Are you into riding your bike at a speed that couldn’t possibly be considered safe by the average bystander, while running every traffic light on Central and generally avoid death at every second? Well, you’ll probably want to be at the sprint race that local fixed gear crew Hot City Destroyers is throwing on October 23rd. Central Slayer is a race for fixed gear riders only, with prizes going to the top finishers. There’s a $3 entry fee, with $1 from each contestant going to support the local Phoenix bicycle co-op Rusty Spoke. Everyone is welcome. Just be on time and show up with your A-game, as the competition will be fierce. More info can be found at AZFixed.com.

The band soundtracked many a skate/BMX video in the 90′s, so it’s fitting that the video for “Over It” features the band thrashing around town on boards and bikes. This is what summer is all about. Friends and good times.

After releasing two DVD’s that have been all the rage amongst the fixed gear trick scene over the past few years, Bootleg Sessions is about to return with the third installment. After you let that trailer wet your appetite, you can head here to pre order it right now.

Local filmmaker Dave Surber shot a video at the recent AZ Desert Hardcore Polo Invite. This video was taken during the championship game. To find out more about bike polo, and the Arizona bicycle scene in general, check out AZFixed.com.

The Street Kings are bringing another open sprints event to Tempe this weekend. If you’re not familiar with the open sprint format, it means that you race indoors on a bike on rollers, hopefully while intoxicated. This event is going to have an A group for the experienced (fast) riders, and a B group for the rest. There is also a ladies group. If you don’t want to race, you should at least come out and drink and leave highly entertained. However, there were some awesome prizes given out to the winners at the last open sprints event, so racing sounds like a great idea!

I love a good mustache and I love bikes. Here’s a video ad for the goldsprints event happening in Flagstaff next weekend. I’ve never been to Tacos Locos before, but I doubt you could go wrong with a name like that. There should be lots of beer, racing, and bullshitting. Come out and have a good time if you’re in Flagstaff that weekend. If not, drive your happy little ass up there.

Lifetime Collective is a Vancouver, Canada based clothing line. They recently teamed up with Seattle based company Cadence to put a few pieces together. As always with Cadence pieces, these are inspired by and created for urban bike riders. You can find out more about the collaboration at LifetimeCollective.com or CadenceCollection.com.

There’s a fixed gear only race going on around Phoenix City Hall on April 19th. This should be one exciting Sunday. It’s $20 plus a waiver to race and the 1st place rider will win $150. You do need an approved helmet to race this one, and there are no gear restrictions.

Rapha collaborated with Paul Smith in 2007 to produce limited edition tweed style cycling caps. They flew off the shelves so fast, that Rapha decided they had to produce new tweed caps for 2009. These feature an elastic fastener and uses a moisture-wicking, anti-bacterial tape. For fashion discerning cyclists, these are the way to go. They go for $55 and you can get them at Rapha’s site.