End of last year on my brief trip to SF I caught back up with Andy who I hadn’t seen in a while. We cruised around with a big group in Oakland, stopped at a convenience store, and there I saw his bike glowing in the sun. Naturally, I had to snap some pics of his iconic Nem Pro build. Since Andy’s online presence is pretty minimal these days, it was really nice to chat and catch up with him that weekend.
Full gallery and bike check when you click into the post.
FPA crew went up to the bay area for some riding and good times. Pretty sure this is the second video to come out of that trip, but this one seems to have some more footage than the first one. Although the riding may not be the most technical or clean, I absolutely love seeing dudes push themselves past limits and putting work into their craft. Keep em coming!!
Today we release our picks for the top 10 Trick Track riders from last year. Here’s a detailed look at all of our picks:
Been a while since we’ve seen a certified hood classic good old fashion family Wheel Talk edit! This ones got the usual gang plus a few special guests like Jordan Madarang and Mike Bido! Been forever since I’ve seen Jordan on a bike. If you don’t know who he is, he’s a 700c mid school OG. Anyways, sick to see he’s still got the moves and also really nice to see Slum back on his FGFS build. Good tricks and good vibes all around!
Another straight certified hood classic in this one from Slum Worm and the Wheel Talk gang! Love seeing me some Congo and Boothby in the mix too, always adds some nice spice. Love the way it was cut together too and Slum’s ending trick is so wild on a bike that big, don’t miss!
Another instant classic via Wheel Talk. The NorCal boys shredding hard per usual with some nice visuals thanks to Slum. Boothby and Congo went hard in this one! Can’t wait to join one of these sessions soon. Full gallery here
Wheel Talk coming in hot with a new all FGFS video! You love to see it. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen some of these dudes shredding like Boothby and Combs. Words can’t describe the joy I feel to see all these dudes still carrying the torch and shredding hard. Especially loved Boothby’s up and over hop into the transition at 3rd and army at the 4:26 mark. Nuts! Dialed riding from everyone as always and a great video all together per usual.
We’ve just been blessed with the first look at the new Master Bike Co. trick track frame: The Courttek! This bad boy looks like a tarck machine with some modern flare. Track geometry but clears 700c barspins, fits big tires, and looks sick as fuck. Word is there’s two other colorways that this is gonna come in; the one we’re seeing here is the Andy Sparks signature colorway (much deserved btw). Can’t wait to see what the other colors are and can’t wait to see some footage of people shredding em! Here’s what Master had to say about the bike:
“Samples of our new steel 700c tricktrack frame, the Courttek, have finally arrived! The team will be testing these bikes and they will be going into production shortly after. We wanted to keep the geo true to a traditional track bike while still having clearance for 45c tires and ample room to barspin. All without having to sacrifice frame length. Keep your eyes peeled for these bikes dropping in 2021!”
SF brought out a whole ass crew to get out and shred some classic SF spots! Slum and Jake on FGFS bikes makes JBall a happy boi. Snow even got out to shred, been a minute since we’ve seen him! Love the Adam Wells interview too. The shredding in this is just as good as the b roll. I feel like I’m hanging out with all these dudes watching this. Need to get out that way after this Covid stuff is done.
Some Andy Soarks raws via Slumworm to end your week on a high note! Most entertaining raws ever.
Suck My Cog 