SIGN THE CHARLES RIVER DIRTPARK PETITION HERE!

 

12.30.08  HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 

WELL, ANOTHER YEAR HAS PASSED.  CRAZY TO THINK HOW QUICK THIS ONE WENT.  WE WANT TO AGAIN THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO HAS HELPED US BUILD AN AMAZING BMX SCENE IN AND AROUND BOSTON.  WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP YOU OUT.  

THIS PAST SUMMER WE WERE GRACED WITH VISITS FROM THE FIT TEAM, KINK TEAM, A PRO SHOP FEATURE IN RIDE BMX, THANKS TO RYAN FUDGER AND KEITH MULLIGAN FOR THAT, THE BOYS FROM THE SHADOW CONSPIRACY FILMING FOR INTO THE VOID, PROPS MEGA TOUR, AND A SLEW OF FILMERS (THANKS STEW!) AND RIDERS FROM ALL OVER CHECKING OUT BOSTON FOR THE FIRST TIME OR AS A RETURN VISIT.  ACCORDING TO OUR MOST RECENT EMAIL FROM THE CHARLES RIVER CONSERVANCY, THE BOSTON SKATEPARK SHOULD FINALLY SEE A GROUND BREAKING THIS COMING SPRING.  I KNOW, I KNOW FINALLY.  I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.  RYE AIRFIELD JUST GOT A MAKE OVER AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH DAVE FROM SKATER'S EDGE IN TAUNTON, THEY TOO HAVE SOME EXCITING PLANS IN STORE.  WE HAVE SOME IDEAS OF OUR OWN TO IMPROVE SERVING YOU AND BOSTON'S BMX COMMUNITY.  

THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH GOOD STUFF HAPPENING ALL AROUND BOSTON AND BY THE LOOKS OF IT 2009 SHOULD CONTINUE WITH THE GOOD TIMES.

          THANKS FOR SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL BMX SHOP      

HAVE A GOOD TIME TONIGHT AND BE SAFE OUT THERE.  SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!  ;p

 

12.23.08  WE RECEIVED SOME MORE ANIMAL FLANNELS AND FARM HOODIES JUST IN TIME FOR THOSE LAST MINUTE SHOPPERSWE'VE BEEN BLOWING OUT SOME OF OUR T SHIRTS RECENTLY.  BASICALLY, BUY ONE GET THE SECOND ONE 1/2 PRICE (OF EQUAL OR LESSER VALUE) MOST DVD'S ARE ON SALE AS WELL.

THE SLOP IN THE CITY IS PRETTY HORRENDOUS.  NO STREET RIDING FOR SOME TIME TO COME UNFORTUNATELY.  TAUNTON SESSIONS HAVE BEEN IN FULL EFFECT AND THE POST NEW YEAR BLITZ RYE IS GOING TO ADD A 9-MIDNIGHT SESSION THAT I HAD MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.  IF YOU DON'T MIND THE TRIP, HAVEN HAS BEEN GETTING IT'S FARE SHARE OF SHREDDING AS WELL.

JUST A REMINDER OUR HOURS FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF HOLIDAYS WILL BE; 

-TOMORROW (X-MAS EVE) 12-4, 

-CLOSED X-MAS DAY, 

-FRIDAY 12-7 (NORMAL), 

-THEN NEXT WEEK NEW YEARS EVE 12-4, CLOSED NEW YEARS DAY.

 

12.21.08  ANOTHER SNOW PARKING BAN FOR THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE TODAY.  WE WILL BE CLOSED TODAY (SUNDAY) BUT WILL OPEN TOMORROW FOR SOME LAST MINUTE SHOPPING.  OUR HOURS ON MONDAY WILL BE 10-2.  WE ARE EXPECTING THE NEW S&M DVD ALONG WILL SOME MORE ANIMAL GOODIES.  SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE!!  MOTHER NATURE ISN'T EASILY SWAYED. 

 

12.19.08  WELL, WE ARE GOING TO BUTTON THINGS UP A LITTLE EARLY TODAY.  AROUND 4.  THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE HAS A PARKING BAN AND THE WHITE STUFF IS PILING UP QUICKLY.  : (

BEFORE WE GO I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT SOME SWEETNESS THAT SHOWED UP.  FIRST UP ARE SOME SUPER NICE BERN ACCESSORIES.  THEY HAVE THESE SNAP IN LINERS FOR YOUR BERN LID.  THEY FIT REALLY WELL AND A FEW VERSION HAVE BUILT IN HEADPHONES!  THEY CALL THEM 8TRACKS.  BASICALLY THE INSERT COMES WITH AN ACCESSORY CORD THAT PLUGS IN THE THE LINER AND THEN INTO WHAT EVER AUDIO DEVICE YOU USE.  THE SUPPLIED CORD HAS IT'S OWN VOLUME CONTROL SO YOU DON'T NEED TO DIG THROUGH YOUR POCKET TO CHANGE THINGS UP (UNLESS YOU WANT TO CHANGE TRACKS).   HOW SWEET IS THAT?  THEY SOUND MUCH CLEARER THAN I HAD EXPECTED TO BE HONEST.  COMING NEXT YEAR THEY WILL HAVE BIKE SOFT KNEE PADS AND OTHER GOODNESS.  LOOK OUT FOR THEM HERE.  I'M STOKED ON THESE GUYS.  GOOD STUFF FROM BERN ACROSS THE BOARD.

                                                             

                         

WE ALSO RECEIVED A BUNCH OF FOLDING TIRES FROM FIT AND REVENGES&M CHALLENGER STEMS, FIT TRI SPROCKETS IN RAW AND BLACK, FIT 4 PIECE BARS, SKYHIGHS IN GREY, FIT BLADE LITE AND SHIV FORKS....  MORE COMING...

I'M OFF TO PLAY IN THE SNOW WITH MY SUBIE, SEE YOU TOMORROW. 

                            

 

12.17.08  BIG THINGS COMIN' OUTTA THE BEAN LATELY.  QUIET LITTLE CRAIG (PASSERO) IS GOING TO SCHOOL UP HERE AND HAS BECOME A TIMELESS REGULAR ALONG WITH FELLOW LONG ISLANDER CHRIS ZEPPIERI.  CRAIG HAS A SKAMPA AND RED BULL ADDICTION, RIDES A HEAVILY USED BIKE AND PRODUCES CLIPS LIKE THESE SEEN OVER ON DEFGRIP.  YOU GUYS WILL PROBABLY RECOGNIZE MOST OF THE SPOTS.  NICE ONE MAN!  KEEP IT UP.

YOU WILL NO DOUBT BE SEEING PICS OF HIM ON HERE VERY SOON.

 

12.16.08  MEGA TOUR 8 ARRIVED TODAY!  OUR BOY RORY ELLIS HAS LOADS OF CLIPS.  YEAH BUDDY!  ALSO APPEARING IS THE TIMELESS BMX ROCKING CHAIR. (NOT JOKING)  THANKS RON.  HAHA!  ABDUL FOFANAH AND MATTY LONG BOTH HAVE CAMEO CLIPS TOO.  IT'S A GOOD WATCH!  THAT'S ALL YOU GET.  COME 'N GET IT. 

