edward laforte

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?