News

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!

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.

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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)!

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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.

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…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.

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!

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.

First up is a video of Mike Aitken, smiling large, hopping curbs and pulling 180s. Its so good seeing him on a bike again. Keep up with MikeAitken.com for the latest news. Also, Vigilantia is still moving forward. If you’re interested in becoming a distributor, send them an e-mail.

Next up is Dig’s Rapid Response with Jim Cielencki. He lives in a drinking town with a football problem?!

Third is Clean Ron of Give D! Front stoppies in full effect and right when you think he’s going to throw a barspin, he’ll kick out a candy bar instead.

Here’s another set of wheels we recently laced up and sent out; gold Marmoset and Ratchet hubs, laced onto gold Hazard Lite rims (currently not available) with gold Odyssey Spokes. Any ideas on whose bike they ended up on?

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The last guessing game was a bit of a curve ball with most people guessing Aaron Ross or Terry Adams. If you were to look into a crystal orb (in this case, our Twitter account would be an adequate substitute), you’ll discover they actually belong to Mr. Adam Banton. We sent him a really bright parts kit and he’s done well with them. The black makes the colors pop like crazy and his new bike is looking dope. Check it out above (photos by Jeff Hall).

If you’re interested in stalking Adam, follow him on the Twitter and le Flickr.
The read more teleporter will take you to Adam’s 2003 Odyssey video part.
His Electronical part is on the way.

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This video is from the Fit site and in it you can watch Justin Inman and Chase Hawk blasting nac-nacs and 360s through some very finely groomed trails in France.