Fise 2014 King of Spine Contest

How sick is it that Scooters were a part of FISE last year, and again this year. Really awesome to see these riders performing on this kind of level. Tons of riders from a lot of different companies were throwing down, including Lucky's Dakota Schuetz, and the Envy and Fasen riders were slaying everything in their path. Check out the edit below!

Brendon Smith Quick Release V2

Brendon is at it again. This time mixing it up with some street clips in there. Brendon in the past got a lot of hate for his videos seeming to repetitive, so I was feeling the mix of different clips in here. Not sure if I prefer his street clips over his park clips though. As long as he mixes it up with his park clips, and they're not all quarter clips, I'm good. Some crazy stuff in here though for sure.

Editing and Filming - Michael Sadler

ISA European Champsionship Best Trick Sponsored by Fasen

Coming up this weekend are the ISA Championships not only here in the US in Las Vegas but in Europe, in Pardubice.  Fasen is taking care of the best trick in the Euro contest, should be sick.

Vincent Kudrna Leaves Envy and Heads to Fasen

Word has been going around that Vincent Kudrna has left Envy, which he's been with for sometime now, and has moved onto Brendon Smiths, Fasen. The interview below explains Vincent's reason for doing so, and it seems like he's pretty stoked to be where he is. Below the interview is Vincent's latest edit featuring him on his new Fasen set up.

When did Brendon ask you to join Fasen?

Vincent: We were at the ISA championships in England and he asked me if I was interested in joining the team. I rode his scooter and loved it, so the answer was YES!

The Envy/Blunt teams are very close, was it hard to leave?

Vincent: Over the past year I have have had some awesome times and opportunities with Envy and I appreciate everything they have done for me. It was hard to leave but I will still be with the same family since Envy and Fasen are very close.

What do you have planed for the year ahead?

Vincent: Now that I am on Fasen I plan to start traveling more often. I hope to make it down to Australia and Europe to ride new parks and shred with everyone there. I will be attending more competitions, events and putting out more edits. I am also going to work with Brendon on testing and developing more products. I will represent Fasen as hard as I can and continue to push my riding to the next level.

Brendon in Australia, you in the USA. Will there be a UK and Europe rider?

Vincent: Yah we have already been discussing it and I know they have their eyes on a couple people

Fasen Scooters | The Brendon Smith Video

Bsmith's latest video is a 12 (TWELVE) minute long marathon of mindblowing trick after mindblowing trick after mindblowing trick.  It amazes me how someone can progress so much while not actually progressing at all.  Brendon has certainly stuck to his roots, doing what hes done best, not venturing out too far from that style.  As for him being better than Kota, like some people are already saying?  Nah.

Flipside Ridehouse Update

Busy times at Flipside Ridehouse...

The highly anticipated Fasen decks finally arrived Friday 12/7 and not a moment to soon for Christmas shoppers. Flipside received a very limited quantity of every color. The very cool 8 spoke wheels are available as well.

Brand new shipment of Phase Two Dirt Scoots are inda house. Get yours before they're gone. First shipment sold out in one day and no more will be arriving in the U.S. until the end of January.

We now carry the new TSI Threshold V2 decks. So what? You say. Check out this polished V2. That is not chrome...it's raw aluminum polished to a mirror finish. We can't keep them on the shelf...very hot item. We also offer custom powder coated TSI decks...let us know what color you want for your own one of a kind Threshold. Contact us at info@flipsideridehouse.com

Last but not least...

For the month of December, Flipside will be selling the MGP Nitro Extreme She Devil scooter at the reduced price of $329.95. For about the price of pegs you will be able to upgrade from a Nitro to the She Devil. Good while supplies last. Also, Free shipping on ALL MADD GEAR Scooters!

Have a safe and Merry Christmas everyone!

ISA Big Trick 2012 Sponsored by Fasen

This edit almost makes it look like the Big Trick portion of the ISA World Championships was more fun to watch than the actual competition runs. Everyone was so amped up, and I love watching Best Trick contests mainly because you get to see everyone really showing their support for one another. Not to mention seeing some world firsts get thrown down. Check it out below.


