Wednesday, September 30, 2009

this just in, fixies are really cool

back on schedule

-ok the past couple of days have been a little busy
-shit load of homework and i had to go view movies for religion and wen i got home did homework
-didn't get any riding time at all
-but today things are back to normal and i just got back from a little session
-i don't know if i've said this already but my bike feels dialed right now
-everything feels perfect on that
-my posture is up right because of the 38c tire in the front and 28c in the back
-i love this setup
-all my tricks felt good, landed almost everything, learned a couple of things
-even tried to do 180s for a bit (wasn't in my clips...)
-damn who knew an hour of tricking after 4 days of non tricking can really do a number on your back
-also, the tv show chuck is the coolest show right now, i've been watching episodes on hulu till 1 in the morning (on school days) for the past 3 days

-so maybe you know, maybe you don't, but profile has upped this shit for the fixed gear market and i am excited
-terry told me a couple of months ago about profile re-designing their axles on their hubs and they introduced them last week at interbike



-they also introduced a couple of things for the drivetrain
-a new splined spider and sprocket, and a 144bcd chainring for the spider
-this is amazing
-def going to switch out my we the people setup for profiles and i am thinking of running a smaller gearing


-hold fast is really killing it right now too
-new design out from interbike
-looks so much better than my pair
-gonna have to get a new pair of these soon
-hold fast as been by far my favorite strap system ever
-i have no complaints what so ever about them
-i can actually get in my clips without having to reach down with my hands like i had to do when willie and i made our diy feetbelts
-my feet slid in as quick as i need them too
-easy to bail out
-even the "buckle problem" isn't that big of a deal
-i mean, man up eventually you don't even fell the buckles digging in your feet, it jsut takes time to get use to
-hold fast were the first of their strap system
-don't support or follow any other type of sytem
-like prolly once said "the first, the best, fuck the rest"
-http://www.holdfastordie.com/shop.html
-i be spending to much money O.o

-mishka came out with another jacket that i really want
-but that 200 dollar price tag is killing it for me =(
-http://www.mishkanyc.com/item/spetsnaz-mark-iii-jacket--black


-talked to christina today about how fucked up my shoes are and how i need a new pair
-i agree, i've had my vans chukkas since april
-they've basically been through two seasons going on three
-taken up from abuse of riding, daily use, and all that damn walking i did in london
-the shits are still holding up great and comfy as hell
-granted a couple of weeks ago i tore off the side layer on both my shoes, and the left is slightly ripped on the side
-check up on prollys blog, and the nike air zoom tiempo is re-releasing and i am def going to get a pair
-really digging the london color, black and green


-another option is the dc tactic mid bmx shoes i saw on a dans comp magazine
has a lot of cushioning everywhere
-internal lace loops to secure your shoelaces
-and some special pattern for grip on the bottom
-might work for fixed gear tricking too?

-gnarcotix has been busy
-check out the blog gnarcotix.com
-more pics and what not there
-feels like i havent seen any of these guys in a while
-damn school keeping me busy
-carl, lets ride this weekend?
-locked cog edit
-henry ho yet again killing it this time with a 180 full cab bar

not. a summer edit. from Kris *lockedcog* on Vimeo.



-interbike recap

INTERBIKE 09' VEGAS SUCKAS from chris clappe on Vimeo.



-turning tricks week 8

Monday, September 28, 2009

this is going to be fun

-alright kiddies, its a normal monday what a shock
-but today, after school i had to come back to view a movie for ethics
-we got to eat pizza which was two dollars a slice
-yes, a shit storm is about to brew up
-let me fill you in about this movie
-so basically three white guys (of course) embarked on a vacation to malaysia for alcohol, hash (yes hash), fucking cheap azn whores, and...basically being three white dudes with a load of cash to spend
-two of the guys, tony and sheriff, eventually head back to new york
-and the third guy gets arrested for having way to much hash to the point that he is considered a drug dealer
-so he serves three years in prison
-but later you find out hes going to get hang cuz, you know malaysians are mean people
-the only way he gets out of the death sentence is if tony and sheriff agree to go back and serve 3 years each or 6 years for one guy
-then some women named beth is going around trying to convince tony and sheriff to go back
-she has 6 days to convince them
-and on top of that she has a black journalist women trying to get a story out of her
-that journalist's name was mj, i shit you not, MJ
-mj presses so hard to get the story publish, but beth knows that if she did the malaysians would not take to kindly to criticism
-beth tries her hardest to convince them to go back and i mean she tries hard
-yes, she fucked sheriff
-eventually they both agree to go but when they get there tony realizes that he's not an idiot and decides to cutty the fuck out of there
-they also found out that beth is lou's sister
-sheriff decides to stay
-so in court sheriff comes back and the judge is all like "o , hey you have courage, ill lessen ur sentence, let's go take a break first"
-yay happy ending right?
-WRONG
-remeber mj?well that stupid bitch wrote the story anyway and it got a lot of attention
-and of course the judge gets a copy before he makes his decision (you know, cool that shit totally happens, its called karma)
-he gets pisses decides to execute the third guy (i forgot to mention his name but its lou) and sheriff gets sent to jail
-so yea lou gets hung, but sheriff was agreed to let go after all the publicity dies down
-WHAT? he got off easily, and lou, the totally innocent, "i am going to save animals" guy gets hung
-and yea sheriff and beth love each other blah blah blah

