Thursday, December 4, 2008
Winter sucks...
...which is why it's always good to have a friend with a nice big garage that you can mess around in. Just got back from riding at Andy Cooper's house, where I'll be camping out at least a couple times a week for the next few months...
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Steppin' it up...!
In case you haven't noticed, I'm a pretty big adidas fan. Vulcanized Superskate slips for riding fixed, thicker soled Comptowns for flatland, and I think I'm gonna get a set of these for when I'm chillin' with the homies...
Actually, the gold-winged shoes would go pretty well with the gold New Era that Mishka dropped recently...
Seriously though, I'll put together a really nice prize package for the person who sends in a photo of him/herself rocking this combo**.
**Kanye West is excluded from this offer.
Actually, the gold-winged shoes would go pretty well with the gold New Era that Mishka dropped recently...
Seriously though, I'll put together a really nice prize package for the person who sends in a photo of him/herself rocking this combo**.
**Kanye West is excluded from this offer.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Persistence
When I rode flatland, I was always amazed by how quickly Japanese riders seemed to pick up on new things, and by how fast the Japanese scene progressed as a whole. The same thing is true now for the fixed gear thing, and I believe these two videos show why that's the case.
I think there's something ingrained in the Japanese psyche that makes them amazingly persistent about learning new things, to the point where creating a vid of them trying the same thing over and over until they nail it doesn't seem odd, but rather seems natural.
Maybe that's why I, and many of the rest of you who are into this stuff I suspect, identify with the Japanese riders/scene so much. If I get an idea for something new that I want to do, I pretty much can't get off of my bike until I learn it (or seriously injure myself). In America this means that I have an obsessive compulsive disorder. In Japan, however, I believe I would simply be normal...
3bancho part34 from hc100 on Vimeo.
YFG 2 from YFG on Vimeo.
I think there's something ingrained in the Japanese psyche that makes them amazingly persistent about learning new things, to the point where creating a vid of them trying the same thing over and over until they nail it doesn't seem odd, but rather seems natural.
Maybe that's why I, and many of the rest of you who are into this stuff I suspect, identify with the Japanese riders/scene so much. If I get an idea for something new that I want to do, I pretty much can't get off of my bike until I learn it (or seriously injure myself). In America this means that I have an obsessive compulsive disorder. In Japan, however, I believe I would simply be normal...
3bancho part34 from hc100 on Vimeo.
YFG 2 from YFG on Vimeo.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Kai & NB @ Twelve Vibes
I'm sure the guys would have liked a little more space to work with, but nevertheless it's pretty killer that they were invited to ride at an event like this...
Twelve Vibes 08 part 1 - kai and nb from esehama on Vimeo.
Spotted @ 3BANCHO.
Twelve Vibes 08 part 1 - kai and nb from esehama on Vimeo.
Spotted @ 3BANCHO.
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