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  Get a Fairdale Print Zine 2Fairdale zine 2 is a very limited print run. There’s a handful of them in Austin if you’d like to pick one up. After they sell out we’ll put it up as a online version, but its always cooler to have a print version of a zine. 68 pages this time! If you’re in the […]
  Drive to MichiganDrove up to Michigan for some family stuff. Took a few photos on the way. I love the map above is put out by the state. My family is a bit south of the “Thumb Area”. Saw Empire making some deliveries dangerously close to Albe’s territory. Turf war? Truck stop t-shirts are some of my […]
  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 […]
  Skateboard Rack! Chromoly and wood finally get alongAt long last the Fairdale Skaterack is finally in stock and shipping to shops. Expect to pay about $42 for the skaterack which includes everything you need to attach it to your bike’s rear rack and securely hold your skateboard. Pedal and shred. Or something like that…. we need a good tagline. Spandex and japan […]
  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) […]
  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 […]
  Early 80’s Fairdale AdsWe’ve come a long way haven’t we!