News Contests and Events

March 19th, Full Factory March Madness. Be there! Savings on Odyssey parts and good times!

BRING YOUR HELMET IF YOU PLAN TO RIDE.

June 26th 2015 – After 4 incredible and positive events, we are sorry to inform everyone that this year’s Texas Toast Jam has been called off.

A few variables beyond our control lead us to this decision, but the bottom line is that we simply could not gather the level of sponsorship support that is required for doing the event properly. Toast is a casual jam and might appear rough around the edges, but in reality it is a lot of work, and it also takes a lot of money to make it happen. We have to pay a legit staff of builders, buy and rent equipment, offer prize money, make sure the judges have pens and cover a million other details in order to keep this international event rolling smoothly. As Odyssey employees, we also organize and manage Toast while juggling all of our everyday work for the brand. It is fair to say that Toast has always been a labor of love for everyone involved in its creation, and because of that we are committed to always doing it properly so we can give the riders, fans and supporters the event that they’ve come to love.

We are bummed that the stars did not align for Toast this year, but there is always 2016. Our fingers are crossed.

– Odyssey Department of Toast

*Any serious inquiries for potential 2016 event support, please email –  toast@odysseybmx.com

*Hit up Ride BMX for news on NORA CUP.

Empire BMX, in conjunction with Florida-based action sports organizer The Boardr, is proud to present ‘Born and Raised,’ a two-day BMX event scheduled for August 14-15 in Austin, Texas in association with the celebration of Chase Hawk Day in August.

2014 X Games BMX Park gold medalist and Austin native Chase Hawk felt the need to give back to the community that fostered his BMX skills, and decided to throw a fun and pressure-free BMX jam at Austin’s House Park to commemorate the second arrival of Austin’s “Chase Hawk Day.”

“What better way to give back to the rising generation of BMX riders in Austin than by doing an amateur contest here,” said Hawk, who partnered with Austin’s Empire BMX shop on the venture.

“We have joined forces with Chase’s sponsors (Cult, Etnies, Oakley, and Odyssey) and The Boardr for this event, and couldn’t be more proud of Chase for making it happen. This is a great thing for the BMX community, locally and beyond, and we look forward to seeing it evolve in the future,” says Empire BMX.

Location:
House Park Skatepark, 1213 Shoal Creek Blvd, Austin, Texas 78701

Schedule:
Friday, August 14, 2015 – Pro/Invite Bowl Jam and BBQ
2pm – 6pm: Registration and Practice
7pm: Pro/Invite Bowl Jam
– Fun trophies/prizes to be awarded

Saturday, August 15, 2015 – All Ages Street Jam
9am: Registration and Practice
11am: Contest

Sunday, August 16, 2015 – Rain Day

TBA – tentative plans for an evening party event, check back soon!

All event details and registration information available HERE

The heat is on in Texas in August, so bring your best bag of tricks, a misting fan, and plenty of sunscreen!

BE THERE!

Shoutout to QBP BMX, East County, Menifee Bicycles and Epic BMX.

Full Factory‘s annual Toys for Tots Jam happened last weekend and Ride BMX was on hand to capture everything that went down. Thanks to everyone who came out and donated!

Hit play to join Sean Sexton, Tom Dugan, Jacob Cable, and Travis Hughes on a journey up north to our friends in Vancouver. Special thanks to 3Ride and Ryder Distribution.

Video by Walter Pieringer.

Sean Sexton, Broc Raiford, Lloyd Wright, Mike “Jersey” Taylor, and Matt Nordstrom were all across the pond for this year’s Ride to Glory. Challenges were completed, some were failed, and some were made up just for fun. Hit play to see what our dudes got into. Then click on over to RideUKBMX.com and vote for us ’cause some serious riding went down in this.

Here’s some drone footage from C9D Productions.

Hit play to watch Sunday’s highlight real from Toast. There’s even some fresh clips in here during practice that you may not have seen anywhere else.

Despite getting screwed on their AirBnB reservation, it looks like the Van’s team had a good time during the weekend of Toast. They even had a chance to check out some skateparks and spots around the Austin area.