contents 008 getting good... Takes a little time.
012 news and assorted happenings
Holy crap, BMX is getting busy, plus there’s a Dragonfly frame to win!
028 one nation
East to the west to the north to the south and NZ.
030 reformist
For those who roll the flat ground?
036 got dirt trail jam
The best Aussie trails ever built for a competition?
040 mean streets
Melbourne’s R.I.P. street battle.
048 daniel dunn interview The Moz on lotsa stuff.
054 country and western
C-town gets ghetto, for real.
056 cromoly crown
Park and dirt SA style.
060 heavy metal 13
Will it never end? We don’t think so.
064 backbone jam
Putting back on a regular basis
066 how to
Hurricane it up with Gee
068 behind bars
You know what it’s all about
074 beats and pieces
It’s all about Sepultura...
076 bike check
Redline, WeThePeople and Fit suss’d out.
078 surplus
The newest in new that you wanna use.
082 last word
Mike Moore and Crispy on when things get pear shaped...
on the cover If you scored this copy of the mag thru a newsagent, then you get Josh Stead blazing one//NITAI But if you subscribed or hit up your local bike shop then there’s our 1st arthouse cover thanks to the crew at Melbourne’s RIP jam. Consider it the collectors edition or some shit like that//CRISPY
in the contents However you look at this piece of architecture, it’s going to rule on a bike. Travis getting his whip on//CRISPY
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Volume 6 June 2006
Contributors//Jamie Mahon, Clint Millar, Dave Sayer, Jamie Moore, Simon O’Brien, Luke Batchelor, Zoli Borbossi, Lucas Comino, Adam Ware, Cooper Brownlee, Haimona, Devin Parker, Steve Morissey, Adam Haynes-Apps, Stu John, Beau Jones, Chris Moore, Shaun Jarvis, Chris Samuel, Benny, Louis, Chris Slade, Chris Pollack, Raine Turnbull, Jimmy, Mike Moore, Mark Schenider, Puni, Kenny Raggett, Colin Mackay and the odd random rider/bum/angry mutant that had a say about the somethin... Photos//Chris Polack, Graeme Pereira, Jamie Mahon, Chris Samuel, Steve Morissey, Nitai, Dave Sayer, Zack Musarsa, Ian Robinson, Chris Raethke, Stephen Hillenbrand, Seaton Spratt, Paul Kim, Colin Mackay, Chris Moore, Raine Turnbull, Adam Ware, Nick Gascoine. Photographic + digital mentor//Tony Nolan Advertising info//sales@2020bmxmag.com.au Publishers//Holmes & MikeD Webheads//www.2020bmxmag.com.au
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Yep, you be in the deep end. Well Adam Hough is. And you wish you knew the spot. And the security guard...//Crispy
I once heard this theory about progression, well maybe it was more to do with getting good. But more than that, it had to do with staying into something for the long haul. Getting yourself involved with anything takes a large chunk of straight up determination. This is true to whatever activity you choose to spend your time on. Be it playing guitar, shooting pics, home brewing or of course riding a bike. But when it comes down to it, it’s a very simple equation; the longer you do something, the better you get at it.* Of course there are a few other factors involved in this little mathematical piece of genius. Like the hella complex thing we call life, natural ability, raw skill, the odd hit of blind luck and a host of other things will all play their role, but whatever you choose to do (and eventully get good at) seems to depend fully on your persistence and patience. By this I figured it meant putting up with everything that comes between me and my (insert activity here __________ in this case riding) bike, and knowing deep down that it will all sort itself out in the end. Rainy days, stripped cranks, closed bike shops, freshly gouged shins, stolen bikes, flat tires, BMX Bandit comments, endless magazine deadlines… You can probably name several million sources of endless frustration yourself. But if you’ve made it this far into the 20inch experience, chances are you’re in for the long haul. And it’s pretty obvious you’ll see all these tests of your patience as detours, not roadblocks and maybe even see them as points to launch forth from. In simpler terms, if you want to get good, progress, grow or whatever, you’ll always see the rewards being far greater than the cost. Holmes (inspired by Lew) *On this getting good thru determination, I also remember getting told that it takes ten years of dedication before you start to see the rewards for your efforts. It’s something to think about before you get into anything… Thanks Claud, those words run true!
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fast cars & fronties Yep, cars, promo chicks, big dirt jumps and some of Australia’s best dirt riders. This pretty much summed up the weekend of the first BMX Dirt Nationals at the Gold Coast Parklands. This event was run by Raceline Promotions and was billed as being one of the best dirt comps in recent times, it didn’t disappoint. The course was 3 jumps, ranging from 16 to 20ft long, with a curved wall ride at the end and a massive scaffolding roll in for speed. Even in practice the riding was amazing, guys were throwing front flips, double whips, huge back flips and 360 whips. This was a good sign for the rest of the weekend. The competition was scheduled to start on Saturday with the Am and Pro Qualifying rounds. However shocking wind caused the practice to be badly disrupted and the comp pushed back to the afternoon. With the wind still partially present the comp went ahead in the afternoon for any riders who were game enough but was modified so that those who didn’t want to risk the wind could still ride the next day. In Am there were plenty of riders who stepped up showing us all that they are not far off the Pro class. Will Gunn was shredding all weekend with loads of clean tricks like no-foot cans, tuck no-handers and back flip variations, he got third on the day. Jaie Toohey showed off some of the nicest tailwhips and supermans of the weekend to score second and Ash was sending back flips and front flips like a pro to take 1st. The Pro comp also went off, even with a number of riders not wanting to risk it in the wind. Dane Searls made the trip up from Sydney and was on all weekend. Huge backies, double whips and 360 whips were just some of the tricks he threw down. Others to impress on the Saturday were Nick Cooper and Daniel Dunn. Cooper had some amazing 360 combos, all dipped and even threw down a one handed whip. Dunn was throwing double whips, superman seatgrabs and backflip variations. But all these guys knew that these scores would mean very little if they couldn’t step up the next day.
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When Sunday rolled around the wind had died down and the stage was set for a massive comp, even with a few riders a little worse for wear after a big night out. In Am the consistency of Will Gunn won the day. Every run was clean and stylish with tricks like no foot cans, tuck no handers, backflips and some of the best tabletop inverts of the weekend. Jaie Toohey got second with smooth turndowns, big whips and supercans. He also tried a double whip but couldn’t make it stick in his run. He rode out of one straight after the comp and will probably have them dialled soon. Vince Byron walked away with third after some nice whips, tuck no handers and superman seatgrabs. He also tried a double whip but couldn’t pull it off. Unfortunately, Ash, who won Saturday’s qualifying, crashed hard in practice and was unable to ride the comp, hope to see him back riding soon. The pro class on Sunday was just unbelievable. Every rider had some awesome tricks and good runs but unfortunately I don’t have enough room to mention everyone so I will just talk about the top 10. This comp was so close that we had to have two tie breakers to decide the final positions. In 10th we had Aaron Dodd who threw clean whips, supermans, whip to X and almost pulled a 3-whip. 9th went to Brad Taylor after he beat Dodd in a tie break. He pulled some huge backflips, 360s and superman Indians. Brendan Hanson wrapped up 8th place with clean 360s, whips, supermans and massive one foot flatties, he also pulled a clean backflip. 7th went to Josh Stead who made the trip up from Sydney to ride and left everyone wondering which way is his regular spin. He sent 360s both ways with big variations and huge backflips all day, but just got beaten by Chris Edgar in another tie breaker. Chris had clean backflips,
Nicky Buckard//MOOre
Zac Musarsa//Crispy
worldwide in 06
Zach Musarsa and Kym Grosser are on their way to Canada to ride, film and chill, courtesy of MacNeil’s founder, boss and all around ruler; Jay Miron. Expect some coverage in OS mags of these two blowing up all the parks, streets and trails BC has. Zack has his new medium format happy snap grabber in tow so expect the odd sick shot, especially from Whistlers Elevation dirt comp. Also keep an eye out for Kym’s part in the new SIN DVD “Its on” and both boys in TripleSix’s “selftitled” DVD that’s out now. Ools
360s, whips, massive superman seatgrabs and supercans to secure 6th. Nick Cooper got 5th with huge dipped 360 variations and some super clean whips. He also threw a bikeflip but couldn’t quite pull it. Next was another Beenleigh local, Nick Buckard, he pulled some of the biggest, slowest whips, big 360s both ways and huge supermans. He also sent a flip whip and pulled it! Cam Pianta ended up 3rd after some crazy runs of backflips, front flips, big whips and a superman seatgrab one hander.
king st giveaway The King St is Mike Daly’s signature frame from Dragonfly, it comes in 20.4 or 20.8 top tube, in a bunch of colours and weighs in at a featherweight 5.2lbs. We have one of Mike’s frames you can score for yourself. Simply send in a photo of your current ride, via email to kingst@2020bmxmag.com.au or regular mail to PO BOX 498, Newtown, NSW 2042. The set up we deem to be most deserving of a new frame to rip on will receive the merchandise... We figure the frame needs to go to a rider in need! Entries closes 25th August 2006.
