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I admit that the Fairdale blog makes no qualms about being random. Full stop. What the hell is a qualm and why am I using that figure of speech?

Here’s a few things I really couldn’t find a place for.

I got asked to design a print for a napkin. I have no idea what should be on a napkin so I drew this and scrapped it because it doesn’t seem very good.

Leif sent this asparagus drawing. This could be on a napkin I think.

Hmmm, maybe this isn’t so random after all. Everyone is talking about food aren’t they?

It might be love. Another submission from Leif and a I’m sure this has a story but I can’t guess what it is.

Found this digging around in some old files. Some shirt art I drew for Dig years and years ago.

And last I’ll leave you with a little animated video Leif sent in. I like the music.

I don’t know what I would do with this thing, but I want it!! Disc brakes, fat tires…. looks so fun… for something…

I have to assume this is Sean Burns signature 20″ carbon fiber road bike model.

Wanna pick up a zine and limited edition mystery hat? Now you can. Click here! That’ll take you to the Odyssey store where you can place an order. Need anything else from Odyssey’s store? You can add that stuff too.

Not a whole lot left of these limited editions. Odyssey BMX Online Store.

A little impromptu collaboration. Leif drew the hairy dude on the left, I got a lady in a rabbit suit on the right.

And would someone please build me this bike!!!

With Double Arm transplants entirely possible our god given rights could finally come to fruition. And I for one am fearful of the future.

You have the right to bear arms.

I always hoped Fairdale would be a bit of an art blog that had more things on it then just what I can come up with. Luckily I got a contribution last night from Leif Valin. Following up on the T-shirt/ stencil from yesterday’s post he sent over one of his own designs.

“i love stencils fast, cheap and easy
unlike my women
well educated,expensive and prude.

heres an owl made from bicycle chain and a couple cogs as the stencil”

-Leif

Today I made 5 Fairdale T-shirts from the original art posted a few weeks ago here: Fairdale T-shirts.

A quick sketch…

… and here’s a quick stencil.

Add some spray paint…

And there we go!

Through on a couple more stencils for the eyes and nose, and then a little outlining with a sharpie.

Ta da!

Easy as that… Fairdale enters the market as a soft goods manufacturer!

Fairdale prides itself on being one of those companies that always seems to have its finger on the pulse of the newest and greatest things in cycling. But how do we do it? The truth is there is no big secret. We carefully monitor and catalog all available data so that we can analyze and quantify the upcoming styles and trends.

Here’s and example. We are all aware of the startling growth in handlebar size, but what has caused it? Fairdale has discovered a directly inverse correlation between the size of a riders pants and the size of his handlebars.

If we look at the early to mid 90s (known as the JNCO era) we can see that along with outrageously large pant size there was also a huge drop in handlebar size. Bars cut down so narrow that brake levers couldn’t fit between the grip and the crossbar were not unusual.

As time progressed and the disturbing excessively tight pants fashion entered BMX in the late 2000’s we can see that handlebar size has grown immensely.

At the beginning of 2010 we can see that two things have happened. Most riders pants have literally become so tight that the lower portion of the pant’s legs have literally exploded from the pant body leaving nothing but the shredded remains hanging from the rider’s waist. Secondly huge handlebars that are actually banned in international BMX race competitions due to overly large size are springing up everywhere. Manufacturer’s keen to cash into this market are quickly producing the biggest bars they can. But what could possibly come next?

Thanks to Fairdale’s ability to accurately trend-map we can give you a glimpse into the future. Here is 2012’s style. Specially made BMX banana hammocks and fantastically large handle bars leading to even more nose wheelies tricks and less candybars.

The future is limitless, but with the proper data and analytical ability it is not unexpected. Fairdale is here for you.