Congo is a true City Grounds original team rider, and has been riding for the shop since the very beginning. He consistently stands out at competitions not only for his riding skills, but also his fashion choices. The 2013 Red Bull Ride + Style was no exception; Congo showed up with a first generation Pro-Tec helmet (yep, the ones with ear flaps), old school shades and a bright orange Unknown fixed gear freestyle bike. He might not have won the competition, but at lease he competed with some style. Check it out in the photos below! [CLICK THE PHOTO BELOW...

As the freestyle competitors hit the freshly painted course features, the judges knew they were in for a tough decision. Last year’s winner, Josh Boothby, was looking to land the first ever in-competition flare, a full 180 degree backflip, while riders like 2011 winner Matt Reyes were cruising the course with an uncanny consistency. A surprise to most but certainly a welcome one was seeing Zawada on the course throwing huge tuck no-handers and making his way onto the elite list of just three people to pull a backflip in fixed-gear competition. In the end there was no stopping Reyes...

San Francisco, CA (May 1, 2013) - On Saturday, May 4, Red Bull Ride + Style will return to San Francisco for the third time, reuniting the world’s best fixed gear racers and freestylers together in Justin Herman Plaza. The event also brings together four of the world’s top street artists – Risk (Los Angeles), Tristan Eaton (NYC), Insa (London) and Sam Flores (San Francisco) – through collaborative art on both the race course and the freestyle ramps. Josh Boothby (freestyle) and Addison Zawada (race) are the defending champions and will return to compete on a course boasting six features...

We just restocked on the popular 2012 Specialized P.Fix Fixed Gear Freestyle bikes! These bikes are the real deal, Specialized went all out in their first venture into the FGFS world and created a tank of a bike. The P.Fix is built to withstand a beating and looks good too with a sleek black paint job with red accents on the stem, crankset, seatpost and hubs. Originally these were retailing at $880.00, but now you can grab one for $629.00. These will go quick, so click here to shop now >>   Pictures above were of a sample Specialized P.Fix...

To start the new year off right, City Grounds team rider Marwin Ou has a new video edit. Check out the video below and then head over to his team rider page here. Marwin is riding his new 2012 SE PK Ripper Fixed Gear Bike (Blue) with the SE Landing Gear Fork in white. Both of which we have in stock, click here to check it out!