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  Fairdale Track Bike RacingThis is kind of wrong but kind of amazing. Our Fairdale Parser bikes were made to be an all around single speed bike complete with rack and fender mounts and freewheel. Leave it to Hernan to do something weird with it like race around an oval track as as fixed gear. He’s already raced it […]
  Fairdale Ride for puppies and kittiesSandy Carson has organized a near 1000 mile bike ride from Seattle to San Francisco to raise money for the Humane Society. Check out this link if you’d like to help some poor little puppies and kitties. We’ll be heading out for the pedal in June so look for daily updates then.
  Fairdale People: Erik ConnErik’s one of those guys who sums up Austin for me. A real and true genius of a musician who keeps life simple and laid back… someone you’re stoked to know lives in your town. Sandy Carson happened upon him early today and sent me this picture.
  No Country For SpandexOur own Sandy Carson is just back from a trip out to far West Texas. He wrote up a little journal post… Just been out to the West Texas desert last week, for a couple of photo assignments in Marfa and Marathon.  Of course, having time to kill, I had to take the road bike […]
  Fairdale Team News: Sandy Carson Just Do It projectSandy has a little write up over on Feature Shoot.com about his on going cat trapping series. I love to tease Sandy about being a crazy cat person but in reality he’s just a nice guy who wants to save kitties from a life on the streets. Read more about what he’s up to (and […]
  Fairdale Roger bike!!Prolly Is Not Probably has an exclusive preview of our new bike model. It’s a collaboration with Roger Skateboards and features graphics and matching skateboard by Roger. This bike is extremely limited edition with only 50 in the entire world. Looking for a late May release date. See much more of the bike over on Prolly […]
  Leif Valin photos and artLeif Valin sent us some photos and art. Enjoy… and check out Pig Log!
  New Ad!Sandy Carson took this photo which we turned into an ad.
  Fairdale Bike Stand in Bicycle Sport Shop Austin, TXDisplay all complete finally and on the floor at BSS.
  Fairdale friends newsFairdale friend Ryan Worcester is helping some kids out with a skatepark. Looks like a really cool program. The kids get to learn how to run the park, maintain the park and of course have fun at the park. There’s a little video on the kickstarter page that’s worth a watch here. Sandy Carson launched […]
  Fairdale sponsored Mt. Bonnell time trial raceAdam Butler is hosting an individual time-trial race up Austin’s Mt. Bonnell this Sunday. All proceeds from the race will be going to the American Red Cross. Get out there and pedal your butt up a hill, or cheer on the riders. If you’re lucky you might walk away with a brand new Fairdale frame […]
  Secrets… secrets… secrets…Well, this photo is from a secret project and you haven’t heard about it yet, but it’s on Vice so go nuts and pretend you aren’t reading about it… Michael Sieben’s Kill The Engine. … and don’t tell anyone.