fixed gear skatepark action

reposted from Prollys blogotron:

Of course these guys have nothing on the tricks the BMX crew throw, but I can really appreciate how hard this stuff is, having ridden both a fixed gear, and recently re-discovering skatepark riding. I can’t believe that they are popping out to the deck! It is not [...]

devils backbone time trials

Looks like there is going to be a Thursday night time trial series on Devils Backbone at Chicopee trails. This particular trail is sort of a menace. There is this one section that is just ridiculously hard to clear because of the combination of roots and switchbacks right at the beginning of a hard climb. [...]

tandem fixed gear

Track racing is already pretty sick, but track racing on a fixed tandem? CRAZY. I want one. Someone is selling a Peugeot tandem on Atlanta craigslist today that is just screaming to get the fixed treatment.
Here is some vintage footage from the 1982 World Track Championships tandem sprint. Watch for the trackstand tandem style early [...]

JumpJam 08 iReport with bonus XC stuff

Met up with Graham at Central Park(GA) to do a few laps of the XC course and check out the Jump Jam. Man, it was so windy. Almost too windy. We started off with a solid loop, skipping the Jump Jam action so we could get the days mileage kicked off. Central Park is not [...]

Cycle ball on Trans World Sport

A great primer on the sport of Cycle Ball. Vid is 5 mins long and includes description of both how to play and of the unusual bikes