SAMURAI TRICK COMP HIGHLIGHTS

HIghlights just dropped from 84Kick of his recent Samurai Trick Comp event that went down last weekend! Lots of good things to say about this:

I really love seeing people I’ve never heard of shredding these bikes we love. There are so many new faces and names I’ve never heard of that came out the woodworks for this and killed it with some skills that certainly aren’t new. Seeing all the different kinds of bike setups is also super fun. We’ve got everything from track bikes to 26″ builds in the mix and a lot of bikes in between. Riders really going for it all throughout too, so fun to see! A few riders specifically that stood out to me:

Keisuke is officially one of my favorite 700c hybrid riders now. His drip on and off the bike is fun to watch and he has such clean tricks. He also isn’t afraid to send it, his slam in the finals looked rough. Doesn’t hurt that he rides my frame too!

Kazu looks like an OG. He’s got a classic bag of tricks and clean style that’s super fun to watch. If you told me he’s been riding since 2008 I would believe you.

Takataka’s energy is contagious. I want to meet him and just hang out with him.

Minami has a creative mind. I want to see him develop his bike control more so he can put that creativity to use. There’s lots of potential there.

Sota’s bike setup is crazy and his sends over the blocks was super respectable.

Shun is the complete package and the future. He’s got the speed, style, and tricks. He deserved the win for sure!

84Kick – Samurai Trick Comp Group Photo and Results


March 7th 2026, The first Samurai Trick Comp has successfully come to an end. Even though the location was kept secret, more than 10 riders from across Japan came out to join. There were many riders I had never met before, and it gave me a lot of inspiration and motivation. We filmed the event, so I’ll edit the footage and share it with everyone soon. For now, I’m sending the group photo and results.

Thank you so much to everyone who came. Thanks to everyone’s support and good vibes, it became a truly great event. The next one is planned for August. See you soon. Arigato


Competition Results
1st place – Shun 🥇
2nd place – Keisuke 🥈
3rd place – Sota 🥉
4th place – Micro S Hopper
5th place – Kazu

Best Trick Winner
Shun

Footdown Winner
Liao

Competition and Best trick Judges
Kozo
Yasuo
Satoshi Hashimoto(myself)

FOAD – Throwback Skatepark Edit

FOAD just uploaded this gem from 2015 with the OG FOAD crew plus Matt Spencer hitting some SLC parks! Original title for this one was Concrete Waves from July 2015. Matt’s 3’s were dialed in this one and Chase’s 540s out of quarters are nuts!

Off Track Ep. 38 – ELLIOTT MILNER

This week in the virtual studio we’ve got one of the GOATs of our sport, Elliott Milner! We discuss his origins, Stay Strapped, how he get so damn good, some beefs, and so much more. Huge shoutout to Elliott for joining the show!

If you like what we do with Off Track, be sure to check out our Patreon where we continue the conversation with Elliott!

Kai Nashimoto aka Fixika

Kai aka FIXIKA is truly a pioneer of fixed gear tricks in the Japanese scene. I remember that he organized a weblog back around 2007–2009, where he wrote about how to do fixed gear tricks. When I was around 24 or 25, I read and read and read his blog almost every day to learn trick tips. I’m really glad he’s still here and still riding like this. We still shoot together a few times a year.

Rider: Kai Nashimoto
Camera: Satoshi Hashimoto
Location: Tokyo Japan
January 2026

Wheeltalk – Night Moves with the Euro Boys

After SMC 8 the Euro boys (Crispy, Bean, Marc, Max, and Youri) made their way to SF and met up with the Mayor himself Matt Reyes. They went on a night excursion around town and shot some really cool pics with the gang. Check out the full writeup and photoset on Wheel Talk!