Thanks to Shad for exposing me to these guys. I'll never be the same.
Source: http://eugenebmx.blogspot.com/2011/04/when-im-dancing-dirty.html
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When I'm dancing dirty
Like Patrick Swayze...
Thanks to Shad for exposing me to these guys. I'll never be the same.
Thanks to Shad for exposing me to these guys. I'll never be the same.
Sea Otter Recon Mission Ride Report and more on the On-One 456...
I know I should have been at Church on Sunday (Palm Sunday) but I went on a April Fool's Recon Mission with Ken and Newton instead. This ride was to specifically investigate the Sea Otter course and see how to plan it out for race day.
This was my first time riding Laguna Seca, and I have to say that it was actually pretty awesome. TONS of land to be ridden and a few really fun single track sections. But the land is so vast and so intertwined, you can really get lost out there.
The Sea Otter course for the Cat3 (Fat3 is what I call it for myself) is actually not as punishing as I thought it would be. Yes, there is some cranked-out climbing, but there are also a lot of recovery sections and fast, pinned flat areas. I am especially excited about the single track sections, because if it dries out more, it will be rail'able, which is definitely my riding strengths.
This is a pretty nasty, very sandy downhill section where I simply unclipped, hung my right foot out and slid down it - somehow managing to keep it upright. You can see, Ken decided to run down it. I foresee some epic crashes on this section.
I am racing with a CamelBak, which I never wear when I ride. I don't want to fiddle with trying to grab the water bottle while I'm tapped out, and I know I may blast through one water bottle - so I'm choosing to race with 35-40 ounces in the bladder. The CamelBak worked well and I think it should be great for the 16 mile course.
Back to the On-One 456...
This bike is totally different with the new 400mm seat post installed. With proper leg extension on my downstroke when pedaling, it is now an efficient climber (to a certain extent). It is not, by any means, near the efficiency of a true XC bike, but for all mountain riding, I have to say that I am enjoying it quite a bit. The technical climbs are simply a blast and railing on double tracks with jumps and other fun things is what this bike does really, really well.
I still think that maybe an 18" would be more to my liking, but the 16" with the long flagpole sticking out of the seat post tube seems to be just fine.
If you are in that strange "average" height category (5'9" - 5'10") I would advise to try riding a friend's 456 before ordering a frame. I really think I would've went with an 18" if I had the opportunity to try one for fit. For your reference, I am 5'9" with a 30" inseam.
This was my first time riding Laguna Seca, and I have to say that it was actually pretty awesome. TONS of land to be ridden and a few really fun single track sections. But the land is so vast and so intertwined, you can really get lost out there.
The Sea Otter course for the Cat3 (Fat3 is what I call it for myself) is actually not as punishing as I thought it would be. Yes, there is some cranked-out climbing, but there are also a lot of recovery sections and fast, pinned flat areas. I am especially excited about the single track sections, because if it dries out more, it will be rail'able, which is definitely my riding strengths.
This is a pretty nasty, very sandy downhill section where I simply unclipped, hung my right foot out and slid down it - somehow managing to keep it upright. You can see, Ken decided to run down it. I foresee some epic crashes on this section.
I am racing with a CamelBak, which I never wear when I ride. I don't want to fiddle with trying to grab the water bottle while I'm tapped out, and I know I may blast through one water bottle - so I'm choosing to race with 35-40 ounces in the bladder. The CamelBak worked well and I think it should be great for the 16 mile course.
Back to the On-One 456...
This bike is totally different with the new 400mm seat post installed. With proper leg extension on my downstroke when pedaling, it is now an efficient climber (to a certain extent). It is not, by any means, near the efficiency of a true XC bike, but for all mountain riding, I have to say that I am enjoying it quite a bit. The technical climbs are simply a blast and railing on double tracks with jumps and other fun things is what this bike does really, really well.
I still think that maybe an 18" would be more to my liking, but the 16" with the long flagpole sticking out of the seat post tube seems to be just fine.
