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Wheeltalk – Night Moves with the Euro Boys

After SMC 8 the Euro boys (Crispy, Bean, Marc, Max, and Youri) made their way to SF and met up with the Mayor himself Matt Reyes. They went on a night excursion around town and shot some really cool pics with the gang. Check out the full writeup and photoset on Wheel Talk!

PRIVILEGED BREAD 15 – 22 MINUTES OF GLUTEN

Privileged Bread 15. 22 minutes of straight gluten, hope you’re not celiac. SMC comp week and more. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Bigfoot GRAND SLAM JAM Recap

Just dropped our footage from the NorCal Bigfoot Fixed GRAND SLAM JAM FGFS competition that went down December 6th, hosted by Adam Wells and Andy Sparks! Big shoutout to CRISPY for getting out there and covering the event for us and congrats to our guys Max and Chase for getting podium and making us proud. Really fun looking comp and stoked Adam and Andy put this one together.

Gallery – SMC 8 Day 1 by Suzie

Suck My Comp 8 gallery is here! For the last few years we actually haven’t had a dedicated photographer shooting these, but luckily for this one Suzie stepped up to the plate and killed it. I think in the future I’ll drop pics before the video edits, but nonetheless here are the full batch of pics from Suzie’s cam on day 1: FGFS day! (click into post for full gallery)

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FIXATED VIGOROUS FRAME OUT NOW

After months of teasing, the EU made Fixated Vigorous frames are out now! The frames come in 3 colors and are built with incredibly high quality to Ritchie’s specs. Youri and Ritchie have been testing and shredding the geo for months and it looks like a super comfy bike, offering a slightly bigger seat tube than the other 26″ frames on the market. For the 26″ European riders looking to not spend a fortune on shipping from the US, your time has come! Here’s what Ritchie has to say about the frames:

“After a long wait, we are happy to announce the Fixated Vigorous frame, handcrafted in the EU with a focus on durability and style, delivering strength, snappyness, and versatility.”

Frame specs:
– 4130 chromoly tubing
– 39cm seatube
– 370mm chainstays
– 26×2.4″ tire clearance
– Integrated BMX headset
– 74° headtube angle
– 74° seattube angle
– 14x120mm hubspacing
– 25.4mm seatpost
– Mid BB
– Recommended fork size: 400/410mm

Check out the brand new Vigorous frame on the Fixated site HERE!