that part: Master bike co "64" microdrive hub preorder

(via MASTER)
Master bike co is making some moves in the FGFS market (which has unfortunately died down a fuck ton), and creating new product to save us all. They have developed a fixed microdrive hub which solves a lot of problems old hubs had. the hollow 14mm chromo axles are replaceable via allen key, and they come with 9t or 10t cog THAT CAN BE REPLACED WITH A CASSETTE DRIVER later on (separately of course). that's some cool ass shit to go from dirt jumper to FGFS with the swap of a driver.  the preorder is live now and if you place an order, you get a free nylon hubguard. get you some.

jmik

wheelie wars: FOAD goes to SE's oakland rideout

Jackson from the FOAD fam rode out to oakland to join some of the oldschool eb86 crew to hit up the SE bike rideout. Wheelie culture is huge right now, and SE bikes has been bringing it since day one. so many heads out there, including D-Blocks, BEASTMODE, and the wildman/SE head honcho todd lyons. glad to see there was a good FGFS and tarck turnout as well! digging the vlogs jackson!

jmik

the footjam jam: matt bastard almost dead ep.1

damn, 2 posts featuring bay homies in one night? damn son. like andy, matt has been around for a while and y'all fuckin slept. i'm a sucker for riding styles that are more dictated by obsticles, and matt's style is definitely that. THAT ENTIRE SEQUENCE FROM 1:20 ON IS FUEGO.

damn FGFS aint dead.

jmik

eb86: andy sparks for encore wheels

andy is my boy from up 880 who has been repping the same OG flatground riding style since i've known him. the boy is smooth and pretty much revolutionized the bigspin and fakie wheelie. it seems like he's teamed up with encore wheels (which, to be hones i have no idea who they are), and knowing how andy rides, they take some abuse. keeping shit smooth isn't forgiving on parts.

by the way if you want to ride like my boy, follow his youtube channel. he posts tutorials from time to time.

jmik

Deacon finna battle me in initial d: 2am fixie tricks with jball and deacon wong

first off congratulations on graduating jball. secondly, he's unfortunately no longer a part of the #bigboywheelclique as he is now rolling on a ruff bike co 26" whip. but i do commend him for keeping the flame of creative FGFS alive, and SMC has become a powerhouse bigger than my dumbass blog (shit, i pay attention to him more than i do myself). he teamed up with deacon wong (who challenged me to an inital d arcade stage 3 race on instagram) for this little tarck throwback. reminds me of this shit:



Bromance from Laali on Vimeo.

i'm so fucking happy that tarck is having a revival right now because my dumb ass can't do a whole lot of modern FGFS crap.

jmik

i did it for my fixie goonz: the goon, blocboifame x throne cycles

I'm only doing this because bloc is my boy, so i'm going to hold my tongue when it comes to throne cycles (there's only two frames i would really see myself riding from them and this is one of them because my goonz came up). for those who are unfamiliar, blocboifame holds it down in LA. When disrespectful came out in 2013, he made a damn fixiefoo anthem. I remember talking to him a few years back and he was one of the most genuine dudes out there. He rode my bike at interbike (shit, that was hella long ago) and immediately wanted to hop on the big wheel fgfs wave. now here he is 5 years later with his own signature bike.

well this is a shit show: no forreals this time BHSK is back.

okay so i turned 28 last month which means the BHSK name has existed for 10 years (the first few years were pretty weird, but that shit existed). my dumb ass has been attached to BHSK for 10 fucking years. i still get called BHSK. this got me thinking about how BHSK just faded into fixed gear obscurity (which to be honest is not punk rock at all) and how much i have been intending to revive this "brand" of seriously not being serious about bikes. for whatever reason, you knuckleheads have been waiting for (oh fuck my bad) years for this to happen. so its going to happen.