Shot and Edited by XSV Pro

Fasen Scooter Parts Reviews | Skates.Co.UK

Above is the first review that Skates.Co.UK has for a Fasen part, starting with the deck.  Tom as well as the main man from Fasen/Blunt, Dinny, give a rundown of the deck, bars, wheels, clamp, and fork.  Fasen seems to be implementing a lot of new technologies/techniques with making scooter parts than most other companies- fluted parts, wedge clamp, etc.  Pretty interesting.  Click ahead to Youtube to check all of these and a ton more from the Skates channel.

Brendon Smith/Dinny Spicer Fasen Interview with Skates.Co.UK

Here we get a really good look at the new Fasen parts, as well as the proper pronunciation of the word Fasen.  Spiral fluted bars, 3D forged parts, and wedge clamps, oh my.  Looks pretty wild for sure.

Brendon Smith Start to Spring Edit

Well it looks like Fasen's Brendon Smith has had no problem adjusting to his new Fasen set up, mainly the deck. He's back to his usual ways in this edit blasting combos left and right, and showing off some tech tricks during the process. This was a 2 week edit, and I believe it was filmed and edit by Michael Sadler. Check it out below.

Brendon Smith Bunker Night Sesh

A chill sesh from Fasen's Brendon Smith. Not going incredibly hard like he does in his longer edits, but still getting it done considering this was filmed in one night. Last clip was tight. As everyone knows by now, Brendon Smith is the co owner of a new company by the name of Fasen. They are partnered with us here at Inside Scooters, and we will be dropping all news relating to Fasen as soon as we have it.

To stay up to date with them as well, Like their Facebook page by clicking the link below.


Fasen Facebook


Filmed and Edited by Michael Sadler

Face of Fasen Revealed: Brendon Smith Interview

So with the recent announcement that Brendon Smith is the rider behind Fasen, we had to catch up with him and get the inside story. I recently discussed everything with Brendon, from the beginning of Fasen, His future with Envy, And the future with Fasen. Read it all in the interview below.

Steven: Brendon how you been dude?

Brendon :Hey, yeah I’ve been good, riding a lot and mainly just planning out my schedule for the next 6 months.

Steven: All right so the secret is out, you are the rider behind the company Fasen, Correct?

Brendon :That's right.

Steven: Ok take me back dude. I want to know how the idea of Fasen even started?

Brendon :Alright, last year I was on tour with Dinny one of the owners of Blunt/Envy, we started talking about product ideas, at first it was to add onto the range, however towards the end of the tour things just started to drop in place and the designs we had in mind really just healed their own and where quite different to the style of Blunt/Envy. From then on we were both extremely excited about this project and it just went from there. The name 'Fasen' is a old family name. We had some others, however Fasen seemed to stick.

Steven: Why did you want to do this? Has it been something you’ve wanted to start up for a while?

Brendon :Yeah, it’s been something I have wanted for a long time. It's safe to say every rider out there would jump on a chance to start up a new brand. I throw myself at it.

Steven: Was it tough to keep it a secret from everyone for this long?

Brendon :Leading up to the announcement on Inside not even my team mates or close friend knew. I didn't/don't want to be one of though brands that say there are starting up a company and start posting 3D drawings months before anything has even been made, anyone can do that. When we decided to launch, we wanted to have all the products made and in the final stages of testing. So for the past 3 months I have been keeping a very low profile and testing our new range, swopping over to my Envy to go to comps and trips away from my home town Benalla.

Steven: So if I understand it correctly, you are a Co Owner of Fasen. Talk to me about the other half of the company?

 Brendon :The guys from Blunt/Envy are the other owners, they have kindly put up the cash and their net work. When this all started I thought setting up a brand would be easy. Never thought about the costs of IP's, websites, trade marking, molding and development. Your'e talking big $$$, so much like some of the other rider own brands out there, Fasen is backed.

Steven: All right man, run me through some of the products we can expect from the company?

