Meanwhile, in the LBC...

Just up the coast from us vine children, our boy Congo is killing it...

Fakie 3 bars? it's whatever.

Love the mellowness of this video.

Wolfdrawn X Congo seen over at locked.

Be well,

William

And Now for a Segment Called...

SIQPHIXIEBRO*

Documenting only the siqezt.

Did someone say barspin?

At least it's not a conversion..

kind of.

OH... that's how you're supposed to do it.

Got it.

Brakes are for fags... but a basket is just too practical to go without.

Okay I'm done.

Sorry.

-w

*This is the only time you will see anyone on this site use any form of the word "fixie." Seriously.

Belt Packs FTW!

Archive Bags with soon be dropping this new little pack. Probably picking up one of these myself soon, because when it's too hot to bring a bag I end up bringing nothing - and only when I bring nothing do I actually need something. I know Matty is going to jump on this when he sees it..

Check out the shop here.

Be well,

William

Mormons...

...can be trendy too!

DTLA x Irvine Fixed

All I could manage to throw together since my laptop is still bleeding out.. Ordering a terabyte drive today and starting to rebuild my system asap, which should be SO much fun. Anyway, enjoy this little "ad" or whatever you want to call it, I'm working with the little I'm left with.

Until my mac is back up and running I'll be restricted to producing everything on friends' computers (probably Young's) so stay tuned.

Be well,

Will

City of Angels

Definitely heading up for this premier.

Check out the final trailer for this sick flick:


On a related note...
We got some pretty chill footage cruising around USC and downtown. Met some kids who "rode for" DTLA bikes. No offense, but this was the shadiest shop team I've ever seen... a few of them, however, are better than most of the kids I see in edits popping up all day on vimeo. All the guys were awesome people though, just looking for exposure (and were stoked when we rolled up with a camera). BAD NEWS: my macbook is failing. I have so little disk space left that I can't import the footage from day 2 on the trip. So, until I get this mac situation cleared up (or get borrow a computer to finish the edits) you'll have to hold tight.

Doing my best and hating life,
Will

USC Day 1

The kids here in Los Angeles fucking kill it. Fakie forever, 540 keos, 180 bars... no problem. Can't wait to get the footage all together and get a few edits up. Time for a beer though.

Modz4Dayz

So I modded my Flip Mino HD camcorder with a fisheye lens and I could not be more stoked to use it now.

All it took was a 30.5 - 37mm lens adapter, a Zeikos 37mm .45x wide angle lens, some gorilla glue and a lot of courage. Glued the adapter on, took apart the lens and flipped the outer glass (creating a fisheye), screwed it on and I was good to go. Footage looks a lot better with this little guy on, definitely getting much more in the picture than I was before, so it's doing it's job. Total cost (not including the Flip cam) was under 40 bucks. Can't really go wrong with this set up for a small budget like mine.

Going up to USC tomorrow through Sunday to do some filming, hopefully hitting some trick spots and getting some footy. Can't wait!

Be well,

William

R.I.P. to the 'rilla.

GOrilla Bicycles, a company mostly popularized by it's Kilroy freestyle frame, is officially dead. Not sure what's next for Torey or the riders over at GOrilla, but I know they're not ducking out of the scene just yet (Torey and Schmitt are definitely making some dollars with the Yo Mang! frame from TheGRIME). Times are tough though, and I guess that's just how it goes sometimes...

Here's Torey about 8 months back killing it on the Kilroy.

T-Level Bags

These nifty backpacks are straight from South Korea.

Made from a variety of polyurethane, nylon, and other water-repellant materials, these bags look pretty damn sturdy and are starting to get really popular here in California.

Check out Stryker LA if you're interested in copping one of these.

Mission Workshop Does It Right

I've never considered riding clipless due the the fact that I'd always be caring a second pair of shoes around with me, and I ride mostly to commute (and do barspins), so it would be more inconvenient than efficient in my eyes. If you share this perspective, then you'll be stoked on these new Rondels from Mission Workshop. Get yo swag on.

