CHRIS DOYLE ON DEMOLITION

( Photo stolen from an old issue of Ride, photo by Keith Mulligan. )

Chris Doyle, while off DK is now riding for Demolition. Proof here. Sources also tell me that he is riding for 1-800-COLLECT again too*.

*jk lol

THE COME UP SELLS OUT

You may notice some advertisements showing up on my site soon. I'm just messing around and seeing how much money I can make using this site. Can you believe that 40,000 different people looked at this site last month? Me neither. Either way, it's not like it's going to affect the content in any way, so if you don't like it I suggest you eat a dirty diaper. If you feel like being a good pal click on them, or don't, I don't care. PEACE OUT.

ALL STARS.............

Click the picture above for more details on the Jeremey Barick jam. Support that shit, fun boys.



Goddamn.



New G Crew video.



Tom Raine, Photo by Farley Vaughan

SNOTTY CAME UP + PHIL JONES GOES DOWN

My buddy from NH Chris Morse got his first photo in Ride BMX this month, shown here. He is gay. If you want to see the rest of the photos go to PD BMX. And if you want to see 2 more photos ( at this point I'm kind of wondering how long it will be til everyone starts getting cease and desist orders from Ride, since pretty much every page outside of the letters section has been scanned ) check out Def Grip for 2 insane photos of Gary Young and Ryan Sher.

More importantly, "Gob" from from Tampa has this to say:

"Hey, Team Pimpske's Phil Jones from North Carolina crashed so hard at the Baco contest this weekend that they had to helicopter him to the hospital. It was the worst crash I've ever seen, similar but worse than the dude hurling himself down the steps on your site.

I've got updates on his current condition ( he was in intensive care and on a ventilator for like a day and a half ) and shit over on Pimpskestatebmx."

Now that's some shit. They're going to do a T-shirt to raise some money to help him out too, and I'll make sure to let you know as soon as more details emerge. Get well soon, brother.

NEW ANIMAL ROAD TRIP TRAILER

Hot shit. Shane at Animal told me that they are going to be sending out this on DVD with orders from their website. So hopefully I'll be able to get a Google video link up on here pretty soon after it comes out.

Edit: That long opposite icepick that Scerbo does is sooooooooo tight. Fuck, this video is going to rule.

POP OFF.

New Peg Leg edit. The video should be out in a few months ( well, less than a year ) and is probably going to be pretty crazy. Kids are definitely putting in work. That's Devin from PL up above and yes he slid the whole thing.



These dudes are from Australia and it looks like the video is pretty awesome based on the footage in the trailer. Check their site out and buy the video here.



This dude pretty much takes being awesome to a whole new level with that intro.



Chris from Sea Cliff. Kid's got awesome style.

5 Questions with Vinnie Sammon

Responding to Myspace messages is clearly not Vinnie's top priority, but if you give him time ( in this case well over a month, LOL ) he'll usually get back to you. Check it:

1) Can you go on record with the real reason that Blackman got kicked out of the Snoff Shack and everyone kinda stopped hanging with him? Are you still friends with him?

I'm still friends with him and got love for the critter and all that, but he's on his own shit... Blacks a character and I hope he stays out of trouble... Not really my business to air out the personal stuff for people who never met him.

2) What happened to www.merked.com ? It was up for a week or two and seemed really good but the link is down now.

I wanted to do a site for a while... Then a bunch of shit popped off on top of me being a bum. The site went down and the dude doing it was going through some real shit, so I wasn't about to bust his balls about it... It's a cool thing maybe i can contribute to some sites or some shit... The grimaldo video on Youtube and Russ thing on Defgrip were supposed to be my first pieces of 'content'... this was like 4 months ago. Haha.

3) You took off 2 of your pegs after many years and have been doing some cool shit like Derek Dustering the Banks rail and doing that weird crooked feeble thing on the benches off water street... why'd you decide to switch your set-up up?

I like grinds... I always switch it up and fuck with the pedal and pegless shit... I wish i could learn crank arm slides, but that trick shows me no love... I still don't know if i can do derek dusters or if I just hold on for the ride.. It's a bizarre trick.

5) What is everyone who was living at the shack doing now? I know you're back in Jersey and hear Ed's in Philly or something.

Me and bob are in jersey chillin'... Rone and Ed are still in BK, and Jerry is a mama's boy back in the bronx... Polito the chicken got adopted by some lady on the block... We're all still boys.. It was seriously the best times of my life... It was nonstop with general laziness and people just chillin'... I got stories for days... I hope some other heads get a BMX house going in Brooklyn so I can come through and leave trash everywhere and clog the toilet... Haha.

6) I heard you were getting mistaken for an undercover cop while living in Brooklyn, haha, true or false?

It's true... I never really got fucked with living out there. I'm a big white dude in baggy clothes looking for shit at 3 am... That's every undercover cop in Brooklyn for the most part haha... I was always the white kid growing up so I'm used to the bullshit... The DTEK, b...

INTRODUCING THE G CREW.

G-G-G-G-G-G CREW.

2 New Videos.

I got sent both of these videos via Myspace ( ADD ME! ). Let me know what you think of them.

MASS BMX NO HOMO

MASS BMX PROMO VIDEO. WARNING: TRAILS CONTENT. For real though this shit is goooood... Rodizzle is so crazy.

BLACKMAN UPDATE

I rode with Blackman today for like 8 hours. He wants you to know the following things:

1) He wants a new frame sponsor and is willing to put in a lot of work. Holla at me if you're interested in sponsoring him and I'll pass on the word to him.

2) He is going to jump down 50 stairs.

3) He wants to take a photo of himself doing a tailwhip off of a cop car.

4) His bike got stolen so he's been riding around on a little girls bike and did a downside whip on said bike off of a curb.

5) Him and Mike Hoder have a new company called STREET KILLAZ.

6) He has a new Myspace because he lost the password to his old account. This is his "About Me":

Im 17 teen with a big thing for these bicthes and i got the bump ready to blast one of these bicth ass niggaz but my life is full of action just like a fucking movie.Were im from the streets where its cold out side just like my soul BROOKLYN and i love these streets and even though a lot of niggaz and bicthes love me and haters one be like me i just laugh and say grimey life B and plus im the realest nigga you will ever meet.And my heart is my bike its bumps blood trew me so what ever i do it do fuck i think im god in these streets and i love it and my name is blackman mothers fuckers ................................. life will go on and there will be more story to tell so holla at me SO FOR THE MOTHERFUCKERS OUT THERE LOVE IT OR HATE IT IM NICE NIGGA NOBODY CAN FUCK WITH ME

LOL. There ya go.

WORST CRASH EVER

This is just awful. I don't understand anyone who would do something like that knowing that there is a like 90% chance you are going to end up in the hospital. Also would anyone have thought less of him for wearing a helmet? Come on kids. I don't want to sound like an old man, but be smart.

Don't Quit Your Day Job - Joe Miloti

DQYDJ is far and above my favorite video of all time. I just randomly found this, one of the best parts, on Youtube.

THE HARDEST BIKE RIDER OF ALL TIME.

"CALL THE POLICE"

JOSH BETLEY

New Josh Betley video over on the FIT site. Just click here and then click on "media" and it's right there. This kid rules and will be repping for The Come Up as soon as I get around to sending all those shirts out.

ANIMAL HATS

Shane from Animal wants you to know:

We have 9 sizes

7
7 1/8
7 1/4
7 3/8
7 1/2
7 5/8
73/4
7 7/8
8

2 styles the drop pattern and the black on black... they are 59fifty, Whiteboy did the design.

