Tyrant Bikes, owned by former Leader owner Sal Sambroso, was kind enough to send a Tyrant Legacy steel frame our way to build up, ride, and talk about. Gallery of the build and some additional thoughts after the jump!
The prototype Volume stem I’ve been rocking is now available! Really unique design on this that I’ve been loving. No slippage and no problems either. Here are the details from Volume:
“New for 2024 the Velocity Top Load Stem.
6061 CNC stem that features extensive external & internal CNC cuts to reduce weight, a wider 44 mm clamping area, chamfered and rounded edges plus a ø32 mm recessed compression bolt cutout.
The stem also features an aero dynamic forward “V” shape with external machining on the sides to go with the flow.”
Grab one here!
Learn how to jam your foot in the rear wheel in the latest FOAD tutorial!
Also, FOAD recently launched a new collection of Last Orchid collab’d merch with a ton of really great options. Shop the drop HERE!
Sticker packs with our fresh logo on em now available! 4.2″ x 1.4″, perfect for bike tubes. $3 gets you 5. Cop here!
The Fixated control stem is now available in a beautiful shiny polish colorway!
– 50mm
– 22.2mm clamp
– CNC 6061 Aluminium
Cop yours here!
Corey put together this amazing Ruff calendar from misc. shots on his film camera over the years featuring the Ruff squad! This might actually be the first FGFS specific calendar ever. Here’s the details:
Riders and friends:
JACOB RUFF
MATT SPENCER
COREY SAN AGUSTIN
JOHNATHAN BALL
CHASE DAVIS
CHASE HENLEY
FRIENDS:
LUCAS “PIZZA_MAYNE” PETRUZZELLI
TYLER JOHNSON
This calendar features film photos shot and collaged by Corey San Agustin.
Photos were taken from 2019 to 2023 while filming for edits in Barcelona, Boise, Southern California, Seattle, Portland and Atlanta.
FOAD just put out a great one for the track bike enjoyers! In this one Jackson gives an extremely thorough comparison of Gatorskin, Vittoria, and Thickslick tires. Super interesting watch and informative!
As I mentioned when I posted up my Resist announcement last week, here’s a photo bike check and breakdown of the current Ruff whip I’m rolling on. This is genuinely my favorite iteration of all my 26″ builds so far both looks wise and feel wise. It gets me stoked to ride whenever I just take a look at my bike. Breakdown and full gallery after the jump:
As we all know, the new Master 2023 frames dropped and are some of the most interesting colorways fixie has seen to date. Oscar Lopez sent over this gallery that gives us a closer look at all the details on Marco’s “GHVST RIDER” colorway plus a look at his current whip. Click into the post for the full gallery and snag a frame here!
Suck My Cog 