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Source: http://www.bmxunion.com/blog/daily/product-dig-issue-97-now/
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Product: DIG ? Issue 97 ? Out Now
Issue 97 of DIG BMX Magazine is OUT NOW! Check out the cover, featuring Dennis Enarson, above, then click here to find out what else is in the issue! As always, you already know this will be well worth a … Continue reading →
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Preview of Daniel Dhers? New Training Facility
Daniel Dhers Introduces His New Park – More BMX Videos Here’s a little preview of the new training facility that Daniel Dhers will be opening in January. Based on the plans, this place should be badass! “Take your first look … Continue reading →
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BMX - The Union.
Source: http://www.bmxunion.com/blog/daily/preview-daniel-dhers-new-training-facility/
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Adventures in BMX: BMX groms, saving a pill zombie's life and getting amped for OSBMXR...
I just don't get this kind of experience on my MTB. Maybe it's because I'm too busy chasing Strava segments. Anyway.
Sunday is my designated BMX day... and that's when I injure myself so much, it's actually relaxing to MTB. Currently I have random bruises, scrapes, and a kinked neck. I tell people this: the reason why I don't crash on my MTB is because I use all my crash tokens riding my BMX. It's true.
Whenever I ride, I always end up passing by BMX groms (little pre-teen kids) and they always check out what I'm riding, and wondering why a guy their Dad's age is scooting around on a 20" bike. I busted some manuals, 360 bunnyhops and a couple hang 5's and that got them clamoring up and asking a million questions. Here are the one's that made me LOL:
1) Do you know Ryan Nyquist? (because I ride a Haro in S. San Jose)
2) Can you bunnyhop over that? (pointing at a rail that was literally 4ft. high)
3) Can you barspin?
4) Can you flat 3?
5) How do you keep your balance like that?
6) Did you ride in the Dew Tour?
7) Do you have a son that rides BMX?
8) Why is your seat so high? (I have a WHOPPING 5" of seatpost showing)
9) Why do you have so many pegs? (4)
10) Why is your bike so quiet? (Freecoaster)
11) What's a freecoaster?
12) Why don't you have a better bike? (I love my Haro! LOL.)
13) Why do you have a front brake?
14) Can you jump these stairs?
15) When did you start riding? ("When I was your age")
16) etc.
The BMX scene down here in Almaden is literally nonexistent. These kids never seen flatland, or even a hop to fastplant. Their minds were filled with barspins and tailwhips. They loved it all. Then I realized, I may be able to inspire these kids to keep riding just by being an old man on a bike showing them how to do a few things.
Then I realized I'd be a fuggin' awesome BMX dad. THEN I realized, this is how BMX has survived over the years. This is why us old guys can't stop. There are generations ahead of us that need to be inspired. Anyway, I taught them how to to footjam tailwhips and got them thinking about wall rides. One kid even learned how to peg manual. My work was done... so I thought.
Then there was this chick:
So, I'm riding home (jazzed for a little Game of Thrones action) and I see this female stumbling across the parking lot with bare feet. Then she went up to a Ford Club Wagon and was trying to open it with a Scion key. Then she paused, got all wobbly, then tried some more. So I stopped her, and asked her some questions - then I asked her if I could try and I took her keys from her. She was so high, she didn't even resist. I told her to sit down and asked her if there was anybody she knew or family or friends that could come get her. No cell, no ID... she said her boyfriend jumped out of the car. I stayed with her and she was talking gibberish, talking about how "Jared cheated on her with a girl from Facebook" and "...you can be from Jupiter and align with the spirits. Then I asked if she was drinking and if she took some pills.
"I took some pills last night..."
"What about today?"
Dead stare. Like Walking Dead. PILL ZOMBIE!
So I called 911 and P-Marshall's doppelganger showed up and I took off.
Nobody was going to help this poor girl and God forbid the Club Wagon was actually her's and she went off driving, high on 'scrips.
BMX always provides weird adventures. I highly recommend you get one.
Old School BMX Reunion
All those who have been invited to OSBMXR 2013 and are attending are starting to post comments, pictures and videos. I am so friggin' amped to go, I haven't been this excited about BMX in a long time. I'm starting to feel really dialed with my Haro, and it's time to start going for things like fakie tree rides and 360's off things now. It's strange, because after getting back into BMX, I thought I was pretty much keeping it to flatland - but now that I have a do-it-all bike, I've found joy in street riding again. I forgot how decent I was at it, so the new bike has opened up new doors for me.
