Night goggles activated. I’ve been shooting a ton of black-and-white film lately and keep a Contax T2 strapped to my messenger bag. Here are some of the film photos to accompany their digital counterparts from the post below. I’m looking forward to seeing the footage that Jake Ricker and Mike Martin from MASH SF captured on the moto while we ripped around SF after dark. Stay tuned for more, and until then, enjoy these behind-the-scenes snapshots.
After the recent SMC competition in Southern California, a bunch of the dudes traveling from different corners of the globe came to San Francisco for a few days. I was lucky enough to meet them near sunset to ride, film, and hang out. I knew the sun was going down, so at the last second, I decided to throw a flash and stand in my camera bag. I’m glad I did, because we wouldn’t have been able to get any of these photos without it.
I met up with everyone in San Francisco’s Mission District, where they were already filming with MASH SF. We rode this bank in an old theatre parking lot, then made our way towards downtown. We didn’t get far before Mike and Jake needed to run back to MASH to clear SD cards, so we killed some time at Soma West Skatepark and captured some of my favorite photos from the night. Youri is incredible. He’s easily one of the best FGFS riders out there right now. You can see him flying overhead and clicking table tops in some of the photos above. What impresses me most is that he does all of it without straps. If you’ve ever ridden FGFS, you know how difficult it can be to ride these bikes without foot retention.
Afterwards, we linked back up with MASH and ripped around downtown/Chinatown before making our way to our last spot of the night. SF’s Federal banks. Max caught a bunch of clips on the steep portion of the bank, and I coordinated with him to capture this wall ride photo, which is more difficult than it looks. Both because the bank is steep/abrupt and because it was Max’s opposite side. When all was said and done, Mike shot this group photo of all of us posing for a family photo. I’m looking forward to the next time some of these dudes come to town, and need to remind myself to bring the flash out more often. Be good, have fun, and we’ll see you next time.
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Nothing beats riding bikes in San Francisco with a handful of your closest friends. If you ever come and visit The City, I highly suggest you pick up a bike while you’re here. It’s by far the best way to see everything that SF has to offer. If you don’t know your way around, reach out to one of us and we’d be glad to show you around. Filmed on January 14th 2024.
With the recent jump start of the channel, I’ve been capturing a bunch of photos alongside our film days. This collection of images is from our latest video in downtown San Francisco. It has been incredibly refreshing to reconnect with the crew and pick up where we left off. I’ve now posted a video a week for the last month and am already reminded of how difficult it is to keep up with the 24-hour content cycle. Social media is a beast, but we’ll be looking for new ways to streamline our approach and make it sustainable. All that being said, enjoy the photo collection and keep your eyes peeled for the new video dropping tomorrow morning.
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Wheel Talk’s very own Jake Lanich gives us an update on his MASH AC-3 Frameset (Black Scopes) fixed gear build. It had been 4 years since I last filmed a bike check with Jake and surprisingly enough, he’s still riding a lot of the same parts. There are interview moments peppered throughout this video which are my personal favorite parts of the edit. I added a full parts rundown as well as the gear I used to film this video below.
“We out here”. If you’ve ever been to San Francisco or joined us on a ride, then you’ve probably heard the term yelled by locals at the top of their lungs. It is the equivalent of a Bay Area bird call and is often said at the beginning of most conversations assuming both parties are outside. To quote The Mighty Ducks, and in the name of Coach Bombay, “Ducks fly together”. With daylight savings right around the corner, I’m looking forward to the Thursday Night group rides being back in effect in San Francisco. But until then, enjoy this new video featuring old footage from 2021.
With MAXFXD in town from Australia, we decided to take the Bart over to Oakland to ride bikes with our friends in the East Bay. It had basically been years since I last rode with everyone in Oakland, so it ended up feeling like a family reunion. At least that’s how it felt on my end.
The last video I posted on my YouTube channel was on Jan 26, 2022, so we’re just shy of two full years since I last uploaded anything. All that is about to change. I have a few videos already lined up and I’m going to start uploading more to this channel, so turn on notifications, like, subscribe, do whatever feels right and I’ll see you out there. ✌️
Wow, here we are, blog post number 954. We’ve come a long way and it feels good to be back in here sharing photos for all of you. I’m not even entirely sure if people still read and follow blogs, but I’ve always found the Wheel Talk website as a useful resource when it comes to pulling up images at a moment’s notice. All that being said, let’s get to the reason why we’re here. MAXFXD came to the Bay Area, so we made sure his trip was complete with a trip over to Oakland so that he could see more than just San Francisco. SF is great, don’t get me wrong, but it doesn’t have the same textural quality that Oakland carries. I’ll be sharing a video edit from this day tomorrow, so stay tuned, and keep your eyes peeled for that coming out on my YouTube channel.
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