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Gorilla Killroy

-ok seriously, sometime soon i am going to get this frameset
-its one of the nicest things i've ever seen
-and considering the price tag on it, i swear to god this will be the last bike i will ever purchase

Kilroy Teaser IV from Gorilla Bicycles on Vimeo.

-torey's kilroy

thanksgiving weekend

-damn, this was a much needed break

tuesday
-kicked it with casey after school
-met up with christina and ck later
-got food
-lame night
-saw this crepe place down judah, gotta check it out one day


wednesday
-kicked it with miles
-went to the island in a long while
-rode with rich and albi
-kicked it with willie at night
-my bike with a slammed seatpost
-and new fat tire goodness


-on thanksgiving, before my family dinner i rode with ck and james
-went to dp and saw travis from freewheel playing bike polo

friday
-was ridiculous
-went to wpip but it was shut down before it even started
-then two crazy bus rides
-and dp

saturday
-the pad with rich, willie, thomas, and ck
-later tried to rock climb with willie, mason, and ck but it was closed
-so we went to in and out burger



-next week?

happy thanksgiving

-word
-today is the day to just eat hella food, have fun
-tomorrow is gonna be the bomb

chemical brothers

-i've always had these two on my iphone but ive never paid attention to them, until i stumbled upon them last night
-i saw this videos
-holy fuck
-the list just keeps getting longer

dj am...

-never a problem to check some videos on dj am every once and a while
-amazing dj
-rip

so close to weekend

-thanksgiving this week, which means i get off school tomorrow
-so down with a 5 day weekend especially since a lotta things are happening too

-tom lamarche's bike
-i dig it

-new nemesis project freestyle frame
-angles look really relax...
-nice frame though


-that last 180...

Tom&Nasty from -xxxPHOENIX.xxx- on Vimeo.

-steak

Kilroy Teaser III - IV from Gorilla Bicycles on Vimeo.

still hyped on tiesto

-i was fucking there, i can not believe it

heaven on a saturday night

-so i went to tiesto last night
-and i am speechless
-it was just utterly amazing, life changing even
-yes i am seriously, life fucking changing
-some great music was played
-went with the homies miles, philip, and jacob
-good shit last night guys
-dada life opened up and they had a mean set with some crookers tracks

-my ears are still ringing
-i took a bunch of pics with my iphone, but i am too lazy to upload them and most look the same anyway


-i got lucky with this shot

-i remember this song begin played with tegan and sara

weekend recap
friday
-kicked it with miles, willie, ck, and mason

saturday
-rode in the morning with ck and willie
-then kicked it with christina and emma in the castro
-then met up with miles, philip, jacob, and dylan
-went to dylan's until we had to dip to tiesto
-saw some faces at the cow palace from my school, other homies, and some fixed gear riders
-also met some people
-went to miles after to sleepover

-my new tire came today, gonna get some riding down after hmwrk, if i have time...

-tom and wonka still killing shit in japan

Shiba Friday 11.20 from Fixy Life on Vimeo.

word to rich baldwin

-i'm kicking your ass in farmville
-might as well give up homie!

holy...shit

-the world just doesn't make sense anymore
-well, time to go practice...

"Tom" and "Wonka" from -xxxPHOENIX.xxx- on Vimeo.

still awake...

-went to go see the lamarie project @ si with kyle today in support of zach who has a role in the play
-all i have to say is well done! that was a really outstanding performance
-props to zach, buddy, and the rest of the cast!
-i left at the second intermission because i have a crap load of hmwrk to finish
-and its all busy work, fuck this shit
-i am tired

-wonka in japan
-fakie? well you gotta start somewhere

Wonka Short Video Edit from -xxxPHOENIX.xxx- on Vimeo.

WHAT THE FUCK MACAFRAMA X JOEL???

Joel Weston from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.

manye fuck school

-past two days has been filled with work
-its not even important work, just busy shit
-today wasnt my day, shit was rough

-filmed a little video project for american history today with zach, allie, dwayne, and monica
-haha funny shit went down
-gonna edit it tomorrow
-i loved making a script, filming, and editting
-its so fun

-the new brookyln trick bike, launch pad
-looks really sick
-more info here http://brooklynmachineworks.blogspot.com/2009/11/blast-off.html


-this was a really nice edit
-new name in the sport - sean milnes, gonna be in bootleg session v.4

Open Bicycle - Sean Milnes from Quarter Productions on Vimeo.