If you are in that strange "average" height category (5'9" - 5'10") I would advise to try riding a friend's 456 before ordering a frame. I really think I would've went with an 18" if I had the opportunity to try one for fit. For your reference, I am 5'9" with a 30" inseam.
Source: http://www.dionridesbikes.com/2012/04/sea-otter-recon-mission-ride-report-and.html
Etnies ? Denis Stepanov Edit
Check out this fresh edit of Denis Stepanov slaying the streets of Moscow, Russia for Etnies. Tons of goodness in this one! Filmed/Edited by: ARTEM IVANOV Music: Ron Contour & Factor – Wondrous Things 
Source: http://www.bmxunion.com/blog/daily/etnies-denis-stepanov-edit/
Father's day weekend
What a weekend. Marcus and I drove back to Butte Montana to meet up with his Mom so he can spend the next month with her in North Dakota. We had planned to hit up some skateparks along the way but unfortunately the rain followed us all the way from Oregon and kept us off the bikes. We still stopped and tortured ourselves checking out what we were missing out on. We still made it to Butte in just over 12 hours.
Irrigon, Oregon
Captain Cradle foiled by the rain in Missoula.
I was pretty excited about the fact that I got to see both kids on Father's day since I haven't seen my daughter since November.
After saying our goodbyes I headed out to make the most of the drier weather and check out the Butte skatepark. Early on a Sunday the park was empty. It had kind of a weird street set up and a couple pool inspired bowls. No bikes. I ignored that rule and took a few runs in the larger bowl, but the high elevation got me winded quick so I didn't stay long.
Butte, MT
It was still wet looking in Missoula so I didn't bother stopping on the way back and motored on to Spokane. Trying to find directions for the Spokane park I discovered I missed an opportunity to session in Idaho at the Coeur d'Alene park. Still sessioning in three different states in one day was a new record for me. Spokane was a fun park, composed of mostly below ground bowls and a snake run that flowed well.
Spokane park.
The Umatilla cowboy brought back memories of a road trip long ago to Nelson, BC Canada for a Contest.
Irrigon, Oregon had the park I was most looking forward to riding. It's a cool set up with a full pipe completely open on one end and capsuled on the other with a door to carve over. 300 miles from home by yourself kind of makes one a bit hesitant to try certain things and the carve over the door was one of those. Next time. I still had fun even holding back a bit, better than braking myself off and being stranded so far from home.
What a difference a day makes.
A pretty good Father's day, I got lot's of text messages from people wishing me happy Father's day, rode parks in three states, and got surprised by the wife with sexy photo's she took with my bike. Stoked. Maybe I'll post a couple later, still waiting on digital copies.
Irrigon, Oregon
Captain Cradle foiled by the rain in Missoula.
I was pretty excited about the fact that I got to see both kids on Father's day since I haven't seen my daughter since November.
After saying our goodbyes I headed out to make the most of the drier weather and check out the Butte skatepark. Early on a Sunday the park was empty. It had kind of a weird street set up and a couple pool inspired bowls. No bikes. I ignored that rule and took a few runs in the larger bowl, but the high elevation got me winded quick so I didn't stay long.
Butte, MT
It was still wet looking in Missoula so I didn't bother stopping on the way back and motored on to Spokane. Trying to find directions for the Spokane park I discovered I missed an opportunity to session in Idaho at the Coeur d'Alene park. Still sessioning in three different states in one day was a new record for me. Spokane was a fun park, composed of mostly below ground bowls and a snake run that flowed well.
Spokane park.
The Umatilla cowboy brought back memories of a road trip long ago to Nelson, BC Canada for a Contest.
Irrigon, Oregon had the park I was most looking forward to riding. It's a cool set up with a full pipe completely open on one end and capsuled on the other with a door to carve over. 300 miles from home by yourself kind of makes one a bit hesitant to try certain things and the carve over the door was one of those. Next time. I still had fun even holding back a bit, better than braking myself off and being stranded so far from home.
What a difference a day makes.
