half full: ½ assed v.5

½ ASSED V.5 from 8Y8LURK on Vimeo.
this one was uploaded just minutes ago, and it marks the return of the half assed series by gus molina. this past weekend was woodward west's opening for fixed gear bike and alot of heads showed up. we're talking mckeag, chacon, kenny arimoto, JD, johnny coward, daniel torres, santos, boo-bee all day, steven plat, congee, and gus (of course). random dancing, and brutal-ness pairs well with all the nutty hitters all around. i'm sure this is the first of many edits that are gonna come from this weekend.

jmik

fixie blog community: kris lockedcog is a tad bit moist

a tad bit moist. from Kris *lockedcog* on Vimeo.
i got a twitter response from kris of lockedcog at 2 in the morning pointing out how OG we are. yeah, twitter is like random text messaging for bloggers or something. in any case,  i had this one sitting on my browser for a day or two and it has kris throwing down. yeah it's 30 seconds long, but it's got that strapless steez going on. watch it.

jmik

a history of peculiar nomenclature: the destroy thunder f**k

(via destroy)
before the destroy crew headed out to woodward west for that fixed weekend thing, the homie colin b snapped the newest creation by the dudes dubbed the "thunder fuck". yes, that's the name; no, it's not production... yet. what's cooler than the radical name is the gusseted wishbone seat stay! hopefully we'll see more of this machine soon!

DESTROY.

jmik

there will be blood: phillip williams' WARWICK

WARWICK from Sam Clark on Vimeo.
can we please give it up for sam clark and phillip for keeping these things going consistently? it seems like they have a new phil will joint every other week. not only that, there's variety in both the surroundings as well as the tricks that phillip throws down. was that a fakie nollie down a small set i just saw?

by the way, the beginning is not for the squeemish. i should have put that sentence in the beginning, huh?

jmik

ay-cuisine: still pour crew

STILL POUR V1 from Taylor Dwight on Vimeo.
taylor dwight AKA slaylor and his crew of misfits in portland (devin tolman, robert gaines, and dan zatarian) are really coming with it in this one. they're calling themselves the "still pour" group, i really want to see more from these dudes and the whole portland scene. so much random tech from taylor, and some solid riding from these new dudes! i seriously dig this one because of that.

jmik

and then he reappeared: t19 & wbase's "how i roll"

"T19 Skateboards & How I Roll" Video from Tsutomu Murofushi on Vimeo.
aaaannnd i'm back! though you're probably expecting fixed gear content, i just wanted to start off with what monty python would say "something completely different". T19 is a skateboard company/crew/thing based out of japan that i'm quite fond of. looks like they teamed up with a company that's no stranger to fixed gear, WLineDistro. why is this video here? i dig old school cruisers, and since there's a new school cruiser in this, i'm obliged to post this up. pretty fast paced awesome-ness going on!

jmik

while i was cooped inside: joe mckeag for heavy pedal

Joe Mckeag for Heavy Pedal from Jake Lanich on Vimeo.
if you didnt know, joe and jakob came up for the NAHBS weekend to get some sacto filming down. joe was sporting his heavypedal swag hooking up with some locals to get down some clips while i was inside the convention center walking my feet off. looks like he got together with our friend and sacramento ripper jake lanich to film this one. damn joe is getting pretty tech, and it's not like it's choppy with his huge 3's and 180's, it's super slick! watch this.

jmik

public transit: massan's low

(via LOW)
there's so much going on for this; first off it's a low pursuit, quite possibly one of the more beautiful frames made right here in the bay area. second, it's massan's, so it's going to be used HARD. thirdly, the paint job is directly inspired by the modern MUNI transit. all together, it's a bunch of awesome in frame form.

jmik

jakob santos did this: urban velo's disgruntled reader

(via urbanvelo)
this caught my eye this morning and since it involves a burro ad with our brother jakob santos. i side with urbanvelo on how this was handled:
"Apparently this former Urban Velo reader has never seen anything more disgusting than this man’s middle finger before—not even the mangled bikes and the tale of a hit and run drunk driver on the opposite page. The rest of us human beings have seen far more disgusting things than the middle finger, for instance the graphic death wish of this former reader for finding a photo distasteful."

hell yeah urban velo and hell yeah jakob & burro!


jmik

taper it down: sadio booster "light" fork

(via sadio)
i love my sadio booster fork,and if you didnt get to see what i had to say about it, you can check it out here. the booster fork already bosts a tapered leg, but it looks like they're slimming it down with a diagonal cut. they're also implementing a coin screw integrated compression bolt- kinda gimmicky but its not going to stop me from wanting one (by the way, sadio if you're reading this, send me one!!!).

jmik

tucked: alex nunez x 19tooth

(via 19t)
all the way from indonesia, 19tooth has been on a little rampage pushing out their hardbite v3 straps. for quite some time they've been sponsoring dudes from central cal including the homie alex nunez. known for doing some intense tuck no's off everything, this one's got some pretty sweet imagery on the back. look out for it soon!


jmik

moving pictures: fyxation video catalog

(via fyxation)
the folks at fyxation sent this one over this morning. this one shows off all the different possibilities that fyxation's parts line has to offer with the help of peter diantoni of cogmag. along with the spiffy video, they're also going to hold a contest giving away one of these builds with the help of state bicycle co if you like their facebook page!


jmik

its raining so i thought this would be appropriate: full windsor kickstarter

i got an email a couple days ago that kinda went under may radar due to the sunny days and school work, but now it's raining and all my schoolwork is out of the way so this probably the most perfect time ever to post up. there are alot of good things on kickstarter, and there are alot of "meh" things- this would go under "this could change both your and my life" things.

full windsor is a company based in the UK looking to expand into the US. these fenders seem perfect for a guy like me since i dont have mount on my bikes for fenders, and i find the alternatives quite silly and somewhat bulky. get to their kickstarter and give them your money. GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY!

jmik

meanwhile, in france: ninjas in paris

Ninjas in Paris from Ninja Cats on Vimeo.
that first hitter! SOL IS MEAAAAN! sol and oscar went to paris to participated in the pegless jam, and oscar ended up taking the win. it seems however, the action was outside the competition- everyone didnt have pegs anyway so this made for one of the most creative edits as of late. ninja effing cats man, ninja effing cats.

jmik

trippled down: zlog x csk's wintermute

ZLOG - WINTERMUTE from ZLOG on Vimeo.
whaddaheodoo? this is the third joint from the pacific northwest on the front of this page. that being said, CSK and zlog are seriously putting in work. this one's got the usual suspects like t. johnson, zach, chris clappe, and j. ruff, but it also has kareem and nelson bell in the mix. first off, tyler tweeted something about chainless and now it all makes sense here. secondly, i really dig all the random tricks- sole slides, full on bar slides, and some pegless fun.


jmik

it's not a fanny pack: chrome x cardiel shank

here we are again talking about cardiel's collection for chrome. the last time we were talking about this, it was for the operation ready pack. this time out we're focusing on shank, and though you would love to call it a fanny pack, it's a "hip pack with an integrated belt". regardless of what's socially or politically correct, it's a really cool looking bag that's super functional.

jmik

locals at home: saturday sessions

Saturday Sessions from Daniel Le on Vimeo.
first off, i live a couple blocks away from this school which (back in my day) was famous for being a great skate spot. i wish i had FGFS instead of skateboarding at these dudes' age, i wouldve been mildly decent- dont let their age fool you, these guys are riding EVERYDAY, and i want to commend them for doing so! by the way, my age is really showing because i was expecting this song to come on instead... man, i'm aging.


jmik