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  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.
  How To Fix A Flat Tire from ComplexI wrote a article for Complex on how to fix a flat on your bicycle. Hopefully it will be educational for some people. Check it out here: Complex How To FIx A Flat.
  Sweet new Kuat Lock and another one too!Today I swung by the Peddler Bike Shop and had to pick up this new Kuat bottle lock just ’cause it’s so cool.
  Win this bike… last day!Click that link up at the top of the page. Win that bike. You have a pretty good chance of bagging this custom Fairdale.
  Dean’s eye viewNuno spotted this on Instagram and sent it over to me. How he caught the Fairdale logo on here is beyond me. Dean Hearne self shot photo out on a cruise. Nina B sent over a picture of a Skaterack she set up for Stoney. Would have been entertaining to watch her try to buy […]
  Fairdale in Brazil!! (Irish dudes in Japan)Fairdale has now taken over Brazil. Reminds me of my Irish friends band who I helped release their CD in the USA a few years ago called “I Am Brazil“. They are currently touring Japan. The Redneck Manifresto Japan dates: Nov 11 | Tokyo – Shibuya O-NEST w/LITE,Mike Watt,and more… Nov 13 | Kyoto – […]