They will retail for about $35-$40 beans.

Mike Brennan, George the photographer, Steve-o, Osso, Shane and myself are all meeting up at Animal now to shoot some photos, TTYL!

PROTOTYPE COMMERCIAL

That's what I'm talking about.

6 QUESTIONS WITH BRIAN VOWELL

I've interviewed a lot of riders that I look up to in the time I've spent doing this site, but you really can't fuck with BV. Pretty much everyone shows dude respect and he definetly deserves it. Check it:

1) What have you been up to? You kind of fell out of the public eye a few years back.

I've been working a lot... trying my best to be a good husband and father. I still ride a day or two a week, but it's definitely slowed down a little for me.... most of my spare time these days is spent with my lovely wife and son.

2) Did you have a falling out with Standard? Are you involved with them in any way now?

NO... not at all. Standard and I are just fine. I just needed a change at the time, and I thought that Rick was pretty cool about it. I really owe a lot to him for doing so much for me over the years... it goes way back. Standard was the first sponsor that I had that actually allowed me to travel to comps and demos and such... still love the products and I still have some SBC stuff on my bike right now...

3) You were one of the firt guys to come out doing a ton of hang 5's all over skateparks, now we see a lot more of that, usually with no front brakes, do you feel like you helped to usher in the change of everyone doing everything on their back wheel to people doing front wheel stuff too?

Man... I KNEW this one was coming... I would like to think that I had "something" to do with bringing on the hang 5 stuff, but I think it would have happened anyways... with the way this sport progresses in so many crazy ways, it was bound to happen... I love watching the no-brake guys do stuff because it's so much harder that way... most people don't realize that. Props to those guys. Either way, it's just a fun trick, and I'm psyched to see them more and more these days.

4) Are you still sponsored by Etnies or any other companies?

Yeah... I'm still currently riding for Etnies and UGP. I do get a lot of help from MACNEIL these days... as well as SHADOW CONSPIRACY and ODYSSEY... I really can't thank them enough... they have all been so great to me.

5) How old is your son now and how has raising him been? Would you say it has been more or less difficult than you expected? Any plans for more kids?

OH BOY YOU'VE DONE IT NOW! Raising my son thus far has been the absolute highlight of my life. There is absolutey no way to put into words the feelings that your child can bring about. Preston is about 2 1/2 now, and I would have to say that it's been pretty easy for both me and my wife (beautiful Stacy) to handle him... Every day with him it's a new word, or a new facial expression, he's always full of surprises. We may have another one, but not anytime in the immediate future...

6) What's the last thing you learned on your bike that really made you excited?

The last time I was REALLY psyched is when I pulled that 360 to hang 5 over the street spine in my run at the roots contest... that was the first one I ever pulled, and It was first try... IN MY RUN! I bet I tried that damn trick 500 times... blew out 3 front tires... I knew it would happen sooner or later... I get just as excited when friends do new stuff too. I'm just like that.

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If you've got any more questions, leave them in the comments and I'll try to get him to answer them in a future installment ( even though he's pretty insanely busy ).

Hi8tus Trailer.

"Heres a teaser for my vid which will premiere in The Hancock Pub, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK at 6PM on the 9th December. Filmed predominantly on Hi8, thats the hook! No really, I didn't want to buy a camera. In America due to a copyright deal like Animal has in the UK, the video should be reffered to as "Hi8 your mum out and all I got was this massive Coldsore". Cop it on You tube."

Let me know what you think of this in the comments.

BONUS: Another No Parking trailer.

HOMAN GOES TO COALITION, WTP GOES HI TECH AND OTHER PEOPLE DO OTHER THINGS.

It was rumored on BMXBoard the other day that Van Homan might be on Coalition ( leaving his long time parts sponsor, TIP Plus ). Well I just got the word from Greg Walsh that it's official. He had this to say:

"The Van thing is true. Some fucking bigmouth put it
on bmx board before WE even knew it was final. Bmx spies..."

In other news, We The People have got with the times and got a Myspace account as well as a YouTube account. Amongst other things they have this ridiculously good Max Gaertig commercial on there ( which is sort of old by now, but still nuts ):



Check this out too... never heard of this guy but he's rad:



Chris Doyle comes clean with Ride about why he's not on DK anymore. If I can be frank, what the fuck were DK thinking? Chris was the best thing that they had going over there. I'm pretty sure it'll work out in his favor though, any sane company would want to sponsor that guy.

4Down and Ride UK ran a video part contest and this is the part that won. I'm feeling it even though he semi-jacked Edwin's All Day song and does an indian giver. Thanks to Alex Nash for the link.

Subrosa trailer. Kinked rail to second stage Derek duster ( do I still have to capitalize "Derek" even when I'm referring to a grind and not a person? I don't know ). Yikes.

New BLACKMAN Video.

Some old footage but some unseen shit too. Is Blackman off Volume and Animal? That's what I heard from the man himself.

Greg Walsh Interview Part One

If you don't know who Greg Walsh is, you will after reading part one of this interview. Part two is coming soon, hit me in the comments with any questions you might have for him.

1) What's your name, how old are you and where were you born?

Greg Walsh, I’m 31, and I was born in Syracuse, NY

2) What came first, BMX or hardcore? How did you get into both?

BMX came first. I started riding at 11 after a kid in our neighborhood showed me how to wheelie and jump curbs on my Ross leisure bike. I saved up money and begged my parents and later that year got a BMX.

As for music, I went to a couple weird metal shows with this kid Rory and his older sister in 8th grade. At a Testament show I got a flyer for an Overkill show that DRI also played. I took a bus to Rochester to see it, and that was that… I loved DRI, and within a few months I had seen Sick of it All, Excel, Slapshot, Judge, Danzig, etc. mostly at this club called Backstreets. I made a friend in 9th grade named Jay Zeller who was into hardcore, and after I had a partner in crime we took the bus to Rochester to buy records and go to shows constantly. I guess for “scene points” I can say that I started going to “shows” in 1989.

3) Was Primo your first job in BMX? How did that come about?

Nope. I got recruited to work at Primo after working at Kink in Rochester for a few years. Before that, I worked in a skateshop in Rochester and put a BMX area in there. It didn’t do very well because there weren’t too many riders, but it created a cool little scene. When Zack decided to bring Kink back to Rochester, I started working there. I cold-called 3,000 shops one winter, and that was at a time when normal shops didn’t give a shit about BMX, so explaining to them why they needed durable (and expensive…) aftermarket parts from a company they had never heard of was tough.
I met Brian Castillo on Road Fools 2, we got to be friends, and when a position opened up at Primo/ Tip, he asked me to come out. I went out to visit, took the job, and started working there on January 10th of 1999.

4) What happened leading up to you being fired from Primo? You were there for a long time and I think in a lot of people's eyes, solidified it as a strong brand.

I’ll give you the slightly abridged version so no vert riding Canadians get their feelings hurt… Colvin, the uninterested, money-laundering schiester that owns Tip and Primo, hired, as he usually did, a completely inept employee for the important job of general manager. The guys name was Henry Chen, and he was literally the worst person that I’ve EVER dealt with, ever, and I’ve had some fucked up jobs and dealt with some fucked up people. The guy had total small man’s syndrome, and tried to play that “employees best friend” shit, when really he was just a lackey that delivered the messages Colvin was too much of a pussy to deliver himself. The guy started mistreating our vendors at Tip, who were my friends, mistreating our staff, and screwing with everything from our production, to our advertising, etc.