A pretty good Father's day, I got lot's of text messages from people wishing me happy Father's day, rode parks in three states, and got surprised by the wife with sexy photo's she took with my bike. Stoked. Maybe I'll post a couple later, still waiting on digital copies.
Source: http://eugenebmx.blogspot.com/2011/06/fathers-day-weekend.html
The Saga Continues... (day 3 part 1)
This is where the Flashback goes in our story.
Back to that Hoffman Bikes ad with Mat blasting 20 Ft on that huge quarter. Back to watching the Big Air event debut in the X games, with the current MegaRamp, and half jokingly saying "I wanna jump that!". I never expected to ever even have a remote opportunity to try it. I was taking my full face helmet to Woodward West just in case. Planning out this trip I told Shad I really wanted to at least give it a go. Shad thought there was no way they were even going to let us on it. I hoped he was wrong. I told Riley thinking maybe he would be down to try it.
"You're calling out the MEGARAMP?"
"No, just saying I really want to check it out. It's a box jump."
"But it's the Fucking MEGARAMP dude!"
Wednesday, before his transformation into Boozedawg, Andy called me to let me know they were opening up the MegaRamp on Saturday between 1 and 4 p.m. He of all people was down to try. Thursday when the crew rolled in Shad was excited about it too, but made it clear he wanted to take runs at the quarter but at least wanted to try since it was a box jump. Riley just laughed at us and said we would see when we got there.
"It's the fucking MEGARAMP!"
Friday night after checking in Captain Cradle was beat and called it a night. Fresno wore him out enough to quit thinking about riding Woodward for the first time in the morning. Boozedawg, unchecked, spreads his brand of havoc upon the lodge.
Ran into this guy on the way to our room.
I was in the lodge bar with Eric and Jeremy trying to catch up with Ben Ward when Shad waved me over. He was talking to Woodward resident pro, Coco Zurita, about the MegaRamp. Coco told us in his Chilean accent that the biggest thing to overcome was the long ride down the roll in to the lip. So much time to get in your head and blow your confidence. You're going so fast downhill on skatelite that there is no way to really back out once you get going and the long approach allows for plenty of time for doubt. Stay confident, stay relaxed, no quick or panicked movements. No problem. Sounds good for something I have still yet to see in person.
In the morning Riley made sure Mac's bike was unpacked and reassembled and woke us up so Mac could get down to the park early. Most of the crew was up and pumped up Captain Cradle to give Boozedawg yet another run for his money. We had about a 50/50 split on those who had been before and those who had not. I got to see what I must have looked like rolling into Woodward for the first time. Screw Disneyland, for my money Woodward is the happiest place on earth.
The morning session most of us took it fairly easy, nibbling around loosening up, trying to make sure our old tired bones would make it through the day. Anthony and Joe headed for the Art Park in the Hanger to ride Flatland with the rest of the old scuffers. Shad, Pizza, and ODB sessioned the new Backyard mini. Last year it was still under construction. I was surprised to find myself sessioning the Enterprise with the Captain and having fun. Last year it had confused and frustrated me and I borderline hated it. The difference a year makes. From there I also finally got a glimpse on the hillside of the other major addition since last year.
to be continued...
Back to that Hoffman Bikes ad with Mat blasting 20 Ft on that huge quarter. Back to watching the Big Air event debut in the X games, with the current MegaRamp, and half jokingly saying "I wanna jump that!". I never expected to ever even have a remote opportunity to try it. I was taking my full face helmet to Woodward West just in case. Planning out this trip I told Shad I really wanted to at least give it a go. Shad thought there was no way they were even going to let us on it. I hoped he was wrong. I told Riley thinking maybe he would be down to try it.
"You're calling out the MEGARAMP?"
"No, just saying I really want to check it out. It's a box jump."
"But it's the Fucking MEGARAMP dude!"
Wednesday, before his transformation into Boozedawg, Andy called me to let me know they were opening up the MegaRamp on Saturday between 1 and 4 p.m. He of all people was down to try. Thursday when the crew rolled in Shad was excited about it too, but made it clear he wanted to take runs at the quarter but at least wanted to try since it was a box jump. Riley just laughed at us and said we would see when we got there.