The top 2 at this comp were just amazing and so close, with only half a point separating them. Daniel Dunn (Mozzie) threw everything he had at Saturday’s winner, Dane Searls (he even broke his foot in his last run) but couldn’t quite beat him. He rode away clean from double whips, backflips and a cannonball superman and in one of his runs double whipped every jump in a row! But in the end Dane threw all the best tricks, with the cleanest style when it counted most, his runs were just insane and 100% dialled. He had huge backflips over the 1st, clean, stylish double whips and 360 whips, and also pulled a tyre grab to whip. He was a well deserved winner and picked up an extra $1000 from Red Bull and Unit Clothing as the riders rider for the weekend. All up this was an amazing dirt comp and we will hopefully see more like it. As always these comps don’t just happen, there is a lot of hard work behind the scenes and so a special thank you to Tim Wood for course design and construction, plus commentating the event. Mark Schneider, Chris Edgar. Nick Cooper, Brad Taylor and Nicki Buchard for their pre event hard labour on the shovels, Derrick Birch and Ian Badock for running the show, Danny O for keeping score and of course the sponsors, Raceline Promotions, Red Bull, Unit, Failure Bikes, DK bikes and Oldfields Scaffolds. If I forgot anyone I apologize, hope to see everyone there again next year. Chris Bierton
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Not actual ramp, the same build though!
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need a vert ramp? If you reckon a vert ramp would go well in the back yard, then you’re in luck, one of the best in the country is up for sale and going cheap. Originally this ramp was built for the Pepsi Max tour in Australia and ridden by Tim Wood. The ramp has an aluminium frame with a 17mm hard wood ply surface, which has recently been resurfaced. The ramp is 11.5ft tall with just over a foot of vert, 4ft platforms either side with hand rails, 20ft wide and has 14ft of flat and was professional designed and built. When assembled the ramp requires a site area of 24ft x 40ft. Its for sale for $12,000 For more info call Paul on 0427 469 776 or email paulbates@rapidbikes.com.au
Josh boosting the backyard steez//HiLLeNBrAND
3e backyard ramp jam Before I jump into the jam, perhaps I should describe the night before. A group of us went into town: Dave Ludbrook, Dehney, a few others and myself… It was pretty ratty, we all got way too drunk and way too rowdy, the night ended up finishing somewhere around 5 in the morning, and we got home about 6 and went to bed. Dehney (the master carpenter of the backyard) was heard at 7am with a loud ass circular saw and hammer, performing the final touches to the ramp setup… That’s one hour of sleep. I surfaced at about 11, and the Victor boys were ripping up the ramp… those kids can ride anything. Beau whip aired one of the tight quarters and whipped the pizza hip, Ben was doing some major dipped 3’s, Causby was running around on other peoples bikes (knee reconstruction imminent), Jake styled everything, and Gouldy had flow. There was a fairly steady flow of people most of the morning, at a guess by about 1pm we had 30 to 40 people in the yard. Then the heavens unloaded on us; the weatherman messed up, and said it wouldn’t rain until night time. It gave the ramps a light sprinkle, then stopped for a few hours. A lot of good riding went down… Mozzy did a wallride to whip and wallride to downside whip on the rickety wallride. Squeak got his double footplant whip on the wallride second try, Josh aired it as high as the heavens and Damon Huntley was seen doing barspin to tail to footjam. Dwayne Golding, yes, Dwayne Golding, made what seems to be an ultra rare appearance and double pegged the wallride. Jake 3’ed the tight spine (heck yes!); and Anthony the salty sailor busted out a big flatty over the pizza hip. My memory is very hazy, but I think at some point Mozzy and Squeak were jumping over the fence… someone 3’ed it, but I can’t remember who… I honestly can’t write this article without mentioning Janis, the token drunk Russian guy. He arrived at about 12, with already half a bottle of bourbon under his belt… by 1pm the bourbon was gone and he had ripped his jeans sleeping on a bike, by about 3 o’clock he was completely naked and scaring all the girls in attendance. Somehow Quentin got him under control after he vomited his guts up, and got some clothes back onto him… Ultimately, I can’t even remember who got what prize. They were given out to a bunch of riders who stood out in our eyes, but I was drunk at the time, and I cant remember who got what… except Tranter got a t-shirt, somehow. I guess that’s it. A fun day was had by all, a huge thanks has to go out to Jase at cmBMX. com.au for motivating Dehney and me to do all this, as well as for providing us with the bulk of the prizes. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Jamie from Stowaway, for lending us support too. I guess I have to thank Cairns and myself too, Covenant Distribution supplied a bunch of t-shirts for smaller prizes. We’ll be doing this again November-ish, but with more ramps and hopefully more support and prizes… stay tuned on ugzine.com and cmbmx.com.au for updates. James Wade
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mackay signature haro Colin Mackay has a new signature frame from Haro, here’s what he had to say about it. “I designed it with Haro and its called the “Forum” and is replacing the Mirra line of bikes. Some features are removable gyro tabs, internal HS, Mid BB, 21” top tube and a plate instead of the regular bar behind the seat clamp. Its really light but I don’t know the exact weight yet.” Keep your eyes peeled for them in your local...
tempered bikes WA’s Tempered bikes are alive and kicking and about to step up with frames and parts available soon. Matt Lawton is behind Tempered and has just moved up from Esperance to Rockingham to live with Adam Vardy and be closer to the Perth scene. Prototypes of the Treason frame have arrived and production models should be in the stores in about six months. The frame looks real good with all the right angles and sizes. To find out all the latest on the frames go to www.temperedbikes.com and start placing your orders.
the specs Treason frame Top Tube Length: 20.5 Rear End Length: 14” BB Height: 11.5” Head Tube Angle: 74.5 Degrees Seat Tube Angle: 71 degrees Other: heat treated dropouts with 14mm slots, mid bottom bracket, seat stay 990 mounts for chain clearance, removable gyro tabs plus small triangles cut out in dropouts to save weight. All tubing is 4130 cromoly with the top and down tubes, plus the seat stays and seat tube double butted.
That’s right, movie theatre premiere’s//Crispy
patterns: the making of The Patterns project has been a long time in the making, from the streets of South Africa, to the States to their homeland of South Australia, Patterns documents the trial, tribulations and travels of the Stowaway crew. Jamie Moore wanted to push the formula for a team video away from the usual… We hit him up for the lowdown. So Jamie, how long has the DVD taken from the first idea to completion? From start to finish, four years I guess. We started filming like everyone does at the start just for the sake of it and after about the 6th tape I think everyone involved in the project realised it was going to be more than just a mess around video for your mates. What was the main incentive behind the Patterns project? I’m not sure if I would class it as an incentive, but I guess as I get older it becomes more important to me to remember where I have been and what myself and my friends have been doing at certain points in our life. It seems like you wanted to mix up the team DVD format with something a little different? Yeah totally, from the outset I wanted Patterns to have a different feel to all the movies I have watched of late. I think once you get to a certain point with BMX movies you need to do something different to keep the interest level there, and that’s regardless of the riding that’s going on. At least for me that’s definitely the case as I have an interest in many movies, it really helps if they are made well. I think I was as concerned as much with the look and the feel of the DVD as much as I was the content. I remember back to the movies I watched when I was younger that influenced me with riding and life so much, I wanted this movie to have an influence on the people that watched it, whether they were a rider or non rider. I actually had a good friend who knows very little about BMX comment after he watched it that he finally knows why I ride. I could not have asked for a better compliment. Even down to the cover, you’ve taken the production in a very different direction, was that important to you? Obviously that was the intention from the start, like what we just talked about the influence factor that these projects can have on people. I have always treasured my vinyl records and a huge part of that for me was the appearance of the packaging and I wanted to do so much more than just a standard plastic cover with a printed slip, not that there is anything wrong with that, I just wanted to compliment the film by having packaging to back it up. I’m so lucky that my good friend Josh was able to synthesize my thoughts about the art direction and have something to match the content. You mixed b/w stills along with portrait and scenic like filming amongst the action, was that a big consideration in the making? Yes for sure, I have to thank right here all the additional friends and filmers that helped out with this. The places I have travelled over the years making this deserved more than just a fleeting glimpse at. Obviously you for one can appreciate a good picture and to make a movie without including them would have been tragic. I also think there is something very special about good still photos interspersed with footage.