He was making our already hard job WAY harder, and so I treated him like the useless dick that he was. I would shush him, and wave him out of my office, mention in meetings that he was unqualified for his job, and so on. If authority has respect for me, I have respect for them, but he was a detriment to the company, compromising relationships I had worked for years to build, and frankly, was only there because he fit the, uh, “special qualifications” that Colvin had for his office/ management staff - ALL of those things made it impossible for me to respect him. Around that same time, one of our vendors at Tip was playing bullshit strong-arm games, being ridiculously demanding, underperforming sales-wise, etc. and we were going to drop them from the distribution. The owner of the brand freaked out when he didn’t get his way, and sent several maligning emails about me to Colvin and Henry (I still have them…) and also tattle-taled on me for a bunch of stuff that was irrelevant to the company and my job there, but provided the perfect excuse, along with the untruths in the emails, for them to fire me. So that’s what they did.

5) Taj and Joe showed a lot of loyalty to you by dropping Primo as a sponsor as soon as you were fired. Did you expect them to make that decision?

I worked really closely with all the brands at Tip, and most of the team guys, but Taj and Joe were the one’s that I’d been through the most with. When we brought T1 to Tip, it took a lot of work, and we got to be really close during that time. I was honored that they left the team when I left the company, but what was a much bigger deal was that they immediately pulled T1 out of Tip Distribution. THAT was a step of faith. I had mixed feelings, because I didn’t want them or their brand to suffer by leaving, but at the same time, I was grateful that they stuck up for me.

6) In one of the issues of 411 I remember you made some comments about Snafu ordering all their parts from Taiwan, which led to McGoo basically calling you out on the Snafu site ( correct me if I’m messing this story up ). Did you regret making those comments ever?

No. Just to be clear- I was in no way making a statement about Taiwan, it was about Harold and “his” brand. Primo and Coalition both order most of their products from Taiwan, and the people we work with over there are great.

Harold used his high I.Q. to write some shit on the Snafu site that my friend and our engineer Joe responded to and I never even read, and then he proceeded to mock me in several ads. His “piece de resistance” was a fake interview with Sean McKinney that he wrote with his ego maniac sidekick Chris Moeller. They put it in an S&M catalog a few years ago. It made fun of the work I did at Primo, our contests, the fact that I believed in that “straightedge hardcore bullshit”, talked about how little my dick is, and so on. Brilliant stuff.

It was no surprise coming from little Harold, but fuck, I’d been an S&M customer literally since they started, and I’d be lying if I said it didn’t suck to have a childhood idol malign me in print. I talked to Chris about it, and being the spineless pussy that he is, he denied any involvement in front of his entire staff, even though there was information to the contrary.

7)If you saw McGoo right now, how high would the tension level be?

To say there would be tension would imply that I feel in some way that Harold could physically or mentally harm me, which he can’t. Even though I’m quite used to criticism, the stuff he wrote sucked, but all it did was prove what I initially thought about him.

Of course I’ve seen him here and there, and he scurries away just as I’d expect of someone that useless and pitiful. The only reason him or Moeller are still waking up warm is that I had the discretion to call off the dogs when the not-so-nice people that know and respect me read the shit they wrote. They should be sending me thank you cards and chocolates.

8) What made you want to start Coalition? You've been around for a few years now, do you feel like you've accomplished what you wanted to so far?

Well, I feel that when Primo was running on all cylinders that it was really, really good. Even at its’ best, there were things that, logistically, we could never get done right. The company was too big to pay attention to certain things, and those things are what really give a brand its identity. I wanted to do Coalition because I knew we could offer something image-wise and visually that wasn’t out there already. There were also a bunch of guys that had some great product ideas and concepts that would never have come to me at Primo. As far as what I’ve wanted to accomplish so far, it’s a mixed bag. We have so many great international distributors, more than I ever expected, but we’ve also had some product setbacks that I would certainly not have chosen. Overall, I’m happy with where we are, and know that we’ll grow a lot in the next year or so.

9) I've heard kids say online that they expected Coalition to maybe be out there a little bit more. I guess people think you've been somewhat quiet, do you think that's accurate and if so has it been intentional?

I agree with that statement. We definitely have not blown ourselves out coverage-wise. That is somewhat intentional. We are a privately owned company, and we have financial limitations that most “larger” parts companies don’t have, so I didn’t want to blow our wad on advertising and promotions, and not have the capital to keep the parts in stock. If we’re not selling parts, we can’t do anything, so that has to be top priority for the first few years of the company.
Once we’re on steadier ground, then you’ll start to see us in all the conventional channels. We’re not going anywhere, and I am a believer in “slow and steady wins the race.”

10) Has the Coalition team changed at all since you first started? I remember it being noticeably huge when it was first announced.

It’s changed a little bit. The fact that it was so big was due to three things: there were guys who were displaced at Primo/Tip that I wanted on the team, there were other guys I was stoked on and wanted to work with, and there were the guys that are my friends and that I wanted on the team because they rule.

We’ve added a few guys, and a few guys have changed direction but are still good friends.

11) What is your involvement with hardcore like these days? Do you still go to a lot of shows? What bands keep you excited about it...

I go in spurts of “involvement”, I guess. One way we’re constantly involved is that we sponsor bands and put on shows through Hell on Earth. Hell on Earth is a clothing line we do, and we give stuff to a handful of really great bands- Terror, Ringworm, Achilles, Lamb of God, Psyopus, The Red Death, Walls of Jericho. We are still selling Hell on Earth through fairly limited sales channels, so a lot of the kids that see the bands wearing the gear probably can’t find it, but we’re working on that all the time. My brother has put on several shows this year under the Hell on Earth moniker, and I have been booking shows under it since 1995.

I go to shows when I feel like I can handle the sociology experiment that the scene is now. I don’t want to sound like one of those “back in the day…” guys, but it is sometimes really hard to take all the fucking petty bullshit these kids are worrying about. All the complaining at the top of their lungs just doesn’t sound that sincere when they’re either dolled up in some nerdy outfit, or acting like a fucking prick to everyone, or preaching about something on stage that there is NO WAY a 21 yr old can have a grasp on…

Music-wise, I like the angry stuff- the world is not a happy place, and the music I listen to reflects that. I’m up and down the spectrum when it comes to hardcore. As long as it’s got passion and emotion behind it, I can appreciate it. Bands can’t fake that stuff, so I can tell pretty much right away if I have any interest at all. I hope that doesn’t make me sound like a snob.
For example, I really like Tragedy, and the next record I listen to might be Dying Breed from Troy, NY. Those aren’t bands that share many fans, but when you break it all down, they’re both angry at society and distraught and have been fucked over and they channel it into some brutal music. They might not sit down and have a beer together in the real world, but in MY world, they do.

I love Nick Cave; I think he’s a fucking genius. Danzig up to the 4th record, and Samhain too. Nobody can ever replicate what those guys do.

Jeremy Barcik Jam.

It's always sad when anyone dies, especially someone you share something with. I didn't know Jeremy and didn't want to do some phoney RIP post, but this is a video of a jam they had at Hacketstown in his memory:



ALSO:

m0nster one: some BMX kid in London recognized me from the Come-Up interview at like 4am in front of a club.
adam twenty two: HAHAHA.
adam twenty two: that's amazing
m0nster one: totally.
adam twenty two: I'm blown away

More.

DVD trailer 1



New No Parking trailer.



This is Cole Brisson with a big ass pegless rail.

