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 Paris
Faret Cycle Night 3 from nb on Vimeo.
Peep this video of the last Faret Cycle Night in Tachikawa. Favorite part was the guy on the legit track bike with drops doing a massive roll-out. Shame he didn't land it! Still, it was really dialed. Also a bunnyhop comp, which we'll be doing this Saturday. Who do you think will max it out and at what height?
More to come. Editing all my video and pics from this weekend.
Here's a sneak peak of a mystery rider ballin' out at the Brooklyn Banks. Expect a short Bicycle Film Festival 2009 edit to come after this week is over.
Wonka Rail from John Prolly on Vimeo.
I can't tell you guys how long I've heard Ed say he's going to do this rail. It's been months. He did one the other day with some BMX videographers for an unsaid BMX commercial (more to come?) and yesterday he hit this rail with ease on the first try. When I got my camera out, he ate shit at least a dozen tries until landing this.
Big ups man!
Ed Glazar shot this sequence back at the Bicycle Fetish Day. Last Fall I landed one of these and have been dialing it in since. It was hard for me not to post videos or pics of it until after Bootleg 3 came out, but this is a pretty good image sequence. Click on the image for a higher-res image. You can also catch more of Ed's work in this week's Joyride Art Show for the BFF.
If you wanna see a video, you'll have to get BLS3!
Jesse Hilliard from vincent shim on Vimeo.
Jesse Hilliard wants a piece of the pie too. A day or so after Carney filmed the flat rail, Jesse went out and shot it as well. Jesse has his front tire on the rail, as well as his nds crank and bb shell. Pretty legit. Head over to the Bike Jerks blog to read more about it and Jesse's bike. Seriously. A feeble grind on a janky-ass fixed gear. Gnar!
Previously:
Mike Carney Handrail Grind
Yeah Bitch! from John Prolly on Vimeo.
YEAH BITCH!
I had to wait to release this video until GOrilla gave me clearance. Now that all is said and done with Wonka's sponsorship and the prototype, we're good to go.
Bar's constantly being raised!
Chain Cover Tutorial by Kareem Shehab from Killa Kareem on Vimeo.
You may have seen this picture floating around and if you haven't NOW YOU HAVE!
Check the video above to see Kareem of Death Pedal giving you a tutorial on how to make one of your own. Pretty rad idea. Kareem's a busy guy and with all that he's got going on, I'm glad he can find time to do this kind of thing.
Big ups man!
Wanna support his efforts? Go over now and buy Death Pedal for $20! If you hop on this early, as in before June 25th, you'll get free domestic shipping.
Previously:
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
Nate and Chris hung out with Andy the other day for an hour or so while I was at work. They came by to pick up their copies of Bootleg Sessions and then left me there to deal with revisions, revisions and more revisions...
Nice shots man! Some really good portraits, epic BMX shots and other randoms. Check the rest out here.
Here's the agenda NYC. I wanna know who's coming? It starts Wednesday night with Bikes Rock! We're planning a special Peel Sessions Thursday night after the Joy Ride art show. Details below!
JOYRIDE
Curated by Brendt Barbur, Joseph Ian Henrikson, Tanya Arakawa Rosenstein.
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
Collective Hardware - 169 Bowery at Delancey St. +Map
Puffin Room - 435 Broome St. at Broadway. +Map
Sara D. Roosevelt Park/The Pit- Chrystie St. and Broome St. +Map
186 Orchard St. +Map
Hungry March Band - 6:00pm at The Pit. +Map
AFTER PARTY- LIT - 10:00pm - 4:00am - 93 2nd Ave. +Map
Aakash Nihalani • Agathe Snow • Aiko • Alfred Bobe and Shane Bovel • Alessandro Zuek Simonetti • Amy Bolger • Amelia Shaw • Andrew McClintock • Artus De Lavilleon • Ashira Siegel • Benedict Radcliffe • Robert S.L. Waltzer • Bradley Baker • Brian Vernor • Camilla Candida Donzella • Cecily Upton • Cheryl Dunn • Chiara Clemente • Chris Stain • Chris Uphues • Chris Thormann • Dana Goldstein • Daniel Leeb • Daniele De Lonti • David Komurek • Ellis Gallagher • Ed Glazar • Erik Foss • Falcon Duran • Fast Eddie Williams • Fumie Ishii • Gaia • Giftcycle • Greg Ugalde • Graffiti Research Lab • Herman Mao • I LOVE DUST • Jacques Ferrand • James Newman • James Jean • Jessica Findley • Ji Lee • Joe Stakun • Jonas Mekas • Jud Turner • Julia Chiang • Kelsey Brookes • Kenzo Minami • Kenny Scharf • Kevin Foxworth • Lauren Silberman • Leo Fitzpatrick • Lisa Romans • Made in Queens • Marc Sich • Marco Mucig • Martha Cooper • Maripol and Lino • Massan Fluker • Matteo Di Nisio • Maya Hayuk • Mike Giant • Nathaniel Freeman • Nesta Mayo • Paolo Bertocchi • Patrick Trefz • Peter Sutherland • Rajan Mehta • Rich Jacobs • Ryan Humphrey • Scott Campbell • Silver Warner • Steve MacDonald • Stuart Semple • Suzette Lee • Takuya Sakamoto • Taliah Lempert • Tristan Eaton • William Robbins & Jeffrey Robbins • Wonka • Yatika Starr Fields
Postcard artwork:
Treatzone and Ramblin Worker
Chorus Gallery is proud to present Chris Piascik. Chris is not only riding one of my old Bruiser protos, but he's also an, illustrator, graphic artist and the Cambridge funny man.
Text from OPEN / Chorus:
Aside from being a stand-up guy, he is amazingly motivated. His day-to-day is filled with 8 hours of diligent work at Alphabet Arm, graphics for his line Print Brigade, and a nightly sketchbook illustration, which he publishes here. Check out his site for more!
Good job man!
Gorilla in Paris teaser 1/4 from GORILLa Bicycles. on Vimeo.
GOrilla commissioned Renaud Skyronka to make 3 edits of the GOrilla tour through gay Paris. This is the first of 3. Keep watch on GOrilla's blog for more.
Mike Carney Handrail Grind!! from vincent shim on Vimeo.
Killer man! Pedal grind on the rail. I wanna see Jesse Hilliard's BB/crank arm grind too!
Edit: Carney, you've made the Come Up. First Mosher, now you. LuLz
Previously:
MPLS Answers
Assia Baudi Di Selve worked on an article for iO Donna magazine (anyone got a link?) in the May issue about NYC bike messengers and the culture surrounding them. I wish I could read it, but I see a ton of familiar faces in these pages. Feel free to translate for all of us if you're an Italian reader!
(Just kidding, I know that's a lot of text!)
Thanks Fritz!
nb - Nohanded Spin 1080 from nb on Vimeo.
Pretty rad. I don't usually do a ton of roll-outs and if I do, I usually work on no-handed barspin rollouts. This dude has 1080's smooth as hell.
Nice!
Westside Invite Trick Competition from ZLOG on Vimeo.
ZLOG put together a nice little edit covering Seattle's West Side Invite trick jam.
Riders are:
Jacob Ruff
Zach Clausen
Chris Clappe
Keo Curry.
Footage provided by Chad Wilcox
Nice!
You've seen a lot of Nasty! in the recent months. Kid's got the banginest full cabs on a fixed gear I've ever seen. Super fast and NASTY! style. Well now he's got FTC style too. The Japanese branch just picked him up! Congrats man!
Via 100% Hardcore
So the other day I asked "who's gonna pull off the first rail grind on a fixed gear?" and low-and-behold:
DAMN!
Brad at Urban Velo just sent me these shots from MPLS' Tricks and Drinks night just seconds after Jeff at Bike Jerks sent me these pics. Jesse Hilliard and Mike Carney killing it!
This story seems to be repeating itself quit frequently. If drivers knew they could face a prison sentence for assault with a deadly weapon, maybe they'd think twice about using their car to attack cyclists. A friend of mine had a driver chase after him with his SUV and when he went to get onto the pedestrian path, the driver DROVE UP THE PATH after him. Cops eventually came out and the driver claimed my friend had hit his car, damaging it. Which was false. The cops took the driver's side and issued my friend a ticket for fleeing the scene.
Rewind a bit; the driver DROVE up the pedestrian path to block my friend's path. The safety zone for pedestrians in this city. What should the NYPD do to drivers engaging in this behavior?
My answer: BURN EM.
OctoPIST-n-SKquID entered the NACCC Chrome artist bag contest. Here are their entries, be sure to check them out. I'm blown away. Such talent. Really awesome man!
KEEP YA HEAD UP!
So I watched Bootleg Sessions 3 last night and I have to say, I'm impressed. The caliber of riding has increased ten fold. Everyone's moving faster and even the 'new jacks' who only started riding within the last few months are really picking up steam.