-second gorilla kilroy teaser
-cant wait for the whole movie, let alone the new trick frame

Kilroy Teaser II - IV from Gorilla Bicycles on Vimeo.

yay for lack of sleep

-i am fucking tired
-woke up at 6 to study for a physics test that i probably failed
-didn't get any break time in school cuz i either was meeting with teachers or working on projects
-gotta shit ton oh hmwrk to complete before ll
-same shit tomorrow
-to be called overworked would be a mother. fucking. understatment
-but tiesto on saturday!!

-tonight in about 2 hours give or take, is the

Leonid Meteor Shower 2009

-fo sho go watch this, when in your lifetime will this happen again?
-u gotta experience stuff in life, even the little things
-yee, bouta go to the reservoir to watch it with ck later, no homo

100%Pure Fighter Final　補正版 from kwast on Vimeo.

lunch for this week is...

-holy shit this weeks lunch looks pretty good
-had a survey for favorite lunch a while back and these were the results
-ashamed the burger wasn't included in this
-that was my favorite lunch

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16th, 2009

PEPPERONI PIZZA -$3.50

or

CHEESE PIZZA - $3.50

(This choice received 295 votes)

-another well thought out choice menu

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17th, 2009

POTSTICKERS W/ FRIED RICE -$4.00

(This choice received 248 votes)

EXTRA POTSTICKER $1.00

or

FRIED RICE $ 2.50

-cmon guys, this you arn't even trying

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 2009

PESTO PENNE PASTA w/ bread - $3.00

(This choice received 258 votes)

or

PHILLY CHEESE STEAK- $4.00

-pesto penne pasta is lw good, shoulda been burgers man...

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19th, 2009

AND THE WINNER OF COURSE -BREAD BOWLS

(This choice received 500 votes-76%)

CHILLI - $3.50

or

CLAM CHOWDER - $3.50

-of course, everyone at my school trips over bread bowls so much

i made my decision...

-this was kinda obvious

this was a wtf kind of weekend

-strange weekend, hung out with some people i would never thought i'd ever hang out with
-tired
-sunday's are the worst especially when you have teachers who like to fuck you over with overly large amounts of homework
-assholes

friday
-got casey to give me a ride home...i really need to learn how to drive
-met up with miles at taraval
-went to west portal for a bit then met up with some other homies
-down to a little party type thing
-saw some kids from my school and other peeps
-kind of a werid party

saturday
-went to freewheel with ck to go get a tire
-but freewheel didn't have one
-met up theo and james for a bit
-then rode at the cours with thomas
-met up with miles later
-then we kicked it with philip and cyruss
-phil said some of the funniest shit i've ever heard in a while
-haven't laughed like that in a long while
-then we went to mcdonalds for food
-back to the sunset and ck and i left to the rec center
-hit up james and chilled at his house again
-got some yummy donuts

-ok for next weekend i have two options
-i can either go to tiesto for some intense fun

-or kick it in sj for the iminus d grand opening
-i haven't been in touch with the community in a while and this would be a great place to see some faces
-you'll see me at either one of these next week

videos

-lotta interesting videos dropped today

-another gorilla video series about the new frame killroy

KILROY - Teaser I of IV from Gorilla Bicycles on Vimeo.

-chris fonseca made a little commercial video for the brisbane outdoor straps
-some funny stuff and some nice riding
-love the music change in the middle
-http://nocassettesmovie.bigcartel.com/product/brisbane-outdoor-strap-ons-preorder-ships-dec-09

Brisbane Outdoor Gear "Strap Ons" FRS Commercial from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.

-next up, this 30 seconds to mars music video that was filmed with the la fixed gear riders
-some good stuff in there i guess...
-congo had a nice clip in it

-another nigel silvester edit!
-damn there are so many of these but hes a sick rider

Escape From Tomorrow (A Day In the Life With Nigel Sylvester) from 13thWitness™ on Vimeo.

jillian caldwell is the coolest homie

-straight up, she sent me 2 crunchies and two coffee crisps candie bars for my birthday
-easily the coolest person i know
-thank you so much, im eating a crunchie as i type this
-if you see me eating these in the hallways, class, etc holla!
-but u aint gonna get any

Publish Post

-o side note, these chips are delicious
-i love ketchup so much
-i first saw these on trick track when tom mosher brought them to ny
-those crazy canadians

um...hi

-long time no post
-i apologize, but my computer has been on the fritz for a few weeks and on sunday night it decided to crash on me
-but my dad fixed it up so i'm back on track

-lets see...
-first up, a 2nd gnarcotix trailer
-sick vid

gnarcotix trailer 2 welcome to the bayyyyyy from Gnarcotixsf on Vimeo.