of my life at the same time. I would do anything to go back in time just to see Troy’s face when the ripcord on the generator broke for the third time that day. I’m glad we managed to film Luke’s wry smile when it was almost dry and ready to ride. To me that made it all worth while. Editing up that section was the best because we didn’t tell anyone we had ridden that and I did not get to log the footage from that day for so long I had almost forgotten about it. That made the DVD for me, have you got a favourite section from the DVD? It would be really hard to choose because I have not watched it since the weekend of the premiere when it was on the big screen (when I could barely watch from nerves!) I guess I love all the sections a bunch, but I really think that Peter Koh’s section just stands out to me purely because it represents him so well, quiet, unassuming and totally capable. You’ve got yourself a pretty solid crew representing in the DVD, do you think that their personalities shaped the project? For sure, everyone had a big say in their own sections as I think it can be kind of hard to give your own riding footage to someone else to synthesize into a section. I am pretty sure I can speak on behalf of everyone who had a section in the video and say that the music suited who they are and how they ride. The music is so tough to get right, but I’m confident in everyone’s choices. Aside the SA spaces and places, where did you head to in the filming stages? OK, obviously we filmed all across mainland Australia and Tasmania. The other countries we filmed in were Japan, South Africa, USA and the United Kingdom. It was great to see Fulham Gardens making its first appearance in a BMX flick for at least 10 years! Yeah I guess I didn’t think too much about that, it always freaks people out how old and run down that place is but it’s so good to hit and run there now and then. I would love to have a carbon copy of that old bowl in my backyard. How did you balance the making of the DVD with the full time Distro biz? Yeah that was always a struggle with the phones ringing all day and all the other interruptions that a normal office space brings. I’m very lucky to have staff that know how important this release was for us and in doing so didn’t mind cleaning up after me. I also sort of got in the habit of zoning out after work hours and logging footage then. You really need to keep the two separate I found to achieve some sort of harmony.
While there’s a fair share of banger hits, Patterns seems to showcase the bigger picture of what the BMX experience entails, especially for you and your crew. Totally, from the outset I wanted people to know that my interpretation of riding BMX does not always involve the most heated session at the local park. Some of the most interesting places and people I have met have been because I have had the opportunity to travel and experience what other countries have to offer. The people who had sections and clips in Patterns all contributed to my life learning and BMX experience as you put it. I did not think it would be that hard to avoid making a movie where it was just trick, trick, trick and then banger trick, but I’m happy with the outcome.
And what’s in store for the future, another DVD?
The abandoned pool section, that section was amazing, was the whole story of that day important to get across? Yeah again getting back to what we just talked about, sometimes there is so much more to a days riding than meets the eye. I wanted to show how much of a struggle it could be just getting to ride a spot with your bros. That was like one of the funniest and painful two days
Thanks to you guys for giving me the chance to answer these questions, and a big thank you to all the riders (and non riders) who have bought Patterns so far. Thanks also must go out to all the stores and distributors that have been stocking it and everyone that has given us feedback, I appreciate it all. I hope this movie inspires people to get off the Internet and see what’s going on in the real world be it on a BMX or not. Cheers!
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Yeah we have started working on another as yet untitled movie, have been since late last year. It’s probably going to focus on some of the newer team riders and I’m sure will involve travelling to some other places off the beaten track. There are so many interesting new things happening with film and it would be great to offer the next film as a pod cast. Getting this first film done was hard, but we have all learned a lot along the way so who knows what the future holds. Last words?
gallivant around on the web
skid 180
The recent release of Joe Kid on a Stingray got me all nostalgic. Memories of easily broken parts, brakes that didn’t work and stems that would always slip came flooding back. Nothing wrong with that, though a phrase like “learn from your mistakes” or “trial and error” comes to mind. But with that comes improvement, so to be truly thankful of the quality we enjoy today, check out these little pieces of BMX history... Chris Mahoney//steVe BANCrOFt
Skid 180 is an international collaboration between Melbourne’s Arena Theatre Company and Manchester’s Contact, culminating in a story that follows the story of a group of urban BMX riders in a performance that integrates live BMX, film, animation, poetry and sound. Culture yo! Four years in the making, the production features a company of dynamic young UK actors, plus professional BMX riders. Who you ask? Well, Chris Mahoney and apparently Northern John (but alas, no Mick Bayzand who features in the advertising). SKID 180 boasts an amazing set design constructed of ramps, multiple screens and filmic images to produce a recapitulated view of Manchester and Melbourne. A contemporary urban fairytale, this is a work that truly celebrates new voices for the theatre in every aspect of its creation. You can check it out from the 27th July to the 5th August at the North Melbourne Town Hall and 9th till the 19th August at the Sydney Opera House. That’s right, BMX has gone high class. Hit up www.sydneyoperahouse.com for more info!
bmx mueum www.bmxmuseum.com Ever remember that cool bike the kid around the corner had? You look back and remember it being the be all and end all of BMX bikes and you always wish you could have one. Well looking through this site it became startlingly clear that the bike I wish I had is actually a piece of junk, but it was cool back in the day and that is all that matters in the end I guess. Check out the list of bikes and find the bike you wish you had. They even have a store selling stickers and other various bits and pieces to restore that classic you have rusting out in the garden shed.
vintage bmx www.vintagebmx.com Once finished going through the bikes in the museum, check out vintage bmx and see how they came about and what was being done on them. It’s something of an encyclopaedia entry on BMX (if there was an entry). Amongst that you get to see old black and white magazine clippings of the pioneer riders “gettin rad”. Think of the tricks in the old video game ‘California Games’. Seems corny now, but without this history, each and every one of us wouldn’t be riding. Dave Sayer
the carine jam “Ay were having a jam next weekend if you’re keen to come along” was the invite from Jamie Mauri. “Yeah ill be there” my reply was. I tell ya I’m glad I went. It turned out to one of the best days of riding I’ve had for ages. I arrived at the park at about 11am to see a 3 metre high scaffold wall ride on top of the bottom quarter. I was totally blown away on the size of it. It was cool. Once I got inside the park I notice that there was at least a carton of empty stubbies stacked to the side. I thought shit man it aint even lunch time, hard core. With a nice looking lounge in the corner and the esky filled with ice and bottles of the amber brew I could tell some great shit would go down. “You want a beer” I was asked. “Nar its ok dude” I replied. I don’t know how others can ride after drinking. It kinda scares me a bit but each to their own. It sure did help with the antics though. Tim was the wall god, he went to the top every time. He even hung his back wheel up on a really ride. He boosted the highest air about 2 meters out of the bowl and scored a pair of new bars, which he gave to a young kid at the park. I was stoked to see Jammo at the jam, I haven’t seen him ride for ages. He was flowing around the park and hitting up the wall with turndowns coming out. His airs in the bowl were awesome with great Jammo style. Stack of the day goes to Stewart who went at the wall half assed and just fell of, It was funny to see. He felt a bit embarrassed about it, and so he should. Rory has whips down pat, drop into the bowl, a few pumps and fires out eight back to back tail whips, so good.
