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Mini Mark Interview
2008-02-17 05:07:00
Oh Mini Mark ... I could go on and on about this guy. Well let's see, I first met him officially when he was staying in the villa I was staying in at Baco up in Wiscompton last spring.. The weekend was real cool super funny guy to be around. Since then I have had a lot of chances to ride with him, we usually meet up once a week and hit up a local park and then go to the A&W with a bunch of riders and cause a bunch of problems haha. Mark is one of the nicest dudes I know and I think you guys needed to get to know him.Name:Mark Harold Schlegel jr.Location:St. Paul, MnSponsors: ahh hahha. my wallet Nicknames:mini-mark, mini, schlegelbagle, What do you do for a living? work at champps.. its a sad lifeHow long have you been riding BMX? haha umm. like 8 or 9 yearsDo you remember the first time that got you hooked?yeah, my buddy taylor and I built a mound of dirt up and tried to learn 180's for 3 monthsYour a pretty well known rider around the TC and Rochester scene, what do you think of ...
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Odyssey Premier!!!
2008-02-16 05:56:00
Well as you may have guessed it the Odyssey Electronical premier was amazing...The house was packed, all the pros were in and Give D! was in full effect reppin' hard and heavy...Jim Bauer decided to have some of Give D! run security for the event and I happened to be head of security for the night. Jim even had some custom shirts made up with Odyssey Electronical font in the front and SECURI-D in the back... I was more than happy along with others from D crew to promote positivity and uphold the peace for all of those who attended. The securi-D! for the night consisted of Kyle, Matt Kimbrough, my edge buddy Steve and myself, our duties were to check ID, beat on any possible negative people and ensure everyone in the joint was partying. I drank unlimited amounts of Redbull and Fiji water all while feasting on delicious pizza... The video was really good and our local S.D. Hero Gary held it down with the first part, Taj also had a really creative section and of course Aitken and Aaro...
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New LNKF edit!
2008-02-14 05:42:00
As always Grant comes through with a sweet edit of the LNKF crew! If you didn't see their new shirts you can see those down a few posts from this one!You know you love seeing videos of this crew of dudes who ride BMX better than you...Oh and whoever it was that wanted that Nathan Williams interview, I think it might of been a few people, I got that going.. but it might be a few days since he's in Austrailia and doesn't really have any internet... I don't think?
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DMC Old School
2008-02-12 03:32:00
If I got paid a dollar for every Youtube video I have watched, I could afford to build a custom bike with the Eastern Ti Grim Reaper. Maybe.I saw this old school video of DMC on BikeGuide.orgI really wanna see more riding like this now days.
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Brandon Dosch
2008-02-12 01:33:00
Albes team rider Brandon Dosch has another video of him riding Hidden Valley Trails with Mike "Hucker" Clark. It is pretty awesomeAlso remember to check out the deal of the day on the Albes site, today it is the Fly Sergio Bars for like $30..Also more Dustin Griess stuff!Dustin has this little mini camera, but basically he strapped it to his peg and belt buckle and filmed stuff. I think you can see me for .5 seconds at the very end sitting haha. But yeah its a crazy perspective.Heres what it said in the description on Dustin's Youtube"At work we sell these little GoPro video cameras, so I decided to take our sample to the skatepark and have a good time with it... You can throw a 2GB SD card in it and record about an hour of audio/video. I was actually quite impressed with the quality, although some tricks get to be quite confusing. I mounted the camera on my belt buckle and on my rear peg. The footjam tailwhips look sweet!"
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Dustin + AJ demo
2008-02-12 01:30:00
Dustin Griess and AJ Haines did a demo out in Tacoma, Washington. AJ usually does demos with Chaos On Wheels and they asked Dustin to come ride with them for this demo. This is what Dustin has to say about it. "Jeremiah from Chaos on Wheels asked AJ and I to do a stunt show in November of 2007 at a Franklin Graham event just outside of Seattle, WA in Tacoma. I was super excited to do this, I have never been out that direction and I love doing shows and riding bikes with AJ. We flew out together and I was just amazed at the scenery out there. It was beautiful everywhere we went. We did 2 twenty minute shows, inside of the Tacoma Dome with a crowd of about 9,000 people. This is the most people I've ever ridden in front of, and AJ and I put on some damn good shows. At one point I was asked to give out a BMX bike to anyone in the audience, so I rode the bike on top of the ramp and let AJ 360 over me. I then rode the bike around the stadium while the crowd cheered for me to give them ...
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New LNKF Steez
2008-02-11 03:47:00
New LNKF shirts will be here on Friday. All pre-orders will ship on Friday and Saturday. Heres a look at em then hit up our webstore at http://lnkf.bigcartel.com*click for larger versions*Team roster for '08 is as follows:Grant CastelluzzoJeff DowhenJeremiah HughesMike HinkensErik ReamJordy KilpelaBro team has become too long to list. And we still hook up the band "Spare the Rod" (myspace.com/sparetherodnoise)Lots of roadtrips and media stuff planned for this year including a Props appearance and a few jams. Bars and sprockets should be back in full effect within a few months. For everyone wanting one you will have to wait til then. If you are wanting a shirt and cant order one through the store for some reason, just email me and we can figure something out. ayjay.anderson@gmail.comThanks to everyone who supports us, we really appreciate it!!!AJ

