cmwc2009.com (click on the English button). This video includes some other useful info. Like how to use one of Tokyo's many old style "squatter" toilets. Also:
*Nudity is illegal, so keep your clothes on.
*You can bring your bike on trains and subways, but only if it's in a "rinko" bag (cloth bicycle transport bag) or a box.
*You can drink the tap water.
*You must ride on the left side of the road.
*You need to be careful of "mama-chari" (grandma/housewife bikes) which most people in Japan ride. Many mama-chari riders don't pay attention or follow basic traffic rules and are a real danger to themselves and others.
*You can find cheap and fun ready-made ninja food at convenience store located everywhere (all open 24hrs).
*In September the weather will be quite warm and humid. But, bring some rain gear if you have some, because typhoons and sudden rain are fairly common.
*It's legal to drink on the streets and just about anywhere in public, but please be responsible and don't drink and ride.
I'd also like to include some of my own advice:
*Tokyo's streets are insanely confusing. Unless you plan to always be riding around with a local, a good map is a must. I think the only bilingual map worth its weight is "Tokyo City Atlas" published by Kondansha International. You can buy it at Amazon.
*Legally, foreigners must have their passports on them at all times. Unless you live here, in which case you must have your foreign registration ID card with you at all times. It's possible for foreigners to wind up spending a night or two in jail simply for not having their passport on them. But, the police are really really nice here for the most part and are good at giving directions if you need them.
BOIKZMOIND Trailer from Xynthetic on Vimeo.
A new project from the UK is brewing. Read up below:
This is the official trailer for our forthcoming fixed gear bike film 'BÖIKZMÖIND'.
Shot in Bristol, UK with a near army of fixed gear cyclists, the film will focus on the culture and social aspects of the scene here in the South West.
This trailer which premiered at the second 'No Gears' night at Bristol's Cube Cinema on Monday 31st August 2009, represents the first footage to be shown from hours of material gathered so far.
The full film will be released sometime in 2010.
Shot on a JVC Everio HD3 with a Century Optics Wide Angle Lens and various mounts for on bike filming as well as a JVC Everio HD5 with JAG35E DOF adapter and 50mm f1.4 Canon Lens.
Directed by Gavin Strange ( jam-factory.com )
Filmed & Edited by Jonny Clooney ( makinov.com ) & Gavin Strange
Music is 'In the Hall of the Mountain King' by Edvard Grieg
Turning Tricks - August 2009 - Week 4 from KrEEEstowfUr on Vimeo.
More riding from Chris' Turning Tricks series. Looks good man. Pull that rear end up when you're gapping those steps!
Previously:
Turning Tricks in Queens
Turning Tricks
The Warriors Race from morehartfilms on Vimeo.
Speaking of the Revival, here's a promotional video Wayne put together for the September 5th Warriors race!
Alright everyone. This is the layout for the Warriors race...
You will pick your team of four. You can pick anyone, guy or girl, just as long as you're prepared with your team of four. Teams may or may not need certain supplies - this is up to you and your gang. For example, you may want radios or cell phones to communicate. You might want bike tools, helmets, or any other shit that could help you along the way, if ya catch my drift.
Each team is given one manifest and every team member has to make it to every stop before your gang can advance to the next station, so protect your team by any means necessary! There will be a points system grading. This is based on time, the number of surviving gang members (on your team), and the number of opposing gang members your team has knocked off. You knock off other team members by ripping off their arm bands and registering your hit at the next station. If someone on that team takes one of your member's arm bands OR if your tag makes it to the station before the arm band carrier does, you cannot register that hit and you will not get points for it. Beware - this will cause chaos and paranoia so be careful and be strategic!!
There will also be other special hidden points you can collect along the way, but they are not required stops. For example, you might need to look for a hidden gang tag somewhere near the stations. Now, only one of your guys has to get the extra points so send out a ringer to collect the points and meet ya back at the next station!!!
Basically, the best time and most points wins this race, so it's a battle of speed, smarts and unity (with your gang that is!).
Registration is open as of now JULY 15th and will be closed September 1st at 11pm. To register please email your gang's name and the four racers' full names to V.bms@hotmail.com. Title this email "Come out and play." The $25/member, $100/team entry fee can be collected at the start of the race or dropped off anytime between 8 AM to 5 PM Monday to Friday at the Phantom Couriers office (B2 - 325 Howe Street). Get training and we will see ya all on the 5th at Surrey Central sssuuuuuccccccckkkkaaaaasss!!!
Vancouver rising!
I'm so stoked on this past week. It's been a long time since I rode with a big group of influencial riders. The Skitch tour brought Wayne, of the Revival to NYC to shoot for the forthcoming film. I was honored when they asked me to join them.
The guys hung out with Torey and Wonka during the week, heading through Brooklyn and Staten Island. From what the guys said, I think the whole world is going to be blown away by the riding they captured!
picture by Wilis
I think it really kicked into full swing at Peel Sessions last week. A ton of people came out and generally, everyone had a great time. This weekend, we all toured through Brooklyn hitting spots and then finished off the weekend in Manhattan.
Thanks Wayne and Tom!
Check out the two Revival trailers after the jump.
THE REVIVAL from morehartfilms on Vimeo.
THE REVIVAL/KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON from morehartfilms on Vimeo.
I can't wait to see the video!
I love using palettes to set up kickers and ghetto banks. They're an easy to find industrial by-product that construction sites usually just throw out. In the dead condo zone, they're super easy to come by. The guys in Japan revived the weekly Fun the Pista meet up and of course, Sexysushi was there, catching the action! Love this pic of Ko-Malco, mid-bunnyhop barspin.
Check out the "whip" inside the trunk of the "whip". Someone in the production house used their bike for a prop in this new Lancer commercial.
Thanks for the heads up Sean!
Alex took the Silver at this year's Master Track Nationals. He also was chosen as one of the 8 athletes to partake in the Quest for G. Thousands of applicants, 16 chosen and 8 final contestants. Watch the episode here.
I think it's safe to say they made the right choice! If you're in NYC this weekend, head out to Kissena to see him tear the track apart!
Previously:
Andrew LaCorte Takes Gold
Quest for G
Meet Alex
Over them with a bunnyhop barspin to wheelie! No big deal indeed.
Via his blog, (b)logging miles
No, Chris wasn't hanging out under the 59th Street Bridge, he was riding the Astoria Banks. We rode this spot a while back in the dead of winter. Remember them? Tom was blasting the hip on a Redline Monocog 700c fixed?
Nice line at the end. I know you can land that man...
End of summer edit from Taylor Dwight on Vimeo.
So the Gnarcotix guys say that Taylor is going to bring "havok". Watch as he brings havok to this school yard tennis court. You can even hear children screaming in the background.
Some nice lines in there for sure.
BFF edit. from chuck reynolds on Vimeo.
Matt aka Pedalpiff came to NYC for the Bicycle Film Festival this year. He and the Texas crew hung out with all the locals for the week of the festival. Because of the rainy weather we were having, we couldn't really ride that many spots, but we still had a good time.
Here's his edit, It's a little on the long side, but it's got some nice riding in it.
Via Aloha Fixed
All City Trick Comp 2009 from BikeJerks on Vimeo.
From this past weekend's All City competition...
Via Bike Jerks
DONERI ver.6 from kwast on Vimeo.
The Doneri crew really stepped it up a few notches. The 720 tap was awesome. These guys are moving fast too, which makes the tricks look 1000000000% better. Keep it up guys! Even the cinematography looks great.
Impressed. Big ups.
Previously:
Doneri 1-5
My Summer Shit from chris clappe on Vimeo.
Really really great edit of Chris' Summer riding. Bunnyhop Barspins on the ghetto bank for the win. Nice to see Jason gettin up on the edit plug too. Seattle!
Bicycle magazine Urban Velo has just sent their issue #15 to the printers. Keep watch for it shortly and remember, you can subscribe to the print edition here and the digital pdf podcast here.
Previously:
Urban Velo 14
Urban Velo 13
Urban Velo 12
Urban Velo 11
Stevil Kinevil has launched his new blog, All Hail The Black Market into the World Wide Web. Be sure to check it out and follow it for all the goodness you know Stevil for.
