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  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 […]
  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.
  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!
  1995 vs 2011Before I started working at Odyssey or getting to work on Fairdale designs, and before my time as an owner of T-1 I got to design a bike for my then sponsor Hoffman Bikes. At the time the “Taj” frame represented everything I wanted in a bike. We got the geometry right and we made […]
  Birth defect lockI bought the cheapest U-lock I could find to have as an extra lock for when I have house guests visiting who want to borrow a bike. I figured a cheap lock would be fine what would likely be pretty limited use. Little did I know that this lock would come with a warning saying […]
  Cycling’s forgotten demographicFairdale’s constant quest to bring cycling to the masses turns yet another milestone. Today two of our new designs have answered the call of some of cycling’s forgotten demographic. Not everyone rides for the love and enjoyment of riding. Some ride  because the law says they can no longer legally drive a car. For these […]
  Fairdale FalloutI think I might have taken a wrong turn with Fairdale. Although it made sense to me that a retiring BMX pro might want to get into some mellower bikes meant to be a lot of fun to ride I think I was supposed to get even more aggro and start wanting to fight people. […]
  Beast’s BackpackThis true story popped into my head the other day.