Klunker Endo

And here we are. 55! I was trying to come up something witty about Sammy Hager, but that just had me craving Tequila and a relisten of 5150. But at this point, I will settle for Dairy Queen and a good ol' endo. Cheers! And here's to another year.

The Build Of The S&M ATF

These wheels have been sitting in the garage for some time. Seemed like the perfect opportunity to build up another bike. Because who doesn't need more bikes?

 

A perfect blend of parts. S&M cruiser bars, stem and fork. Add in a set of these classic Shimano XTR brakes with Odyssey brake cables, great combo. 

 

Bob Haro Endo

Bob Haro endo in front of the famous LA transitions. So much rad stuff has been shot there, like this excellent Etnies Chase Hawk video.

Happy Birthday John Yull

Happy birthday to my good friend Mr John Yull. Keep killing it!

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The Rig Is Back Together--Solid

Manage to finally get the rig back together and feeling like a bike that I feel comfortable on. Needs one or two little tweaks, but as it is it feels great.

And here is a photo of me squeaking on the coping in our backyard. Thanks to Jonas for taking such rad photos. You rule!

And big thanks to Empire, Profile, Demolition and Solid BMX!

POTD--Joel Moody Wall Ride

Empire BMX--Bad Idea Premiere Pictures

Funny, I had forgotten about having a point and shoot at the Empire Bad Idea Premiere. Glad I found that XD card. Is that video out yet?

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Smoking The Bowl -- Empire BMX New Ramp Video

Smoking The Bowl from Empire Bmx on Vimeo.

Nowhere Fast Mix Section

Dave Parrick -- Fakie Air

Shot this at the second Tank Skatepark in San Antonio. I think Dave is riding Taj's bike in this photo,they were down filming for the Etnies Foward video. And that is all moot at this point with 11-26-11 coming up quick.

Bad Idea Premiere--11-26-11

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Bicycle Motocross Action--June 1978--Part Two

Here is part two from the Bicycle Motocross Action post. Loving seeing the test on this Cook Bros bike. So many cool ideas happening there.

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Go here to try and win a custom Fairdale Bike.

A Fun Day In Austin

Spent most of the day up in Austin this past Saturday. Spent most of my time riding the trails at 9th Street and finally getting a tour of Empire BMX. I was pretty much in awe all day long and managed to only shoot one photo of Smokin' Steve Tyler's kick ass Bontrager build. His collect is amazing and so is the new Empire location. All in all a great day spent riding and hanging out with friends. And to top it of I ran into the legend himself Lee Sultemeier.

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Sunday Self Filmed Clips

Had a chance yesterday to get out for awhile and get some riding in on the BMX. I have been on nose manual kick as of late, and getting use to hoping onto something using the front brake felt so good. Those c-ledges that are in Travis Park have always haunted me and I have been wanting to get a nose manual all the way around one, it just never really worked out. I was lucky to get a few runs on them and get some of the tries recorded before all the tweakers showed up and tried to grab my camera. Here is a clip of one of the first tries, and a quick clip of an opposite feeble grind I found.






Empire BMX

Demolition Suburban Handlebars

More From The Texas Vintage BMX Meetup

Here are a few more photos from the meetup yesterday. 

Vintage BMX Show

This was my personal favorite at the vintage bmx show today. I am a sucker for Bullseye hubs.

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Texas BMX Round Up

The Texas BMX Round up is this weekend, starting Saturday with a ride from Empire at 4pm, then Sunday for a swap meet. So get there and show off your goods.

Fox Racing Main Empire Men's Off-Road/Dirt Bike Motorcycle Goggles Eyewear - Color: Clear
Harley-Davidson® Babe Washing Bike Tin Sign
Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back - Bike Jersey (XXX-Large)

The New Ride

Thanks to Mark Noble at Deluxe BMX and Eric Block at Forty Distribution I was able to get my hands on one of these kick ass Deluxe frames and set it up as my new trail bike. And with some major help from Brian at Demolition and Tom at Empire I was able to piece this thing together as almost completely new. I did keep the very old Ukai single wall front rim laced to the Suzue low flange front hub as a throwback, seeing as I have had that wheel forever. Just a few more little tweaks and it is done. Yes, I am planning on cutting done that steerer tube. Now come on Texas, get your shit together and give us some good weather.