It had a fun and spontaneous feel to it and along with some new faces, the old heads were back at it full steam. Even Killa Kyle from Tracko made a cameo! It's always refreshing to see Sam Miller ride and Tom LaMarche has what I'm calling the longest nose mannie on a fixed gear to date in his section!
I'm also super impressed with the editing and super stoked to see 4 come out next year!
Get your copy here NOW and check out the winners for the pre-order contest!
And the Bootleg Sessions v.3 pre-order prize winners are...
Profile Racing Hubs - Jorge Herrera
Milwaukee MKE Bruiser Fork - Kevin Phomma
Velocity Rims from TrickTrack.org - David Miyachi
Mishka Pack - Jonas Fridolfsson
3Bancho Pack - Kristopher Kanaly
Sup Clothing pack - Telford Crisco
Very Masa cap - Alexander Osuna
So there you go. To the winners, you will be contacted soon. Congrats!
Damn! Ok, who's gonna pull off the first rail grind on a fixed gear? No pegs allowed!
More at Third Coast Fixed
Afraid Of The Dark from Travis Baker on Vimeo.
More from Travis Baker. Clean lines man!
more tricks from cory vulture on Vimeo.
Proper music choice on this video from Cory Vulture. He's got roll-outs dialed in! Fun edit and it looks like a pretty proper spot as well. Smooth, level surface with a bank. West coast school yards are the best. We don't really have that stuff here in NYC, unless you wanna battle 100's of kids at the banks.
Music is Benga "Crunked Up"
Via Lockedcog
Previously:
Cory Culture
When you get the new COG Magazine, check out Ed Glazar's new handy work! No picture can ever capture the Brooklyn Banks properly, but Ed does a good job at it.
Brooklyn Machine Works just relaunched their website. Big improvement with lots of white space and accurate geometry specs. They also have the 50cm frame on the site now.
Lookin good guys!
Aloha Fixed: Tanner and Lindsay from ALOHA FIXED on Vimeo.
Wait till the end for a 1440 Big Spin and a 1080 Triple Tap. Banging.
Previously:
Aloha Sunday
More Tanner
Another Tanner Video
Chainring Grind to 3 Tap
I'm impressed by this classic little gallery that just popped up on Milano Fixed. The ladies are in wool jerseys, wearing cycling hats, shorts and even wooden-soled-cycling shoes on.
Thank you Cicli Berlinetta and Tino Pohlmann for doing it proper!!
Bootleg Sessions v.3 has dropped from Ride/Relax Productions on Vimeo.
Bootleg Sessions is now shipping!
Yes. Burd is actually rolling!
14 Bike Co. from ODGE WONG on Vimeo.
Back in March I posted a picture from a 16mm video shoot with Super Ted. If you recall, it was a nasty wall ride. I know I was looking forward to the video and now here it is, almost 4 months later. Seems as though the video is promoting the new Shop 14!
Really dig it though, very different from the run-of-the-mill web edits. Now go scramble for some 16mm cameras kids, you know you want to!
Previously:
Super Ted in 16mm
This past weekend Doug D from Hardcourt Bike Polo rolled out to this monster gap I've been eying for months with me. It's a pretty decent distance to travel with only about a 14-inch elevation drop over the 11-feet of distance required. On top of that, you have to clear the edge of the second loading dock or your wheels are proper fucked. Here's a better picture of the gap itself.
Drew at Milwaukee used it for the Bruiser page on the Milwaukee site.
Thanks to Doug and the Empire crew for capturing it!
Keep watch for the video when Empire drops!
Matt Lingo is a photographer living and working in LA. He's spent a lot of time documenting the local fixed gear scene in San Diego and has just compiled and finished a book entitled This City Can't Swallow Me.
Here's his description of the project:
"A fixed gear bicycle is a bike with a cog that doesn't have a freewheel mechanism meaning as long as the back wheel is moving, the pedals are moving. Although traditionally used strictly on a velodrome track, more and more riders are choosing these brakeless bikes for use on the road. They have a unique style of riding through traffic that I've tried to capture in this body of work."
Head over and check out some of his shots here! and keep watch on his blog here.
Voise Productions is a new film project outta Vallejo California. Click on the image above to see their mission statement and check out one of their clips below.
オ ンセイcotm2 from Voise on Vimeo.
Lookin good guys! Keep it up.
Brooklyn Machine Works is in Jeff Staple's newest endeavor, Reed Pages.
Check out the entire issue here online.
Fixed from Ramsey Cheng on Vimeo.
Another video showcasing the Aloha Fixed Crew. 1080 bigspin attempt at the beginning is rad. Love that throwback bar and stem combo too!
So off-topic, but too good not to post.
They couldn't have picked a more perfect song for this video. I've never met Gonz, but through all of his wacky videos, I feel like I know him. NYC is the best!
I have to thank my dear friend Joel, aka Lamour Supreme, for this belated birthday present. When he said "I have something for you", I suspected it'd be some limited edition toy he splooged on worth millions in Japan. When I saw him 2 weeks ago, he brought out a portfolio and handed me a piece of paper.
It's the original Demon On A Track drawing!!!!
I just got a frame for it and am beyond stoked. This is the best birthday present anyone's ever given me. So bad ass man!
THANK YOU!
Biggest of big ups to Bike Jerks and Freeman Transport for this trailer of the forthcoming Stupor Bowl movie. Where will you be able to see this gem? NYC of course! At the Bicycle Film Festival!
So get your tickets and get amped!
DEATH PEDAL ATX Premier and Grand Opening of Fast Folks Cyclery from John Rensho on Vimeo.
More and more videos keep coming outta the wood work. This comes from the Third Coast! Puckett's got a nice line in the Trick Comp section, so be sure to watch it all.
The Austin Texas Death Pedal premier. Great job Dan. Thanks for the heads up.
Previously:
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
Look at all that previous coverage. Kareem's been busy!
Juliet Elliott - A stop-frame film from Charge Bikes on Vimeo.
Nick from Charge just sent me this new video featuring everyone's favorite fixed gear hesher chick, Juliet. Very cool project. Jose Martinez has been doing this a lot lately too. Multi-sequenced pictures brought in as a movie.
Lookin good as always!
new bike from cory vulture on Vimeo.
16 years old. Massive. Lookin good man! Keep it up! Culture Vultures stickin to it.
NO CASSETTES DONALD ARRODONDO from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
Look out for one last trailer before the final No Cassettes film drops in 3 weeks.
Previously:
No Cassettes and Tom Mosher
Nice Line from Fonseca Films
New Fonseca Edit
No Cassettes Mix Tape
This past weekend was Shiokaze 09, the fixed gear weekend in Japan. If you do a quick search on Flickr, you can find 100's of pictures, but I liked this one of Fixika from Starf*ckers the best...
Velo Cult Shop Check by Kareem Shehab from Killa Kareem on Vimeo.
Kareem from Death Pedal did a bike shop check for Velo Cult in San Diego. We seriously need more of these. It's great to see new shops opening up across the world and documenting their roots and rise is always something I'll support. Great job man! Keep them coming!
Also be sure to pre-order Death Pedal here for $20 bones!
I can't believe I've gone through with it, but I am now twittering. Follow me here to keep up on what's going on in NYC!
Hippo jokes aside, we did shoot some lines for Empire today. We asked Andrew Temkin to come out and snap some shots for the book. Here's a great portrait he took of my bike and me.
Thanks Andy!
Keep Watch at the Bicycle Film Festival for another trailer that will make you want to ride your bike!
Human Traffic x Shoe Biz SF x Onitsuka Collaboration. from Human Traffic Productions on Vimeo.
Human Traffic is proud to present an all new shoe. The shoe is a collaberation with San Francicso's own Shoe Biz, and Onitsuka Tiger. The shoe is based on the ‘66 Mexico, which features a series of notable features as it situates itself as a reflective, all-vegan shoe for fixed gear riders. The initial look includes a mesh overlay with 3M underneath on the typically sleek ‘66 Mexico style. Stay tuned for more details on availability.
For more information on the collaberative shoe, visit:
ShoeBizSF.com
To learn more on Human Traffic, an our coming film, visit:
HumanTrafficSF.com
Previously:
Human Traffic x Shoe Biz x Onitsuka Tiger
Thirdcoastfixed.com will be launching shortly. Be sure to catch it when it does. Video is pretty good. Some fixed first timers in there. Fakie bar hop to slider is the banger and it's in the first 10 seconds!
If ya gotta ask where the Third Coast is, YA SLEEPIN!
Justin from Human Traffic just gave me a heads up regarding a forthcoming collaboration between Onitsuka Tiger, Shoe Biz and his film project, Human Traffic.
Here are his own words!
