Our second interview of the GTK interview series goes to Mike Schmitt. Who is Mike Schmitt? You’d have to have been living under a rock for the past 6 years to not know who Mike Schmitt is. Unorthodox FGFS killer, graphic designer, mastermind behind Turf Bikes, and a driving force behind FGFS as a whole since its beginnings. Get to know him below after the jump.
Matt Reyes and Mike Schmitt had a field day on their track bikes and filmed this awesome video riding around and having a blast in the streets of San Francisco. It doesn’t get much better than riding your track bike while doing tricks with your friends. Watching this will definitely make you wanna go out and ride your bike.
Here’s Matt Reyes‘ killer section from Turf‘s Word Is Bond video. Matt is one of the smoothest dudes on a bike. Period. And his ender wallride is insane. If you somehow haven’t watched the full video, check it out here.
A jam is going down in AZ (courtesy of Turf Bikes) this May titled the “Prickly Pear Jam”. AZ FGFS is going off right now and this jam will be as well. 100% rider supported and created. If you can make it, you need to go to this, cause it’s gonna be insanely fun. DIY spot, BBQ, camping, homies, and FGFS. What else could you ask for? Visit the Prickly Pear Jam website for more info!
Wheel Talk posted some studio shots he got of the Mike Schmitt signature Turf Nightstick Pegs in honor of his latest “Twilight Zona” edit. Check out the writeup and more photos here, and snag some Nightstick pegs here!
Our instagram giveaway with Turf Bikes to give away some Nightstick Pegs has come to an end. The winners are Peter Van Nguyen (@pvn300) and Christian Alivera (alivera_lotion)! Thanks to everyone for participating. Shoot them a follow on the gram and go get yourself some Nightstick Pegs.
Mike Schmitt‘s newest edit is so fucking good. He gave me a little sneak peak a couple days ago and I was instantly stoked on it before even seeing it. Mike is one of the most exciting dudes to watch on a bike cause you never know what he’s gonna do while running up to a setup. The 1 hand x-up sub was definitely one of those cases. That was the last thing I expected to see and it’s one of my favorite clips in this edit. Mike’s overall riding is looking so dialed these days and it’s great to see him taking advantage of all the insane Arizona spots. Really feeling the way this was put together too. Mike always comes through with sick editing. DON’T SLEEP ON THIS ONE!!
Turf and ourselves are hosting an Instagram grind photo contest. The rules are simple. Just post up a photo to your Instagram of you doing a grind on your FGFS bike and use hashtags #NIGHTSTICKTRICK (make sure there’s an “T” in there as opposed to the flyer) and #TURFBIKES. Two winners will be picked 3/20 and both will receive a pair of Turf Nightstick Pegs. Make sure your Insta accounts are public so we can see em, get at it!
Jimmy had one of my favorite sections from Turf’s video Word Is Bond. He’s a fucking silent slayer and any video involving him you already know is gonna be fucking banger. If you haven’t seen this, make sure you click that play button.
Turf just dropped Mike Schmitt’s individual section from Word Is Bond. This is easily one of my favorite parts from the whole video. Mike is the king of doing things properly improper. Personal favorites have to be the sprocket stall 180 at 2:00, the crook right after it, and the ender. If you haven’t seen it, you definitely can’t miss it. If you’ve seen it, give it another watch.
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