Turning Tricks - Week 3 from KrEEEstowfUr on Vimeo.
Chris comes out to Peel Sessions every week. He has a trials background and picks up new moves frequently. To document his progress as a fixed gear rider, he has started a new series called "Turning Tricks". Heh.
Check out his progression here at his Vimeo page.
NYC keeps getting transplants from SF. So far, everyone that's come over to the East coast has adapted quite well. Chris, aka Condition SF was the one behind the still camera lens during a lot of the filming for Macaframa. His pics were posted all over the place while Macaframa was in production.
Now that he's in NYC, he'll be riding all over the city, hitting different spots with his camera lens.
Follow Condition NYC's Flickr here.
Bike Shorts X is approaching. $100 to the best bike-themed film. Not bad right? Get out your cameras and start shooting. The deadline for entries is September 20th with the premier on September 27th at Public Assembly in Brooklyn.
More information is here.
GNARCOTIX X IMINUSD PROMO from Gnarcotixsf on Vimeo.
The Gnarcotix guys made a little promotional video for the rim-company, IminusD.
The third teaser is now up for the forthcoming project outta Vancouver, Murder of Couriers. Neil and Tom are doing a kick-ass job!
Previously:
Murder of Couriers
NO CASSETTES Bicycle Film Festival Entry from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
Fonseca released his entry to the 2009 Bicycle Film Festival. If you wanna see the final production of No Cassettes, it's for sale here, at his webstore.
comming soon.... bluemonday minato from jun iwai on Vimeo.
Hard to follow that No Gear No Idea video, but here's more from the Blue Monday crew. Pretty hard slam at the :40 mark. Ouch!
Via Jun0107
One gear No idea from chris akrigg on Vimeo.
Chris Akrigg is no stranger to bikes. He is however a stranger to fixed gears. Here he is, giving it a go in one of his first sessions. Insanity throughout!
Thanks Nick!
Check out this video from the 42 Below 2009 Bicycle Film Festival Goldsprints night in NYC. Watch to the end to see Luke lay it down. Put your shirt on meathead!
Via Cyclehawk
Grandmighty filmed the Gnarcotix guys talking about their bikes recently. Watch as Resil, Manny, Axel and Carl go over their bikes in detail. A lot of sticker bombs, collabos, prototypes, puking, wheelies, color coordination and camera-man giggles.
here. and there. from Kris *lockedcog* on Vimeo.
The latest from Kris at Lockedcog!
Originally from Massachusetts, Matt W. Moore has brought his fine-tuned, self-proclaimed "Vectorfunk" style back to the state with a well rounded body of work. His signature style canvas work, a departure from the norm into watercolor and collage work, as well as a small series of prints are hanging in the gallery. In conjunction with the traditional works, Matt has come together with Open and Traitor Cycles to present a series of five hand-painted frames, a cycling cap and t-shirt. Please visit the project's micro-site for a more in-depth look and to purchase select pieces of the Momentum project.
Visit Momentum Site.
Show hangs from August 15th, 2009 to September 15th, 2009.
"The bike project and other skate/snow/surf projects are ideal. I’m working with brands I have a lot of admiration for. I’m immersed in the culture; painting a bike is native to me - I ride every day. I want people to ride these bikes, not hang them up because they‘re scared to ride them. I do plenty of work that can be only hung up. Shred this bike for 10 summers, then hang it up and say it had a life."
Matt W. Moore / Arist & Designer
"The time and effort to which Matt and Zack have put into this show speak volumes of their love for what they do. This is obvious to anyone who has stepped foot in Open or has been in the presence of Matt’s art. We hold the work done at Open Bicycle, Chorus Gallery and Matt in the highest regard and are thrilled to have been asked to be a part of this."
Joe / Traitor Cycles
"Seeing a project go from conversation to completion is always great, especially when the outcome reaches a level far beyond what we all first imagined. We hope everyone enjoys it as much as we have."
Zack & Joshua / Open & Chorus
Nice little edit from the Palms Cycle trick comp. Here's the information from the Youtube page:
This is the first annual Quadcomp that palms Cycles has put on. Included best trick comp, foot down(not shown), and lbc sprints comp.
Brakeless event from Cedric Laurenty on Vimeo.
Brakeless.ca is a track bike shop and website focusing on increasing the scene in Montreal. They asked me a while back to answer a few questions and added me to their People page. Here's a recent video showcasing a Brakeless event.
Keep it going guys!
fixed city | BERLIN PREMIERE from fixed city on Vimeo.
fixed city | Trailer [subtitled] from fixed city on Vimeo.
I know these have been everywhere, but I really appreciate the scope of these videos. Berlin over the years has been dealing with fixed gear culture growing pains. Many messengers feel like their culture is dying with the popularity of fixed gear bikes. The Berlin police have been confiscating bikes and ticketing for riding brakeless. Many riders feel like fixed gears are under fire.
Keep me updated! Any chance of a US premier? Hit up FIxed City for more information.
Andy, Chris and I drove down to Philly today for a much-needed Slow Sunday. I haven't been since we were filming for Bootleg Sessions 3 and even though we only rode 2 spots, the 90-degree weather killed us all.
There were some great lines pulled today.
And Tom killed a massive gap 3 times. Seriously, you have no idea how long this is. Andy has more pics up on his Flickr, so checkem out!
Rode with Andy T. all day today, hitting spots in the neighborhood. First full day on the new bruiser. You can really feel the difference in weight between the production and the last prototype. It's such a well-handling bike.
A wallride spot I rode a year ago with Sam Miller and Tom. A lot different to ride it now. Not the best transition to the wall, but it's totally worth riding.
This bike is such a beast and it's got great clearance for bunnyhop barspins.
We set up a ghetto bank along the edge of the pool. There's a guard rail about 2 feet from the edge of the bank to gap. Fun times.
The space is eerie. It was, at one point, the largest public pool in the US.
Andy took a lot of detailed pictures of the new Bruiser, so check them out, along with others from today here!
this is not bmx from Tom Mosher on Vimeo.
I love watching Mosher fall. Ill lines. Fakie hop bars look good. I hear you're moving to NYC in a few weeks? Does that mean you'll be at Peel every week?
NO CASSETTES TRICK COMP from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
So many spins I got the spins just watching it!
Nate hit a nice line tonight at the Pool. Andy was there to capture it.
Marco edit from ryo ubota on Vimeo.
Not sure how I feel about slammed saddles and fixed gears. It's mostly because of how people look when they're sitting on a slammed saddle pedaling all the time. Just looks funny. One thing is for sure, the Japanese kids riding the fixed 26" cruisers (with 700c wheels) love it.
Marco lays down a smooth and steady line in this video.
Via Starf*ckers
WRAHW Welcomes Wonka from hfwido on Vimeo.
Good clips from Wonka. A ton of bunnyhop barspins and a clean chainring grind on the flat rails off Havemeyer st. I haven't seen that kid in forever. Where you been Wonka?
If you don't know who Massan is, then get familiar. He's one of the most powerful riders out there and the only person who makes bombing hills on a track bike look like snowboarding down a mountain. His recent introduction to Macaframa was a hit, showcasing his super smooth and strong riding.
Between traveling all over and riding through the streets of NYC, he's found time to make a blog. Be sure to follow him here.
木駒！！Fixed Gear trick from ryo ubota on Vimeo.
Some more Japanese smoothness. Toku's got some fast lines in here... Did anyone else get a headache from looking at the zig-zag paver stones?
Weekly KinShiba 2009/8/7 from ryo ubota on Vimeo.
Nasty's got some of the most powerful full-cabs out of anyone on a fixed gear. Full and 540 cabs are my favorite tricks of the moment. Full cab sliders look dialed too. Definitely a fun trick.
Originally from Massachusetts, Matt W. Moore is bringing his fine-tuned, self-proclaimed "Vectorfunk" style back to the state with a well rounded body of work this weekend. Matt will be showing his signature canvas work, a small series of prints, as well as presenting a project in part with Open and Traitor Cycles - a series of five hand-painted frames, a cycling cap and t-shirt.
