News / Author Archive

  Sandy Carson Interview  Team rider Sandy Carson scored a really great interview over at the Full Frame Collective. Check it out!
  Ryan living the adventure lifeOur team rider Ryan Worcester  is one of the masters of adventure. And he’s a damn fine photographer. Here’s a few snaps from recent days that show you a bit of what we mean. From BMX to mountain climbing in Hawaii to skiing the Northwest. What a ride!
  Seth update      Somewhere up on the most likely cold and rainy streets of Seattle our team rider Seth Holton is making a living riding bikes around. Ryan Worcester visited him and took some great photos for us.
  Doodle dumpUploaded a little book of a few months worth of drawings. Check it out below…
  New Team Rider: LEIF VALINI’m not even gonna’ try to hide it anymore, the people I put on the Fairdale team are really just plain awesome people. It just so happens that their lives are tied to a cycling and that they are really good bike riders. They’re the kind of people you’d want to hang out with even […]
  Research and Design series coming soon…Even after spending half my life as a professional bike rider I still feel overwhelmed when I walk into a bicycle shop. Such an overload of technology, sizes, springy things I don’t understand, and a dizzying array of prices. On one level I think it’s all pretty amazing. I can nerd out with the best […]
  HAPPY HOLIDAYSHope you all have a fun vacation!
  WEEKENDER NOW AVAILABLE IN XL SIZEOur popular Weekender 1×9 complete bike is now available in Small thru Extra-Large sizes!
  Weekender Ride out to Palmetto State ParkThis weekend Monty and I loaded up my Weekender + BOB trailer and hit the road. I had found a bike route out to Palmetto State Park and thought it looked like a good adventure. 67 miles seemed doable at a leisurely pace since I had a whole day to it.
  Cruisin’ on the fenceWent for a little test ride with a grip shift Weekender I built up. I’m on the fence with the grip shift thing. I found myself getting confused shifting the front and rear derailleur around while testing them out. You know, that parking lot cruise where you shift through all the gears to see if […]
  New Fairdale T-shirtsWe got some new T-shirts in stock… check them out!
  Weekender Frame and Forks now in stockOur popular Weekender frame and fork is now available. The Weekender has disc brake mounts, integrated headset and can be set up with gears or maybe even an internally geared hub. Who knows why you’ll come up with! Check it out here.