"It's the fucking MEGARAMP!"
Friday night after checking in Captain Cradle was beat and called it a night. Fresno wore him out enough to quit thinking about riding Woodward for the first time in the morning. Boozedawg, unchecked, spreads his brand of havoc upon the lodge.
Ran into this guy on the way to our room.
I was in the lodge bar with Eric and Jeremy trying to catch up with Ben Ward when Shad waved me over. He was talking to Woodward resident pro, Coco Zurita, about the MegaRamp. Coco told us in his Chilean accent that the biggest thing to overcome was the long ride down the roll in to the lip. So much time to get in your head and blow your confidence. You're going so fast downhill on skatelite that there is no way to really back out once you get going and the long approach allows for plenty of time for doubt. Stay confident, stay relaxed, no quick or panicked movements. No problem. Sounds good for something I have still yet to see in person.
In the morning Riley made sure Mac's bike was unpacked and reassembled and woke us up so Mac could get down to the park early. Most of the crew was up and pumped up Captain Cradle to give Boozedawg yet another run for his money. We had about a 50/50 split on those who had been before and those who had not. I got to see what I must have looked like rolling into Woodward for the first time. Screw Disneyland, for my money Woodward is the happiest place on earth.
The morning session most of us took it fairly easy, nibbling around loosening up, trying to make sure our old tired bones would make it through the day. Anthony and Joe headed for the Art Park in the Hanger to ride Flatland with the rest of the old scuffers. Shad, Pizza, and ODB sessioned the new Backyard mini. Last year it was still under construction. I was surprised to find myself sessioning the Enterprise with the Captain and having fun. Last year it had confused and frustrated me and I borderline hated it. The difference a year makes. From there I also finally got a glimpse on the hillside of the other major addition since last year.
to be continued...
Source: http://eugenebmx.blogspot.com/2011/04/saga-continues-day-2-part-1.html
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Kate Upton And Chaz Ortiz Working With Stoked Mentoring
Models tend to be perceived as good-looking blokes who work in an industry where the only prerequisite is being able stand or walk in a spot and look pretty.�� I must tell you, modeling is a lot harder than what you make it out to be.� Coming from a deep rooted modeling background MYSELF, male, female, foot, and animal models work very hard to get the job done right.� They must exude the confidence and strength in representing the label they are modeling for.� That is unless you?re the dude from the MATTRESS MAN commercials. That?s why I was a little ticked off when I read an article quoting some Victoria?s Secret idiots blasting Kate Upton for not being Victoria?s Secret material.� As far as I?m concerned, with a track record that includes working with Sports Illustrated, Terry Richardson, and Zoo York, who gives a crap what VICTORIA has to say.� She?s probably beat. Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition cover model, Kate Upton, along with professional skateboarder, Chaz Ortiz will appear on behalf of Zoo York at a charity event in partnership with Stoked Mentoring. The non-profit organization Stoked Mentoring connects youth to their communities through service projects that improve the [...]
Source: http://www.lat34.com/2012/08/22/kate-upton-and-chaz-ortiz-working-with-stoked-mentoring/
Crossover kid!
