To Live & Ride in L.A. just released on Hulu and has become one of the most popular sports movies on the site. So far the user reviews have been pretty lame tho. Now it’s time for some real riders to spice it up!

For the next week, we will be holding a contest to give-away a TRAFIK Burner Bottle (w/ extras) to the lucky fan who writes the “Best” review and posts it to HULU. (“Best” will be determined by a small focus group of stoned TRAFIK riders)

So follow these simple instructions to WIN!!!

1. Watch To Live & Ride in L.A. on HULU
2. Write a Review
3. Visit our blog new week to find out if you won!

Tips:
- Keep it Short
- Make us laugh
- Talk about fixed-gear
- Say something interesting

Good luck!

These past weeks have been incredibly great to us. Last week we reached a milestone here at TRAFIK as we released To Live & Ride in L.A. on Netflix – but that was just the beginning:

This week, we announce another successful launch on Hulu and Hulu Plus! This release along with iTunes in 16 countries, Netflix, Vudu, Youtube and our Collector’s DVD, make To Live & Ride in L.A. the most widely accessible fixed-gear film in the world!

We love the feedback, hope you guys rate and review our film!

TRAFIK presents the Burner Bottle by LEEN. Bring Art to the Streets when you rock this custom water bottle around town. Designed by L.A. street artist LEEN, this thirst-quenching burner fits all cycling bottle holsters.

Not only is this a stylin’ way to transport your H2O, all Burner Bottles are also Stickerpacks! Each bottle ships with TRAFIK vinyl decals and “To Live & Ride in L.A.” cell phone stickers. Are those girls checking out your bike or your waterbottle? Better go talk to ‘em. Stay thirsty my friends.

This is a limited edition item, it won’t be around forever. Get yours at the TRAFIK ONLINE STORE.

Bottle deets…
*24 oz. Capacity
*BPA Free LDPE Plastic
*BioGreen Biodegradable Plastic
*Soft and Squeezable
*Wide Mouth Opening
*Push/Pull Rubberized Cap

Watch on YOUTUBE

Special Thanks to:
IRONLAK
LEADER BIKE
TEAM KAGERO
STORE 13
I AM LOS ANGELES
THE GRAFF LAB

Using iPhone or iPad, trying viewing vid here…

Over the weekend TRAFIK attended “Movies About Bikes”, a short film festival brought to us by Funwunce. Rick Darge, the Director, Producer and coordinator of the event presented some great locally made short films like Monday Night Rehab, Los Angelopes, West Side Mosey, and the much anticipated Wolfpack Drag Race promo. It was a rainy night, but that didn’t stop the bike crowd from showing up and virtually selling out the beautiful Vista Theater in Echo Park.

This is an event Rick (seen in picture above^^) and his Funwunce team would love to do at least twice a year to encourage filmmakers and bike enthusiasts to create more short films. Rick said, “We’re already talking about making this kind of our own little L.A. bike film festival because there is the BFF and other things that happen, but Los Angeles really doesn’t have its own niche bike film scene and i think it’s there.”

The screening kind of reminded us of that scene from Gremlins where all the monsters are going crazy in the theater. Don’t feed Midnight Ridazz after Midnight. And whatever you do, don’t get them wet.

Pics by Allaudin Hightower. See more on TRAFIK’s FLICKR

And just in case you missed it, here’s the trailer:

Now that you’ve seen To Live & Ride in L.A. on Netflix (or iTunes, or Android, or Vudu, or Hulu Plus), invest in the Collectors Edition DVD that you’ll keep till the day you die. Show your future kids what riding in L.A. was like before flying bikes were invented. This DVD is a first-run pressing with plenty of extras…

Each DVD includes:

• 40 Minutes of Bonus Features (w/ Deleted Scenes)
• Box Art designed by SWANK ONE
• Glossy insert Soundtrack Poster & Photo Sheet
• TRAFIK vinyl die-cut decal
• To Live & Ride in L.A. cell stickers

Plus don’t forget the dope SOUNDTRACK featuring…

So click over to the TRAFIK Shop and cop yourself a Collectors Edition DVD while you still can!

It’s finally here! We are happy to announce that To Live & Ride in L.A. has just been released on Netflix to WATCH INSTANTLY! Thanks to all the fans who posted their reviews on Netflix, the powers-that-be took notice and now the #1 Fixed Gear movie on iTunes is available to the widest audience possible!

