roll in a mob: drop bars not bombs promo

Drop Bars Not Bombs from ZLOG on Vimeo.
i'm really psyched to get back onto a fast bike and this is making me oven more hyped up. zach, pavel, tony christian and josh got together after a zlog photo shoot and rode around seattle. this looks like a raging good time and we seriously need more edits with fast bike mobbing.

jmik

only now: nitto B259AA riser recall

(via superb)
this was no surprise to me- in fact it was a surprise to me that this only happened now. i'm a fan of nitto and their bars, but their riser offering was often shrouded by horror stories of snapping. it was no secret that the  B259AA had that flaw, and now they're recalling it. if you have a set, make sure you go and and get them checked out.

jmik

these aren't the druids that you're looking for: BMFXD

BMFXD Druids Path from Colin Foster on Vimeo.
yeah i know the difference between druid and droid so dont correct me. no, just because balhogs exists doesnt mean bmore fixed is going dormant. this one has sam hanson, cam wray, colin foster, torey thornton, brian aloha and dan bacon doing both fixed footy as well as some skate. that big spin in a small space cracked me up man....

jmik

the horns of a bull: fyxation rodeo bullhorns

(via fyxation)
our friends at fyxation are pushing out alot of the handlebars they previewed a while back. first off. there's going to be a comprehensive review of their freestyle bars coming soon from me (all good). secondly, there's 2 different styles of the rodeo bars- pursuit with a drop, and standard bullhorn. both are constructed of 6061-t6 aluminum which is both stiff and light, and both utilize a pretty standard 25.4 clamp diameter. i'm a part of the group that prefers bullhorns over drops so i'm really psyched to see fyxation push an affordable option.

jmik

one more for the team: josh hayes and matt lingo for team kagero

(via pedal consumption)
the kagero team is a really really elite group of dudes riding a really revered frameset. their reach is from jakarta, indonesia, and up and down the west coast. the newest member of the kagero team is josh hayes- again, you should know him from the last part in macaframa. i guess he and matt went out to the beach to get some impressive portraits. we've been seeing alot of josh lately and it's really cool to see him around the blog-o-sphere.

jmik

adrenaline russsssh: LBC 2 ATXXX

WOLF DRAWN: LBC 2 ATX from Matthew Spencer on Vimeo.
yeah, for a while, prolly's joint became "wolfdrawn is not prolly" for a good while and who could blame the guy- there's soooooo much that happened when these guys went down to austin. if you were under a rock, then here's the lowdown: matt spencer, pissy, gus, prolly, and aj made the streets of austin their bitch. yeah it's 7 minutes long, but you'll watch every single millisecond. i wont give commentary on it, just watch it. wolfdrawn always comes correct, and say thank you to citygrounds.

jmik

sights and sounds: bikes on wheels commercial

Bikes On Wheels "Be Mighty" from Stuart A. McIntyre on Vimeo.
 andrew romashyna hails from the country up north and is also a courier that reps YNOT- you may remember seeing this one a while back. this one is for toronto's bikes on wheels shop and the place isnt called bikes on stands for a reason. first off, the redbull minidrome looks ridiculous fun. secondly, this thing was put together really nicely and is proof that you dont necessarily need narration all the time.

jmik

big wheel homie: nick koo wheelie

(via matt rice)
slept on this one or lost the link- it just didnt get up in a timely manner. i really have to give it up to matt rice at deal with it because it's really easy to forget that the bay area is not just san jose. this is my friend nick and this was shot in oakland. he's a believer in 700c/29", and one of the dudes that has the philosophy of being well rounded in terms of utilizing the fixed gear drivetrain the it's fullest potential.

he's also hella ballsy when it comes to doing some hardcore things like wheeliing down some stairs. keep track of my east bay friends at matt rice's joint!

jmik

mayhem to come: west jam 2012

(via westjam)
the westjam comp has been announced, and if you can recall, this was the one to be at when it comes to fgfs in western europe. it's coming june 9th, and all we really have to go on is the date and the logo. if i were you i would keep an eye on the facebook event page and the official website.

