We’re stoked to present the Toy Machine X Fairdale project!
We worked with Toy Machine to create two extra special limited-edition bikes. A brainwashing Brown Lookfar (with our Skaterack assembly included), and a bloodsucking Red Macaroni 20″. Both bikes have custom Toy Machine art by Ed Templeton throughout, and you know we had to do a special skate deck with them (sold separately).
Bikes are beginning to arrive in Australia, Japan, Germany, Denmark, France, UK, and Canada, and will be arriving in the U.S. shortly. More details soon…
Introducing the Fairdale X Nora Vasconcellos Lookfar!
We’ve teamed up with our friend and professional skateboarder Nora Vasconcellos for this collaboration bike. This limited edition (only 300 made) version of our Lookfar comes in Nora’s signature color and is adorned with her hand-drawn artwork. The seat’s art is a sublimated print taken directly from a one-of-a-kind griptape job that she made for one of her boards (note: the seat cover is not made of grip tape!). Enjoy some inspiration from Nora every time you take one of these Lookfars out for a cruise. It works great to cover a lot of ground while spot hunting too.
Bikes will be available at the following shops and markets in the coming weeks. Please try and secure one early. VERY limited bike availability and accessories will be in our online store soon as well. Stay tuned.
California, Dublin / Dublin Cyclery California, Escondido / Bike Bling California, Escondido / Broomwagon California, Huntington Beach / City Grounds California, Long Beach / Golden Days Bicycles California, Long Beach / Pedal Movement California, Los Angeles / Coco’s Variety California, Napa / The Hub California, Yuba City / Vans Bicycle Center Iowa, North Liberty / Sugar Bottom Bikes Illinois, Chicago / Edgebrook Cycle Illinois, Chicago / Let’s Roast Cycles Illinois, Edwardsville / The Cyclery and Fitness Center Kentucky, Louisville / Source USA Michigan, Houghton / Rhythm Bike and Board New York, Brooklyn / Meseroll Shop Ohio, Akron / Dirty River Bicycle Works Ohio, Lakewood / Spin Bike Shop Oregon, Portland / The Outer Rim Tennessee, Nashville / Green Fleet Bikes Texas, Austin / Clown Dog Texas, Austin / The Peddler Texas, Houston / Ham Cycles Texas, Richardson / Richardson Bike Mart Washington, Olympia / Deschutes River Cyclery Virginia, Charlottesville / Endeavor Cycles Dan’s Comp (Mailorder)
International Markets
Australia / BMX International Canada / QBP Denmark / Sunshine Distribution Germany / Sport Import Japan / Motocross International Netherlands / Rock n Roll Distribution Russia / Toy Bike Ukraine / Velomarket United Kingdom / Backstreet Distribution
Check out some rad behind the scenes photos from the Neckface commercial, courtesy of Andrew James Peters. These give you a glimpse into the production, and Erik Bragg and his crew definitely killed it!
We are proud to introduce the limited-edition Fairdale & Neckface Flyer. We started discussing this project in late 2019, and we are happy to finally release it.
Being a Fairdale owner himself, collaborating with this world-renowned artist was a no brainer. In the end, Neckface chose our Flyer model and gave it the Neckface makeover, complete with all new artwork and decals over a classic yellow with black bars and forks. Believe it or not, this is the first yellow Fairdale we’ve ever done.
NOTE: Bicycles purchased online are shipped partially assembled and require professional assembly. Proof of assembly (receipt) from a qualified bicycle retailer must be submitted with all warranty claims. Any claims submitted without a proof of assembly will be rejected.
Dreaming of better days got me thinking that it was high time to finally put together the full story of our Over the Alps trip. Enjoy our little adventure from back when you could freely travel all over Europe by bike.
Vans invited me to a BMX Pro Cup event in Stuttgart, Germany. With a free trip on my hands I decided to try and make the travel interesting by turning it into a little adventure. I convinced Chris Cotsonas from Fairdale Bikes to come with me. I know he likes riding bikes in the Alps since he took me there for the first time a few years ago (Bicycling Magazine Fairdale France trip). Our plan was to ride “Over the Alps” and then pick up the Rhine River Cycleway. This is a popular cycling route that follows the Rhine River from its start high in the mountains, across Europe, and all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. We wouldn’t be able to ride the entire route, but our goal of making it to Stuttgart was not too far off the trail, and it seemed achievable.
We know these are wild times and that you may be stuck indoors, potentially with kids to entertain as well. That’s why we are providing some art that you can print out and color in to help fill some time. Adults and kids alike. Enjoy!
If you share your creations on social media, be sure to use hashtag #fairdalebikes.
Our new display at Bicycle Sport Shop (on Lamar) is made up of #thriftstoreMonty paintings. Taj’s dog Monty has become our unofficial mascot. One of Taj’s hobbies is to paint Monty into thrift store paintings, and so what started out as a joke turned into an actual display!
I have a stress relief hobby where I buy cheap thrift store paintings and add Monty to them. The idea is for the process to make me laugh while I’m painting him and I try not to worry about the quality of the work (because they are just to make giggle). Jim Bauer had the idea that we could make a POP display at Fairdale’s big dealer Bicycle Sport Shop out of a collage of Thrift Store Monty paintings. And, so, a goofy joke became a real thing. Next to highly professional Specialized and Trek displays are a whole bunch of goofy Montys! He’s is in everyone one of these somewhere!
We’re happy to officially introduce the limited edition Fairdale X Chocolate Skateboards Express collaboration bike. We started discussing this project in late 2018, and we are happy to finally release it to the masses.
The Chocolate crew took our Express model and gave it a Chocolate makeover, complete with custom decals, head tube badge and branded seat with the whole bike covered in the classic red that’s so connected with the brand. Most importantly, the Chocolate Express comes with the our popular skateboard rack setup, which is the best way to bring your board with you from point A to point B. Board not included.
The Chocolate Express will be available online at Crailstore.com starting at 11am on 10/12/19. In addition, the bike will be available at the Chocolate Pop Up Shop at Bodega in DTLA on 10/12 as well.
We had the pleasure of working with our friends at Bicycle Sport Shop in Austin on a collaborative Lookfar for the 2020 model year! Watch (and listen to) the video, then visit any of the Bicycle Sport Shop locations, they still have a few available.
