Matt Spencer from Wolf Drawn put together a sick-ass video from his recent trip to Austin. A lot of this shit is so tech that you have to watch it twice. Definitely don’t miss that last street gap. BOOSTING! Killer tunes too.

Last Friday was a real bummer. Our boy Corey tried to hop this rail into the stairset and ended up casing the rail, sending him over the bars and onto his stomach. His hand got stuck under his ribcage, lacerating his liver. I took some photos when it happened, which you can see here.

The shitty thing is, he did it before but wasn’t happy with it. Ouch. Thanks to Wolfdrawn for keeping the camera rolling.

Our friends on the D.A.R.T. TAIWAN team put together a new Lookbook for their Holiday 2011 line. Head over to here for more from the guys. I need to get over to Taiwan and ride with these guys!

This is Matt Spencer. He lives in Long Beach and runs a blog called Wolf Drawn. It’s a conglomeration of fixed freestyle, music and other randomness.

This past week, Matt and a few others have been kicking around Austin, where I took him to this spot. Matt’s a master of the tire slide and on a fixed gear, it’s no simple task. Even photographing them is a pain but this one’s tweaked!

For the past few days, I’ve had friends in town from Long Beach and all we’ve been doing is riding spots here in Austin. The first day we went to 5-Hip, where everyone was getting air while I was snagging some sick photos.

Then we went to this industrial complex up north where we hung out all afternoon.

Then, things got weird. Real weird. But that’s what happens when you come to Austin!

When I was in LA a few weeks ago, I spent a lot of time at the Golden Saddle Cyclery, a new shop in Silverlake. My friends opened it last spring and since then, it’s been bustling with radness.

It’s the kind of shop that if you’re not into riding bikes, you’ll want to be after you walk in the doors. Check out more photos at my blog and be sure to swing by and see the guys if you’re in the area!

Golden Saddle Cyclery
1618 Lucile Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 661-1174

While the Bloglin had its own Top Lists of 2011, I was running my own over at PiNP. These were some of my favorite Top 10 lists to date, beginning with the Top Photography Picks.

And 2011 was a busy year for my site, bringing in some heavy traffic to a select few posts. Check out my Top 10 Posts of 2011 here.

And here’s my Top 10 Beautiful Bicycles of 2011!

As our dear friend the Captain said when he saw some photos I took of edIT from The Glitch Mob, “worlds collide”. Ed hit me up when he found out I was going to be in LA last week and while I was out shooting photos at SoCalCross, I snagged a few of Ed’s super slick, traveling Geekhouse Rockcity track bike.

Ed travels around the world a lot and so he knows the importance of having a bike with you, especially if you’re a serious cyclist. There’s nothing more simple to travel with than a track bike and when you add S&S couplers to the mix, your bike can be broken down and brought on a plane for free.

“When Worlds collide” is right. Ed makes rad beats and rides rad bikes. There’s nothing wrong with that! To see more photos, check out more here and here. Thanks Ed!

Cyclocross, or as we call it, ‘cross, is hell. It’s an hour of the most intense, dirty, muddy, time you can have on your bike. Think of it as a mix of mountain biking and road cycling. There’s no suspension and only one rule: win! Check out these two recent videos that showcase the pain and fun of cross.

Some of my friends are spending their winter breaks touring the south and riding. Loose Nuts Team: Tom Lamarche, Torey Thornton, Kareem Shehab and Miles Mathia will be touring through the south this December into the new year. Hit them up if you’ve got a place to crash, spots to show them, or want to rage. kareem@loosenutscycles.com

The crew will be leaving from Atlanta, Georgia on December 27th and following this schedule below:
Dec 27th: Chattanooga, TN
Dec 28-29th: Birmingham, AL
Dec 30th: Jackson, MS
Dec 31-Jan 3: New Orleans, LA
Jan 4: Baton Rouge, LA
Jan 5th: Mobile, AL

Looks like a great time!