Jackson Radshaw’s Mash Reyes bike check

Interview from August 2022. “This fall” refers to autumn 2022.

Jackson standing over his bike with the low sun behind him.

On his trip around Europe, Jackson Radshaw stopped in France to see how the scene was growing. Unsurprisingly, he found Jakub Bruch (aka @fixie_transformer) in Grenoble to film footage for FOAD Gang: Last Try. He then came to Paris, where Mathias (aka @deythos) and I met him.

Scuffed chainstay, rear tire and chain on Jackson’s bike.

Fixed gear people are anything but boring. We share a love of bikes, with the particular spice of riding fixed: everyone feels the same (i.e. happy), but in a different way…

Meeting Jackson was like adding a color to the palette. He founded the FOAD gang and has been riding FGFS (Fixed Gear Freestyle) for a while now, so it was an honor to talk and ride tricks with him.

Jackson had picked up a new frame a few weeks earlier and built it in a way no one else would. We could tell you a thousand cool things about this nice guy, but let’s get to the bike check. His Mash Reyes bike check.

Components

Frame	MASH Reyes Steel Phosphate Frame
Rims	WTB iTough
Tires	38c Panaracer Gravel King (Front) / 38c Specialized Pathfinder (Rear)
Crankset	Profile BMX Cranks (160mm)
Handlebar	Pro Taper (with Mike Hoder grips)
Pedals	BSD Safari
Chain	Odyssey Bluebird Chain
Bottom Bracket	Profile BMX
Fork	MASH Reyes Steel Phosphate Fork
Hubs	Level Components
Spokes	Sapim Black
Chainring	Profile BMX Spider w/ AARN 43 tooth ring + Sugino 75 Bashguard
Stem	Thomson 70mm
Seat	WTB Volt
Straps	YNOT
Headset	N/A

Silver handlebar and stem above the Mash head tube.

Mash frame lettering and front tire in warm sunlight.

Drivetrain and FOAD pedal strap on Jackson’s bike.

Close view of the Mash frame and rear tire.

Spokes, front hub and fork dropouts on Jackson’s bike.

Worn chainstay beside the rear tire on Jackson’s bike.

Scuffed pedal, crank and FOAD strap on Jackson’s bike.

Jackson riding beside a stone column on a Paris esplanade.

Freestyle session at Les Invalides

On the second day, we met after work and headed to the Esplanade des Invalides, a spacious, flat spot in Paris. Here are a few pics of Jackson around the Napoléon III bridge and stuff.

Jackson leaning over his bike in golden evening light. — **Warm golden hour**
“Golden hour creates a really fancy contrast on the tubes and components, especially revealing that handsomely sober paint job.”

Jackson balancing on the rear wheel in front of Les Invalides.

What do you use this build for?

“I wanted to build a do-it-all bike that could handle tricks but also maintained a traditional fixed gear geometry.”

“I do trick riding mostly with it, but sometimes I will ride somewhere with my girlfriend to see a movie or play Pokemon.”

Silver stem and headset above the Mash head tube.

Front fork, tire and hub on Jackson’s Mash Reyes.

Black saddle and silver seatpost on Jackson’s bike.

Side view of Jackson’s dark Mash Reyes fixed gear bike.

What makes it special?

It is great bike for any kind of ride. It’s solid for tricks and getting around town. I like having shorter cranks for doing barspins.

Any favorite trick?

For me I really like to incorporate “spots”, things from the natural environment. Flatground tricks are okay, but I’m not very good* at them and they get boring to me sometimes.

* Below: Jackson’s actual definition of “not being very good at flat tricks”.