-ok yes, it was a sad movie
-but what the fuck
-i sat for 2 hours watching some stupid movie that had the most obvious plot
-and the innocent guy gets hung, like wtf he got hung anyway after all that bullshit they went through
-but these are the ten things that were going on in my mind or what i learned today from this experience

-one, never buy such a huge quantity of hash that it qualifies you to be a drug dealer
-or be cutty with that shit, nig nog i know you still on vacation but the cops will get yo ass
-second, a man will do anything a woman ask for if they get to sleep with her
-third, a woman will sleep with you because they need something
-fourth, don't fuck with malaysians they are mean
-fifth, news reporters are like rats they will feed off of anything
-sixth, even if you do a good deed, you still get fucked over
-seventh, just because pizza is two dollars a slice, doesn't mean its good
-eighth, i still can't get over the fact that they still hung him after all that bullshit
-ninth, some people would cry after this shit was shown, stop being a bitch we lost two hours of our lives
-and finally, ms ahlbach is still a bitch

-it's all i have today, gots to start the crap load of homework
-ain't i living the life?
-i have to somehow figure out how not to fail high school and fight off the brainwashing christian nazis that make up this school
-sometimes i wonder...
-if you are looking for bike shits and update check locked cog, pedal consumption, prolly, tracko, zlog, trick track, etc
-you know where to find them, i wish i had time to discuss, maybe tomorrow

Sunday, September 27, 2009

a year later

-i just got off the phone with rich a min ago
-and we were talking about this little video that zach made for him a year ago
-there is so much shit talking on him on how hes such a hipster, hes fat, he sucks, etc
-it's actually really funny



-then we came up with the idea of putting this video as a response on the youtube video showing how much he progressed in a year
-hahaha, from track stands, backward circles, barspins, and djs to 180s, nose pivots, and big spins
-haters will hate

AM Spotlight: Rich Baldwin from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.


ugh so tired

-this weekend was okay, i guess
-took a little break from biking = stupid idea

-friday
-rode down to panhandle and kicked it with miles, ck, and james
-then went to tim's house to see rich get his cutter built
-rich had a couple of mechanical issues and had to go home
-tim and i went to the island, rode around a little
-headed back home and met willie at the sunset rec
-chilled then went home

-sautrday
-mostly chilled all day
-summer's birthday party at night
-cops broke it up, had to go back to get my keys
-got a ride home and then sleep
-now i have a shit ton of homework to finish, this week is gonna suck
-you have no idea how much homework i have

-the only flick i snapped, tim's new brookyln machine works
-everyone is going gnar!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

not the best day for me today

-today karma totally kicked my ass
-first i got to school later than usual and upon rushing i forgot my keys
-so since i had no keys i couldn't lock my bike up
-i had to make that shit cutty, and placed my lock between my seat tube and rear wheel
-lean it against the bike rack and hope to god no one steals my shit
-imagine me all day, nervous about my bike
-i even checked up on it during recess, thank god for the gates the school has for the garage
-and no my bike did not get jacked
-this wasn't even the worst part
-as i get to leave, i some how saw a piece of my tire ripped open
-i could literally see the tube, and when i looked at the tire itself, it was rolled off
-this was on my front tire, how the fuck did i get a roll off in the front?
-had to take out the air and then WALK ALL THE FUCKING WAY HOME with my bike and my heavy backpack with all my shit
-so weak
-fxyation tires is def not living up to its hype
-anti pinch flats? pssh ive gotten 4 in the first 3 days of riding on them
-and now im getting roll offs in the front?
-got home and changed the tire out with my 38c then had to walk down to nomad cyclery to pump my tire up
-i should get a pump
-during this time, karma did little things like make it difficult to put my tire on, hit my hand on the door, trip over shit, etc
-it was bullshit
-but on a side note, riding with a bigger tire in the front and smaller on the rear feels really smooth
-it feels more softer when i land

-did this last night
-took way too long then it should
-i had to replace it 8 times till i was happy with it
-a day and its already scratched up and the paint is chipped on the blue but it looks ill, looks like an abused child...

