Two events recently announced in the FGFS-sphere! First up on May 16th, Bigfoot Adam and Andy Sparks are at it again with the Bigfoot Oakland Freestyle comp! Going down at the wild Town Park in Oakland.
Then on June 20th and 21st, Jakub Bruch with FFF is throwing another Trickcat in Lyon! Keep up with the French Fixed Federation for more details on that one.
We’ve got a very special bike check on the blog today. For starters, Kyle Kelley is a legend in the Fixed Gear and cycling community. From the Trackosaurusrex blog to Golden Saddle Cyclery to the current Allez LA shop, Kyle has played such a big role in promoting and shaping cycling culture in LA and beyond. That being said, Kyle had a custom bike made by another Fixed Gear legend by the name of Tom La Marche with Lamarche Bike Co.
Kyle has lots to say about this bike, so I’ll let him take it from here. Full gallery and writeup after the jump!
SMCGR 2026 continues with our reveal for the top Women / Trans / Femme riders in the world! Lots of new faces and talent last year. Click into post for the full rider cards.
We’re announcing the official scores from the Samurai Trick Comp. The competition was judged on a 10-point system. Judges: KOZO, YSO, and SATOSHI(myself). YSO and I also rode, but we didn’t compete because we were judging.
It’s going down!! YOU RIDING OR HIDING FOO?!?!
Today we reveal our SMCGR 2026 picks for the top 10 Trick Track riders in the world! Tough year this year, so much talent and a lot of new faces. Rider cards after the jump!
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)
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
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!
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!
Suck My Cog 