Thanks to everyone who came out on Sunday and appeared in the latest TRAFIK video shoot. LEEN killed it with the artwork, Jesus was there to rep Leader bike and Team Kagero, Tito & Geo got to stuntin’, the homies from Store 13 dropped by. Here are some of the behind-the-scenes pics, more on TRAFIK’s FLICKR. Pics by Allaudin Hightower.

Be on the lookout for the video to drop in the New Year.
Get an original Burner Bottle for FREE until the end of the year when you spend $25 or more at our SHOP.

Jesus shows off his track stand skills

Best way to deal with haters…

Just in time for the Holidays! TRAFIK is happy to introduce our new WATER BOTTLE as a special Thank You gift to our fans. Get it FREE when you order $25 or more worth of merch from our online SHOP!

Did we say WATER BOTTLE? We meant Motha F*ckin’ Sticker Pack! You heard right, this beautiful piece of art not only quenches your thirst it comes with stickers that give your bike swag….instantly. Free swag, brah! GET IT NOW!

Designed by L.A. graf artist LEEN, this bottle is a So Cal original printed only in limited quantities. This offer is good only till the end of the year. Buy anything over 25 bucks and own this dope piece of art.

Our friend Pnut was recently involved in a hit & run on his bike but never stops repping To Live & Ride in L.A.

Heal up quick homie!

TRAFIK coming at ya with another contest for our online friends! This one is called #BIKEFAIL Friday – rules are simple:

• Post up a picture or video of a BIKE FAIL on our Facebook Page – with hashtag #BIKEFAIL.
• Get as many friends to LIKE your wallpost.
• Most LIKES wins!

This contest is open to anyone in the world…ANYONE! The fan with the most LIKES will win a TRAFIK prize pack that includes a To Live & Ride in L.A. DVD, our new water-bottle designed by LEEN, hip-pouch and foot-straps from Famli, Skully lights, TRAFIK vinyls, and an official TRAFIK tee! We ship worldwide!

#BIKEFAIL – Hey foo, you made it on the blog.

Be one of the first in the world to own a TRAFIK water bottle!

Participating in the contest is as easy as skidding with no hands – all you have to do is a quick search on Google, find something funny, post it on our wall and get some likes! Get creative, find something that no one has seen yet. And here’s a hint to increase your chances of winning: share with your friends!

Contest ends this weekend. Winner will be announced on Monday. Goodluck everyone!

Post your #BIKEFAIL’s to our FB page!

 
Since we released To Live & Ride in L.A. on International iTunes we’ve been hearing from riders from all across the world. We caught up with some of the guys from Switzerland to see what was up with fixed gear culture over there…

Bastien Raoux is a FGFS rider based out of Geneva & Fabian Wespe runs a shop outside the city. In a country that is serious about its cycling, fixed gear riding, especially FGFS, is starting to take hold…

TRAFIK: What’s up guys? What’s going on in the world of fixed gear in Switzerland?

Fabian:
There is definitely a growing fixed gear scene in Switzerland. Big towns like Bern, Zürich, and Geneva are where most of the riders are, but it’s more of an underground scene.

Bastien:
In Switzerland cycling is a religion and there are many riders who like to race on a fixed gear. In Geneva there are many fixed freestyle riders and a big group of racers too.

TRAFIK: Where would you take a rider visiting from a foreign country?

Bastien:
To ride and chill with freestyle fixed come to Geneva!! There are so many good spots and in 1 year we will have the newest big skate-park in the country. We are a big freestyle group in Geneva and all the day one of us is ready to ride.

Fabian:
Myself I live in the country and there is only me and my roommate on FGFS. If we wanna meet people we go to Geneva. The scene is very different depending on what city you are in, some places you are welcomed with open arms and in others it’s very hard to get in. But that is just my opinion. I am riding and selling FG-Bikes because its fun to ride. Thats all.

TRAFIK: What FGFS riders do you look to for inspiration?

Bastien:
I think i have 3 riders who inspire me. My favorite rider for the grind is of course Mike Shmitt, i like his nervous style. My other favorite is Tom Lamarche, this guy is awesome, i love his wall ride and many big 360′s. I think his last edit is the best of the freestyle scene. But for me the most crazy is my friend Simon Andraca (GOMOK), he is a rider who can ride everywhere, he is very complete (barspin, big gap, grind, wall ride) plus he’s a cool guy.