Sam Adams Interview
2008-02-09 22:26:00
Sam is one of my favorite photographers and has a bunch of photo's in the new Ride Photo Edition. His stuff is sick and I knew instantly I wanted to send him an interview. Hear what he has to see and check out a few of his pictures:Name, age and location?Sam Adams , 21, Albuquerque, NM Photo setup/s?I have a general bag for BMX and most basic assignments that includes; a Canon MKIIn camera body; a 15mm, 16-35mm, 85mm, and 70-200mm lenses; a Canon 580ex flash, a Quantum Q-Flash w/ battery pack and three pocket wizards.I have other lights and gear for portraits and some long glass for sports. How long have you been riding? I started riding back in middle school when my dad took me to the BMX track here in ABQ and I just fell in love right away. So I raced for about 3 years until the local skate park, Los Altos, opened up and that?s when I started riding park and dirt almost exclusively. How did you get into photography and how long have you been shooting BMX?I got into photography m...
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High Speed Cameras
2008-02-09 00:52:00
New rule: Anytime I find something that makes me say "Oh my god" right when I see it... It will be posted..I saw this on VitalBMX.com and I don't know why it was on there but whatever. This was shot at 2000 frames per second... thats insane since most consumer cameras are like 24 frames per second or 30. So thats just awesome.. They use those cameras on Myth Busters which has that really hot Kari Byron girl on it.. Don't know who she is? Google It (could be NWS if you have your filter off).vitallink {font-size: 12px; margin: 2px 0 7px 0; text-align: center; color: #004070; text-decoration: underline;}.vitallink a:hover{color: #777;}See More BMX Videos at VitalBMX.com
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BMX filming: A cost effective way
2008-02-07 20:06:00
It is 14 degrees out, snowy out, and I don't have class or work today...*Click to see big So I was sitting around and I got thinking about my camera set up. It seems like Youtube and Vimeo has a hundred new videos on their sites a day with kids riding BMX. It is insane how good some of the videos are that pop up on there are, but then again there are A LOT of video that after 5 seconds I start searching for a new video to watch instead. Then there are kids out there who complain "I can't get a dvx or super nice camera so my videos won't be good. That is where I kind of have to laugh because it is so easy to get stuff for cheap and still make it look good. My set up total, for everything was about $650? That is a rough estimate but I cannot imagine it is much more than that.This is my filming set up.Panasonic GS320- $375*Click to see bigSunpack 5800D Tripod- $25*Click to see bigHandle- Custom Made $10*Click to see bigKenko Fisheye .43x- $40Cokin Wideangle- $30*Click to see bigAdob...
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8th Annual Bicycle Film Festival
2008-02-06 22:42:00
The EIGHTH ANNUAL BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL is now accepting entries.Deadline For Entries Is February 19th(-ish) We are looking for films with a strong theme or character of bicycles. This includes all mediums and styles such as animation, experimental, narrative, d?cumentary and music videos.The BFF is held in over 15 cities around the world including Tokyo, New York City, Los Angeles, Milan, and London. In 2007 the total BFF attendance was nearly 100,000 people.BFF is a celebration through film, art and music. Past BFFs has been have included works from legendary artists such as Jonas Mekas, Michel Gondry, Mike Mills and Jorgen Leth. The emerging artist is showcased as well.The Bike Film Fest is expected to be a huge success in 2008. All cities have been selected and dates for NEW YORK are May 28th - June1st. All other dates will be set within the month. For more information and entry forms, visit the BFF website: http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.comhit it up. doesn't have to be ban...
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Albes Sale!
2008-02-06 19:40:00
I posted the flyer about the Albes sale that they are having.... Well just an FYI it starts today and runs until the end of the month. So Check their site everyday and maybe you will find something you wanted for super cheap. It's going to be good stuff not the old stuff you usually see more places putting on sale.If I am not mistaken, I think it might be this Kink Frame for $89.99... 2008? must be?Edit: actually I lied, it was this Fly Pantera Fork for $39.99 ...
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The Come Up DVD review
2008-02-04 01:38:00
The Come Up is on the top of the BMX websites, and when there was word of a dvd coming out, I couldn't believe all the different reactions people had. I really don't see why so many people hate on new things, people they don't know, and everything. However, there was also A LOT of really excited people who wanted to see this DVD, including me. When Adam asked if I wanted a copy I was stoked, so I am doing this review.(clickable)Now if your on the message boards and everything, I am sure you saw a few days ago somebody uploaded the video to google, which sucked, but I peeped it for a few minutes to get a feel for it and couldn't wait for mine to come. It is down now so you gotta buy a copy to see it.The DVD is 46 minutes long and like 23 minutes of bonus stuff. So when I was watching this I wrote stuff down to remind me what I wanted to say.(clickable)To start the DVD out, it shows a little of what to come, and then a big 3 crash on some stairs where the dude walked away, but I ...
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Albes Sale
2008-02-03 21:16:00
Flip always has some awesome stuff going on over at Albes... If you remember the February contest they had the last two years that got shut down you know the kind of deals they were giving out.. well they found a way around it and are doing it again.So make sure you start checking their site everyday for super good deals on stuff. Click that picture for all the details..Also while your their check out the Brandon Dosch Video they got posted
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PHOTO UPDATE
2008-02-03 03:17:00
bunch of photo's I had laying around:Levi Weert by Francis Delapena in BoiseLevi Weert by Tal Roberts in BoiseCody Law by Tal Roberts in BoiseJordy Kilpela (360 to fakie) shot by ME at Level 2 Skatepark, Houghton MIJake H. (270 invert) shot by me at Level 2 Skatepark, Houghton MIJordy Kilpela (tuck to fakie) shot by me at Level 2 Skatepark, Houghton MIJake Geisel (double tire) shot by me at National Skatepark, Milwaukee WIGrant C (downside whip) shot by me at 4seasons, Milwaukee WIthats enough for now. check out this vid from Levi Weert. He is a shredder:
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Dustin Griess
2008-02-01 04:32:00
Dustin Griess is the man.. hands down awesome all around guy.. SHREDS ON A BIKE.. shreds the internet (InterBMX.com) and just super nice... I could go on forever.. but on a noteable thought, Dustin got 2nd at the free flow am tour last fall.. and here is a video of him doing his runs which got him that spot..AWESOME..

