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Ah man, I am lamenting the end of this years Glastonbury.  We had so much fun in the mud and sun I cant tell you.  Wish I was still there. Very wonky…..

Tobs seems to be in every bit of the news lately, couldnt be happier about that.  As reported last week, Toby’s now on Verde BMX.  Here’s a preview of the new bike he’s running, sorry its in B+W but the bike is actually B+W anyway. hah.

Here's the new Flybikes video entitled "Del Sur"...

Been a fun few weeks for us.  Before heading off to Glastonbury we rattled down to Newton Abbot for Toby’s (Forte) Protect Yer Noggin Jam in aid of the Headway charity….. 

The weather was playing silly buggers (as me dad would say) but with British Grit we held it together, got the jumps running and a session on.  It was a fun mellow day above all and helped to raise over £650 to charity.

The party in the evening was loads of fun and most of the Decoy scene was out to play.  Sunday’s weather was much better and people were riding the trails from 8am till late.  Good times all around and for a good cause.  Well done Toby, chin chin. There are loads of good shots from the day on randombmx.com.  In the meantime, here are some crap snaps I took with a pocket rig…

 

After a hectic drive with scotty hamlin we arrived at the airport and everything was going well. Then we arrived in Cologne only to find out that everyones bike had made the flight apart from Colums, no idea why…. hopefully he will have it sometime today or tomorrow. Its currently tipping down outside.

 

I will try to keep some updates coming over the weekend, if not see below and you can watch the masters live. 

 

 

Untitled from AtotheZ on Vimeo.

A video from our trip to France in May. Featuring Alistair Whitton, Wolfman, Wade Lajlar, and Travis Collier.

Aye thats what I hear, wor Farren from Retribution fame is now on Attila cycles http://www.attilabikes.com

Bored because you're not working because of the holiday? Thought so...this event in Hermosa Beach benefits breast cancer. I guess it will feature Margarita wrestling, an open bar, and an after party. Sounds like fun, go check it out.

This Saturday night all the bike riders in NOLA and its surrounding areas are meeting up downtown to ride street ALLLLLLLLL NIGHT. Everyone will meet out there around 10-11pm at the parking lot on the corner of Poydras and O' Keefe and ride street till the weeeeee hours of the morning. I've never been on one of these but im pretty excited about it. Hope alot of people can make it out. See you there.



Oh, and tonight is Bike Night at Ramp Age so come to that too:)

ok i lied, but it's coming... instead i got some rusty old outtakes of Jan Beckmann, he's a pretty funny guy... but don't cross his Kiyoto Katsuki side... otherwise you're in over your head.

June 18, 2008 – King of Vert Jamie Bestwick, who is a five time X Games Gold Medalist, three time Dew Tour Champion and Athlete of the Year (Nora Cup), has joined forces with his sponsors, Etnies, Levi’s, Monster Energy,...

Steve from Redditch Skatepark has emailed me to let you guys know there’s a jam on Saturday, here’s what he had to say -

Just to let you know we have a free Jam on at Redditch Skatepark on Saturday
5th July Starting 2pm.

There is a free X-Box 360 Elite up for grabs for the rider / skater of the
day.

There is a BMX, Skateboard and Inline competition with prizes from Entity
Boardsports, Vouchers and free passes to the Skatepark.

There is a free BBQ afterwards too.

Check the flyer out below

Redditch Jam July 08 Flyer

There’s a music video that’s been doing the rounds at the moment featuring James Harrison riding. They got in touch with me and said this -

I just want to draw your attention the new video on ‘No Handed Music’, featuring Profiles newest talent, ‘James Harrison’. The idea was to create a middle ground between a music video and a BMX shoot, something artistically edited to the music, adding flow to the footage, and an added air of excitement, which would ultimately compliment both the rider and the tune.

Check the link out for that here
Youtube
Mpora

And you can check out more of their stuff here
http://www.myspace.com/djdrift
http://www.myspace.com/nohandedmusic
http://www.airrecordings.com

And finally, if you haven’t checked this video out yet, then you’re missing out. In a sea of shit webedits this guy fucking rules - embedded video over at RideUK here!

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Yo… we have teamed up with Focalpoint to give you the chance to win a 2008 Sect frame in 21″ or a pair of Oneway Pegs just for buying some fine Focalpoint threads. What more could you want? So get shopping & support Australia’s grass roots magazine & Cooper Brownlee, one of the coolest guys in BMX you will ever meet.

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I do believe that these are the worst-looking hubs I've ever seen in my life.


These LIMITED EDITION Profile Mini hubs are called "Rasta", but look more like something you'd buy at Party Time. Are they supposed to be covered in streamers? Were they designed by a four-year old? Hell, they look more Mardi Gras than Rastafari. Regardless, they're the worst-looking (allegedly) Rasta-themed bike part ever, and that's saying a lot given what there's been, both in mountain:

• Chris King headsets:


Salsa skewers:


• Paul derailleurs:



(When it comes to pure unadulterated '90s disgustingness, nothing beats mountain bike parts.)



And BMX:


• Demolition pedals (I always thought they should have done a Neapolitan version):


• Fit DLR (and DLD) stem:



And, my favorite of all, the 10-year-old Rigid street frame, a Nate Wessel creation (as was the Demolition pedal 'colorway', actually). I looked all over the internet for photos and couldn't find any, so I decided to shoot the spread straight out of Ride (June/July '98). You might even be able to read it:


(Nice sprocket, Nate.)

I really wish I had a scanner—maybe I should buy one of those "limited edition" hubsets and flip 'em on eBay. Too bad I don't think I'd make a profit. I'd be better off re-selling these, 'cause those hubs are gonna be a dog. Since they're both terrible AND late.

(I don't even want to get into how silly it is to run Rasta parts on your bike if you don't at least have a basic understanding of Rastafari. It's not all just about smoking weed and listening to Bob Marley. That said, I'm gonna get a Star of David sprocket to show my love for The Fiddler on the Roof and Uzis.)




I haven't even watched all their videos yet, but Portland's Your Inn is my new favorite BMX crew. Company. Whatever. Anyone co-sponsored by a local vodka distillery is A-1 by me. Next time I'm in the PDX, I'm paying a visit.

just 3 pictures from the skatepark today.
alex paul (pauly) finaly started landing whips

arron wheatie whipping the gap

and me doing a 180 tobogan