(here's an old dude trying to ride FGFS)

now let's be clear, the scenery has changed since then. my life has changed since then: i finished school, i got a job, i got into rock climbing, i got a real job, i bought a mountain bike that i never use, my car died, i quit my real job, i got a really real job for real this time, i bought a road bike that is probably worth more than my car that died, and other stuff. all that time i've had BHSK and i'm only one dude. i have been doing this as a one dude operation since day one really, and that really slowed me down and wore me down for years. now i'm not saying i've totally grown up because my dumb ass has gone through professional changes and lifestyle changes yet this damn BHSK shit has been sitting on the back of my mind forever. so for this era, your boy's going to need some help.

you will be hearing soon from some homies of mine that have agreed to help me out and keep the content flow going. these homies have been with me for a minute, and have been in the game for a long time. they have had their own thing going on and i want to give them an outlet for their content and debauchery. they also come from the same mental state and approach to bikes i do, and i'm confident you guys will like these fuckers as they'll pretty much remind you of the good old solo jmik.

needless to say i'm excited as fuck.

jmik

#FIXIEREUNION2017: prickly syringe jam 2017

Prickly Syringe Jam AKA #fixiereunion2017 from BHSK_cogblog on Vimeo.
i had the weekend off and i had every intention to go down to monterey for the sea otter classic at laguna seca. but this came up and i made the executive decision (pretty much the night before) to ditch burning up and being caked in dirt in monterey, in order to head to 3rd and army in san francisco where it was overcast and ocean salty. i made the right decision. there were so meany heads out there that i havent seen in years and there was so much shit going on. now this is basically only the tip of the iceberg- i have a shit ton of photos i have to sift through tonight. anyway, shout out to mike and matt for making this happen and dudes like ramon and jball for putting up some prizes.

i'm fucking stoked how this came out by the way. holy hell....

jmik

what the fuck happened to FGFS part II: the shift and split

when i last left you on this series of essays,  i dove into the origins of FGFS. it was quick, and basically spanned from the days of breaking carbon forks doing keo spins, into breaking everything doing 360 flyouts. now here comes the stuff that will make you either love what i'm saying or hate what i'm saying. get it after the jump.

FUK JPN: taishi okuma by DEVOUR FILMS

DEVOURFILMS "Taishi Okuma" from DEVOURFILMS on Vimeo.
behind the lens of this one is the homie seitaro iki. in front of the lens is taishi okuma. around the lens is fukuoka japan. okuma-san's riding is part of that japanese style which is moderately fast and well executed. you can see that no rotation is wasted and momentum is carried on throughout each line. look out for ALL THE LINES after 3:40, those ones had my eyes WIDE. good stuff!

jmik

ded: we're just a dead boy with IZ9IBIKE team

i know i just posted the start of a series of essays that basically blatantly calls for the death of FGFS, but in china it's alive and well. it also has a dude on pretty much a mid-school FGFS whip throwing down some wheelie and keo lines. really clean stuff.

jmik

home base: a time for reflection SF & NYC by chrome

Chrome Industries - A Time For Reflection SF from Chrome Industries on Vimeo.

Chrome Industries - A Time For Reflection NYC from Chrome Industries on Vimeo.

this is a rad series that's been popping up on the interwebs lately. chrome is a staple in our community and they're highlighting both sides of the country. each spot has their own style and tastes, but the common denominator is the stuff we're riding and the stuff we're hauling. first we got the fam in san francisco- there's way too many people in that to mention. then on the other end of the spectrum we have a core crew in new york; both are big cities, both are wildly entertaining to ride, both have bridges (and both have the home matt reyes, because slum is a hard working motherfucker and defies time and space). the year is ending, and next year might be rough so maybe we should all look back and reflect on the people with us and surroundings that we live in.

oh and watch out for those autonomous uber cars, eh?

jmik

life is too short: FOAD breaks a walmart bike

via FOAD
got some time to spare? the boys from SLC got their hands on the latest and greatest wally-mart can muster, then proceed to put it through the ringer. it's nuts to put into perspective what we all went through when it comes to this fixie stuff- this crap was really hard to come by and now it's being churned out for the masses as cheaply as possible.

life is too short to ride crap bikes.