Our family Shoe Biz is in the midst of launching a collaboration with Onitsuka Tiger. The shoe based on the ‘66 Mexico features a series of notable features as it situates itself as a reflective, all-vegan shoe for fixed gear riders. The initial look includes a mesh overlay with 3M underneath on the typically sleek ‘66 Mexico style.
Stay tuned for a web edit for the all new exclusive, Onitsuka Tiger, Mexico 66', which will be features Riders from "Human Traffic" and a sneak peak into what what "Human Traffic" has in-store. Expect to see us rockin' these joints when they drop, June 1st, Exclusively at ShoeBizSF.
Riding in Circle has a new website. Their blog is live, as is their store where you can purchase tshirts and bikes.
Check out these frames!
Arik Roper, the man behind the some of the album artwork of Sleep, High on Fire, Earth and others has a new book out called Mushroom Magick. I missed the opening party last Friday, which I'm bummed about, but the book is now available!
Roper also did a recent collaboration with Mishka, which will be available shortly!
WORLD FAMOUS!
Tony and Tom's Eurotrip is covered in the new issue of Fixed Mag! Some amazing shots and sequences in it. Including the proper way to bar hop a fixed gear; catch it in the air!
Check out the whole issue online here for free!
Tony, heal up buddy!
alohaFIXED X Tanner Monmaney 2 from ALOHA FIXED on Vimeo.
Smoking's bad for you man! But it's not slowing him down. Tanner's got some of the fastest and cleanest tricks I've seen. Riding is solid and he has chainring grind combos coming out of everywhere.
Previously:
Another Tanner Video
Chainring Grind to 3 Tap
Rumble In The Jungle from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
Some bangers in there for sure. I thought someone hit the wallride?
Previously:
Rumble in the Jungle
Now, I used to be really into Four Tet when I first moved to NYC. His music kinda hit a soft spot with me. I feel the same way about Burial as well currently. For the most part, the rest of the Dubstep universe also admires Burial's music regardless of the cloak of anonymity he wore during his first two LPs.
Recently he came out to the world and revealed his identity. Now the young 4x4 / Dubstep / Garage producer has teamed up with Kieren Hebden, aka Four Tet on a 12" that lacks any cover art, information or track listings. So far 2 tracks have been floating around. Check them out below. As far as I'm concerned, Wolf Club is the weaker of the two.
Burial/Four Tet: "Moth"
The less-successful track, Wolf Club seems to collide the two artist's styles together like a mash-up rather than allowing each of their influences to create a new sound.
Burial/Four Tet: "Wolf Club"
Grab the EP here
Previously:
Burial Revealed!
Burial "Raver"
Burial Interview
Burial Untrue
Ed Wonka Spring Edit from hfwido on Vimeo.
More Wonka! The chainring stall to pop-up is massive.
More Aphex Twin! Torey, you couldn't drop Windowlicker on us? SHAME.
Shiba Friday 5.8 from Fixy Life on Vimeo.
On Tuesday when I saw some of the submissions for the Bicycle Film Fest from Japan, I was commenting on how all their public squares are so smooth and perfect. Sometimes, NYC looks shitty as hell when compared to other citie's plazas worldwide.
Anyway, the weekly trick meet-up, Shiba Friday in Japan never ceases to bring some nice tricks. This video is from last week's session.
Enjoy!
Wonka EUROTRIP TEASER. from GORILLa Bicycles. on Vimeo.
5 Minutes with a digital camera... More to come! Some bangers in there for sure and I know you picked out that song too Wonka... hahaa
Via GOrilla Blog
Previously:
Watch out Zurich
Wonka in Europe!
The Life of Tom #01 / Death Pedal Paris 1st ! from Thomas Prudon on Vimeo.
Death Pedal made a video showcasing the Paris premier. Some goldsprints action and overall, just a good time. Came out great guys, congrats!
Even though I don't have a new iPod touch, or an iPhone, these new apps as pointed out by Ruedatropical seem like they'd come in handy for those of you who enjoy mapping your routes:
Bike Power
iMap my Ride
Cychosis
... and while you're over there, be sure to check out his newly completed Waterford 650b Conversion.
Beautiful!
From what I can tell, this guy Toku rides hard. He's always making appearances on Sexy Sushi's Flickr riding his neon BMW.
These two recent uploads, in grainy black and white are tell tale signs of the riding that's going on today.
Great shots man!
Looks like an awesome time. A ton of events, sponsors and hopefully a bunch of kids will show up. Fonseca will also be previewing the "No Cassettes" video.
Rumble in the Jungle Alley Cat Race Pre Show Video/No Cassettes Sneak Peak from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
Previously:
Film-maker Being Filmed
No Cassettes and Tom Mosher
Nice Line from Fonseca Films
New Fonseca Edit
Broakland Tradeshow Edit
No Cassettes Mix Tape
Tony with a massive gap off the kicker. Cleared it by over a foot too.
Tom with a 3 tap off the kicker. Even with a broken wrist, he's still better than anyone. I'm guessing the pic got flipped somehow?
Glad to see the Water St. Sessions gaining momentum. Looks like an awesome spot to ride, even on the nasty, rainy nights we've been having in the North East. What is this? Seattle weather? ENOUGH!
Pics by Garrison!
Previously:
Water St. Sessions
Philly's Also Starting Something...
Fonseca's Shitty Leftover Footage from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
Chris Fonseca just put a lil sumpin sumpin together of himself. Got some smooth style for being such a big dude. Ups man!
A new user-submitted bicycle gallery website has just been launched. Based in Oz, Boutique Cycles not only shows fixed gears, but also gems like this Chrome Kuwahara. Beauty!
Head on over and submit that special bike of yours.
Lookin good guys!
Blackshaw - Frazier Edit 1 from tbm on Vimeo.
I know it's hard to post another video after two bangers yesterday, but this edit has a different kinda flow to it!
Enjoy.
Via 407fixedgear.com
Eric Puckett Houston Fixed from Osker Koronado on Vimeo.
Great video from Houston Fixed. Great riding. Solid tricks.
I could go on with 2-word sentences, but just watch this video!
Good job guys!
Zach from Trackstar got a date with Jennifer Love Hewitt! Well, not really, but he is in the same paper-space as her. Close enough. Maxim is known for covers showcasing young Hollywood babes in revealing clothing. Although I think technically, Zach is wearing less clothing. Or at least more revealing clothing.
Click the image to see his snuggle berries!
Via Laekhouse Via Hardcourt Bike Polo
So I've been meaning to post this for a few weeks but just never got around to it. Two weeks ago, Morgan, the guy who cased the 16 set in Vancouver was visiting NYC. He brought with him a few prints from Travis Jutson.
This one in particular is really great. The digital image doesn't do the printed version justice. Thanks man!
When I saw Book of Black Earth last month, TJ and I were talking about music when he let it slip that Fenriz was doing a mixtape for Actual Pain. Well, here it is and here's a lil something from the man himself:
Fenriz, April 30th
“Every time I heard this “Total Eclipse” by Alan Parsons, I thought “I gotta use this in a mix, it’s got that perfect space Odyssey 2001 vibe, kinda like the long version of the intro to Celtic Frost’s “Into the Crypts of Rays”. It’s cold.
So I go from cold to beautiful but still lo fi sad/melancholic on the “Without Reason” track from Pegase. One of the best songs I heard last year. To tie it up to Christian Death, I needed a middle song, a bridge. and I found that in “Nowa Aleksandira” by Siekiera, like is it punk, is it new wave, is it goth…and the tempo works well with the previous Pegase track..and so comes the Romeo’s Distress, long time favourite of mine since I discovered it in the 80s, a DJ favourite of both me and Einar from INFERNÖ/BEYOND DAWN, VIRUS etc. The whole album is a scorcher.
Then since the tape should only be 30 minutes long, I needed a short link to something more metal, and after Christian Death I’d have to go with Septic Death or Rudimentary Peni, i thought. I got that rudi-track from a fellow music freak from Australia (hi Andrew) and that track is so instant. Before the behemoth of “Sight of the Wise” with Sacrilege. Everyone plays their 1st album, I usually go on about the 2nd one as the rifforama on it is priceless – it was hard to get into as a kid but that album is the gift that keeps on giving. I get totally lost in it. Then to just continue the WHAT IS IT style, i blast the first track of the Sindrome demo from 87/88, this was the vocalist of Chicago gods Devastation’s new band, and one of the most professional demos of the 80s. I’ve been playing it for 21 years straight!
So, as a weird break and link to both the eerie intro AND the organ on the before mentioned Sacrilege track, I shoot in one heavy psalm that a master DJ here in Oslo burnt me, totally obscure vinyl oldie… and it continues with the intro to the recently discovered “At the Mountains of Madness” by Blackfeather, thanks to Peter in Wolf 359 for showing me that shocker from 1971.
SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE, FENRIZ, APRIL 2009”
Download the mix here
The Trilly Philly crew is back at it. Tom's wrist is getting better and as you can see, Tony's shirt is coming off again.
Great pics Tony and yes, may the Delco Sledge Hammers ride on!
Bootleg Sessions v.3 -- Full Trailer from Ride/Relax Productions on Vimeo.
Wooo hooooo!
The best Bootleg Sessions yet!
Preorder here!
Really like this pic from Kyoichi's Flickr set of Shiba Friday. Nice stuff. Sorry, I had to try to remove some of the noise though!
Masssssive! Mishka keeps its stronghold over the best fucking dubstep producers with their latest Keep Watch mixtape. This time they harnessed the absolutely mind blowing power of Plastician!
BOOOOOM
Previously:
Mishka Presents Keep Watch 7
Keep Watch 6
Keep Watch 3
Ledge Gap from John Prolly on Vimeo.
Here's a video from the gap I was doing last night.
Previously:
Gappy Gap
Jeff Underwood, owner of Continuum Cycles in the East Village has an interview up on Gothamist. Gothamist, with their typical cynical and snarky postings about cyclists was the last place I'd expect to see a bike shop and owner profiled. It's a good interview, so head over and check it out!
Urban Velo just released issue 13 online. The cover story is about Monster Track X. This paired with the usual UV content makes for a great read. Well done guys!
Remember, ask your local bike shop to carry the publication. It's free!
Fixed on a Bike from Walter Mayerhofer on Vimeo.
Digging the soundtrack and the playful use of colors. Some good tricks towards the end too. Enjoy! All the way from Austria.
Thanks Kyle.
When I was in high school, I did a report on DC's urban plan for my AP US History class. After I began researching, I discovered the theory of Masonic influence with the city plan of the District of Columbia. Pentagrams, right angles, the occult...
This was one of the reasons that Architecture school appealed to me and while in my first semester, I began to admire Le Corbusier's work. There's no mistaken the influence his designs have had on my understanding and execution of architecture. But was Corbusier influenced by the occult as well?
A new book by J. K. Birksted entitled, Corbusier and the Occult delves into this notion...
Read below:
"Hidden sources and ambiguous inspirations abound in the work of famous, highly influential architect Le Corbusier, who reinvented himself in his thirties, mythologizing much of his history. This book takes a robust, unblinking look at the blanks in need of filling, covering "as much about the secret sources of Le Corbusier's architecture-that is, of what he threw away and did not want us to know-as it is about modernist relations to history." As a child, Le Courbusier (then Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) was immersed in Masonic thought (a big part of social life in his Swiss hometown), which elevates the right angle as a symbol of righteousness and life. Le Corbusier's inspiration by, and celebration of, the right angle is a major theme; he referred to his own Poem of the Right Angle representing "not only the foundation of my being but also... of my architecture and of my art." UK scholar Birksted unpacks a wide range of philosophical and aesthetic meanings resonating through Le Courbusier's work. Though it deepens the scholarship considerably, the exhaustive study's meandering narrative makes the material more than a little confusing. Still, the bold connections he makes should hold the interest of art and architecture fans."
Really feeling this Mike Giant piece. Cinelli offered to trade him a Supercorsa Pist for a drawing. After he sent it into them, they liked it so much, they decided to release it as a limited-edition poster. Nice work man!
Via Gearsnbeers via Milano Fixed
Yes. Yes. YES!
We need a Velodrome in NYC. Manhattan, specifically! Please, developers, please, investors, get behind this movement!
Kissena has a ton of history, but it's not a proper track by the EU standards, much less the rest of the US. If you're wondering why I'm bringing this up again, the NYTimes ran a story on Kissena's opening day...
Pic by Gary Berger
Previously:
Bring it Back!
Project Midas has an interview up with my favorite street artist of all time, Delta. Head on over now to see more of his work and read the interview. Being an Architect, you can see why I appreciate his style of work.
Thanks for the heads up Fixpatrix!
Previously:
Elms Lesters Presents Delta
Delta Interview
Delta Deck for Mekanism
David Perez Shadi, aka Kai's pops has a great post over at his blog, Staring Down the Barrell of a Gun on the OG messenger days in NYC.
Here are two of the many pics from the post. I'm not going to copy the text from it because you should go over and read it for yourself.
Red Bull Eye in the Sky from Ivan Mennim on Vimeo.
After a premature leak [I hate those], the Red Bull Eye in the Sky alleycat video is ready for your viewing pleasure.
Previously:
Eye in the Sky
AlohaFixed X TannerMonmaney from ALOHA FIXED on Vimeo.
More wicked lines from Aloha Fixed's Tanner Monmaney. I have to admit, this is the sickest trick video I've seen in a long time. Kid's got fucking bangin' lines. Smooth all around. The only distracting thing is the fact that he's not riding in his clips. Other than that, he's got some straight gully style!
Keep Watch at Aloha Fixed for more!
Thanks for the heads up Mike!
Previously:
Chainring Grind to 3 Tap
As a continuation of the previous Kissena opening weekend post I made yesterday, here's this gem I just came across. Psychopath Doc Stiles gettin his gameface on! This guy has been training all winter long... Can't wait to see how the season pans out for Luke. Click on the image for full-resolution.
Courtesy of G Berger.
Previously:
Kissena Opening Weekend
Duncan Lewis from Five-one Fixed on Vimeo.
Duncan of Witchhunt just shot me an email with a Montreal edit he cooked up. Big drop at the end, so watch all the way through. Looks like a lotta terrain. I haven't been to Montreal in years, maybe it's time for a visit!
Wallpaper magazine, the source for high-end design, has a video up showcasing a man and his wife's dream home. The house slides open within minutes, exposing large spans of glass and the beautiful summer sky.
Really great design. Sensible nods to the vernacular without compromising the modern, high tech nature of such an idea.
The cinematography reminds me of something KDlab would have done years ago, but in rendered form.
KDlab's reel using Cliff Martinez's score from Solaris.
Joseph Kosinski is a maniac...
Thanks Ryan!
Not many people can say they raced in an Auckland city alleycat in New Zealand. On top of that, not many Americans can say they won said race. Check out this video Mike Martin of Mash filmed covering the Eye in the Sky alleycat in NZ.
If you didn't know, Rainier wins. Sorry to spoil the surprise.
Previously:
All Track Update
Alltrack 09
After many people asking him to reissue Bootleg Sessions 1, Burd took the initiative to do just that. You can now order your copy here!
The riding in this is still impressive, even though it's almost 2 years old. Some classic lines from the heavy-hitters of the fixed gear trick scene. Remember this?
Ollie Magazine ran a feature on Mishka, the Milwaukee Bruiser and Me in the new issue this month. There are a bunch of other NYC riders in the issue so be sure to pick a copy up!
Previously:
Mishka in Ollie
Mishka and Empire in Ollie
My good friends Colin and Hugo were in the NY Daily News today. The article focused on their growing business, SNAP! Delivery. I've posted about them before and as of recent months, they've been getting some good press!
Head over and read the article here.
Geekhouse Movie from Geekhouse Bikes on Vimeo.
Take a peek at this video showcasing a day in the studio with Geekhouse creator Marty Walsh. More over at Open!
Damn! Riding a Gangsta Track too. Good video, great watches. All shots in this video are from the neighborhood too. The dudes at Post stock a few fixed gears and have always been really cool about it when we go in there. It'll be interesting to see these bmx rippers start to toy around with fixed gears too. Some new flavor for sure.
Death Pedal X FRSH promo by Kareem Shehab from Killa Kareem on Vimeo.
Kareem shot me an email last Friday, but my home blogging station is dying. Below is an update on Death Pedal, in case you haven't caught it elsewhere! Premier is in San Diego this weekend, so be sure to catch future details here!
Here's a little edit to get you guys hyped for our collaboration shirt with Franco Shade as well as the DEATH PEDAL world premiere in San Diego on the 25th of april Leftover clips from the video and a couple of new things we've filmed since finishing the dvd.
Anthony Cozzi was one of the artists in this year's Art Crank. At the opening he sold through his first edition.. Now there's a second edition available for preorder at his site here.
I diggem!
Fail. Times Two. from Kris *lockedcog* on Vimeo.
Dude, wear a fucking helmet. This weekend when all the people are out on bikes. Remember to wear your helmet. Kids go off...
Sniped via Zlog
KUBOTA a.k.a. UBOTA(MJS) - 10sec Edit from nb on Vimeo.
There's that 26" wheelset on the Starfucker frameset I referred to yesterday. Fun video. Perfect for a Friday!
WINTER from Arak Avakian on Vimeo.
Clean 3 taps and some smooth 540 cabs! Lookin good.
