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  Taj Bikes in the WildSome Taj bikes are popping up on the internets today. Above is our team rider Leif shooting around the curved wall ride out at Sea Otter. We built the Taj to be a bike you can comfortably sit down and cruise on but also have some BMX fun. It combines the simple toughness of a […]
  Win a bike and drink a smoothie from Soup Peddler in AustinThe Soup Peddler is giving you a chance to win a Fairdale Daybird in either Standard or Step-Thru style. We are big fans of the Soup Peddler and they have kept us going through many a hard work day with healthy drinks and foods. Starting today and going until May 1 (the beginning of Bike […]
  Sea Otter Classic event and FairdaleWe’re out at the Sea Otter Classic event chilling in our tent. Good to meet so many cool people! And don’t forget you can win a Weekender through our friends at Pickle Juice (who are displaying the bike at their booth).
  Sandy Carson’s WE WERE THEREPersonally I would be terrified to name a book this. There is so much potential for my grammar challenged brain to screw this up… WERE, We’re, where, there, their, they’re…. Anyway, I think Sandy Carson got this right. WE WERE THERE is a photo book from his unique perspective inside the photo pits at all different […]
  #fairdaleanimalclubI read in a business book that it is bad to depict your customers falling into a T Rex’s catapult trap but I figure most companies customers are kind of nerds. @badbadbrain joins the #fairdaleanimalclub.
  Sea Otter Classic coming upThis weekend we will be out at the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey, CA standing around in our booth and riding bikes. We hope you’ll come say hello! Diego will be keeping things going with Leif, Mike G and Barney.  
  Taj’s Drawing Dump #3Taj uploaded an assortment of doodles into a flipbook. A lot of them are Fairdale stuff: http://issuu.com/fairdale/docs/drawing_dump_3?e=2565750/34734592
  Fairdale Cycling gear saleWe’re having a spring sale on all our cycling gear. It is all the finest USA made Castelli cycling gear. Get yourself some while supplies last HERE!
  Francis presents: His Own Private IdahoThe man who makes most of our videos, Francis Delapena, has been busy having fun making this auto-biography. Get ready for some entertainment!    
  Fishing with Jared SwaffordJared is a professional BMX rider for Odyssey BMX and Fit Bike Co. Though he has the natural talent to kill it on just about any size bike, his first love happens to be fishing! We spent some time with him on his trusty Weekender, and hit up one of his regular fishing spots.
  Upgrade your old Weekender with more gear rangeThe 2016 Weekender Drop comes stock with a 11- 40t rear cassette. With 10 different gears ranging from a-bombing-down-a-hill-high-speed 11t to the granny-gear-hill-climbing 40t you can ride anything that comes your way. Older Weekenders have an 11-36t rear cassette. If you want a bigger range of gears you can follow the traditional path and add a front derailleur and another sprocket up front.
  You can put so much crap on your bikeForgive the slightly sarcastic title. It’s really amazing how adaptable bicycles are and the amount of cool attachments you can stick on them. Want to carry stuff with you on a bike ride, I promise there is a solution for that. Leif tried out some accessories on his Weekender Archer. Check out some options…