B is for BHSK: 3b's 2018 team teaser

the 3B's team has been hard at work for the past few months putting in some work. they're about to drop 5 full length videos featuring Dylan Row, Kevin Hall, Pteror (AKA Parker Thompson), and the newest part of the BHSK familia Jake Matsukawa and (THE FIXEDGEARGOD) Sam Allgood. Yes, you read it correctly- I gave the keys to BHSK to two of the raddest and insane dudes out there. I've seen a good amount of the parts, and am hyped to bring them to y'all. but for now, this is all you get. look for the full parts soon, and follow my boys on instagram!

jmik

loco logo: godandfamous idiocracy 2

(via G&F)
i wear my paincave socks more than one should ever wear them. godandfamous been whipping up good shit since forever, and this is no exception. it's the sequel to the idiocracy jersey, upping the ante with BIGGER FUCKING LOGOS. the fox news logos on the side is bound to piss people off- i love that shit. in the area where i'm at, i can rock this and people wouldn't know any better since half of these companies are from here or have affiliates here. SWOOP IT NOW.

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

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

THE MOST HAPPY: blisstape 3

BLISSTAPE3 from Corey San Agustin on Vimeo.
you know what makes me most happy about this? 700c/29er is still around and thriving even though FGFS has gone though a short lull. first of all, i've had a couple of beers so this may come out really strange, so forgive me if this comes out really shitty. i love this shit. it's ben a long time since the last blisstape has come out and it's everything i like and more. a stall on a tree to barspin? geeeeeen-eeeee-yus.i have said it before and i will say it again, i love weird ass shit that involves obstacle based tricks over technical (almost BMX lookin') ass tricks. gat damn son.

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

well, shit: Prickly Syringe Jam in SF April 22

(via SMC)
too much good shit is happening in the my neck of the woods on this weekend. monster jam is going to be going on at levis, i'll be down at laguna seca for sea otter (likely hurting myself on a mountain bike i don't own), and the guys who put on the prickly jam in arizona (at least i think it was arizona) a while back are putting on an FGFS event at 3rd and army in SF.

fuck i wish i could be there.

jmik

HOT DAMN: Chas Christansen for MASH

holy shit. i'm at a loss for words here. this fool came straight out the airport, rides in the rain, rides in the dirt, rides in the mud and gives zero fucks throughout. chas is a train. scratch that, chas knows how to bob and weave through traffic like a boxer dodging the blows of an opponent. just watch the fucking video and learn a thing or two.

jmik

brap brap brap: racing y raicilla with kyle warner

remember when i reintroduced myself and said there will be some different things that pop of from time to time? this is one of those times. this really is not out of left field, however- kyle and i go back. we actually worked at the same bike shop in chico. his life has gone on an intense journey through the north american enduro tour. he's been with marin bikes for a while and this past year he hung up his attack trail for a hawk hill. for those who don't speak mountain bike, some would consider it a downgrade of sorts, pinning a 120mm platform against the competition that runs 150mm.

and he won that shit. for a third time. it comes to show that it doesn't matter what frame you're on, you can slay it as long as you're a badass. mr. warner is a badass.

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

keeping it in the bay: dominic colombini 2014

Dominic Colombini 2014 from Dominic on Vimeo.
any friend of destroy is a friend of mine. dominic is a ripper from the pininsula of the bay area and a good homie of the destroy fam. and he rides like a fucking maniac. yeah, i know this isnt FGFS, but i can appreciate me some big drops and floaty airs. sit back and have your mind blown.

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

omgfrancisisbackonabike: day at downtown

DAY AT DOWNTOWN from Francis Roque on Vimeo.
i havent seen francis roque on a bike in a long ass time. but in this double feature with drabzong her, there he is... on a bike. both these dudes are mad talented, and come from the mighty mighty 209. i havent seen much activity from the area in a while, so it's refreshing to see that place pop up every once in a while. we all know francis is a bad dude, but i've never heard of mr. her until now. dude slays as well too with that like at :45.

jmik

the photo that brought me back: james madarang hits the stockton rail.

(via alxgonzalz)
so, a whole lot of shit has happened. i stepped away from the blog for a long time because of a lot of things. at one point, i kind of lost faith in fixed gear. seeing all these uninformed fixed gear idiots on the internet and in real life took a toll on me- so much so that i started riding mountain bikes and bmx a little more. hell, i even took up rock climbing and went with that for a while (well actually i still do that but whatever). then about a week ago, this photo surfaced. the bhsk fam alex gonzalez captured the younger madarang hitting a double peg on the infamous stockton rail.

why is this even relevant?

first of all, alex is a rad dude and so is james. james kills it, and doesnt give a flying fuck about it. funny thing is, james is known for his classic style focused on flat riding. he also rides a 29'er, which is basically a "fuck you" to both the fixed freestyle elitists and bmx riders alike. as soon as i saw this, all the politics and bullshit that plagued me went out the window and i (almost) threw my laptop at the wall because i was so stoked over this.

that, and because i forgot to turn off automatic payments for my URL.

oh and follow alex on tumblr and make him famous or something.

jmik

it's been a long time: matt dizon mad frio

MAD FRIO from Matt Dizon on Vimeo.
damn dude, it's been a long ass time since we've seen matt on a bike. seriously, i can't remember the last time i saw the guy make an edit. even though we havent seen the guy in a minute, it doesnt mean he stopped honing his craft. the guy even get silly  with the long ass sliders and even a line or two involving a skateboard.

jmik

meanwhile in san jose: daniel le 2014

Daniel Le | Fixieboyz408 2014 from Daniel Le on Vimeo.
daniel is a dude who lives in my neighborhood, and he slays. his riding is exponentially improves over time. what hypes me up is his riding style. he's not all grinds, not all big drops, he's  kind of everywhere with it. more importantly, dude will put a footplant into anything. that's dope.

jmik

local life: alameda skatepark send off by matt reyes

Alameda Skatepark - Send Off 2014 from Matt Reyes on Vimeo.
it's been a really busy month here in california, and a good chunk of it involved the dudes from thailand (dew and jaoa). before they went off back to their native land, matt reyes gathered some heads to rip up alameda's finest concrete waves. we're talking ramon, MTS, valentin, kameron boun, peter van nguyen, and jimmy watcha. i've said before that i'm not a big fan of park edits, but all of these folks know how to tear one apart. get to watching.

jmik