Come on now. You guys are usually on top of your game. Wired's recent editorial on "fixie fashion" is about 2 years behind the likes of Bike Snob NYC and other hatertorial blogs.
Email Mr. Charlie Sorrel and call him out on it!
Weak!
Julius just informed me that Charlie wrote a follow-up today...
THE REVIVAL from morehartfilms on Vimeo.
This is the best looking trailer I've seen in a long time. Some true talent in there. Always a pleasure to watch Sam Miller ride.
Duncan sent me this heads up last night:
In the name of good times, great spots and progressive riding, we are proud to announce that we’re packing our bags and hitting the road. Armed with HD cameras we’ll be heading out in search of some of the best riding North America has to offer.
Beginning on May 16th, 2009 we will be touring eastern cities, starting in Toronto then heading to Montreal and finally arriving in the Big Apple. We aim to reveal the riding and culture that exists within each one of these amazing cities. Filming is also underway in Vancouver where the locals have been pushing hard to lay down some of the best lines ever seen on a fixed gear.
- FIXED GEAR - The invaders from Androsky Knauer on Vimeo.
This one comes from the FGL blog. Nice video submission for the Fixed Gear London x Vans contest. No-footed manual in the beginning is ill!
Kyle's DQMxTrackstar Pista Concept resurrected in this poster for a Norman, Oklahoma art show called Bicylette Artshow. Each of these posters / art pieces were then made into spoke cards for sale at the show.
Nice concept! Bike and art show.
Thanks Kris!
Bordeaux fixed gear from Gaetan on Vimeo.
Sunday Hustle from tbm on Vimeo.
and since I can never find videos of girls on fixed gears, one more from TBM....
Katie vs. Mandy from tbm on Vimeo.
This has happened to me before multiple times when we had a wonky-ass bank set up at the Peel Spot. Good capture!
Big spin on the bank is dialed. Nice man!
via Harcore100
It Ain't That Serious. from open bicycle on Vimeo.
Yeain't that serious. Yeain't that serious.
Steve from Quarter Productions shot and edited this short video for the Open bicycle opening!
Bootleg Sessions v.3 -- Trailer #2 from Ride/Relax Productions on Vimeo.
Ted James the stair stomper!
Macaframa - Fixed Gear Teaser from vas entertainment on Vimeo.
DVD out this May. Only a few weeks until I get to make an animated GIF of Nate scorpion kinging a Suburu! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
N a h b s: With Sacha White on Speedvagen from j. dunn on Vimeo.
Thanks Matt!
I missed this when it came out. They look even better in video. Beautiful!
Sam Miller going nuts with a one-handed 180 to one-handed slider! With all the BLS guys rocking hurt wrists, maybe this is the route to take?
Epic Sam!
Super Champion Bike Zone!!!! from Street Tumblers on Vimeo.
New mixtape from Street Tumblers. Who's the rider with the celeste Deep V at the :38 second mark? Smooooooth.
Another image sequence video from Jose Martinez! Beautiful Jose. Keep it up!
Well if the NYC wealthy haven't heard of Rapha before, they sure have now. The NY Times has been covering cycling a lot recently and now there's an article on cycling wear that stabs at Central Park roadies and their parade-esque kits; pointing out other, classier outfits for City bikers.
They even got a quote from Snob!
In an e-mail message, Bike Snob NYC said he was impressed with a “Fixed Jacket” that Rapha sent him to try. “It’s excellent,” he wrote. “It’s durable, the fit is good, and the pockets are in the right places.” The blogger added, “They’ve done a great job of not only evoking cycling history but also capturing a ‘soulful’ aesthetic that appeals to certain riders.” Still, he admitted: “As a cyclist, I understand it, but personally I sometimes find it off-putting. It’s a little rarefied for me ... I don’t want to feel like I need to be worthy of my clothes.”
The Fixed Jacket is indeed a nice garment. But I'll stick with this...
DEATH PEDAL trailer 2 By Kareem Shehab from Killa Kareem on Vimeo.
Nothing to say except hella gnarl!
Some more beautiful work from Argonaut Cycles. Even if the bike's not your thing, you have to admire it. What girl wouldn't want this bike?
And here's a little artsy short featuring one of their track bikes...
Keep watch for the DVD coming very very soon. Looks stunning. Way to go guys!
The Butcher from ZLOG on Vimeo.
A little edit ZLOG and the Butcher put together. Check it!
NO CASSETTES TOM MOSHER from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
Mosher kickin it in the Bay Area with Fonseca! Nice combo!
A Taste of The Toast from Michael on Vimeo.
Denton riders are featured in this video short showcasing their fixed gear skills and also some pretty crispy cinematography. Not bad guys! Eventually this will feature Houston, College Station and Austin riders as well so keep watch!
More info to come via ATXFixed!
"Human Traffic" Trailer #1 from Scali*wag Productions on Vimeo.
A few zingers in there. Make sure to watch it all. These kids have the rollouts on lock!
Tanner for Aloha Fixed from ALOHA FIXED on Vimeo.
Ill ill ill line from Aloha Fixed's rider Tanner. Great stuff man. Keep it up!
Dave Trimble's Red Hook Criterium made it to the front section of the NY Times. Read up here.
Best quote of the article:
“The cobbles got dicey,” he said. “A lot of slipping and a lot of near falls.”
Michael Green at Bike Blog NYC posted a video short from Fusco Industries showcasing Dave Trimble's Red Hook Criterium from last night. I have to say, I was impressed with the crowd that showed up and even more impressed with K-Tel's 3rd place win. Joan's a normal guy, not a road racer or a track racer. He just trains and it shows.
Big ups man!
Bootleg Sessions v.3 -- Trailer #1 from Ride/Relax Productions on Vimeo.
Coming soon! Bootleg Sessions!
We can all thank Kyle for scanning in Pedal Speed 1. This pic is really great. Love the vintage path racer hanging in the window adorned with Williams cottered inch pitch cranks and an underslung stem.
The architecture looks pretty interesting too.
DEATH PEDAL Trailer by Kareem Shehab from Killa KAreem on Vimeo.
Check out this new worldwide fixed gear "trick" project called Death Pedal. Looks like some familiar faces from Bootleg Sessions and some new riders.
Also, they got Ines Brunn as well. Can't wait to see what she pulls off on a track bike.
Promising project. Keep watch on their blog for more updates.
Introduction YU from YU KU$UMOTOh! on Vimeo.
Holy overexposure! Regardless, smooooooooooooth stylings!
Empire is full throttle [or at full cadence if you will]. Luke and Crihs have been filming non stop with a series of talented videographers helping out. On top of working with Brooklyn-based Outlier on a Merino tee, they're preparing for the series of friends who're due to come to NYC this Summer.
Jason from SF was in town and Luke went out shooting with him. We all watched the footage the other day at Luke's place. He uploaded a still to the Empire blog, so check it out!
Two New Tricks from Skitch Clothing on Vimeo.
Skitch's Tom Briggs getting creative with the fakie barspins.
A Chuds Second Video from Chud City on Vimeo.
Liking this video from Chud City. Great song too!
3Chip Ender... from Dub BMX on Vimeo.
Keeping up with the Dubstep... Dub BMX's newest edit.
Thanks for the heads Tracko!
Check out this video of Austin Horse, bike messenger and alleycat slaughterer, giving his 2 cents on health care.
Maybe if insurance was cheaper or, gasp, FREE the "young invincibles" would be insured. Ever think about that CNN?
NO CASETTES FERRER SANDERS COMING SOON! from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
7 more weeks until No Cassettes drops. The guys at Fonseca Films are dropping a new video weekly it seems.
Skitch presents Saturday In The City from Skitch Clothing on Vimeo.
Skitch Clothing pieced together a web edit featuring Duncan Lewis and Tom Briggs.
NO CASSETTES PRESENTS DONALD ARRODONDO from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
Read up more here!
Kyoichi, the brains behind 3Bancho over in Japan got Kaera Uehara to pose for him on his new JAN frameset for a Cog Magazine ad in the last issue. The picture in the ad is the best ad in the issue for sure, but this picture taken from the adult film star's blog shows more of her assets.
Seen over at OctoPIST n SKquID. By the way guys, thanks for the stickers!
Viktor Vauthier has some pics from a recent filming session with Super Ted. That's a crazy wall ride! Great setup. Can't wait to see the video.
I should have shaved!
Get out and pick up the new issue of Ollie Magazine. There's a lot of great pics / articles [In Japanese] on Monstertrack and the different "Punk" inspired brands. Mishka was chosen as a NYC brand. We're all stoked. Thanks so much!
Tom, sucks they misspelled your last name!
I am really really feeling these paintings by Borja Bonaque.
If the stark and geometric architectural paintings aren't enough, there's always this group of skate decks...
One Little Trick from Travis Baker on Vimeo.
