Weekend Pickups: Spin Doctor Truing Stand

This last weekend, I finally got enough time and money to pick up some new tools. The thing I am most excited about is my brand new Spin Doctor Truing Stand that I purchased for $70 over at Performance Bikes. This has been long overdue! I've been riding for three years and ever since, I have had to either take my wheels to a shop or deal with the wobble. In my commuting/mashing days, this wasn't too big of a deal but now that I trick, my wheels have been a mess (180 lbs + Stairs=Untrue Rims). Being able to ride on a set of straight wheels is amazing and its all thanks to this truing stand. My first impression was that it felt pretty sturdy and should be sufficient for what I'm using it for. In my opinion, it's low price tag and compact-ability make this truing stand ideal for home use. This was also the first time I've ever used a truing stand and I think this stand made it easier to learn. After some more usage, I'll do a little review on it!

Weekend Pickups: Fuji Finepix AX245w

I'm super stoked to not rely on my Iphone 3g camera anymore! This weekend, I purchased a Fuji Finepix AX245w, an 8gb Patriot SD Card, and some Sanyo Eneloop Batteries. Although this is no DSLR, its a handy little camera that I can take wherever I ride without being too afraid of damaging it. I'm really digging the 12 mega pixels and it's ability to shoot in HD but the portability of the camera is what I'm most excited about. With this new camera, I'll be taking a lot more photos ranging from bikes to weird people I see around town. Whatever it may be, their will be tons more photos on this blog. So far, the camera has been super bomb. The picture quality is real nice, it feels pretty sturdy, easy to navigate menu, and the battery life isn't too bad. The camera isn't all great though. The focusing sucks and the custom shooting section is poor. You can't even adjust the aperture. My box also did not come with a manual which I actually read (skim). Despite these flaws, I'm still stoked on this purchase and you guys should be stoked for the increase in pictures!

Weekend Pickups: Schwinn Pump

I've had an older version of this pump but a while back, it broke. While it worked, it did everything a pump should, it inflated my tires, it had a psi guage, and it had a crap load of adapters. Unfortunately, the faulty aspect of it was that it broke out of nowhere. Despite this, I chose to buy another Schwinn Pump from Target solely because I'm cheap. This pump was only $20 and it gets the job done. Plus, I've had Target giftcards building up in my money clip so I hopped on this opportunity. I've had a broken pump for around 3 or 4 weeks so it's going to be nice to once again have properly inflated tires. Ohh the cushion!

Pedal Hard Fixed Gear Comp

That spot looks pretty boss! I love Chacon's style it's smooth and techy. He really is a great mix of new school FGFS and old school FGFS. Other riders also seem to be copying his steeze. They're challenging his tech and spins but in my opinion, Chacon is the King of Spins! Anyone know the results of the competition?

Pedalhard Fixed Gear Competition '11 from Shiloh Sambo on Vimeo.

Price Drop: Eighth Inch Butcher Completes

When you enter the code, eighthinch_build_50, you'll get $50 off! I'm a big fan of Eighth Inch for their quality, speed of delivery, and competitive prices. The Butcher Frame was one item I was really looking forward to buying but unfortunately, it came out too late for me. The frame looks super beefy and the part look like they'd hold up really well. Although, I purchased an older version of the Julian Rims and Tires were a B**** to put on. I'm also not the biggest fan of their bars. I think a bar with that little rise with a cross bar looks awkward. Other than that, the temporary price tag of $750 i pretty enticing. You can buy one HERE.

Wolfdrawn: Single Spotter 2

This second episode made me even more toked on this series! The video is almost 10 minutes long but the actual riding is like a minute something long. the rest of it is just black with a creepy voice so don't waste your time on that section.

Single Spotter II from Matthew Spencer on Vimeo.

Oscar's Eastern Mega Mix!

UK has been blowing up with edits this week and this latest one is from Oscar Khan. If you watched the previous edit, you would've seen some of the move but crazy good nonetheless! I still love that brick bank to rail spot it looks like so much fun!

Oscar's Eastern Mega mix!! from 888888PURPLEDRANK on Vimeo.

Wrahw: Witchtape 4

Lots of shenanigans in this one! I love the mix of fixed, bmx, and skating but I think there should have been more fixed.

WRAHW Witchtape 4 from WRAHW on Vimeo.