Mike Vincent
2008-01-31 22:20:00
Taken from a Myspace bulletin from Tom HaugenMike Vincent is a BMX rider who has been a prominent fixture in the sport for many years. Mike has worked as a judge for all of the major competitions, including the X Games, LG Action Sports World Tour, AST Dew Tour, and the former Gravity Games. He has also been a part of most of the core BMX competitions, including Rebeljam and the CFB events. Mike is also a regular at any Los Angeles track bike gatherings and all around a great guy. ----------------------------------------- --------------------Image taken from United Bike's (I never met Mike or have seen a picture but I am assuming this is the same guy since hes with Jimmy Levan)- Kurt------------------------------------- ------------------------Some of you may have already heard about Mike’s terrible accident two weeks ago. While riding his bicycle on the way to work he was struck by a car. Although he sustained minimal body injuries, he did sustain major head trauma. After multiple...

This has nothing to do with BMX...
2008-01-31 22:11:00
But I saw it over at the Snafu website and I am just amazed by this... DC took a bunch of snowboarders, and their Rally Car driver on a snow hill and did this stuff..Yeah it has nothing to do with BMX. When you live in Minnesota, you either ski, or snowboard in the winter.. and I snowboard so I found this cool.. and just nuts that this dude is jumping his car off a snow kicker!