Clean man. I can't tell if that's a bank or not? Keep it going!
As per yesterday's entry on TrakTION, Bike Snob made a pretty good post today. Make sure you head over and read it. I'm not saying I agree with him 100% (Ed Repka designed that shirt FOR Mishka btw), but it's worth reading. Even a Feetbelts plug! Congrats guys. Once Snob pokes at you, you're destined for fame.
Read TrakTION's apology here. As I said. Keep it positive and Ride/Relax.
I had to close comments on the previous post because the Russians got wind of it and sent their spam bots over!
new ness コビッチ 其の九 from jun iwai on Vimeo.
That's what I like to see. Good times. The sequence at 1:50 is really nice. Getting a feel for the whip skid to slider.
I can't wait for summer...
TRAkTION Official Trailer from Chris Cusson on Vimeo.
You serious? Poseurs? Wrong choice of words. Classic example of the narcissism of small differences... Why be negative in a film project? Especially when you're a new jack yourself. Shame.
Have at it kiddies.
Has it really happened already? Fixed gear bike blogs being syndicated? I guess so. Prolly is Not Probably was selected along with a few other blogs to be on the homepage of Fourteen Teeth. Checkit out here.
The NYTimes has an editorial on "The Wild Bunch" - urban cyclists. Typically the writers of stories like these don't ride in the City and depict the views of pedestrians more than cyclists. Robert Sullivan offers a great perspective on being a cyclist in NYC and the constant battles with cars and pedestrians. "No wonder they hate us"...
Oh yeah, that's Tone rocking the Mishka jacket and riding an Affinity Low Pro!
Check out the excerpt below:
When I got to Atlantic Avenue, a street I would be nervous about crossing if I were in an armored vehicle, I stopped to wait for the light as a helmetless man, riding with his child on a seat, weaved wobbly between me, the taxi and the pedestrians trying to cross, uttering not even an “on your right.” He pulled silently out into traffic, stopping halfway across the intersection to let a tractor-trailer wail by before he finished crossing against the light, the toddler in back thinking heaven knows what.
Meanwhile, another biker was about to pass him, and pedestrians in the intersection now scattered like deer. And I was thinking, “No wonder they hate us.”
Because they do hate us, they being nonbikers and us being bikers.
You remember Alex right? Well, it seems he was chosen from 1000's of applicants to be on Gatorade's new web-series, Quest for G. Alex is in LA right now with 15 other athletes preparing for boot camp.
Way to go man!
Watch the intro video here!
Kevin, aka Demoncats, has just upped some of his Monster Track X pics. Head over and checkem out. Who's this jackass making the Egyptian hand signals?
Also, DELCO!
Untitled from Drew Leshko on Vimeo.
I was talking to Tony about Drew's new video. Thinking about how these tricks would have been in Bootleg Sessions 1 easily. At that time, a few would have been new on a fixed gear. The slider is definitely one of the better transition tricks and thanks to Sam Miller, everyone's doing them now. The progression can't die off. Especially after seeing what Wonka, Dre [Bootleg 3] and others are pulling off.
Keep it up guys!
Broakland Tradeshow Edit from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
I meant to post this earlier, but Monster Track took over. Chris Fonseca sent me an email linking a video Broakland asked him to make for the NAHBS. Pretty good mix of East and West coast trick styles, solid looking bikes and yeah, Porn.
Enjoy.
Urban Velo has released issue 12 on their website. Grab the PDF file here and read up!
Keep in mind, your LBS should have issues for free and if they don't talk to them about getting some in!
Once again, Mishka dropped a banging Keep Watch mixtape. This time they picked Skream, a dj/producer from Croydon, UK. Skream's first few eps and full lengths are some of the most influential dubstep tracks to date.
Download the Keep Watch 6 here!
Monster Track X Goldspints from John Prolly on Vimeo.
Andrew "Cupcake" LaCorte - Affinity's newest team mate and winner of the 2008 Master Track Nationals
14:92 250m sprint
and Alex Farioletti, Mission G Boot Camp attendant / World Champ messenger
15:82 250m sprint
Both guys ride for Affinity and will be dominating this year at Kissena!
Check out the video, as they kill it.
Lazy Day from Travis Baker on Vimeo.
I like the general feeling of this video. Also, where the hell is that park? All concrete and no groms riding around? Nice Stout plug too.
Open Bicycle Opening Soon! from open bicycle on Vimeo.
Open Bicycle Shop, opening soon!
Kyoichi has been making a series of images showing how to set up a photo shoot for tricks. It's really great to have someone share their set up and process. Check out the flickr page here where he lays it all out!
I've posted about Razzle camouflage multiple times in the past; 1,2 and 3 previous posts.
Now the RISD Fleet Library has an exhibition and lecture series on the WWI camouflage.
"Razzle dazzle" was a form of camouflage used by the US and UK during WWI. Its intent was to cause miscalculation in estimation of the ship's speed and direction. The visual rangefinders of the time were easily fooled by the contrasting and overlapping geometric patterns. The markings of such camouflage have since then made their way into different forms of artistic expression. Now I'm not sure that artists pulled from 'razzle dazzle' as a form of precedent, but the similarity is striking. Here is a beautiful image of such camouflage patterns. Unfortunately, there were no color images of these war ships.
The hibagon is described as a black creature with white hands and large white feet, standing about five feet tall. It's also a metal band out of Brooklyn. Alex plays in it and they had their first show at 470 Flushing last weekend. It was epic. Really looking forward to that EP.
Yes, I know. The video sounds like shit. But at least you get a feel for it!
Yeah yeah yeah, I'll admit that I tried to watch this video this morning when I got to work, but when I saw the pogo in the opening scene, I closed the window. Don't let the skids or pogos hide the fact that this kid has some clean lines.
1:40 - wheel stall to rollout to slow roll
Clean! Like the curb endo pivot to full cab immediately following as well!
Looks like Mosher's been busy over at Trick Track. He dumped the old free forums database and has gone to his own URL. This new splash page has images of riders from all over the country.
Congrats Mosher, you made it onto The Come Up. Let the haters hate, that's still a big grind.
Keep your eyes and RSS readers peeled on the Charge blog for the Fixed 3 Podcast today!
Mishka and Empire were featured in the new issue of Ollie magazine as part of the "NYC style". It looks like the article pits SF vs LA vs NYC with regards to style and bikes.
Pretty cool. I'm guessing that Ollie says NYC is just more metal and punk than the other cities?
I wrote a review of Absu's new self-titled album over at the Bloglin. Go check it out!
CK came out to Peel Sessions again and snapped a few shots of the guys.
These dudes come out every Thursday regardless of the weather. Thanks for the pics man!
Monster Track is approaching and last Friday the 13th was the Midtown Nightmare cat.
Dan took 1st. You can see Yatika, Raf and Crihs in the video too.
Motherfucking Tony fuckin' Fast came up to NYC for the weekend.
We drank, we rode, we conquered.
Lookit how much air this guy gets. Dude's got swagger.
The Sequence Session [Lazy SNDY] from jmartinez on Vimeo.
Jose the man Martinez!
prolly practice 2 from chuck reynolds on Vimeo.
Guys, I'm flattered, but you can call it a Big Spin. No one deserves to have a trick named after them, especially if they didn't make it up. Remember, no one is inventing anything. Just reappropriating tricks to a new vehicle.
Keep up the riding though. Looks like you've got a fun concrete park there to ride. Big spins are looking good too. Hit some of those hips and transitions! Like so:
Good Magazine has an awesome editorial illustration on how much fuel it takes for different kinds of transportation to travel 350 miles.
Check it out, full resolution here.
Ever wanna see where Burd and Shawn live but you've never had a reason to go to Indianapolis? Well, now you've got a pretty damn good reason. The 5th Annual Handmade Bicycle Show has come around again. This year, it has landed in Indianapolis.
The guys have also organized a Macaframa premier. Come see Nate go into the back of a Suburu again! It never gets old! Haters never die!
One way or another, I'ma try to make the drive out.
The Bicycle Film Festival keeps growing and growing each year. Be a part of this growth, make a bike movie! The deadline is March 7
Enter the Ninth Annual Bicycle Film Festival! This annual event's looking for films with a bike-related theme. Any style's acceptable: animation, experimental,narrative, documentary and music videos are all a go.
The Bicycle Film Festival travels to over 20 cities around the world, including Paris, London, Tokyo, New York -- and Sydney. Last year, more than 100,000 people attended the festival. The BFF is a lot of fun and includes rock shows, block parties, film screenings, and art shows. The Bike Film Fest is expected to be a huge success in 2009. All cities have been selected and dates for NEW YORK are June 17-21. All other dates will be set within the month.
