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  Research and Design From Years AgoBack in the simpler times of 2014 (when Mongoose only made rollerblades), we had the idea to make some bikes out of wood. Fender even sent us a bass to make a bike out of, and it even worked (for a few minutes). Leif showed up in his jumpsuit and...
  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 […]
  NEW BIKE DAY and Tune UP SandwichesGetting a new bike is awesome! It’s hard to resist smiling sitting on a brand new machine with everything working perfectly and smoothly. However, that perfection may be short lived. I always warn friends when they pick up a new bike that things will settle, stretch and seat into place after a couple weeks of riding. This […]
  Nice Fairdale Cargo Rack man!Racks are an awesome addition to a bike. If you`ll be hauling more weight than you could comfortably get into a back pack or if you just want to keep your shirt dry having a cargo rack to carry your stuff is a great solution. Once you have a rack installed there is a whole […]
  Tired Tires Should Retire  One of the things we have always been a bit obsessed with at Fairdale is tire quality. It’s such an easy thing to cut corners on (pun!) when you are designing a bike because most consumers do not buy bikes based on tires. On the test ride around the bike shop parking lot tires do […]