ATX FIXED 3 from Arak Avakian on Vimeo.
If you want to ride backwards either learn how to 180(hop/skid/rock-walk) or start from a stop!
clown ass niggaz
yeah all you assholes, stop riding fucking track bikes on the street!
just kidding.
anyways, kyle, i'd say instead of discouraging people from riding into walls in general, i would discourage them from riding bikes with nice track forks into walls (or down stair sets & legdes - note to self)
great "resason" to sell a kid a cheap 26" crusier fork for hella $$$! :P
you are all fags. get a life, and stop geting off on shiting on eachothers chests
blog... my bad.
i thought this was a fixed gear forum, what's all this talk about bmx?
this video is pretty tight. just get some better filming done and some more creative riding and this shit would be so hot.
fuck you sleepy, tyler and hdog, haters.
hate all you want, fuckers, i'll still see you in hell.
Arak's great on his tark bike and great on his track bike.
Get on your Vivalo and show 'em how it's done.
I feel like I've seen this video before.
Touche.
Still...
shut up about "going big" you toys, if hes just doing his thing let him
whatever, looks like some same old tarck tircks to me... my only beef is the goddamn vertical body bent leg retard skid. stop doing that shit people!!! especially into walls?!
jeeeeze chillllll everyone. it was a boring video anyways.
but it's good to know arak's getting laid while high.
bla bla bla !! go ride a bike !
Being an excellent person does not excuse dumb behavior. Maybe holmes is a fine smoker of the weed, lover of the women, and on a level on excellent par with Bill and Ted. But it doesn't change the fact that riding you wacky trackie into wall is kind of an inane trick.
I'm really hoping that ten years from now, all this BMFixed shits gonna play sweet, but right now, it looks stoops.
arak, your shit rules.
keep those big spins and smoothies up, and don't let anyone on the web get you down. see you soon buddy!
I kind of think the people who get down by "hating" on "haters" are no better than the latter. Asserting your own speculatively more positive attitude by bashing someone else... its all still hate. I check this site because I like the variety of individuals sharing their own unique opinions. Why do you (you know who you are) check it if you are so bothered by the opinions of others? Really, I want to know. And to be honest, I think the content posted on Tracko tends to be pretty neutral if not positive. For once there is a personal opinion attached to a post and you get all sensitive and turn on the source... bummer! Or not, actually. I think individual thought and freedom of speech, in every form, are pretty cool.
And just to be clear. I do not think Arak is a bad kid. I do not doubt that he loves to ride his bike. I believe that he does more than tricks on said bike. And I think its great that he has a unibrow, has sex and I love that sometimes he rides his bike into a wall on video. I don't think anyone here said anything to the contrary.
I also still think the DKNY Orange bikes were a good idea! Bet you guys had forgotten about that one! But I have to go replace dude's fork that just came in...just asked him how it happened and he told me from running into walls.
I don't think I will ever be able to relate to discouraging people.
99% of hate is rooted in insecurity, the only thing accomplished with hate is displaying this insecurity for all to see.
Arak is a great guy, he's keen and driven and coming up, that should be all that matters.
I'm really not feeling this site as much as I once did, unfortunately..
why would you put footage of you eating shit into a wall.
and this is the internet, you don't need to sensor the word 'fucking'.
"tyler
Friday, January 30, 2009, 06:23 PM
bringing shame to texas :/"
??????
texas knows me.
and who the fuck are you?
i hardly ever post here because im either too drunk or hitting on under age girls but really?
arak is 17, sports a unibrow, gets laid, smokes weed, and rides his bike all radical style , especially straight into walls.
suck a nut douchebag.
ben w.
Geez people need to stop sippin' on that haterade!
Arak is a great kid and loves to ride his bike!
He doesn't just do tricks, he races alleycats and gets involved in the cycling community here in Austin. Which is more than I can say for some of the "real" cyclists around here.
Its about being a community through a common interest, not judging what looks cooler.
So don't be saying he is bringing shame to Texas.
nice! can't wait for the warm weather. i wanna see some halfcabs out of those rollbacks!
bringing shame to texas :/
Track bikes are graceful and smooth. thats how the tricks should be. tight, and smooth. if you want big and dirty get a bmx. If this is boring dont watch. go get a bmx and GFY
Those big spins are hard to learn, props for doing it so well. Ya most people will hate you for not being just like them so they can feel validated. oh well. Life is too short to worry about the, keep riding your bike. Nice work.
haters!!
I ve been riding fixed gear for few years now, and, seriously, if ppl wants to ride like that, that s fine, they have fun, if you dont have fun anymore riding a fixed gear bike, just fuckin'quit, I mean, why so much hate ? why so many losers on blogs'N'stuffs ? man, seriously, I m glad I m not a north american stereotype that hates everything..
just one thing here : live and let live, take it or leave it, and, wow, just f*ck*ng enjoy riding a bike, fixed, single speed, mountain, bmx, whatever, HAVE FUN..or quit riding a bike..
peace from mtl
Next time I go to Texas I'll make sure I don't take my track bike... I dont wanna be associated with these people.
Kyle, opinions are illegal, you should know this by now.
Hipster Nascar
180's are fun as fuck on a 700cmx. I hate nose-pivots, they sound horrible and trash wheels really fast. 180 skids are the jam. Curb endos have gotten out of control.
Bottom line, do your thing, have fun and get a fork that won't break!
bent forks or not, im just glad to see people riding bikes.
HOLLA! I'm just not a fan of running into walls! Three kids a day come in with bent forks from running themselves into walls. I would just rather see bent fork from doing a 180 or something. Oh god...am I defending myself on my own website? Looks like I have finally lost my mind. Opinions for life...fuck hesher toys!
You know what, Fuck Tracko hating on trick videos! If your not into them, why are you posting them on your site? Oh wait, I know because you love fostering the fixed gear community by encouraging people to talk shit about each other.
wanna do something impressive? you live in austin for christ's sake! go to 9th street with your bike. ride those bad boys with your 650c front wheel. then just buy a terrible one because you live in austin, texas.
the video's a great cure for insomnia, but atleast the OG beastie boys song is good.
dudes if you're going to film tricks, it looks a million times more interesting if you do it at speed. more bunny hops and going big, less running into walls and doing dinky bar spins.