News Mike Aitken

I suppose it’d be safe to call this a bit of an Aitken week on our Daily Word. Two signature part updates and now his section from Electronical. Click Play and enjoy.

In other Aitken and team news, Mikey and Chase are both in the top 5 nominees in this year’s Nora Cup for best dirt rider. Chase is also in the running for Best ramp rider, along side Gary Young, and Terry Adams is in the mix for Flatland. If there was a category for best crankslides, JC would most likely take up all 5 top nomination slots. Click here for proof.

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Here are some more Mike Aitken signature products that just arrived. Nightwolf and Aitken Senior 2 saddles are now available for Pivotal posts. Hit up your local shops or mail-orders if you want some!

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Fresh out of the shipment, here’s the latest variation of Mike Aitken’s signature tire! These red walls tires are available with our P-Lyte sidewalls and come in 1.90″ and 2.25″ widths.

They’ll be shipping soon so local shops and mail-orders should be able to stock them in a couple weeks! In the mean time, download the wallpaper above and check out these two articles on Mikey: Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune.

Vital BMX had a recent poll asking its members who their favorite dirt rider was and Mike Aitken not only took the title, but he also had more than twice the number of votes than anybody else! Congratulations Mikey!!!!

Some of the clips in this are pretty hard to watch but it’s good seeing it though since it really puts into perspective how just one crash can really affect your life. Mikey’s been through a lot this past year and this video takes you through his highs and lows. His road to recovery continues to progress and you can trail along at MikeAitken.com. While there, make sure to hit up the Vigilantia section. It’s a great way to rock some cool threads while showing support for one of BMX’s largest inspiration and influence.

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Ben came across this Jimmy Levan bio in a 1991 issue of Go Magazine. To put it into perspective, at the time of the interview, he was 17 years old and had national number 14 for 17 expert in racing. The full scan’s after the jump, but to get to it, you have to envision yourself doing a bar hop.

I wanted to put up the scan earlier but the scanner at work wasn’t working so now you’re getting an evening update. However, things worked out ’cause I came across this other little gem when I got on my computer (originally from Ryan Fudger’s box):

The other day a bunch of us went riding around downtown with Aitken. We went to the vegan Chinese place and then cruised around downtown. It was so good to see him back on his bike all stoked. The craziest news is that Mike rode the first four sets at Tanner today. I wasn’t down there today, but when I heard it I couldn’t believe it. – Matt Beringer

Read that again and then high five the next person you see.

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24 inch tires means more surface area for skidding!

If your 24″ Hazard Lite rims are getting lonely, our Path and Aitken tires are now available for your cruisers and 24″ freestyle machines. You can get Paths in 24×2.1″ and Aitkens in 24×2.25″ sizes. Download the wallpaper below then head over to your local shop and upgrade your tires.

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Mags (and other stuff): Ride UK, Freestylin’, MikeAitken.com, Dig BMX, BMX Plus! and Ride BMX.

Terry Adams, mid-trick at the Twilight Contest in Athens, GA. (Photo: ScoutATL)

The title doesn’t really make much sense but whatever. Here’s a fairly hefty update from internet land and the real world. One of the big news of the weekend is Terry Adams won another flatland comp. This time it’s the Twilight Contest. Visit Global-Flat for more info. There’s a 2 minute edit of the event after the read more link.

The other recent big news is there’s a Vigilantia preview over at MikeAitken.com. Things are moving and they should be available very soon. Outside of Vigilantia, Mike’s recovery is moving forward and it looks like he’s on the road to getting his full vision back! Full details over at his site.

Read more for a break down of some awesome things we found in the mags pictured above. Oh and when you’re done, check out Krt Schmidt‘s bike! All sorts of radness going on; f&r stoppies, chromies and posties. Plus, the write up he did to go along with it will get you even more stoked on riding.

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Here’s another railed saddle we have in this month. This version is of the Mike Aitken persuasion and is available in White or Sunset. They’re shipping now and will be available at your local shops very soon.

Also, don’t forget to keep checking MikeAitken.com for the latest updates on Mikey. They haven’t updated in a while but their last post is pretty good. He’s BMX Plus’s Dirt Jumper of the year!

Mike Aitken, Trista, Baby Owen and Rob-O stopped by Odyssey today to say what’s up. We all tremendously enjoyed seeing Mike, and it’s great to see him up and about. We chatted for a bit before they had to take care of other stuff, and it was all good.

The above iPhotos are courtesy of Ben Ward and Myself.