jmik

the year off: sMc & wheeltalk at sf bike expo

(via SMC & wheeltalk)
i have previously been a part of sf bike expo since it's second iteration, but this year i regrettably could not go due to scheduling conflicts. luckily, my fam jball and slumworm were there to keep an ear to the wall and got some pretty slick photos of the event. you should slip on by sMc and wheeltalk to see some of what went down.

also, nice to see jball still rockin' the #bigboywheelclique.

jmik

migration: slumworm captures mike schmitt's last days in the bay

(via wheeltalk)
so i'm pretty far out of the loop with FGFS nowadays, but something tells me i'll be pulled back into it sooner than later. mike schmitt of turf bikes is making a pretty big move from the bay area in california to arizona. before he high tailed it out of the golden state, slumworm got this dialed snap of mike. he may be bustin' out of here but i'm sure we'll see some good shit from him soon.

jmik

the revival, fam: empire 2 teaser

Empire 2 teaser from crihs on Vimeo.
i'm going to be honest here, this blog has been in the back of my mind ever since work started consuming me whole. i thought that building up a track bike would spark something in me to start it up, but that was a couple months ago.

i've never really been compelled to return and pick up the pieces until november 23, 2015 at precisely noon; because for some reason some planets aligned and my computer autoplayed a video on alex gonzalez' facebook as i was leaving to the gym. what stopped me was at :24..... "IS THAT FUCKING TOM LA MARCHE?" (this was probably the most fanboy fixie thing to scream out)

that is what grabbed my attention, but what kept my attention was seeing alex, wonka and slum owning the city. mind you, i haven't set eyes on anything FGFS or track bike related in several months so my mind was blown into chunks to see how much these guys have progressed. well fuck, if that's not inspirational, i dont know what is. i might be late to the game on the second coming of the empire movie, but hey- i was never good at keeping up with this shit anyway. if you havent watched it, i highly suggest you do. now excuse me, i'm going to tell the gym to fuck off and find the nearest steep hill to huck myself off of.

jmik

the east side: ed wonka on capone bikes

capone bikes has been making some headlines lately with riders like dew and ed hitting the streets on their machines. this one just popped up with ed debuting their new fgfs frame. i dont know much about it, but you and i know a ton about sir wonka. the guy is bonkers and if you don't know that, then you'll know by the end of this quick edit.

jmik

meanwhile, in the past: FOAD 2011 lost edit

2011 Lost Edit from FOAD on Vimeo.
there was a time where the FOAD fam had not existed. yes folks, it may be hard to swallow but it's true. this one was unearthed a couple of days ago and it may not seem like much as compared to today's standards, but damn.... the "not giving a fuckery" FOAD is known for is still transparent. i havent seen one of those original grime joints in a minute and sam's fucking bars are so fucking tall. back then i would've said shit but today with the standard being around 5 inches.... dude was ahead of his fucking time. good shit my dudes.

jmik

cryptic code: anthem bikes' website is live

(via anthem)
one of the newer additions to fixed freestyle is anthem, which produces fgfs hardgoods (frames and bars) in the good ol' u.s. of a. mainly focused on the 26" platform, these dudes have produced a really tight frame (the comply) with rider miguel zendejas putting it through the paces. one unique thing that i've found is their ritual frame- a setup aimed for the taller dudes who may look a little silly on these new small triangled FGFS whips. anyway, go check them out over here.

jmik

40 ounces of smooth: arizona iced out trip 2015

ARIZONA ICED OUT TRIP 2015 from JBall on Vimeo.
this one popped up as soon as i was leaving the HQ so i didn't have any time to really look at it until now. it's got a ton of folks on it: congo, mike penrose, corey, matt spencer, steven jensen and jball. it's quite long, but it's got some slick bangers. everyone's got their own style, it's easy to pick out who is who- jensen is super tech, congo's got that heavy throwdown, matt spencer never bars is super flowy, michael penrose threads shit so nicely and jball is fucking jball. not only that, we have some 29er action going on with jball and corey.... and you know how much i love the wrong sized wheel. yes, it's 15 minutes long, but it's packed full of good shit.

shouts to SMC and WOLFDRAWN for making a killer joint.


jmik