News / 2009

  Rib and RollWallpaper: [ Wide | Standard ] We have a lot of new rims available in various colors for all of your shredding and color-coordinating needs. The top of the line Ribcage rim is now available in the following hard-anodized, brake-friendly colors: red, blue, gold and black. In the Rollcage front, new colors include Fluorescent Pink, […]
  Triple Gold G’sAs one of the main dudes behind our R&D, you can bet that Ben’s bike is dialed (and blinging gold). A complete parts list can be found in the flipbook above and a couple things to note are the new Four:four bars and the gold rims, spokes, nipples and hubs he’s running are now available.
  Four:four barsWe just got a new shipment in and a ton of these bad boys showed up. Some places already have them in stock while others will be getting them very soon. Contact your shops and mail orders to get a pair.
  Odyssey X EtniesThere’s that multiplication sign again, which means it’s time for another collab! Here’s a sneak peek for a limited edition colorway that’ll be happening a couple seasons down the road for Aaron’s new Etnies signature shoe, The Number. Though there isn’t an actual release date set for the Odyssey colorway, Aaron’s shoe will be available […]
  Dean, WTF?!Dean Dickinson, SHRALPIN’. Photo by Jared Souney (.com) Dean Dickinson, the man with over 100 pools under his wheels, put together a jam this past weekend over at the Donald skatepark in Oregon. The park features a replica of the famous Nude Bowl and that’s where the majority of the shredding ensued. To help preserve […]
  OS-BMX Meet RecapThe 2009 OS-BMX Meet happened this past Saturday. Our own Ben Ward won an awesome award for the Spike Bike and took home a crafty handlebar trophy. Our homies Greyboy and Truly Odd took home some trophies as well. Nuno has the throwback bike pics covered on Defgrip and Fat has a nice collection as […]
  Aaron Ross interviewHere’s a sweet interview with Aaron Ross from the Etnies site. He has new signature shoe coming out. It’s titled The Number and you can buy a pair through BMX shops that sell Etnies or places in the mall, such as Journeys. Visit the Etnies blog for a preview of the shoe.
  bike candyIt’s not really a full bike check but it is a close-up look at a CUSTOM wheelset Ben Ward built up for Steve Blackey of Gravity Powered Vehicles and The Bicycle Source. Though you can’t buy it as a complete wheelset, all parts are available separately:
  the back of TajTo keep up with the theme of his posts, here’s Lil’ Monty in front of Taj’s MRI If you’re a regular reader of The Blog of Taj, you’d know that Mr. Mihelich has been having some horrible back problems lately. After a series of doctor visits and a bad-news bearing MRI, it’s been concluded that […]
  G-Sport advertHere is G-Sport’s latest advert, as seen on page 177 of Ride UK #128. It’s their annual photo issue and filled with eye candy from cover to cover. Also, if you haven’t done so already, you can stalk George through his Twitter.
  kickin’ it old schoolBen’s Babies (L to R): Spike Jonez’ BMX, PK Ripper, Redline 700SL, 91 Elf Pro We’re proud to announce we are now official sponsors of OS-BMX.com! Steve Brothers, the site owner, was kind enough to throw together some nice words for us and started up a couple threads announcing our new alliance. Approaching our 25 year anniversary […]
  Aaron Ross grips, revisitedAaron’s grips has been receiving some love from a couple technology sites lately. First it was on Wired and then 3 hours later, it ended up on Gizmodo. I wonder if they know about the matching shirt? Thanks to all our friends on Twitter, MySpace and Facebook for helping spread the word.