TRAFIK: Wanna shout out any local crews or websites?

Bastien:
Yeah, my riding crew is MILKYCE with Quentin Oddo, Marc Wuarin, Florian Ferrier and Me. Shout out to the Shred crew, with David, Laurent Pili, and Pepy Todesky. You have ONEGEAR (my sponsor) run by Fabian, the best website for FGFS in Switzerland. Also check out FixedGearGeneva on Facebook where everybody can come to speak about fixed gear.

TRAFIK: Thanks for chatting with us, any final comments?

Fabian:
I don’t speak for everyone here, but we don’t care if you’re a messenger, a fakenger or a hipster. We just love to build and ride our bikes an meet people with the same passion. Its all about having fun, not making a statement.

Bastien:
Check out some of our websites!

http://www.onegear.ch
http://milkycecrew.blogspot.com/
http://www.shredcrew.com/
http://ww.fixedgeargeneva.com
http://www.fixedgearswitzerland.ch

TRAFIK: Fa Sho! Remember to tell your friends to download To Live & Ride in L.A. on Swiss iTunes. Peace.

It’s Friday in L.A. and time for another street race. Get yer fixies lubed up and roll on over to Sunset and Western (OSH parking lot) for a 5 Checkpoint alley-cat that will determine the KING OF HOLLYWOOD (and Queen). TRAFIK crew will be there with prize bags for the winners and some special surprises for the crowd. Ladies are encouraged to come out. Win dat Christmas money $$$

Registration is at 8pm, race starts at 9pm SHARP! $5 entry fee, money goes to winners. This is a fixed only race, sorry roadies, go on a ride up the PCH or something.

Info from the FB Event page…

No route
No order
No cheating
5 check points
$5 bucks entry fee
First racer(s) with His/Her slip completely signed and back to the start wins
Winners take the cash and title of King & Queen of Hollywood
Fixed Only
Helmet is MANDATORY / Ride at your own risk!!!
Anyone under 18 needs to have a waiver signed by their parents. There will be waivers on site.

RACE START
5525 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA
90028

Registration: 8:00 PM

Race Starts: 9:00 PM SHARP

UK is not only home to Stonehenge, dragons, and double-decker buses but has one of the biggest fixed gear scenes in Europe.

We were stoked when To Live & Ride in L.A. premiered in London and Preston earlier this year. Now that it’s on UK iTunes, we hope the entire Kingdom will watch it (we’re talking to you Scotland!)

If you’re interested in how they do fixed gear “over there”, check out London’s bike blog THE FOOTDOWN, Another one @ FIXED GEAR LONDON, the riders from NINJACATS, or NEWCASTLE FIXED to see whats bubbling up with the Old English.

Not to forget our friends over at Deaf Pigeon for hosting a screening as well as the dope fixie mag FIXED AND WHAT that published a nice spread on the movie. Click on some of these links to see what’s good. Give it up for Global Fixed Gear Culture.

-TRAFIK

As a thank you to all the fans who have been following the Worldwide Release of “To Live & Ride in L.A.“, we are offering a special deal for CYBER MONDAY. For the next 24 hours, take $5 off your purchase from the TRAFIK online SHOP. Save on DVD’s, Premiere Packs, T-shirts, decals, basically everything!

Just enter in the code NOBRAKES at checkout and the discount will be applied to all purchases over $20. Remember, all holiday orders ship with SpokeCards and super special stickers.

Thanks for your support and Happy Holidays!

- TRAFIK

West Covina is a long way to drive in L.A. traffic, but worth it to attend another ill event from Store 13 and Leader Bike that brought out all the homies from the IE. Bikes, cars, food trucks, girls, it was all there jammed in Store 13′s parking lot for TAB Tuesday.

Team Leader riders Michael Chacon and Jesus Lizama came thru to show off some of the new frames, Mike with his 2012 Hurricane and Jesus with his newly minted Kagero that had some heads turning. Mike is really getting out there, check out that swarm of riders getting autographs on their wheels, bikes, babies. Good looks Michael!

TRAFIK was stoked to see many of the riders rocking our decals, looks extremely clean on Leader’s 735 frame. Head over to TRAFIK’s Flickr (TRAFIKPIX), to see all the pics from the night. Also, if you get a chance to stop into Store 13 in West Covina OR Pasadena pick up a copy of To Live & Ride in L.A. or other TRAFIK gear. Thanks!