-put up last night but i was too lazy to post
-japanese riders are light years ahead of us in tricks, the shit they do is just crazy

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

half way done with the week

-can't wait till the weekend
-rode around the park like i usually do after school
-christian took pics of me for his photography project
-i feel really sore for some reason

-quite a few videos came out today
-saw this on locked cog
-prolly and super ted killing it in japan

flat fix komazawa park session from jun iwai on Vimeo.



-tanner

Aloha Fixed Commercial PART 2 from ALOHA FIXED on Vimeo.



-there's been a lot of talks on the kilroy gorilla frame
-the frame is sick fo sho, i really want it, but def not enough to sell the brusier
-wonka wrote some remarks on trick track about the frame in question:

-"I rode this frame to hell ive broken prototypes as people have seen on the internet. This frame is bomb proof its Co. designed by me the person who breaks bikes."THIS FRAME WONT BREAK IVE TRIED FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS AS HARD AS I CAN TO BREAK IT IT WONT BREAK!!!!" super exited about this one no gussets shit is clean. and its nothing like a beach cruiser? Its more like a bomb shelter.To answer the questions about the sizes im about 5`11 and i ride a 52 the 52 is more like a 54 and the 54 is more like a 56 the bike is all tig welded re enforced steel shit is fucken gnar.If you want to hate go ahead hate but Ill just leave you with this ,youll see the footage....PERIOD



REVIVAL.
Empire. "


BUCK BUCK HOLLA FROM EUROPE WONKA OUTSKY."


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"iF YOU BREAK ONE LIKE RELE LEGIT BREAK IT, ILL GIVE YOU MY FRAME BECAUSE AINT NOONE BREAKING THE BIKE!

thats all i have to say. THERES YOUR WARRANTY."

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"and i rele do stand by this the forks are designed for the frame 405 axel to crown toe over lap is super little bar spins for days people.these are like when air max's came out in 95 Shocked fucken. WRAWW"

-long a2c on that fork, but maybe the headtube angle is different

-either way sick and am looking forward to more info
-and after looking at the pic below, seems like the production frame will not be breaking anytime soon...

-edit: saw this up on someone's flickr
-this is looking sick!!!

-looks like profile is coming out with a spline drive spider
-meh, i was really hoping for a spline sprocket, which they are making but i am not sure of the sizing
-lame, until i find out more details, i am sticking with the tree lite sprocket, but def want to invest in some profile crank arms and spindle soon
-this is all from interbike, we'll see what other goods are showing up within the week

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

bike chatter

-looks like subrosa changed that fork on their fixed gear bike
-looks fun to ride


-so i mentioned the gorilla frame coming out soon
-just wanted to say in the near future hopefully a year or so, i am going to get it
-are you kidding? fuck yea im gonna get it, it looks soo sick
-of course i'm keeping the brusier, but this would be for fun

-fixed gear scene in athens
-whoa! we should go to atheans next summer
-whos with me?

"love&travel" ATH from ken adams on Vimeo.



-goddamn that hop bar was so clean

Barspin to Fakie. from Tyler Johnson on Vimeo.

differnt things

-rode around today but tried some different things
-instead of riding in the park area like i usually do, i went down to 29th and lawton and rode ont he street
-i tried so many different shit like hopping curbs, and little small gaps and shit
-also rode the driveway to fakie for fun
-then i decide to do tricks in my clips
-what a fun day (sarcasm)
-also decided to bomb noriega starting from the very top
-not such a good idea but it was fun and had me practice whip skids
-damn, its really come to the day where i started real riding...for fun
-this bike is awesome, all i need is a new pair of chukkers and i have myself a dialed bike
-basically what it looks like since last tuesday

-p.s. prom for the juniors is in the commons
-haha, suckers

-pic by karl with a k



-after that first hill, it goes straight into a steeper hill then another hill into 19th ave
-i rode about as far down as you can see of the street

Monday, September 21, 2009

gorilla killroy frame

-its finally here
-the gorilla trick frame
-hecka expensive, but i want!
-they must be confident with the strength after the numerous protoypes wonka destroyed