 

12.12.08  WOW, ANOTHER WEEK GONE BY.  SORRY ABOUT THAT!  THERE ARE A FEW VIDEOS POPPING UP (SEE BELOW) FROM LAST WEEKENDS WICKED JAM AT RYE.  IT WAS NUTS.  THERE WERE TOO MANY WILD THINGS TO LIST OFF, BUT THE NEW FRONT SECTION IS SO NICE.  DUDES WERE GOING NUTS.  TRAIL STYLE SHREDDERS LIKE BRIAN FOSTER, CLINT REYNOLDS, ZAK EARLY AND THE LIKE WERE TRAINING THE PLACE IN HUGE FIGURE EIGHTS.  SO SICK TO WATCH.  I CAN'T WAIT TO RIDE THERE AGAIN.    FIT AND SHADOW FLOW RIDER, TREY JONES IS A LIL' RIPPER, BTW!  GO CHECK OUT THE SHADOW CONSPIRACY SITE FOR A NEW VIDEO OF HIM.  STYLE CAT FOR SURE.  SPEAKING OF SHADOW, WE RECEIVED OUR COPIES OF INTO THE VOID FOR THE PREMIERE TOMORROW AT 7P.M. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!  A FAIR AMOUNT OF BOSTON FOOTAGE AND SOME REALLY, REALLY GOOD RIDING.  FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE THE ORIGINAL SHADOW DVD, YOU KNOW THERE ARE SECRET BONUS SECTIONS THROUGHOUT EACH SEGMENT.  WELL, INTO THE VOID HAS 17 BONUS SECTIONS ADDED TO IT.  GO OVER TO DEFGRIP AND PEEP THE FLIP BOOK.   THERE, YOU'LL FIND SOME STILLS FROM THE MAKING OF AND THE TIME CODES FOR THE HIDDEN GOODIES!  SEE YOU TOMORROW!

OH!  STARTING IN JANUARY, RYE WILL HAVE A 9P-MIDNIGHT SESSION ON FRIDAYS!.. STOKED FOR THIS (IT FITS INTO MY SCHEDULE NICELY).  WOW, I MAY ACTUALLY GET TWO DAYS OF RIDING IN EACH WEEK.  OH MAN, I MISS SUMMER ALREADY.  WE SHOULD BE SEEING SOME NICETIES FROM FIT AND S&M NEXT WEEK.  MEGATOUR EIGHT, FEATURING OUR GOOD FRIEND RORY ELLIS AND THE COME UP TEAM SHIPPED SO LOOK FOR THAT NEXT WEEK AS WELL...AND HOPEFULLY THE NEW S&M DVD'S (RORO MAY HAVE A PART IN THIS ONE TOO) WILL GET TO THE ICE COAST BY X-MAS.  THEY ARE EXPECTING THEM NEXT WEEK AND THEN TOSS 'EM OUR WAY.  

HERE'S A GOOD ONE FROM VIMBY,

   

                VIMBY

 - Wicked Ja m @ Rye Airfield

 

12.05.08  MR. BROWN DROPPED OF A FEW MORE COPIES OF KINK'S SAFETY FIRST DVD TODAY.  WE HAVE BEEN OUT OF CERTAIN BB SIZES FOR A MINUTE, BUT ARE NOW ALL STOCKED UP.  MORE ODYSSEY MONOLEVERS BACK IN TOO.

THIS WEEKEND IS GOING TO BE BIG!  THE RYE AIRFIELD COMP IS HAPPENING AND WORD ON THE STREETS( AND THE WEBS) IS THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME BIG NAMES SHOWING THEIR STUFF.  DON'T MISS THIS!

                                                      

....AND NEXT WEEKEND, SATURDAY THE 13TH WE WILL BE PREMIERING THE NEWEST SHADOW CONSPIRACY DVD, INTO THE VOID

                                                       
                                                              

MOST OF YOU REMEMBER THE SHADOW GUYS FILMING THIS SUMMER IN BOSTON.  THERE ARE A FEW CLIPS I PERSONALLY HOPE MADE IT TO DVD.  IT SHOULD BE GOOD!  WE WILL HAVE COPIES TO SELL THE NIGHT OF THE PREMIERE AS WELL.

 

12.03.08  AS WITH ANY KIND OF NICE WEATHER, PEOPLE TURN TO RIDE.  LIL' DAVE DID HIS FIRST PEG-LESS HAND RAIL AND WANTED TO GET IT DOCUMENTED.  IT WAS REASONABLE OUT, BUT I STILL HAD TO CONCENTRATE ON NOT SHIVERING WHILE THE CAMERA SHUTTER WAS DOING IT'S THING.  STOKED FOR YOU DAVE.  NEXT TIME I'M SHOOTING WITH GLOVES THOUGH.

SCROLL DOWN THERE'S MORE....V V V

                                         

  HERE'S THE DIAPER SHOT VERSION TO GIVE THE RIDERS PERSPECTIVE...DO I NEED TO REMIND YOU, NO PEGS?

                                                

  ANYONE WHO RIDES BMX STREET HAS STOOD HERE BEFORE.  MATTY CONTEMPLATES WHILE I MAKE LIGHTING ADJUSTMENTS...

  I THOUGHT IT MADE FOR A COOL SHOT, INTENDED OR NOT.  SOMETIMES THE SPONTANEOUS ONES ARE BEST. 

                                                 

  WE RECEIVED SOME FOX GLOVES, BEANIES AND SWEET WINTER JACKETS IN YESTERDAY WITH MORE HOODIES AND MORE GLOVES NEXT WEEK.  THE LATEST RIDE UK ARRIVED AS WELL.  LOTS AND LOTS OF GOODNESS.  TOO MUCH TO MENTION ACTUALLY.

 

11.25.08  FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THE AITKEN T-SHIRT IN SHORT SLEEVE WE GOT A FEW MORE SENT TO US.  TOMORROW WE SHOULD SEE A RESTOCK OF THE ANIMAL FLANNEL BUTTON DOWNS.  WE WILL BE CLOSING EARLY TOMORROW NIGHT TO START OUR HOLIDAY!  HOURS TOMORROW WILL BE 12-6, CLOSED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 12-7 (NO WE ARE NOT OPENING AT 4 AM ON BLACK FRIDAY).

 

11.22.08  WHOA, IT IS BRICK OUT!  BELIEVE IT OR NOT THE SHOP WAS PACKED LIKE IT WAS A SPRING DAY.  A BUNCH OF POLAR BEARS I GUESS.  I'M NOT THAT HEARTY ANYMORE, I'LL STICK TO THE PARKS FOR BIT.  TIMELESS WILL BE FEATURED IN RIDE'S 'PRO SHOP' SECTION THIS COMING ISSUE.  STOKED!  THANKS RYAN (FUDGER) FOR SETTING IT UP!  SEAN BURNS MAY BE MOVING TO SEATTLE, BUT STILL DOES BOSTON GOOD.  HUGE ROOF DROP INTO ONE OF AUSTIN'S MANY DITCHES. (I ASSUME AUSTIN, SEEING THAT SANDY CARSON SHOT IT AND SEAN HAS BEEN FILMING WITH STEW FOR ANTHEM 2) 

                                                       

SEE YOU GUYS INDOORS.  HAHA!  DON'T FORGET THE CONTEST AT RYE COMING UP.