They're so sexy I'd probably buy a pair regardless of the fact that they're clipless. Downside: they won't be available online. At least, not yet.

Eighth Inch Like-a-Thon UPDATE!

As of today (right now), everyone that is a fan of eighth inch on facebook will receive a $20 off coupon code and the chance to win a Scrambler V3 frame and Julian wheelset. I'm stoked to use that code on the upcoming Butcher (:

If Eighthinch.com (link to facebook page) gets 500 more facebook fans in 3 days, everyone that's a fan gets a $30 off coupon code. everyone gets entered to win a scrambler frame and julian wheelset. like. that. shit. NOW.

be well

-W

Stylin

In keeping with YK's post about Japan's crazy scene, I'm hypin' out this sick new video that W-Base just posted.
Japanese riders are consistently blowing me away; I'd be amazed if I could even ever get NEAR that level.
I'd be awesome if we could all go over to Japan next summer and do some riding and hit up Summer Sonic.

Seems like there's a lot of love for fixed bikes up in the UK.

But when you're Tom LaMarche, I guess its not that hard to make others want to ride their bikes too.

Folks from Nippon are just on a completely other level.
Can't wait to visit there next summer!

Eighth Inch Butcher Frame

Finally, the specs leaked for this beauty. Thanks to Locked Cog for the heads up.

All the free stylers should appreciate this:

- Sizing: 50, 53, 56, 59cm
- Double Butted 4130 Chromo
- 45/45 Integrated Headset
- Mid Bottom Bracket
- Removable 990 Brake Mounts
- Removable Cable Mounts
- 700×45 Tire Clearance (maybe more)
- Bar Spin Clearance In All Sizes
- Includes Mid-BB and Integrated Headeset
- Estimated Street Price – Frame: $300; Frame+Fork: $350.

I for one am super stoked on this. Looking like a pretty sturdy alternative to dropping around 450 on a Thrasher. Might have to start saving my dollars for this little whip.

Head over to eighthinch.com and check out their new freestyle line.

LIKE EIGHTH INCH ON FACEBOOK!!! Once they hit 3,000 fans, they're going to give each fan a coupon code for $20 off any eighth inch purchase made online, and give everyone the chance to win a V3 Scrambler frameset and Julian wheelset. You've got nothing to lose my friends.

Stay thirsty.

-W

Spot Hunting

Found some fun little hills today around Irvine. Here's a little peek of what we've been up to:

IRVACAFRAMA!

More to come.

Throwback

Just threw together an edit from the some footage from the past weeks.
My first edit, so it's a little shitty, and we had to use my point and shoot along with YK's instead of Will's HD flip cam.

- Matt

Oldeez

Just getting up some of the shit we've made in the past. None should be taken too seriously, a lot are from when we first started riding with this group of kids that we've got now.. Some just-for-fun edits I've made more to get laughs than respect. So yeah, if you've got nothing else to do...

Laguna

Just updated the sidebar with our latest edit of a trip a few of us took out to Laguna Beach on Saturday. Fun ride, just finding chill spots to hit up, including a few hills, Laguna Beach High, and the infamous 3rd street hill.

Check it out and keep spreading the word.

Stay tuned for more updates as we start updating more and getting everything going.

Sick new edit from LABrakeless. The trick scene is going crazy, especially with Joe throwing barspins everywhere and flowing like it's all he knows. 3's are looking so nice too. Damn. Can't wait to see what's up next for our friends in the 310.

Quick thought

Yo,

What's up guys, I'm Matt and I'll be one of the mod's/posters on this blog.
Just wanted to get a quick thought off my chest that doesn't reflect the blog's view as a whole but here goes.
I really want to take this blog/my posts in a direction that makes fixed gears and biking/cycling in general accessible to everyone. I don't get the reasoning behind all this elitist talk in the community; it's detrimental to the movement itself.
So let's just all get along, clip in, and ride.

Peace, Love, Uni-

Nah, fuck that.

Stay fixed,
Matt

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