Also there's a jam going down in Brooklyn:

VIDEO BLOWOUT

This is Davey Watson doing some sort of smith grind. I'm only posting this because it relates to the video directly below this sentence.

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New Facad trailer. This shit is going to be good. I'm probably going to go as far as actually buying it because I want to see it so bad. Also anyone who was hating on Bruce for doing that questionable fakie Ruben wallride on the Ride site is going to be bummmed, he does a completely legit one in this.



Fashion BMX trailer. I'm fairly stoked on this too. Bunch of dudes from the UK who kill it.

The quality in this new Mutiny trailer is amazing. And the riding is good too.

The new Standard trailer is pretty cool. I didn't know you could do a 540 flair, and I definetly didn't know you could tailtap out of it 2 feet off the ground. This apparently consists entirely of their UK team. Now I want to see what Moliterno is up to riding wise.

New video featuring Tim from Maine. I like it. You need to give him even more credit because think about how shitty it must be to actually live in Maine.

This BMX Kelowna video is pretty good.

Finally, Nation BMX ( a really good shop in Jersey ) has a couple of cool promos going on with Animal:





Aaaaaaaaaand that's about it.

TRU CITY NIGGA

Tru City is the newest brand coming from the west coast. They sponsor a lot of those kids from the Props LA scene report ( and The Come Up's own Steve-o ). If you're hating on flat brimmed hats, 4 pegs and icepick grinds don't bother, but I like their shirts and the video is good. Add them on Myspace too.

MANMADE

New Manmade commercial. ( NOTE TO DARREN: WE NEED NEW FRANK MACCHIO FOOTAGE ) These two are serious, serious shredders. Also, Jake rides for TheComeUp even if he doesn't know it yet.

Here's another edit of Jake. Sort of old but still really good.

DIP SET = FRUIT BOOTERS?

When I first read that the Diplomats were sponsoring some skaters, I thought it was an awesome idea. However, when I heard "skaters" apparently I had the wrong idea. Oh geez.

CALEB RUCKER...... OFF METAL

If you check the Metal site, it says that they "swapped" Caleb Ruecker for some new dude. In response to that statement he made the following Myspace bulletin:

"Iv found myself in a place were one has too make the disstion to either stand staggnet still and not move anywere or to move forward and pursue a life of success soo in knowing that iv made a choice to quit ridin for metal bikes in order for me too prasue my bike carreer iv moved on iv always wanted too ride for metal bikes and i did and now i know what its about and thats not what i want for myself. those who viset the metal site will be suprised to see metals new rider brandan turner (congrates branden). but it says that i was swapped,but i quit the team i didnt get swapped for no one no one can swapped me its not the N.B.A what a rude insult......... im affended. (you want the truth all give ya the truth)

p.s dont get me wrong i love my mates good times were had and friends were made but im not ready tire,it seems like metal bikes is a company were bikers go too retire soo im takin a step forward not backwards.

Cheers, Caleb "the hucker" ruecker"

BEEF?

fugg.

This is Seth Kimbrough's part from the Hoffman Testimony video. He's come a long way. No more brakes, no more wacky Coolio-style dreads, no more wallet chain and hopefully he won't ride to garbage music or use that creepy cruci-fiction imagery in his next part. He's one of my favorite riders, but compare the shit he does in this part and the shit he did in Road Fools 15 and you will see what I mean.

And here are the 4 full Shook 4 edits. Watching all of them is probably not a good idea, just pick one and go with it. If you ask me the Adam Armstrong sections are by far the best part. Big thanks to thetruth from BMXBoard for this.

Mean Streets 2

I haven't gotten a chance to watch this yet, just got it an email ( holla bi-curious George ). Lemme know what you think, I'm excited to check it out tomorrow.

DEW TOUR

I don't mean to turn this into the Spinner fan club or anything, but this is his run that beat out Nyquest, Mirra and Scotty Cranmer. Balls deep.

MIKE BRENNAN GETS HOOKED UP AND ANIMAL KEEPS IT FRESH

Mike Brennan has signed to We The People. Good for him, he deserves it.



The new Animal hats are ridiculous looking. They even got that shit up on Hypebeast. That site is pretty wack if you ask me, but I don't think it's easy to get your shit on there especially if you're a small BMX company from New Jersey.

MIKE BRENNAN GETS HOOKED UP AND ANIMAL KEEPS IT FRESH

Mike Brennan has signed to We The People. Dude deserves it.



The new Animal hats are fucking crazy and somehow on the Hypebeast site. That's some big time shit.

Shine 3

Featuring the infamous Ratboy section and a ton of good NYC footage ( including some of the last Will Taubin clips before he vanished from the BMX media ).

SPINNER SIGNS TO MIRRA CO

I found out a few days ago but it's official. Mike Spinner will be riding for Mirra himself next year and hitting all the contests he can get himself to. This is a good look for both of them and I'd like to congratulate Spinner. Repping Mirraco/Albes/TheComeUp in 2007!

SHINE 2

This kid just won't stop uploading! Features a lot of Vic Ayala footage that a lot of people have never seen. And the Vinnie bio.

Some shit.

Jake "The Snake" Seeley with a dope double peg.



V-Club skatepark session. This shit is crrrrrrazy.



Another short V-Club video. Featuring one of my all time favorite 2pac songs.

FIXED GEAR HOMOSEXUAL VANDALISM SPREE

I just read about this via Myspace and it's got me seriously pissed. First go here and read their side of the story.

I don't understand this shit at all. People think it's okay to vandalize a building just because they are profiting off of bike riding? I guess this is being done under the guise that bike riding is an "underground, anti-consumer culture" but who the fuck are these scene-geeks to decide who should and shouldn't make a living off of whatever they want? Admittedly I don't know much about Brooklyn Industries and as far as I know they don't really have anything to do with BMX, but if there is a market for high end mountain bike and road bike gear, awesome. Who gives a shit? If every fixed gear faggot on earth wants to ride a 20 year old Huffy road bike that they found in a dumpster, go for it, but myself and pretty much everyone else I know would rather ride a high end bike tailored to their specifications. If someone can comment and explain to me how this shit could possibly be acceptable I'd be 1) astounded and 2) thankful.

Hit me.

Josh Hatsfield Video

I'm a sucker for a good curb video. Let me know what you think in the comments, I like this kid's style.

SHINE

Wow, I didn't see this coming. I was talking to Matt Brown last night about how awesome the old Shine videos were and then all of a sudden some kid posts the first video on BMXBoard. Thanks to The Truth for this one.