 

11.14.08  THERE IS AN INCREDIBLE NEWS REPORT ON MIKE'S RELEASE FROM THE REHAB CENTER ON HIS SITE.  IT'S PRETTY MOVING AND CLEAR THAT HE HAS A WAYS TO GO.  SO AMAZING TO SEE HE HIM UP AND ABOUT.   KEEP PUSHING MAN!

HERE'S ANOTHER WAY TO HELP OUT MIKEY!

                                         

 

11.12.08  OUR MIKE AITKEN / ANTHEM BENEFIT SHIRTS (SEE A FEW POSTS BELOW FOR THE IMAGE) SHOWED UP TODAY!  THANKS STEW!  ONCE THESE ARE GONE THEY'RE GONE.  WE HAVE BOTH LONG AND SHORT SLEEVE VERSIONS.  IF SOME OF YOU WERE PAYING ATTENTION IN OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL (VCR SUNDAYS), YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN JOE RICH AND TAJ MAHELICH WEARING THE 1998 VERSIONS IN ROAD FOOLS 1. HAHA!  THESE THINGS ARE SWEET.  JUST A REMINDER, NEITHER STEW NOR TIMELESS ARE MAKING ANY MONEY OFF THESE.  100% IS BEING DONATED TO MIKEY.

DIG ISSUE 67 FEATURING THE NEW FREE LEVIS DVD ALSO ARRIVED.  THE ISSUE AND DVD ARE PRETTY NUTS.  I HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO SOAK IN EITHER OF THEM BUT, WHOA!  THE DVD FEATURES DAKOTA ROCHE, NATHAN WILLIAMS, COREY MARTINEZ, ANTHONY NAPOLITAN, JAMIE BESTWICK AND MORE.  QUITE A LIST OF SHREDDERS!

HERE'S THE OFFICIAL FLYER FOR THE RYE PRO/AM JAM...

                                                   

MORE SOON.....

 

11.11.08  WE RECEIVED SOME MORE ANIMAL FLANNELS, SWAY BARS AND CUSH SEATS IN TODAY.  GET THOSE FLANNELS FAST MAN, THEY DON'T HANG AROUND!

KEVIN, THE DUDE WHO WON THE CHASE D FRAME AT THE JAM A FEW WEEKS BACK HAS JUST PUT IT UP ON EBAY TO HELP MIKEY EVEN FURTHER.  IF YOU'RE DOWN FOR THE CAUSE, HIT UP THE LINK AND START THE BIDDING WARS!

I SHOT THIS ONE THE OTHER NIGHT FOR MR. RORY ELLIS AS A THANK YOU TO RICH AT LOTEKTHANKS RICH, FOR POSTING IT UP ON THE SITE.

THE LIGHT OVER THERE IS REAL WEIRD AND I WAS HAVING A BATTLE WITH LIGHTS, DARKS, AND MY BATTERIES.  ON TOP OF THAT WE WERE GETTING BOOTED OUT OF NEARLY EVERY OTHER SPOT.  A LITTLE GHOSTLY, BUT I LIKE IT.  DIPPED STREET TOBOGGAN.

                

 

11.09.08  MR. BRIAN HUNT WAS IN EARLIER WAITING FOR DUDES TO SHOW UP AND REMINDED US ABOUT THE RYE AIRFIELD PRO/AM JAM HAPPENING NEXT MONTH.  CHECK IT OUT.

"This is the Rye Airfield Pro/Am jam! Its happening the first weekend in December which is the 4, 5, 6, and 7th. There is a 10,000 dollar pro purse up for grabs! Top ten are guaranteed at least 500 bucks! 500 bucks goes out to the highest scoring run without a tailwhip. Another 500 goes out to the highest placing New Englander. The contest will be jam format with intro and final runs for each rider. Entry fees are going to be 25 for the Groms, 50 for the Ams, and 75 for pro. The entry fee includes riding for all four days none stop! There will be a pro lounge with food and drinks all weekend too!"  

$500 FOR THE HIGHEST SCORING RUN WITHOUT A TAILWHIP, I LOVE IT ALREADY.  I DON'T HAVE A PROPER FLYER TO POST UP, BUT THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE CRAZY!  I NEED TO WORK SOMETHING OUT AND GET UP THERE TO SHOOT SOME PHOTOS.

 

11.04.08  WE'VE HAD A BUSY PAST FEW WEEKS...I THINK I FORGET TO MENTION WE HAVE THE NON-FOLDING RUBEN TIRES BACK IN.  A LOT OF YOU HAVE BEEN ASKING THEM AND THE WAIT IS OVER.

WE RECEIVED THE LATEST PROPS (ISSUE 70) TODAY AND IT'S A DOOZIE!  A REALLY LONG SECTION ON RED BULL'S EMPIRE OF DIRT, A LENGTHY BRIAN KACHINSKY INTERVIEW, A SWEET METAL BIKES SEATTLE TO SAN FRAN ROAD TRIP, FBM'S BRAWLIN' AT THE BELMAR, AND A REALLY ENTERTAINING DAY IN THE LIFE WITH BIG DADDY (PAT LAUGHLIN).  DEFINITELY A GOOD ISSUE.

WE SHOULD HAVE THESE T'S COMING IN VERY SOON.  STEW HAD THEM MADE UP TO HELP OUT MIKEY.  HE AND MIKE WERE FILMING FOR ANTHEM 2 WHEN HE CRASHED IN P.A..  100% OF THE PROCEEDS WILL GO DIRECTLY TO MIKE AND THE AITKEN FAMILY.  THEY WILL BE VERY LIMITED EDITION, SO GET ONE (OR TWO) WHILE THEY LAST.  WE WILL HAVE  A LONG SLEEVED VERSION AVAILABLE AS WELL.  MIKE HAS COME AN INCREDIBLY LONG WAY IN THE PAST MONTH, BUT STILL NEEDS ALL THE HELP AND SUPPORT HE CAN GET.  THANKS IN ADVANCE.

               

 

11.02.08  A BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT LAST NIGHT FOR THE KINK 'SAFETY FIRST' PREMIERE.  THERE IS LOADS OF BOSTON/SOMERVILLE FOOTAGE AS WELL AS OUR GOOD FRIENDS' TRAILS UP IN N.H.   AARON SMITH WAS IN HOUSE AND HAD A DOUBLE HEADER.  A HUGE THANKS ALSO TO MATT BUSBY FOR SHOWING OFF THE MAP 2!  HE WAS QUITE LITERALLY FINISHING UP EDITING IT WHILE THE FESTIVITIES STARTED, DROVE OVER AND HOOKED HIS CAMERA UP TO THE TV.  YOU COULD CALL IT A WORLD PREMIERE OF SORTS.  I HAD HEARD (AND WITNESSED A FEW OF) OF SO MANY EPIC TALES ABOUT SEAN BURNS AND ALBIE BENNETT DOING THESE WIND THINGS.  ALBIE HAS OFFICIALLY SHUT DOWN THE PRU 17 SET.  AND, IF YOU EYE UP SOMETHING GNARLY ANYWHERE AROUND BOSTON, SEAN HAS PROBABLY HAS FILMED IT OR DONE IT.  IT WAS SO CRAZY TO SEE THE FOOTAGE.  THANKS MATT.  NOW GET US THOSE COPIES TO SELL!  THE PEOPLE ARE WAITING.

