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  10,000 bikesGot back from Interbike and ACL fest was happening in Austin. I didn’t see any of the music but I did take a ride down to check out all the bikes. The music festival has like 70,000 spectators and not one parking spot! Its a really amazing scene to see like 10,000 bikes parked out […]
  Nora Cup Awards BackstageIt happened again. I thought I had escaped having to go to Interbike but a the last minute Ride BMX Magazine asked me to present an award at Nora Cup. It is a big honor and so even though it wrapped a lot of my biggest anxieties into one (flying, Interbike, Vegas, and public speaking) […]
  Fairdale Bikes now available at Empire BMXThat’s right. Fairdale Bikes are now available from Empire BMX. More and more shops around Austin are starting to pick them up and shops around the country are starting to catch on too. We’ll put up a dealer locator soon, but for now, Fairdale shares the same distributor as Sunday Bikes. Anyone who sells Sunday […]
  Interbike and NORA Cup boundLooks like the Fairdale-mobile is all warmed up and I’m about to shred some tires on the drive out to Interbike. Also looking forward to attending the Nora Cup awards and doing the annual bike industry reunion. I’m also kind of gearing up for going into Texas Toast Jam mode. Hoping to get to talk to […]
  Zine 2! Yipee!Look what I finished today! Stoked. I don’t actually have any copies yet but I should have some tomorrow that I’ll be taking with me to Interbike when I go on thursday. Maybe see you there if you want one? I’ll post some info on how everyone else can get one next week once I’m […]
  Irritating EveryonePoke poke poke. Gonna poke that ego til it pops!
  Top 50 BMX logos of all time… as best as I can rememberComplex had me write a story about the top 50 BMX logos of all time. It was really hard since I have a terrible memory for this stuff. Anyway, its up on the internet… check it out if you’d like: http://www.complex.com/art-design/2011/09/the-50-greatest-bmx-logos Also, I bought this koozie today:
  Woody’s JimThis one isn’t a Fairdale ad, but still a pretty awesome find.
  Skaterack mania!Our Skaterack has been getting loaded up with good press. It all started thanks to a mention over at the Prolly is Not Probably blog. Then Wired picked it up and called it “ingenous”! Skaterack on WIRED Then Gizmodo took it. Skaterack in Gizmodo Whats really cool is that all these different writes ups are […]
  More Fairdale Ads from the 80’s.This one is actually from ’78 back when we were mostly a Protein shake company. Ah… the mid 80’s didn’t go so well for us. We tried to get on that trials fad and just really miss judged the market. Turns out kids didn’t think pink helmet invisible front wheel endos on the moon were […]
  Fairdale custom build on the cheapI built up a small Parser Black frame and fork for a friend. Built it mostly with parts I found laying around. Granted, not everyone’s bike shed is as full of so many high end bike parts as the Odyssey Austin shed, but I’m pretty stoked on how it came together. Built it with a […]
  Early 80’s Fairdale AdsWe’ve come a long way haven’t we!