The Radavist

The iMinusD team goes hard in their newest video. Everyone’s got some killer lines in here and it’s good to see Matt in front of the lens this go round. Solid as hell guys!

Red Bull has announced the riders for the 2012 Ride + Style Fixed Freestyle competition. Check out the list below.

Matt Spencer has been putting out some great content over the past few weeks. I love this one-handed table photo. So slick. Don’t forget to check out Matt’s farewell to Volume video. It’s one of the most creative edits of the year.

Support made in the USA FGFS products and check out Destroy‘s new pre-sale on their Masochist framesets and 4.666″ bars. I love the colors, especially the antifreeze green and the blue. Way to go guys. That pricepoint is right where it needs to be. Pick them up here.

Photo by Matt Lingo

Matt’s the king of the multiburst sequences but I like the lifestyle shots more, especially ones like this. That new SKYLMT is looking damn nice. Check out the rest at Rec Fail.

Zlog‘s last Future Tense looked like a ton of fun. Tyler’s going off!

How long has it taken companies now to pull off a legit micro drive hub? Too long! Spike has just announced its Vault hub and it doesn’t require you smearing loctite on bolts. Also, check out their new two piece High bars and the new Breakbrake 17 Charmer 26″ proto.

Photo by Matt Spencer

Matt just posted up this photo of Congo throwing down at the Long Beach skatepark over at Wolf Drawn. I love how much table tops have improved in FGFS over the years. I guess, wheels get smaller = bike is easier to throw around. Nice shot Matt!

I just spent a weekend in the wilderness, via bike and all I can do is watch this video. Matt Reyes doing his magic on Jonah Kessle for Sadio. So much goodness in here and he’s wearing a helmet. This kid’s a real Ripper.

Being pumped on FGFS comes in waves for me and I’m sure it’s the same for a lot of people. Some weeks, you just don’t feel like riding your bike. Seeing Kris from Locked Cog stoked on his bike and being creative is enough motivation to get anyone out on theirs. Digging the footjam tireslide and the feeble pop up!

Matt‘s saying bye to Volume to pursue other opportunities and as a thank you, he put up a rather slick edit. Spine tire slide, ledge roll, t-bog, one-handed table and whip skid drop looked balleur. Along with just general, fast riding. I think FGFS needs to not have rules and just be fast and fun. This shit looks good. If and when Matt Spencer goes to 26″, It’ll be just as fun to watch though. Style is style, regardless of wheel size.

I mentioned yesterday that Cody Nutter gave me a little tutorial on color-correction recently. In 5 minutes, I began the process of learning curves. In the past, I’ve messed around with color curves but looking back at some of the photos, I cringe. They’re either too blue or too red and ultimately, they just look like a photo lab mixed the wrong chemicals when processing film. Andy from Fyxomatosis gave me the best advice anyone could give: the photo should look like it was taken with your eyes. With digital photography at an all-time high and apps like Instagram going viral, people love the nostalgia associated with a high-contrast, cross-processed image. But I’m not sure that’s where I want to go with my photos. Sure, this isn’t a rule but it’s a direction I want to stay clear of.

Back to the learning curves. The photo on the right is the original photo I posted of Matt Spencer during the LBC in ATX trip. The photo on the left is after balancing out the blacks and whites. Quite a difference huh?

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Torey got a lil loose while he was in SF. I’ve heard buzzings of what went down but this is the first “media” to drop from his trip. Matt Reyes with the shot, Breakbrake 17 with the product.

You know what’s good. iMinus D, Grime and pop-up jams in San Jose!

“iMiNUSD and Grime held a no-notice pop-up jam in a Downtown San Jose bum park. The Don’t Nark In The Park Jam features riding from Ed Wonka, Gabe Alcantara, Alex Blanco, Matt Montoya, Christian Hamrick, Jeff Dempler, and Mike Schmitt. For a mellow BBQ day some pretty technical tricks went down. I almost can’t even tell some of the switch tricks apart from the natural ones. The scene out here is so next level, there must be something in that San Jose water that the government isn’t telling us about.”

Killer use of the Cannibal Holocaust soundtrack.

Photos by Matt Reyes

I already had the Boothby T-Bog photo in queue when this photo of Jonah doing an abubaca popped up. These are both a great use of natural light Matt! Check out more at Wheel Talk.

Photo by Matt Lingo

Jonathan Davis is one of my favorite FGFS riders to watch shred and when you put him in front of someone’s lens like Matt Lingo, you know the outcome is going to be good. Over at Rec Fail, Matt just upped a grip of shots but I love this one-footed table the best. Check out the rest at Rec Fail.

The Grime boys have been busting their ass on a new site for months and it’s finally live. Joey, Mike, Wonka, this looks great. Stoked to see it up. Love the footer image! Check it out at Grime NY.

UNLKLY put together a video profile of Phillip Williams.