JOHN SAXTON, BRAD JAMESON, AND NUTTER CAME BY LAST NIGHT AS WELL.  THEY ARE IN TOWN, WELL UP AT RYE AIRFIELD ACTUALLY, REVAMPING THE ENTIRE PARK.  FROM WHAT THEY WERE DESCRIBING IT'S GOING TO BE SWEET!

ANOTHER BIKE PIG PILE.... 

                     

 

10.31.08  HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  TRICKS AND TREATS.  I ACTUALLY SHOT THIS THIS A WHILE AGO, BUT NEVER DID ANYTHING WITH IT.  RORY WITH A LAZY RAIL HOP (TRICK).  (OH YEAH, I STARTED USING THE HARP AGAIN.)

                       

...AND TREAT...WE RECEIVED THOSE ANIMAL FLANNELS I MENTIONED ALONG WITH A BUNCH OF GLH TIRES, CABLES, PEGS, SWAY BARS AND SUCH.  ALSO BACK ON THE 6TH, I SHOWED AN IMAGE OF THE NEW FLYBIKES RUBEN LIGERA TIRE.  WELL, WE'VE GOT THEM.  YES, THEY ARE A DIRT ORIENTED TIRE AND TRAIL SEASON IS WINDING DOWN...I KNOW HOWEVER, DUE TO THE HALF HEIGHT RELIEFS IN THE TREAD BLOCKS THEY ARE A LIGHTER VERSION.  FOR EXAMPLE, I WEIGHED THE NORMAL 2.0 FOLDING TIRE AGAINST THE LIGERA IN A 2.0 AND THE NEW ONE WAS 3 OZ. LIGHTER.  WOW, BIG DEAL 3 OZS.  WELL, IT IS A BIG DEAL WHEN THE WHEEL IS SPINNING.  NEARLY A HALF POUND LIGHTER (ROTATIONAL).  DIRT RIDERS AND WEIGHT WEENIES REJOICE IN UNISON.  LIGERA IS SPANISH FOR 'LIGHT' IN CASE THAT ONE SLIPPED BY.  MORE FLY STEMS, LUNA AND TIERRA BARS CAME IN TOO.    

 

10.30.08  A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME THERE WILL BE A SNEAK PEEK OF OFF THE MAP 2 SATURDAY AS WELL AS THE KINK PREMIER.  JUST SO YOU KNOW.

WE WILL HAVE SOME PRETTY SWEET ANIMAL FLANNELS COMING IN TOMORROW ALONG WITH MORE SWAY BARS.  ANIMAL HAS BEEN OUT OF THEM FOR A BIT.  THEY ARE DROPPING NEW FALL SOFT GOODS JUST ABOUT EVERY WEEK, SO STAY TUNED!  PLUS MORE FLYBIKES GOODS TOMORROW...SOME NEW, SOME RE-STOCKERS. 

THE NEW RIDE UK CAME BY FULL OF THE USUAL GOODNESS.  IT LOOKS TO BE A REALLY GOOD ISSUEI'VE ONLY BREEZED THROUGH IT, BUT WILL GIVE IT A GOOD READ TONIGHTTHEY SWITCHED EDITORS A FEW ISSUES AGO AND THE NEW LOOK / FORMAT IS STARTING TO GROW ON ME AS THEY WORK THE BUGS OUT.  CHANGE IS ALWAYS GOOD TO KEEP THINGS FRESH.  THE PREVIOUS EDITOR, MARK NOBLE, LAUNCHED HIS NEW TRAILS ORIENTED COMPANY, DELUXE VERY RECENTLY.  WE SHOULD BE SEEING THE FRAMES, BARS AND SPROCKETS SOMETIME AROUND THE NEW YEAR.  HOPEFULLY SOONER! 

 

10.28.08  I KNOW IT'S RAINY OUT AND PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO CATCH THERE BREATH FROM THE WEEKEND, BUT DON'T FORGET THIS SATURDAY AT 7P.M. WE ARE DOING A BOSTON PREMIERE OF KINK'S SAFETY FIRST!  CHECK OUT THE TRAILER.

 
Second Kink "Safety First" Trailer from Kink Bike Co. on Vimeo.

                                        

PRODUCT RANDOMNESS;  MORE FLY RIMS,PROFILE AND TWOMBOLT CRANKS CAME IN ALONG WITH SOME REAL NICE ORCHID SHOES.  PLUS THE OTHER GOODUN'S TOO.

                            

 

10.25.08 FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SHOWED UP YESTERDAY TO HYDE PARK.  THERE WAS AN AMAZING TURN-OUT CONSIDERING THE CONSTANT THREAT OF RAIN. BETWEEN THE DONATIONS AND THE RAFFLE WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE $700!!!!  WE APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH AND THANKS TO VIC AT CIRCUIT AND JOHN AND MAUL'S BIKE SHOP FOR GETTING TONS OF PRODUCT TO RAFFLE OFF.  WE ARE TOLD THAT KEVIN, THE WINNER OF THE CHASE FRAME, IS GOING TO SELL IT ON EBAY AND GIVE ALL THE PROCEEDS TO MIKE!!  SINCE CHRISTINE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO DRESSED UP OTHER THAN ANDY POLITIS, HE WON THE GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE SHOP FOR $50!!!  

HERE ARE A FEW SHOTS FROM THE DAY, 

                                                     

                                                      AMY WINEHOUSE AND BABY ANDY.

                     

                      RORY ON HIS WAY TO WINNING THE LONG JUMP CONTEST.  NEARLY 33FT OFF THE KICKER!  HE WAS LEAVING

                      FROM THE RIGHT OF THE BACKPACK AND LANDING NEAR ME AND THE KID IN RED.  APE!!

                                                            

                                                              CHRIS LONG IS SERIOUS (DOCUMENTING THE ACTION)

                                                    

                                                     COSTUME CONTEST WINNER, ANDY WAITING FOR THE BOWL TO FREE UP. 

                        

                         CHILLIN'....

                                                   

THE ONLY CASUALTY WAS ABDUL'S FRAME.  THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE!

 

10.23.08 DON'T FORGET THAT THIS WEEKEND IS THE AITKEN JAM AT HYDE PARK @ 3PM. LOTS OF RAFFLES INCLUDING A CHASE FRAME, BARS, SHOES ETC. LOADS OF STUFF BEING DONATED FROM DICK MAUL'S, CIRCUIT BMX, ANIMAL, PROFILE, FIT AND OURSELVES. OUR FRIENDS AT RED BULL SHOULD BE SHOWING UP AS WELL.  100% OF THE MONEY RAISED WILL GO TO MIKEY.  SO THE LEAST WE ARE ASKING FOR IS A $5 DONATION TO RIDE.  A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO TIMELESS WILL BE GIVEN OUT TO THE PERSON WITH THE BEST COSTUME!!!  WE WILL BE OPEN ON SATURDAY FROM 10AM TO 2PM.  LEAVING AT 2PM SHARP SO BE SURE TO COME IN EARLY IF YOU NEED ANYTHING OR IF YOU NEED TO FOLLOW US DOWN THERE.  

