I’m sending some photos from a street session. After the Samurai Trick Comp, we went for a little street ride. Even after the competition, many riders kept riding a lot. I took some photos of them. Recently, photo sessions have been even more fun for me than filming. Thank you guys for coming and a having good sesh. (Full gallery after the jump)
Some people are inherently gifted by the swag gods before they even touch a bike. Some people may never know how much swag they could have on a bike. Worktofuck (great name) was lucky enough to discover that he has immense amounts of swag. Absolutely dripping in it on his Fuji track bike. Ripping some park and streets in St. Petersburg.
Bishkek crew at it again… scene is absolutely popping off over there!
The 3rd annual Safety Third Trick Comp in Eugene Oregon has been officially announced for 4th of July weekend! Josh Price puts in a lot of work to make these events happen so if you’re nearby (and even if you’re not) get out there for a weekend full of bikes! Keep up with Safety Third and Josh Price for more details to come.
Bishkek crew SMAW gets after it in this one night edit. I’m liking everything about this: the styles, bikes, music, and tricks. Smooth operators with natural style and lots of potential.
We’re announcing the official scores from the Samurai Trick Comp. The competition was judged on a 10-point system. Judges: KOZO, YSO, and SATOSHI(myself). YSO and I also rode, but we didn’t compete because we were judging.
Today we reveal our SMCGR 2026 picks for the top 10 Trick Track riders in the world! Tough year this year, so much talent and a lot of new faces. Rider cards after the jump!
March 7th 2026, The first Samurai Trick Comp has successfully come to an end. Even though the location was kept secret, more than 10 riders from across Japan came out to join. There were many riders I had never met before, and it gave me a lot of inspiration and motivation. We filmed the event, so I’ll edit the footage and share it with everyone soon. For now, I’m sending the group photo and results.
Thank you so much to everyone who came. Thanks to everyone’s support and good vibes, it became a truly great event. The next one is planned for August. See you soon. Arigato
Competition Results
1st place – Shun 🥇
2nd place – Keisuke 🥈
3rd place – Sota 🥉
4th place – Micro S Hopper
5th place – Kazu
Best Trick Winner
Shun
Footdown Winner
Liao
Competition and Best trick Judges
Kozo
Yasuo
Satoshi Hashimoto(myself)
My man Chris spinning to winning!! SOme mind melters in here as well as progression in the 180’s department. Looking really good! Doing it for Resist / Volume
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
Suck My Cog 