First of all, today is Deacon’s birthday. Go give him some bday love on his IG.
Second of all, Deacon’s Courttek build has changed a bunch throughout his time having it. Although we’ve shot pics of it already, it’s basically a completely different build now. So we got out to a good ol’ basketball court with our buddy Josh and snapped some pics! (Full set and details after the jump)
2025 park shmix with a real camera featuring most of the local squad casually filmed over the last few years!
Squad includes: Marco Marquez, Johnathan Ball, Corey San Agustin, Matt Spencer, Chase Henley, Max Vargas, Kareem Shehab, Deacon Wong, Lucas Petruzzelli, Jonathan Thompson, Jacob Santos, and Kris Sundet!
I’ve been riding this exact frame for nearly 3 years now. It’s technically the 2nd Master Courttek prototype and even has a special engraving on the bottom bracket with my name on it, which the production versions didn’t have. It’s time to say goodbye though.
My good friend Paul and I shot some final pics of the bike to commemorate it and put it to rest properly. I’m not usually that sentimental about my own bikes, but I’ve become really close with this one for probably obvious reasons. I never thought I’d have my name on a frame and I’m still blown away by the amount of people that wanted to buy a frame that had my name on it. Seriously big thank you to everyone who snagged one.
Why are we saying goodbye to it though? All that i’ll say for now is that it’s not because the frame is broken. RIP Courttek build, you served me very very well!
Full gallery and bike check after the jump.
Master frames, forks, and bars are back in stock for a limited time! The frames are on sale too, so there has never been a better time to get your hands on some of the most unique frames FGFS has ever seen. Check everything out on the Master store here!
Max recently had his Courttek stolen, but thanks to Luke, a Melbourne local, they found it and got it back! So Max decided to make this celebratory video hitting up some spots and talking to us about the situation.
Master master Kareem joined us on a session in his new hood recently. It’s been about 10 years since I’ve been to this skatepark, so we had fun getting re-acclimated with one another. Kareem doesn’t get out on his bike that much anymore, but his recent move to LA has him more motivated to be back on the bike than ever. He’s always a treat to watch ride and he nailed this un luc-e on this big hubba with ease.
The Master shop has reopened! Since the reopen is temporary, now is the time to stock up on any parts you’ve been trying to get your hands on plus some new goodies.
For new products we’ve got a new hubset color in gun metal! This color is only available in a 3/8th axle. Loving the way it looks.
Next, you heard that right, I said HUBSET. That means Master 64 front hubs are now being offered, so you can finally perfectly match your rear Master 64 hub in black or silver! These hubs work with nearly all forks, so you don’t have to worry about axle size or anything.
Lastly everything else is restocked including frames, forks, black and silver hubs, axles, and everything in between. Store won’t be open permanently, so grab everything while you can on the Master store here!
Sad news for the scene, but the Master store is shutting it’s hypothetical doors on Setember 4th for an indefinite amount of time. This isn’t forever as Master says they still plan on launching a Courttek V2 and other parts, but for the time being you will not be able to buy any more Master parts, so I highly suggest you stock up now and buy some stuff.
VERY RARE. If you haven’t noticed, Master product never goes on sale. So what is this? Is the financial ruin of the country upon us? Luckily not (for now), but Master is moving headquarters from Seattle to LA and Kareem doesn’t wanna lug all the frames here. So frames, forks, and bars are all 20% off. Take advantage while you can!
First of all, I’d like to let everyone know relatively informally that Master is dropping their much anticipated 2023 26″ Hightek frames THIS SATURDAY (December 2nd). In the buildup to that, Kareem just released these really cool, really limited supply of Master Puf pants. These wide bois come in black cargo and red corduroy and are available starting at $115. Along with the drop came some really cool shots of Kareem on both of his wheeled devices of choice. Snag a pair here while they last!
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