PAPOOSE

01 1:32 DJ Kay Slay & Papoose - Intro
02 10:15 Papoose - Menace To Society Part 2
03 3:34 Papoose - Flashback (Produced By Thug-A-Cation)
04 4:15 Papoose - You Made Your Choice (Produced By DJ Kay Slay
05 8:08 Papoose Feat. Jadakiss, Styles P., Mcgruff, Sheek
06 3:25 Papoose Feat. Hell Rell & Remy Martin - The Hardest
07 3:31 Papoose - Fashion Statement (Produced By N Tellect)
08 2:18 Streetsweepers - Interlude (You Know You Done Fucked
09 4:08 Papoose - Street Rules (Produced By DJ Green
10 4:46 Papoose - Hummin' Like A Slave (Produced By Eminem)
11 5:28 Papoose - New Era (Produced By Ron Browz)
12 4:25 Papoose Feat. Funkmaster Flex - You Can't Ride Like
13 5:00 Papoose Feat. Thug-A-Cation - Lyrical Murder
14 1:57 Streetsweepers - Interlude (Tat Tat Wut The Fuck )
15 3:37 Papoose - Touch The Sky (Produced By Bink)
16 6:09 Papoose Feat. Talib Kweli - The Beast (Produced By
17 5:59 Papoose - License To Kill (Produced By DJ Green Lantern )
18 1:18 Streetsweepers - Outro (DJ Kay Slay Answering

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| 01| Intro | 00:11 |
| 02| Monopoly | 03:22 |
| 03| Salute the Dream | 04:11 |
| 04| Hail Mary | 03:25 |
| 05| The Underground King | 03:00 |
| 06| Overthrow the Kingdom | 03:00 |
| 07| Bloody War | 03:01 |
| 08| I'm Not Impressed | 02:31 |
| 09| La Di Da Di | 04:25 |
| 10| 4 Wheeling & Dealing | 03:10 |
| 11| In the Hood | 04:04 |
| 12| Justice | 04:04 |
| 13| That Thing | 02:49 |
| 14| Take it to the Guns | 04:49 |
| 15| Freestyle Feat. Thug-A-Cation | 04:05 |
| 16| Freestyle LIVE at the Drama Hour Feat. Jae Millz | 29:09 |

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New Volume Trailer

Click here. Shit looks good, I think it might surpass the Fit video for video of the year depending on how good the editing is. I notice no Skinny in the trailer which is too bad. He shot a smith to manual to feeble to hard 180 last night with me though, so you know he'll be in there regardless of if he made the trailer.

NO HOMO OF THE WEEK

This is the first ever No Homo of the Week. I'm not going to do any explaining, you know what this shit about.

Anyway, this is the new Ice T cd cover. What the fuck is he thinking? Like, yes I want to look at your wife's naked ass, I really do ( you can do so here ) but why the fuck would I want to look at a 50 year old man laying sprawled out naked on his bed prior to listening to what is presumably a gangsta rap record? That shit is fucking ill man. If he had a pair of jeans on or at least a set of boxers, I wouldn't be making this post right now and we'd still be able to see your fine ass wife's ass and it'd be all good.

VIDEOSSSSSSSS

Bulldog Trailer from about a year ago. Thanks to Skinny for sending me this. Lots of good moves in there.



Glassgow BMX video. I didn't have time to watch more than a minute or two of this, so let me know what you think in the comments.



Jared Chilko video part.



Chenga session from Michael Kadas. Double peg to hard 360???

CHRIS DOYLE NEWS

Chris Doyle is off DK. That's weird.

RICH HIRSCH INTERVIEW

( photo stolen from the Mosh Website )

I probably shouldn't have to tell you who Rich is. He runs Lotek, Mosh, Goods and probably some other stuff I'm forgetting. He also kills it on a bike and is one of the main reasons BMX looks cooler now than it did 5 years ago. Check it:

Allright, you're involved in a lot of different buisnesses within BMX. How did you get involved in the industry side of things and what are your goals with each of your seperate ventures?

I got involved like most kids/people just by printing t-shirts and it just kind of grew from there. As far as my goals for each venture go. I really just want to make cool shit because there wasn't anything cool when I was a kid, and there definetely wasn't a decent place to get stuff at.

A lot of people seem to think that BMX is too influenced by skateboarding lately, particularly in videos, the Lotek mixtape for example. Do you think there is any merit to those concerns?

Can you be more specific on that one?

Ummmm just the whole movement towards videos being all street, no brakes, lots more lines, a lot of bmx shirts and artwork being heavily skate influenced ( I'm not saying that i think that's true about lotek, I loved the video and would rather every video be more like that, it's just what i've read kids say online ).

It's no problem, everyones entitled to there opinion. I just wasn't sure exactly what to answer. I'm just gonna give my opinion on each one of those.

I really don't think the no brakes trend came from skateboarding at all. I remember people doing it when I was a kid, it just didn't stick until someone influential enough came along. I feel that when people saw Edwin ride they were inspired. It was just something completely new that looked fun. He was also one of the first people that actuals got coverage and didn't ride skateparks at all.

As far as the lines go I guess that could come from skating but in all reality that's how people ride. Were just getting better at documenting it.

The clothing side of things is a bit of a grey area. You can look at any t-shirt and compare it to something simply because a t-shirt is the most widely used art form in the world. Its sort of like when you here a new beat on the radio and you know 1000 unknown kids have probably used the same sample. Theres only so much cool shit out there that our culture is inspired by. For me most of it lies in the music/ art/movies of the 80's since that was when I grew up. Im really just trying to make stuff that I like and unfortunatly you cant please everyone.

Did it bum you out when Edwin left Lotek for DC?

That was the first time I had to deal with something like that and it's definetely a strange position to be in on both sides. I'm still bummed out about it because I like Edwin a lot and he's one of my favorite riders. I can see it from both sides though and it seems like he has a good thing going with them so its cool.

You were one of the first riders on Redline and now you're off the team. Why is that? Is it true that Mosh is going to start making frames again?

Rooftop was the first rider on Redline and he set up the rest of the team. I like Mike a lot but I'm not really into Redline at all. I went back and forth about quitting for a long time and eventually just had to do what i was into. Mosh isn't going to ever make frames, just parts.

Do you think the whole notion of "coming up" and making something out of BMX besides just having a good time is becoming too prevalent within BMX? Is that mentality a lot more prevalent now than when you started riding?

I can only speak for myself so I'm not really sure but I see it a bit more. That may be just because there are a lot more people now though too. When I was a kid I rode with guys like Jason Enns from time to time and Im pretty sure they didn't even get payed. So I thought being sponsored meant you got a free bike or a deal, but I definetely dreamed of someday getting that.

Kids don't seem that "coming up" for the most part means 2 or 3 hundred dollars a month and a part time job to survive. It's real cool but really only a brief pause before having to eventually get a real job. Riding is riding and nothing really seems to change it to much.

Who do you consider the 3 most influential riders today?

Mike Aitken ( obvious, I know ) , Ian Schwartz, Chase Hawk.

Really, why do you say Chase Hawk?

You just have to see what happens if you ride with him in front of a bunch of people. It just kind of turns into a demo at every session. You just want to watch. Eddie's up there too.

What can we expect from you and your various projects this year?

I'm just starting out. Bike shop is nearing it's second year, Loteks nearing it's third. So we got a long way to go before catching up to the competition. Just gonna try to make some cool shit and Ride a lot. I think we might do a Subrosa trip to Tijuana.

You're on Subrosa?

Yeah. I thought you were all up on the internet how'd that slip through?

Haha I don't know, I should have known that.

JON BLAKE LOVES GETTING DOME

Now that we know Jon most certaintly does not like giving, does he like getting? Today's column, keep in mind that this is 5 years old, will address that:

You bitches know what I love? Answer: Blowjobs. Fuck yes kids, blowjobs are the best invention ever, fact. The only things I can think of that could possibly be better then a blowjob are...
A) Getting jerked off mid blowjob while it's still all wet.
B) Stopping mid suck to pull out and tittyfuck her while it's still wet.
C) In some circumstances, sex. But only when I'm in a drilling kind of mood and I don't want no bitch's puke all over me.

Now, I know in light of my last post some down syndrome bitch who thinks they have some intelligent retort is gonna fire off with "How can you expect to get head and not give it, blah blah, cock isn't great either blah" To this unavoidable cunt I say "Shut up, you fucking knob." Let me explain to everyone right now why boy head is NOT the same as girl head AT ALL.

