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… and the official video from Red Bull. Don’t forget to check out all the Guest Galleries!
Previously:
Guest Gallery: Matt Lingo at the 2013 Ride + Style – Crowd Shots
Guest Gallery: Matt Lingo at the 2013 Ride + Style – FGFS
Guest Gallery: Matt Lingo at the 2013 Ride + Style – Racers
As far as I’m concerned, Ride + Style is the leading showcase for the top street racers and fixed freestyle riders. The days of grassroots comps are for the most part gone, leaving Ride + Style one of the few standing trick comps. It brings people from as far away as Japan to compete but most importantly, to keep the scene strong and connected.
This year, from what I can tell, people were more stoked to just fucking hang out than they were to win any award and to me, that’s the most important thing to take away from any competition. However, since it is a competition, there has to be a winner and this year’s Ride + Style FGFS champ is Matt Reyes.
Many thanks to Matt Lingo for pulling these photos together in such a timely manner. Keep on top of Matt’s work at RecFail and check out more photos from the 2013 Ride + Style track racers in the gallery.
So far, this is the only video I’ve seen from the event yesterday in SF. I’m pretty bummed that I missed out but I had previous obligations. Anyway, check this video out and head over to TTvBlog for more coverage from yesterday’s event.
It’s almost time for Red Bull RideNStyle!
“On Saturday, May 4, Red Bull Ride + Style will return to San Francisco for the third time, reuniting the world’s best fixed gear racers and freestylers together in Justin Herman Plaza. The event also brings together four of the world’s top street artists through collaborative art on both the racecourse and the freestyle ramps.”
Check out more below!
Epic Skatepark in Rocklin, California played host to the first annual Epic Competition and Chop ‘Em Down Films was there to capture it all. This one’s a long watch but well worth it just to see Gus eat french fries.
Matt posted this up earlier today and I was really impressed with everyone’s riding, especially his own. I always appreciate street over contest footage but everyone flows nicely through this tight setup. See more coverage from AFC Uproar at Wheel Talk Fixed.
Texas Toast begins today! See you all out there!
Friday, October 12th:
Cult’s Talk is Cheap premiere at Shakespeare’s Pub
All ages at 8pm, 21 and over from 10pm on. 314 East 6th st.
Saturday, October 13th:
10:00 AM Dirt practice opens
11:00 AM Street practice opens
1:30 PM Gauntlet of Death Challenge
2:30 PM Dirt qualifying
5:00 PM Street qualifying
Saturday night:
Official Toast After Party w/ 2 video premieres at Scholz Beer Garden
The Hunt Video and Top Secret Surprise Super Epic Video
All ages 10pm. 1607 San Jacinto Boulevard Austin, TX 78701
Sunday, October 14th
Noon Bunny Hop Contest
1:00 PM Texas Round Up Pro Flat Finals
2:00 PM Dirt Finals
4:00 PM Street Finals
Note: this schedule may change (depending on how many riders sign up) so keep an eye on TEXASTOASTJAM.COM.
Flatland riders keep an eye on TEXASFLATLANDROUNDUP.COM
If you’re within driving distance of Austin, or you’re already here for ACL, you better make it out to the Odyssey BMX Texas Toast Jam this weekend. It’s bigger and better than last year, with a tighter, more techy dirt section, a new and improved Gauntlet of Death, better street course and even a flatland section. I went out yesterday to check in on the guys and it’s a lovely, colorful mess of ramps and paint right now. Some of which look dreadfully fun to shred.
Year after year, this event comes up and I always want to make it out. Too bad this year, my October is booked up! If you can make it, do! It’ll be a blast. Check out more info here.
Sure, it may look like a bunch of dudes, standing around, looking at some plywood but those are the most capable ramp builders west of the Mississippi. The crew is already cracking away at the 2012 Texas Toast Jam course. With the dirt already getting shaped and the ramps underway, you can expect it to be bigger and better than last year. I’ve seen the sketches for some of the course and its insanity.
Last week I swung by to see the guys. While I was checking in on their progress, I shot some photos with the Hasselblad. Check ’em out! And if you missed out on my photos from last year, see them here and my Recent Roll photos here.
The San Jose bike shop iMinusD is celebrating 3 years this weekend. iMinusD have been supporters of this site since they opened their doors and I wish them all the best for the forthcoming years. Head over to their blog to see what else is going down this weekend!
Kris put together a video from the _deadwood_ and BHSK Man Up! trick jam. That last clip is a bruiser… yeeeesh.
Kris from Locked Cog continues his cell phone videos and this weekend, Deadwood brings the MAN UP! Fixed Freestyle Open to Palo Alto, Cali.
Fixie Famous, the blog that’s piggy-backing on a fun hashtag that Jonathan Davis coined, posted the first and maybe only video coverage we’re going to see from Midwest Mayhem 3. It’s really quick and to the point, focusing on some bangers from Antonyo (Warhol?) and Boothby.
All the major trick comps going down these days have a lot to owe to Midwest Mayhem. It was really the first big competition and the pivotal moment in fixed freestyle. After RideNStyle and other events went down this year, it’s easy to get hung up on the small turnout for MWM3, but I kind of like that.
I’m bummed I couldn’t make it out but it looks like people had a blast and a lot of these dudes are hanging out in Chicago for the rest of the month. Now the media blitz that will come from that trip will be off the wall. And even though I’m giving Fixie Famous a hard time about their name, I greatly appreciate this video…
Who else can pull off putting Milwaukee’s own Jeffrey Dahmer on a t-shirt for Midwest Mayhem 3 than TTv blog? Swoop one now and check out the final flier for the event below.
What I would consider the originator of the fixed freestyle competitions is back for its third year. Midwest Mayhem returns! Don’t miss out! Unless a magical bird flies me to Milwaukee and then directly to LA for free, I can’t make it again this year. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to make it out, especially with those prizes on the line.
Shiokaze is the longest-running fixed freestyle competition in the world and it’s really rad to see Japan holding on to that tradition. This year, Chacon went out and took 1st place.
Gus did an incredible job on the Midwest Mayhem 3 flier. I can’t wait to finally make it out to Milwaukee again for this. Stoked!