Matt is in the middle of a global gallery takeover, you can see images from his last show in Sao Paulo, Brazil here and expect to see him cross the Atlantic for a show this fall. Opening Reception is SATURDAY at 8pm.
Check out the Chorus site, www.chorusgallery.com and Matt's site, www.mwmgraphics.com for more information.
Handpainted frames, prints, t-shirts and caps will be available for purchase on Open's site, Monday Aug 17th, along with the photo and video recap.
Previously:
MWM for Open
Jake, aka = Laali = on Flickr, just posted his recently-developed pictures from his stay in NYC a couple months ago. Really great shots from Peel Sessions in there too, so make sure you checkem all out!
Wow. Speechless. Funniest bike spoof yet. Complete with girls pumping tires in full kit!
"you think it makes you look like a courier, it just makes you look girlier..."
Vimby's been making their rounds to all the fixed gear events across the US. This episode takes us to Seattle where Future Tense takes place. Looking good guys. Great riding and filming.
Via Zlog
... at the Austin Bicycle Film Festival street party. Puckett caught mid-air on a bunnyhop barspin to fakie and AJ nailing a 360 on the quarter. Bruiser's lookin good man!
Pics via Danny G
Sasha has an ongoing series entitled Seen on the Street: NYC Bikes and Riders. It's a great little set he's been compiling over the past few months; candid bicycle photographs and the people who ride them. This one in particular stuck out tonight. Full spandex, sneakers and no helmet on a GT Pulse. Really amazing shot and I figured with all the female T&A floating around on the blogs lately (just playing Zack!), maybe the female readers would like to see some boy butt. Albeit spandex butt.
Downtown Edit 1 from tbm on Vimeo.
It's cool to see more and more cities spawn fixed gear scenes. One such city is Orlando. The blog of the 407 is 407 Fixed Gear and they just posted a new video to their site.
I also added them to the Connections page, so make sure you check them out!
SKITCH: hfwido's video bike check from hfwido on Vimeo.
The Skitch riders continue to post bike check videos. You remember Mosher's right? Well now Torey has one up. From the Vimeo page:
"Other than that, this is pretty straight forward. There is one trick in here that took me forever to land, and that the 180 rainbow duck. This was seriously the hardest trick that I have ever attempted next to a wheelie 180. I am still not too proud of the Indian giving looseness of it all. I got really hurt, and dehydrated while filming it. Georgia summers are no joke."
No Cassettes Trick Comp from michael castillo on Vimeo.
Dude, seriously? I usually hate footplant spins, but that last trick is a banger. How old is duder? He's got some skills.
Check out some more pics from the SF No Cassettes Premiere on the Gnarcotix site. Be careful though, there's hella pictures!
Hold Fast Promo 1 from John Prolly on Vimeo.
Hold Fast FRS (Foot retention system) were developed by urban fixed gear riders on the streets of NYC.
Here's a promo video featuring Tom LaMarche, Jeremiah and myself. Hold Fast or Die.
holdfastordie.com
Song:
Tragedy "Chemical Imbalance"
myspace.com/tragedyone
Well, here it is. Joe from BMW and Pharrell present the Element & BMW project. I'm so stoked for BMW. The new bike looks great. The clothes aren't that bad either! Big ups guys!
Also, I had no idea Pharrell was so fucking funny to watch. HAH!
Previously:
Brooklyn Element
The OX from LifeInABox Productions on Vimeo.
Life In A Box created this video for Boston, MA-based Independent Fabrications recently. Watch as the guys from IF talk about the design and birth of this bad ass street bike. Lookin good guys! IF always makes the nicest bikes.
I'm sure it's the same with most film projects in the fixed gear world; you end up working on things with your close friends. Luke has a nice slideshow up on the Empire blog covering a good 2 or 3 years of old pictures from the crew, prior to ever even thinking about making Empire. Head on over and check it out.
Milwaukee Bikes Promo #1 from Ride/Relax Productions on Vimeo.
Burd made a nice little promotional edit for Milwaukee this past weekend. For all of you who were anxiously awaiting footage of Burd riding around, your day has come!
Looks great man. Good little edit.
Jeremiah Jones, the brains behind Hold Fast, rocking the new proto straps and a prototype BMW fork over the coping at our new skatepark. I usually am not a fan of fixed gears in parks, but this park is so wide open and the transitions fit 700c wheels perfectly, so it looks pretty smooth.
... and Chris making his trick face with a barspin on the quarter.
Major Lazer "Pon De Floor" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.
Switch and Diplo are Major Lazer. If you haven't heard their debut LP, "Guns don't kill people, lazers do", then go out and get it. If you're a cheap ass, download the Mishka Keep Watch X mixtape. It's really good and FREE!
Here's their first music video, which is slightly NSFW and also up for a VMA! So head over to MTV and vote!
Sexual Healing from Miliken on Vimeo.
Bums makin love.
JFK ALL DAY summer teaser 2 from matt shapiro on Vimeo.
Roll outs all day and more bum harassment.
thanks for the year. from Kris *lockedcog* on Vimeo.
By throwing an event. More details to follow. Head on over and congratulate him on this past years posts.
Nice video too. Sprocket stalls on the rail and 3 tap sliders look smooth. Good job man!
Manhattan Portage has been around for many years creating quality bags and messenger bags and for the recent Bright Trade Show, they produced a couple of short promotional videos featuring fixed gear riders from Fixed Gear London.
The video is fairly casual with riding and tricking taking place showing the riders in their own element. There are no heavy branding and the flow of the video compliments well with the back ground music.
free&easy bluemonday night from jun iwai on Vimeo.
Another Blue Monday jammer. Really loving this project. They're taking it to the streets. Juniwai, keep it up! Peep his Flickr here too.
Riders:
minato
hiroki
masa
t@ro
tama
iuta
kose
mr
koya
mitsuo
Previously:
Free and Easy
Blue Monday
Never seen this one before. It's gotta be possible to do without taking your foot off your pedal and grabbing your saddle. It'd be a lot cleaner in my opinion if you could just gturn into a slider. Somehow... hah!
Mutiny Bikes "Let's Get Mystical" Trailer! from Mutiny Bikes on Vimeo.
Mutiny's videos are always baller as hell. The cinematography doesn't hurt!
IN4MATION NYC PROMO from patrick cook on Vimeo.
In4mation's NYC Promo is lookin slick. A lot of familiar spots there, including Igei killing the hip at the Peel Sessions spot.
Now go out and ride your skateboard, bmx, fixed gear, track bike or whatever. These two videos get me pumped!
Keirin Cycles from keirin cycles on Vimeo.
Here's a video of the recently-opened Keirin Cycles in Miami. Nike and Thomas walk you through their shop and speak a little about its intent. Nice Paramount in there along with a lot of other bike porn. If you're in town, swing by:
Keirin Cycles LLC.
235 A 9th Street
Miami Beach Florida 33139
(305) 531 6684
...and the video credit goes to Joe Perrin
Tyler from Independent Fabrications has a really great portrait section up on his site featuring the messengers from the 2009 NACCCs. Some really great ones in there, so make sure you checkem out.
Massan from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.
I think this video leaked a little prematurely this weekend while I was in Boston. I saw it on a few RSS feeds and it was immediately pulled. Looks like it's up for good now and the Maca blog welcomes Massan to the crew.
Epic video for sure. He's one of the few riders that makes bombing hills on a track bike look like snowboarding down K2. So fucking smooth. Not to mention the filming looks so dialed. You guys really nailed it!
Zack from Open Bicycle took a few shots of a wallride spot we found behind TD Banknorth in Boston.
There are so many pics from this weekend, I'll just continue to post them as I come across. octoPIST-n-SKquID has some good pics up from Saturday night.
SHIBA FRIDAY 7.31 from Fixy Life on Vimeo.
I can't wait to ride at Shiba Friday in September, assuming they're still having it with the CMWCs going on. Looks like a good time. 26", BMX and fixed gears all riding around. Nice edit!
Previously:
Shiba Friday 07.17
Shiba Friday 06.26
Spinning Shiba Friday
Orange 20 has some photos on Flickr from a project that has been in the works for a while now. Brooklyn Machine Works has teamed up with Element to produce the Brooklyn Element.
