Comments on: Pharrell’s new toy!

By: Ap Jizzle

Ap Jizzle — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:13:27 +0000

“The rumor has it, theres a new bike in town.
I seen the frame, heard it goes for a while.
Other bikes…are so mondane…I want it
I got to have it…yea….”

By: Ap Jizzle

Ap Jizzle — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:11:04 +0000

Thats a nice bike, I need another myself

By: langdon

langdon — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:53:38 +0000

the bike is dope.. but not as dope as my Original Bike Company beach cruiser.. check the steelo at originalbikeco.com

By: sk8boardj

sk8boardj — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:36:46 +0000

nice bike
got a mountain bike and BMX

I remember the “PROVIDER” vid. clip. That was an awesome one. Loved that group of bikers haha

By: chrismccardell

chrismccardell — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:01:06 +0000

Damn I’m trying to get my feet wet in design as well I have this trunk full of innovation just need your eyes, ears and your opinion.

http://chrismccardell.wordpress.com/

By: .lordtrvr.

.lordtrvr. — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:21:34 +0000

wow! its like that vanilliaface? again i’ll just say it flat out. back away from the monitor son. knowing your wheel business is a proper thing to do but when you can start referencing youtube clips? to far. and phil woods played out? next your gonna say tires are lame right? get a grip homie. and yeah i scoffed at the word freestyle? cause you used it lame. hey the truth hurts. “yeah i sampled your voice, you usin wrong. you made it a hot line i made it a hot song” a track bike is a track bike so defined by geometry and other such goodies like horizontal dropouts and such. so yeah freestyle track bike is kind of a mislabel. sorry pal.natepuza thanks for the lesson for anyone who wasnt aware of some aerospoke history.

By: rideskidders.com

rideskidders.com — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:27:45 +0000

I just wanted to plug the site. All you track and fixed gear heads who love to ride skidders be sure and check out the site. You sign up, invite friends, and earn points to get free ish!
Pharrell Rides Skidders so should you.

http://www.RideSkidders.com
www,myspace.com/rideskidders

By: natepuza

natepuza — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:04:51 +0000

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2010/1906445539_f6a29b1015.jpg?v=0

By: natepuza

natepuza — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:01:14 +0000

BMW is a trick frame. might as well be BMX.

a brief aerospoke history lesson..

-long ago, they were actually somewhat of a ‘legit’ race wheel. This was in a time when people didn’t really know dick about what was actually aero.
-they fell out of favor for nearly everyone as they were a) heavy b) flexible and c) untrueable.
-eventually, messengers noticed they were being blown out on sales for so cheap (think $25 a wheel used, $80 new) that it made sense to ride them because once they were toast from hard riding, you wouldn’t have much invested in them and could get another anyway.
-people emulate the messenger look, Aerospoke fashion catches on with the hip.
-inevitable Aerospoke backlash.

Phil Woods are super high quality hubs. Deep V’s while trendy, are a super strong wheel, and weigh a shit ton less than an aerospoke.

By: vanillaface

vanillaface — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:36:14 +0000

.lordtrvr.: It’s a track frame. Note the track fork ends, and BMW’s website where they call it a track frame.

It’s not a track bike in the traditional sense as it has a more relaxed geometry with ridiculous barspin front wheel clearance, a BMX-style fork, and riser bars. If you take a look at the people who ride them/promote them (like, say, John Prolly of prollyisnotprobably.com fame), they do tricks on them. Some might even say “freestyle” tricks on them. Here’s some video proof:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fN6WfFiX40

Note: They’re FREESTYLING on the same TRACK FRAME that Pharrell owns. Maybe you don’t like the name “fixed gear freestyle”, but fuck, that’s what they’re doing, and that’s what the bike was built for.

Oh, and Phil Woods are more played out than Aerospokes, son.