A cock is EXTERNAL, you can wash that shit off. It gets sweaty, I jump in a shower... fuck that, you know what, I splash a fucking mud puddle on it and it's cleaner than your folded sweaty cave of babies. I look at it this way, for comparison of internal/external cleanliness... If you watched me pick up a piece of shit and play with it and roll it around in my hands, and then you watched me wash my hands thoroughly and completely, you wouldn't WANT to shake my hand, but eventually, you would again, and you wouldn't think about it all the time, even if it took years, you would eventually get over it until someone brought it up or something triggered the memory. HOWEVER, if you witnessed me EATING a fucking turd, no matter how big it was, even just a little poopy, you would NEVER, EVER kiss me, and every time I breathed on you, asked for a bite of something, anything orally related, you would feel like punching me in the ear. You could watch me gargle with fuckin Clorox and you wouldn't want to kiss me. So fuck you.

Anyway, BJ's are so fucking crucial to my existence. The whole face fucking experience is where it's at. It's not even so much the feeling, it's looking down and seeing your dick in a face. All I can think is "My dick is in your face! And it rules!"

Some kids say they don't like blowjobs, some kids even say they like going down on girls BETTER then getting head!!! That sir, is GAY. Yes, you are a faggot. Any guy who likes pussy on his face better then face on his dick is either Faggotville USA, or has some kind of handicap. I don't care if going down on a girl is a very hetero thing to do, you're all faggots. All of you.

Papoose - A Moment Of Silence

When I first came to NYC like 4 years ago I remember hearing Papoose on Hot 97 as soon as I got over the bridge. He's still one of the hottest rappers in New York and luckily a lot of BMX kids have gotten into him thanks to Edwin using him in his All Day part. I got a good reaction when I posted his new mixtape the other day, so I figured I'd post one of his older tapes too. Let me know in the comments if you want me to post more, I've got like 10 other ones too.



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Note: I'd love to be making BMX posts today but I can't find anything to post. Hit me with some videos plz.

Steve-O Bike Check & Interview

I was supposed to go riding today with Steve and my friend George who is staying with me from Austria ( he shoots photos for DIG ). We were going to ride the city and take a picture of Steve smithing up a rail. I was also going to take a picture of his bike to use for this bike check that we did last night, but unfortunately it's pouring rain and it's supposed to keep raining all night. This picture is like 6 months old and he probably isn't riding any of the same parts anymore, but you get the idea.

Frame: 2hip Lino
Fork: Odyssey Race
Bars: Animal Tyrone Williams
Stem: Animal Jumpoff
Grips: Animal Edwin DeLarosa
Headset: FSA
Seatpost Clamp: Animal
Seatpost: 2hip Bikes
Seat: 2hip Bikes Pivotal

Cranks: Primo HollowBites
Sprocket: Animal 22t
Chain: one we took off a dyno in the city cause mine broke
Front Tire: animal GLH 2.10
Front Wheel: Gsport to a RhynoLite
Rear Tire: Animal GLH
Rear Wheel: Primo MIX 36 with primo Balance rim
Pegs: Animal LONGS
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted Plastic

Modifications: I cut my mounts, shave my fork down, cut my bars, cut my flanges, always painting it, always gotta have a good sticker job

Other: Gotta have it bounce like a basketball.

This interview is almost 2 months old, but I'm not using it for anything else so here you go.


When are you going to put brakes on and start doing fufanus?

Come on you already know the answer to this, I put brakes on for a day and proceeded to hack the mounts off with the brakes still attatched.


How do you feel about corrupting the world of young riders by turning them onto alcohol, like Garret Reynolds?

Yo, I didn't do that! Augie did that shit man. They fucked him up. But yo, Garrett's a funny drunk man. He can drink a fucking sip of your Jack Daniels and be twisted for the next 2 days.

Yeah but he's also 14, right?

Nah, he's 16 now.

There was a lot of beef in the past with people accusing you of stealing bikes. What's the current state of that?

Don't even get me started on that. Anyone who steals bikes is a scumbag, I didn't steal no bikes.

So you deny it?

I stole one bike but it was for personal reasons because the dickhead stole something from me and I had to get it back. It's the only thing I stole ever, so Chester Blacksmith if you see this, I didn't take your bike. I know the nigga that took your bike, go get him not me.

How did this rumor start that you took Chester Blacksmith's bike?

Yo, I don't even know. I mean I do know who it is who started it but I'm not going to say nothing. It's old news and I don't feel like bringing up beef.

Are you down with Animal?

Yeah, I like Animal. Shane and Ralph gave me some shit. I don't know what you want me to say, I like Animal. I got some bars, stem, tires, grips... I didn't get the pedals because I'm into plastic pedals all day.

What's this plastic pedal trend all about?

I don't know, they're the best things ever. If you want to be a pussy, go ahead and learn tailwhips to the plastic pedals. It's all good. 2-Hip plastic pedals coming out soon.

So what's the status with 2-Hip bikes aka Wilkerson Airlines?

Basically right now the whole team is done. Getting remodeled. Cory Jarman is off...

What do you think of Cory Jarman?

That guy sucks man. Basically he put together a part for the 2-Hip video and he wasn't going to quit til the video came out, so he could get more exposure. He was going to quit for Black Eyes Bikes. If you go to blackeyebikes.com you'll see some Cory Jarman photos. He's a real good bike rider, he's got no style but he's a real good bike rider. He's got problems man, he thinks BMX owes him something, he thinks BMX owes him money. Thanks for calling me out for riding 5 step rails. I'll fucking feeble grind your face nigga.

Where did he say that?

He called me out on it when he was in California, I wasn't even there. He said it to Lino and of course Lino is going to tell me. So, Cory Jarman you are just a fucking buffoon.

How do you feel about these allegations that you only ride 5 stair rails?

I do. ( laughter ) I don't know, I enjoy what I ride, I don't even really ride rails anymore, if there's a good rail I'll ride it. I'll ride whatever. Mini-ramps have been fun lately. I'm riding a fucking yellow ledge right now.

Allright, thank you list:

Lino of course, Ron at 2-Hip, Myspace, My mom and my dad, Spinner for making my house smelly, Tyler at Kronik, Mike at Nation. Thanks to all my friends. Thanks to my girlfriend for putting up with me. Thanks to Adam for everything, letting me borrow a camera for 2 years. Thanks for this interview, thanks for coming out today, yeah. Oh and thanks to mealplans.

PROMO NO HOMO

Black BMX trailer. What do you think?

JON BLAKE COMES CLEAN ON VAGINAS

My friend Jon Blake wrote this a few years back and it's still so fucking funny. If you don't know who Jon is, he sings for On Broken Wings and Shere Khan which basically means he is a bum who lives at The Zoo and travels around yelling at a bunch of 16 year old kids in girl's pants at shows. Part 2 coming tomorrow:

Ok... yeah, so I know a lot of dudes that like vagina, and I'm not exactly sure what the fucking deal is. I think it's fucking terrible. That shit smells, looks, tastes and sounds bad. And fuck yes it makes a lot of noises, and they're all gross as fuck.
Now I know some bitches out there are all "Dude, I dunno who you been getting with but..." But nothing, shut the fuck up bitch. I know not ALL Vs are like, rotten, but don't try to sit there and tell me that shit has EVER tasted or smelled GOOD. Even when it's not bad it still aint GOOD. Fuck you, at best the bitch tastes like salt, and has no smell, but I have yet to find the super Vag that tastes like a fucking Strawberry Coolata.

On top of all that faggot shit, some bitches don't feel the need to shave that crap. What the FUCK would make you think not shaving it would ever be a good idea, EVER?! Nasty cave man fucks.

