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Ed Wonka Memorial Ride

It’s still really hard to believe. Last week was one of the toughest weeks the Fixed Gear community has had to endure. We lost a legend, an innovator, a huge personality, and a good person, Edward Wonka Laforte. Mike Schmitt is hosting a ride in his memory in Brooklyn this Saturday. If you’re in the vicinity, you should really consider going.

ED WONKA FOREVER

Ed Wonka 2016 Interview by Tom Mosher

What a gem and perfect timing with our recent Mike Schmitt Off Track episode. Tom Mosher, founding father of our sport, recently hit me up telling me he had an unreleased Ed Wonka interview he conducted from 2016. He dropped it on his Youtube channel and although the audio isn’t the greatest, you really get some insightful looks into Ed’s personality, thought process, and history. Tom is a great interviewer and I wish he went through with what he called “Trick Track Radio” cause Tom is a perfect person to talk to about Fixed Gear history. Maybe we’ll get him on the pod soon?

OFF TRACK Ep. 24 – MIKE SCHMITT

We are extremely honored to present to you a podcast episode with this legend. The creator of the 26″ Fixed movement, the man behind The Grime and Turf, peg mastermind, pioneer of the sport we all love, entertainer at heart, and much much more, we present to you the Mike Schmitt episode!

SHREDWELL 2 BACK ONLINE

With the mass deletion of Vimeo content, we lost one of the most legendary videos in FGFS history: The Grime’s Shredwell 2. Don’t worry though, Fixed Gear Archive is here to save the day! I just uploaded the video back up onto the channel for our viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

Master Bike Co | FUTURE CLASSIC

Stoked to see a new team edit from Master! They recently picked up a grip of Ams including Kameren Boun, Matt Bastard, Armaun Siheli, Hoang Tom, and Randy Rush. All these familiar faces along with the usual Master crew we all know and love make for one KILLER video! Kareem killed it with the intro too, really gave the video a ton of character. This got me stoked to ride but even more importantly, stoked to film. Don’t sleep on this one and support MASTER HERE