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Young Joel was getting in to the grove with some new tricks getting learnt, nice one Joelist. Jamie Mauri can do great turndowns and that is what he did. Little Calvin showed every one how to boost and transfer into the bowl. Not to be out done big Calvin wanted the same action and proceeded to duplicate the transfer. The BBQ came out and snaggers were cooked, more beers were drunk and people ate as they do at a BBQ. Jamie Warren was challenged for $5 to scull the BBQ sauce and in true Jamie style the sauce went down, he got the money, true champion and good entertainment. Some more insane riding went down before all the drinks had run out. This meant people were going to start to head off. Strange what a bit of ice will start, you throw it at someone and they will always throw it back, in this case much ice was thrown at many people, funny shit. The Carine jam was a great day out with thanks to the Carine locals for getting the day done. For me it was what I was looking for, to relax and chill out, do some casual riding and watch some great entertainment. It defiantly helped to clear my head. A big props is in order for the crew who got the wall constructed. Upon leaving the jam I heard some one say “now that’s what I call a jam” I would have to agree. Shaun Jarvis
Jamo off the wall//spOrt.DiGitALsHUtterspeeD.COM
to roll or not to roll
With so many aspects of this ‘so called sport’ blowing up and with so many new things coming to the world of BMX, it is easy to get lost in (for lack of a better word), the hype…
I find it hard to put it into words just why I ride. When people ask, and it its surprising how often it does come up, I guess its like asking an artist why he paints. Why does he throw handfuls of ink at a canvas? What’s the motivation? I mean out of all the weird and wonderful things this unique world has to offer one, why a 20 inch BMX to fulfil your creative desires? I am not some adrenalin junkie that’s doing it for the rush. And I doubt that many are? Sure, I enjoy it, but is it that simple? There has to be more reasons than that? I had to be able to come up with more than that as to why I have been doing this rolling thing for near 10 years now? I have been riding a lot lately, and not just the stunting stuff. More often than not just using it as my vehicle. My chosen mode of transportation to college, to work, heading to the shops or the pub, pretty much everywhere. A lot of it has been through the city of Brisbane and even though I could easily get in my car and drive the 20mins to work, I have just been opting for the 20inch instead. There must be some reason why that stupid fucking bike I ride gives me a kick every time I pedal around? With no gears and not being the lightest or most streamlined when compared to fancy carbon fibre and alloy bikes out there, it’s the one I always pick up.
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I guess realistically its not that weird, because when I am on it, it’s the most comfortable I usually feel with the world. Just rolling in or out of work, Ipod on with the preferred tune playing, destination anywhere. I could be finishing a long Sunday at work and that day always sucks to work on, but as soon as the hubs are spinning, all the shit just rolls away! I might decide to take the long way home for no particular reason or even be off to another job, but when I am rolling life just feels that much more fulfilled. Maybe the city terrain helps a bit because you can weave through traffic or a street full of business suits and just take the lines as they come up. Streets become the playground, launching curbs, manualing traffic islands, maybe even slapping a wall or hitting a quick grind or throwing a 180 down a 3 stair. I am not talking about dropping 15 stairs or sliding a kinked rail (by all means if your keen, go for it!) but just utilising the terrain the way you see it and thousands others don’t. I get in a Zen like state, just living things exactly as I want, and life is at its fullest right then. I guess its like when a surfer sees a big set roll in! Just concrete though… The reason I got to writing this stuff down is that I got sick and tired of not really having an answer to throw at people when I was asked why? An answer that they could identify with. Or at least get some minor understanding as to why. Maybe I’d even have an explanation that would make some seemingly ignorant chick understand and think it was hella cool
Downtime at hometime//MOrrisey
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when she asked what I do? And I tell her I ride BMX, instead of what my job is or what I am studying, or what car I drive. That she might just relate to that and become the not so ignorant chick. Don’t get me wrong, ultimately I couldn’t really give a shit about what she or anyone may think about it, but it was more about the challenge for me to try to figure that answer out. If you’re a rider then you just know. But to get that point across to random others took my head more than a while. I could have written essays on the cool things about riding and still have like 100 more. But in the end I gave up. I just couldn’t put it down to one thing that was the solid reason? If I magically figured out what that was and how to do it, I am sure it would probably only relate to me and me only? I doubt many of you would be able to read it and go ‘yep, that’s why’ because everyone is different. All I could come up with was that when I’m rolling I have smile and that’s all that matters to me. It’s probably why I continue to do so today and have done for the years past. I will quite happily struggle to crank that bitch up every hill and look down every new street with renewed hope and think my life has a positive direction. Because I am a BMXer and that’s just fine with me… Stephen Morrisey
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evening//KIM KIM Benn Piggott boosting into the Bondi evening//K
Michael Marlin bombing//CHris sLADe
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The largest inland city in NSW, the city of good sports, call it what you want, I call it home. Yeah its hot and dry in summer and cold enough to freeze your bearings in the winter but hey, we’ve got a skatepark, trails, backyard ramps and plenty of street. Plus I just happen to still love riding that 20” kids bike I’ve still got. Maybe this isn’t such a bad place after all? Wagga Wagga skatepark: About 5 years ago the council finally came through and established a public park in Wagga. While small at first glance and giving the impression it doesn’t have much to offer. On closer inspection its true potential can be seen. A lot of good times have gone down at the local with a tight nit crew and an ever growing army of young BMX warriors. Although small in size it has seen some big names with the likes of Guettler and Millar (hell yeah) who were in town for some business, Bike friendly and well lit till 11pm, its located in Bolten Park. Kirk and Marlo’s trails: Located about 500m down the road from the local park and next to the river lie Wagga’s trails. The boys have worked many an hour with a shovel to give Wagga a taste of good dirt action and when you see them ride it shows. Maybe seeing Cam White jump their creations helped but the boys have really been stepping up lately. The set up is basically a big six pack with a few hips and transfers, but more is in the works. My backyard: After years of collecting wood and having crappy quarters, somehow I’ve managed to get a half decent ramp going in my backyard. It consists of mini ramp with a 2m wide sub box which runs into a 4m wide, 4 foot high quarter with a huge deck and 90 degree hipped flatbank. Endless good times have gone down on this ramp and many more are to come. Chris Slade
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Craig Young whipping big at Weston. Dunno what this has to do with the story, but it’s a filth shot//NiCK GAsCOiNe
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JUNE 2006 BMX GAMES 7.30pm Mondays//9.30pm Fridays PROPS 12:30am//10:30am//4:00pm on Wednesdays ROAD FOOLS 7.30pm Fridays SYSTEM 1.00pm//6:00pm on Thursday 15/6 FBM GHETTO STREET COMP 8:00pm on Friday 16/6 HEAVY METAL HEROES 1:00pm//6:00pm on Wednesday 21/6 JAMIE BESTWICK’S GOODTIMES 8:00pm on Friday 23/6 DIG 25 8:00pm on Friday 30//6
ALSO be sure to check out DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR 7:30pm on Saturdays LG ACTION SPORTS CHAMPS 9.30pm on Mondays PLUS keep an eye out for X-DANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2006 10:30pm on Sunday 25/6
JULY
rider owned or continually cloned? I have had these thoughts for a while now and I do realise a lot of people may get upset but I think it is something that needs to be brought up so here it goes. The title reads “Rider Owned Companies” now we all know what they are and probably could count at least a dozen on our mutant toes. But it seems that every week some other person is making yet another “Rider Owned Company” and I ask the question, why? Are you doing anything new? Are you bringing out an innovated design or are you making a t-shirt that has something new on it, rather than skulls, devils, sprockets or some other reused or stolen design from another t-shirt company or band? Chance’s are if you’re considering this business venture you are doing one of these things! So why is it that kids feel the need to make another run of rehashed designs? I see the reasons why people want to do their bit for the scene. But I would say your a hypocrite when you tell everyone that asks for your reasons for starting a business ‘Oh its my way to give back to the scene’! WOW, hold the phone you say! Don’t you own a clothing company Beau? Like heck I do! And I have been doing it for a long time, maybe not always in the public eye and I believe my designs are completely different from most things out there!
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But that’s my opinion so think as you like! I never like to get raw on kids for doing as they like cause I’m a strong believer in freedom to do as you like in your life. But when you look at the bigger picture, more and more and more rider owned companies is ultimately not helping our scene. Why you ask? Cause no one is buying anything because everyone has their own company or their own loyalties to their best friends dogs owners best mates brothers T-shirt company that only has skulls on a shitty shirt! I know there’s probably a few of you reading this thinking screw this turkey he’s got nothing on my skulls, heck why don’t you use that energy and maybe put on a jam or a comp and make it a good one! No just a bunch of welfare bludging hobos sitting at the park getting pissed and seeing who can get the most booze down whilst doing a lawnmower! Get shit done people and stop sucking off this scene! This is my Rant! Think what you like, but I will not sit by idle hands whilst I see Aus BMX go down the drain because of selfishness! I’m Beau Jones and I’m as tuff as a prank call!