My good friend Ellen Stagg has made it to the cover of Time Out magazine's Singles Issue. Go pick up a copy today and try your best to woo her. Ellen has done extensive editorial work and also maintains an erotic website called Stagg Street [NSFW]. She's the talented girl behind the lens of the Mishka Calender [NSFW] as well.
Way to go Ellen!
Winter Mini Edit 2 from hfwido on Vimeo.
You better be saving some shit for Bootleg Sessions 3 son! Stair gaps look good man. Keep it up.
Alex audition tape - 10 minutes from Luke Stiles on Vimeo.
Alex is your worst nightmare come turn 4. He'll devour you whole. Check out this intimate interview Luke Stiles shot of the World Champ.
Andy at Fyxomatosis just reupped this old photo of the beast in training.
Sportswear International has an editorial fashion piece on NYC Polo Players. I've scanned all the images in and uploaded them here. Check em out!
Lazy Sunday - [timelapse] from jmartinez on Vimeo.
We rode with Jose Martinez yesterday. Here's a snippet from the Greenpoint banks.
Streettumblers Spring Trailer from Street Tumblers on Vimeo.
Looks like it's gonna be a Vimeo Friday... Street Tumblers
SUBURBS CREW x FIXED GEAR LONDON x BRIGHT TRADESHOW 09 / FRANKFURT /// TRICKS EDIT from Androsky Knauer on Vimeo.
Tom: blog food
http://vimeo.com/3094277
Sent at 12:02 PM on Friday
me: thanks!
Tom: no prb blog master
kid had a legit as fuck camera setup
look really pro
Interesting move at the 5:15 mark. No one is "inventing" anything on a fixed gear. They're just re-appropriating tricks. Really great video. Early freestyle.
I'm not saying that tricks on fixed gears are inappropriate, just clarifying that it's hard to claim "originality" with anything on a bike.
SUBURBS CREW x FIXEDGEARLONDON x BRIGHT TRADESHOW Teaser from Androsky Knauer on Vimeo.
Nuff said. Thanks to Tarckosaurus Rex for the heads!
Kevin, over at COG sent me this beautiful issue #05 last week but I've been so busy at work, I'm just getting around to posting it. Looks great guys! Keep it up! The artwork on this one is where it's at.
ATX FIXED 3 from Arak Avakian on Vimeo.
LuLz!
Some good combos in there. Straight outta Texas. Steers and... well, you know the joke. Lookin good guys! Keep it up.
Hugo from Snap! delivery was featured in the NYtime's fashion section today. The article was about reviewing the different brands of bike lights. Read up here and I've pasted the 1st page below.
AS more commuters ride bikes, more cyclists put themselves in danger. Should riding across the Williamsburg Bridge at night really be a deadly adventure sport? From 2007 to 2008, the New York City Department of Transportation recorded a 35 percent increase in the number of commuter cyclists, and an observational study released by Hunter College last fall found that the majority of city riders don’t obey safety rules.
While state law requires the use of white headlights and red taillights when riding between dusk and dawn, 45 percent of cycling fatalities in New York City still occur during low-light hours, according to Transportation Department statistics.
“It’s great that the number of cyclists in New York City has doubled over the past six years,” Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan said. “Since we have more riders on the street, it’s even more important that they share the roads, stay safe and be seen.”
Today, commuter cyclists have just as many options in bike lights as they do avenues down which to careen and curve—potentially unseen. But not every bike light is built to survive city riding, and if you intend to remove the flashers every time you slip into the office or stop for coffee, be forewarned that bigger isn’t always better, especially when it comes to convenience. Hugo Giron, a New York City courier and the founder of the Brooklyn-based bike-messenger service Snap Delivery, tested five sets of headlights and taillights during his 6 p.m. to midnight shifts.
New York 2008 from Vicente Sahuc on Vimeo.
...and this video just shows it! NYC is like no other place on Earth. So beautiful! Seen over at Fixpatrix!
Andy over at Fyxomatosis finally got done playing around down under and uploaded the full General Lee gallery. Great shots man. You always get me in trouble with the lady!
A new Japanese magazine is dropping on the 30th along with a launch party! Check out more information here.
2008 New York Bicycle Film Festival - FULL from jmartinez on Vimeo.
Last night at Bike Shorts, Jose Martinez took 2nd place for his extended [and High-def] version of his previous BFF 2008 photostream animation.
Rem Koolhaas, the Dutch mastermind behind Office For Metropolitan Architecture has influenced many architecture students and practicioners over the years. He's the driving force behind internationally acclaimed masterpieces like the CCTV building, the Seattle Public Library and the Porto Concert Hall.
Now he's inspired a typeface. FWIS used Koohaas' Miesian typologies to create a typeface that's more representative of his work, rather than a usable type.
"‘koolhand’ is a new type face which takes its form from the architectural works of rem koolhaas.
the typeface is designed by fwis and art directed by chris papasadero. he is aiming to design a font
a day for the month of january and is posting them on his website. while the letters in ‘koolhand’
aren’t really designed for legibility, papasadero envisions them for textural treatments. "
NYC 2008 Bicycle Film Festival from jmartinez on Vimeo.
Need some color?
Dre Big Spins from Darren on Vimeo.
Nice! I've only gotten a 1080 once. Bangin dude! You win!
For once, I have no pictures for a post... It's pretty nuts.
Romain's NEW bike. from Viktor Vauthier on Vimeo.
Pretty nice little video from Viktor Vauthier on Vimeo. Looks like some kinda compact geometry. No idea on the make of the frame or the fork, so don't bother asking!
;-)
It looks huge and very little toe overlap. Maybe it's a 29'r frame? Hard to tell.
MIXTAPE VOL. 1 NO CASSETTES from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.
Oh I get it! No cassettes like no freewheels! Very clever. Another track bike project outta SF; Fonseco Films. Nice to see them using local bands. I sense a video explosion next summer. A ton of projects going on over there on the Left coast!
Minx sent me this metal flow chart. I've seen it floating around this week and I didn't really look into it that much. It's awesome they include Burning Witch in the "occult" section [which is arguably incorrect] but to leave out Electric Wizard, especially in the occult section, is a F41L.
The 8th annual No Pants Subway Ride took place a few days ago. It was snowy and nasty out, but over 1,200 people, or "agents", showed up to walk around half-naked on the Subway platforms and trains.
It's worth the watch.
Risto of Sahtel magazine in Estonia just shot me this email about this Macaframa premiere! It's awesome seeing people building up their scenes worldwide. Sahtel did an article a bit back on MASH where Jonathan Burkett blasted fixed gear tricks. Since then I haven't really seen any new issues here in the States. I happened to pick a copy of it up at Trackstar a while back and it's definitely a top-notch production. Are you guys expecting to release more issues to the US?
Anyway, enough rambling, here's the information!
Just wanted to give a shout that we will screen/premiere Macaframa in Tallinn, Estonia next Thursday 15th of Jan as part of Simpel Session Film Festival.
Simpel Session is an annual BMX and Skate street contest here in Tallinn Estonia. It's one of European biggest events of it's kind and considered as one of the best in the world by many.
Whole SS09 event will be also broadcasted live through Mpora.tv
A little long, but there are some gems in there. Dude makes it look effortless. Diggin the quick lines more than anything!
Sniped via Zlog via Fixed Gear Blog
Sub level 13... winter training! from Andy Ellis on Vimeo.
Nice line from Superted here. via Fixed Gear London.
Ed Glazar has re-upped his website. Check out his web portfolio for some great NYC cycling photos. You can also see a few pics from Ed in the new Cog Photo Issue.
If that's not enough, check out his Flickr here as well!
Young Groms from John Prolly on Vimeo.
I was at the Polo Pit today riding around working on lines when these two kids came up and watched me ride for about 30 minutes. They approached me and started asking questions so I picked up my camera and filmed them. Young guns soon to be rippers!
Sorry the volume's so low, but if you turn it up on your computer and in the video, you can hear them fine.
No matter what kind of weather we've got in NYC, the Peel Sessions spot is usually pretty dry. Today Chris and I spent close to 4 hours under the BQE riding around. It was snowing and sleeting all day long and we were dry as a bone. I hadn't ridden my BMW in over a week so it felt great to be out riding. Above is Chris doing a rollout and below is me doing a kinda sketchy 540 cab. I'm yet again, impressed with my Canon G10's digital ability. Video looks pretty sharp for being a point and shoot.
Wilis swung through on his 'Noni later on in the afternoon and I snapped a few pics. Some people don't like the way 'work' bikes look. I personally love it. Look at what a year on the streets of NYC will do to a track bike. Wilis works on this noble steed almost everyday and I can't believe at one point, I thought this frame was my size!
Here's what it looked like prior to me selling it to Wilis. Check out the signature on the top tube.
Everyone have a happy New Year and RIDE RELAX!
I can safely say this is the first time anyone's bunny-hopped a jersey barrier on a fixed gear. WTF!?!?