We headed up to practice at the Salem indoor moto track at the fairgrounds last night for Marcus to get his roost on. He hasn't had much time on the bike as of late, the last time on a track was In September I believe. He also hasn't had much track time since switching from his four stroke 50 to the two stroke 65. He has been improving steadily but has usually been timid and slowly pushes himself to new comfort limits. We arrived at the track and did a walk through checking out the track before practice started. The arena is fairly small making for a tight track. I pointed him out a few sections that I thought he should push himself on. A triple step up, step down had a good run up and told him he should at least jump up the first step and a couple tables out of corners that were short enough even with little run up to try clearing. The rhythm section had a tall double into three small whoop style doubles. I was a little nervous for him with regard to the rhythm. He has had very little experience riding tight obstacles like that and the tight proximity of the corral fence along side the track and likely hood of "whiskey throttle" made me worry he might crash. He was in the first practice and the track was still freshly plowed and his typical timid approach got him around the track slowly at first but his lap times quickly became noticeably shorter. He even jumped the step up by the end of the round. Stoked! We have been racing BMX steadily lately and I'm not certain that's what has helped boost his confidence but I'm sure it hasn't hurt. In the second round he continued jumping the step and started consistently jumping one of the two tables. He also started jumping the first of the small whoop doubles in the rhythm after single, singling over the bigger double. He also started attempting the next double. Super stoked! By the third round he was tired and not sure he wanted to ride but went out again any way. He finally jumped the other table with the shortest run up but then crashed on the other looping out getting dragged along into the dirt. I figured he was tired and done then for sure. To my surprise he got up took a few more laps and even double, double, doubled out of the rhythm. Ecstatic! The above clip is one of his earlier attempts. Filming with my iphone was difficult with limited track access and poor angles so excuse the quality.
Source: http://eugenebmx.blogspot.com/2011/01/crossover-kid.html
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Luke Malone- Messiah Turbines Part 1 & 2
Luke Malone is one of my favorite riders to watch. I have personally been trying to figure out Messiah Turbines. Number 2 just came out. I thought it would be nice to put it right up with the first one as well.
Source: http://www.bmxfreestyler.com/2012/07/luke-malone-messiah-turbines-part-1-2.html
Welcome to the Team: Joel Pierazek
The Basics
Name: Joel Pierazek
Age: 24
Hometown: St. Pete Florida
Resides: Orlando Florida
Year started bmx and why: around 2000, I wanted this all chrome Mongoose at Wal-Mart, just to be
cool?. But then I saw Mike Aitken doing this huge unlookback on a RideBMX cover. I bought it and was like "this is cool!! I wanna do this."
Fill in the Blanks
Being a part of the Action Village team means that there is someone there that can help me out, and I
can put their name behind things I do? which will help both of us.
The first thing I did when I found out I got sponsored was call my best friend Nick Mahoney.
Thecomeupbmx.net is my favorite website besides ActionVillage.com; it?s pretty much like CNN news, but a little more relevant to life... Haha
I would pretty much do anything for 100 dollars? I?m pretty short on rent lately
My favorite pros are probably about the same as everyone else?s: Sean Sexton, Chris Doyle, Nathan
Williams, Chase D, you know?
May favorite bike spot is pretty much anywhere; as long as we aren?t getting kicked out, and my friends
and I can just have a good session and sit around and talk shit, I?m having fun.
Everyone should take time to just relax, and not be so serious about everything. For me I like going out
and road biking around town just chillin.
My favorite thing besides BMX is a good combination of girls, music and partyin? haha
The last person I called was My friend Levi, to see if he wanted to go riding today.
The best advice I ever got was probably, not to be a lurk
Name: Joel Pierazek
Age: 24
Hometown: St. Pete Florida
Resides: Orlando Florida
Year started bmx and why: around 2000, I wanted this all chrome Mongoose at Wal-Mart, just to be
cool?. But then I saw Mike Aitken doing this huge unlookback on a RideBMX cover. I bought it and was like "this is cool!! I wanna do this."
Fill in the Blanks
Being a part of the Action Village team means that there is someone there that can help me out, and I
can put their name behind things I do? which will help both of us.
The first thing I did when I found out I got sponsored was call my best friend Nick Mahoney.
Thecomeupbmx.net is my favorite website besides ActionVillage.com; it?s pretty much like CNN news, but a little more relevant to life... Haha
I would pretty much do anything for 100 dollars? I?m pretty short on rent lately
My favorite pros are probably about the same as everyone else?s: Sean Sexton, Chris Doyle, Nathan
Williams, Chase D, you know?
May favorite bike spot is pretty much anywhere; as long as we aren?t getting kicked out, and my friends
and I can just have a good session and sit around and talk shit, I?m having fun.