At a recent press release in LA, Pharrell and Joe premiered the new line and the new and improved Gangsta Track. I heard from the guys at BMW that they were making revisions and even developing a unicrown fork and the first prototype looks great.
Products break. It's bound to happen. I've broken my share of things and have slowly begun to dial in my bike over the past 2 years to match my riding. I've said it before and will say it again, wheels are the hardest thing to keep rolling. So far, there have been a few rims that have held up for me and many that haven't.
Kyoichi recently cracked his Chukker and all hell broke loose on his Flickr page!
It's tough to say whether or not it's "ok" to blast products online. Sure, people do it in other cycling sports, but with this Freestyle Fixed thing evolving so quickly, it's tough to say whether or not it's helpful. We want to encourage companies to make new products and believe it or not, it's a huge risk for them to experiment. I think both Kyoichi and Velocity handled this well in the end.
HOT ASS DAY from chris clappe on Vimeo.
I am literally in pain right now. Rode and drank so hard all weekend. Great time at the NACCCs seeing friends and making new ones.
While I'm recovering and answering emails, enjoy this video via Zlog. The rollerbladers at the end are a nice touch.
Ben from Deep Fried Graphics did a series of installation illustrations for Hold Fast. Still riding mine and I still stand by them!
Head over here for more information. Let's swing by before Peel Sessions guys!
Don's Death Pedal 2 Submission Video from Don King Punch on Vimeo.
Damn. Kareem, you gonna take that? You guys should rollerblade battle it out!
hahaha
"The Problematic Mixtape II" - Video Preview. from Alberto Chimenti Dezani on Vimeo.
Interesting mixtape project from Problematic. Nothing too crazy in it, but it's a good watch.
Via Milano Fixed
Crooked Keith just uploaded a new video of this past year's Bike Kill. Man, I cannot wait for this years! So stoked. It was a total mess last year.
Monstertrack NYC has the latest video from Cyclehawk for the Trackstar Red Bull Courier Classic.
Colt 45s and Red Bull! SUP SUP! Haha!
Great little interview with Yatika and the one-liner from Victor. I missed out on it, but I heard it was as grueling as ever!
Thanks for the heads up Jake!
Fun little edit. Makes me wanna ride for sure. Also, I want to encourage more women getting involved with projects. If this becomes a full length, be sure to include Jen!
St. Petersburg!!!!!!!!!!!
Check out what MWM just submitted to Open for their installation entitled Momentum at the Chorus Gallery!
MWM is on a roll at the moment - Wired loves his work and did you see his custom Mini Cooper? He continues to push his graphic look onto new forms. Take his upcoming show at Open’s Chorus Gallery, “Momentum,” which explores his graphics against a series of Traitor track bicycle frames. “In part with Open and Traitor Cycles, Matt will be presenting a series of five hand-painted frames, a cycling cap and some other soft goods. In conjunction with the frames, Matt will be hanging some of his signature canvas work.” We’re fans.
Read up at Selectism.
Pitted! I wanna ride that!
Ladies up in the spot!
How you gonna Keep Watch with your hand over your eyes?
Nice shots guys. Peep the rest here at Tim Kainu's Flickr.
The force is strong with this one. Dan Karl with a gnarly air over the box. See the banger after the jump!
Via SJFixed
Looks like a great time was had at this year's Tour De Dank. There's a whole bunch of rider portraits and race pics at the following links:
Catch Me If You Can - Event Promo Spot - Los Anglees, Ca - August 2nd, 2009 from Enjoy Human on Vimeo.
Nice promo video! Alleycats are really getting serious! This looks like a ton of fun.
I know these have been everywhere, but my boy Richard from Stockholm sent them over yesterday and I never got around to posting them! Really great shots from Boon.dking. Stoked on the hop bar especially and you know I had to post the footplant. Mishka reppin!
Ill dude. I wanna see some video!
GNARCOTIX: FONSECA's new frame from Gnarcotixsf on Vimeo.
This time on Gnarcotix, big boy Fonseca breaks his frame. Aluminum F41L! 4130 for life!
Pretty funny video, had me laughing. Although I do admit, I was secretly hoping for a catastrophic fail at some point. Maybe they're saving that for next time!
Bike Snob has a nice little article in the NYTimes and I've got a few quotes too. It's worth the read so head over and check it out.
John Watson, a bike blogger and fixed-gear enthusiast in New York City who goes by the nickname Prolly, said he was originally dismayed by the darts being thrown at his crowd. “At first I hated it,” Mr. Watson said. “You don’t know who this guy is, but he thinks he can take a look at your bike and make character judgments off of it.”
Over time, however, Mr. Watson gained respect for the Bike Snob. The two have exchanged cordial e-mail messages. “After you get used to his rantings, it’s a pretty amusing blog,” Mr. Watson said. “He actually takes the time to sculpt his postings every day.”
...It's a shame that they didn't use the quotes where I threatened his life at the hand of a Profile Race crank and sprocket battle ax!
SUMMER IN SEATTLE from chris clappe on Vimeo.
Great little flick outta Seattle. Looking great dudes. Keep rollin'!
Via Zlog
Just got a nice package in the mail from Colby at Macaframa. Thanks duder! Stoked on the tall-boy coozie, stickers and shirt. Even more stoked on the ability to do this!
Wonka Wedge from John Prolly on Vimeo.
It's a bit old, but here's that footage of Ed Wonka doing a 180 and a 360 off that wedge we built during Peel Sessions.
Music: Nocturnal "Temples of Sin"
For those of you who can't make it to the premiere, you can order the DVD here. Lemme know how it goes Fonseca!
Check out this video as Plastician reflects on his 7 years over at Rinse.fm. Rinse is celebrating their 15th Birthday on the 31st. If you like what you hear here, hit up his show tonight!
Nice jacket!
Previously:
Plastician this Wednesday NYC!
Teaser 016 from mike ambs ☂ on Vimeo.
I just had 3 of my friends ride cross-country and have some other friends in the process of doing so as I'm typing this. Touring seems to be more and more popular nowadays and with bikes at their highest point in decades, everyone seems to be moving across the country on 2 wheels, not 4.
For Thousands of Miles is a movie about documenting two rider's journey (talk about epic); as they ride cross-country, for thousands of miles (cue Family Guy reference). If this is going to be a full-length film, it'll be interesting to see how they fill the time up. It's gotta be more than just 60 minutes of riding.
KUBOTA - 2009/07/19 from nb on Vimeo.
26" wheels on a Starfuckers frame, no foot retention and what the hell was that in the beginning? Looked like a nose pivot cab or something. Kubota's got moves. Ever try nose-pivots without foot retention? Shit's hard. I've been watching his videos and he's getting a lot better. Good job man!
Very unnecessary. I'm not sure what happened, but taking a ulock to someone's face and head is way over the line. Seriously?
A car is one thing, but a person's face? From the Youtube page it seems as if the cyclist ran into the Asian man in the cross-walk. The Asian man tried to pick a fight with the cyclist and the cyclist just lays it out on him. Wow.
This video was uploaded Sunday and I'm sure it'll make the rounds soon enough.
"i made a pit stop in a starbucks somewhere on the lower east side and i saw this bike messenger and an old asian guy getting into a fight because they ran into each other at the intersection. the old guy just wouldn't leave the bike dude alone, so the bike dude totally let him have it, POW! KRYPTONITE LOCK TO THE FACE LIKE 3 OR 4 TIMES! Dudes face was actually bleeding hard core for like the next 20 minutes, but i bounced soon after. Crazy, and oddly enough the very next day i saw another fight in the street between two women and titties were flyin in that one, unfortunately i did not have the camera, bummer. Enjoy."
broken axel from Marwin Ou on Vimeo.
It's no surprise you guys are gonna keep breaking your axles. If you wanna grind, get a chainring / bash guard. Track hubs won't be able to withstand peg grinds!
Puck Ananta has some great pics up from the 2009 BFF in SF this past weekend. Looks like there was a bike swap going on at the same time. These wheels are beautiful. I hope someone snagged that deal. I woulda in a heart beat!