jmik

cam-paro: action camera comparison test

(via MTB-news.de)
i saw this on chirosangaku andthough it's not necessarily related to fixed gear stuff, i found it really interesting. there's been a really big influx of "action" cameras hitting the market as of late, and when it comes time to choose one, people seem a little lost. the guys at the germany based MTB-news took 6 different cameras out and had a slugfest with them: the gopro hero 2, the Contour "+" and "roam", the drift, the POV camera, and the camone infinity. i dont think i've seen a more comprehensive review of cameras of this nature, and its definitely 1) really useful if you're in the market for a camera, 2) surprising. if you have a browser that translates german (i.e. google chrome), you should definitely look through this.

jmik

trippy: slummy at the beach

(via wheeltalk)
yeah i lagged on this one. these shots that bryan dempler  got of matt reyes at the beach are super trippy. according to matt, the damp sand is apparently a better medium than grass when experimenting with riding. i would talk about all the physics of that (because i'm a nerd and find that interesting), but i dont want to bore you. ill stuff from wheeltalk.

jmik

the apocalypse: travelteq x cicli maestro

(via aquiremag)
you probably have no idea who cicli maestro or travelteq is. i had no idea who they were. travelteq makes bags and well... travel stuff. cicli maestro is an italian bicycle maker that functions alot like republic bikes but with older styled frames. put them together and you have a $1,108 bicycle. yeah. that is bloody expensive and you would think they'd put some better cranks on there yo. check out the specs over at travelteq.

jmik

from the ground up: team kagero x blaq

(via pedal consumption)
i'm really digging this bag, and though i'm more of a big messenger bag kind of guy, i am a sucker for radical details. rather than taking a stock bag and slapping a kagero logo on it, patrick designed this one from scratch with the help of blaq design. it's really simple with 2 side pockets, a main compartment, and a zippered back pocket; but it also has a bunch of D rings, a top handle, some strategically placed elastic to take care of some of the load, and 1000d cordura making this bag extremely functional.

oh yeah. and it has a pentagram on it.

you can get more info on this one over at pedal consumption and look for it to drop soon.

jmik

i like gold: more six-eleven NAHBS sneak peeks

(via six-eleven)
okay. i cant wait to see this. six eleven has been dropping hints as to what they're going to bring at NAHBS this year and because i'm an internet troll a blogger that knows how to analyze what's going on, i do believe i know whose bike this is. um, this will undoubtedly be one of the most impressive things i'm going to lay my eyes on in march.

jmik

blazing braces: JD's into the unknown

JONATHAN DAVIS INTO THE UNKNOWN from jonathan davis on Vimeo.
a little advice, sit down when you watch this because you will definitely watch parts of this over and over. jonathan davis is a radical dude and his style is super fast and and huge making him one of the more entertaining riders to watch. his one footed airs are super tweaked, his feebles are lightning quick, roof drops are absolutely crazy and he 180's over a rail like a boss. there's so many things that could go wrong with those last 2 hitters, but JD handles it arm brace and all. hell yeah buddy!

jmik

local locals in a local habitat: eddie olmos goes for a ride

January 2012 from Eduardo Olmos on Vimeo.
my homie eddie is from mountain view, ca but he also goes to school here in chico. looks like he got himself a go pro and took us for a chill ride through his home town- lots of really cool stuff going on too.  take a ride with him as he cruise the stevens creek trail, bust wheelies, and just has an all around good time on a bicycle. i'm actually really digging all this POV edits as of late and this one coming from a homie makes it even better.

jmik

bar whore: phoenix handlebars

(via phoenix)
in the world of cars, there is a group of few called "wheel whores". i'm a "bar whore" because i have this strange obsession over handlebar shapes and functionality. the phoenix bars have been in development for quite some time they kicked the rise up off the prototype from 100mm to 110mm. in 'mercuh that a third of an inch or so resulting in a 4.3 inch rise. the production model will use a 4 degree upsweep and 10 degree backsweep giving these bars a defined shape. personally when a a bar is lurking around 4 inches, i think it needs a cross bar to reinforce it. regardless of my opinion, looks like phoenix is pushing some product out.

jmik