Everyone should take time to just relax, and not be so serious about everything. For me I like going out
and road biking around town just chillin.
My favorite thing besides BMX is a good combination of girls, music and partyin? haha
The last person I called was My friend Levi, to see if he wanted to go riding today.
The best advice I ever got was probably, not to be a lurk
Source: http://actionvillagebmx.blogspot.com/2010/11/welcome-to-team-joel-pierazek.html
Trails 2011
This Photo is from April 2008. This is right before the major transformation of the main line top to bottom. The newly thrown landing you see on the right was the eventual inspiration to shift the line right and make the left hip bigger to line you up for the long jumps down the hill after. Crazy thinking about the amount of dirt that has been moved since this photo and just how shitty everything looks in comparison to today. As you can see by the photos below things are already popping on the old lines. All the new stuff is getting there but still needs some work. Hit me up and get your dig and ride on.
Dan Wrightington flings some limbs.
David Lawrence turndown.
Paul A. gets his grab on.
Mean mugging an x-up.
Hit up texdiesel.com to check more pics.
Source: http://eugenebmx.blogspot.com/2011/06/trails-2011.html
Crossover kid!
We headed up to practice at the Salem indoor moto track at the fairgrounds last night for Marcus to get his roost on. He hasn't had much time on the bike as of late, the last time on a track was In September I believe. He also hasn't had much track time since switching from his four stroke 50 to the two stroke 65. He has been improving steadily but has usually been timid and slowly pushes himself to new comfort limits. We arrived at the track and did a walk through checking out the track before practice started. The arena is fairly small making for a tight track. I pointed him out a few sections that I thought he should push himself on. A triple step up, step down had a good run up and told him he should at least jump up the first step and a couple tables out of corners that were short enough even with little run up to try clearing. The rhythm section had a tall double into three small whoop style doubles. I was a little nervous for him with regard to the rhythm. He has had very little experience riding tight obstacles like that and the tight proximity of the corral fence along side the track and likely hood of "whiskey throttle" made me worry he might crash. He was in the first practice and the track was still freshly plowed and his typical timid approach got him around the track slowly at first but his lap times quickly became noticeably shorter. He even jumped the step up by the end of the round. Stoked! We have been racing BMX steadily lately and I'm not certain that's what has helped boost his confidence but I'm sure it hasn't hurt. In the second round he continued jumping the step and started consistently jumping one of the two tables. He also started jumping the first of the small whoop doubles in the rhythm after single, singling over the bigger double. He also started attempting the next double. Super stoked! By the third round he was tired and not sure he wanted to ride but went out again any way. He finally jumped the other table with the shortest run up but then crashed on the other looping out getting dragged along into the dirt. I figured he was tired and done then for sure. To my surprise he got up took a few more laps and even double, double, doubled out of the rhythm. Ecstatic! The above clip is one of his earlier attempts. Filming with my iphone was difficult with limited track access and poor angles so excuse the quality.
Source: http://eugenebmx.blogspot.com/2011/01/crossover-kid.html
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Leigh Ramsdell 2x4 Shirt
Leigh's Art on a 2x4 T-shirt...
Source: http://easternbikes.com/blog/2011/mar/1/leigh-ramsdell-2x4-shirt/
Ride Reports and Ramblings Pt.2
As a continuation from yesterday's post - let's move on...
Remember that Leader 510H SS bike I built up? Well, I had yet another brilliant idea of swapping out frames for a dirt jumper. Here was my OCD/ridiculous justification:
I took it out for a "spin" that ended up being 25 miles to downtown San Jose and back, and aside from being extremely uncomfortable, it hopped and rolled the streets as a budget DJ bike should. I'm really happy with it, but the color scheme did not quite come out as I envisioned, so I may be changing the look soon.
This will be the bike I'm riding on the 4130 Subway Series Ride in a few weeks, and I'm positive that it will work perfectly for that and future rides.
