The needle bearing 9-T Driver we posted about a while ago can now be purchased separately and are compatible with all of our earlier 14mm cassette hubs. To get the full info, check out the original flipbook.
Dragons, elephants and more Gary Young
Yo Dudes,
My trip to Thailand was amazing! We rode some really awesome stuff, including elephants. All of the Thai riders that we met were so hospitable, and the Thai smile really is infectious. Everywhere we went, we were met by smiling faces. It was really quite nice, with the exception of the sun dial that was shaped like a half pipe… but we were expecting to get kicked off of that thing.
Unfortunately at the end of the trip I twisted my knee. It was on this weird road gap, when I pulled up in the air, my hand slipped off the grip. In hindsight, I fell victim to the humidity.
Talk soon,
Gary
Gary Young Ad
Here’s our advert in the latest Ride BMX (page 6 & 7) and Ride UK (page 6 & 7) issues, featuring Mr. Gary Young. Photo by the Kosman.
Mike Vincent Benefit Ride
Mike Vincent and Jimmy Levan
There’s a Mike Vincent benefit ride happening next month in the LA area and rather than just post details about it, Brian Tunney decided to interview Mike for the ESPN site. In it, you can learn a little more about his accident and his background in BMX. Details about the event are below:
It’s a 27-mile ride throughout the Los Angeles area, with a raffle and t-shirts being sold afterwards. Last year, the event raised over $2200, and they’re currently seeking donations for this year’s raffle. The event goes down on April 5, 2009 at 12:30 PM. If you’re in the L.A. area, come out and enjoy the ride. And if you’re a company looking to donate prizes towards the raffle, your donations are very welcome.
If you’d like to make a contribution or need additional information on how to donate to the cause, please e-mail nicelyd(at)verizon[dot]net.
And if you’ve got a box of swag you’re looking to donate (t-shirts, bike gear, backpacks, artwork, anything), here’s the mailing address:
Level 3 Post; Attn: Jeff Stroot
2901 W. Alameda Ave.
Burbank, CA 91505
In living color
We just got a big shipment in and inside some of the boxes were these red and blue tires! They come in Path and Mike Aitken treads and are all decorated with tanwalls. Skid through your current set and get a new pair of these to match your Rocky Balboa shorts!
They’re shipping next week so you should be able to get your hands on them very, very soon!
Random Team Updates
Gary Young 360 in Thailand
The original file name read, “Jimmy’s Pizza.” (Metal BMX)
Spy photo from Terry’s most recent photo shoot…
Here are some random bits of news, photos and videos from a few of our team guys.
First up, Gary Young and Aaron Ross went to the Thailand X-Games recently and Ted from Esco (our Thailand Distributor) sent over a handful of photos to share. Hit up the read more link to see Gary’s huge 360s, turndowns and hospital visit…
Second, Jimmy Levan celebrated his 35th birthday this past weekend with some good friends and Blondie! Hit up the Metal site for more pics.
Third, Terry Adams just got back from Paris for a photo shoot with Cream Magazine. The results will be out in the April issue. Also, there’s a huge flatland event happening in Paris later this year. You can catch a video of Terry and some friends “training” for it across the pond.
Eastside Mags
New issues of Ride BMX and Ride UK are hitting the magazine stands and here’s a preview of what you could be flipping through if you weren’t so darn technologically inclined. Take a peek and then check them out in their enhanced, real-life, 3D versions. Also, there’s a bonus Bouncing Souls video on the other side of the train tracks (read more link)!
Electronical: KC Badger / Brandon Turner
Here’s the latest Electronical upload and it’s KC Badger’s and Brandon Turner’s split section. It has a little bit of everything for everyone; trails, street, pools and parks.
The gold wheels belong to…
…Taj Mihelich. He sent over a handful of pics and you can check them out in the flipbook above.
Some people also guessed they belonged to b_dubbs and they would’ve been correct as well. Click HERE for a gold compilation he put together prior to us sending out the wheels.
Defgrip Original: Jim Bauer
Jim Bauer (Photo by Nuno Oliveira)
The latest person in the Defgrip Originals video queue is our very own Jim Bauer. Head over to Defgrip to watch it. Also, keep checking back here ’cause there’s a Bauer web video in the works as well!
MIKE AITKEN RAFFLE BIKE WINNER
Sometimes life works in mysterious ways….
A while back when 50/50 was accepting donations to benefit Mike Aitken, we had offered up our 2008 Interbike show bike (Gold Zinc S&M L.T.F. w/ Odyssey Purple Rain parts kit) as an added bonus for people to donate. Donate 10 bucks, you might win a bike that’s worth over a $1,000.00. Simple.
As time went on, people graciously donated and names were accumulated. 50/50 then gave us a list of all those names for us to pick a winner…
From there, we entered all the names into the random number generator once for every $10 that was donated. So, if you donated 30 bucks, your name was entered 3 times, and so on…
So, low and behold, John “Superfly” Skvarla ended up being the winner. I couldn’t believe it. This is crazy because I basically grew up riding with Supes, and this would totally look shady. However, it is not, and Supes won the bike fair and square, as shown in the picture above.
Congrats to Supes, and everyone who donated so generously to Mike. Over $50,000.00 was raised for Aitken.