Bike Carnival 2009, ファンタジーレース,Fixed trick Jam ダイジェスト（not official） from ryo ubota on Vimeo.
I know, I know, It's 12 minutes long, so be patient because there are some bangers in there, particularly from Teppei (11:40!) and Toku. I feel like the US is a whiles off from throwing an event like this. Look at all those riders having fun. Pretty dope set up.
Timing in the video breaks down as so:
00:11 ファンタジーレース 準決勝 (Keirin)
01:43 Fixed Trick Jam 準決勝
05:14 ファンタジーレース 決勝 (Keirin)
06:55 Fixed Trick Jam 決勝
I can't wait to go to Japan. I still need to line up a place to stay while I'm there. Anyone in Tokyo got a couch or a floor I can sleep on?
Via Starfuckers
Jake Bombs A Big Hill at 40mph from Patrick Lawler on Vimeo.
So, Jake loses control of his power grip around 40mph down a hill in SF. He BMX stops it and burns his leg in the process. 2:04 coulda been nasty. It looks like he almost loses it. Glad to see a helmet on your head man!
Is that the hill Hayes stomps out in Maca? Anyway, this definitely makes me wanna roll through SF real soon. Would take on a few hills on my Bruiser and everyone I've met from there has been a blast to hang out with. In fact, I think the only person I'd buck fifty would be B34N5. You hear that man?
;-)
Big ups guys! Mike and Greg from Mishka were interviewed on Fangoria recently. What's Fangoria? CLICK THE LINK to find out! It's a really great interview on the background of the brand. Peep into their demented minds!
“MISHKA started shortly after Greg stayed over Mikhail's house in Brooklyn. Greg had just got back from Europe and had purchased a very obscure Black Metal record from a band called Sacrifyx. A band who, it is rumored, died in a plane crash the night after recording their Black Metal opus. The rumor also claimed they buried a powerful prayer to Satan on the record. So of course the boys decided to play the record backwards. Soon after, a gateway opened up in Mikhail's bedroom. What happened after that not to many people are certain, but soon after MISHKA was born!”
a little time off. from Kris *lockedcog* on Vimeo.
Kris at Locked Cog got laid off. :-( But that means he has more time to ride and now's the time to do that. This summer people are getting crazy skills. I remember seeing Tom doing a 3tap over a manual pad in Bootleg Sessions 2. Tyler in Seattle did it a little bit later and now everyone's doing them.
Keep it up duder and good luck finding a job. Till then, it's unemployment time!
Van Homan Will Save Us.. from james cox on Vimeo.
De Führer doesn't seem to like BMX companies making fixed gears!
Via Bootleg Sessions!
SHIBA FRIDAY 7.17 from Fixy Life on Vimeo.
Diggin the hop bar caught mid-air and the 180 hop bar to slider. Smooth!
Previously:
Shiba Friday 06.26
Spinning Shiba Friday
a couple grinds from Tom Mosher on Vimeo.
Pegs on a fixed gear... No comment.
Does it look fun? Sure. Mosher jumped on after he rode with Wonka a little bit last month. Good lil edit.
Empire's BFF trailer will be playing at the SF BFF this weekend. Check out Saturday's Program 7 for all the ation and be sure to get there early!
Check out these shots Luke just posted too!
Good way to start a Friday! Satin sheets, chick with heels and a Starfuckers frame. Via. SJFixed.
Ed Glazar and I met up in Greenpoint tonight to shoot this wall ride spot. I hit it at least 50 times and I'm in pain. He liked this one the best. The sky and composition is fucking great, but we all knew Ed was the man already!
Gorilla in Paris from Gorilla Bicycles on Vimeo.
Here's the full edit of Wonka in Paris with Gorilla! Wonka hits shit so fast. Epic!
Previously:
GOrilla in Paris pt.4
GOrilla in Paris pt.3
GOrilla in Paris pt.2
GOrilla in Paris
It seems as though there's been more talk about Eddy Merckx bikes on this blog as of late, so apologies. Jeremy runs a site called Tears for Gears and was responsible for cracking the Merckx serial number system a bit back. His site is littered with incredible information and he too has a strong love for Merckx bicycles.
After I got my MX-Leader, we were discussing MAX (MXL's predecessor) and he informed me that he would be uploading a catalog from 1992. Very informative, so head over and read his site.
Pre-order yours here and if you're lucky, you'll find a golden ticket for a free DC x SE PK Ripper!
GOrilla has some great pictures up on their blog documenting Barry Forde racing. He's been a GOrilla rider for a while now. In fact, I think he's the first person I saw on their site a while back. Not sure what his UCI record is, but you can read more over at BarryForde.com
My friends Em and Mark have launched BICI planning. BICI stands for Bicycle Infrastructure Change and Innovations--Inc and is offering their services as bicycle planning consultants.
“We started BICI because we saw it as a logical extension of the work we did at the grassroots, community level, and the success we had empowering more people to ride bicycles,” co-founder Mark Simpson says. “Now that public institutions are recognizing the increased number of everyday-cyclists, we hope to lead them as they attempt to achieve institutional sustainability goals, and accommodate the needs of their cycling constituencies.”
Read up more over at their site, here!
A picture I took of Wilis' Marinoni last winter made its way into the NYTimes' blog, The Moment, as part of an article called the Purist.
I love the way track bikes look after a year or so on the streets of NYC.
No-Brakes ATL time-lapse from People of Resource on Vimeo.
No Brakes ATL recently celebrated their 2 year anniversary. Part of the celebration was opening their new shop in Grant Park. Here's a little time lapse video of their installation!
I always loved the Olympic symbol for cycling. Tracko has a version of it in his logo and this old stamp from the 1972 Olympics looks rad as hell.
Via SFGC via Adapt or Die
Anima D'Acciaio Trailer Ver5.1 from Cinecycle on Vimeo.
I caught the full-length at the NYC BFF and it's a really impressive movie. Ciocc talks about the inspiration for the GOrilla frame that Wonka is riding and allows Daniel Leeb of Cinecycle an in-depth look at his shop and process.
Be sure to catch the full-length when it comes to your city at this year's Bicycle Film Festival!
This stair set is massive. It's a long 6 and the landing isn't as long as you'd want it to be considering the speed you have to get in order to clear it. Ed told me about this last week. Glad to finally see the sequence!
Picture by Austin Paz
Sexysushi never ceases to post the best pics coming outta Japan! Awesome image. Love the field on the right of the bank to wall. Great light! I wanna ride that spot!
The late Sam Mockbee established the Rural Studio in 1993 along with fellow architect D. K. Ruth. Sam passed away in 2001 but the spirit of the Rural Studio lives on to this day. Snakebit is a documentary on Sam Mockbee and his Rural Studio.
Image via Bootsnall
The Rural Studio gained recognition for recycling materials into homes for the local population. One of the more famous examples is the Rural Studio community center which used old car windshields for the fenestration and façade.
PREVIEW: MASH Tour of California 2009 from MASH TRANSIT PRODUCTIONS on Vimeo.
I know everyone's seen this already, but I still want to post it because it's pretty epic. Makes me wanna take my road bike out! Yeah, mentioning a road bike is kind of missing the point here, since they rode it fixed, but it should encourage anyone with a bike to ride further than their neighborhood's boundary.
Get out and spin!
GNARCOTIX trailier from Gnarcotixsf on Vimeo.
Another project coming outta the Bay area. Gnarcotix!
Caspa and Rusko have brought a lot of much-needed energy to the dubstep scene over the past few years. They're no Kode9, Mala, D1, Bar 9, Loefah or even Vex'd but along with Skream, Plastician and others, Caspa and Rusko seem to be changing dubstep's sound.
Some hate it. I like it. I saw D1 a while back at Dubwar and people weren't really dancing. It wasn't emotional in the sense that people wanted to talk to you or dance with you. It was however moving in a very deep and dark way. The bass reverberated the floors and each beat made your chest reverberate. It was a completely new experience for everyone at the time but I don't see dubstep moving in that direction so much anymore.
When Rusko KILLED Studio B a bit back, it changed the way I looked at dubstep. I can only imagine how people are reacting to Caspa's newest Essential Mix. Banging shit man. Keep it up!
