Samurai Trick Comp’s Group photo and Results


March 7th 2026, The first Samurai Trick Comp has successfully come to an end. Even though the location was kept secret, more than 10 riders from across Japan came out to join. There were many riders I had never met before, and it gave me a lot of inspiration and motivation. We filmed the event, so I’ll edit the footage and share it with everyone soon. For now, I’m sending the group photo and results.

Thank you so much to everyone who came. Thanks to everyone’s support and good vibes, it became a truly great event. The next one is planned for August. See you soon. Arigato


Competition Results
1st place – Shun
2nd place – Keisuke
3rd place – Sota
4th place – Micro S Hopper
5th place – Kazu

Best Trick Winner
Shun

Footdown Winner
Liao

Competition and Best trick Judges
Kozo
Yasuo
Satoshi Hashimoto(myself)

FOAD – Throwback Skatepark Edit

FOAD just uploaded this gem from 2015 with the OG FOAD crew plus Matt Spencer hitting some SLC parks! Original title for this one was Concrete Waves from July 2015. Matt’s 3’s were dialed in this one and Chase’s 540s out of quarters are nuts!

Off Track Ep. 38 – ELLIOTT MILNER

This week in the virtual studio we’ve got one of the GOATs of our sport, Elliott Milner! We discuss his origins, Stay Strapped, how he get so damn good, some beefs, and so much more. Huge shoutout to Elliott for joining the show!

If you like what we do with Off Track, be sure to check out our Patreon where we continue the conversation with Elliott!

Kai Nashimoto aka Fixika

Kai aka FIXIKA is truly a pioneer of fixed gear tricks in the Japanese scene. I remember that he organized a weblog back around 2007–2009, where he wrote about how to do fixed gear tricks. When I was around 24 or 25, I read and read and read his blog almost every day to learn trick tips. I’m really glad he’s still here and still riding like this. We still shoot together a few times a year.

Rider: Kai Nashimoto
Camera: Satoshi Hashimoto
Location: Tokyo Japan
January 2026

Wheeltalk – Night Moves with the Euro Boys

After SMC 8 the Euro boys (Crispy, Bean, Marc, Max, and Youri) made their way to SF and met up with the Mayor himself Matt Reyes. They went on a night excursion around town and shot some really cool pics with the gang. Check out the full writeup and photoset on Wheel Talk!

Bike Check – JBall’s Black Ruff Glimmer

Recently I built up a fresh Ruff Glimmer frame in a rare color choice for me… black! Although the only reason I did this was because they were sold out of raw at the time, I ended up being really happy with how the build turned out. I’ve had a black Ruff before but wasn’t in love with how that bike looked. Why do I like my black build now though?

I think the black fork, proto bars, and chrome details are really helping me love my current bike. Full rundown after the jump!

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FIXIE FOO STREET JAM

Yes!!! Oscar the Grouch and the LA homies are hosting a street jam on March 14th starting at Hollenbeck Skatepark and then riding out from there. I already know this is gonna be a good time and I’m even more hyped that Oscar is putting in the effort to do something for the community! We need more excuses to get together so this is perfect. We’re not on this version of the flyer but SMC will be sponsoring the event with cash prizes for tricks that go down.

You know I’ll be there riding, hanging, and documenting. See you there!

Here’s what Oscar has to say about the event:

“The Fixie Foo Council has come together to present you: The 1st annual Fixie Foo Street Jam
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We want to see all the Fixie Tricksters pop up and show out, if this flyer reaches you, this is your invite.
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Don’t have a fixie? DONT WORRY!!
Pull up with the Bici, that good musika and good vibes!!
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3/14/26, Meeting @Hollenbeck Skate Park. Bring tubes and tools. Be ready to bike it to a couple spots. We’ll be doing some mini games, so be ready to win something or watch some Sick Ass Foos get down on Fixed Gear.”

MUSSIKKAAA