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STREET RESULTS...



1-GARRETT REYNOLDS
2-VAN HOMAN
3-SEAN SEXTON

X-GAMES 14 street comp was bananas,these 3 basically filmed a video part in a hour...So many nuts tricks...Congrats to all on the podium and we are super psyched Van scored silver...As you can imagine Van killed,how about manual to double tire ride to barspin down a rail,just a taste...Dakota Roche also shredded,were still waiting to hear how he placed but I think 4th is where he is at...I know were really not about comps but this was a fun one and people were amazed by the level of sreet riding in 08...WORD...

X-GAMES FLICKS...



Dakota and Van throwing down...Finals today...

VAN AND DAK ARE IN...

X-GAMES 14 street qualifier was nuts,every rider on the list had numerous bangers...Van Homan threw down early and kept the pace the whole time...Dakota Roche held up under pressure and delivered the goods when he needed it...Finals are tomorow,more soon...
Street Qualifying Results (Top 6 Advance To Finals)
1. Garrett Reynolds - 90.55
2. Van Homan - 89.66
3. Sean Sexton - 86.77
4. Brian Kachinsky - 86.66
5. Dakota Roche - 85.55
6. Seth Kimbrough - 85.22
7. Nathan Williams - 84.88
8. Brad Simms - 83.88
9. Aaron Ross - 83.55
10. Rob Wise - 83.55
11. Corey Martinez - 80.22
12. Josh Harrington - Did Not Finish

BAY AREA...


The First Rule boys did it again at the Bicycle Film Fesival up in SF...Peep this dope VIMBY edit for some hi-jinx and Eddie Cleveland hotness...

RANDOM X-GAMES 14 SHOTS OF CHASE,DAK AND VAN...









MIKEY...


Mike Aitken has been working hard to get healthy and rehab his shoulder...He is still waiting for the green light from the Doc...Get well soon brother...

TRAILS...


Here's a cool flick of Van Homan from the Orchid trail jam...

EMPIRE OF DIRT...

Brian Foster was ripping butgot pretty beat up in the finals,this should prove how gnarly the course was...The boys over at 4 DOWN raffled off this Dehart custom build to support Toby Forte's ride..

SNEAK PEAK...


Here is a sneak pic of Edwin DeLaRosa's new FITED LT. frame build...I will post full spec info soon,and after speaking with Ed this frame is right on the money...Right now the way a frame feels should be the most important aspect of your ride...We went back and forth a few times and we feel we got it right on this FITED version...More soon...

LURCH RE-UP...



We just got a re-up of Lurch frames in...

RED BULL EMPIRE OF DIRT QUALIFIERS...


Thanks to MOZZA heres a iphone flick of your qualifiers at Red BuLL Empire of Dirt...YEAH BF...

VANS X FIT X HAWK...

BACKBONE BMX...


The boys over at BACKBONE BMX in OZ cooked up this Aitken S3.5 replica...The shop and site are dope check em out...

NEW WHIPS IN THE TRUST...

GRIP IT AND RIP IT...


EDDIE grips are in...

HAWK...


Chase Hawk just returned from a UK VANS tour, RIDE UK has some coverage...Despite some rain they got some shred time in...

2 X 4 VID PREMIER...






Van Homan made it happen once again...Cranking out a amazing vid and topping it off with a huge turnout and great premier...Pennsville was rocking and check out the flicks with some names like Tom White,Edwin DeLaRosa,Navaz,Chase Dehart,Randy Brown, and more were in the house...The vid is a must have so cop one when they drop in about 2 weeks...

COMPANY LOGO...

ESPN ESPY AWARDS PARTY...







Alright sometimes BMX can get surreal...The ESPN ESPY awards after party was one of these times,basically imagine a huge party with numerous open bars and dancefloors,etc...but the main attraction is a double set with 2 hubbas and a rail...Add some of the best street riders in the world to put on a show and its on...At one point I bumped into Steve Nash and Eric Koston at once...But for real, some really amazing riding went on and maybee just maybee the X-games are getting it right,real street and super park should be mind blowing...Van Homan and Dakota Roche were amongst the rippers and threw down some crazy moves...The crowd was feeling it and we all laughed how far BMX has come...The riders all got paid and a huge thanks to ESPN for the good time...

OWAIN/RIDE UK...


OWAIN CLEGG has scored the cover of the new Ride Uk,this issue features a redesign and is a good look...

EMPIRE OF DIRT...


Brian Foster is headed here...

GORAK...



Aussie Gorak sent over this ad ,wit custom artwork on the wall...WORD...

VAN H/CHASE D/2X4...



EDDIE CLEVELAND...


Eddie gives you his top 5's over on the grip...Pic by Sparker...

Dakota Interview....

INMAN...


Landon sent over this pic of Justin Inman shredding some north west trails with no stoppers...High speed manual through some rollers...Crazy...

NEW HAWK T...

SOCKS...


Matt from NY let us know the socks work great...

HOW WE DO...


KITS...


FIT X FRENCHY'S TOUR...

STAY FIT...


JOHN BROWN comes through with fire...DFL..

TATS...


Travis Wright stepped up...DFL...

RIDE BMX 148...


Issue 148 of RIDE BMX is out and is a treat...There s a cool article on the last Fit trip ,that gives plenty of insight from the riders and what Fit trips are about...

NEW EDDIE GRIPS...

HAPPY 4TH...


Enjoy the weekend...Pic of Van Homan shredding a weird pool...Random post...

COLE...


Chris Cole came by and copped a new S3.5...He brought his boy Wyatt with him, who had a blast skating the ramp...Chris is already shredding the ZERO park,proof soon...Right now the number of skaters who ride is growing here's a quick list of who has been shredding lately.
Lindsey Robertson
Jay Thorpe
Lizard King
Jon Allie
These are just a few of the homies,more soon...

VANS SPRING EURO TOUR...

HAWK/VANS POSTCARD...

INMAN/LURCH...

EDDIE RIDE AD...

NIKE SB FREESTYLN' BOOK RELEASE...







Last saturday night was awesome...Gathering the sports forefathers and celebrating them with a book version of FREESTYLIN' magazine was epic...All this took place on Melrose at BROOKLYN PROJECTS,this is Dom Deluca's store...Dom is a OG bmx head from back in the day and still has mad love or the BMX...Nike foot the bill and the drinks were flowing...Getting to catch up with riders I looked up to growing up was inspiring to say the least...Check out RIDE BMX and VITAL for more...The book is so good,history at it's finest...It just reinforces that through all the bullshit in BMX, the soul and creativity are what keeps us going...