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Fukuoka Loco Coverage

It’s been a while since we’ve seen a contest out of Japan (or anywhere for that matter), but YSO put on the “Fukuoka Loco” competition this past weekend and it looked like a bunch of fun. It’s really great to see the Japan scene in full effect. They house some of my favorite riders and really bring a unique style to FGFS, so this really puts a smile on my face and great to see some dudes out there that I haven’t seen ride in a while.

The format on this is interesting. For one: they combined trick track and FGFS. Not sure how I feel about that since the styles are hard to compare, but still cool to see everyone together. The bracket style play is interesting too. That format hasn’t really been adopted in the states, maybe it could be cool to implement?

RSK ended up taking the win on this one with Takashi taking 2nd place. Some solid riding all around though. I got word that they’re doing another competition in Osaka next. Maybe see you there?

-NEON-

This was such a treat to see. NEON is a video starring Japanese shredder Marco featuring Takashi, RSK, and Kano all absolutely killing the neon lit streets of Japan. Marco is in his own league when it comes to his jib level, one of my favorite dudes to watch on a fixed gear bike right now. The ender at 5:20 was amazing. I mean hell, the whole thing was great from start to finish. Can’t say enough good things about this, hit play!