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!

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!

Stoked. Beyond stoked. To Live & Ride in L.A. just became available on iTUNES in 14 countries across the globe! Now fixed-gear riders from AUSTRALIA to the UNITED KINGDOM can download or purchase To Live & Ride in L.A. from one of the biggest retailers in the world!

Only because of all the fan support did iTunes see a demand for films like this worldwide. Thanks to all the fans who have Downloaded the Movie, LIKED TRAFIK on Facebook, watched our videos, SHARED our posts and continue to support Global Fixed Gear Culture…THANK YOU!!!

TO LIVE & RIDE IN L.A. can now be found on iTunes in the following countries:

*In JAPAN through our friends at Champion Visions

To Live & Ride in L.A. recently premiered in Riga, Latvia. Our friends across the way at MiiT sponsored the event and here are the pictures to prove it! Hope you guys enjoyed the show! If you want to order a DVD, it has 40 min of BONUS FEATURES and comes with stickers, spokecards and other good shit – and we ship to LATVIA! Holla.

Fixed Gear is popular in all corners of the world, and tomorrow our friends in LATVIA will be premiering To Live & Ride in L.A. in the capital of Riga. We had to Google map this one, located on the Baltic Sea between Estonia and Lithuania, Latvia is a former Soviet republic that re-gained its independence in 1991. Now they are the coolest Eastern Bloc country, evident in their choice of fixed gear movies! What goes on in Latvia??? – Read more after the jump…

We had a chance to talk to Andris from the fixed gear group MiiT. Here’s what he had to say about Latvian Fixed Gear…

What’s the fixed gear scene like in Latvia?

Miit: Fixed gear riders in Latvia especially in Riga significantly increased in the last two years. Before that there was a small group of less than 10 riders, today but it could be even 20 or 30 times more.
Of course most people ride in early spring and summer because of the warm days but there are a small groups of riders who ride even in winter when Riga is coated with a lot of snow – this is real fun to ride in winter.

Are there any popular Latvian Riders?
Now Latvian fixers can be proud of Toms Alsbergs who set a new world record and took a #1 place in RedBull minidrome in Glasgow. He also won in Manchester as well. Maybe you know Maris Strombergs – the first Olympic gold medalist in BMX, he comes form Latvia.

What is it like to ride in Riga?
Riga is flat and full of cars. Lots of car drivers usually ignore cyclists and you always have to watch out for them but every ride gives you some good dose of adrenaline.

If a rider from USA visited Riga, where would you take him?
The first Monday of each month there is group race called Sanitary Monday (Sanitārā pirmdiena – in Latvian). Roller Racing and Bike Polo are also popular in Riga. Of course every fixed gear rider likes parties and we have a few good places in Riga to go including our own MiiT.

Do you want to shout out any shops, groups or riding crews?
There was couple of riders who in end of 2009 created the first Latvian fixed gear web page called FGR – Fixed Gear Riga www.fgr.lv (in Latvian only) currently there are more than 700 users. This is the main site about events and to buy and sell parts.
MiiT www.miit.lv (in Latvian only) is first bike cafe, shop, workshop created in Riga in summer of 2010. We are 3 owners, me, my brother and cousin. Me and my brother have raced in bmx for more than 15 years. We mostly work with fixies and single speed bikes now.

Thanks TRAFIK, you should come visit us someday. To Live & Ride in Riga!!

Our friends from across the pond in the UK put out the slickly designed fixed gear mag Fixed, and Two with a featured article on the making of To Live & Ride in L.A.. They did a great job of laying out this article, incorporating behind the scenes photos with interviews. Nice job mates. Read it for yourself and learn all our secrets. Photos by SWANK ONE.

Hern during magic hour…

Fixed gear has been blowin’ up in Europe and we want to thank all our fans over there for the support. Check out the UK crew’s Facebook HERE. Read the rest of the article after the jump…  Read more..