PROPS 12:30am on Wednesdays ROAD FOOLS 7:30pm on Fridays 2006 BMX GAMES 4:30pm on Saturdays A FILM ABOUT TJ LAVIN 1:00pm//6:00pm on Monday 3/7 NEW! BCS: JOE KID ON A STINGRAY 8:00pm on Friday 7/7 DRAMA 9:30pm on Friday 7/7 CAN I EAT? 1:00pm//6:00pm on Monday 10/7 DIG 25 1:30pm//6:30pm on Monday 10/7 MIRACLE BOY AND NYQUIST 1:00pm//6:00pm on Thursday 13/7 TORONTO BMX METRO JAM 8:00pm on Friday 14/7 BMX P.I.G. 9:30pm on Fridays starting 14/7 SYSTEM 1:00pm//6:00pm on Tuesday 18/7 3 DEGREES 1:30pm//6:30pm on Thursday 20/7 BCS: JOE KID ON A STINGRAY 12:30pm on Monday 24/7 BIKE BATTLE 1:00pm//6:00pm on Thursday 27/7 TRICK OR TREAT (BMX) 8:00pm on Friday 28/7 BCS: JOE KID ON A STINGRAY 12:30pm on Monday 31/7
AND have a look at more BMX action on: DEW ACTION SPORTS TOUR 7:30pm on Saturdays LG ACTION SPORTS CHAMPS 9:30pm on Mondays ALSO on FUEL TV this month THURSDAY NIGHT WHITE: where every snow show is a premiere, Thursdays 7:30pm
AUGUST PROPS 12:30am//11:00am//4:00pm on Wednesdays ROAD FOOLS 7:30pm on Fridays BMX P.I.G. 9:30pm on Fridays BMX GAMES 8:00pm on Friday 4/8 HEAVY METAL HEROES 7:00pm on Saturday 5/8 10 COUNT: BMX PARKS 12:30 on Monday 7/8 10 COUNT: BMX DIRT JUMPERS 9:30am on Wednesday 9//8 10 COUNT: BMX VERT RIDERS 9:30am on Thursday 10/8 10 COUNT: STREET BMX RIDERS 9:30am on Friday 11/8 10 COUNT: BMX TRAILS 12:30pm on Monday 14/8 10 COUNT: BMX CITIES 12:30pm on Monday 21/8
PLUS to see more BMX action, tune into LG ACTION SPORTS CHAMPS 9:30pm on Mondays ALSO premiering this month on FUEL TV THE DAILY HABIT 1:30pm//6:30pm//11:30pm weekdays: an awesome mix of action sports, music and pop culture all rolled into one hell of a show and it’s on 5 days a week! And Hindsight 1 seems to get on rotation more than a little plus Hindsight 2 will be airing sometime soon. Like you havent already seen it...
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Nyquist lives on a busy intersection in Greenville, and after BBQing every night, Joey would retreat down to “The Spot” a grassy area next to the foot-path and just watch the traffic go by. Joey’s last night in Greenville we had a gathering there and put on a fake car show, everyone who had car’s there had their bonnets up and it looked so serious to people driving past. Good times....
Was pulling out of the contest and pro BMX lifestyle in 2001, being only 23 years old, one of the hardest things to do being such an accomplished rider?
and bbq’s in my backyard are just as important as the trail sessions because having good company around is what makes life fun.
Definitely! I’ve been on a bike since I was 4 yrs. old, so it’s the one thing in life I know. Being a rider with support from sponsors is a good life, you can go anywhere you want, ride when you want, and surround yourself with good people. I definitely miss the road trips around the world. Once, Ron Bonner brought myself and the rest of the UGP team to Japan and basically toured the lower half of the island for two weeks to do demos and film for a video, talk about a rough life! The team was awesome and we had some crazy times there. Roots 2001 was my last contest and ended in another knee reconstruction. At that time I knew I had to start school again because if I wanted to be walking at age 40, I had to let the full-time bmx thing go and find something interesting to do that would keep me on my feet.
You came out to Greenville riding the “El Jefe” your signature Schwinn frame from a few years ago, and we wouldn’t want it any other way, but what do you think of bikes being really simple and light these days?
What did you go to College for?
joey garcia the boss! Joey Garcia pretty much disappeared from the BMX scene a few years ago due to ongoing knee problems. Interview and photo by Colin Mackay Mis-diagnosed for two years and told to take ibuprofen, Joey hoped for the best. But in reality a torn ACL for two years meant many dislocated knee situations that shredded everything. After five separate reconstructions he decided to go to College and now, four years later he has graduated and is in the work force. Joey never quit riding though and he is happy to ride the trails once a week with friends and have a beer. Joey won most of the dirt contests from 1995 to 2000 including the 1996 US X Games, he had a style that so many people yearned for, making him one of the most influential riders of all time. Joey just spent a few days in Greenville riding Nyquist’s new park, and I got to ask him a few questions…
I majored in business and minored in graphic design at California State, Monterey Bay. Now that I’m done I wish I had done opposite since I’m working as a graphic designer. Where do you work now? I work out of my spare bedroom right now doing freelance graphic design. I work with a design firm in town and also seek my own projects. I worked full-time while going to school the last two years so I’m trying to find a happy medium of working enough to make my mortgage, save enough to travel and just take it easy. I just got back from Nyquist’s place and it was a blast hanging out with old friends. From riding The Unit to cruisin’ the Lincoln Continental to Waffle House, we had a lot of fun and I’m inspired to work harder now so I can travel more. How’s riding for you these days? Riding today is just like riding in the mid 90’s, riding for fun with good people, good trails and not concerning myself if I am riding hard enough. I think the bonfires
The El Jefe I’m on is comfortable to flow the big parks because it’s a bit heavy by today’s standards (34 lbs) but today’s light bikes definitely have a huge impact on the tricks being pulled today, like Scotty Cranmer’s double whip to tire tap, I’m sure it’s possible to pull that on a heavier bike, but you would take a beating learning it and fighting the weight. Solid Bikes just came out with the “Sweet” frame, which is 5 lbs, so I’m looking forward to running that. What do you think of the contests these days, the courses and the riding level compared to the ones you entered? Contests today are unreal. With the complexity of tricks going down and variety of styles, I couldn’t imagine being a judge at one of the events. Watching Nyquist or Bohan ride is amazing, and makes me wonder where I would fit into the picture if I just didn’t ride the day I first wrecked my knee. I spent that evening in Brian Foster’s apartment icing my knee with frozen corn and had no idea what was really happening beneath the skin. Last words? Riding BMX is what you make of it. The best sessions end in bbq’s and bonfires, and some of the best road trips involve finding a river to bbq next to. I’m still out there riding for fun, as I always have, just at a more relaxed level. I still maintain my website (unevenground. org/shout) that keeps the San Jose Ramp Club locals entertained and makes it easy to get sessions and road trips together. Thanks to Colin for the interview, Solid Bikes, Ron Bonner, my family and friends that make life worth living.
