Issue 72 · March 14, 2025
All issuesWe cannot lie, we cannot deny, we cannot play it cool. The truth, the whole truth, and nothin' but the truth is—we are stoked out of our gd gourds to be opening our Silver Lake, LA store with Renegade Running today. It's beyond a dream come true and we're proud, honored, and super grateful to Victor, the whole Renegade squad, and the LA community for the warmest welcome. We're feeling right at home already and cannot wait to share many beautiful, hilly miles together. Thank you to the whole Bandit fam (you) for helping get us here. We couldn't and wouldn't have done it without you. If you're in the neighborhood today, pop by the shop or come to our block party tonight. YKTV.
B-Mailywood: Inside the new digs, the Renegade himself, BTS, favorite Silver Lake eateries, and Yaseen's first Dialed.
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Welcome to our LA crib!! Step inside our new Silver Lake storefront. In classic Bandit fashion, we got the keys about a week ago and have been working 'round the clock to get open for today. A few temporary pieces & lighting while we wait on the final deliveries (and a permit or two), but you'll see the vision. Big love to Victor and the Renegade fam for this opportunity.
WELCOME IN
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When Victor hit our cellular with an opportunity to become Renegade's next door neighbor in Silver Lake, we got on the first flight out to peep the space. The OG Renegade in Oakland and now the LA shop are what run specialty dreams are made of: amazing community, meticulous product curation, and an undying love for the sport—all a reflection of how Victor sees the running world.
MEET VICTOR
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We're making this article on the floor of the store at 2am Pacific right now, so squad, it's going to be mostly visuals here. And by visuals we mean screenshots of the Figma board where Ale keeps all her design notes and whatever I have in my camera roll. It ain't much, but it's honest work. We will deal with the repercussions of using this pic of Ardith at the Flower District later.
BEHIND THE SCENES
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We've been here for a good 15 minutes, so it only felt right to immediately do the one thing every local absolutely loves new residents to do: create a definitive list of our favorite neighborhood spots to eat. We are fully prepared to get destroyed for these actions. The comments stay on. If you're visiting us from afar, we promise this list won't steer you wrong.
LOCAL EATS
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Dialed is what happens when the people at a brand watch way too much Netflix and HBO Sports Documentaries, but only have enough budget for one camera. Dive into the wild world of 23 year old Paris Olympian (2:11 debut marathon), NCAA hero, and now Bandit supported athlete, Yaseen Abdalla. Like, comment, subscribe.
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