Colin's Reel WiP

Reel WiP from Colin Arlen on Vimeo.

Deliverin'

TCB RHEAS DELI DELIVERY from Storts on Vimeo.

Via MASH SF Tumblr.

Monster Mash Fri Oct 29th 2010

Chas 4 MASH

Chas from MASH TRANSIT PRODUCTIONS on Vimeo.

Via ZLOG.

Berlin Nightride // Ross Johnson

Nightride from Fahrtwind Berlin on Vimeo.

Ross Johnson FTW from Pat La Rock on Vimeo.

Eugene Hood!

No Cassettes Vol II Eugene Hood from Chris Fonseca on Vimeo.

Now here's some real throwback old school MASHing stuff like back from 2007 or something. Bombing hills, San Francisco, Cannondale Track and that...  Just kidding, of course. It's the trailer for No Casettes 2.

Jason Clary

Jason Clary in the Panhandle from MACAFRAMA on Vimeo.

Massan - For Leader Bikes!

Massan for Leader Bike from Dan Arel on Vimeo.

Bike Messenger San Francisco 1992 Remix

So this is what it was like is SF wayyyyy before the MASH dudes traded their skateboards for track bikes with Aerospokes?

'The Modern San Fransican' by Mike Giant

Seen first at Tracko. 

Mike Giant: "Welcome To Frisco"

"On February 25th 2010 Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea of Milan opens the first solo show in Italy by American artist Mike Giant.

“I got the name Giant from skating with some friends, actually, I fell down really hard, and this guy I went with said ‘it felt like you went down like a giant’ and at that time there was a graffiti just across the same ditch we were skating, and I just kinda thought ‘oh that could be my name!’ and it is generic as that, you know, and then I started writing it maybe a month or two after that.” Mike Giant

Master of black and white, and representational leading figure of the mid-1990s underground movement in San Francisco, Giant is internationally known for his graffiti, his skateboards, his tattoos and the immaculate precision of his graphics.

Born in Upstate New York, Giant moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico as a child, where he later studied architecture. In 1993 he was offered a position drawing graphics at Think Skateboards in San Francisco. There he stayed for the next ten years developing his unique artistic style and becoming a leading figure of the street art scene.

At first most known for his graffiti art, recognizable by solid letterforms, his tattoo work has also become internationally renowned over the last decade. Since 1998 Giant has been working at remarkable tattoo shops in San Jose, San Francisco and New York City, next to Paco Excel, Mike Davis and Patrick Conlon. His recent work can be seen in the 2004 tattoo issue of Juxtapoz magazine.
In 2003 Giant returned to Albuquerque and opened the tattoo shop, Stay Gold. Back to San Francisco in 2007 he retired officially from tattooing and devoted his time to a more intentional way of drawing, very much guided by Buddhist meditation.

In February 2002, Giant had his first solo exhibition at WDWA Gallery in New York. His work has been seen in Tokyo with Sam Flores and Bigfoot, at Misanthropy Gallery in Vancouver, at Magda Danysz Gallery in Paris, as well as at numerous venues in San Francisco and Los Angeles. His drawings can be found on the latest Cinelli book, on apparel from Tribal Gear, Upper Playground, and REBEL8 clothing, his signature brand.

About the street scene in San Francisco he says: “First of all, I’m a ‘grandpa hipster’, and it suits me just fine. And after dedicating almost 20 years to writing graffiti, I hope it never dies. And as for track bikes, there have been hip, cocky young men and women riding them around the streets of San Francisco for over 100 years! Look it up. None of this stuff is played out, dead, or otherwise. It’s ongoing.”


For this unique Milan exhibition Giant created a new body of graphics, narrating stories of voluptuous urban femme fatale´s on bikes, religious iconography, street views of San Francisco, a few surviving skulls, unavoidable memento mori of the street world. A video loop created by Giant’s friends and collaborators Colin Arlen and Sean Patrick will tell about his lifestyle; we will see him in action, biking his way around Frisco, writing on walls or on candid paper, and saying it in his own words…a black and white peaceful underground explosion.

A bilingual (Italian/English) catalogue will be published for the occasion, with words by Mike Giant, a text by Luca Beatrice and an interview by Silvia Girardi. A limited edition of the show poster signed by the artist will also be available for sale in gallery during the show."

Seen in San Francisco

Damn, weren't those 'Seen in...' posts in FGG always the funniest.

Anyhow, I just had to steal this photo from Chainthug, taken in SF some time ago. I'm truly impressed. Talkin' about mad O.G. fixie style!

The Worst Preview Trailer

The Worst Preview Trailer - Track Bike Over the Bay Bridge from Stu Barnes on Vimeo.

Gnarcotix // Welcome to the Bay

gnarcotix trailer 2 welcome to the bayyyyyy from Gnarcotixsf on Vimeo.

Trackstand For Money // Trackstand Off Comp

F8cycles // 'No Chain. No Grease. No Maintenance'

Lot of people seem to be really fascinated by the concept of belt drive fixed gear bike. Well, f8cycles offers just that, custom single speed and fixed bikes with belt-drives:

"f8 began as a search for the ultimate fixed ride through the rough streets of San Francisco. Simplicity and durability were paramount. Designing a bullet-proof frame became an obsession.

The obsession paid off. f8 became the first to offer a belt drive fixed gear, in titanium no less. And less than you’d normally pay for a custom titanium frame.Using a belt means no lubricant. So you can ride to work wearing bleach-white bell bottoms, if your dress code allows. It also means no maintenance, as unlike a metal chain it will not stretch.

It’s also quiet. Too quiet."

Check out the site here: http://www.f8cycles.com/

Dead Tires

From Massan's lost film rolls.

Massan's Blog & Bike Check

Massan has a new blog, which you might want to check out.

To celebrate that and since I'm still quite stoked about his first Macaframa clip, I'm stealing his Leader bikecheck from W-BASE Tokyo for your enjoyment:

FRAME: LEADER
FORK: LEADER
HANDLEBAR: DEDA Pista
GRIPS: STRONG-V
HEADSET: FSA
STEM: THOMSON
CRANK: SUGINO 75
SPROCKET: SUGINO ZEN Racing
PEDALS: MKS
SEAT: SAN MARCO
SEATPOST: THOMSON
F & R RIM: H Plus SON FORMATION FACE
FRONT HUB: PHIL WOOD Track LF
REAR HUB: PHIL WOOD Track LF
FRONT TIRE: CONTINENTAL
REAR TIRE: VITTORIA RANDONNEUR

And it seems that Crank Arm Steady already did the same thing, and they even have his other bike there.

Bombing A Hill In SF // Powergrip Fail

Jake Bombs A Big Hill at 40mph from Patrick Lawler on Vimeo.

A Classic: NO BRAKES!

Oldie, but certainly a goldie. Plenty of people out there ride their phixy bikes 'brakeless'. But 'Kamikaze bicyclist and DJ Ted Shred' was always on a truly next level...