it’s better to burn out than to fade away... The tale of the arse end of the BMXing world! According to one ol’ salty rider anyway... I’ve been riding BMX since before I even had one. I had a lime green dragster and it sucked. I could bunnyhop four house bricks in a single bound. I could turn-bar the gutter outside my house. You kids think you’re cool with no brakes? I didn’t even have a crossbar on my bars! You think 48’s are old news and would only run 36’s? I was runnin’ 28’s... The year was 1977 and all I wanted was a BMX bike! Things were looking up, I was 7 years old and I lived in a town only a short distance from Brisbane. By the time I would be a teenager BMX freestyle would be blowing up all around the world. As far as Australia was concerned, in the late 80’s, Beenleigh would be the hub of BMX in Australia. I was in a prime position for many fun years of riding. Then my family moved to Townsville! The arse end of the BMX’ing world, as I knew it anyway! I felt like Keanu Reeves in the Matrix when he took the blue pill, but I didn’t get to choose did I! Let me tell you about
Townsville in the 80’s! It’s where the desert meets the sea. All they had was sand that resembles dirt! Ever tried to make a jump out of sand? If you can’t build jumps, ride street right? Well Townsville is built on a salt flat. And I mean flat! No stairs, no rails, no ledges, no nothing. So eventually you stop whining and build a ramp right? Wrong! One word. Cyclones. You build a ramp and the council will fine your arse, as 200 mile an hour cyclones love throwing around plywood... So then youre thinking, why don’t I just ride to the end of my street and ride one of the 20 billion 4 foot high concrete skateparks Johnny Howard has placed around our country? Well in case you ain’t been reading to closely kids, we didn’t have shit like that back in the day! So if you ever get sick of riding your local? Move to Beenleigh or take up skateboarding for all I care! But remember, “it’s better to burn out than to fade away”. Mark Schenider
ED NOTE: I went to Townsville a few months ago and rode their skatepark with a bunch of cool riders. They have a pretty good scene up there now with 3 or 4 good parks, some street, (check the banks at the Uni) and plans for a dirt park are underway. Just thought I better word up T-ville after Schenider’s bitter onslaught... MikeD
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world cup? It’s that time of year, Euro masters time. Even though Australia may kick a few goals, forget the football and get packing for the biggest Euro comp of the year. From July 21 to 23, 2006 the world’s best riders will enter the Jugendpark in Cologne to compete in the five different disciplines of BMX, street, miniramp, vert, flatland and dirt. During the three-day event the riders will fight it out for some of the Euro 30G prize money (you go convert eh!). The Suzuki BMXMasters is the only BMX competition in Europe, in which all five parts of Freestyle take place. Mat Hoffman’s even gonna be there, along side riders from over 20 countries like Aus, Canada, Japan and the rest of Euro. Get your flights booked!
backbone jam
On the 11th of March Rhys from Backbone BMX, organized a jam at Weston Creek skatepark in Canberra. The local hessian’s built a curved wall in the far corner of the park and two box jumps were also set up in a rhythm over near the car park. It was an awesome day, with free drinks + BBQ and a stack of prizes thanks to backbone BMX. Photos and text by Raine Turnbull
There were separate jams for beginner, amateur and pro jam. This was a good way to do it, because it meant that the younger grommies got a chance to ride without being intimidated by the older guys. From what I saw, the beginners killed it, they are all going to be so good when they are older. The amateurs were also pretty insane to watch. Lots of young guns going crazy high with far too much flow and style for how old they are. One guy tried to candy bar over the street spine, it was one of the gnarliest things of the day. I don’t know what the hell this guy was thinking and how he managed to survive this wild stunt… The pro jam never officially happening, It just ended up being a free for all, which basically turned out to be just the “pros” any way. Best rider of the day was a new Canberra rider from Queanbeyan called Zach. He was 180’ing the big wooden box jump going so high with so much style. Killing it in the big bowls doing insane inverts, topside no foot cans and a massive brakeless nose wheelie. The Craig was riding as only “The Craig” can, amazing. He tried to jump the massive street spine from the mini into the square bowl, he went so, so high, hung up and chipped his teeth. He didn’t seem to care though, and I’m sure it wont stop him from ripping up the dance floors and pimpin the ladies, “The Craig” rocks. Tyson was also ruling the bowls going real high doing stylish flatties. I think I also saw him 360 the spine for the fist time, that thing is insane to jump let alone 360. Cam White was also seen ruling the box jumps throwing down tailwhips and backies. All the other Canberra homies just had a mad time flowing around the park, doing trains around the curved wall. It was an awesome day had by all, thanks to Bently and co for helping build and set up the ramps. And a massive shout out to Rhys from backbone for organizing such an awesome day. Raine Turnbull
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Zack, hella big invert
Craigboyeah!
Is that Pete Majoinen, on Kenny bike?
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After getting together with James from 72psi, June from NZ Flatland and Mike from Triple Six Distro, we came up with the idea to hold our own jam, ‘Hell is for Zombies.’ We decided to do something a little bit different for the jam, to steer away from your typical comp. Instead of having kids huck ridiculous tricks over the box jump we decided on a series of different comps. We set out to hold 180, bunny hop, long jump and ledge comps. The Zombie Jam kicked off around noon at Victoria Park in Auckland with over a hundred riders from all over the country. The day started out with every one thrashing the park. Then the jam really kicked off when we fired up the BBQ and started playing Three Six Mafia from the Triple Six deli boy. The kids in their painted on black jeans were also happy we mixed it up with a few hardcore tracks. After everyone had taken advantage of the BBQ and had a few too many beers we kicked off the bunnyhop comp. A bunch of riders competed but Paul Beadle took it out with a huge 41 inch hop. Next up was the 180 hop comp and the competition was tight. A bunch of riders fought it out but it was decided that Paul Moffat was the winner. Paul came out on top showing off his street skills with a 180 at 38 inch’s.
hell is for zombies
On the long drive back from x-air in Wellington I couldn’t help but think that x-air shouldn’t be the only time that bmxers from around NZ ride together, hang out, drink and well, party a whole lot. Paul Moffat, 180 comp winner at 38inchs//NAt COOKe
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After seeing footage of people eating shit in long jump comps I was worried about ours. ‘Ah fuck’ was spray painted on the ground just after the tiny lip reassuring riders of the danger of it. Riders were cranking as fast as possible at the kicker and there was much carnage to be had. A kid called ‘Pooch’ from South Auckland won the long jump comp, I can’t remember how far he went but it was ridiculously far for a one foot lip. George Bolter gave him a good run for his money with crazy nose dive airs to flat ground, but he couldn’t get the extra foot to beat ‘Pooch.’ Another rider who stood out in the long jump comp was local hell raiser Rick Struthers, although he didn’t go as far as some of the other riders he went about 3 foot higher. A bunch of riders battled it out in the ledge comp and it was hard to judge which street trick was the best so we gave prizes to the five riders who stood out. They were Ichi from Japan with a smith to crank flip, George Bolter with a bunny hop whip off the ledge, Paul Moffit with a crazy amount of combos like feeble to manual to 180 and a smith to feeble to hard 180. There was also Rick Struthers with opposite feebles to full 360 and Paul Beadle with feeble to manual to bar spin. Well at least that’s how I think it all went down? The Hell is for Zombies Jam finished late afternoon and loads of prizes from the sponsors (Odyssey, Triple Six, Hedgehog Bikes, GT, Quiet Chaos, Half past Street Wear and a few others). Prizes were handed out to all the riders who won a comp or two. We also gave out shit loads of stickers, t-shirts and all sorts of other stuff to all the kids. Slowly everybody left the park, making their way to the Bird Cage for a hard night of drinking and fun, which sure enough left everyone with a sore head the next day. All in all the jam was a huge success and there are already plans for another. Thanks to every one who turned up and a special thanks to Mike Lawrence and James and every one else who helped out. Don’t forget to check out www. zombie-flesh-eaters.co.nz
Send your lump of random shite to: inbox PO Box 498 Newtown, NSW 2042 or send your emails to ride@2020bmxmag.com.au Keep attachments down in size too cause our server be suffering. We’ll sort a kick arse prize for next issue! So get scribbling...
vert envy
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I’m going to be a pro vert rider but I need to build a vert ramp because there isn’t one in my fine town. So it would be great if you could send me plans and instructions on how to build a 9 foot ramp. Thanks.
Hey fellas, what’s up? First I love the mag.
I’m 16 and have to go and get a job soon. Most of my friends that did ride quit cause of work cause they had no time or they didn’t want to get hurt. So I don’t know if it’s worth getting a new bike or riding, but the thing is I know I won’t quit but I want to know what I should do.
Jasmine Tara, Queesnland OK, 1st up, check out the previous pages of the news, cause there’s one of the finest vert ramps for sale right here. To build a vert ramp will cost you more than this in materials alone and it wont be moveable should you ever want to relocate. But if you’re still keen, go online to: http:// rampplans.org These guys have a stack of info about building ramps, plus lots of pics to get you excited. There aren’t many things as good as your own ramp!
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Secondly, please put more info on how to fix and make a bike run smoother. And finally, please answer letters! Some people have valued points and questions that are left unanswered.. Red Tarnet, Victoria PS, have a beer for a job well done. Red rules, he sent us a beer, a Coopers Pale ale, nice. Coulda been a Sparkling eh? And not just a cut out… Still we’re onto it Red.