-new profile spline sproket, i want one

-demolition pedals looking sick also!
-i googled purell for some reason, and this is one of the picturs i saw
-i lol'd

lunch for this week is...

-i think im going to start this weekly

-this is my school's lunch menu for this week. i think i am going to fore-tell some shit and comment on it, just to add some live to this blog

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 2009

Penne / Marinara Cream Sauce w/ roll $3.00

or

Italian Piroshki $3.00

-i hate piroshkis, looks like i am going with the penne/marina cream sauce

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th, 2009

2 Potsticker & 1 Spring roll w/ Fried Rice $4.00

or

Fried Rice $2.50

-yea, that's a great fucking lateral choice

-they couldn't have a more different choice?

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 2009

All Beef Hot Dog on a Hoagie Bun $3.00

or

Grilled Cheese Sandwich $3.00

-whats a hoagie bun?

-and are you going to take the wrapper off this time before microwaving it so when i bite into it i dont eat melted plastic?

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12th, 2009

Pepperoni Pizza $3.50

or

Cheese Pizza $3.00

-again, great job on the two options

birthday weekend

friday
-kicked it with miles and ck
-met teo, zach, and timmy in the marina
-just chilled at night

saturday
-yee, it was my birthday
-and the bruce mahoney, but who fucking cares about that shit
-went to miles house and chilled
-met up with philip, jacob, and dylan
-went to haight to get a t-shirt
-then to bloomingdales for popcorn
-then a party and a ridiculously long wait to get home

-a lot of chilling and kicking during the whole weekend
-i was down with it, some fun times and funny ass moments
-i should start taking pictures again, shit this blog is getting boring

-bootleg sessions 4, already?

Aloha Fixed: BLSV4 teaser from ALOHA FIXED on Vimeo.

DUDE, WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!

leader trick star/thomas new bike day

-i'm pretty sure most of you know the leader trick frame, its been out for some time now
-i've been considering the frame now over my brusier
-before you go up and arms about this, the brusier is really fun and i do love the frame
-but recently, ive been yearning for a track bike look and feel
-i have to travel on my bike alot around the city since i live in the sunset which is basically disconnected to the other parts and riding with the brusier aint an easy thing to do
-at times it's really sluggish
-and tricking wise, it is hard as shit to pop up, you can ask anyone who has tried my bike
-its something that you have to get use to
-i've been talking to a couple of homies about this, this week and most of em agree with me
-the trickstar seems like a better bike for riding and tricking and the fact that it doesn't look like a fucking tank has its bonus
-i am 50/50 on pulling the trigger on selling my frame for the leader frame
-but i don't know yet, we'll see
-one things for sure i am keeping the brusier fork and putting it on the leader if i do go with it
-the above picture is from trick track, drews 61cm frame with the brusier fork
-he too had been riding a brusier before he got that, i pmed him and am going to ask for his opinion the riding differences of the frames

-hung out with thomas wing today
-he finally lost his gnar bike virginity
-got himself a cutter
-don't worry, the wheels are only there until he can get his chukker/profile build
-he's been having quite some fun with it


-one problem he had was the chainring, it ain't spline
-the homies at freewheel came up with a solution to it that i have never seen
-they counter sunk a bolt on it, we'll see how this holds up but so far so good
-travis and dustin loves their coffee


-crookers!
-they have a new album coming up in 144 days, so long away!
-but every month these will be releasing one song for all of you
-for the month of novemeber, its their new song no security
-ok, i love the crookers, but they are really werid
-and it seems like they are trying out a new style and it is borderline dubstep
-this is kind of dissappointing to me cuz i wish they would make songs that get you pumped
-i personally dont want any of this hipter dupstep shit
-anyway check out the website for more info and what not http://www.crookers.net/

almost the weekend...

