Guest post from Serge Faberge in Southern California (Ryan Roadkill designed that mural by the way). Parties have been thin on the schedule these past plague years, so a quick spin around the grand opening of the new Los Angeles branch of London's own Bike Shed was an absolute must. After the usual tears and tantrums over the wardrobe (the photographer/cub reporter thought the suit and sunshine yellow Sideburn polo shirt combo a little much - rich coming from an antipodean wh

Sideburn contributor and current cover star, Cory Texter sewed up his second AFT Production Twins title at last weekend's Sacramento Mile, with back-to-back wins at the Californian double-header. That pair raise his tally of wins to seven for the season. Photographer, Geoff Nickless took his copy of Sideburn 46 to the track and writes Cory was pitted at the end of the paddock right next to the P1 parking. We had to pass his pit multiple times a day to get to our car. I brou

California-based Biltwell Inc are one of those companies big enough to do interesting stuff on a regular basis, and small enough to do interesting stuff on a regular basis. By that I mean they have enough staff and influence to make fun events and projects a reality, but Biltwell is run by enthusiasts, not money people, so they want to do stuff, they know it grows community, it's not cynical, it's about the good times. Their latest event was the Biltwell 100, desert race, and

The last piece of the 2021 AFT jigsaw has fallen into place, as the proposed California round has finally been confirmed as a Sacramento Mile double-header on 11-12 September. That means out of this season's 17 rounds, there are: 7 Miles 7 Half-miles 2 TTs 1 Short track The last time the series visited the SacMile was 2019. The top threes were: TWINS: 1. Mees 2. Briar Bauman 3. Fisher PRODUCTION TWINS: 1. Gauthier* 2. Addison 3. Carlile SINGLES: 1. Shayna Texter 2. Rush 3. Av