Jason Mandurrah, Western Australia 16 to 17 is an age that a lot of people seem to pass up riding for cars, jobs, chicks or whatever. I saw a lot of friends leave riding at that age. But if you want to ride, travel and experience the world, then you gotta work. It’s all about the balance, maybe you cant ride every single day, but you’ll have more incentive to ride when you can, plus you’ll have cash to travel and ride more places, meet more crew and love it the whole time.
San Remo//DALy
Lee Kirkman//HOLMes
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ALy Luke Barling//D
Jamie Mahons new Jindy local//DALy
Tim from Alice Springs//NiC WiLes
Brad Greenslade loves rails!//JOHN
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newsworthy stuff? If you have any news, pics or info that you think should find a place here in the news, let either the guys here know or email: bmxrules@2020bmxmag.com.au
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living and riding In japan I’ve been living in Japan for nearly 2 years and many people ask how it is, living and riding there. Well as for living there it is really busy, with a population of around 127.5 million people, in a country about the size of Victoria. I was living in the capital city of Tokyo, which has a population of about 12.5 million people, it is a very fascinating country with a mix of traditional and modern technology. It’s not uncommon to see someone wearing a kimono on the subway. Japan is the home to sushi, lots of temples, Mt. Fuji, The Shinkansen (Bullet Train), and there are vending machines everywhere. They sell all sorts of stuff, from cold drinks to used school girls underwear in some of the sex shops. There are electronics shops and convenience stores everywhere and some super markets being open 24/7. There’s not so much you can’t buy there, making Japan very convenient. Now with all of those people there must be a lot of riders, well with most people riding a bike about, freestyle must be big. Well it is! How many? There are approximately 2000 plus flatland riders ranging from beginners to high level pros. Japan also has some of the largest contests, with up to 90 novice entrants, 80 expert entrants and pro limited to just 20 riders, plus high-ranking international pros entering as well. The KOG contests are held in large halls or shopping malls to help promote flatland as much as possible. Generally riding is pretty good, with many groups of riders all around the city’s and towns. The place where I was living had about 5 regular riders and a few others that came every now and then. The Japanese flatlanders are really dedicated to riding loving high speed spinning tricks. Most ride during their spare time and always push and support each other. Japan has the highest number and level of female flat riders in the world too. With so many riders you’d expect some pretty decent bike shops . There are a number of shops in each city that carry flatland specific parts and some stock only flatland parts making it easy to buy nearly any product you want. Tokyo is pretty expensive, the bike parts aren’t any exception. As for the Japanese food it’s very nice but being vegetarian can be rather difficult. Not having to wear a helmet and being able to drink anywhere any time makes it an enjoyable place to be whether it is on your bike or just hanging out after a riding session. So over all I would recommend living in Japan, even just for a holiday, to ride with other riders, or attend a jam or contest. I am sure that you will not be disappointed. Brett Dighton
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Assorted news from the .au flat crew...
simon’s travels I started in Paris at the start of this month for the Ninja Spin comp, I didn’t go too well but it was a great comp. A lot of fun for sure! After a few days in the French countryside, Dizy, the mecca of champagne making, I caught a train to Koblenz, Germany for a night then back to Koln to hang at the WeThePeople joint for a weekend. I then made my way back to Koblenz with Travis Collier to hang and ride with Frank Lukas. After a few days there I caught an 8hr long train ride to Vienna, Austria and I stayed there for a week. One night I went out on a bit of a bender and found myself sleeping in the street somewhere after getting lost... I trained it back to Koblenz to get myself to Berlin, then Hamburg to sleep on MikeS couch and then I head to Egypt for a week. I come back to Europe in the middle of June to go to Paris, London, Montpellier, then Koln for the Masters, followed by Amsterdam and hopefully, then across to LA on the way home. Simon O’Brien
Brett Dighton//Chris Moore
If you didn’t already know, Simon has just released his solo DVD, check the DVD pages for a review. Simon also has a signature frame coming from French company St Martin, www.stmartinbmx. com Simon’s frame will be available soon through KickassBMX distro, check www.kickassbmx.com for news. Stu
random wa stuff The Flatland WA site is back up and rocking with Russ taking the controls and working some I.T. magic. Log on to www.flatlandwa.com to see what the low down is on all things flat in W.A. and watch out for some good jams coming up. Lloyd and Cooper have collectively come out of the closet and are now frequently attending jams after a few years of late night escapades... And it seems dudes are jamming most Saturdays at Scarborough’s undercover carpark, check the above site for details of course. Shaun Jarvis+Stu
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The Phat Jam will be on July 2nd from midday till our legs fall off. We have Sick Child and Martial clothing on board. Its being held at National Park netball courts in Newcastle, just off Hunter St. We have beanies, shirts and stickers to give away. It’s a flatland jam but other riders are welcome if they wanna bring a jumpy or a grind box etc, there’s a shit load of room for everyone.
leaving in droves
Shane Badman took off for Europe via the Philippines on May 8th. He is over there for an undetermined amount of time, so who knows when we’ll see him again. As a result of Shane’s travels, I hereby call upon anyone in Adelaide who has the slightest bit of interest in riding flat to check out www.flatlandaustralia.com The Adelaide Flatland Cenobites are now recruiting. Dave Sayer Any flat news? reformist@2020bmxmag.com.au
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Got dirt? Sure have, with some awesome comp jumps and a chance to showcase the depth of dirt jumping talent in Aus.
Words: Mike Daly Photos: Steve Hillenbrand FBMX organised the event and asked me to help out with building and judging the comp. I really wanted to have an awesome set up for this event, especially as it was a dirt only event, so went all out on the design. I wanted to have something a little different from the usual roll in to 2 or 3 big sets, but still wanted to have something for the big trick riders as well. For the set up we had a 5m high roll-in plus drop off, then the usual 3 big trick sets, after this we added a 6m high wall ride and tried to make a more trails style set up on the way back. This worked OK, with 2 sets that hipped a little to the right and then to the left and then a 6ft high dirt spine. Building jumps for comps is always hard, there’s always problems with time, money and the weather, so I was stoked to find out that for Got Dirt we were indoors, had a whole week to build and had dirt and equipment already sorted. Also a big thanks has to go out to Kenny Raggett, Dwayne Golding and Zoli Borbasi for putting in the hours on the shovels. Personally I thought this course offered a bit of everything, big 20ft sets, big drop off, smaller sets to try harder tricks on, the wall ride for a bit of park influence, then the smaller sets and finally the spine. After watching the guys riding the jumps all weekend I could see how each section was being used differently by different riders. Mission accomplished.
MAIN//Damian Connolly INSETS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP//Cam Pianta//Jam winner Josh Stead//Chris Andersonn//PJ McKellar foot jammin
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Onto the comp. FBMX and Kodak had come up with $4000 pro purse and with support from Elite Cycle Imports, Federal Bikes, Proper Bike Co, BMX International, Maxis Tires and www. safreestyle.com the amateur proddy stash was looking real good. The comp format was set up a little different from your standard comp as we decided to go with a head to head battle format, similar to the Redbull comp last year. This started with qualifying on Friday which basically decided who would ride against who in the finals and gave the riders a little more practice on the jumps. Saturdays comp ran like this, the riders were seeded from their qualifying results and rode in pairs. Each pair of riders had a run through the jumps and a winner was announced, they ride a second time and another winner is announced. If the same guy wins both jumps he goes onto the next round, if there’s a draw they ride a third time to decide who goes forward, this continues through to the final where the winner is decided. Its fairly easy to judge this format as you only have two riders to score between, but its hard for the riders as consistency and planning your runs takes a big part in the results.
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we had a 5m high roll in plus drop off, the usual 3 big trick sets into a 6m high wall ride before 2 smaller sets and a 6ft high dirt spine...
The Am comp proved that the future of BMX is strong with a stack of good riders battling it out for the golden got dirt #1 shovel. Stand out riders were Lee Robertson with big nose dive 360’s over the massive first set, Ben Miels who was pulling double whips and David Baker who was flipping the dirt spine every run... The Pro riders were up next and the level of riding was awesome. Dane Searles, PJ Mackellar, Shane Conlan and Cam Pianta were all throwing down some big tricks including front flips, 360 whips and back flip variations. It was also good to see Luke Weatherall back riding at a comp, Luke was a bar spin machine and had some really original tricks. The head to head format saw a few of these guys getting knocked out early in the rounds through a combination of crashes and unlucky runs. When it all panned out the last two men standing were Adelaide’s Dwayne Golding and Sydney rider Josh Stead. Josh just took the golden shovel with smooth trails style runs, opposite 360’s and double variations like a big no-hander to turn down. Last event of the day was the www.safreestyle.com best trick comp, the highlights were Cam Pianta trying to front flip the spine and Luke Weatherall pulling a triple truck driver.... But the winner of $250 of Dave Sayer’s hard earned was Dane Searls with a huge double whip 360 over the first set.