Here's Maurice "Drob" Meyer (of the infamous Curb Dogs) and old school freestyler, Rick Allison, doing it right. I don't know neither Drob nor Rick outside of just a little back and forth on Facebook, but it looks like both freestyle icons are ready to roll. According to Rick's FaceBook posts, he is now here in California (SoCal). I remember him being a total showman - looks like nothing has changed! If you ever come up to NorCal, Rick, you got a crew to ride with.
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| Maurice "Drob" Meyer - hip transfer with a flattie |
Source: http://www.dionridesbikes.com/2013/04/adventures-in-bmx-bmx-groms-saving-pill.html
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Video Game: ?etchNride? (By Wesley Luyten)
Belgian BMX racer�Wesley Luyten (of bmxaction.net/feelbmx.com�fame!), has�in recent years turned his focus to computer game programming. His latest project is “etchNrider”, simple concept, you draw your�course, then you ride it! Brilliant!It looks as if you’re only really limited by your own creativity, and perhaps your drawing skills -�I’ll say it again Brilliant! And it’s obviously�got [...]
Source: http://www.valleysidedistro.com/wordpress/?p=1083
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Chris Bohm- Bad Crash
I hope you heal up fast Chris!
Source: http://www.bmxfreestyler.com/2013/03/chris-bohm-bad-crash.html
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In case you had any doubts...
Yeah it's been quite a while but we still here. Not a whole lot going on with all the wet weather. Impatiently waiting for the AARP bmx jam down at camp Woodward West the first weekend of April. Stoked. I went last year but since then they have added quite a bit of new terrain, so looking forward to checking it out and getting in a solid weekend of riding. And to keep the theme going here, if you had any doubts that Shad has his finger firmly planted on the pulse of BMX... He managed to somehow find the picture below of me at last weekends Redline Cup qualifier racing in the 30+ open MONEY class. My fat ass couldn't pedal fast enough to keep up with the big wheelers and didn't even make the main. I did have fun though making them nervous diving to the inside in the first corner. Click on over to Goods online store and buy something. Support those who support the sport. Shad's been doing that for the nearly 20 years I've known him and even before that. Also check out James Thrash's photobucket for more Oregon racing photos.
Source: http://eugenebmx.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-case-you-had-any-doubts.html
Cycling and the Case of a Sleep Disorder
Since my 20's, I have snored.
Growing up, my Dad snored awfully (I mean, really bad) and I am told my brother snores (I don't know if it's true, but so my Dad tells me).
Over the years I have been an intense coffee drinker for reasons other than I just love the taste of coffee. I have used it as a hard drug, and when epinephrine was legal (meth's cousin), I even took that. It is awful to think that you "need" something like caffeine, but in my case I did. Since college, I have always been rushing around - and since my late 20's with my insurance career, I am constantly on the go, hustling... meeting clients and trying to make a dime here and there. I usually start work at 6:00am - 7:00am, and usually come home from seeing my last client at 10:00pm. I work my riding in my schedule in the early afternoons. This is an extremely busy life that I have grown accustomed to.
I am now coming on 38yrs. old and, until recently, I felt like this life was wearing on me. I was extremely depressed - the most depressed I have ever been in my life - and riding felt more like a chore than a passion. I started to despise my job, the financial/career choices I've made, and I started to question my place in life. This was unlike me.
We had a death in the family and I had to put down my beloved dog, Rocky.
Thank goodness I have a great wife, an awesome family, and some great riding friends... life could have ended and I wouldn't have cared. I am usually a positive person - but a rain of negativity started to fill my head. My riding and my job performance suffered and declined rapidly.
Accompanied with the depression was extreme fatigue. Dizziness, tiredness, and the constant feeling that I needed to nap. I would go out to ride, and felt like collapsing and sleeping right there on the trail. I would use caffeine to try and stay awake, but that didn't help. This compounded the problem, because when I got home from a ride, I would want to nap, but couldn't due to the caffeine.
In August, I met with my doctor to discuss my health and my blood pressure (which is high and I take a medication for). I started to tell him what I was experiencing, and without hesitation, he says "You sound like a classic case of sleep apnea..."
