Jakub Bruch captured these amazing moments from the recent SAMURAI TRICK COMP VOL.2. Thank you, Jakub! Now I’m editing the video as well and can’t wait to share it with you. Stay tuned! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and to all our sponsors for support!
Me (84kick), Andy Sparks and Kozo are hosting a fixed gear trick competition, “THE SAMURAI TRICK COMP,” in Tokyo! Maybe you think, “Why Andy Sparks?” Last month, I met Andy in Fukuoka and told him about this idea. He liked it and said, “I will come to Tokyo!” So I thought, OK, we have to do it! August in Japan is super hot, so we will start in the evening. Around 15 riders already entered. I’m really excited!
Last time, I decided to have no sponsors. But this time, Andy and I talked a lot, and we decided to have sponsors for the young riders. I asked my friends who always support us, and they said yes right away. I’m so happy! Thank you so much, everyone. I really appreciate it! Some riders from overseas will also join this time. August in Japan is fucking hot, but let’s have fun together!
See you there!
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Two event announcements coming up next month!
First one is on August 16th from a first time FGFS event host Brakeless Bones! It’s about time for some east coast representation in the event space. Sounds like a good time with different fixed gear related categories including wheelies, surfing, skidding, and a full blown amateur FGFS event. Keep up with the Brakeless Bones IG for more details!
Next one on August 22nd, Ritchie with Fixated will be hosting a street jam in his new home of Berlin, Germany! Keep up with the Fixated IG for more details on that.
Summer events popping off worldwide!!
Misc pics from our recent short and sweet Bay Area trip out to the Bigfoot comp starring Gus, Dook, Pizza, Bowie, Josh, Cooper, Watcha, Jake, Slum, Ernie, and more friends (except that spider, not a friend).
Took me longer than I wanted to get these out but here we are! Highlights from AM + PRO divisions at the recent Bigfoot Oakland Freestyle competition hosted by Adam Wells and Andy Sparks! Shoutout to everyone involved for making this event happen and helping keep our scene going, what a great day!
Huge shoutout to Daniel Meija for helping with the coverage on this one.
Also, WE’VE GOT RARE SLUM FOOTAGE!!
Bigfoot comp in Oakland is a wrap! Will have a recap, photo dump, and words to say about the trip soon, but for now here are the official results from the comp:
AM RESULTS:
1st – Joshua Price 🥇
2nd – Peter Van Nguyen 🥈
3rd – Nathan Vann 🥉
PRO RESULTS:
1st – Chase Henley 🥇
2nd – Johnathan Ball 🥈
3rd – Jimmy Watcha 🥉
Best Trick Winner – Chase Henley
A few other fun details about the comp:
Shoutout to Adam and Andy for another successful event and giving us a reason to all get together!
The 3rd annual Safety Third Trick Comp in Eugene Oregon has been officially announced for 4th of July weekend! Josh Price puts in a lot of work to make these events happen so if you’re nearby (and even if you’re not) get out there for a weekend full of bikes! Keep up with Safety Third and Josh Price for more details to come.
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’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.
HIghlights just dropped from 84Kick of his recent Samurai Trick Comp event that went down last weekend! Lots of good things to say about this:
I really love seeing people I’ve never heard of shredding these bikes we love. There are so many new faces and names I’ve never heard of that came out the woodworks for this and killed it with some skills that certainly aren’t new. Seeing all the different kinds of bike setups is also super fun. We’ve got everything from track bikes to 26″ builds in the mix and a lot of bikes in between. Riders really going for it all throughout too, so fun to see! A few riders specifically that stood out to me:
Keisuke is officially one of my favorite 700c hybrid riders now. His drip on and off the bike is fun to watch and he has such clean tricks. He also isn’t afraid to send it, his slam in the finals looked rough. Doesn’t hurt that he rides my frame too!
Kazu looks like an OG. He’s got a classic bag of tricks and clean style that’s super fun to watch. If you told me he’s been riding since 2008 I would believe you.
Takataka’s energy is contagious. I want to meet him and just hang out with him.
Minami has a creative mind. I want to see him develop his bike control more so he can put that creativity to use. There’s lots of potential there.
Sota’s bike setup is crazy and his sends over the blocks was super respectable.
Shun is the complete package and the future. He’s got the speed, style, and tricks. He deserved the win for sure!
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