1. For those of you that haven’t been there yet, this is the new Morgan Hill park. It’s every bit as fun as it looks.
2. Goddamn, does Chase Hawk air high. Also, that 180/halfcab gap clip is fucking dope.
3. I haven’t seen Jackson ride with a helmet since Vans was open. Too weird.
July 2, 2009
Final Miniramp Jam @ Colin’s
[7/2] At the request of Tony Campos and myself, the jam has been rescheduled to 8pm on Sunday, July 11th. Why, you ask? Why, Tony Naked and Beerman? Why would you do such a thing? The reason is simple, and has to do with a name and a word. The name is Cameron Birdwell, and the word is wedding. That’s right, the jam was scheduled improperly. Maybe Colin missed the memo that superman peggrabs trump everything, or perhaps he simply chose to disregard it. We may never know the truth. Now, though, with this change in timing, even those of us who’ll be present at the wedding can now be present at the jam, and a crisis has been averted. Be there.
[7/1] Sadly, the days of Colin Moyer’s ramp’s existence are coming to an end. He’s throwing a jam there on Saturday, July 11th, starting at 8pm, so if you’ve never been there before and you want to check it out, or if you just want to get some final runs in, that’s the time to do it. I’ll post more information as soon as I get it. For directions, click here…
No Modest Proposal
Oscar Gonzalez just hit me up, and let me know that Mat and Jackie Mardesich had their first child earlier today, an eight-pound baby girl. Congratulations, guys! Unfortunately, I don’t have a good photo of Mat, Jackie, and/or the baby, so here’s a very late-80s/early-90s video of two guys doing trick shots at a bowing alley.
ESPNPOTD
Zac Costa got the Pic of the Day over at ESPN, which was taken a month or so back by Cobbs. The photo below isn’t the one in question, but you can see the real deal if you click it.
Bicycle Film Festival Block Party
First Rule is hosting the Bicycle Film Festival Block Party for the third year in a row. We’re going to get things started at noon on Saturday, July 18th. This year’s event will be huge: better ramps, more prizes, merch booths, and much, much more. In addition to the Block Party, at 7pm there will be showings of four BMX films! You can buy tickets here for $10. We will be giving some tickets away, but I encourage everyone to go and support local filmmakers like Marco and myself.
I’m Good On That One
Dir: Marco Svizzero
A fun summer in SF with amazing BMX riding.
Kritsada Prathumma
Dir: Chris San Agustin
What it’s like to be a bike shop owner in Thailand and a BMX pro flatlander.
I Love My Bicycle: The Story Of FBM Bikes
World Premiere
Dir: Joe Stakun
In reaction to big business BMX companies in the early 90’s, 17 year-old Steve Crandall started a company of his own called Fat Bald Men. What began as selling t-shirts out of a backpack has turned into one of the most well respected DIY bicycle companies around. Through fortune and misfortune, the film follows FBM through their 15 years of mayhem as told by Crandall and the rest of the BMX bicycle community from close friends to influential icons like Dave Mirra and Mat Hoffman.
Chiang Mai
My homie Noom from Chiang Mai sent me this link to a video he made. I miss this place!
July 1, 2009
Steven Landrum
We filmed the last few clips for this yesterday, and now it’s done and finished. This one’s all street - the park and trails clips will end up in something else. I hope that you all enjoy it. Also, for those of you that never saw it, you can watch Steven’s video from last year after the jump.
Bring the Noize
Rick Thorne says: “I [named my band] ‘Good Guys in Black’ because it, like, stands for doing the right thing.” And to imagine that I had thought it was a reference to a Minor Threat song…