I've heard of this, and even witnessed an awful case when I had to room up with another insurance agent while traveling. He snored so much, I had to use ear plugs, and he would get up out of bed very often due to - what sounded like - him choking. It was horrible to witness and I couldn't imagine how it would be to live like that. The sleep deprivation would make life extremely difficult to bear.
After my doctor told me that I may have a sleep disorder, everything I was feeling started to make sense. Lack of drive, depression, high blood pressure, constant fatigue and tiredness, etc. So, I made an appointment with a specialist and soon after got my CPAP machine to treat my apnea.
They found that I stopped breathing 22 times per hour. I had asked him if this was a weight issue, and he said it wasn't (I'm not obese). He said that it was my tongue falling and blocking my airway as I entered REM state. Therefore, I was never able to achieve a deep sleep. Essentially, I was choking myself awake!
I have been using my machine for exactly 30 days, and everything - I mean EVERYTHING - has changed. Depression has gone away, I am no longer sleepy (unless it's from working too hard), job performance has improved, and notably, my athletic performance has improved. My blood pressure reduced, and I may even be able to get off my medication.
Since this is my bike blog, let's talk athletic performance.
August was my first full month of using Strava. That month I logged:
September, I logged:
October, I logged:
November was my first full month of using my CPAP machine. This is a result of getting a full night's sleep, going into sleep R.E.M. mode and waking up refreshed. This was also without the aid of caffeine, energy drinks or any other stimulant:
Out of all four months, I had the least activities, but yet shattered ALL my personal records. I don't believe this is luck, diet, or some sort of "go get 'em" mentality change. There really is only one difference, and that is the treatment of my sleep disorder!
I am a much happier camper now. My outlook is way more positive, work is picking up, and things are changing for the better. 2012 was an incredibly tough year for us, but I'm glad I got this taken care of.
The lesson I wanted to share with you internet'ers is - go to the doctor for your regular check ups. Get blood work done with a full physical. Don't wait until you feel bad or sick, and ask him/her questions. This simple CPAP machine gave me a much more higher quality of life - on and off the bike.
Source: http://www.dionridesbikes.com/2012/12/cycling-and-case-of-sleep-disorder.html
TOM PAGES ? 2013 X-FIGHTERS CHAMP!
Tom Pages riding the high after winning the final Redbull X-Fighters round and overall championship in Madrid. Photo: Jorg Mitter/Redbull
UNIT rider Tom Pages of France won the 2013 Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour on Friday 19th July in front of a frenzied Madrid crowd of 23,000 with what was probably the most electrifying runs ever in the season finale. Japan’s Taka Hagashino finished second on a thrilling night of FMX in Madrid’s famous Las Ventas bullring with Javier Villegas of Chile taking third place. Pages took the World Tour Championship with 360 points with the 2011 champion, Dany Torres of Spain, in second with 260 points.
Pages took FMX to new heights in front of the big Madrid crowd, the most enthusiastic on the calendar each year. He dug deep into his big bag of tricks on the tight but technical Las Ventas course and threw down a heavy run of tricks no other rider has ben able to match consistently throughout the series.
Executing a Flair on a dirt-bike is insane, throw in a Tsunami on top is genius! Photo: Flo Hagena/Redbull
Reflecting how close the world’s FMX elite has become, the Frenchman became the fourth different World Tour champion in the last four years. Pages epitomised consistency all season, getting on the podium in all five events. On Friday he gave what was probably his most brilliant performance ever in the final against Higashino, nailing his exciting Flair (a 540-degree turn off a quarter-pipe), his Special Flip (a mid-air back-flip above his seat) and the Volt (a mid-air 360-degree spin off his bike) and then sending the crowd into amazement with his new trick, a Flair Tsunami - where his legs stretch out off the bike midway through his 540 rotation.
“This is more than a dream, it’s just amazing”, Pages said, clearly delighted to get his first victory in Madrid. “This is the best crowd in the world!”
The Volt is one of the hardest tricks in the sport of FMX, and Tom has it on lock!. Photo: Flo Hagena/Redbull
Tom Pages plan now is to celebrate and let the win sink in before hitting the foam pit with the aim of learning an arsenal of new mind blowing tricks that will see him continue to be the rider breaking boundaries heading into the 2014 Redbull X-Fighters series.
