Adam Banton & the Winklemann Grind

Crooked World sat down with Adam Banton to get the full scoop on his latest ad for us. If you want it as your wallpaper, click HERE to download it!

Strobist info:
Canon 1Ds Mk2, Iso 125, f/8, 1/250th, Canon 15mm fisheye lens, Pocket Wizard Plus remotes, two Einstein flashes with medium reflectors in front and behind adam, at 1/4 power action mode and one Quantum T2 flash at 1/8 power directly over the photographer to fill in the shadows from the Einsteins.This photograph appeared in Ride Magazine in December 2011.

Photo by Justin Kosman

Healing with Tom Dugan

Tom Dugan suffered a head injury a while ago and is currently still in the healing process. This new video from Etnies documents some of the ways he’s been spending his time. For more updates on Tom, follow him on Instagram (@tommydugan) and Twitter (@tommy_jett).

TGIF: Gary Young – Kinked L Rail to Drop

We’re going way back to our inaugural ODSY Vision for this week’s TGIF. For our Happy New Year video, Gary Young provided us with a bag of hefty clips and this one in particular was a jaw dropper.

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Available Now – Summer Softgoods

Click around the flipbook above to check out are latest line of softgoods.

Available now through you favorite bike shops, mail orders and our online store.

TGIF: Justin Simpson – Gap to 50/50

We got multiple angles of this monster clip by Justin Simpson in our New Mexico Travel Log. With a ledge blocking a clear view of the rail, it’s a blind run-up until that perfect last minute swoop into it. Justin handled it like a champ and even let out a casual mid-gap pause before unleashing the fury of the dragon. Thou rail has met its slayer, REJOICE!

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Dirt Ron – Bike Check

Head over to The Union to check out all the details on Dirt Ron’s bike.

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Hoang Tran – How to Crank Arm Grind

Hoang Tran sits down with Ride BMX to show you guys how to properly lock in on a crank arm grind.

Broc Raiford – Interview

Click over to The Union for an interview with our boy Broc. He’s been making a lot of moves this year and with high school graduation and a move to California getting closer, you can expect to start seeing more and more of him.

TGIF: Adam Banton – S Rail to Whiplash

Adam Banton has a keen eye for spotting creative tricks on unique setups. Here’s a clip we filmed during his Free Stuff video and ended up saving for our Best of 2011 recap.

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Mike Aitken in F-IT

As Fit‘s first installment of their Throwback Thursday series, they decided to kick things off with Mike Aitken‘s section from their 2001 release, F-IT.

Matthias Dandois Tattoos

To say there’s an interesting collection of tattoos on Matthias Dandois‘ body is an understatement. Not only does he have a random (literally picked out of a hat) tattoo of Tom Selleck’s face on his leg but after losing a friendly bet with Aaron Ross, he now has a twitter shoutout on his foot (don’t worry kids, he’s not eligible to win the Twitter Bike).

To keep things fresh, if he gets 5,000 twitter followers by Sunday, Terry Adams’ face will be added to the collection. To make things easy, here’s the button:

Terry Adams – Top 5

Terry Adams laces some new lines and combos in his indoor spot and tells us 5 of his most favorite things. The Matthias Dandois impression he throws in there is pretty priceless.