SHADOW AND ANIMAL PRODUCT ARRIVED YESTERDAY.  RAPTOR HUBS, HUB GUARDS FOR SHADOW HUBS, MORE SHADOW CHAINS, ANIMAL TIRES ARE ALL STOCKED UP AGAIN, AS WELL AS BOB AND PIFF BARS. MUTINY HUB GUARDS.  ANOTHER KINK TRANSITION COMPLETE BIKE IS IN STOCK.  CLEAR AND GREY PLASTIC PEDALS ARE BACK.  OH, AND THE NEW ORCHIDS SHIPPED WE SHOULD SEE THEM EARLY NEXT WEEK.  I'M SURE THERE ARE MORE THINGS I'M MISSING BUT YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO COME IN AND SEE. 

 

10.18.08  MAN, WE'VE GOT LOADS OF STUFF GOIN' ON LATELY!  SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST- 7P.M., WE WILL BE PREMIERING  KINK'S LATEST DVD.  AND BY THE LOOKS OF THE THROW AWAY LIPS, IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING!   CHRIS DOYLE, DARRYL TOCCO, SEAN SEXTON, KC BADGER, 'DIRTY' DAN BOGARD, AARON SMITH AND A  LONG LIST OF FLOW SCHREDDERS!  SO GOOD.  FRENCHIE MAY EVEN GET A CLIP ARM WRESTLING AARON.  HAHA.                                         

POST PREMIER RIDE WILL MOST LIKELY GO DOWN!  SEE YOU THEN.

 

10.17.08  AS YOU KNOW GRINDLINE HAS BEEN HIRED TO BUILD OUR PARK FOR US.  WELL, AS THOSE THINGS GO HERE ARE SOME NEW DRAWINGS OF WHAT THEY THINK IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE.  ME LIKEY!  THE FOOTPRINT HAD TO BE REVISED AFTER SOME SURVEYING OF THE SITE.  A NICE LITTLE FACE LIFT IF YOU ASK ME.

                 

                 

 

 

10.16.08  SO THIS IS SUPER LAST MINUTE BUT WE ARE PLANNING A JAM WITH CIRCUIT AND DICK MAULS TO RAISE SOME MONEY FOR MIKE AITKEN.  IT WILL BE A HALLOWEEN THEME JAM, SO DRESS UP!!!  BEST COSTUME WILL WIN A PRIZE. THERE WILL BE RAFFLES AND GIVEAWAYS. ALL WE ASK IS THAT EVERYONE DONATE AT LEAST $5!!! RAIN DATE WILL BE SUNDAY. GIVE US A SHOUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 

 

10.08.08  AS MOST OF YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD, MIKE AITKEN HAD A NASTY CRASH AND NEEDED TO BE HOSPITALIZED.  MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE MET HIM WHEN THE FIT TEAM ROLLED THROUGH BOSTON ON THEIR SNEAK ATTACK SHOP TOUR.  THE MAN IS A TREAT TO WATCH RIDE A BIKE AND IS A GREAT GUY ALL AROUND.  NO ONE LIKES TO HEAR NEWS LIKE THIS AND IT'S EVEN WORSE WHEN YOU'VE SPOKEN TO THEM ON  PERSONAL LEVEL.  CLICK THE PIC TO GO TO THE 50/50 SITE AND LEAVE SOME KIND WORDS OR A DONATION IF YOU CAN.  LIKE MANY PRO RIDERS, MIKE UNFORTUNATELY IS WITHOUT INSURANCE DUE TO HIS OCCUPATION.  THIS IS BECOMING WAY TOO COMMON.  TAKE CARE MIKE!

                                                               

 

10.06.08  HEY, HOW YA BEEN?  LONG TIME NO SEE.  HAHA!  WE HAVE HAD SOME GOODS ROLLIN' THROUGH LATELY THAT I NEGLECTED TO UPDATE YOU ON.  NAMELY, OUR LOTEK ORDER HAS ARRIVED AND HAS SEEN SOME ACTION.  KIND OF LIKE WATCHING SEA GULLS AT A CLAM SHACK.  SOME RANDOM FLYBIKES BITS, LIKE CRANKS IN BLACK AND RAW, SEATS AND RIMSANIMAL HAS A NEW VERSION OF THE BOB SCERBO BARS.  THESE ARE BUTTED AND A BIT LIGHTER.  THEY ARE THE SAME SHAPE, JUST PUT ON A DIET.  WE HAVE THEM MATTE BLACK OR MATTE WHITE.  ANIMAL BEANIES ARE ROLLING THROUGH.  REGULAR AND A POM-POM VERSION.  YES, I SAID POM-POM.  THEY'RE PRETTY SWEET.  ANIMAL RIM STRIPS. STREET TO THE CORE, RIGHT?  TIRES AND LIGHT PEGS ARE STOCKED UP (FOR NOW).  WE FINALLY HAVE A BOAT LOAD OF SHADOW CHAINS BACK INMUTINY V2 GLAM BARS AND LIFTED STEMS.  THE NEW GLAMS ARE 8.125" UP AND 28"W.  THE V2'S FEATURE A LITTLE WIDER BASE TO MAKE THEM LOOK A BIT MORE PROPORTIONATE.

SADLY, TRAILS SEASON IS WINDING DOWN WITH THE THREAT OF FROST AND COLD WEATHER JUST AROUND THE CORNER.  I BORROWED THIS IMAGE FROM FLY.  IT'S THE NEW DIRT ORIENTED RUBEN TIRE COMING SOON.  AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BLOCKS ARE RELIEVED A LITTLE TO OFFER A LITTLE MORE BITE.  MORE SIZES WILL BE AVAILABLE AS WELL.  THIS PICTURE REMINDS ME OF A GREAT DAY AT THE TRAILS, SO I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THAT.     

                          

OH YEAH, WE'VE STARTED OUR FALL HOURS. TUES-FRI 12-7, SAT 11-6 AND SUN 12-5.   AS MANY OF YOU KNOW WE NEVER LEAVE ON TIME.  CALL IF YOU ARE CUTTING IT CLOSE.  WE WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE WORKING ON SOMEONE'S RIG.    

 

09.26.08  MATTY LONG.  HE HAS BLOWIN UP HIS STREET MOVES LATELY.  HE AND HIS FRIEND MIKE PUT TOGETHER THIS AMAZING WEB EDIT.

 

I SHOT THESE OF MATTY THE OTHER NIGHT.  THIS KID IS SUCH A TREAT TO WATCH.  THANKS MAN!

                       

                                                  

  A BUNCH OF STUFF WILL BE SHOWING UP THIS COMING WEEK.  THE BIKE INDUSTRIES "INTERBIKE" TRADE SHOW IS WINDING UP.   QUITE A FEW OF OUR DISTROS WEREN'T SHIPPING THIS PAST WEEK.  BMX IS SMALL AND SOME OF THEM CLOSE DOWN TO ATTEND THE SHOW.

