Red Bull Ride + Style 2011

ABOUT:

Red Bull Ride + Style 2011 was a fixed gear freestyle and track racing event hosted by Red Bull at Justin Herman Plaza in San Francisco. It was the first of 4 annual events in the series. This was the first time a fixed gear freestyle competition was given a mainstream spotlight. The trick portion of the event was invite only to compete.

Notable aspects of this event:

• Kozo’s backflip was the first time a backflip was done on a fixed gear in the United States.
• Tom La Marche attended the event, but opted out of competing.
• Edward Laforte attended the event but injured himself badly during warm ups.
• Legendary rider Keo Curry MC’ed the event.

Invited Riders:

84Kick

Brad Parker

Daniel Torres

Devan Council

DJ Mull

Edward Laforte

Gus Molina

Jacob Ruff

Jakob Santos

Jamil Gray

Joe Mckeag

Josh Boothby

Justin Mitchell

Kareem Shehab

Kenny Arimoto

Kohei Fuji

Kris Fay

Matt Montoya

Matt Reyes

Matt Spencer 

Michael Chacon

Mike Schmitt

Miles Mathia

Scott Horton

Steven Jensen

Takahiro Hizono

Teppei Iwabuchi

Tom La Marche

Tyler Johnson

Year: 2011

Location: San Francisco, CA

Organizer: Red Bull