Madrid results: 1. Thomas Pages (FRA), 2. Taka Higashino (JPN), 3. Javier Villegas (CHL), 4. Maikel Melero (ESP), 5. Dany Torres (ESP), 6. Levi Sherwood (NZL), 7. Rob Adelberg (AUS), 8. Josh Sheehan (AUS), 9. David Rinaldo (FRA), 10. Clinton Moore (AUS).
Final 2013 Wold Tour standings: 1. Pages 360 points, 2. Torres 260, 3. Higashino 245, 4. Adelberg 240, 5. Sherwood 225, 6. Villegas 150, 7. Rinaldo 125, 8. Adam Jones (USA) 120, 9. Melero 115, 10. Sheehan 115
Source: http://www.unitriders.com/united-states/blog/2013/7/22/tom-pages--2013-xfighters-champ/
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Bad news, good news
Harvest trails in their prime.
Harvest today.
As so often happens with trail spots Harvest trails are no more. This was the third and best effort for trails in this location but once again met the same fate as the previous attempts. Always a bummer to see so much time and hard labor go down in just a few hours. On a happier note, the trails we do still have are getting more lines dialed in. Our favorite San Diego transplants were out dialing in the new over/under. Paul takes the over while Garret and his newly healed(?) elbow takes the under. Thanks to Tex Diesel for the photos.
Harvest today.
As so often happens with trail spots Harvest trails are no more. This was the third and best effort for trails in this location but once again met the same fate as the previous attempts. Always a bummer to see so much time and hard labor go down in just a few hours. On a happier note, the trails we do still have are getting more lines dialed in. Our favorite San Diego transplants were out dialing in the new over/under. Paul takes the over while Garret and his newly healed(?) elbow takes the under. Thanks to Tex Diesel for the photos.
Source: http://eugenebmx.blogspot.com/2011/06/bad-news-good-news.html
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Scene check: Crewe Track/Skatepark?
… A little while back I got to check out Crewe Skatepark/Race track. In short, it’s worth a look! Even more so if your into your “tech” street riding. Take a look at the photos, to get a better idea - VS����
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Martti Kuoppa- What is this?
Martti Kuoppa just uploaded a new vid titled what is this? Do you know?
Source: http://www.bmxfreestyler.com/2013/07/martti-kuoppa-what-is-this.html
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Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Chris Doyle: The Ultimate set up
All of Doyle's product is available on ActionVillage. Check it out now!
Chris Doyle's Signature Products
Kink Bikes
DC Shoes and Apparel
Demolition Parts
Duo Grips and Tires
Source: http://actionvillagebmx.blogspot.com/2010/12/chris-doyle-ultimate-set-up.html
Chris Bohm- Bad Crash
I hope you heal up fast Chris!
Source: http://www.bmxfreestyler.com/2013/03/chris-bohm-bad-crash.html
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Ramblings: Disconnecting from the forums | BMX State of Mind | New Dropper Post
Disconnecting
I recently did myself a favor and logged off MTBR and other forums completely. While these forums provide great info, insight, advice, etc. they also provide a big distraction from work and responsibilities. Admittedly, I had a problem with them (MTBR in particular) - I'd get sucked into conversations, get into internet "flame wars" (I know - it's very stupid), I'd get "trolled"... and the very reason why I joined these forums was fading away into obscurity.
Also, I'd get real upset over stuff in these forums, and feel real stupid for letting this stuff bother me. I'd ask myself "Why?" - most of these people are strangers, anonymous people behind screen names... so why was I getting sucked into these types of conversations?
I have lurked in to get some info on my new Jek, but that's about it. I still did not log-in.
While I enjoyed the local banter, I am over the trolling and flaming. I feel better - like I eliminated negative people in my life. Fuckin' first world problems...
I know, it's very silly. A grown man shouldn't be pondering this BS, but a grown man shouldn't be doing tricks on a BMX bike by most peoples standards.
BMX State of Mind
More silliness.
I've turned this thing into my mantra. I believe it was The Come Up that originally came up with this, and I've owned it since.
