The UK is one of my favorite places to visit, London especially. When I tripped out there in August for non-biking reasons, I managed to meet up with and hang out with the London fixed gear crew more than I anticipated (which I was ecstatic about) and had the chance to meet a few faces I’ve only seen online, one of them being Edith aka Ediee.
Full gallery and words after the jump!
Crispy covers the first race of the dutch Tracklocross cup in classically entertaining fashion!! Makes me yearn for the dirt
MARK YOUR CALENDARS. A small batch of Courttek V2’s will be available again on November 14th, 9am PST. This will be your last chance to get the greatest Trick Track frame of all time, so good luck!
Back in June the Ruff team took a trip to New York and tore up the city filming for our new video (premiering during SMC 9 weekend on December 5th and 6th). I shot so many cool photos with my real camera, but those will have to stay hidden for a while until the video comes out. For now, here are some views from my phone’s perspective during the short 4 days I was there.
Kyle with Allez sent through this KILLER find that Shawn picked up recently: The 2010 Tyler Johnson signature frameset: the Leader Shadow! Found it in such good condition too. As we get farther and farther from 2010, these frames are becoming increasingly hard to come by. Full gallery after the jump and shoutout to Allez and Kyle for sending these through!
While I was in New York in June, I had the pleasure of finally meeting the Colombian 700c shredder Esteban. I was familiar with his riding online, but watching him ride in person was extra fun. He charges everything with full speed with little regard for his own safety.
An important note with all this is that since I’ve left NY, Esteban has since been taken by ICE and deported back to Colombia. He was exposed to inhumane conditions and all of his things were abandoned in New York, leaving him to completely restart his life. Fuck ICE, help Esteban out on his Gofundme here, and check out the full gallery and write up after the jump!
New Ruff tops available for pre-order!! A lovely mix of black and camo distributed between shirts, hoodies, and long sleeves. Support one of the realest companies ever on their webstore!
After missing last year’s Trickcat/Tricklocross weekend, FOMO caught up with us, so we planned a trip to Lyon for the event’s second edition. Click into post for full write up and coverage!
Tom mosher has come out of strap retirement and has released a brand new strap design, something he hasn’t done since his early days at YNOT! That’s over 15 years of trusted design experience plus its all handmade in Canada, so you know these things are legit. Check out all the color and material options he has available on his brand new website here!
Here’s what Tom has to say about the new endeavor:
“Hey, look at that, new pedal straps! For a long time I have felt I have more to contribute to the pedal strap design game. I set out to make a robust, foot shaped, timeless strap that did not have any metal hardware and could withstand the abuse of FGFS. A strap that could handle that could also be an excellent strap for a general rider but as a Trick Track rider I wanted a strap that could handle the riding and crashing we do.
All the edges are bound in heavy duty nylon rather than standard gros-grain, the bottom straps that go through the pedal have 4-ply of the same heavy duty nylon to prevent the straps from being floppy.
These are hand crafted in Canada with over 18 years of pedal strap design knowledge informing every stitch! 🇨🇦”
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Euro scene with a STRONG showing in this! All the major players present along with some lesser known riders in the mix. Marc had a vision for this video and I’m loving the execution. Really captured the vibes, the good riding, and I’m really loving the excerpts from Crispy and Bean that were mixed in. Makes me wanna head back out that way ASAP to partake!!