ADAM22 FROM THE COME UP SENT US SOME OF HIS NEW T'S TO CARRY IN THE SHOP.  THANKS ADAM, THEY LOOK SWEET.  THE NEW RIDE UK ARRIVED THE OTHER DAY.  I THINK ANTHEM HAD AT LEAST TEN MENTIONS THROUGHOUT THE ISSUE.  THIS ONES A GOODUN', LOTS OF DIRT COVERAGE.  RED BULL'S EMPIRE OF DIRT, TRAILS COVERAGE AND MORE.  SPEAKING OF RED BULL, HAVE YOU TRIED THE NEW COLA FLAVOR.  IT'S QUITE NICE, I MUST ADMIT.  LOTS OF SHADOW CONSPIRACY, MUTINY AND FLYBIKES GOODIES ARRIVING THIS WEEK ALONG WITH MORE OF THE FAST MOVING FIT COMPLETES.  IF YOU'RE WONDERING WHY THIS ANTHEM VIDEO IS BEING SO HYPED, SWING BY THE SHOP.  WE'VE BEEN DOING VHS SUNDAYS LATELY TO GIVE THE YOUNGER DUDES A BIT OF A HISTORY LESSON.  ONE OF OUR OLDER PATRONS, CALLED IT "SUNDAY SCHOOL".  THAT'S PRETTY FUNNY HOW ACCURATE IT ACTUALLY IS.  "WHOA, THERE'S ACTUALLY A GUY NAMED LUC-E?"  HAHAHA, YUP.

 

09.16.08  A LITTLE BAD NEWS.  THE SHIPPING ON OUR LOTEK ORDER GOT MESSED UP, SO IT LOOKS LIKE A FEW MORE DAYS BEFORE WE SEE THEM.  SORRY FOR THE DELAY.  ON A BETTER NOTE, STEW JOHNSON BROUGHT BY MORE GAS MASK T'S AND ANOTHER VERSION OF THE STENCIL LOGO.  A FEW S&M  AND FIT BITS CAME IN WITH MORE TO COME SOON.

                       

A GOOD FRIEND OF OURS IS A WOODWORKER BY TRADE AND OFFERED TO MAKE US SOME COOL DISPLAYS FOR OUR BMX GOODIES.  FIRST UP WAS A NICE LOOKING FORK DISPLAY.  I LOANED HIM A HUB TO COPY OUT OF WOOD.  THESE ARE ALL HAND MADE BY EYE.  NO TEMPLATES WERE USED.  WE HAVEN'T SEALED THEM YET, BUT I COULDN'T RESIST PUTTING THEM UP.  I AM STOKED ON HOW REAL THEY LOOK.  THANKS MATT!

                         

                        

                         

 

09.09.08  WELL, AS MANY OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW OUR BUDDY BILL FROM MASSBMX HAS BEEN OFF THE BMX RECOVERING FROM KNEE SURGERY.  HE DIDN'T SEEM TOO BOTHERED ACTUALLY.  HE JUST FOCUSED ON HIS VIDEOGRAPHY AND FINDING CREATIVE OUTLETS ALONG THE WAY WHILE HE WAITED OUT THE DOWN TIME.  BILL HAS BEEN WORKING OUT THE BUGS RECENTLY AND I'VE CAPTURED SOME OF IT.  

THANKS FOR LOOKING...(SCROLL DOWN)

                                DRIVEWAY CURB CUT TO WALL RIDE...

                       

                        IN AND OUT FOUNTAIN INVERT FROM A BIRDS EYE VIEW...          

                                                   

 

***EDIT-NEWS FLASH-OUR LOTEK PRE-ORDER HAS SHIPPED!  EXPECT THEM BY THE WEEKEND!.....***

 

09.07.08  AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, PROPS MEGATOUR HAS BEGUN.  SO FAR THE 2-HIP TEAM HAS ALREADY ROLLED THROUGH BOSTON.  LAST NIGHT RAINED PRETTY HARD SO THEY STOPPED BY TIMELESS TO FILM SOME DOWN TIME INTERVIEWS.  THEY PLAN TO RIDE BOSTON TODAY AND THEN HEAD SOUTH TO CONN. AND THEN ON TO NYC.  OUR GOOD FRIEND RORY ELLIS IS ON THE COME UP TEAM ALONG WITH CHASE D, BEN HITTLE, MUFFINMAN, BLACKMAN, ADAM GRANDMAISON AND JAKE SEELEY.  FROM WHAT I HEAR THEY PLAN TO ROLL THROUGH THE BEAN AS WELL.  IT WILL BE GOOD TO SEE THOSE GUYS AGAIN.  HOPEFULLY I CAN GET SOME PICS TO POST UP.  STAY TUNED!... 

 

09.04.08  WHOA!  TWO UPDATES IN ONE WEEK!  HAHA, LIL' DUDES ARE BACK IN SCHOOL.  ANYWAY, THE ODYSSEY iPEDALS (CLEAR PLASTICS) IN COLORS SHOWED UP TODAY.  GOOD STUFF.  ROAD FOOLS 16 CAME IN FEATURING DAKOTA ROCHE, COREY BOHEN, JUSTIN SIMPSON, AARON ROSS, COREY MARTINEZ, CHESTER BLACKSMITH, ROB WISE, NATHAN WILLIAMS, BRAD SIMMS, MORGAN WADE, ANTHONY NAPOLITAN, KURT RASMUSSEN, AND BRETT WALKER WHILE THEY LOAD THE BUS AND CRUISE THE SOUTHWEST.  PRETTY WILD IN DEED.  IT'S ON REPEAT IF YOU WANT A LITTLE PRE-TREAT. , MORE 2X4 DVD'S AND THE REST FROM THE POST BELOW CAME IN TOO.   ; ) 

 

09.02.08  MAN, SEPTEMBER ALREADY!?  SUMMER IS OFFICIALLY OVER.  BUT THE WEATHER IS GREAT STILL AND SOME OF OUR FRIENDS HAVE COME BACK TO THE BEAN FOR SCHOOL, SO YOU KNOW THERE WILL PLENTY OF RIDING GOIN' DOWN.  EXPECT PICKS!  ON THE PRODUCT FRONT, WE SOLD OUT OF THE BLACK ANIMAL PLASTIC HAMILTON PEDALS(IN TWO DAYS ACTUALLY).  DON'T FRET LOADS MORE ALREADY RE-ORDERED ALONG WITH RE-STOCK ON GLH AND ASM TIRES.  THE iPEDALS FROM ODYSSEY HAVE SHIPPED.  WE WILL HAVE THEM THURSDAY ALONG WITH THE MATCHING GRISWALD TRANS GRIPS.  THEY MATCH PERFECTLY.  EXPECT BITS FROM KINK, UNITED,AND MORE 2X4 DVD'S TOO.  

I ALMOST FORGOT TO MENTION THE NEWEST DIG, ISSUE 66 ARRIVED TODAY AS WELL.  NIGEL SYLVESTER HAS A GOOD INTERVIEW, SEAN BURNS GIVES US THE REASONS WHY, ALBIE BENNETT AND JEFF ALLEN A HAVE A NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE, RED BULL EMPIRE OF DIRT COVERAGE, FBM, S&M, SUBROSA, SUNDAY AND BSD REPORT FROM THE ROAD, AND JIMMY LEVAN GETS THIS MONTHS BACKCHAT, PLUS LOADS MORE.  OH YEAH, THIS ISSUE COMES WITH NEW DIG STICKERS!    

