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JBall’s Courttek Bike Check (Part 1)

Finally got to snap some pics of my current Courttek build in Trick Track mode. While it may not be the prettiest Courttek out of all the beautiful ones I’ve seen popping up, it’s built for function and is an absolute Trick Track machine. FGFS mode on this same frameset coming soon. Full gallery and rundown after the jump!

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JBALL – COURTTEK NOW EDIT

While this was supposed to be a promo for the recently released Courttek frames, the unusual amounts of rain in SoCal lately delayed filming. The frames selling out in under a week from release didn’t help either.

All that aside though, I was still excited to finish this one up and show the world the capabilities of the Courttek frame with both flat ground Trick Track riding AND spot oriented FGFS riding. Hope you enjoy!

FOAD Gang – Courttek Build

While Jackson already released a very ASMR style Courttek video, he decided to make a more in depth look at his build with a lot of fun commentary about the bike + some riding. Watched this from front to back without getting bored at all, loving this. Great build!

New FOAD flame collection here

OFF TRACK – MAX CORCORAN

In today’s episode we invited #2 ranked Trick Track rider in the world Max Corcoran onto the show! We discuss Australia’s scene, why Max won’t switch from 700c, sponsorships, and more. Enjoy!

History Lesson – Devan Council

Time for a quick history lesson folks!

As we all know, women in the trick scene are historically few and far between. While things are looking up these days and more women seem to be doing tricks on fixed gear bikes than ever, we must pay tribute to those who paved the way!

Lately I’ve been chatting with Devan Gallagher, formerly known as Devan Council. In 2010, she was at the forefront of women in the fixed gear trick scene. She attended all the major competitions, released multiple videos, and was even invited to the prestigious Red Bull Ride + Style competition in 2011, the only women to ever be invited to the competition series.

Devan would also do her part covering and supporting other woman in the scene. In January 2011’s issue of Urban Velo, Devan had a write up interviewing several of the woman throughout the scene, possibly one of the biggest forms of exposure for women in the scene at the time.

Devan has hopped back on the bike recently and is in full shredding form, which is so cool to see. We just uploaded one of her old unreleased edits from 2011 onto the archive. Check out Devan’s old edit below and peep some of her new shred here!