two photos of Tony Fast by Gary Wilpizeski

Gary Wilpizeski AKA garr1s0n took some super rad photos of Tony Fast which he put up on his flickr photostream very recently, one of Tony busting a sweet little X-up and the other a “Massive air off the ghetto-wood-pile-bank to mile-high tire tap on the pillar. After a few tries he made it, with the tire mark on the pillar to prove it!” – sickness

more photos HERE

two videos

here are two videos that I enjoyed today, firstly a new edit from Planet Hops that I saw over at Lockedcog. The riding is good but the real credit that I give this video is that it’s really quite nicely shot (apart from a little bit of shakey cam) and the way it has been put together makes for a good watch

and secondly, here’s “FLATFIX another edition “TOKIO DRIFT”” by Graffito (also included on his blog was a comprehensive video from the 100% pure fighter final of SESSION vol. 2) which basically documents the radness of riding in Tokyo – the lights, the vibes, the traffic… and along with the “Shopping in Harajuku” post on boingboing (photos below) it basically got me mad stoked to be going to JAPAN NEXT SPRING!

photos by Mark Frauenfelder

new product: Selle Italia Flite 1990

Whilst some like the newer Flite design, many prefer the aesthetics, shape and comfort of the original. Selle Italia have reissued the original 1990 Flite with Titanium rails (handcrafted in Italy), smooth leather cover and a very reasonable weight of 233 grams – the Flite 1990 is a winner. In stock now for £67

VéLOrue Portrait: Zach Lee

Versatility is one of the Fixed Gear system’s greatest assets, ridable on the velodrome, on the road, and for tricks – artistic or otherwise. This rider portrait by VéLOrue focuses on this versatility, showcasing Zach as a rider who samples the delights of both riding a track bike fast on the road and fixed gear trickery, because after all there is no reason to keep all your eggs in one basket / all your fingers in one pie, whatever. Variety is the spice of life! Couple this with great photography and editing, you have yourself a very enjoyable edit

rotterdam roy makes headlines

Well maybe not front page and double spread but our good mate “staygold” Roy of Rotterdam Fixed Gear was included in an article in the newspaper, nice one! Now does anyone have a translation of the article? spotted at RFG photoblog

on the subject of quality

check out these actually banging ‘Flatrat’ stems from Brooklyn Machine Works. I have no doubts about the quality of these items – CNC’d from grade 7 Aluminium in the USA. Available in 35, 55, or 70mm reach with 31.8mm bar clamp diameter and weighing between 220 and 240 grams depending on size – at around $95 they aren’t cheap but you get what you pay for, and how pretty!

mic-lab spline drive sprocket

I saw these new mic-lab spline drive sprockets on the Chackong bike flickr photostream, and although I can’t seem to find any real information about thm anywhere it’s interesting to think that smaller companies in eastern asia might catch onto the whole (larger tooth count) spline drive sprocket for FGT thing

I’m just wondering whether there will be a considerable quality difference, and right now I’m pretty happy I got one of the Tree light splined sprockets, I’m convinced that with some all bike parts you pay for quality, and if you pay peanuts, you get peanuts. It’s still interesting to see it catching on and I’d like to hear from someone that has tried these sprockets. Perhaps they are very well made, and I’m subscribing to the stereotype of poor quality knock-off products coming out of factories in whateveranesia, becuase some of the best quality crafted products available come out of that neck of the woods…

more photos in the mic crew flickr set

more stuff

tomorrow. thanks

rip and his whip

rip zinger is one of the raddest dudes I’ve ever met

dice&dice

today’s trick roundup (2)

first up, Niko in Office Music, originally spotted over at trick track “was I close?” haha. apart from some avoidable indian-giving there’s a lot of clean, achieved riding in here. solid edit

next up, Steven Jensen’s untitled edit from Long Beach surrounding the Summer Fix event, with some serious riding from Jacob Santos, Josh Boothby and Jensen himself, sickness. Santos throws both ways at 0:40! hop bar smith grind and feeble 360 out were insane too

and finally a bit more bmx goodness, this time via Revok’s blog – Blazeguard – Stoked on Being Blazed. sick name. so much super amazing riding in there, double tire slide around the 0:55 mark was iiiillll