Another thing I hate is when you're nice enough to go down on a bitch and she has the audacity to not get off in a timely fashion. I hate when that faggot thing under my tongue gets all hurt from it rubbing on my bottom teeth. I hate when they get all wet and I been down there so long I got slop and drool all over my fucking face and chin and shit too. They should be like me and get off in 10 min.

Bitches look so much hotter in underwear. Not slutty ass thongs either, nice cotton undies that show their curvy asses off, and cover up that nasty.

I hate when Vs are those fucking hanging down, droopy lip shits too. From my experience there are 3 types of Vag:

A) The nice little butt, hot dog bun looking ones.

B) The ones where the lips hang so far down they come out of the middle of that little pouchy business. I don't know what the fuck they're called, theres like 38,976 folds down there. These are the nasty meat curtain ones that you have to get the bitch all wet before you can even split those 2 fucking burger slabs apart.

C) The ones that have too much fucking woolly mammoth hair to even distinguish what it looks like, let alone get a finger or 2 in with out ripping a buncha hairs out and shoving them in the bitch while you fight to get your fucking fingers back from the Evil Dead bushes of doom that wrap all up your arm when you put your hand down her pants.

Eastern Street Sesh

Eastern Street Session



I found this while lurking their Myspace. Eric Holley interview coming soon.

Spinner ate shit yesterday and didn't win the contest. I guess he ended up winning around $9000 regarldess though so that's pretty sick. He's going to enter all the pro contests next year and fucking destroy I betcha.

New Jay Z video.

Lots of good new pictures up on Ride LI.

BONUS: This is the coolest thing I've ever seen:

IN SEARCH OF THE RAT

Does anyone know how I can contact him?

SPINNER DESTROYS HUMANITY

Okay, let me tell you what is up. Yesterday Spinner beat Dave Mirra, Ryan Nyquist, Scotty Cranmer and a shitload of other dudes who have been riding way longer and have entered 30x as many contests as him in the park prelims of the Dew Tour yesterday. Read about that here. And what's really fucked up is that today, he's competing against all of them again in the finals and in my professional opinion, is probably going to win the whole thing too. Why do I say that? Because all of the tricks Spinner did yesterday to beat everyone he has totally consistent. He can do 720 turndowns and tailwhip 540s all day. Assuming he does the same exact run as he did yesterday he might still be able to win the whole thing, but Spinner isn't one to dissapoint so I wouldn't be suprised if you see him do a 900 and/or a triple whip 360. Assuming he does that, there's absolutely no way anyone will be able to beat him.

So anyway I'd like to wish him good luck.

BONUS BMXBOARD THEFT:

This part is real good. Last trick rules.:



This part is kinda cool:



This part is interesting to me mainly because it proves that Vic Murphy is not dead:

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MUSIC REVIEWS

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I'm not going to lie, this is the single worst album of all time. I neglected to download it when I first saw it online, but then I read this review and started to think that maybe it would be good. A lot of rap cd's end up sucking because the rapper who makes it is just a bad rapper. Puffy doesn't have to worry about that because he doesn't write his own rhymes. He hires guys like Common, Nas or Pharoe Monch to write his shit. He's also rich as shit so he can afford very expensive and presumably good beats.

But somehow this formula doesn't work, the whole thing ends up sounding really spacey and gay. Some of the beats are like, slightly hard hitting and powerful sounding but Puff's ridiculously bad voice makes them all sound fruity as shit. Instead of getting a bunch of dope MC's to spice up the songs, he enlists seriously every R&B singer you've ever heard of to gay up every song. The sole high point is when Nas shows up to spit a really ridiculous verse.

This, on the other hand:



is brand new and ridiculous.

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DID STEVE DFTU RAPE HIS OWN BROTHER????

No. But they made a video together:




BONUS: My good friend and world reknowned fart master, Mike G, everybody.

THE MYSTERY OF THE SEAN BURNS PORN

Earlier today I was looking at my friend, Vibeke's Myspace and I was like "WTF, why is Sean Burns' bike in one of her pictures?



She does porn for Burning Angel and that's where the picture is from, but it still didn't explain why his bike was in the photo, so I asked her how that happened:

Why are you doing porno shoots with Sean Burns' bike?

It wasn't a porno shoot and I don't know who Sean Burn is.

Thats his bike that's all i know.

Does he have blonde hair?

He has long hair. I dunno.

He lives with my friend Sarah and I was doing a girl on girl shoot with her. And then afterwards he asked if we would take a couple shots with his bike for a BMX site b/c he thought we were hot.

Makes sense. Did you bang him?

No haha. He saw me put a dildo in me. But he watched our shoot.

What else did you do in the porno? Did you put a jackolantern in your butthole?

No. That was about as hardcore as it got.

A football?

What is he like famous or something?

He's pretty well known.

That's pretty funny seeing as he didn't even have money for cigarettes and kept bumming them off me.

Yeah I don't think he makes a lot of money from riding, if any.

Well in any case he lives across the street from me and I am looking at his building right now haha.

You should bang him.

I didn't get that vibe from him though he did try to give me a free t-shirt and hang out.

MYSTERY SOLVED.

Josh Betley @ Vital

Why is this video part way better than what a lot of people who get paid to ride put together?

Someday I'm going to write a comprehensive list of every rider currently getting paid who needs to hit the unemployment office.

6 Questions with Ryan Howard

I don't know shit about this dude except that he is very good on a bike, he used to ride for Season and he lives in Ohio. Peep game:

1) Name 3 things we should know about Ryan Howard.

1. I prolly can lock crooked grinds better than you.
2. I'm not goofy footed.
3. I hate Grand Rapids Michigain

2) Why don't you ride for Season anymore?

Basically I guess I wasn't what Casey wanted for his team anymore. The sad part was I didn't get a phone call or anything said in person, it was in a damn Myspace message. Good way to run a company huh?

3) You've got a long of big, tech rail moves. Do you ever wake up and just not want to throw yourself onto rails anymore?

Yeah but rails are fun to me but where I live there aren't really any good rails. They all have something wrong. Half the time I'd rather ride a mini ramp.




4) Who the hell is Matt Skaggs? That dude is pretty crazy.

Haha kids don't even know. He doesn't ride much anymore, he would rather paint trains but when he does ride he is better then 95% of all bmx riders.

5) What's the trick to doing a crooked grind on a curved rail?

The old ass long Animal pegs and balance.

6) Are you the first person to ever do a smith to over smith on a ledge?

As far as I know I am. I've done it from right side to left too and I've done smith over feeble, and I'm pretty sure that hadn't been done either. I'm supossed to go to those rails in Indiana and smith over smith it but rides there keep shading out.

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You can contact Ryan here at his Myspace and see some more pictures of him riding. And definetly check out this video of him and Matt Skaggs too ( it includes that smith to over smith I asked him about ).



Also he wants you to know that some of the footage in the video is going to be in the Perspectives DVD which is coming out soon.

BONUS: New Team Hater video

Fit Life Review

Rob-o sent me over a copy of the new Fit DVD for review purposes, so thanks to him for that. I'll give it to you straight regardless though, but I'm doubtful that this video is going to let me down. I'm just going to review all of the full parts and then give an overall review of it.

Chase Hawk: Pretty much just a ton of huge airs, solid trails footage and some good street clips thrown in. I'd probably rank this as the least interesting part, but that might be my non-trails rider bias coming into play here. His last trick is a really insane 360 at the Little Devil warehouse.

