Justin Yu has been a staple of the San Francisco fixed gear scene since 2003. What made you decide to take the brakes off? I bought my first track bike in 2003, an ’81 Celeste Bianchi Piaggio with a full Gipiemme group for $300. It was undrilled, so I learned how to ride fixed on [...]

John Igei is pro skater for Western Edition that kills it just as hard on a bike. When did you decide to take the brakes off? Spring ’04. I never had a track bike with brakes.

Alex from Homeroom is a cool cat and SF fixed gearhead. Haven’t seen him since last MAGIC, but hopefully all’s well and I’ll be running into him next week… But seriously Alex, how can you start a business without first building a website? But hey, if Kanye’s already rocking your hoodies, who am I to [...]

  Darin Howard is a Team Manager at Deluxe Distribution (Real, Krooked, Spitfire, etc.) and works with the riders for all of their brands. He’s also a fixed gear nut. When did you take the brakes off? About three years ago I bought a bicycle from Gabe Morford; it was a single speed bike. I used [...]

Benny Gold is the design genius behind the Benny Gold line as well as Mash SF, and has done work for DLX, Huf, Nike, I-Path, and many other respected brands. He’s an avid skater and fixed gear fanatic. How did Mash start? Whose idea was it and what was the original vision? Mash started as [...]