Tomorrow I am touring Austin trying to nail down next year’s venue for Texas Toast Jam. We’re thinking the event will be in spring sometime but no date is yet confirmed. It is happening though!
The big question is what will we do this year? Like, for real, what the hell are we going to build this year? I have no clue. You guys got any ideas? The good thing is that with Ryan Corrigan heading up building stuff we know anything is possible.
“Having a blast… don’t want the weekend to end.”
Scotty Cranmer
X-games gold medalist/ Champion of FOX TX TOAST Gauntlet of Death
“Best contest ever”
Gary Young
World Champion Street Rider/ 1st place pro dirt TX TOAST
“I have seen the layout for the Texas Toast Jam, and it is a GAME-CHANGER. GOODBYE INNOCENCE, GOODBYE HOPE. THE TEXAS TOAST JAM COURSE WILL FILL YOUR HEAD WITH DEMONS.”
Empire BMX
“I know the comp scene might be a little stale as of late, but that’s sure to change in the coming months, thanks in part to the Odyssey Texas Toast Jam.”
ESPN
“Texas Toast has come and gone, and I really can’t think of a single thing that could have made the weekend better. Any expectations about the Odyssey BMX sponsored and Taj Mihelich organized event were certainly blown out of the water and there is no doubt in my mind that this was one of the best BMX events I’ve ever been to in my life.”
DIG BMX MAGAZINE
PHOTO ABOVE: Chase Hawk in one of my favorite photos from last years jam by Devon Hutchins.
Monty gives a Fairdale a run for its money, and then sadly injures his foot on a sharp clam shell and must be carried home. Give the little dude some props for that leap!
Also, Fairdale’s are finally arriving in some far away places.
Australia has received their shipment (Australian people go here: BMX International).
UK is covered by IMG (get a Fairdale through these dudes in the UK).
We have a series of quick 30 second promos lined up showcasing the many different ways people use their Fairdales. The first one in the series is Mary riding around her Parser Black to enjoy the sunset.
If you happen to have a YouTube account, add FairdaleBoom and we’ll keep you up to date as we release more videos.
Fairdale 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 USA send $3 or $3 worth of stamps and I’ll mail one to you. If you’re outside of the USA just drop an email with your address and I’ll let you know how much it would cost (info@fairdalebikes.com). We’ll throw in some stickers with the orders too.
Fairdale Bikes
4204 Machaca Rd
Austin, TX 78704
Heres the digital reprint of issue 1 just for the heck of it:
Drove 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 favorite things. I love the new logo rip-off for god stuff. I might have to do the top 50 logos stolen for jesus.
At the I-69 Michigan Welcome center there is Vernors in the vending machines and sweet transitioned launches to play on.
Got 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 front.
I sat out front for a while and took photos of everyone who rode by… I was thinking it might be interesting to show a little photo series of the bikes normal people ride. Its wasn’t really that interesting. I did wish I had some chain lube though.. all those neglected bikes were squeaky!
At 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.