Where is Eddie and Dehart?
2008-01-31 20:57:00
I have noticed a lot of people have been asking where the Fit Edie Cleveland frame and Chase Dehart frame is...well I guess since Rob-O informed me, They will be getting them this week at the Fit shop, and then shipping them out to everywhere... So expect the main mail orders to have them probably in 1-2 weeks or so.. maybe less?Who will be the first one on Bikeguide and The Come Up Board??
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Chris Childs on DK
2008-01-31 20:20:00
Catfish shot me some news about their 2008 Damn Kids team....So for 2008, DK has a new program similar to what Levi's did.. They are letting the pro team pick the flow team.. or in this case, the Damn Kids team. I guess Chris Childs was Brian Hunt's pick.. I don't know who else has been picked yet but maybe if your good friends with Brian Kachinsky you will be getting picked? I don't know.. sounds like a good deal.. the kid rips!

Casey Strong
2008-01-31 16:53:00
A good friend of mine, Casey Strong , has just been added to the Sputnic Flow team. please head over to Sputnic-BMX.com and peep his new video. He is a wild rider and will throw his bike at your car as you pass by on your way to meet friends at the pizza parlor.... Congrats Casey!

Welcome To Oshkosh
2008-01-30 02:38:00
The dudes over at Dead End Army made this full length video.. good stuff! ENJOY

Redendo edit
2008-01-29 21:01:00
John Dale over at Redendo.com asked me to post this...
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Give D edit on Defgrip
2008-01-29 05:44:00
BMXunion has mad love for Give D.. You know this is good..Click Here for the Give D editThen head over to Defgrip for more good stuff!
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Jim Bauer's 41 Thermal Birthday!
2008-01-28 22:45:00
Hello friends,I'm here to notify you of a good day that was had by my friends and I...I'll start this off with another Happy Birthday to Jim Bauer!! Some of you may or may not know that the head master of Odyssey has been kicking ass for 30 years now.Before Jim was at Odyssey taking care of business,he enjoyed a good sweater and a good flat top hair cut...You'll hear more about all that though as this story progresses....The day started off with me having a tattoo appointment,I called up the Party Steve's to see if they wanted to roll with me to the tattoo shop down in La Jolla.After deciding not to handle our new apartment deposit,they hopped in my luxury sedan and we made our way down to the shop,all of course while listening to br00tz......We arrived at the tattoo shop only to sit around and have a proper burrito session before my tattoo was to begin,Kerr was looking cute.It was all in good fun but the rot factor for the Steve's was high,they dabbled in boredom and conversa...
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Dusty Hansen Interview
2008-01-28 04:52:00
This interview is my first contribution to this website. I decided to interview a local from Undercover Skatepark in Wisconsion named Dusty Hansen . I met Dusty on a biking trip a couple years back. I was riding and he just showed up and started shredding it. Dusty is a rider with serious skills, and a great person to chat with. But hey, dont take my word for it. Just check out the interview.NameDusty Allen HansenAge20 Years YoungLocation-Currently: Neenah WI. Seconds From The Original Brian Kachinsky Residence.Occupation Pipe WelderSponsorsDead End ArmyHow long have you been riding for? Around 6 YearsWhat first got you into bmx? I was cruisin' for the ladies like 8th graders do best and I saw 2 guys filming on a rail that can be found in BACO 9. Turns out as I developed an interest, the two guys turned out to be Dave Freimuth and Tony Mortenson. Best biking memory? I have so many awesome memories from riding, but I would say that my best moment would be getting to meet Walter Pieri...
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Captain Ron's
2008-01-26 01:20:00
Grant Castelluzzo posted this video up on his Youtube. It has him, Jeff K, Mike Hinkens, Chris Beers, and some others.. It is pretty good stuff!
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Eric Holley + Nick Anderson
2008-01-26 01:17:00
Two Minnesota guys who kill it and do a lot of barspins..I am excessively happy about this because I haven't seen anything of Eric in a while so thats good.. Plus since Nick is on Eastern flow, you will be seeing a lot more of him.
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For Sale
2008-01-26 00:07:00
AJ sold his flash he had up so if you were interested sorry..If anyone is interested I am selling a 20.5" FBM stairmaster.. $120bmxrochester@Hotmail.com if your interested, I can get you pictures and stuff.
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Bink + SW bMx Trickz
2008-01-25 16:06:00
Bink was telling me he had a new edit, I figured it would be good, he said it would be on SWbmx so I waited and then it was there, so awesome>>>Click Here for the Video>>>SWbmx.com would be where you go next.