-edit: it looks really wack built up

mondays

-today fucking sucked
-i forgot to do some homework
-i failed a math test
-and that stupid ms ahlbach is making me re-do my essay
-she is so full of herself, thinking she knows shit and is better than me
-my essay had reasonable points that shes to narrow-minded to find
-fuck that bitch
-i wouldn't be doing so bad in school if the teachers were so damn stupid and lazy
-best place for education my ass
-rode around the park for a bit after
-then went to that vietnamese place on irving for a bbq pork sandwhich suggested by miles and a lychee soda suggested by ck
-hella good
-hella azn
-macaframa benefit race video
-some familiar faces

Hip 2 Help Benefit Race from C Evans on Vimeo.



-super ted going at it
-thats determination

SUPER TED from hassy on Vimeo.


-chris and his week 7 trick video

Sunday, September 20, 2009

puckett and aj - seen on locked cog

long weekend

-damn, you know i had a good weekend when i don't have the time to post until sunday morning before i do homework
-lots of riding was done
-heres a recap

saturday
-met up with carl and karl at carl's apartment after school on friday
-really hot day so we didn't leave the apartment until 5 or 6ish
-mostly messed around took pics and what not
-rich, sean, and ryan came by then we headed out
-rode around different spots
-at one point carl called robert to see where he was, the convo went something like this
-carl - hey where you a t
robert - i'm in tahoe, horse back riding
carl - wtf, you cant 180 a horse
-by far the funniest thing i heard that day
-carl and i were discussing on friday weekly meetups at civic center
-something kinda like peel sessions, but we're calling it civic sessions, more info later
-then headed to the chrome store for another party
-we didn't even go in, there was so many people
-and then the cops broke that shit up
-then we all headed back to carl's apartment because he was throwing a party
-rich and i dipped early to the island for a bit
-then back to his house and i slept over
-according to jensen and ryan, someone got shot across the street from the island, or the street next to taylors
-o.O

-my new brusier and karl's new leader trick star

-i dunno why we were all taking pics of this chain whip, i think we were having a competition

-trick star frame, lightest trick bike i've ever seen

-civic sessions?

-little karl

-thomas met up with us at some point, then cutty bounced somewhere else

-bart

saturday
-woke up, sore as hell
-after breakfast and some laziness rich and i rode back to my house
-then down to haight to meet theo and miles for a quick sec
-and then to the island
-met up with taylor, ryan, and jensen
-locked cog crew came by too
-carl and karl came, left after a while to ride spots
-went down to the new ucsf campus to the "fixed gear park"
-that place is sick, lots of ghetto banks, transitions, and a wedge
-went to subway after for dinner, and met up with ryan and jensen again
-messed around for a while at the subway
-mostly making fun of taylor, which was funny
-at the end taylor picked up karl and started swinging him around
-if you know how tall taylor is and how tall karl is, you know how funny it would've been to see that
-everyone went their ways after a while and rich and i dipped to the island yet again
-some cracked out homeless guy looked like he wanted to rape/murder me so we dipped

-rich's dog straight up posting, funny thing is she doesn't sleep on the blanket for her

-ucsf

-ghetto bank thing

-that huge wall thing you see in macaframa

Thursday, September 17, 2009

mke brusier

-i was able to get some riding done with the new bike today
-not as much as i had hoped for but enough to say that this is probably the sickest ride ever
-this bikes just wants to be off the ground
-it seriously made me want to hop everything
-plus it doesn't make any noises at all
-i will give a full on review hopefully by this weekend once i get enough hours on it
-changing up my setup (again "/) makes the bike feel different so its going to take some time to get use to
-at first glance, this bike looks and seems really small, but in reality it really isn't
-i am about 5"9 - 5"10 and this fits me way nicer than a medium
-not to mention, it has the greatest clearance despite it being really small
-with that sessions 28c tire, i am able to clear at almost all angles, and and yes even with my cranks full horizontal, i can still clear
-and on a side note these session tires are awesome too
-really grippy, i love the feel and it sounds like an rc car when i skid

-edit: aside from riding my new bike today, i hung out with miles and ck
-fun times
-found out there is a really yummy vietnamese sandwich shop on iriving that i am about to go everyday after school

one to many spacers, will fix tat sooner or later

-i wish the session tires were 38c, then i would be off the self crazy

-emma snapped some flicks with my iphone of some fools i eat lunch with at school
-kyle, can you look any more serious/creepy/"i will rape you"

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