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Frame and Fork kit special- FREE HEADSETOur frame and fork kits have been added to our online store and are available now for only $375.00. To sweeten the deal we are including a FREE Odyssey sealed headset (normally $27).

T-shirts on sale!Fairdale T-shirts are on sale for the holidays. Check them out on our Online Store here: Fairdale Online Store You may also note we added the option to ship by US Priority mail. Bit cheaper then UPS if you’re just getting a single shirt.

2 more T’sThere are essentially two types of bicycles. Use the above drawings to determine which kind of bike you have. A MOUNTIAIN BIKE or A 10-SPEED.

New shirtI either heard, or thought I heard, someone say this in a bar. Seems like it would be a good T-shirt.

Built-in Headset detailI’ve mentioned the built-in headset race on our Fairdale Parser forks once before. On a recent trip by a bike shop I saw they had built up one of our frame kits and tried to force the headset race on to the forks. Essentially built-in races are pretty standard in the BMX world, but not […]

Catching up…This year is flying by! Seems like not long ago Fairdale was just a blog full of dum drawings. Now we have a couple models of bikes out that are finally starting to take off. Skaterack is rocking and also now on our webstore and for bike shops it’s also headed to QBP any day […]

Crazy ass bikesI dug up a bunch of funny bikes for Complex. The water bike video is my favorite. Thing is amazing!!! Check out the story here: http://www.complex.com/rides/2011/11/gallery-the-15-craziest-bikes-youll-ever-see

Fairdale’s Weekender bike on ESPNWe better hurry up and put this bike out right? Geared Fairdale we are calling the “Weekender” is coming in early 2012! ESPN’s write up here.

Skaterack holds 3Thanks to a tip from Prolly is Not Probably saw this cool little FOAD FIXED post about using a Fairdale Skaterack to carry 3 boards! Nice going guys… stoked to see this.

Leif Valin’s Daily AdventureLeif Valin wrote a very entertaining story about his daily commute. Leif is surely one our most favorite riders and now he has become one of our favorite writers as well. He puts into words what we see on our daily commute. If it’s by car the best you can hope for is to get […]

Fairdale: Straight Outta’ TexasYou gotta’ love texas. To show our heritage a little more all Fairdale’s will now come with some brand of novelty testicle attached to our handmade in Italy Turbo seat.

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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!