Hicks Rd to Mt. Umunhum with Nelson34 (Robert)
With the Mt. Hamilton Superbowl Sunday ride coming up on Feb. 5th, a lot of the locals are getting ready for that big, grueling climb to the southbay's other highest peak, James Lick Observatory.
One of the more anxious riders is my pal, Robert (or "Nelson34" on MTBR), who is looking at improving his climbing endurance. He's a decent enough rider, and in fact, on this ride he was ahead of me the entire time, but he has that fire in his belly to improve.
When the both of us decided it was time to dust off the road bikes, we met at the Los Alamitos Creek trailhead with the intent on getting in a good road ride; and what better loop to do it on than Hicks Rd. to Mt. Umunhum? The Pacer is outfitted with a flat bar again - and the feel completely mimics my Pake C'Mute, which I like.
Well, the climb is as hard as it will always be and the Surly Pacer rolled it as it always does. Robert and I got to talking how a bike can make the difference, as his road race bike (as opposed to my simple "road bike") seemed to fly up that hill, even geared with the traditional 52/39 crankset and 11-28 gearing. Robert claims that the bike does make the difference, and I'm beginning to believe that claim. I would never trade in my Surly Pacer for an aggressive road bike, but this aspect of my traditional road riding bike is something to keep in mind when I feel like I'm getting dropped.
Remember that Leader 510H SS bike I built up? Well, I had yet another brilliant idea of swapping out frames for a dirt jumper. Here was my OCD/ridiculous justification:
"I already have a MTB... and I really love urban riding... boy, a frame on closeout can be had for cheap... all I need to do is swap out parts and sell the Leader frame to make it all balance out... yeah... urban dirt jumper..."So, finding a small Jamis Komodo for $120, I built this bad boy up. It's heavy, though, and square taper cranks are really not ideal for what I want to do with this. But, then again, I won't be doing anything more than bunny hopping piles of leaves and jumping curbs - so I figure it should hold up just fine.
I took it out for a "spin" that ended up being 25 miles to downtown San Jose and back, and aside from being extremely uncomfortable, it hopped and rolled the streets as a budget DJ bike should. I'm really happy with it, but the color scheme did not quite come out as I envisioned, so I may be changing the look soon.
This will be the bike I'm riding on the 4130 Subway Series Ride in a few weeks, and I'm positive that it will work perfectly for that and future rides.
Hicks Rd to Mt. Umunhum with Nelson34 (Robert)
With the Mt. Hamilton Superbowl Sunday ride coming up on Feb. 5th, a lot of the locals are getting ready for that big, grueling climb to the southbay's other highest peak, James Lick Observatory.
One of the more anxious riders is my pal, Robert (or "Nelson34" on MTBR), who is looking at improving his climbing endurance. He's a decent enough rider, and in fact, on this ride he was ahead of me the entire time, but he has that fire in his belly to improve.
When the both of us decided it was time to dust off the road bikes, we met at the Los Alamitos Creek trailhead with the intent on getting in a good road ride; and what better loop to do it on than Hicks Rd. to Mt. Umunhum? The Pacer is outfitted with a flat bar again - and the feel completely mimics my Pake C'Mute, which I like.
Well, the climb is as hard as it will always be and the Surly Pacer rolled it as it always does. Robert and I got to talking how a bike can make the difference, as his road race bike (as opposed to my simple "road bike") seemed to fly up that hill, even geared with the traditional 52/39 crankset and 11-28 gearing. Robert claims that the bike does make the difference, and I'm beginning to believe that claim. I would never trade in my Surly Pacer for an aggressive road bike, but this aspect of my traditional road riding bike is something to keep in mind when I feel like I'm getting dropped.
Source: http://www.dionridesbikes.com/2012/01/ride-reports-and-ramblings-pt2.html
Exorcising the ?Draino?: The John Parker Interview.
�Introduction.
?Back in the early 90’s, at the height of ‘Hoffman mania’, a kid from Middle California appeared on the radar - It seemed as though he was winning contests in no time at all and had a big bag of tricks; he was the first person after Mat to learn flairs, making it seem like [...]