Van Homan: FUCK. Starts off with some really good, tech street lines involving a bunch of huge bunnyhops all at the same spot, followed by a ton of monsterous street shit. Everyone will probably try to compare this part to his Criminal Mischief part and while I'd say the riding is less progressive, it's pretty close. Highlights are probably his rail manual to barspin, barspin gap to icepick and this insane gap to uprail.

Rob-O/NY mix: Robbie holds it down pretty good but the kids in the NY section actually have some of the best clips in the whole video here. George K has a few good clips, a kid with glasses does an icepick to barspin over a river, and then Russ Barone KILLS IT. I have no clue who this guy is but his street lines are amazing and the 180 he does at the end is gigantic.

Justin Inman: Solid part, starts off sort of slow but all his tricks at the end are pretty insane.

Eddie Cleaveland/Cali Mix: Eddie's clips aren't really as impressive as his Lotek part, but are still pretty dope. Some kid does some really twisted turndowns, George Ramirez puts down a bunch of good clips that are very, very LA style. Jackson Ratima and Dakota Roache finish this section and both kill it.

Brian Foster: Dude is way too old to still be this good. I'm impressed.

Chase Dehart: Tons of really creative, complicated street lines. All street. I'm pretty stoked on this part.

Mike Aitken: WOW. I really don't even know what to say about this guy, everything he does is so fucking good and whenever he does something even slightly normal his style is so crazy it makes it look like a totally new trick. It'd be pointless to even point out spesific tricks since every clip is awesome.

Edwin/Tom White: I allready knew I was going to like this part before I watched it, but it's better than I thought it would be. Ed does a PERFECT feeble to hop up manual to 180 bars right at the begining like it's nothing plus one of the longest nose manuals ever, a sick feeble to hop up hard way backwards manual and a rail hop to uprail to rail hop. I don't even know what to say about Tom's clips but the last trick is a big ass rail to gap that nobody should have ever even thought about trying.

Summary: I'd say this is one of the best videos of the year, no questions asked. The music is solid ( besides that Rick Ross song, but at least they didn't bother to get the licensing which has killed many a video's soundtrack ), the riding is ill and Tom does a really good ball ride in the credits. If this video isn't worth your money, I don't know what video is.

EDIT: I forgot... where the hell is Brian Yeagle? A few clips of him definetly wouldn't have hurt. NEW ENGLAND RULES.

Van Homan Interview

Van's always been one of my favorite riders so I was pretty happy to get the chance to interview him. I did this like 2 months ago so I hadn't seen his new Fit part and he wasn't even done filming it, so those questions are a little dated. If you have any other questions for him, leave them in the comments and if they aren't totally retarded I'll try to get him to answer them. Also I have absolutely no idea where this picture came from.


1) You're probably either done or close to done with your Fit video part which is a pretty big deal since you haven't had a real video part since Criminal Mischief besides your TIP part. Did you travel anywhere special to film and do you feel like you accomplished everything you wanted to get done?

Well I have been busy with plenty of projects over the years following the C.M. days Including a Ride interview, a video section in "Parts", a Props interview, Transworld interview and the Tip part you mentioned to name a few. I don't feel at all like I've just been sitting on my past accomplishments. However, I do understand that C.M. is more of a stand out part in most peoples minds and with the release of Fit life being highly anticipated, expectations are high. I'm trying not to think about it to much. I just want to put out something thats solid that i can be proud of and i think i've done that. You always feel like you could have done a little more but thats just what drives you that never goes away.

2) It seems like Little Devil has really been kind of quiet since Criminal Mischief. I still see a lot of new designs from them but I haven't heard anything about a new video or anything, are there plans for that?

Yeah L.D. has been a little quiet. A lot of that has to do with Derek trying to get Orchid up and running. All his time and focus was and still is wrapped up in that so its really hard for him to foucus on a video. We did those couple Roadtrips that were in the bonus of the Collectors edition DVD but thats about it. In the near future we are going to be putting short videos up on the web from time to time. Its all about the web these days. As far as a full length video. Well who know hopefully eventually it will happen.

3) What kind of riding are you into lately? Do you still do stuff that scares you often or are you a little bit more laid back since you've had a bunch of injuries over the years?

I go through phases with my riding. Right now i am in a street phase for sure. Thats all I have been wanting to Ride. I have been loving being back in my home town and riding street everyday. i like hitting the local spots and getting creative. I have a hand full of clips from my home town in fit life and im pretty excited about them. just flowing kind of stuff. I still scare my self now and then. You get over injuries after a while and you have to push yourself.

4) What's up with this new shop you started? What's your goal with it?

Well there are two goals. The first and most important is to create somthing cool for kids who ride bmx. There really aren't many "BMX" shops. Its all just bike shops and as far as im concerned we don't ride bikes, we ride BMX so we need a BMX shop. The second goal is to eventually be able to live off of the shop. I'm not trying to get rich off of it but it would be nice if it could support me after im done being a pro rider. Also we plan to have lots of events at the shop so keep your eyes out.

5) Do you see this shop interfering with your life as a pro rider? How much longer do you guess you'll be riding professionally for?

Its a sacrifice for sure but i felt like the timing was right. I feel like I can do both right now. I would like to ride pro at least till im 30. Hopefully when i don't feel like i have anything more to offer as a pro I will be able to just step down and then foucus all my efforts towards the store.

6) The FIT team has expanded a bunch lately, namely adding Tom White, Eddie Cleaveland and Chase Dehart. Have you gotten a chance to ride with any of those guys yet?

Yeah I have ridden with both Tom and Chase on a number of occasions. Both are rippers and really good kids. I havn't really gotten a chance to ride with Eddie but I've talked to him a bunch online and he seems really cool. I really dig Eddies style, I think he too was a great addition to the Fit team.

7) It's been noted in quite a few magazines that you're a big poker player, do you still play a lot and what do you consider your main accomplishments with it?

I've been playing a lot less poker lately. I still enjoy a good game now and then but I'm not a feind anymore. Things just got to busy with riding/moving/starting up Two by Four. I would consider my main accolishment is making more then i've lost playing cards.

8) What other bike riders do you view as a real challenge to play poker against?

Liegh Ramsdell is a good card player and DMC has some skills as well.

9) Do you have any experience playing poker online and how did that go?

Yeah I play online. Mostly $20 tourneys. I put $150 in a while ago. It goes up and down, I think its at around $700 at the moment. I think im going to take that money out and use it for this years vegas trip.

10) I'm pretty sure you're the only person to ever do a barspin to over-grind on a rail. Have you done that trick since the first time you did it and do you think it's going to catch on and become normal eventually?

Well I'm not the only one. I know Josh Harrington has done it with ease just recently and I wouldn't be surprised if there are others. I haven't done another one yet but I plan to one of these days haha. I guess I'm kind of slacking on that one.

11) Do you still ride your garage much? Do you still find new lines and things to do in there?

Nah, I don't ride the garage anymore. The garage has been gone for a while. I don't even live in that house anymore. ( Ed note: LOL @ me not knowing that ) I'm glad I got a chance to build the garage it was a great time and a dream fullfilled.

12) Does your shop have a team? If so, who and if not, how come?

Yup the Two by Four pro team is Brian Wiz, Geoff Slattery, Cesar Monzon, Randy Brown and Garrett Byrnes. The working class team is Andy Carr, Trey Lampe, Gannwear and Cody Jennings.

Id like to that Samantha, my parents, Little Devil, Orchid, Fit, Duo and everyone how has been a friend to me or helped me out over the years. You know who you are.