The legend of Roger Fairdale

Roger Fairdale was a famous English cyclist who set several long distance speed records and was even knighted for his acts of bravery. He drowned in the early 1920’s while trying to swim across the English Channel with his bike attached via chain to a padded canvas belted harness. He was memorialized by… Whats that? Oh yeah, right. No. This is a collaboration between Fairdale Bikes (makers of the skaterack) and Roger Skateboards. Check out the video after the jump. If I’m not mistaken, that’s Tim Kerr from the Big Boys making an appearance.

http://vimeo.com/42602221

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4 thoughts on “The legend of Roger Fairdale

  1. FunFunFun.

  2. Wow, I always love seeing my Austin local spots as fodder for advertising…Thanks Roger. Now I better hit em while I’m not in jail.

  3. Scotty on May 26, 2012 - Reply

    I dig what Fairdale has done with the skaterack. My bike is mu only mode of transportation besides my board, so I bike out to the couple different skateparks here in Eugene, OR. I might need to pick up the skaterack pannier attachment in the near future…

  4. I like those massive Wald baskets for carrying boards (and everything else).

    A bit cumbersome at times, but affordable and bullet proof: http://waldsports.qbsoft.com/index.cfm/wald157basket.html

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