-almost
-ugh fevers, coughs, soar throats, headache
-fuck that shit
-but at least im not wasting time in bed
-shit, this week has been slow as fuck
-not much is going on either

-new profile hubs are coming out on friday though, i might have to get a pair of these soon
-my wheels are on the brink of dying


-all city proto in green
-i like the color a lot

argh

-i am not feeling well at all right now
-i think i might be sick, o plz let it not be the flu
-fuck that shit
-going to bed early...way early

Ride the Republic--Denton's POV from Armand Kohandani on Vimeo.

it's been a while

-so i took a 2 week break from tricking since i had "hit a brick wall" in my riding and i dunno i haven't been too motivated to ride or anything
-rode around the rec center for a bit today and shits better now, i can feel it
-breaks feel good, and it feels even better getting back on the bike after a while
-fixed gears are still important to my life, but i feel like my interest is slowly dying
-don't get me wrong, im still gonna ride the hell out of my bike, but it just won't be the same
-all i have to say is ride your bike to have fun, that's all there is to it, fuck everything else
-let's see what the weekend is about to stir up
-damn how i miss the last weekend, i don't think anythings going to be as good as halloween for a while
-oh how i hate mondays, especially since today has been a really hot day

-ok, i think the best halloween costume award goes to jillian
-she showed me yesterday that she went as a cholo for halloween
-funniest fucking shit ever
-there isn't anything in the world that could top this!! lol


-i want one of these
-as you know, i've been listening to a lot of house/electro/dance music ever since i saw mstrkrft at treasure island
-i've always wanted to learn how to dj
-how about it? my birthday is coming up soon...


turning tricks week 13

Turning Tricks - Week 13 from KrEEEstowfUr on Vimeo.

My name is Chris Layda, and this is my weekly video series called ‘Turning Tricks.’ Every week I try to learn at least one new trick, combination, or line. This series is meant to document my progress as a freestyle fixed gear rider.

This week I found a bank in a pretty industrial part of Brooklyn. Really a lovely area. Perfect for a Halloween ride.
New tricks and lines for this week include:

1. 3 tap on a bank!!! Fun.
2. some bank lines (stall to fakie to slider cab)
3. small flatbed line


Flimed by:
Jordan Guile

Music:
My Mind Playin' Tricks On Me
By:
Geto Boys

halloween...

-i dunno about you but i had a fucking great halloween and weekend
-iphone crashed on me, and since my computer has been on the fritz i lost more than 500 songs
-i am now trying to re-download them while doing homework...balls
-edit: yes i know this blog post is pretty anit-climatic, but i am way to lazy to write everything so if you want all the details hit me up

friday
-chilled with casey, christina, and clare
-met up with rich later
-then went to chill with ck

halloween/saturday
-started the day by chilling with miles and ck
-then headed down to west portal to meet phil
-chilled around there and met up with willie
-then headed to an intense party for the whole night
-this halloween was a million times better than last years

sf to seattle featuring emi, massan, and tyler johnson

San Francisco to Seattle from Matt Lingo on Vimeo.

-you've probably seen this already
-but i am going to post it anyway
-wonka kills it
-wheelie to 180...

Ed Wonka FGS. from Edward LAforte on Vimeo.

can u believe it...

-the weekend is so close
-and its halloween on saturday
-hopefully this shit is about to be cracking
-i keep hearing a whole bunch of shit from different people about whats going on
-here's one i saw on facebook http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160795072105&ref=nf
-tomorrow's the halloween critical mass, i am really considering hitting it up
-come in your costume and have a blast
-and for all the people who are gonna ride this weekend, check out all the events that are happening in sf and sj
-heard there's a mash race too, but i dunno about that
-have fun and happy halloween, i doubt that i will be blogging until sunday

wednesday, but almost thursday

-two more days till the weekend and halloween
-sick, decided to get a costume last minute, just a mask though
-more details later
-of course, i have the most work to finish and what not tomorrow

i've been listening to so much more house, electro music than i usually do ever since seeing mstrkrft
-i found a really sick website that has a bunch of mixes and songs, i was gonna keep it to myself but enoy...
-http://chemicaljump.com/-my favorite set http://chemicaljump.com/2009/09/30/dj-am-vs-jfk-live-at-banana-split-2-year-anniversary/
-jfk of mstrkrft and dj aim (rip) how could it get any better!?!?!

