News / Author Archive

Bobby’s Bee Story My co-worker Bobby Parker (Fairdale sales manager) sent me an amazing story while I was out on the Seattle to San Francisco Ride. I could picture the story so well as I read it that I felt like I had to illustrate it. Have a laugh!

Win a Fairdale at the New York Grands this weekendGrand prize is a complete Fairdale! Pedal, pedal, pedal!

Fairdale Zine 2 FREE on the web…. RE UPPEDI’m reposting this to try and get myself inspired to work on another zine.

Bodega Bay to San Francisco,CA84 miles In the morning in the hotel I read that heading into SF on the twisty, windy, mountainous and shoulderless highway 1 during evening rush hour was about the worst thing you could do, so that’s exactly what we did.

Fort Bragg to Bodega Bay, CA109 miles – Raised $1850 for Humane Society so far (today’s the last chance to donate!) We started our trip out of Fort Bragg in usual fashion. Everyone got spandexed up, stuffed everything back into our bags and then rolled down to the nearest grocery store. Space is huge commodity in my bag so about […]

Garbervile to Fort Bragg, CA67 miles We stopped off at one of the many roadside tourist attractions along the 101, bigfoot’s house. I was itching to pedal. I didn’t even go inside to look. I don’t know what’s happened to me but all I want to do is get into my rhythm and spend the day riding. Wow! Apparently […]

Arcata to Garbervile, CA85 miles Ok…. Let’s keep this short. It’s almost midnight and I’m tired. We didn’t really ride that far by our standard, but we did ride ALL DAY LONG.

Sunday morning gear updateI woke up this morning thinking about our gear and how well it’s done. San Francisco is only 289 miles away on the most direct route (which we surely won’t take) and we are still rolling along splendidly. Since I met up with the trip in Portland the only breakdown of any kind was when […]

Klamath to Arcata, CA63 miles – We woke up today with no cell phone reception but an email from our friend Rob Jensen (aka Solid Bikes BMX rider) saying he would meet us between 9-10am in “downtown” Klamath to take us on a tour thru the redwoods.

Gold Beach, OR to Klamath, Ca79 miles We reluctantly left the best Motel 6 ever in Gold Beach and started pedaling through town. We spotted this tiny weird skatepark just down the street and thought it was too good not to ride. Sandy popped his bags off and started carving the bowl. We managed this iPhone snap that came out […]

Coos Bay to Gold Beach, OR87 miles – $1730 raised Let me tell you how I’m living right now. After a fantastic soak in a hot tub with tear your skin off jets, I’m now laying in bed in my underwear eating a specially prepared veggie meal and beer that was delivered to me by tour mates Sandy and Nick. […]

Newport to Coos Bay, OR 117 Miles As John from Prollyisnotprobably.com warned me once about touring, “it doesn’t have to be fun to be fun”. After yesterday I will add my own line to that… “it doesn’t have to be fun to be fun, AND sometimes even then it’s not fun.”

fairdalebikes

Our Hareraiser DJ enjoying a proper wranglin’ by

Our Hareraiser DJ enjoying a proper wranglin’ by @justinshorty. I love seeing our bikes having fun! Thanks @scottmarceau for the photos.

The Fairdale Lookfar. We’ve got a bunch of sizes

The Fairdale Lookfar. We’ve got a bunch of sizes, colors and even a step-thru version of this beloved bike. Come ride with us!#fairdale #fairdalebikes

Keepin’ it simple keeps it fun. That’s our mot

Keepin’ it simple keeps it fun. That’s our motto, and it could be yours, too, on the Ridgemont.

A bike ride can be a much needed reset—a chance to clear your head and enjoy simplicity.

Just step outside, hop onboard, and enjoy.

Our Ridgemont in black retails for $599 (USA). It’s a simple steel bike that comes in two sizes and has eight gears. It’s a fun bike to ride. That’s really the end of the story.

Today on the Fairdale blog we look at our beloved

Our Elevator MTB frame has one of the shortest rea

Our Elevator MTB frame has one of the shortest rear ends ever for a 29er. This trend-bucking feature makes the bike feel very lively. Easily pulling up the front end to manual or placing it where you want on rough terrain fits well with hardtail riding. And, with such an active frame, finessing the bike is the fun part. It is a different sensation than riding a modern full suspension bike that plows through the trail. The Elevator makes any trail at any speed entertaining.

I put a bike check of my build up on the Fairdale site if you’re interested.
-Taj

@odysseybmx ‘s Hot Seat design contest is happen

@odysseybmx ‘s Hot Seat design contest is happening now until Feb 6, though Fairdale has obviously won the contest with these entries. You can enter and have some fun with a design. #odysseyhotseatv3 #QuarkWithAnEyePatch #fartseat

Weirdo Vampire-horse-Medusa rides the Lookfar with

Weirdo Vampire-horse-Medusa rides the Lookfar with a Skaterack into the weekend. Not really sure what else to say about this one. #TGIF #TGIYouAreNotAWeirdoVampireHorseMedusa

Having fun drawing new shirts today. Monty is in t

Having fun drawing new shirts today. Monty is in the driver’s seat!

I drew this up for the new @greystokebmx mag. It’s technically not a BMX since our rabbit riding our 26” Hareraiser dirt jumper bike. Although, some would say a DJ bike is an old person’s BMX. We would say, having fun in the woods on a bike is having fun! - @tajlucas

One of the main goals of Fairdale is to encourage

One of the main goals of Fairdale is to encourage you to get outside and have fun on a bike, but what if you wanted to turn your bike into a torture chamber you kept inside your house? @tajlucas wrote a blog on the Fairdale site about how you to could join the “fun” of indoor cycling.

He swears it is more fun than it sounds like (or at least more fun now that we have smart trainers).

I often encourage my friends who are looking for a

I often encourage my friends who are looking for a bike to “just ride around” to get a Taj bike. A big-wheeled BMX bike might seem like an odd recommendation, but there is some logic behind it. The Taj model is as simple to keep running as any BMX. Durable parts you don’t have to worry about or constantly service (though, of course, you should service them once in a while). The 27.5 wheels and larger frame mean you can sit down and pedal, and it fits a wide range of riders. It’s not as agile as a “true” 20” BMX, but it is still plenty of fun on a pump track or even just rolling around the neighborhood. It’s just a fun bike to ride around!

In stock worldwide and available now.

With the arrival of 2026 Fairdale starts its 16th

With the arrival of 2026 Fairdale starts its 16th year of making bikes. We’re still loving the work and trying our best to infuse our bikes with good times like this. Thanks to you all for being part of this ride!