Since we were up in San Francisco it only made sense we pay a visit to our friends and one of our staple brands, Chrome. We were greeted by Jason, who has been a friend of ours since way back and used to go on shop rides when City Grounds Long Beach was just starting. He showed us around the shop and some of the changes they had made since we last visited. One of the most noticeable changes was the addition of a fully stocked coffee bar. With the upcoming drive back south it was a sight for sore...

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...

The 2013 Red Bull Ride + Style event was held this past weekend in San Francisco on Saturday, May 4th. A crowd of over 5,000 people showed up to watch and cheer on a solid group of track and fixed gear freestyle riders throughout the day. The event consisted of two sub events, a track race which incorporated obstacles and ramps in the morning and a fixed gear freestyle trick competition in the afternoon. The track race featured last years winner Addison Zawada along with other familiar faces including Jason Clary, Hernan Montenegro, Walton Brush and our very own team...

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...

Red Bull Ride + Style returns to San Francisco on Saturday, May 4th 2013 and they are starting to build the hype with a video released today of selected riders getting a chance to test the course. Check out the video below from the Red Bull team: Stay tuned to the Red Bull Ride + Style Facebook page for news and updates (click here). Are you planning on going this year? If so, what are you most excited to see? Let us know in the comments!