Andy Sparks visited in Fukuoka city Japan in July. I’m sending some picture of Andy and Shun. Group picture as well. It’s rainy season here in Japan. But I tried street sesh as much we can. You can see Andy’s bike got so rusty. So great to see you again, ANDY!!!! Welcome back to Japan!!!!
Camera: Satoshi Hashimoto
Location: Tokyo Japan
July 2026
Me (84kick), Andy Sparks and Kozo are hosting a fixed gear trick competition, “THE SAMURAI TRICK COMP,” in Tokyo! Maybe you think, “Why Andy Sparks?” Last month, I met Andy in Fukuoka and told him about this idea. He liked it and said, “I will come to Tokyo!” So I thought, OK, we have to do it! August in Japan is super hot, so we will start in the evening. Around 15 riders already entered. I’m really excited!
Last time, I decided to have no sponsors. But this time, Andy and I talked a lot, and we decided to have sponsors for the young riders. I asked my friends who always support us, and they said yes right away. I’m so happy! Thank you so much, everyone. I really appreciate it! Some riders from overseas will also join this time. August in Japan is fucking hot, but let’s have fun together!
See you there!
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Rare track bike piece produced by 84Kick! Clean production with tons of character. Bonju glides through the streets of eastern Tokyo with style on a beautiful track bike. Loving the track drops!
Kai aka FIXIKA is truly a pioneer of fixed gear tricks in the Japanese scene. I remember that he organized a weblog back around 2007–2009, where he wrote about how to do fixed gear tricks. When I was around 24 or 25, I read and read and read his blog almost every day to learn trick tips. I’m really glad he’s still here and still riding like this. We still shoot together a few times a year.
Rider: Kai Nashimoto
Camera: Satoshi Hashimoto
Location: Tokyo Japan
January 2026
84kick is hosting The fixed gear trick competition called “THE SAMURAI TRICK COMP” in Tokyo, Japan. Around 10 riders are already in. Over the past few years, I’ve been attending competitions overseas, but it’s been a long time since I could watch Japanese riders closely, so I’m really looking forward to this.
This time, I wanted to keep it as pure as possible, like 100% rider’s DIY pure, so there will be no sponsorship from brands, manufacturers, or shops. The location will be kept secret and shared only with registered riders. I’ve received some inquiries from overseas riders, but this time the event will be for domestic riders only. If everything goes well, I’d like to open it up to international riders in the future.
Alright everyone, see you on March 7th.
SAMURAI TRICK COMP
Date: March 7th, 2026 (Rain date: March 8th)
Content: Trick competition & mini games
Location: Tokyo
Entry Fee: 1000 yen
* Location will be kept secret
* For domestic riders only
* No sponsors, no media
I dig the aesthetic of everything the KRAY crew drops. The riding in this one is killer too. Keybow and BSCboy have some really sick creativity in here and Marco always slays. Give this one a watch.
Nice little profile video of Nasty shredding the streets in his classic fashion.
Looked like Kareem had a really sick trip to Japan. Everyone killed it. Marco with the buttery riding and Kareem coming in better than ever on that Holdfast Frame. Nose pivot fakie double pegs are crazy looking. Scene and spots in Japan looks really fun! Check it out!
In similar news, Loose Nuts just dropped from rad patches. Swoop here.
Spotted these through Locked Cog. Always good content coming from there.
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