I love this saying. For the past 22-some-odd years after quitting BMX, I feel like I've been searching for "me". Meaning, I've looked into motorcycles, fixed gear bikes, MTB'ing, trials riding, road riding, etc. but I've never felt "me" doing these things. Like, "...yeah, that's fun... but not quite."
It was real bad in my mid-20's: I remember feeling "bored" and out-of-sorts... like something was missing. I was super depressed, in fact, I've battled with depression for many years - always yearning to feel "right".
There is something about freestyle BMX riding that has made me feel whole again. Like, a complete person, and I can't pinpoint what it is about riding that 20" bike that makes me feel this way. It could be the care-free creativity that comes with it; or possibly the freedom to be able to do anything your mind can come up with. The level of riding we see today shows there are no boundaries. It could be that it is completely void of mano-a-mano competition - those alpha-male pissing contests that runs rampant in XC MTB'ing and even worse in road bike riding. Maybe BMX satisfies my self-diagnosed AAHDD.
Whatever BMX does to stimulate that little grey organ rattling around in my skull - it does it. I don't quite find that in MTB'ing. While I love MTB'ing, it does not do what BMX does for me on a cognitive level.
So, I've adopted "BMX State of Mind" as a silly saying and have applied it in all facets of my life, from my marriage to my profession. To me, it says to live life without boundaries. To - in a figurative way - "grab your bike and walk out the front door". To live life creatively. To appreciate even the smallest positive effort, because in that effort, if built upon, will turn into huge things later. Doing positive things repetitively becomes internalized and becomes a habit that you can teach others. To congratulate people on things that would normally go unnoticed. To learn from young and old. To squash the bullshit and negativity by ignoring it. To push boundaries and make your own rules about life. To not think outside the box, but to not even have a "box". This, to me, is living life in the "BMX State of Mind".
BMX'ers turn simple, everyday things, into all-day sessions. Empty parking lots, a curb, a set of stairs... even a garage floor. You don't need anything but the earth, gravity and your bike to make magic happen. Making use of the environment and evolving with it. Rolling with what has been provided and building upon it. I have chosen this attitude to permeate everything I do.
A note to my fellow Old-Schoolers: I know we like to bask in our former glory. I am equally as guilty. I know we like to hang on to tricks we did 25-30 years ago and still do them - there is nothing wrong with that. However, we should grow; evolve. We should watch and learn from the younger riders and ask questions. Get pointers. Try stuff we never did "back in the good ol' days" because either we were too scared to do it or it hadn't been invented yet. My riding is rapidly progressing simply because I'm looking at BMX with fresh eyes. I want to update my efforts, and not be stuck in 1991 for the rest of my riding life.
Here are some pics from the weekend. Learning from the younger riders and being inspired is helping me evolve as a rider.
New Dropper Post
Hey, 100mm X-Fusion HiLo for $140 off FeeBay, brand new? I couldn't pass it up. Now, just waiting for that damn firm fork spring to arrive.
Source: http://www.dionridesbikes.com/2013/05/ramblings-disconnecting-from-forums-bmx.html
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Bears Bike Bmx 2010 Online Team Video
Erik Saunders over at VP-USA recently showed me this video of some of the VP test riders over the waters… Makes for good viewing, check it out!
Lights in the woods
Updating LITW more these days. Maybe will update here still once in a while though
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Frigo Show 2013
It looks like things got pretty wild at the Frigo Show contest over in France. Check out this video giving you a look at what went down in the packed house! “Voil� la vid�o du contest BMX de la 6�me … Continue reading →
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BMX - The Union.
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Alex Midler?s Roll-A-Thon
Last Sunday on October 20th, Alex Midler held his third Annual ?Roll-A-Thon? to benefit the ?Johnny Kicks Cancer Foundation?. The mission of ?Johnny Kicks Cancer? is to cure childhood leukemia through awareness and funding for cutting-edge research, as well as to empower and encourage patients, families and doctors in their fight against the number one childhood cancer. Volcom has posted this video recap of the event along with a collection of photos at their website.
Source: http://www.lat34.com/2013/10/28/alex-midlers-roll-a-thon/
Brian Kachinsky's Russian Adventure on ESPN.com
Read the rest HERE and be sure to check out the photo gallery!
Source: http://actionvillagebmx.blogspot.com/2010/11/brian-kachinskys-russian-adventure-on.html
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