I'm digging this concept: FBM posted up an awesome edit of Joel Barnett and friends from East Shore skatepark in Lansing, NY. Now there's nothing unusual about a skatepark session Web edit, but FBM posted two versions, each with different songs: one metal, and one, for lack of a better description, melodic screamo. I prefer the metal version, but if you're not feeling it, you can check out the alternate version on the FBM site, along with updated product photos of the new Warlord frame, 6-pack sprocket, Crown Royal V2 stem, Chanticleer bar ends and See Be Four kays.
A short while back we previewed the Level Vibes jam here on ESPN, so I thought we'd do a follow-up piece to see how things went down — this had many old-school features of a traditional freestyle comp (held inside a sports hall with a wooden floor, small PA, no big sponsors with logos on rolling banners at the side of an arena -- just like the old school comps of the '80s) but was brought bang up to date by a dedicated following of new riders and old dudes alike. Whoever thought flatland comps had died a death and that flatland itself is on its knees obviously didn't think about James White's Level Vibes Jam. We spoke with Effraim Catlow of Flat Matters about how the day unfolded.
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We're back with another FREE giveaway and I'm super excited to tell you about this one. We were able to get our hands on a really sick pair of SkullCandy headphones and not just the ear bud kind but the really sick over-the-ear, high quality ones. The ones you rock out when you're chillin at the airport getting ready to take your next flight, or just trying to listen to your tunes in style while you're on a road trip. This pair were giving away is apart of the DB collection and are called the G.I. Elephants; they value at $69.95 a pop! Of course, if you're looking for a sweet pair of headphones to ride in, SkullCandy's got those too. Check out the Asym sport buds, they were specifically designed to hide comfortably underneath your helmet/beanie and run completely flush.
So what do you have to do to win? Same thing as before, just create a FREE profile here on ESPN.com complete with a profile picture, then post a comment below about how bad you want these headphones. Your name will then be automatically entered into the random drawing, where one lucky winner will be selected. The contest ends Monday, December 14, at 12pm Eastern time. All comments must be submitted before that time to qualify.
Of course, there are rules, so click here to read them. But basically, you can't be under 18 and you have to live in the United States. Now get commenting!
The SKULLCANDY BMX team consist of: Tim "Fuzzy" Hall, Ryan Guettler, Rob Darden, TJ Ellis, Mike "Hucker" Clark, Matt Berringer, Coco Zurita, Brandon Dosch, Josh Hult, Brad Simms, Andy Buckworth, Drew Bezanson, Rob Wise.
It's a bit of a random day around these parts, so instead of throwing a bunch of individual one-liner posts into the blog, I'm condensing it here. Kinda like Way Back Monday, only the news is about the present day BMX scene and it's Tuesday. Here goes.
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Here's some par for the course. Every summer, event organizers scramble for dates that don't clash with other major BMX events. And almost every year, there's some reorganizing that goes down as a result. The first of which is the BMX Masters. Originally scheduled for July 9-11, the date has now been moved back a week to July 16-18, 2010. Hopefully, no one has booked their tickets yet. Here's the Masters spiel yet again:
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If you follow basketball at all, you might have heard about this already. If not, listen up. This past Friday night, the L.A. Lakers were down by two to the Miami Heat with only 3.2 seconds to go in the game, when the Lakers' Kobe Bryant got his hands on the ball. From 27-feet away, he shot, miraculously scoring the winning point for the Lakers at the buzzer.
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Jimmy Levan's signature model, The Forge in the new holiday red.
First of all, thanks to all of you who participated and signed up and created a profile to comment on behalf of the FREE pair of DuFFs Jimmy Levan signature shoes we gave away. Congrats to prosuperstar, you are the official winner! Please check your profile inbox for more details. On that note, the funs only just beginning. If you missed out on this FREE giveaway don't worry, we will be having plenty more. I suggest you sign up right now for your account and keep your eyes peeled come tomorrow, cause you never know when we might give something away. (hint-hint)
Also, congrats ShawnFranz you are the winner of the 'Range of Motion' DVD giveaway from last week. You've been messaged as well, so please check your profile inbox for more details.
Basketball, soccer, track and BMX! They say a photo is worth a thousand words but I think this sums it up pretty well in five. Doesn't this seem portray the progression of sports and where everybody's wanting to do these days? Who doesn't want to ride BMX? This is another great shot courtesy of Keith Romanowski, so check it by clicking on it and read about the shot below.
Note: In more Russell Barone news, he will be bumped up to the pro team on Cult BMX. You can check that out here.
"In a few weeks Russ Barone is heading to California to film for a bit and then right after that he is going to Jamaica for a little over a month. While there, he is going to help Shawn Garrett setup his new house. This is going to be no ordinary house, its located deep in the jungle off the grid. Here Russ does a rail hop in Brooklyn, NY. Although while in Jamaica the only thing he'll be bunny hopping over is snakes and bamboo sticks. On a side note, I will be meeting up with the two of them later on in January. I have stayed in plenty of hotels before, but I never stayed in the middle of the jungle before and neither has Russ. We really have no idea what to expect." -Keith Romanowski
Disclaimer: You probably want to be over 30 years of age to read the following blog.
Wait. No. I take that back. If you like riding BMX and are of any age, pay attention. Consider it your history lesson for the day if you don't know what I'm talking about.
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This is Brian. He lives in Jersey City, rides BMX bikes often and somehow ended up in the X Games a few times. Facebook him if needed.
Cody York
From Cleveland, Ohio, Cody was raised on a steady diet of backyard jumps and skateparks, and his photos have graced the pages of Ride BMX, BMX Plus!, Ride UK, and Dig magazines. Got something to share? cyorkphoto@me.com
Mark Noble
Mark is from the U.K., and has 28-plus years of experience in BMX. He has launched, published, edited and written for more BMX mags than you can shake a bike at. He also runs Deluxe BMX.
Nick Ferreira
Nick Ferreira is a BMXer, photographer and zine maker from Taunton, Mass. He has been extolling the merits of tucks and tabes in print and online for the better part of the past 10 years.
Pat Nugent
Patrick was born and raised on Long Island. The only outlet to BMX that he grew up knowing was racing. For a while, he got into all those weird forms of BMX, but eventually returned to the race scene. He enjoys shooting races and snaking practice laps.
Steve Crandall
Hails from Ithaca, N.Y., created FBM in '93, paints pictures of eggs, soup and pigeons in his spare time, throws down a mean tabletop.