I HAVEN'T RIDDEN WITH MY FRIEND MATT IN WAY TOO LONG.  I WAS PLAYING AROUND WITH A NEW LENS THE OTHER DAY WHILE HE DID HIS THING.  I WAS ABLE TO GET A FEW SHOTS OUT BEFORE MY BATTERY TOOK A NAP.  OOPS.  HERE'S ONE OF THEM.

                       

MORE SOON...I PROMISE.  : )

 

08.28.08  JUST SO YOU KNOW......

                       

...PLUS OTHER STUFF TOO.

 

08.26.08  WE RECEIVED A BUNCH O GOODNESS TODAY.  PROFILE CRANKS, EVEN MORE SPOKES, KINK HEADSETS, TONS OF FLYBIKES RUBEN GRIPS IN ALL COLORS, ODI LONGNECKS IN BLACK AND THIS SLIME GREEN COLOR.  A LITTLE WEIRD, BUT A LITTLE COOL TOO.  AMONG OTHER THINGS THE NEW RIDE UK SHOWED UP.  THIS ISSUE HAS THE RIDE TO GLORY TRIP IN PRINT AND DVD FORM.  YES, A FREE DVD!  IT'S REALLY GOOD.  THE TEAMS INVOLVED ARE VOLUME, FIT (OLD ENGLISH TEAM), PROPER, WETHEPEOPLE AND FEDERAL.  THE ROAD TO GLORY, WITHOUT BREAKING IT DOWN COMPLETELY IS ESSENTIALLY A MIX OF RED BULL'S MEAN STREETS AND PROPS MEGA TOUR.  TEAMS COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER THROUGH FILMING PRE-SELECTED CHALLENGES ALONG THE TRIP.  THE TEAM WITH THE MOST POINTS WINS, SIMPLE RIGHT?  THIS ISSUE WILL NO DOUBT SELL OUT FAST!  GIT IT!!  MORE GOODIES YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON COMING THROUGH TOMORROW!     

 

08.19.08  SO, I OPEN THE STORE THIS AFTERNOON, START SOME COFFEE, CHECK EMAILS AND SURF THE USUAL SITES FOR BMX NEWS AND HAPPENINGS AND IN COMES THIS LITTLE GUY FROM GERMANY.  EMILIO WAS IN TOWN AND SAID HE THOUGHT HE'D CHECK TIMELESS.  HE'S PRETTY QUIET, BUT A PRETTY COOL DUDE ONCE YOU GET TO TALKING WITH HIM.  I HADN'T SEEN HIM MUCH LATELY ON THE WOOZY SITE.  I WONDER IF DOMINIK EVEN KNOWS HE'S GONE.  

                                                

WHILE HE WAS HERE HE PICKED UP SOME NEW BARS.  HE SAID THEY MATCH HIS EYES.

                      

EMILIO HELPED ME UN-PACK SOME OF TODAY'S SHIPMENTS.  WE RECEIVED MORE FLYBIKES HUBS AND STEMS IN BLACK, RED, COFFEE AND GREY PLUS MORE RUBEN FOLDING TIRES, ODYSSEY EVO II'S IN BLACK, RAW, AND WHITE, MORE MONOLEVERS AND AITKEN SEATSANIMAL STUFF SHOWED UP AS WELL.  WE HAVE RE-STOCK ON ANIMAL LITE SPROCKETS IN LARGER SIZES, HAMILTON PEDALS IN RED, BLACK, GREY AND WHITE.  THE NEW STICKERS WERE ALL BUT GONE, SO MUCH MORE OF THOSE TOO.  THE 2X4 DVD IS IN ALONG WITH MORE 510 CHAINS, MORE SPOKES AND A BUNCH OF OTHER INCIDENTALS.  SWING BY, IT'S DRY!   

 ***THIS JUST IN!!!  WE WILL HAVE ODYSSEY AND ANIMAL PLASTIC PEDALS NEXT WEEK, IN WAY TOO MANY COLORS!!***

YES, THE WAIT IS OVER FRIENDS.  PLASTICS ARE NOW BACK!!!  HERE ARE A COUPLE OF SHOTS OF LIL' DAVE FROM THE WEEKEND.  THANKS FOR LOOKING.

                                             

                                                

 

08.14.08  THIS HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN THE RAINIEST SUMMER ON RECORD.  BAD FOR STREET RIDING, GOOD FOR MAINTAINING TRAILS.  THE BOYS AT THE PRISON TRAILS HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN WORK LATELY!  I HELP WHEN I CAN, WHICH IS TYPICALLY A FEW HOURS A WEEK ON SUNDAY MORNINGS.  A FEW LINES HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND A FEW JEMS HAVE BEEN POLISHED.  I LOVE DIRT!  I'M BRINGING MY CAMERA GEAR THIS WEEK, SO THERE WILL HOPEFULLY BE SOMETHING TO LOOK AT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

ON TO PRODUCT UPDATES;...MORE SKY HIGH BARS, FIT BLADE FORKS, DOWN LOW POSTS AND BB'S, MORE FOX GLOVES AND BACKPACKS, ODYSSEY K-LYTE AND P-LYTE TIRES IN A BUNCH-O- SIZES, AITKEN SEATS, WITH MORE FLY HUBS, RUBEN TIRES AND RIMS ARRIVING TOMORROW.  OH, AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SUNDAY FORUMPH BARS.  WHO NEW?  I'M SURE I'M OVERLOOKING SOMETHING.

A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME THE NEW LOTEKS SHOULD BE READY TO SHIP AROUND THE 25TH OF THIS MONTH.  LET US KNOW IF WANT A PARTICULAR SIZE AND STYLE.  WE DO HAVE A GOOD SIZED PRE-ORDER COMING, BUT THEY USUALLY GO PRETTY FAST.        

 

08.07.08  WE RECEIVED A BOAT LOAD OF SUNDAY BARS.  THE NEW COLORS OF THE EVER SO POPULAR TRIUMPHS AND THE NEW FORUMPH BARS.  THEY ARE BASICALLY TRIUMPHS WITH FOUR DEGREES OF UP SWEEP.  IF YOU'RE LIKE ME AND PREFER UPSWEEP, THAN YOU'LL DIG THESE.  MORE FOLDING FLYBIKES RUBEN TIRES SHOWED UP TOO.  WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED FOR A BIT.  FLY RIMS AND SUCH WILL SHOW UP TOMORROW...  THE RAIN AND MIST HAVE STOPPED FOR THE TIME BEING, GO RIDE!!

WE WILL BE OPENING AT 11 A.M. (VS. 10A.M.)ON SATURDAYS NOW.   NO ONE WAKES UP THAT EARLY ON SATURDAY (EXCEPT JAKEY CAKES).  WE OFTEN END UP STAYING PAST 6 P.M., SO WE FIGURED WE'D SHIFT THE DAY AN HOUR.  WE STILL TECHNICALLY CLOSE AT 6, BUT MAY BE WORKING ON BIKES AND STILL HERE, SO CALL FIRST IF IT'S AFTER 6 ON SATURDAYS. HAHA!