Brendon :Ok, we wanted Fasen to be a stand alone brand.  And because we have never been in a rush to release it we took our time on finding the best technology we could get our hands on. For example, our wheels. These are the first of their kind and to my knowledge no scooter wheel has ever been made like it. It's 110mm and comes in at 150grams and is incredibly strong. The reason why we are being so secrete and not showing pic's, is I can promise you this is the future of wheels and we are not willing to give it away any time soon. So the first time you will see these wheels is when they are getting released to the stores. Other products like our deck, we have made a one piece forged head tube, which is light and has a cool design. We have come up with a new style of connecting it to the deck body that save on weight and spreads the load a lot better.  The deck is a little wider and longer then the AOSv2, with 2 gird surfaces on the bottom. The bar we have is made of 4130 and comes in at 850grams, which is about 200 grams lighter than most 550mm high bars on the market. Our clamp, you'll just have to wait, its a whole new system. Other products like Grips, Bearings, headsets, brakes are all ready for production as well.  Shoe's, apparel and back packs are all coming very soon too.

Steven: Does this affect your relationship or Team position with Envy at all?

Brendon :I'll be representing Fasen full time, so sadly I'll be leaving the Team. My bars "Smith" will  be still be sold by Blunt/Envy until the stocks run out and they will be under Fasen. I will be working with Blunt/Envy very closely and when I make the move to Melbourne this year, I will be located in their head office. So that relationship can only get stronger.

Steven: Obviously it’s going to take a lot of time, dedication, and responsibility to run the company. Think you can handle it?

Brendon :The best thing for me is I have my partners backing and net work. To try and start this from scratch and on my own would be impossible. I have a lot to learn about what it takes to run something like this and I'm sure there is some long days ahead of me. Most of my tasks will be product  development, marketing and promotions. The sales and manufacturing will be handled by my partners, however I will make sure I'm a part of it.

Steven: So with Fasen making parts such as a deck, bars, wheels, what exactly are you going to be riding from now on? Envy or  Fasen?

Brendon :Fasen will have everything to complete a scooter. So when the products are ready I'll be 100% Fasen, until then I'll be riding Envy products which I have no problem at all doing.

Steven: Has testing begun on the parts yet? If not when does that start?

Brendon :Testing has been going on since early this year, right now we are in the final stages. I live about 200km out in the country side so it's been a great area to test. Couple of small changes and the production will begin. 

Steven: So when can we expect to see some of these parts for sale?

Brendon :Production is due to start in the coming weeks, so all I can say is soon. Well before Xmas that's for sure.

Steven: I gotta say I’m stoked for you Brendon. A lot of riders dream of doing something like this, and you’re actually doing it. If you got any last words or shout outs, let em go?

Brendon :I don't even really know how to sum it up. It's unbelievable that something like this is actually happening, and can't wait to get started. I'd like to thank Blunt/Envy for everything they have done for me and for making this all happen, and Michael Sadler for filming and editing all my videos. Be sure to head over to facebook.com/fasenscooters and Like the page and share it with your friends.

The Face of Fasen?

Not quite yet. But Fasen is close to being able to release that information, about 500 more likes and we will see who the rider is that owns and will be running Fasen. Head over to their Facebook now, and Like the page if you haven't already.

Facebook

Fasen? New Apparel, Shoes, and Parts Company?

So this is something that has me pretty excited. With the sport growing the way it has been, we've slowly been seeing more riders taking things into their own hands, and starting their own companies, and I'm pretty stoked on that. Fasen will be no different. There is a certain rider, who happens to be one of the best in the world, who has decided to start his own company, that company is Fasen.

Question is, who is the rider? Do I know who it is? Yes. Do you know who it is? No. But can you find out? Yeah, it's not that hard to find out either. Just head over to the Fasen Facebook and Like the page. 1,000 likes is all it is going to take for the rider who owns Fasen to be announces here on Inside-Scooters. From there if Fasen reaches 10,000 Likes, they will release photos of the Products.

Fasen Facebook
Fasen Facebook
Fasen Facebook

Let's see how quick they get 1,000 Likes. And for all your future updates on Fasen, you know where to find them, Inside-Scooters.com