We all have a preference when it comes to riding footwear. Whether you are the weekend warrior that rides clipless pedals & road shoes or the Beach bum surf board toting boardwalk cruiser with sandals on, we all have a set up we feel comfortable on.

This Pair of DVS shoes that i have photographed were a gift from Kyle when i first started riding Track Bikes, circa 2008. Man, if these shoes could talk. I’ve logged countless miles in these shoes as they are my primary riding shoe. This is because they will not quit. Hell, I’ve broken 2 frames and these shoes are still tickin! haha! I feel comfortable in these shoes for all day riding.

Trafik wants to pay it forward and hook up a rider with some DVS Shoes!

We are throwing a photo contest through Trafik’s Facebook Page and want to see what you feel comfortable riding in for miles and miles on your fixed gear.

Photo Guidelines:
-Has to be taken by you
-Photo has to be taken while on the bike & in motion
-Show case your favorite riding set up (your pedal set-up with shoes)

So get creative!

One Photo per person (so pick your best!)
Name Your Photo

Photo with the most LIKES wins a Free Pair of DVS Shoes! Your choice!

How to enter:

1. “Like” Trafik Pictures on Facebook
2. Using guideline above and take a photo! Get Creative!
3. Post your photo on the wall of Trafik Pictures
4. Get as many people as you can to “Like”
5. Contest “Liking” will end on August 19th @ 6:30am PST, so don’t sleep!

Short and Sweet.

Contest Starts Now!

TRAFIK is always stoked this time of the year, not only is summer right around the corner, but one of the biggest races of the year is happening THIS WEEKEND! The LORD OF GRIFFITH 3! TOLA is the evil creator of this race, so you know this shit will be ill.

TRAFIK has been a proud sponsor of this race from the beginning and this year is no different. Not only are we supplying dope prize bags but we will be premiering a short film at the race afterparty that we shot during the FIRST LOG and can now be found only on the BONUS FEATURES of To Live & Ride in L.A. (Available on DVD 6.21.2011)

Here’s a peek inside the prize bags for the top finishers…
- To Live & Ride in L.A. logo T’s designed by Swank One
- NSECT watches from TIK (dope new sponsor)
- THOMSON Elite seat posts and stems – make your ride official
- KeoRocks from DVS
- More Lube than a porn set from White Lighting (plus other swag to keep your ride running smoove)
- Cycling caps from Rapha
- OURY grips – every color of the rainbow

Thanks to our great sponsors for supporting fixed gear culture.

People have been hitting us up about the deets for the race, so here they are. Ride fast, ride safe, and don’t let the competition see you puke – this race will be gnarly.

LOG III – Who will be the King of the Mountain – FIXED ONLY!
START TIME: 2pm Sharp -get there early.
LOCATION: Griffith Park, enter on Ferndell (off Los Feliz), go up the hill, first parking lot on the left is the starting line. You’ll see banners and the start/finish by the white gate.
RACE: 3 Laps around the park – exact course will be announced at the start
AFTER PARTY – At the GRAVEL PIT 4210 Santa Monica Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90029. Come for the beer, stay for the premiere of LOG I – the original documentary of the very first LOG race.

“shoots” is what the locals say… flew back yesterday to good ol’ cali… but i think i’m missin hawaii already. attempting to make a loco-moco right now haha! dave, rick and i had such a fuckin great time ridin, eatin, drinkin, and meetin new friends… but now we’ve lots of work to do. i got more photos to upload to our flickr stream today and a bunch of footage from the alleycat and trick comp too. belows a video sau posted at alohafixed of a video of the day’s events by misosoup. mahalo honolulu!

and look what was waiting for me at my doorstep… thanks DVS! the new milan candence 2. get your own pair here.

If you don’t know who Keo is then you’ve been living under a huge rock and you should probably just shoot yourself now… he’s that bike dood in that dangerous streets in L.A. movie brah!

Congrats to Keo for landing his own shoe from DVS. Everyone who knows Keo knows he’s got fuckin’ style, and now you can too!

A lot of the homies already got their DVS x Cadence low tops… (and they look sick in all black suede) but i’m holding out for the waxed canvas midtops. so dope! they release October!

TRAFIK presents To Live & Ride in L.A. – PREMIERE EVENT

Close out the summer with a bang as all sides of L.A. come together for an EPIC PARTY and MOVIE PREMIERE. A night full of riding, racing, partying, and REPRESENTING L.A.!!!

Westside – Meet up at LA Brakeless @ 5pm for a massive GROUP RIDE to the Premiere. Hosted by BEAVERBEAVS and KEO.

WESTSIDE RIDE
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148365855181922

Eastside (Hollywood) – Meet up at Orange 20 @ 6pm for an equally massive GROUP RIDE to the Premiere. Hosted by TOLA.

EASTSIDE RIDE
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128290897217761

The first riders to show up at either spot with a “To Live & Ride L.A.” or TRAFIK sticker on their bike will win a pair of shoes from DVS – Your Choice! You can also win custom “To Live & Ride in L.A.” logo T’s designed by SWANK ONE. Each meetup will have its own shit planned so check out the individual Facebook events and show up early to get your pre-game on.

Once everyone arrives in Downtown, shit gets real with the 3rd Annual DTLA BFF ALLEY-CAT. If you haven’t raced yet this summer, this is the one to enter. Presented by DTLA’s Finest, this alley-cat is shaping up to be one of the biggest this year. Prizes by Velocity, Thomson, Rapha, DVS, and TRAFIK. Check the event page for more info.

DTLA Race will start and finish in front of the Downtown Independent Theater. 7:30pm Race start! Finish around 9, depending on how fast ya’ll are.

DTLA RACE
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=145140645516844&ref=ts (Alleycat)

If you aren’t racing, there will be plenty of stuff to do for the tricksters on fat tires. TOLA will be running some contests in front of the theater, win yourself some shoes from DVS! Get your drink on, smoke if you got your card, and get ready for the premiere event of the summer!

9:30 PM – THE PREMIERE STARTS

Encore presentation at 11pm.

Afterparty will be held at the 6th St. Warehouse (with an indoor BMX ramp) w/ special guest Mat Hoffman.

There will be a bike valet, so your shit is safe, but make sure to buy your tickets online early. They are only holding 40 at the door on the night of.

TICKETS
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/124195 (buy tickets!!!)

Downtown Independent
251 S. Main St. 90012

Thanks for all your support LA! We are going to burn this motherfucker down!

-TRAFIK

Flyer designed by Mr. Quick

www.toliveandrideinla.com

Dustin sent me a pair of his new shoe colab with DVS. Been wearing
them for about a month now and can’t take them off, they’re too
comfortable! Nice work Dustin! Look for them in shops when they hit
the streets in May. I’ll definitely be buying another pair, love the
yellow ones too.

-Dave