Check out the new Toby Henderson interview over at
oldskoolukbmx.co.uk.
Toby is a class act moving from BMX and MTB racing to being a world player nowadays in the BMX industry with his company VSI.
You'll probably all know the brands like THE, Intense and Sinz, well these are some of the BMX products they make there.
We are stoked to announce our newest dirt/street/park rider, Pat “Lumpy” Laughlin. Coming out of Bensalem, PA, Pat is able to tear it up on any terrain that comes his way. When not doing shows for Hell on Wheels or the Freecycle teams, Lumpy is usually found in his back yard which is home to some of the biggest dirt jumps on the East Coast.
Pat recently threw a huge benefit jam at his trails to raise money for Stephen Murray, a fellow BMXer who had a career ending injury in 2007. After riding all day Saturday at the benefit, he went on to the Red Bull “Down and Dirty” contest in Asbury Park, NJ. Not only was Pat on the winning team, but he also won the Best Trick award. Pat donated his winnings to the Stephen Murray Fund. Pat will be hitting dirt, park and street contests as well as traveling this year doing shows at events ranging from school shows to NASCAR races. Keep an eye out for this kid in ’08.
Here's a nice little tutorial how to learn a tail whip step by step.
Get Flash to see this video. Item URL: How to Tail Whip
SINZ is proud to announce the arrival of the Pro Lite Stem Series. The Pro Lite Stems are available in 4 different sizes - a mini 1” version with a 40mm and 45mm reach and a Pro 1 1/8th version, with a 50mm and 55mm reach. The SINZ Pro Lite stem use a very sophisticated process- hollow forging to make it as lite as possible while not sacrificing the strength needed. The stems have a 5 degree rise, so if needed, you can flip the stem over to have a true inverted stem. The stems have a beautiful SINZ Signature Black Shadow finish with the 3D Sinz Logo embossed in the stem cap.
The SINZ Pro Lite Stems have a suggested retail of $39.99. The Stems are in stock now at VSI Products and can be found at better bike shops world wide.
Here's the 3D track layout of the upcoming BMX event in Madrid, Spain on the 8th and 9th of february. The track is designed by Tom Ritzenthaler. It also looks there's going to be some freestyle motocross and a dirt bmx contest. Last year this race was a big success, let's see what it brings us this year.
There's a new photo issue of the Ride BMX magazine. Bohan snags the cover with a lookback in the middle of a Fijian waterfall! Check out
this article for more info.
Free Agent is going BIG for the Olympic year and will be sending this rig to as many nationals as they can cram in. You gotta go big when you have Kyle Bennett, the World Champion and NBL Pro Champion on the team! Not to mention a handful of the Worlds top guns like Dale Holmes, Cristian Becerine, Tomas Hamon, Ramiro Marino and Caroline Buchanan who also frequent the US National scene. '08 is shaping up to be a big year for the FA crew. (source:
bmxnews.com)
With a crowd of past, present and future BMX stars proudly looking on, USA Cycling CEO Steve Johnson and Steve Roush of the U.S. Olympic Committee officially opened the Olympic BMX training track on January 21 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.
Following the ribbon-cutting ceremony, four members of the U.S. BMX Olympic talent pool sped down the 19-foot-high starting ramp and onto the 370-meter course, which is dotted with berms and sizable jumps. The USOC track dwarfs regional BMX courses because both elite and amateur riders compete on the same course at national and regional-level races. Understandably, regional courses feature shorter starting ramps and smaller jumps to accommodate riders of different levels. But with only elite athletes competing in the Olympics, organizers have decided to test athletes' skills with tougher courses. (source:
velonews.com)
I want to give props to SixSixOne. They make helmets and protective gear. I've been wearing their Pressure Suit body armor for about six months now and it paid off. I had a wreck last weekend in which I separated my shoulder. The ER doctor said I would most definately have broken something if I was'nt wearing my Pressure Suit. I'll take a separation and a few weeks in a sling over a breakage any day.
Check out their web site. They have great equipment at great prices.
SixSixOne
