ENGINE11 CRITD CHAS SPECIAL LIMITED
Limited to 300 worldwide / Only 20 in Japan.
This number is not just a figure.
It is the testament of Chas Christiansen, who has run through the core of fixed-gear culture,
merged with the racing spirit of ENGINE11.
Faster than the city noise, sharper than the car horns.
And yet, Chas’s ride always seemed strangely quiet.
Not just cutting through the streets, but redrawing the scenery itself.
What remained in his wake was never just speed, but a story.
Paint that screams, words left in alleys—
all of it a part of his art,
all of it traces engraved into the city.
And when we talk about fixed-gear culture,
the name Chas Christiansen cannot be left out.
The Existence of Chas Christiansen
A young butcher in Portland once encountered a track bike.
From that moment, his life shifted completely.
Drawn into the rush of alleycats,
he became a messenger in 2005 and began racing through the city.
By 2009, together with his crew, he founded TCB Courier in San Francisco.
Their rides were not just deliveries,
but expressions of culture on the stage of the city—shaping the scenery itself.
By 2013, Chas had joined the MASH SF crew,
spreading his name worldwide.
Through projects with Cinelli and involvement in the Parallax model,
he became an icon of fixed-gear culture.
Even today, he takes on extreme ultra-endurance challenges—
the Transcontinental Race, Atlas Mountain Race—
leaving his mark both in art and on the bike.
And in the art world, too, he has kept pushing into new territory.
”I have been hand drawing on bike frames for over 15 years, it is a way for me to put all of the things in my head into permanence in the real world.
I have been friends with Engine 11, also years, since the early days of Red Hook Crit, I know their riders and their bikes.
So it was a cool opportunity when they reached out to me to do a frame design, for this is the first time I have ever had my artwork on a production frame.”
For him, this collaboration was never just design.
It was an act of engraving into one frame the years spent as a messenger,
the cities and people he encountered worldwide,
and the fragments of culture shared through punk, skate, and friends.
Words Engraved on the Frame
Chas’s art carries not only patterns or graffiti—
but words born from his own life.
They are records of days racing through the city,
moments shared with friends,
his way of living itself.
── WILD IN THE STREETS
A quote from Circle Jerks,
and at the same time the vision of 100+ messengers storming an alleycat.
A symbol of freedom and chaos running wild in the city.
── LIVE FAST DIE OLD
Originally “Live fast, die young.”
Chas rewrote it: “Live fast, die old.”
To live wild and free, but wisely—so you can keep riding long into life.
── RIDE FAST TAKE CHANCES
The essence of racing.
To win, you must risk, and push through.
In that tension and release lies the beauty of bike racing.
── SHREDDERZ
His San Francisco crew.
Between deliveries, they skated the city into a playground.
For Chas, it meant friends.
── PMA (Positive Mental Attitude)
A hardcore/punk spirit.
Keep moving forward with positivity, even in hardship.
── DODGE DEATH DAILY / ENDLESSLY EVADING ETERNITY
The reality of messengers.
Dodging cars, cheating death every day—
evolving into endlessly dodging eternity itself.
── ALL WAYS KOOL
Riding fast isn’t everything.
Style, play, time with friends—being cool in every way.
That is his philosophy.
A Special ENGINE11
The ENGINE11 CRITD CHAS SPECIAL LIMITED is unlike any before.
It features a collaboration logo,
with Chas-designed headset and seat clamp as special components.
A Frame That Engraves Ride and Culture
Chas’s words are the very days spent riding as a messenger, moments with friends, and the life he built in the city.
The collaboration frame with ENGINE11 is more than design.
It is a frame that engraves culture into the ride, a special model for each rider to layer their own story upon.
ENGINE11 CRITD
CHAS SPECIAL LIMITED
Limited to 300 Worldwide/ Limited to 20 in Japan
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ENGINE11 CRITD CHAS SPECIAL LIMITED
Limited to 300 Worldwide / Only 20 in Japan
・Frameset ¥154,000 (tax incl.)
・Charlie custom-made complete bike “CHARLIES STYLE” ¥274,000 (tax incl.)
・Full custom build “Charlie’s custom” Available upon request
※Japan domestic sales only
Sizes – XS / S / M / L
Frame – Triple butted 6069-T6 aluminum
Fork – Full carbon fork 1 1/8" – 1.5”
Weight – Frame 1490g / Fork 390g (Size S)
Seatpost size – 27.2mm
Max tire clearance – 30C
Included – CHAS × E11 headset & seat clamp
Pre-order in Japan starts October 1, 2025
Only 20 sets available. No additional production.
Reserve early to secure yours.
【Pre-order】 October 1, 2025 (Wed) – Until sold out
【Release / Delivery】 October 21, 2025 (Tue)
【Reservation / Contact】
ENGINE11 Japan official distributor Charlie
or BROTURES authorized stores nationwide
(Exclusive to CHAS SPECIAL LIMITED)
In the end.
The words Chas has engraved are not just messages.
They are the very traces of racing through the city, sharing moments with friends, and dodging death while stacking life.
Now, those traces are engraved into a frame with ENGINE11.
Limited to 300 worldwide, with only 20 reaching Japan.
A frame that carries meaning beyond words—a truly special edition.
This frame exists so that riders can continue forward,
each creating their own unique story in their own city.
There are sights only visible through the ride,
and dramas that can only be born when shared with others.
That is culture. That is what we believe in.
And as the cityscapes evolve into the future,
new traces will continue to be quietly engraved.
Thank you Chas.
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Credits: Photography by @NotChas / @wa_gyu__ / @runwell_japan
Thank you for your collaboration.
ENGINE11 JAPAN
Charlie – Fixed Gear Specialty Store
12-35-1F Nakakasuga-machi, Oita-city, Oita, Japan
Tel: 097-578-8776
Mail: info@charlie-jp.com
instagram :charlie_official_japan
Business Hours: 12:00 – 18:00
Closed: Sundays & Mondays
