The Half-Assed Series is back, in HD, and with the Altar boys! Which also happens to include two sMc members, Robert Rice and myself. Phil did a real good job at cutting this one together, and for being half-assed, the clips are way killer. But with a lineup like this, it’s hard not to make a sick video. It’s been a while since footage of Gus has surfaced, but he’s still at it and killing it harder than ever. Don’t forget to swoop some Burial Bars!
Products
BB17 + SPIKE PARTS | Online Store + Sale
The BB17 and Spike Parts online store is now up and running. To celebrate, they’re also having a sale on all their stuff. Click here to enter.
Here’s the details:
ALTAR TRIBE | BURIAL BARS AVAILABLE NOW.
The long awaited Altar Tribe Burial Bars are now available for purchase. After vigorously testing my pair for 6 months, taking them down stairs, drops, rails, and bails, the Burial bars held true to their shape without the slightest of bends or breaks. Altar has truly managed to make the toughest riser handlebars on the market. Here’s what they had to say:
“With over 8 months of testing by our pro team consisting of Johnathan Ball, Jonathan Davis, and Gus Molina, these are tried and true to be the most rugged and strongest 1 piece handlebar on the market.”
– 4 INCH RISE
-29.5 INCH WIDE
– 8 DEGREES BACK SWEEP
-4 DEGREES UP SWEEP
-KNURLED ANTI GRIP SLIP 5 INCHES IN
– Made in Southern California USA
– for riders by riders
(Recommended use of adjustable bar ends due to thickness of tubing)
PICK UP A PAIR HERE
FGFS Porn | Iconic & Awesome Builds Throughout the Years.
Well 2013 is almost over, and I’ve been doing some digging through old and new pictures, and came up with a solid list (In my opinion) of really beautiful Fixed Gear Freestyle builds from the past to now, in no particular order whatsoever. Let us know which builds were left out and what you think should be on here!
Lets start with Tyler Johnson’s builds.
The Leader Shadow was one of the sickest and priciest builds in 2010-11. Tyler’s specifically was real sick with the white paint drip on the seat tube. Eero’s always looked wild with fat tires too.
His first SKYLMT SL-1 with the first run of the SKYLMT bars was also a super clean build. His first 26′ build, and his legendary Skylmt Welcome part was filmed on it.
His other build was also gorgeous.
The almost murdered out Hold Fast build was also super sick.
The Gorilla Kilroy is one that needs to be featured in here for obvious reasons. One of the first true FGFS bikes, and it looked rad.
An appropriate follow-up would be the Grime Yo-Mang, the first 26′ specific FGFS frame. RIP Grime.
Gus’ Skylmt is also a sick build with Red + Chrome featuring the prototype ALTAR Burial Bars, coming soon.
Oscar’s 14 Bike Co proto 29er was no joke, and looked like it could handle anything. Too bad that one never came out.
His BB17 Serpent was a game changer also, with it’s holographic print on the frame, fork, and bars. Unfortunately there weren’t any real good pictures of just the bike, but it just had to be on here. Here’s the bike check with it.
While were on the topic of Serpents, Funny’s build is one of my favorite builds I’ve ever laid eyes on.
Kareem’s Signature Leader Pharaoh was an iconic build for sure. Cheetah print errthang.
Speaking of Seattle residents, Jacob Ruff’s old BB17 was a looker also.
Anyone notice that almost every Destroy Bike that gets built looks amazing? (Pictured: Joshua Nieves, Devin Tolman, and Nelson Bell’s)
The 29er is no exception.
Slum’s old thrashed P-Fix was a fan favorite.
Tom Lamarche’s Charge Scissor V2 looked burly as hell. There weren’t really any pictures of it that I could find.
His USA Color Scheme P-Fix was a historical build. It was his debut on 26’s and damn did it look good
Phil’s Charmer V2 builds constantly changed colors and he always managed to make them look sweet.
Here’s a random one I found on the FGFS Forum. No clue what it is but it looked pretty sick.
Antonyo’s builds were always some of my favorite.
His Proto Milwaukee always looked so sick in my opinion.
His gold Unknown build was also baller as fuck. Haha.
His current Unknown proto is also very sick as well.
Packy’s All-City Airwolf is too clean.
Mike Schmitt’s old Ghost was a sick one too.
Matt Spencer‘s builds have always been my favorite for sure. He always knows how to make em’ look good.