 

08.05.08  WELL, THE ANIMAL WEDGE PIVOTAL POSTS, FOLDABLE ASM TIRES AND OTHER BITS WE WERE EXPECTING FRIDAY SHOWED UP TODAY.  MR. BROWN TOLD ME FRIDAY, OH WELL.  

THE POSTS ARE DEFINITELY SLICK.  INSTALLED THEY LOOK SUPER CLEAN.  YOU CAN EVEN TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND TRIM YOUR EXPENSIVE FRAME IF YOU WANT.  NOW THAT'S COMMITMENT.  WE ALSO RECEIVED THEIR NEW STICKER KITS.  ANIMAL'S NEW PACKAGING THEME, IF YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED IN THE ADDS IS BLACK AND GOLD.  THESE STICKERS ARE FOLLOWING ALONG AND LOOK SUPER DIALED.  COME AN' GIT 'EM!

WE SHOULD SEE MORE FLYBIKES RE-STOCK BY THE WEEKEND ALONG WITH S&M, FIT AND ODYSSEY GOODIES TOO. 

 

07.30.08  WE FINALLY RECEIVED THE NEW FLY BIKES GOODIES IN.  PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN PICKING UP THE PRODUCT THEY ASKED US TO HOLD FOR THEM.  THANKS GUYS FOR WAITING!  GRIPS, MORE SEATS, HUBS, STEMS ETC...ALL BACK IN (FOR NOW).  WE SHOULD SEE MORE BITS FROM ANIMAL, KINK, ODYSSEY, S&M AND FIT BY THE WEEKEND TOO.

I WAS ABLE TO SNEAK OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT WITH RYAN, CHASE, JOHNNY, VIC, AND MATTY YESTERDAY.  THERE WAS SORT OF A BIG GROUP, SO I WAS REALLY ONLY ABLE TO TAKE SOME "SNAPSHOTS".  HERE ARE A FEW.

CHASE, DOUBLE PEG THE FLAT RAIL, TO SHORT LEDGE RIDE, TO 180.  TIGHT!

                       

...WANNA SEE?  SORRY, YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT...

                       

CHILLIN'...

                       

MATTY WITH A NICE SUNSET NOSEY...

                       

 

07.27.08  RYAN SHER, CHASE DEHART AND CREW ARE IN TOWN FILMING FOR THE SHADOW CONSPIRACY VIDEO.  JOHNNY DEVLIN IS TAKING CARE OF THE FILMING ON THE TRIP AND AS YOU CAN SEE TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS WHILE NOT BEHIND THE LENS.  I SUPPOSE I DON'T NEED TO TELL YOU WHERE THIS SPOT IS DO I?  WATCH OUT FOR THE ADDICTS AND BUMS DOWN THERE KIDS.  MORE PICS COMING SOON? 

                      

 

07.24.08  WELL, OUR KINK COMPLETES ARRIVED THE OTHER DAY.  THEY ARE GOING QUICKLY ALREADY, BUT FEAR NOT WE'VE GOT MORE COMING IN TOMORROW.  THE RAIN HAS BEEN WILD TODAY, BUT THE WEEKEND LOOKS A LITTLE BETTER.  

HERE'S A FEW SHOTS I'VE TAKEN OF MR. RORY ELLIS LATELY.  BOY IS GOOD.  SORRY, I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY TO EDIT THEM.  TODAY'S RAIN IS HELPING ME CATCH UP THOUGH.  CONSIDERING BOTH OF THESE WERE SHOT IN NEARLY NO AMBIENT LIGHT AND THE FACT THAT I'M MY OWN WORST CRITIC, I  COULD PICK THESE APART TECHNICALLY, BUT THE TRICKS ARE PRETTY SICK.  

                       ROUND RAIL RIDE AND HOP-DROP TOBOGGAN.  THANKS RORY! 

                          LOOK DOWN VV

                                               

 

07.15.08  A COUPLE OF THINGS WORTH MENTIONING,  THE NEW DIG CAME IN OVER THE WEEKEND.  AS ALWAYS A REALLY GOOD ISSUE ONCE AGAIN.  LOCAL MASS BOY LINO GONZALEZ HAS A REALLY GOOD INTERVIEW.  I CAN AGREE WITH A LOT OF WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.  A GOOD READ AND A TON OF GREAT ROB DOLECKI PHOTOS TO GO ALONG WITH IT.  SPEAKING OF ROB, HE HAS A PHOTO ESSAY OF SORTS, BMX LEGEND BOB HARO HAS A BACK CHAT, WALTER PERINGER GETS SKETCHED OUT IN BRAZIL.  SO MUCH MORE GOOD STUFF AS USUAL.  IN THIS MONTHS VIDEO STORE STEW JOHNSON TALKS ABOUT ANTHEM 2 COMING ALONG AND THE ROSTER SOUNDS KILLER.  SEAN BURNS, GEOFF SLATTERLY, CHRIS DOYLE, MIKE AITKEN, ELI PLATT, BRIAN YEAGLE AND CHASE HAWK, PLUS A MORE THAN AMAZING FRIENDS SECTION I'M SURE.  DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND FIND A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL ANTHEM.  I WILL WARN YOU THOUGH, IT'S VHS ONLY SEEING THAT IT CAME OUT IN '98.  WELL WORTH YOUR TIME  I ASSURE YOU.  

WE HAVE SOME TREATS FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO REMEMBER THE FIRST ONE OR WISH YOU HAD.  STEW SENT US SOME OF THE NEW GAS MASK T'S AND ANTHEM STICKERS.  THE T'S COME IN BLACK OR WHITE AND THE STICKERS ARE AVAILABLE IN BLACK , WHITE, BLUE, TAN, AND CHROMEYES, CHROME

                       

 

07.03.08  I TYPICALLY DON'T PUT UP PRODUCT SHOTS, BUT  THESE LOOK COOL...IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE LE MANS RACE COURSE THESE RIMS ARE NAMED AFTER, CHECK THIS CLIP OUT.  

BACK IN THE DAY THE CARS WOULD REACH AT LEAST 240MPH BEFORE BRAKING FOR THE NINETY DEGREE RIGHT TURN AT THE END OF THE MULSANNE STRAIGHT.  LATER FOR SAFETY, THEY ADDED TWO BUS STOP CHICANES TO SLOW THE CARS A BIT.  PAY ATTENTION TO THE LINES ON THE ROAD FOR THE SPEED REFERENCE.  ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT PORTION OF THE RACE COURSE IS A PUBLIC BY-WAY IN FRANCE WHEN IT'S NOT RACE DAY.  IMAGINE HAVING 900-1200 HP RACE CARS FLYING BY YOUR FRONT YARD?!

                                              

WE ALSO RECEIVED SOME OF THE NEW SUNDAY MORNING 2.1 FORKS.  BASICALLY THE SAME IN NEW COLORS AN FEATURING AN INTEGRATED HEADSET RACE.  MORE ODYSSEY RACE FORKS AND FLY THREE AMIGOS TOO.  ON TOP OF THE ANIMAL STUFF OBVIOUSLY.  HAVE A GOOD FOURTH (SEE BELOW, WE ARE CLOSED THIS FRIDAY) WE'LL SEE YOU SATURDAY! 

 

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