Caspa’s Ghostly Intro
Deadmau5 & Kaskade ‘I Remember (Caspa Remix)’ (Mau5trap)
Sub Scape ‘Nothing’s Wrong’ (Dub Police)
Emalkay ‘Angie Got Stoned’ (Dub Police Dub Plate)
Skream ‘Dutch Flowerz (Rusko Remix)’ (Tempa Dub Plate)
Mungo’s Hi Fi ‘International Roots Feat. Earl 16 (LD Remix)’ (Dub Police)
Mala ‘Eyes’ (Dub Plate)
Emalkay ‘When I Look At You‘ (Dub Police Dub Plate)
Trolley Snatcha ‘Scattah’ (Dub Police)
Caspa ‘Riot Powder’ (Sub Soldiers / Fabric)
Caspa ‘Table Cloth’ (Sub Soldiers Dub Plate)
Sub Scape ‘Dominent Species’ (Dub Police Dub Plate)
Benga ‘Descending’ (Tempa Dub Plate)
Emalkay ‘Metropolis’ (Dub Police)
Nneka ‘Heartbeat (Chase & Status Just Brought A Guitar Mix)’ (Sony/BMG)
Skream Clap Your Hands‘ (Dub Plate)
The Others ‘Dot 2 Dot’ (Dub Police Dub Plate)
Caspa ‘I Beat My Robot’ (Sub Soldiers / Fabric)
The Others & N-Type ‘Circuit’ (Dub Plate)
Sub Scape ‘Clear My Throat’ (Dub Police Dub Plate)
Trolley Snatcha ‘The Future’ (Dub Police)
Rusko ‘Cockney Thug (Caspa’s Sub Soldier Remix)’ (Sub Soldiers)
Benga ‘Mini Moto’ (Tempa Dub Plate)’
LD ‘King Of Kong’ (Dub Police Dub Plate)
D1 ‘Pitcher’ (Dub Police Dub Plate)’
La Roux ‘In For The Kill (Skream’z Let’s Get Ravey Remix)’ (Polydor)
Chase & Status ‘Saxone’ (Ram)
Depeche Mode ‘Wrong (Caspa Remix)’ (EMI)
Coki ‘Goblin’ (Ringo)
Sub Scape ‘Wrong Number’ (Dub Police)
Kutz ‘Trash City’ (Dub Plate)
Chase & Status ‘Mad House’ (Dub Plate)
Caspa ‘Louder VIP’ (Sub Soldiers)
Caspa ‘Marmite’ (Sub Soldiers / Fabric)
Caspa ‘Terminator’ (Sub Soldiers)
Caspa ‘Terminator (Trolley Snatcher Remix)’ (Sub Soldiers Dub Plate)
Prodigy ‘Take Me To The Hospital (Rusko Remix)’ (Take Me To The Hospital)
TC ‘Where’s My Money (Caspa Remix)’ (D-Style)
Emalkay ‘Explicit’ (Dub Police)
Trolley Snatcher ‘Circles’ (Dub Police Dub Plate)
Skream ‘Metal Mouth’ (Tempa Dub Plate)
Emalkay ‘Battle Suit’ (Dub Police Dub Plate)
Prodigy ‘Warriors Dance (Benga Remix)’ (Take Me To The Hospital)
Search & Destroy ‘Day Break’ (Destructive)
Distance ‘Menace’ (Chestplate Dub Plate)
The Others ‘100 Dollar Bills’ (Dub Police Dub Plate)
Caspa ‘Ready Eddy’ (Sub Soldiers Dub Plate)
Matty G ‘Turf Warz’ (Dub Police Dub Plate)
Caspa Feat. Dynamite MC ‘The Takeover’ (Sub Soldiers / Fabric)
Grand Puba ‘Get It (Caspa’s 80Eighties Remix)’ (Scion / AV Project)
Caspa ‘They Like It Low’ (Dub Plate)
Vista ‘Poupee (J-Kenzo Remix)’ (Dub Plate)
Search & Destroy ‘Blue Mantra’ (Destructive)
You can get the mix here or here.
Previously:
Rusko Jahova
bff 1.5 from chris wielk on Vimeo.
Chris shot this footage between the other two edits I put together for the Bicycle Film Fest week. It's all Wonka and Puckett riding in Queens. Some nice lines for sure.
Previously:
BFF09 Edit pt. 2
BFF09 Edit pt. 1
“We all started doing tricks on these bikes because it was how we were getting around the city,” said John Watson, 28, an architectural intern who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. “The benefit to these bikes is that you don’t have to go home and get your ‘trick bike.’ You can just stop and ride a little bit.”
No, I'm not lying! Here it is... Read the whole thing here!
...and an audio slideshow.
japanese soul from MKM on Vimeo.
Damn. Nice edit! See you guys in September!
Look! A flying hippo!
Here you see the predatory 'Wonka' animal, hopping over the Hippo who was enjoying a quick drink at the watering hole. Enthralling!
Here are those shots I mentioned last night. Wonka's got insane ups. He not only 180'd it, but almost pulled a tuck-no-hander off it and he landed a few 3 hops. I hit it a few times. The last time, I tucked up high as hell and forgot to feather the landing. My wrist is bruised right now. Gotta heal up quick!
Crazy ish! BIG UP ANDY T. for the pics. See some more here.
Gshock's Web Magazine has information for a new gallery show opening today. If you're in Tokyo, be sure to catch it!
"History of Japan design for bikes"
2009.7.10 Fri. - 2009.7.26 Sun. [closed on Mondays]
11:00 - 19:00
IID GALLERY
organized by R bike, Silk Cycle
cooperated by Katakura-Kogyo, 5 LINKS, IID
IID GALLERY pleased to announce the exhibition about history of Japanese bicycle design, specially focused on Silk Cycle. Keirin started at 1948 and aimed to hold the official race at Tokyo Olympic Games. Japanese manufacturer didn't have any ideas about materials and processes to make competitive track racer. But craftsmen developed "Katakura Silk" the original track racer for the Olympic by themselves after trial and error. The exhibition shows the origin of the hand-made track racer through the frame for Tokyo Olympic Game. And, at the same time, Japanese folding bikes which is developed by the bicycle transporting culture will be exhibited.
NO CASSETTES RED BAND TRAILER from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
This shit is rad. Fonseca, pat yourself on your back man. Project looks legit as hell!
In other news, No Cassettes is up for pre-order, so get on that!
Yeah Buddy from Travis Baker on Vimeo.
Look closely at the end. This is what I said from the beginning. Pegs on a fixed gear will = snapped axles... Glad you didn't get hurt Travis!
Kyle at Tracko was kind enough to scan in an interview with Bike Snob in the current issue of Fader. Snobby, you're giving too much away!
Let's get drinks again soon...
Pretty interesting interview with Mike Martin and Yoshi Onodera up on Hypebeast. Head on over to read it.
"Having met a few years ago in Japan during the Tokyo leg of the Bicycle Film Festival, the last
two years have seen a furious exchange of ideas and countless samples as bag makers SAG and world famous fixed gear collective MASH SF set out to create the absolute best riding backpack around. We caught up with MASH SF’s Mike Martin and SAG’s Yoshimasa Onodera as they gave us a little background about both themselves, the bag’s execution and general thoughts on the increasing importance and popularity in riding."
Justin Taylor / AJ Austin summer mini edit from Jason Baker on Vimeo.
More Summer edits! This was filmed prior to Justin breaking his tailbone. Heal up man! I'ma roll through in December to ride with you Texans and eat BBQ.
... is a guy on Flickr who takes pics of bicycle commuters. Look! I'm wearing a helmet! Check out more NYC Commuters here at his Flickr.
Personally, I think Sasha does a better job at documenting people in his Seen on the Street series.
Seattle Summer Teaser from ZLOG on Vimeo.
New edit from ZLOG. Lookin good guys. Justin's still rollin steady on the Bruiser proto. Nice 720 double tap man!
hfwido's summer weby 09 from hfwido on Vimeo.
Lookin good duder.
I had to turn the music off man. Sorry!
Empire is about to strike again. This time in Minneapolis...
Luke once again posted some teaser shots and look, I even used the vernacular "Nice!" in the post title!
