270 invert from Chase and oppo 270 lookback from Gary. Photos from RideBMX.com
Chase Hawk and Gary Young both killed in X Games’ Park Prelims and are currently sitting in the top 5! For official results and more photos, hit up RideBMX.com‘s coverage.
We’re at X Games right now and we’d like to wish all our guys out there good luck! Keep your eyes peeled for Chase Hawk, Sean Sexton, Aaron Ross and Gary Young. If you want to watch some live webcasts of the event, you can check that out by heading to: odysseybmx.com/xgames/
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Cult just dropped this edit of Chase Hawk testing out Austin’s newest skatepark. The place looks dialed and Chase does everything in this edit from blasting quarters to lacing tech lines.
Here is the first detailed look at Chase Hawk’s upcoming signature stem, the Tomahawk.
53mm reach
6061-T6 custom forged aluminum
Internal clamping system
9.5mm rise or 22.5mm flipped
8.9 ounces
Black, Raw, Limited
Our goal with the Tomahawk was to develop a new front load stem that used a modified version of the steerer tube clamping system found in the Elementary Stem. This approach would eliminate sharp bolts and edges at the back, keep the weight down, and still allow riders to tighten and loosen the bars and steerer tube independently from one another. The Tomahawk wedge system is captured in the body, allowing riders to remove it only when maintenance is necessary. The steerer tube is clamped by tightening one 6mm hex key bolt on the side of the stem.
We also set out specifically to design the stem around its own unique forging blanks for both the cap and body. Forging maximizes the strength of the material, and helps keep the manufacturing costs down. Machining the same shape from a block of aluminum would be weaker, it would be wasteful of material, and the retail price would be unreasonable. The unique nature of the stem’s tomahawk-inspired front load body shape allows it to look “normal” whether it is installed traditionally or upside-down to raise the bars.
The end result is a strong, lightweight, front load stem with a series of unique features and the aesthetics that Chase asked us for.
For this episode of ODSY Vision, we bring to you our favorite clips from the Texas Toast Jam and a quick trip with George Boyd. He lives a few hours north of Austin so we met up with him a couple days prior and filmed a handful of clips along the drive.
Thanks to everyone who flew, drove, walked and pedaled to the Texas Toast Jam. You guys helped make it a good time with plenty of fun in the sun. Hope to see everyone again next year!
For a full, comprehensive look at the Texas Toast Jam, make sure to click HERE to view all of the photo galleries and videos we have gathered of the event.
Sean Sexton, Chase Hawk, Aaron Ross and Russell Barone hit up the fun and festivities in Austin’s SXSW festival. This hit up Austin’s staple spots and even managed to catch some shows in between!
PropsBMX.tv has uploaded dirt qualifying and finals should be up late this evening. Watch and enjoy!
Gary Young in 1st ($5500, including the $2500 bonus check shown in the photo), Chase Hawk 2nd ($3000) and Ricky Moseley 3rd ($2000)
Thanks to a lucky pair of pants (and an unbelievable amount of skill), Gary Young took home the win in Empire’s King of the Curved Wall challenge and also in the Pro Dirt Contest! Believe it or not, this is actually the first time Gary’s ever won a dirt comp so this victory’s extra sweet. Chase Hawk got a well deserved 2nd place with over-dipped 360s that were higher than most people’s regular airs and a gnarly 180 over the last jump. Ricky Moseley rounds things off in 3rd with huge variations over every jump.
Another highlight of the night was MIKE AITKEN getting so psyched on the comp that he ended up taking a Rebel Run! The whole place literally erupted in radness.
Thanks to everyone that came out tonight!
