Welcome to the Midwest

Flix and pix are popping up all over teh intranets from Midwest Mayhem. This video, from Stephanie Allen, was found over at ProllyIsNotProbably. Is that our own Sean Milnes at 2:09??

MIDWEST MAYHEM from Stefanie Allen on Vimeo.

Geekhouse Quarter Productions edit

This Geekhouse promo from Quarter Productions is another great video. To our man in Madison, Tom, this shit is porn.

Geekhouse Bikes from Quarter Productions on Vimeo.

Sean Milnes for Open Bicycle

It's been all around the 700c blogosphere already, but he is our boy, so here goes...

Open Bicycle - Sean Milnes from Quarter Productions on Vimeo.

Thuggin' a Goat Farm

"Sophisticated Thighs" - Fake Babies from jimi patterson on Vimeo.

The RoundUp: Monday Morning in Fixed Gear

Happy Memorial Day to all. Hope you've thrown a rear rack on that whip and strapped the ol' Weber Smokey Joe on the back for the old school Tom O'Hara rolling barbeque. Just make sure you're using a lined RE Load for the ice! (RELoad's legendary April Fool's Race has been postponed again, probably mid-June)
Since I've got a rare day off, and I still wake up insanely early, let's see what's going on in the Fixed Blogosphere...



Our gal, Pandalicia, lady ripper, has probably already whipped out the credit card for this tee...



From Blue Lug via Pedal Consumption


Also at Pedal Consumption...


Flickr set here, you've gotta drop a line there to get one.


In a post over at Trackosaurus, we get our weekly dosage of the Vuh-Jeen, straight from the Giro...




Jussi in Helsinki posted the German Fixed City Trailer...

fixed city | Trailer from fixed city on Vimeo.

CyclingWMD posted a Wicker Bike from eBay...




Locked Cog gives us more video, Nathan and Machine and Rotterdam Fixed Gear Teaser...

Nathan&Machine from Bjorn Rust on Vimeo.

Rotterdam Fixed Gear Teaser from Blocter on Vimeo.

They've also got a pic up of the new Velocity B43's:



Of more interest to me in that photo is the DMR fork on the bike. Many of the Scorchers have been switching over to the DMR, and Justin at Amity Bicycle (Selden St. Woodbridge) has been ordering them by the dozen.




Speaking of Velocity, you should throw their blog on the ol' RSS reader. They've always got the neatest stuff, including this Rat Rod Tricycle...




Tony Tyrant's been playing in the dirt an awful lot lately, building his own trail network...

Wow! Um, Brian, I don't know what to, uh, say

Apparently, our boy Brian owns the world record for most Pete Townsend-style arm swings in 60 seconds. I'm not exactly sure why.
Here's the video of him breaking the old record by 23.

East Rock Time Trial

Video from WTNH. I hung at the switchback with West Point. Those cadets can ride. Matt's shop is called The Devil's Gear not the "devil's scare".

It ain't that serious -- Open Bicycle

From the crew at OPEN...


It Ain't That Serious. from open bicycle on Vimeo.

3:09 is serious.

Complete Insanity....

This is insane. I love me some bike vids but this one kills them all...Insanity begins @ 2:24...


Adam Kimmel presents: Claremont HD from adam kimmel on Vimeo.

They are 138

we are 138. from steve clark on Vimeo.

Death Pedal Trailer 2

A day late on this one, but it's still pretty amazing.


DEATH PEDAL trailer 2 By Kareem Shehab from Killa Kareem on Vimeo.

The Cut Two

After witnessing the Killer No-Hander as performed by Don Pavelka, I had to track this guy down. He's got a blog at donbmx.blogspot.com, where I found this little ditty featuring some of 203/860's finest. These kids aren't afraid to fall.


The Cut Two from svennnnn on Vimeo.

Haven Skatepark -- March Edition

Thanks to Tony Tyrant, the Scorchers were invited to another night of private skatepark action at Haven in North Haven. This time Sean and Justin showed up to represent, and a bunch of the Tyrant crew reminded us that track bikes look silly next to BMXers at the 'park. This ain't no "The Come Up" crew, a bunch of Tyrant's guys also ride fixed in their daily lives. 32-18 makes for a terrible commute.
Ghostship Matt was in attendance, as was TJ from the Hartford Bicycle Messenger Association, rocking his BMX. TJ's been hitting the streets on a geared road-bike for the last few, presumably because fixed became hip, and TJ is uber-anti-hip. Whatever, he's hella fast on anything with two wheels, so Austin, you better watch out!

As usual, Milnes was killing it. He nailed, several times, a 4-stair set. This was, however, a "4-stair" in skateboard parlance -- each stair being about 14" long...



Alternate view, without the pyramid run...



He also attempted some X-ups over the pyramid...



...as well as some wall rides down the "jersey barrier" angled wall...



Of course, all of this goes for nil when you've got crazy BMX kids hangin' as well. This one's Don Pavelka...




Then Tony Tyrant got out the broom and swept the not-quite-open full pipe...


Can't believe you pressed play on that one!

We got a few runs of Sean...




...as well as TJ ->


Ryan Schmidt in the full pipe...


I even attempted the pipe on the ol' clown bike...


...it wasn't so successful.


We even got Rick Craft, Haven's owner, out on the track bike...



Rick was known as Crazy Rick back in college, where he would routinely free climb 4 stories of brick wall to visit our dorm room rather than use the front door.

Great night. Thanks, Tony!





p.s. if you're in the 203 or the 860 (fark, if you're in the NY and can make it out and back on yer own) get in touch, as Tony's been fronting his own duckets for these events and running short in the end. We're psyched that he's willing to lose a little to make this happen, but would be even more excited if he could break even. If he makes extra cash, you get some back, so it's all good. Added bonus: some of the rules get a li'l relaxed after-hours. If you travel up from NY, or down from BOS for one of these events, the Scorchers will guarantee you go home with a little somethin' somethin', even if it is just a hangover.

It's made the rounds everywhere else, so why not?

DEATH PEDAL Trailer by Kareem Shehab from Killa KAreem on Vimeo.

This should be a good one.

1/4 to 1/4 Alternate Take

Since Justin Keena made him do it 20+ times to get his photos "right", I thought I'd give you another look at Sean's 1/4/ to 1/4 gap at Edgewood.

Milnes killing it at Edgewood

Edgewood Skatepark. Sean Milnes. Scorchers.







Must be those new Azonic bars and stem offering all that pop!



How 'bout a chainring grind at Yale's Women's Fountain...






...and Kanye Nuge only tricks while smoking. It's his "thing".

Cogs Rule Everything Around Me

video via hkfixed...


Cream BMX Paris Alleycat:



The race was put on by Cream BMX. They've got a magazine across the pond, that'll be seeing distribution in the U.S. very soon.







Somebody should tell The Come Up that, elsewhere, BMXers and fixed riders get along.

Genius! Skid Fail.

Thanks to Straightchain and Zlog for the heads up.
Q: When everybody's doing the same tricks and making videos, how do you go viral?
A: Wreck hard.


Nicks Fail from Christian Meldrum on Vimeo.

JUST AROUND THE CORNER...OPEN BICYCLE

Open / Friday the 13th Promo from open bicycle on Vimeo.

Going up to see the boys this weekend.

www.openbicycle.com

Haven, not so Scorched

Just watch to the end. Jake Lineberry is my new hero. Freestyle walking is the shizzle!
I swear there were Scorchers in attendance. Nobody made the video. Esh.