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..

will be the shredders of tomorrow. Look Ma, no brakes!
Check out MORE pics from our FLICKR….

More here.

I had the pleasure working with Woody at Orange 20 Bikes. I’ve seen his skills first hand and has a lengthy resume to back it up; the title of National Champion being one, and Mechanic for the US Olympic team, being another. Here we have Woody interviewed by Pat Benson. Go to Golden Saddle to meet this tall drink of water.

Also, if you love fantastic Cycling Photography, Please check out Pat’s work! Her Vimeo page is great, and you can get lost in her Flickr for days!

Official Los Angeles Release Party for To Live & Ride in L.A.!

It’s going down! Saturday, June 25th, a screening and release party for To Live & Ride in L.A. It’s a worldwide event with co-release parties in London, Germany, and Phoenix on the same night!

When: Saturday, June 25th – 8pm
Where: Royal/T Artspace
8910 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, 90232

This event is FREE! That’s right, come peep the movie everyone will be talking about, throw back some Pabst, and don’t make any plans for Sunday, cause we are going to rip Saturday a new one.

There will be DVD’s available to purchase.

This is a sick venue with over 10,000sqft of room.

Come with your bike and Chubby Boob will keep it safe during the event.

Get there early to meet the riders,
and enjoy DRINK SPECIALS from 7-8.

Performances by DJ Stereotype, Mega Dangle, Tiger Stripe,
and LEAGUES.

Visuals by Tiger Stripe & LEAGUES

Bike Valet by Chubby Boob

Presented by LA BRAKELESS x TRAFIK

Facebook Event

More info at:
TakeoverLA!
ChubbyBoob
Sound.Wavs

These are the other world wide events gong down on the same day! We are a Global community!
GERMANY

LONDON

PHOENIX

We are still getting a lot of questions as to when TL&R comes out on iTunes and DVD (the only place for 40 mins o Bonus extra features). There are some things coming up that will get your mouth watering for the release. More contests, more teasers, if you live in LA there will be some secret screenings and certain race after parties (Lord of Griffith III is June 5th). Just keep your eyes peeled here and remember….

It drops 6/21/11!!!

Our friends over at THEME magazine recently featured a great article about To Live & Ride in L.A. in their last issue. THEME is a really slick arts and lifestyle magazine out of NYC, we are glad they turned their focus on what is happening on the West Coast and what’s wheelie gewd with Fixed Gear Culture. We want to thank Theme for this Article. It’s very few and far between you really get to see what is happening on the streets of LA. This is one of our main goals, telling ya’ll what it is really like out here in So Cal. Thanks for your support!

“Revolution on the Streets of L.A”. – Nice title THEME.
Buy one at your local news stand and support your supporters!
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Origin

This Mellow Monday’s article’s name sake was inspired by a ride a few of my friends hosted out of my buddy’s shop on Melrose called Capsole. The shop was ran by two really close friends of mine, Jay and Cicero. When i started commuting to work i would pass by their shop every day. Ever so often i would see some one riding a track bike in side one of the shoe stores that lined melrose. At the time it was rare to see another person commuting let alone on a track bike.

Jay

As time went on I would cruise by, give them the hand wave and they would wave back. One of the times on my way back home from work, Cicero waved me down because of the obvious common ground, Track Bikes. We’ve been pals ever since. Cicero had that energy about him. I guess Mellow Mondays wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for this guys desire to ride. He encouraged Jay who at the time was bikeless to get one. Like a snowball the numbers kept growing. We saw more and more people commuting down Melrose. Cicero had this ability to attract people that were jazzed on bikes.

Cicero
Mellow Mondays was the least serious ride out there. It was an outlet for most to relieve the ails of working retail on the block. The rides never had a consistent type of ride, ranging from exploring our city to hanging out in parks knocking a couple back. It was fun. It was always fun. I mean the slogan “Spin Spokes and Tell Jokes” spawned from Cicero. AND DON’T FORGET THAT!

The thing i liked about this ride the most was how it grew by word of mouth. Friends brought friends in. And I’m sure that is how a lot of rides started. When this ride started, i would have never imagined that cycling in LA would be the way it is today. But then again, cycling does carry an energy behind it. Judging by the growth, it’s a positive energy that I would love to watch grow.

I would like to thank all those that went on Mellow Mondays. All of you have made a strong impression in my life. In the near future, i would love to spin spokes and tell jokes with yous guys.

Cache Uno

When you become familiar with your route you start to notice repeating characteristics that stick out in your mind. For me it’s a few things, the Day Laborors at the hardware store, the Nurses smoking cigarettes at Kaiser/Childrens Hospital, and then i’m fianlly greeted by that mural above. A mural Cache and Toons did behind the shop. The mural was painted when Orange 20 took over the furniture store on the corner. I’m very blessed to be surround with such grand murals while i’m at work.

When it comes to the familiar, Cache’s murals are something that are familiar to a lot of cyclists that commute around Los Angeles and Downtown LA. Between Orange 20 and downtown there are countless Murals that are painted by Cache and his Friends. Scenes that have subtle politcal undertones often accompanied by EyerOne and Colorful landscapes with fellow artists such as Kofie. One of the reason Cache stuck out in my mind was seeing a reoccurring theme of cycling. The piece on Sunset before Alvarado sticks out in my mind.

Cache is well traveled recently visiting places such as Mexico City and Guatemala Painting with local artists. During his travels, he and his wonderful girfriend Erin have done acts of philanthropy such as donating bicycles to a family in Guatemala (pictured below).

He also has had his share of art shows, displaying works along side artists like, Mear One, Shepherd Fairy, David Flores, Will Manville (another personal favorite), and Two Rabbits Studios.

His murals are a apart of the bicycle community just as much as the sharrows on the streets of LA. What do you encounter on your route that sticks out in your mind?

Photos From the sleepers and Rock.Paper.Scissors

if you want to see more of Cache’s work, click here.

Amongst all the carbon fiber there was showcased at interbike,
this Globe Roll utilizing Reynolds 7 series was my favorite by far.
It brings me back to when i first fell in love with the track bike
few years back. It has all the characteristics that I used to drool
over; for instance, the mix of classic styling with the quill stem
but contrasting it with a modern wheelset super deep and attention
getting. The paint job is subtle and elegant and complements all
components. But all those characteristics are not what impressed
me the most.
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First up the Ritte Bosberg. I like this one for the color choice
and the tastefully placed logos.

The Affinity booth had a good mix of bikes on display, from your
aluminum track machine, to a prop from a major motion picture
about being a bike messenger. I would love to test out a Kessina
at Encino.

I.Fab. Enough said.

Mixed feelings about Biacnchi’s line up this year. I’m stoked that they
are coming out with an affordable DT shifting road bike soon, but the
brands legendary pista frame seems to be having an identity crisis.

But they did have this one. Everthing was win until I took a closer look at
rear drop out. It seems like that was the one detailed that was overlooked,

Here are many detailed photos of Peter Diantoni‘s bike. I’m a huge fan of
COG magazine and have been a loyal reader for some time now. Look at the
little details of this bike. Nerd Alert! I love this bike.

I pledge allegiance to the SRAM.

Look, Boobies.

The best for last. Made to order, 0 out of 40 Phil Wood Ti Track frame.