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The 2012 Texas Toast Jam

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The 2012 Texas Toast Jam

I am so stoked for Taj and the Odyssey crew. The 2012 Texas Toast is gonna be a blast:

Odyssey’s Texas Toast Jam is coming back.
October 13 and 14 in Austin, TX.

This year will include dirt jumps, street course, and the return of an even more challenging Gauntlet of Death. Flatland will also be a part of this year’s Toast as we combine forces with the Texas Round Up flatland jam.

Mark your calendars and we will bring you more information in the coming months as it becomes available.”

Check out my coverage from last year below.

Where the Hell is Waldo III

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Where the Hell is Waldo III

This one’s coming up!

“WHERE THE HELL IS WALDO is an all city “Alley Kat Style” Scavenger hunt race. Cyclist are given an address and clues of where to find Waldo (real person or wheat paste) at key landmarks through out the city. No route, however you get there is up to your knowledge of the city. This year, in honor of our 3 year anniversary, we will be hosting the WHIS3 in Brooklyn NY, Los Angeles CA, and San Antonio, TX on the same day!!!

After parties are TBA, but request to host have already been put in our ear. As you know we like to ride hard and play hard so lets have fun!!!!!

Co-Directors: Justin Kizzart & GlockWork
Shot & Edited: GlockWork
Riders: Dust Bunny & Sean Martin (TOLA & CBNC)
Music Edited: Loren “Lo Key” Rowry

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Be there!

Fairdale: Ride for Puppies and Kitties

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Fairdale: Ride for Puppies and Kitties

Raddest flier ever? Maybe. This in from Fairdale:

SANDY CARSON has organized a near 1000 mile bike ride from Seattle to San Francisco to raise money for the Humane Society.

Check out this LINK if you’d like to help some poor little puppies and kitties. We’ll be heading out for the pedal in June so look for daily updates then.”

Sick! Taj, keep me posted, I’m down!

Mash 1-Year Anniversary Alleycat

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Mash 1-Year Anniversary Alleycat

I’m very excited for Mike and the entire Mash crew. In a year, their shop has become a destination for out of towners, a meet up for group rides and a bike shop that caters to track bikes. Mash is synonymous with track bikes in SF and the 1-Year Anniversary Alleycat celebrated that.

Unlike last year’s Twin Peaks Time Trail, this race was separated into two events: an alleycat qualifier and a Twin Peaks race. Only the top racers from the alleycat could race up to Twin Peaks. I hung around all day, chatted with racers and shot some photos.

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The 2012 Red Bull #RideNStyle – Fixed Freestyle

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The 2012 Red Bull #RideNStyle – Fixed Freestyle

After the spills and thrills from the 2012 Red Bull RideNStyle track race, the fixed freestyle competitors were ready to rip apart the ramps and rightfully so. The sport has progressed by leaps and bounds in the past year. The tricks are getting bigger, more clicked and are looking more fluid than ever. The good riders really can flow through a park setup now and since people have been spending time at Woodward, a lot of the riders had a new found confidence on big ramps. I feel like I heard rumors for the past few weeks about Josh Boothby’s plans for a backflip and, as we all know, he followed through…

Boothby’s solid runs landed him in first place.  Tyler Johnson’s big and smooth tech lines were more clicked than ever, landing him in second and Joe McKeag’s 540s, truck drivers and clicked 360’s pinned him down in third. Personally, I’m less interested in final rankings and more impressed at the overall caliber of riding that was present. Everyone gave it their all and no one was seriously hurt. But that helmet saved your ass Kenny!

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The 2012 Red Bull #RideNStyle – Racers

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The 2012 Red Bull #RideNStyle – Racers

Compared to last year’s event, the 2012 Red Bull RideNStyle race track was a huge improvement. The lanes were wider, racers were required to use some of the fixed freestyle course and with the addition of two banks on the staircase, people were encouraged to gap the channel. Much as I anticipated, the competition came down to four racers.

In the end, it came down to Addison Zawada, Hern and Walton. Three strong racers, all out for it and the crowd was into it.

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