Fixed Gear culture has been growing by leaps and bounds over the past 3 years, and us here at TRAFIK have been stoked to see so many new people on bikes, posting videos, creating blogs, and making Global Fixed Gear Culture what it is today. With the release of TL&R on Netflix, we are hoping to open people’s eyes to this emerging lifestyle and show them that is is not just a trend, but a lifestyle and culture that is here to stay.

Stay Tuned for More to Come from TRAFIK.

To Live & Ride in L.A. just received a great write-up on BikeMinimalism for their 2011 year-in-review article. We definitely made a splash in 2011, becoming the #1 Sports movie downloaded on iTunes and releasing in 16 countries across the globe. Stay tuned, there is more to come from TRAFIK as Global Fixed Gear Culture reaches new heights!

Read the full article HERE…

To Live & Ride in L.A. collectors edition DVD is available HERE! With over 40 minutes of Bonus Features, a glossy insert and original artwork, the DVD now ships with a TRAFIK vinyl cut decal and spoke card. Get yours today!

Over the holidays TRAFIK had the chance to catch up with Canada’s own Tom Mosher. A Champion “foot bagger”, urban spelunker, FGFS Rider, and YNOT front man, he was gracious enough to welcome our cameras into the YNOT global headquarters and talk about the fixed gear crowd up North.

TRAFIK: It’s fucking cold out. How do you guys ride up here?

Mosher: You get used to it. Toronto has a lot of messengers, dudes just plowing through the snow. They don’t bitch out, so you just bundle up and go for it.

TRAFIK: Speaking about messengers, when you hear about riders back East, people are always talking about New York messengers, do you guys ever feel like you’re overlooked?

Mosher: I think that Toronto is overlooked a bit. We are the biggest city in Canada but I guess NY is cooler and older. But riders in both cities are equally grizzled, dealing with the traffic and the shit weather.

TRAFIK: You are known all over the interwebs as a FGFS rider. What is the fixed gear scene like up here?

Mosher: Toronto has a ton of casual commuter FG riders. I think we have the highest percentage of fixed gear commuters than any city I’ve been to. I got into FGFS a few years back with a Tuesday night ride called T.O. Track Tricks held in a public ice rink. But now we have evolved and mostly hit up street spots. I also started a race series called “Hell Track” that we’ve been doing every summer. We held one around a public school with a stair and off-road section, check out the video. (Below)

TRAFIK: That’s cool, is T.O. a good city to race in?

Mosher: Actually, Toronto invented the alley-cat race. Underground street races were originally held here through the alleys back in the 80′s and it caught on with messengers all over.
(No bullshit…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alleycat_races)

TRAFIK: Shit, I didn’t know that. “Toronto – Home of the Alley-Cat Race”.

TRAFIK: YNOT has been making some moves, your products are in stores worldwide. What’s next for you?

Mosher: In the past year YNOT has grown considerably. We just moved into this space and it’s already too small. You might have seen us at Interbike this past summer, that really set things off for us. We design everything in house and cut and sew each piece. Canadian quality. Our newest product is called the Cobra Bag – it has wings that expand and can carry any load. You can fill it up and still strap a frame and wheelset to it. Made in Toronto.

TRAFIK: Can we get one for free?

Mosher: No, but how about a wallet?

TRAFIK: Thanks Tom, it was great meeting you. Looking forward to more things from yourself and YNOT in the coming year.

Check out Tom’s blog “The Moshpit” at… http://tommosher.wordpress.com/
…And his FGFS forum TRICK TRACK

To Live & Ride in L.A. is now on CANADA iTUNES! Check it out HERE and download! …http://itunes.apple.com/ca/movie/to-live-ride-in-l-a/id438592723

Spotted in Toronto…

Yooooo, the new 2012 poster for Team Kagero featuring the homie Jesus, just dropped! A beast in the street, Jesus reps TRAFIK, Leader Bike, Pedal Consumption, and H Plus Son!  This poster would make a great decoration to any female cyclist’s bedroom (wink wink).

Team Kagero consists of 6 riders from all over the world: Patrick Thames from Portland, Faz Adhili from Malaysia, Jason Yim from SF, Irfan “Ippe” Wahyudi from Indonesia and Gypsy from Australia.

Look for more to come from Jesus and Team Kagero in 2012!

Our friends over at State Bicycle Co. are running around the nation on the LOOPS tour, bringing together fixed gear riders from across the USA to do what we do best…ride bikes and drink beer. TRAFIK is a proud sponsor of this debauchery, although we never drink (light) beer and ride. The first installment of this event will take place in the weird capital of Texas, Austin…

Check out the FB event here, according to the organizers this event should be BIG/ROWDY/FUN. Sounds just about right. So come out to Austin and support the FG scene.