The homie George. Leader of the pack, what more can you say about this dude. Spent many a hot summer day filming “To Live & Ride in L.A., smoking blunts, and hanging on the westside. George embodies everything that Venice is…a chill attitude, a sense of humor, and the ability to tear up the boardwalk with the best of them.

“Let them do them, you do you. Worry bout yourself.”

I’ll ride wherever I may roam but L.A. is my home. Venice Beach to be exact. All the stories are true, we have the best weather, women and weed in the States.

I’ve been running a bike shop (LAB) that specializes in fixed-gear for the past few years, so I’ve seen the fixed-gear scene grow every inch. I love it. Not everyone gets along but that’s life.

L.A. is a great place to ride but some people don’t realize how dangerous it can be. I’ve seen my share of frames bent to shit. It seems, for the daily rider, to be quite a challenge to avoid worker ants in their speeding tanks.

- GEORGE

From the Westside of LA, riding out of LAB, these OG heads were a handful during filming, especially Charlie..who can forget this classic move? CRASH!
Never a dull moment, these guys were super fun to work with and always surprised us with what they can throw down on a bike.

George, Efrem and Charlie were friends before we started the movie, then with Keo in the mix, shit was Craze. These guys showed us what the Venice life is like; riding all day in the sun, locals only spots, smoking hella weed. It’s cool that Venice was the birthplace of skateboarding, and now is really a center point of Fix Gear FreeStyle. On any given day you can find FGFS riders practicing next to the skaters down at Venice Beach. This really is the place to “Think Global, and Ride Local.”

The LAB boys represented the West side in “To Live & Ride in L.A.” and were the best tour guides for Keo during his trip to LA. It was a summer none of us will forget. See it on 6/21/20!!!

If you really want to know the skinny of the Making of TL&R, this is the interview you want to hear. Great interview, gets you in the mood to watch TL&R. 6/21/11! 6/21/11! 6/21/11!

Check out the interview here!

LA Brakeless. A shop on the fore front of LA’s “Fixed Gear Scene”. A proud Sponsor of TL&R, one of the driving forces behind last summers epic three day event “Summer fix”, and they sponsor almost every street in LA. Half of the riders in TL&R ride or rode for LAB. We really wanna say thanks to LAB and please don’t forget to support your LOCAL BIKE SHOPS! They do a lot more then just sell bikes, they really support everything you do, and help foster a community in your town. Support your supporters! Check out some of Dave’s sick bikes after the jump.
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This is a cool piece created by David Rowe about the Brimstone Ridazz who are featured in To Live & Ride in L.A.

Here is what David Rowe had to say about it…
Hey everyone I’m really excited for the long awaited upcoming release of To Live & Ride in L.A. which is coming up just around the corner. In the meantime check out this video I did for Vimby about the Brimstone Ridaz who are featured throughout TL&R. It was good to work with the guys again and also include some footage we shot before that didn’t get used in the feature film. Anyway enjoy, and I promise this movie will be out before you know it!

Stay tuned for more updates on To Live & Ride in L.A., including where to cop a DVD – THIS SUMMER!

This past weekend was the HUGE Summer Fix event at Venice Beach. TRAFIK was proud to sponsor the TRAFIK Riders Lounge. Got to see a bunch of old friends and meet some new ones…Prolly, Wonka, Nickname, Congo, thanks for dropping by the Lounge. Congrats to Wonka who took 1st place in the trick comp, sealing the deal with an ILL wall ride. Check out the pics…More at Trafik Flickr

At the after party, the audience was treated to a sneak peak of To Live & Ride in L.A.. Awesome reaction from the crowd. If you couldn’t make it don’t worry, we’ll be releasing the official trailer soon as well as the date for our LA premiere.

Thanks to everyone who made this event possible especially LA Brakeless. Stay tuned…

- TRAFIK

Here’s a couple of our featured riders… not riding bikes.

Charlie:  “Hey Mr., I’ve got a bone to pick with you.”

George:  “HI-YAH!”

- Joey Inferno

Check out our riders on-screen graphics designed by Swank One...

- via Swank One

George over the dirt gap on Venice Blvd