I visited him in Seattle in October 2010. I thought I lost these photos on my old hard drive, but recently I found some of them. This trip is one of the greatest memories of my life because it was my first time visiting a local scene abroad and meeting local riders there. Looking back now, I realize that this trip truly became part of my roots.
Photo: Satoshi Hashimoto
COURT IS IN SESSION. New CSK jam from Jacob Ruff and Ruff associates for vertical viewing pleasure (I still enjoyed watching on desktop though). So many nifty shifty tight lines in here, Jacob has become an expert at this park.
Additionally, Jacob has released brand new CSK hats… making these the first CSK clothing product to drop in many many years!
Ruff man Jacob Ruff has been making moves in the BMX world and has become the S&M phone filmer / editor. Here’s a new one he cooked up featuring the whole Seattle gang. He even gave himself a cameo clip at the :53 mark! All part of big fixie’s plan to infiltrate BMX. Thanks for doing your part Jacob.
Posted up this line from 2008 of Tyler Johnson onto the archive yesterday and wanted to boost it a little more. For Tyler to have this kind of bike control on a full blown track bike 17 years ago is just other worldly. Tyler may be somewhat distanced from Fixed Gear these days, but don’t ever forget what an enigma and prodigy this guy was / is on a bike!
In today’s episode I linked up in person with Zach “ZLOG” Hoffner, a very important figurehead in the early + mid Seattle Fixed Gear scene and a player in the popularization of Fixed Gear as a whole. We dig into Fast Friday, The Revival, ZLOG Blog, and much more. Thanks for coming on the show Zach!
In today’s episode of Off Track, we explore the worst Fixed Gear trends, we get live news broken to us, Deacon asks more tough food questions, and much much more. Yes, I messed up the recording and only recorded my face, so enjoy some extra effort that was put into covering that up. Enjoy!
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Raw chronicles from Jacob Ruff’s phone. Rail ride at 3:30 was real nice, love it.
CSK and Ruff boss man Jacob Ruff getting after it in a parking garage! Love the sequence of the parking block moving on its own. Love the creativity with the setups, such a feel good little jam.
Killer edit of Japan’s own Tadashi Nakamura via Still Pour from his time in the states in 2018. Tadashi’s riding is always squeaky clean and on point. He’s always got good lines mixed with some fearless rail hits. Hyped to watch some footage from him, check it!
Chase Davis is now pro for Ruff Bike Co! Jacob made this cool video capturing the moment Chase found out + some clips of Chase shredding around Seattle, congrats dude!
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