Be sure to be in attendance at the 9pm Showing on Saturday, July 11th! Jeff, you better get a good crowd in the house!
APPARATI EFFIMERI Tetragram for Enlargment from Apparati Effimeri on Vimeo.
Kinda random, but I was always really really interested in projection-based installations on architectural facades. This project in particular is really well done. Perfect use of the fenestration and the masonry.
Thanks for the heads up Chris!
Bianchi Bromance from tbm on Vimeo.
When I start to race at the track, I want a Celeste Concept...
Fix(ed) CS from tai Willyard on Vimeo.
Handoff 540 cab looks good Jeff!
quick clip from chris wielk on Vimeo.
Nose-pivot the hip! Nice line man. Nicer MKE animation!
Via Shorpy, these pictures are from January 29, 1921 in Washington, D.C. "Herbert Bell and Joe Garso." were two one-legged cyclists who were most likely war vets (hence the missing legs) and took their love for cycling to a new height in the 1920's.
Some of these moves look familar, others will remain lost in time for obvious reasons...
Tom and Tony's silver-surfer move throwback style.
Is that a Gangsta Track fork? Burd, I think I found your long-lost uncle!
3 tap to hop bar, ghetto SKITCH add from hfwido on Vimeo.
Torey has a new web edit in the works and this seems to be his newest trick. Lookin good man. Spending your time wisely!
Gorilla in Paris Teaser 4/4 from GORILLa Bicycles. on Vimeo.
The final segment in the GOrilla in Paris series.
Previously:
GOrilla in Paris pt.3
GOrilla in Paris pt.2
GOrilla in Paris
Rotterdam Fixed Gear from Blocter on Vimeo.
I spent a lot of time in Rotterdam back in 2004. Lovely city. I really really want to go back. It's one of those cities in Northern Europe where I could see myself living at some point. Similar to Berlin, but different in the Architectural sense. The Nazis leveled most of Rotterdam, so there's no "historical preservation".
The result is a city with a skyline littered with MVRDV, UN Studio, OMA and other avant garde architectural masterpieces.
Anyway, there ALSO seems to be a growing fixed gear scene as well. Checkem' out here at Rotterdam Fixed Gear.
Nate Apologizes from John Prolly on Vimeo.
Instead of calling my hop bars "gay" Nate decided to call them "lame". He's trying to be nicer.
RavenFeeders BFF edit from Jason Baker on Vimeo.
The Raven Feeders guys sent me this edit a bit back. They had hoped it'd be in the Bicycle Film Festival, so they didn't want to put it online. When it didn't make the cut, they uploaded it to Vimeo. Enjoy!
Filmed and edited during January/February of '09 by Donny Hall. This edit was the shorter cut of an 18 min trailer made solely for the bicycle film fest. Since it's filming the project has changed from a documentary focused around the College Station, Tx "Ravenfeeders" and now is a state wide trick video tentatively titled "Stick Yer Neck Out".
Since this submission was not accepted by the BFF we'd like to share it. enjoy.
- Peru, Jeff, Clonts, Jesse, AJ
(raven feeders)
The Bicycle Film Festival is heading your way guys! Pick up tickets for Friday's showings and you'll get to see the BFF-exclusive Empire trailer.
It'll make you wanna ride your bike for sure!
bunny bar from hfwido on Vimeo.
Torey's back in Georgia. That kind of isolation gets maddening. When I go back to NC, I'm bored after 4 days or so. What would one do with all that extra time? Re-learn bar hops. 700c front too. They look just as good as any 650c bar hops I've seen.
Lookin good man. I'm sure it's sweltering hot there!
I got a nice little package from Kareem at Death Pedal today. Some stickers and the DVD. As soon as I got home, I popped it in and watched it. What I admire most about the project is the different kinds of riding. There are guys gapping stairs and guys doing skid tricks. Kareem even tracked down Innes Brunn, the renown artistic cyclist to put things in perspective.
My favorite clip is the kid who tries to gap the 10 set. Looks like that hurt man!
Overall the video turned out great. It's pretty rad seeing people still getting stoked on riding their fixed gears and track bikes however they want. I do have to ask though, what the hell is up with the ball in the cup game?
If you haven't ordered your copy, pick one up here!
Previously:
Death Pedal Pre-Order
Death Pedal ATX
Velo Cult Shop Check
Death Pedal Paris pt. Deux
Death Pedal Life of Tom
Long Beach Death Pedal Premier
Death Pedal Paris!
Death Pedal X FRSH
Death Pedal pt. 2
Death Pedal
Justin Keena, who shot a ton of pics of this year's Grand Theft Velo just relaunched his website. Head on over to check it out. Lookin good man!
Previously:
Grand Theft Velo Via Keena pt. 2
Grand Theft Velo Via Keena pt. 1
Sean Milnes Pics
THE REVIVAL/KEEP ON KEEPIN' ON from morehartfilms on Vimeo.
Mr. Briggs from Skitch just sent me an email with the new Revival trailer linked. Check out what Tom has to say about it!
Due to the trip being cancelled last month Wayne has taken it upon himself to create a short precurser video to the main video project. Basically the short video will be out in November and is title The Revival presents Keep On Keepin' On. The project focuses on Seattle and Vancouver while the main Revival video that will be out early next year will be more broad and include both west coast and east coast riders. We were really bumbed about having to cancel the trip last month so suddenly and felt that it would be good if we put out something sooner rather than later and that's where Keep On Keepin' On came from.
Lookin good guys! Tyler, you're a fucking maniac. MANIAC!
Previously:
The Revival Tour is No More
the Revival
Urban Velo #14 is now live online for your viewing pleasure. Make sure to check it out here. Some great content as always. Carney's rail makes an appearance and I'm gonna try the penny spanner trick. Looking good as always guys!
Previously:
Urban Velo 13
Urban Velo 12 Out Now!
Urban Velo 11 Article
Last weekend Chris and I rode around Manhattan with Andy T. He was on his BMX and we were on our fixed gears. I hit the ledge drop at the health dept. We rode around looking for new spots to ride. The spots in Midtown were busts (surprise surprise) and we found some new places that would have been ill to skate, but too tight for 700c. It was great riding through the City on the weekend though. Always refreshing.
Here's a shot of Andy grinding the GC ledge. Kid's getting better!
KEO CURRY at the WOLFPACK ALL CITY RACE 3 from john maniquis on Vimeo.
John Maniquis shot some "back-stage" footage of Keo being filmed by I'm assuming David Rowe's for his "new flick".
He does his signature footplant spin and some other 'Keo' moves.
JFK All Day from matt shapiro on Vimeo.
New project coming up outta Portland. Wanna see you hop off that ledge from the 1-handed wheelie at the :40 second mark!
Looking good guys!
Shark Fin Trick Comp from Drew Leshko on Vimeo.
Soap and Wonka going off here. Looks like a ton of fun!
Previously:
Water St. Sessions Trick Comp
In Philly They...
Water St. Sessions Going Off!
Philly Bootleg Crew at Vimby
Water St. Sessions
SHIBA FRIDAY6.26 from Fixy Life on Vimeo.
Interesting video. Looks like a few fixed 29'r / 26" MTB frames with dropped saddles. Will be interesting to see where Japan takes that movement!
Someone tries the Miller one-handed 180 slider line too at the end.
Also check Malco here gettin' pitted! Via Kyoichi!
The Times (London Times) asked Jonathan Williams to illustrate the different biker tribes in their city. Here are my favs:
Above
The Urban Speedster
Clive has a pink, all-in-one lycra leotard, and doesn't see why he ought to be ashamed about that. His bicycle cost many thousands of pounds, and is made of the same sort of stuff as badminton racquets. Clive rides his bicycle every day but, at the weekend, instead of cycling at high speed to his job in the City, he'll cycle at high speed to a bicycle shop. Here, he will spend many more thousands of pounds having bits removed from his bicycle, and replaced by other bits that are almost, but not entirely, exactly the same. Clive's bicycle lives in the living room, in front of the television. He has no wife.