He was the first to run hefty 29er tires on his first Mordecai back in 2010, and it looked sick as fuck.
Then for MWM2, he decided to do a blood red color scheme, which is still one of the most unique builds to date.
He later got on Volume, and built up the sickest thrasher. Chrome and tan wall tires look very clean in my opinion.
The slime green Thrasher build was another unique one. No real pictures of that one that I could find though.
When Mr. 700c switch to 26, he built up such a clean SKYLMT.
Don Dela Cruz’s Unknown 24/7 was definitely a clean 29er build.
Sam Hanson’s old Hold Fast 29er was also very sick.
Christian Ustarroz had a custom frame built up by Nem Pro and it looked very good. The raw Grime Medicine Man bars complimented the frame very well.
Congo originally built up his old LDG Hammer with the white/blue color way. There weren’t any pictures of it, but he put a throwback paint job on his new Unknown prototype. With the USA Destroy bars, it looked even sicker.
When Corey switched to 26′ for almost literally a minute, his All-City Airwolf was a real sick build.
To round it off, Joe Mckeag’s Unknown 24/7 Prototype is my favorite build of all time. purple, tanwall tires, and chrome parts is toooooooooo clean!
Well that, in my opinion, were some of my favorite builds (That I could find online at least) throughout mostly recent years. Maybe this provoked some future build ideas for some people, Christmas is coming up so why not help support FGFS companies right?! Hope you guys enjoyed the read, and please excuse me for the lack of photo credits for every picture, hope you guys don’t mind too much.
Royal HC | New Tool Bags
I rode over the the Royal HC headquarters a couple days ago and picked up the first ever Royal tool bag and some fresh V3 straps. The bag is awesome.
With the bag entirely made out of cordura and a seatbelt handle, this creates an ever-lasting tool bag that will never let you down.
Padding is inserted and stitched by hand, ensuring attention to detail and quality. With a padded bag, it can also make for a great on-the-go camera bag for any DSLR or smaller camera.
The Royal HC camera bag is the ultimate multi purpose tool bag for you, and it will be available at the store soon, or you can contact him at royalhandmadecustoms@gmail.com for one today.
ALTAR TRIBE | Burial Bar Update.
Get stoked, cause the ALTAR TRIBE Burial Bars are on their way to heat treating and powder coating. After 9 months of testing (and counting) from 4 different riders, they have proven to be the strongest riser bars ever produced, with none of them bending or breaking in the slightest bit. 4 Inch rise, .083 tubing wall thickness. If you like riser bars but couldn’t find a pair that are strong enough, these are the bars for you. Check back here to stay updated, or follow @altar_tribe on Instagram for the latest updates.
Steven Jensen | Signature Handlebar Giveaway.
Steven Jensen Signature Handlebar Giveaway: You have 6 days left to Instagram yourself doing the same line Steven did, 180 bar to half cab bar, and the best video will be chosen by him on 11/27, to win a set of his signature bars. Make sure your profile is public, and use #stevenjensenbargiveaway as well as @stevenjensen @skylmttm for your video to be considered. (Forgetting the hashtag will prevent your video from being seen and entered into the contest. Pros or anyone with a handlebar sponsor will not be counted.)
Any variation of the trick will count. Get at it people.
Click on the image to view the video.
Altar Tribe | Witch Trail Stickers.
Altar just put out a limited run of these Witch Trial Stickers for Halloween. If you want some, shoot 2 dollars to cover shipping. Paypal it to altartribe666@gmail.com!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Bombtrack Bicycle Co: 2014 Dash.
Bombtrack recently released their 2014 line of bikes. I’m really digging the translucent blue, geometry is on point too. Here’s what Bombtrack has to say about it:
“Starting from a compact wheel base, the bike is set up with ideal toe clearance, a short rear end and playful geometry, forming the core characteristics of this iconic frame. Now honed over three successive years of design and development this frame built to shred.”
Along with the Dash frame, these colors are also available for their 700c FGFS + commuter frame, The Divide. Click here for more pictures.
Spotted via Royal HC
WOLF DRAWN: New Goods.
Matt with WOLF DRAWN just dropped 4 new tees with very limited quantity. Always crazy sick ideas and designs with his gear. Swoop some here before it’s all gone! 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦





























































