Last night we revealed our picks for the newly introduced SMCGR W/T/F division, congrats everyone! Can’t wait to see more women doing tricks on track bikes this year. Click into the post for full res rider cards!
Also, tune in tonight for our 3rd and final SMCGR reveal for men’s Trick Track!
Something I didn’t expect to see in 2023… a Resist resurgence?! If you don’t know, Resist was the leading FGFS parts company from 2010-2013 owned by Volume Bike Co. 10 years later, it looks like they’re making a resurgence. Maybe my email from September telling them to bring Resist back actually made them think about it 😳. Either way… this is crazy. I wonder if this is a one off tribute to their dead parts company or there are plans to bring back more, we’ll reach out for further comment. For now though, snag a pair of brand new Resist Cranks here. Here’s what Volume says about em:
“The new Limited Edition Resist Cranks: We added a new heat treatment process, thicker tubing and made them with a stiffer shape.
All for those that need the security of a stress-free crank.
Heat-treated tubular chromoly arms with a forged spindle boss that is flush with the arm to reduce ankle scarring, 48 spline, 19 mm hollow chromoly spindle and flush mount spindle bolts. RHD/LHD compatible. And, they come with a manufacturer’s Lifetime Warranty against cracks & breaks.
This year for the SMCGR we are proud to introduce a W/T/F (Women, Trans, Femme) category! Vote for your People’s Champ here!
This year for the SMCGR, we’re doing something new and including a PEOPLE’S CHAMP award! Cast your vote for both the FGFS and TRICK TRACK categories by Sunday. Polling on this may also slightly affect overall list results. Share now and vote for your favorite riders!
Late on posting this, but I was recently on the Slow Spin Society podcast where we discussed a wide variety of Fixed Gear related topics, listen here!
Michael Guntetong made it out to our Suck My Comp 5 event last month and covered the event with some beautiful photos on film. Thanks dude! Also make sure to check out his VX coverage of the event here.
Fresh off a 3rd place finish in the Suck My Comp 5 Am division is one of our newest additions to the crew, young gun Max Vargas. Trick Track kid turned FGFS, he’s been on an absolute progression roll lately. Look out for more content involving him soon and take a look at his Pagan build scraped together from a lot of our extra parts. Full set and details after the jump!
Last Saturday me and the Dooc man went out for a casual bike ride to the beach on our Trick Track builds that ended in a pool of blood, 17 staples, and stitches. I’ll discuss this more on the upcoming Off Track episode, but long story short, I tried to grind a bench and hit my head up top (see gallery for reference). It was such a nice session too. I’m cooped up and off the bike for at minimum a few weeks. I get my staples removed in a couple days so hopefully the healing is quick.
Luckily for me, most of the damage was external and not internal. I thought I was okay until blood started pouring (literally) from my skull. Currently a little unsteady in day to day, but overall not concussed.
Moral of the story, pay attention to the height of things while riding your bike. The moral should probably be to wear a helmet… yeah, maybe lets go with that one.
The Suck My Comp 5 for 2022 has officially come to a close. I’ll have some more words to write about it in the next post, but for now here’s the results from both pro and am:
AM:
1st – Oscar Lopez
2nd – Ritchie Vanpelt (Fixated)
3rd – Kameren Boun (Master Bike Co.)
4th – Max Vargas
5th – Danny Quiñonez
PRO:
1st – Miguel Zendejas (Master Bike Co)
2nd – Marco Marquez (Master Bike Co)
3rd – Chase Henley (Ruff Bike Co / Fixated / Merritt)
4th – Chase Davis (Ruff Bike Co / Fixated)
5th – Youri Slikker (Fixated)
6th – Jimmy Watcha (Master Bike Co / Merritt)
Best Trick – Corey San Agustin (Ruff Bike Co)
The famous Fixated Stout sprocket is now available in silver! With splined options becoming more and more scarce, this is slowly becoming our scene’s go-to option. Luckily for us, it’s a great option. Cop here!
Suck My Cog 