Keep it trill in 2009 Tommy.
I recently wrote an article on Fixed Gear Freestyle for Urban Velo. Well, the issue has dropped so head over and check it out!
Make sure you check their local distributors in your area as well so you can get a hard copy.
Thanks guys! Looks great!
I just got my COG photo issue in the mail, along with a COG shirt. The print is really great, colors are vivid and the cover is printed on a satin paper with the COG logo in a glossy oil. Geeky stuff like that really makes my day. Great job guys!
Street Tumblers Winter Teaser from Street Tumblers on Vimeo.
Zach from Denver just sent me this video. Check it out! Street Tumblers first teaser.
Don't Panic X Fixed Gear London from Steve_B on Vimeo.
Another great video from the Fixed Gear London / Charge crew. Awesome street riding. Pulling quick street lines is so much fun. Being able to ride around a city hitting spots along the way is one of the best feelings you can have on a bike. Also note his barspin bunnyhop with a 700c wheel [with lots of overlap] and that big baller-ass 6 set that he effortlessly 180's down! All on a bike that's set up to roll around on a take a beating!
Big ups guys. The Vans bike looks great. Now take care of my boys when they're over there in a few weeks. I can see Ted and Tony getting along great! Fixed Fight Club?
Thanks Burd for the head's up!
I did a little sumpin sumpin for Urban Velo in their forthcoming issue. They've got a preview of the issue on their site along with a promise of a digi drop before the ball drops in NYC on New Years Eve.
If you use iTunes for podcasts, you can subscribe to their feed and you'll automatically get the pdf when it's released. Or subscribe the old fashioned way here.
GEEK GARAGE AND MATANKI NITE 2008 from Eli Tokyo Jitensha-Jin on Vimeo.
Pretty ill video showcasing BMX and fixed gear skills. Looks like a big-ass scene party blowout. One day I wanna be in attendance. Japan knows how to have fun!
... and god-damned Cannibal Corpse.
Mr. Kevin from COG magazine just sent me this sexy-ass image from their forthcoming Photo Annual. Forthcoming as in, get your ass to their site and buy one now before they're gone forever.
Over 100 pages of photographs from throughout the first four issues along with new, unseen images. Bi-lingual captions*, silkscreened hardcover signed limited edition of 2500 copies.
All this in a 12"×9" high-quality offset printed book.
Introducing Kai.
Empire has some updates, including a new rider profile.
As the youngest of the bunch Kai is focused primarily on high school and laying the foundation for his future, but he rides as much as he can. He races at Kissena and Trexlertown with Somerville Sports, and makes it out to Peel Sessions when he can. Kai rides fixed mostly, but also rips on his Brooklyn Machine Works BMX.
Like many of the Empire riders, Kai is a photographer and dabbles in film making by documenting his friends and the time they spend together.
Be sure to stay tuned for future updates!
I know I'm a bit late on this, but Four Star has a pretty great little video up on their site. Buncha great riders and they hit some choice downtown spots, including the Brooklyn Banks.
Makes me wanna ride my bike. Yes, skateboarding videos do that to me [and others too].
Jose, the man Martinez is finally back in NYC after traveling around documenting drift-car sporting events. He was out recently in Union Square shooting pics of the usual night riders, Alex and Mano.
Great shots dude! Alex and Mano, where you been mates?
Civic Duties from Terry B on Vimeo.
DMR fork and a 650c front? Let me guess, corrects the geometry problem and gives less overlap? Interesting indeed.
What's even better is that baller-ass nose pivot to full cab around the 1 minute mark. DIALED!
and more from Japan... the W-Cup!
W-CUP from Eli Tokyo Jitensha-Jin on Vimeo.
Keo won it and he pretty much dwarfs everyone there. Pretty funny!
Big ups to Fixpatrix for the heads up on this bangin' Essential Mix from Rusko.
Ever since Cockney Thug, Rusko's been on constant circulation on my ipod. Jahova is another track worth scoping, it and a series of other heavy-hitting tracks are blasted out in this mix. Including Caspa's Where's My Money?
Shit makes me wanna start skankin at my desk!
Download the Mix here!
Fixed Mag has dropped their second issue online. View it here for free!
Check out the article on Philly's heaviest hitters as well!
Kristian from Trackstand.com sent me a lint to Perspective Line, a short film by Bastien Lattanzio. This short was featured in the 2008 Bicycle Film Festival in Paris and features Jeffrey from Council of Doom.
Council of Doom will be premiering in Texas this weekend. Along with the premiere is a race, the Empire trailer and a new sneak peak into a forthcoming San Marcos video.
More information here.
Fdr Session from steve hartley on Vimeo.
Steve Hartley posted a pretty rad video of Matt Lesher and him riding FDR.
Not only is Baobinga producing some heavy Bassline tracks over in the UK, he's also just dropped a new single on the NYC-based label Trouble and Bass. That's not all. I think he's my doppelgänger.
Look at him! He looks like my long-lost brother or even a twin. I just saw that he rides a Bianchi roadie as well.
You can listen to the whole EP here on Trouble and Bass' website.
A while back, I posted about Kanye West buying a Cinelli Vigorelli from Trackstar. Soon afterwards, the internet kinda went nuts and more photochops started popping up all over. Well, there's been little media coverage regarding the subject and it wasn't until recently that press photos emerged showing his new ride, a Gangsta Track.
Now there's this.
At around 13 minutes into his interview, an MTV reporter asks him about his Brooklyn Machine Works that he recently got while on tour. Kanye had the following to say about it:
"I feel very much like my life is at risk when I ride it"
He then went on to state that:
"You would really hope that your businesses would run like a fixed gear. When you pedal, it moves."
Don't worry Kanye, you're not a poseur.
It's a pretty good interview and at least he's being honest about his new experience with it.
Bike Repair. from Stegnco on Vimeo.
Using a car to straighten out the rake on your fork = priceless.
I won't say anything... just read it here.
I've also copied the text and took a screen shot here on my Flickr. I really want to have a beer with that dude.
!!!!!!!!
Track Bike Times Edit #1 from Matthew Rice on Vimeo.
There's always something brewing on the Left Coast. I'm sure you've seen this, but in case you haven't, here's the POMB crew's new trailer. Be sure to check their site, Track Bike Times, for updates!
Bike Jerks Weekend from BikeJerks on Vimeo.
Just got another nugget in my email from Jeff at Bike Jerks. Some good moves in it as well as another angle from that 180 bunnyhop Jesse pulls off the bank in the other MPLS vid I posted.
Keep it up guys!
Chris at FGLondon posted this and I thought it was a pretty good solo filming job. Watch to the end. Nice moves. Watch out for those wet leaves though. They're like black ice.
City Of Crank 3.5 from Blackgoldcycling on Vimeo.
Just got this in my email box and it's worth watching. Great seeing Bootleg Sessions' influence on riders across the World.
Nikon D90 BMX Test Video from Jason Black on Vimeo.
I don't know much about the D90, but this video looks pretty good. The tricks are also very very smooth and to be honest, I can see the fixed gear riding we're doing now evolve into this kind of riding.
Seen at 3Bancho
Jonathan at WeShouldDoItAll is a hustler. I met him 4 years ago here in NYC and he was just starting his own company. Fast forward to the present and WSDIA is a well-known design firm. They just re-upped their site so if you're never been, now's your chance to be introduced to their award-winning work!
Mishka just dropped the third installment of their Keep Watch mixtape series. This one is loaded with dubstep bangers mixed by the Others and mc'd by MC Roguestar.
Download it here! and check out the track listing below!
diplo "banned in libya" from sleep [lazydig] on Vimeo.
Diplo's record label Mad Decent is always putting out some crazy visuals at their live shows and this is the first mix-tape video I've seen from Diplo himself. I know it's a bit old in Internet time [3 months], but it's worth checking out.
The Florida native killing it as usual!
Also, I might add that around the 5 minute mark, it gets a little NSFW. Boobies and naked chicks everywhere.
San Marcos Fixed v.1 TEASER from Zach Roth on Vimeo.
Zach Roth has been filming the San Marcos fixed kids for a bit now and they've got a teaser up on Vimeo. Justin rides for Mishka / DART and you can see this kid's skills! Why'd you gut your hair dude?
Good job guys, looks great!
NYBD - TKYO from Eli Tokyo Jitensha-Jin on Vimeo.
Tak's a rad dude who loves bikes and takes amazing pictures of both them and their riders. He recently had a few exhibitions in Japan and it looks like the party popped off proper! Kyoichi and 3Bancho reppin some Mishka in there are well.Check out this video from Jitensha-Jin.
This Sunday, check out the SF-based video Macaframa at Arlo and Esme in the East Village. There are two showings, one at 8pm and one at 10pm and it's first come first served so get there early.
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