A day at the new skate park
Some bangers from Rotterdam Fixed Gear. Dude has got his bailing on lock too.
Archived entries for Cool Videos
The Ethics of Stealing a Bike
Cool little video. Stealing bikes is never okay in my book. But whatever.
Throwback Thursday – RAD
RAD is the cult classic BMX movie. If you haven’t seen it yet, hit up the guys at Cineland Video in Rondebosch (it’s common knowledge that Cineland stocks every movie ever released).
Today’s Throwback Thursday features the high school dance scene, where the main character and his ladyfriend throw down some dope freestyle moves. Enjoy.
Not too far from where fixed freestyle is today, huh? Plus the song is the same as featured in Keo’s Macaframa edit.
Chris Akrigg – The Maurice.0
In One Gear, No Idea, Mongoose trials rider Chris Akrigg got the hang of the fixed gear basics in the space of an afternoon. Looks like he’s spent a day or two practising since.
In this clip – riding the Mongoose Maurice – he tears Barcelona a new one. It’s packed with crazy riding – the last minute and a half is nuttier than a chipmunk’s shit.
Throwback Thursday
Every Thursday from now on, FGCT will be taking it back to the old school.
We’ll get to the 80s vids eventually, but today I wanted to feature the edit that changed my perception of fixed gear bikes.
The first time I saw this clip, it completely blew my mind. Before that, my fixed gear was just a way from getting from A to B. I never thought it was possible to do freestyle on the thing.
The riding is still dope, even by today’s standards. (Wheelie across a busy intersection – WHAT?!) And although it’s only two years old, this edit shows how fast the scene has progressed.
Props to Keo for being one of the pioneers.
WHAM! A Zlog edit
Holeeeeee crap! Double sets, wheelie 180s and other radness – all set to a Wham! track.
Seriously guys. You’re making everyone else look bad.
Safari London
Homesick much?
(Not that I’m missing the 3pm sunsets or anything.)
Shot on a DSLR with a really complementary soundtrack.
Joel Weston for Leader
Woah! Not too long ago people were calling foul on this guy’s fakie wheelies.
Looks pretty legit to me!
No Cassettes – Joel Weston
Another clip from No Cassettes. Joel Weston has wheelie barspins on lock.
Go check out Fonseca Films’ vimeo while you’re at it.