?Back in the early 90’s, at the height of ‘Hoffman mania’, a kid from Middle California appeared on the radar - It seemed as though he was winning contests in no time at all and had a big bag of tricks; he was the first person after Mat to learn flairs, making it seem like [...]
Jeremy Gallant Bike Check
Our Canadian riders Jeremy Gallant shows off his Grim Eternal...
Source: http://easternbikes.com/blog/2011/feb/8/jeremy-gallant-bike-check/
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Dax Wolford Summer 2012
Dax is a good friend of mine. He sent this to me VIA Text message. He is an amazing rider and a very good friend.
Dax flatland summer 2012 from dpwolford on Vimeo.
Source: http://www.bmxfreestyler.com/2012/07/dax-wolford-summer-2012.html
Luke Malone- Messiah Turbines Part 1 & 2
Luke Malone is one of my favorite riders to watch. I have personally been trying to figure out Messiah Turbines. Number 2 just came out. I thought it would be nice to put it right up with the first one as well.
Source: http://www.bmxfreestyler.com/2012/07/luke-malone-messiah-turbines-part-1-2.html
2012 National BMX Hall of Fame - Mat Hoffman
Photo by Andrew Guerrero
Mat Hoffman was the reason that I got back on the bike after I though I was too old at the age of 36. I had the opportunity to tell him this in person and how grateful I was for his inspiration. It is my great privlage to share this new video of Mat being inducted into the Natinoal BMX Hall of Fame!
2012 National BMX Hall of Fame - Mat Hoffman from USA BMX on Vimeo.
Source: http://www.bmxfreestyler.com/2012/07/2012-national-bmx-hall-of-fame-mat.html
Aaron ?Wheelz? Fotheringham for ParaXtreme
Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham is a name that’s been popping up for a while if you pay attention to the Nitro Circus and everything. Matt Lambert recently worked on this new one for Paraxtreme that turned out so rad. That handplant … Continue reading → 
Source: http://www.bmxunion.com/blog/daily/aaron-wheelz-fotheringham-for-paraxtreme/
Trail Jam
This has been an awsome year at the trails! Lot's of super fun sessions and some new faces making regular appearances. Let's end it on a high note. See you there! Special thanks to all the sponsors and extra thanks to Shad at Goods Bmx. Email me at backwoodstrails@gmail.com for more info.
Source: http://eugenebmx.blogspot.com/2011/09/trail-jam.html
Community Clean Up With Kate Upton & Chaz Ortiz
Watching people do boring and mundane things is a great American past time where I come from.� In the great city of FONTANA, there are many interesting hobbies you may not see anywhere else in the world.� At a venue called ?The Barn?, the teens and tweens would hold weekly SKANKING contest strictly for the straight XXX.� Believe it or not, those people can party harder than most frat boys.� There is also another past time called, ?Make it burn?.� It?s simple.� It involves going out to an open field, find something impossible for your opponent to light on fire and challenging them to make it catch fire.� The loser must spray WD-40 on their hand and light it on fire for 5 seconds.� And my favorite, there?s a hobby where a group of high school dudes will challenge each other to find as many cigarette butts in the street, trash, bathroom, etc and attempt to smoke them all in a session.� That one was my favorite. (Straight edge skanking party) So if there was ever a time I would be so interested in watching people clean up, this may be that time.� I escaped Fontucky for a reason and [...]
Source: http://www.lat34.com/2012/08/29/community-clean-up-with-kate-upton-chaz-ortiz/
Chris Doyle captures the front cover of Transworld BMX!
On The Cover: Seeing how Chris Doyle spins these jumps at the Potoczny?s trails in Pennsylvania every session, the D-Man felt like he had to up the ante a bit for this photo and let his hands fly, too. Photo by Jeff Zielinski.
On newsstand Nov. 23!
Source: http://actionvillagebmx.blogspot.com/2010/11/chris-doyle-captures-front-cover-of.html
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