The Sit up and Beg Biker
They don't go very fast, these bikes, but Emily didn't buy hers to get around quickly. She bought it because she liked the leather saddle, and the pretty basket. At first, she used to cycle around staring at the clouds, but the dentist won't let her do that any more. Emily's boyfriend constantly nags her about cycling in ballet pumps, and says she ought to wear some neon lycra. Emily always smiles, sweetly, but she's quite happy in her muted flowing asymmetrical skirts. Although her hems do get caught in the chain.
Where is the fixed gear rider illustration? Just this:
The Fakenger
Lee actually does IT for a small accountancy firm in Fitzrovia, but you would never guess that if you spotted him cycling to work from his home in Hackney. In his camouflage shorts and his cut-off tights, with his bag strapped up high on his back and his special shoes that don’t let him take his feet off the pedals, ever, he’s a dead ringer for a bona fide cycle courier. His bike has no gears and no brakes, and is festooned with tatty bits of string and masking tape. When Lee sees a bicycle with wheels that are thinner than his own it sends him into a powerful rage. He’d be a real cycle courier if he didn’t get lost so much.
Cheers...
Soap 180 pivot on bank
Last night was the beginning of Shark Week in Philly. To start the weekend off proper, Tony and Drew threw the first Water St. Sessions Trick Comp. Looks like a lot of people showed up and some dude named Soap and Wonka stole the show.
Wonka bank to wallride
Looks like a blast. Check out the rest of the pics here at Gar1s0n's Flickr.
Previously:
In Philly They...
Water St. Sessions Going Off!
Philly Bootleg Crew at Vimby
Water St. Sessions
Tokyo To Osaka test from Noah Tsutsui on Vimeo.
Not much info on this video project. Seems like he's a guy from SF who's momentarily in NYC shooting a project about his journey to Tokyo and Osaka.
Am I on point here? Or way off? Anyway, that's my morning commute. Delancey is one of the funnest streets to smash on in the morning. Nicely shot guys!
Either way, check out the Tokyo to Osaka website.
Ed took some really great shots from the 2009 BFF Goldsprints party last Friday night. Doc Stiles crushed everyone who stepped up to the plate. Look at that Charles Manson intensity!
Check out Ed's site here.
Previously:
Hand-off 540 Cab
New MKE Ad in COG Magazine
Ed Glazar Photography
Gorilla in Paris Teaser 3/4 from GORILLa Bicycles. on Vimeo.
Wonka 180's stairs you can barely gap.
Be sure to catch the story of Ciocc, Anima D'Acciaio (Soul of Steel) in the Bicycle Film Festival this year. You'll see our boy all in it!
By the way, it was nice meeting you Thomas!
Previously:
GOrilla in Paris pt.2
GOrilla in Paris
Matthew Hodson just sent me these illustrations he made inspired by a bike race. Pretty great. Really love the backgrounds. Make sure to click the image for full resolution. Thanks Matt!
MIKE CARNEY MPLS from vincent shim on Vimeo.
Some more action from MPLS' Mike Carney.
Previously:
Jesse Hilliard's Turn
Mike Carney Handrail Grind
MPLS Answers
Bar Hop
Japan-based Loop Magazine has been tailing the No Cassettes crew for the past few weeks documenting the final days of production of the SF-based project.
Here's a sample of some shots they took during this time period and make sure to head over to the No Cassettes blog to check out more! Also keep watch next week for the final trailer.
Om Live in Japan - Flight of the Eagle from The Fact Facer on Vimeo.
OM playing "Flight of the Eagle" off the Conference Of The Birds LP. I am blown away by Emil Amos' contribution to the band, even though he's no Chris Haikus. For those who are unaware, Sleep split into two bands when they broke up, High on Fire and OM.
Both are still great bands and you can find shared characteristics between them. Big thanks to my favorite Hesher blog, ΩߪĮĐĬΔŊ ΘБΣĿΪŜҜ
Thank you Charles. Thank you for writing a great article about bike riding in NYC without complaining, or bashing anyone or anything. Cheers.
Read the full article now because I'm not sure how long they keep their articles up online over at the Huffington Post. This captures the spirit of the editorial...
But this journey is not one that can be undertaken in a car - you'd miss the details, the human scale, and the pace of life as you fly by. Even walking won't do - you won't be able to cover nearly enough ground. To really get to know New York, you've got to ride a bicycle.
picture by Sasha
Steve made these two edits from Saturdays races. Two alleycats, back to back and then the BFF09 Street Festival.
Pretty good stuff in there.
There are moments in your professional career where you encounter pure inspiration. For me, this came in the form of the Dutch firm MVRDV's work. When I was in Holland 5 years ago, I rode across the country visiting all of their completed work. Coming out of school and seeing design-intensive, theoretical work actually built, not just talked about was just what I needed to push myself.
Check out this interview with the Dutch Architects as Deutsche Welle TV chats with directors Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs, and the owners of the Didden Village house, and mentions of the works Westerdokeiland, Rotterdam Market Hall, Parkrand and others.
Chris Habib, aka Visitor Design is a rare find. He's one of those native-NY'rs who has crazy stories about growing up in the art scene here. Not only has he filmed Sonic Youth on numerous occasions, but he supplied / designed rugs for some of Richard Kern's most provocative photo shoots.
He made this for me, both in digital and stencil form and I am beside myself. Unfortunately, it's a little too NSFW to be the banner for the site. But thanks Chris!
Even though it rained, we still threw down the Track Events. More details to follow, but Andy T. has some pics up here!
... and come by the Freeman Transport closing party after you catch the rest of the BFF09 screenings!
More updates to come as well as another edit and a ton of pics!
Wonka's one of the few fixed gear riders who fits into a BMX video quite well. This one by Scott Marceau is a prime example. Cameo at 1:20. Some good footage of Darryl killing it inside Post, the Wburg bmx shop.
I've been working with Mike Jones and Mikhail at Mishka for a few weeks now on this logo. They finished it up last night and I'm beyond stoked on it. Thanks duders. I also wanna thank everyone who's ever told me I look like a Viking, because that was the inspiration. Big ups guys! Expect some more related news to come shortly!
Thrashbike Jam 2009 from y.arava on Vimeo.
Last weekend we all swung through the Brooklyn Banks for Thrashbike 2009. A 26" competition. Kids came from all over and as you can see, were killing shit! Who's that at the :30 second mark?
Thanks to Create 2 Destroy for the heads!
BFF09 Week Edit pt. 1 from John Prolly on Vimeo.
1 of ? many edits from NYC's 9th annual Bicycle Film Festival. We rode around for one day and shot a few clips. Nothing crazy, just some fun riding. More to come!
Riders:
Eric Puckett (Volume)
John Watson (Milwaukee)
Filmed By:
Elliot Santillan
John Watson
Music:
Electric Wizard "Barbarian"
Many thanks to Mikhail at Mishka for hooking up the DOPE new logo!
bicyclefilmfestival.com
prollyisnotprobably.com
mishkanyc.com
milwaukeebicycle.com
volumebikes.com
profilefixed.com
WTF is OPFD? Outlier | Prolly Fathers Day! Duh.
Without our dad's we wouldn't be here riding our bikes. So in honor of our dad's Outlier and Prolly Is Not Probably are teaming up Brooklyn style to create #OPFD, the Father's Day Contest to win free shit shorts. That's right, Father's Day basically marks the start of summer and we are giving away a pair of Outlier's Summer Shorts.
Step 1:
Cut a hole in the box.
If you don't have a twitter account, get one.
Step 2:
Follow @JohnProlly and @OutlierTailored
Step 3:
Use all your resources to come up with the best picture of a dad you can find. Bonus points if it involves bikes, cracks us up and all around creativity. But really anything goes, the winner is whichever photo we think we like the most.
Step 4:
Post it to your twitter account and use the hash tag #OPFD in your post (That stands for Outlier Prolly Father's Day.) This is how we track all the pics.
Step 5:
That's it. On Father's Day we pick the best one and if you've won we'll send you a direct message on Monday. Best picture will get posted and you'll win a pair of the Outlier Summer Shorts. Easy.
Gorilla in Paris Teaser 2/4 from GORILLa Bicycles. on Vimeo.
Another short edit from GOrilla.
Previously:
GOrilla in Pari
