Trick Track

Farewell Courttek V1 Build

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.

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Amour Projekt – Unrestricted Motion Ep. 3

French media producer amour projekt just dropped the 3rd episode of Unrestricted Motion featuring most of the key players in the French scene like Ismael, fakijoe, and Guillaume alongside Fixated’s Youri. Short but fun project with some park, street, and flatland clips in the mix with some nice filming and cool editing. MIssed out on the first couple installments in this series so I’ve linked them below also. Keep these coming!

Safety Third Comp 2024 Gallery

Josh with Safety Third in Oregon has finally been getting around to sharing coverage of the competition held last year in Eugene! He just sent over this really nice gallery shot by Jacob Martin to get people pumped on the competition happening again this year on the weekend of June 28th. Check out event details for this year’s upcoming event here!

Chris Alzona – Volume Thrasher V1 Bike Check

Chris keeping the bike checks coming! He’s got so many builds that he probably has 5 more videos cooked up. Classy build, looks fun to ride. Love a Thrasher V1. The only thing I wish Chris did with these bike checks was add a little riding to the end of them! I wanna see him shred it!!

Poney Factory – Thrasher V1 La fin d’un réve

The French viking aka Poney aka Lucas Sentou just dropped this fun little build and ride video of his Thrasher V1, which he says goodbye to at the end of this video because he broke it. RIp Poney’s Thrasher, you served him well. 🫡

Didn’t Expect This – Tom La Marche Sim Works Photoshoot

One of the most influential riders of all time, Tom La Marche, after being away from track bikes for 10+ years, has re-emerged riding a track bike for the latest Sim Works photoshoot advertising their new stem. For those who know, this is massive news! He’s riding his own frameset via Lamarche Bike Co. of course! I wonder if we’ll be seeing more riding from him 🧐

New Volume Cutter Patina Colorway

Volume just upped a beautiful new Patina colorway for the classic Volume Cutter frame! While I’ve not been loving all the special edition colorways they’ve been dropping (splatter isn’t my thing), I think this is easily their best special edition colorway yet. I love rusty looking bikes so this is a great gritty choice. More details here!

Just Announced – STOKED Competition by Balance

UK + EURO SCENE STAND UP!! Balance Cycling store just announced a new competition called Stoked, a 2-day FGFS and Trick Track comp taking place in London on June 14th and 15th.

The flyer boasts a group ride, mini games, cash and clothing prizes, and lots more. Seems like a fun time. Maybe I’ll have to make it out for this 👀

Follow Balance Cycling Store in IG for more updates!