-hmm, ok looks like fxyation is making a stronger, more compound tire
-i might give them a second chance or go with the panaracer ribmo, we'll see

-the revival final trailer
-i cant wait for the video

The Revival from morehartfilms on Vimeo.

mstrkrft

-so you know i went to the treasure island festival 2 weekends ago
-i am still hyping over mstrkrft
-seriously was the best live performance i've ever seen
-here's some videos that are up ou youtube of their set
-good quality too, this is what you missed if you didn't go

its only monday

-fuck that

-tutti melon soft serve froyo just opened up near my house
-been going there everyday for the past 3 days
-i am a fiend for it

Turning Tricks – Week 12 - October 2009 from KrEEEstowfUr on Vimeo.

sliding from Terry B on Vimeo.

two years of fixed gear riding

-holy shit i cant believe i almost forgot the day that had basically made me into who i am today
-today marks the anniversary since i purchased my first fixed gear, october 25th
-yes i actually remembered the exact date, i remember everything that happened that night

-it was the thursday, a week before halloween
-i remember going to the walgreens to meet the dude to check out the bike
-i remember doing my world history outline for ms. ashby's class in freshman year
-i remember selling my mtn bike to some random dude and as he was switching out the pedals for his clipless ones when the dude came to my house with the bike
-i remember the happiness of riding it for the first time

-every minute of that night was an exciting one
-i wouldn't have made the friends i have now if it weren't for biking
-i wouldn't have gone through all the experiences from movie premieres to races to filming sessions to just hitting up different spots and chilling, etc
-i always ask myself, if i wasn't always biking, who would i be today?
-i've met a ton of people in san francisco whom i would've never probably thought i'd meet in my life
-not even just the people in sf, but all around the world

-you can call me a fag for going deep on this, but cycling is something bigger than it looks
-for me: it's passion, community, friends, memories, and a shit ton of riding whether its city loops, trick sessions, or just getting on a bike

-everyone has something that they are passionate about
-doesn't matter what is, as long as you love doing it
-and then there will be people who criticize and try to ruin it for you
-don't ever let anyone stop you from doing what you want to do, they can go fuck themselves
-just have fun with your life

-i thought it would be interesting to put up the different bikes/setups i had through these two years
-granted, i was a bit greedy but i was just confused
-maybe ill add some pics of some shit i've seen or experienced later if im not too lazy
-damn, look at the change in bikes
-from vintage track to aluminum to pursuit to tricking
-a shit load has happened in two years

-the first bike, a shogun conversion
-ugly ass hell but hey, i was just a noob
-note the upside down bullhorns...what was i thinking?


-painted that shit purple after a while
-sold that frame for the italian track, to this day i do not know what company or who made it
-but i loved this bike
-destroyed when i hit that damn curb near christina's house that one night
-rip and i hope the whoever bought this from me was able to restore it and ride the helll out of it


-second phase of the italian bike
-painted pink...yes i rattled canned an italian track frame
-this was still my favorite setup and bike



-replaced it with the concept
-the typical hipster track bike
-hated aluminum, this bike didn't last a month before i sold it to some other hipster


-the affinity track bike
-ok, this bike was sick but then i got into gnar bikes


-the first volume cutter
-fun shit

-ok i dunno why i sold the pink for this one but i built this bike pretty proper
-too big for me and now kianu rides it


-the mke brusier, got it off carl
-top tube is in half, but it was a fun bike to play around when i got back from london


-and finally, the current setup
-don't see this being sold or broken anytime in the near future
-after going through so many bikes, this bike is going to stick around
-hope to see what new shit this brings me
-of course there are going to be different bikes in the future though
-next one is the gorilla kilroy which i want to be saving up for, i had a dream about riding it last night...
-and note that almost all my bike, i rode velocity deep v's
-there is not a better rim company than velocity, they're the only thing that has been the same for me in the past two years
-hopefully i will keep it that way

same old shit

-typical weekend, same people yadda yadda yadda...
-not even gonna go into details, it wasn't that
-only difference is the break in biking this week
-i hate sundays

-massan, emi, and jason riding in sf

Emi and Jason from Matt Lingo on Vimeo.

Massan from Matt Lingo on Vimeo.

its almost the weekend...finally

-the first week back after break was a long one
-finally get to chill tomorrow
-i want to see where the wild things are tomorrow

-the past few days of ethics class, we have been watching the movie the shawshank redemption
-i strongly recommend you watch this if you haven't yet
-such a good movie, very clever part and it is really intense
-i actually looked forward to going to ethics because of this movie
-usually i would read the plot on wikipedia of any movie to see what happens next
-but i actually waited till i saw the movie to find out what happen
-i have never done that before


-saw this up on the gorilla twitter
-some selle italia x wonka trick saddle?
-i new something like this was going to happen
-stoked to see whats up with this


-so if you didn't know, fellow rider dom had a collision with a car on his pista concept
-it's basiaclly destroyed and dom replaced it with a samson njs track frame
-no biggie...
-nice build dude, have fun