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Fairdale Bikes Research and Design Front Derailleur Repurposing Division: Shifting Your PerceptionThe bicycle industry has deemed shifting the front chainrings on your bicycle to be unnecessary. The front derailleur has been declared dead. The Fairdale R&D team has the vision to see that the front derailleur still has plenty of life left in it.

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New Hareraiser DJ in Classic White coming very soo

New Hareraiser DJ in Classic White coming very soon. Thanks to @odysseybmx and @paulcomponent for the support on this custom build for Sea Otter. Come check it out if you’re here this weekend. Booth S410.

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@tajlucas built up a black Elevator frame with cus

@tajlucas built up a black Elevator frame with custom parts for Sea Otter, which he gets to keep! @odyssey.mtb OPTIS too.

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Our MX-4 handlebar now comes in a bunch of colors.

Our MX-4 handlebar now comes in a bunch of colors. Hot Pink, Orange, Toothpaste, White, Black, and Chrome! Grab a BMX stem and raise your bars up with our 4 inch rise MX bar… or lower then if you had a taller bar on.

We’re sharing a booth with @odyssey.mtb too!

We’re sharing a booth with @odyssey.mtb too!

New Monty Truck shirt and mug! Our mascot Monty en

New Monty Truck shirt and mug! Our mascot Monty enjoys a drive in his monster truck. Drawn by Taj in the Cartoons Magazine style of his youth, this design is available on comfortable tri-blend t’s in adult and youth sizes. Also on a sweet coffee mug.

Thanks Mia and her Macaroni bike for the photo!

Lots of other new releases on the Fairdale site.

The full Sieben & Fairdale collection is now avail

The full Sieben & Fairdale collection is now available. Special edition art bike Weekender and other goodies in special edition limited quantities.

We’re so lucky to have @sieben_up’s amazing illustrations on our bike!

The Sieben and Fairdale collection is now live! Ch

The Sieben and Fairdale collection is now live! Check out the video on yesterday’s post for more info, or slide through these images of @sieben_up’s art bike version of our extra excellent to ride Weekender Nomad MX.

The Weekender is fun to ride with long-lasting durable components. Make it a work horse for daily transportation, throw a skaterack onto it, or let it bring the smiles as a neighborhood cruiser–the Weekender line is very adaptable. This special art bike model features original artwork by Michael Sieben and is available now in limited quantities. Stop by a bike shop to order yours, or check the full collection on our website (on the internet).

Sieben & Fairdale collection available now! Welco

Sieben & Fairdale collection available now!

Welcome to our new artist bike by Michael Sieben. We are huge fans of Mr. Sieben and are honored to feature his work.

Many years ago, I worked with Michael at my old BMX company, T-1 [Terrible One]. Michael was amazing as our art director. He had an endless amount of creativity and good humor. It was always inspiring to be around him. And, it still is!

Now, 25-ish years later, I get to work with Michael again. This time, he turned our Weekender Nomad MX model into an artist bike. The bike is one of our favorite models, and it means a lot to us. The Weekender line is what Fairdale is all about–a bike that cycling nerds like us and our friends who maybe haven’t spent their lives obsessing over bikes all love to ride. Adorned with original Michael Sieben art, this deluxe Weekender MX artist model is extra super special.

Thanks to Mr. Sieben for being part of the project. We hope you enjoy the @sieben_up & @fairdalebikes Weekender.

-Taj

Big thanks to @t1stagram for the old photos and video. And @devonhutchins for putting together the video.

SRAM T-Type Eagle Transmission on your Elevator? @

SRAM T-Type Eagle Transmission on your Elevator? @leifiel and @tajlucas have been running versions of this drivetrain on their Elevators for years (thanks to some early prototype versions and the newer mechanical Eagle 90). We wrote a little blog about the set up over on the website. Or, if you’re in a hurry 32t: 112 links, set up position A, 21t cog. 30/28t? 110 links.

We love seeing your custom builds! @nordic_cyclist

We love seeing your custom builds! @nordic_cyclist’s sweet Weekender is no exception 👌.

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A throwback to the simpler times of 2014. On a whi

A throwback to the simpler times of 2014. On a whim we built a bunch of weird bikes out of 2x4’s and rode them around in this R&D video. @leifiel and @tajlucas and Monty bravely tested them. @hellok1k0 turned it into this video.