MAIN//Lee Robertson has got 360’s//Holmes INSET//Ben Miels
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Big thanks has to go out to Freestyle BMX for organising the comp, all the guys who helped build the jumps, the judges, riders and everyone who came down to check out the riding. MikeD
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The stage was set... The Battle of Melbourne was spawned from two heads, a phone and some people dedicated to the creative side of BMX in Australia. The great thing about “organising” this event was the fact that I knew that all involved are straight up honest people who are easy to deal with. After the 29th of April I sit here looking at the footage/photos and still cannot believe all that happened in 6 hours, with minimal injuries, dry weather and no busts or shutdowns on spots. That night as all the crews involved sat down going wild over the footage of the day I heard nothing but positive feedback. From here the only way to see it progress and make it as unique and creative as the last is to change cities and “rules”. This event would have not happened with out the dark monk Ben Savage, Jamie Moore at Stowaway and all the crews who rode and gave support. Keep your ear to the ground for noises of the next battle.
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A picture tells 1000 words...
Josh Ticks, is this street or flat?
My take... I got a phone call from Louis a while back that went something like this. “Come to melbs we’re having this jam where there are three people per crew 2 riders and 1 filmer (the filmer can ride as well) and they all ride around Melbourne city for 6 hours or so and see who clocks in the best footage. All footage will go in the next issue of Untitled DVD mag and kid’s will vote who was best on the day. So me and a few others, Rick Hayward, John Comino, José Munoz, Dan Montoya, Chris Raethke and Anton Ayres, soon found ourselves in cold ass Melbs for the RIP + Untitled Street Battle.
*when we got to most of these spots we were confronted with the most furious security guards who wanted to kill us after already booting every other
We rolled upto the meeting place around 11 and there were stacks of riders there from different crews ready to go out and get clips in the city. After Benni and Louis handed out the tapes every one took off to make the most outa the day. Seeing we had no idea where all the spots were compared to the locals we were given Matt Jones as our tour guide for the day. Now before we left the house Grosser told us “don’t worry Jonesey rides with us all the time he knows where the spots are” Kym wasn’t lying and the 2nd spot we show up at there’s Kym, clocking up moves like it’s business with Teddy lying on the grass saying shit like “See, you guy’s are goin down and I don’t even have to do any thing hahaha......” With that Leon, Kym and Teddy quickly moved onto the next spot while we sat round half hungover, (or like my self Jungover seeing as I’m not the best at the local custom called “jingin”) wondering what we were even gonna do that day. At this point talking of going to the pub was a hot topic till a few of us started working out a few lines that got the day started. We then rode around for a while looking for these blue ledges that Jonsey couldn’t quite seem to find (probably due to a pre session Jingin) until we rolled up to the next spot where Grosser was, once again, doing mad trickery and Teddy was heckling and sitting on any obstacle we were tryin to ride. Just when I thought things were getting underway Dan snaps his rear axle (Once again talking of going to the
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Pub becomes a hot topic). Luckily Kym was there and raced back home for us and gave Dan a spare wheel. We said thanks to Kym and good riddance to that cheeky Bayzand kid and headed to this park while Dan spent ages fixing new wheel dramas. After John, Ton and Myself played ledge games for while we decided it was time to head back into the city to hit some of the stuff that we saw earlier but didn’t want to hit up first thing in the morning. The main problem with this was that when we got to most of these spots we were confronted with the most furious security guards who wanted to kill us after already booting out every other crew earlier in the day. So we went back to the meeting spot, listened to what happened with the other crews and decided to head home, watch some of the days riding and have a few beers, and a possible Jinging. I’m not gonna go through and list every trick that went down, cause the DVD will speak for itself. But I will say that the raw clips from different crews were off the hook, with riders I haven’t seen much of before totally killin it in the city. Props go to Benni and Louis for throwin an awesome event that didn’t feel like a mad comp with all the pressure associated, but provided everyone with enough motivation to go out and make a good day of it. The only down side was not getting the chance to ride and meet more of the other crews that were in town that day, but that was solved by the party we had later that night. Benni and Louis pulled off a real cool thing and I hope to be there for the next one Cheers
Lucas Comino
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A picture tells 1000 words...
Josh Ticks, is this street or flat?
My take... I got a phone call from Louis a while back that went something like this. “Come to melbs we’re having this jam where there are three people per crew 2 riders and 1 filmer (the filmer can ride as well) and they all ride around Melbourne city for 6 hours or so and see who clocks in the best footage. All footage will go in the next issue of Untitled DVD mag and kid’s will vote who was best on the day. So me and a few others, Rick Hayward, John Comino, José Munoz, Dan Montoya, Chris Raethke and Anton Ayres, soon found ourselves in cold ass Melbs for the RIP + Untitled Street Battle.
*when we got to most of these spots we were confronted with the most furious security guards who wanted to kill us after already booting every other
We rolled upto the meeting place around 11 and there were stacks of riders there from different crews ready to go out and get clips in the city. After Benni and Louis handed out the tapes every one took off to make the most outa the day. Seeing we had no idea where all the spots were compared to the locals we were given Matt Jones as our tour guide for the day. Now before we left the house Grosser told us “don’t worry Jonesey rides with us all the time he knows where the spots are” Kym wasn’t lying and the 2nd spot we show up at there’s Kym, clocking up moves like it’s business with Teddy lying on the grass saying shit like “See, you guy’s are goin down and I don’t even have to do any thing hahaha......” With that Leon, Kym and Teddy quickly moved onto the next spot while we sat round half hungover, (or like my self Jungover seeing as I’m not the best at the local custom called “jingin”) wondering what we were even gonna do that day. At this point talking of going to the pub was a hot topic till a few of us started working out a few lines that got the day started. We then rode around for a while looking for these blue ledges that Jonsey couldn’t quite seem to find (probably due to a pre session Jingin) until we rolled up to the next spot where Grosser was, once again, doing mad trickery and Teddy was heckling and sitting on any obstacle we were tryin to ride. Just when I thought things were getting underway Dan snaps his rear axle (Once again talking of going to the
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Pub becomes a hot topic). Luckily Kym was there and raced back home for us and gave Dan a spare wheel. We said thanks to Kym and good riddance to that cheeky Bayzand kid and headed to this park while Dan spent ages fixing new wheel dramas. After John, Ton and Myself played ledge games for while we decided it was time to head back into the city to hit some of the stuff that we saw earlier but didn’t want to hit up first thing in the morning. The main problem with this was that when we got to most of these spots we were confronted with the most furious security guards who wanted to kill us after already booting out every other crew earlier in the day. So we went back to the meeting spot, listened to what happened with the other crews and decided to head home, watch some of the days riding and have a few beers, and a possible Jinging. I’m not gonna go through and list every trick that went down, cause the DVD will speak for itself. But I will say that the raw clips from different crews were off the hook, with riders I haven’t seen much of before totally killin it in the city. Props go to Benni and Louis for throwin an awesome event that didn’t feel like a mad comp with all the pressure associated, but provided everyone with enough motivation to go out and make a good day of it. The only down side was not getting the chance to ride and meet more of the other crews that were in town that day, but that was solved by the party we had later that night. Benni and Louis pulled off a real cool thing and I hope to be there for the next one Cheers
Lucas Comino
Flagz rail ice pick grind
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*the practical studies of bio-mechanical-physics in the urban environment is beautiful warfare
Nick Edwards blowing up on impact....
Blowing up...
Everyone brought their own weapons and randomly dropped bombs all over the city. Many civilians were shocked and were heard saying things like “AAAAARRRGGGGGHHHHH”. I’m not sure who won the battle, come to think of it I didn’t even know there was a war. But then Nick Edwards got nuked! Damn! The practical studies of bio-mechanical-physics in the urban environment is beautiful warfare...
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INTERVIEW AND PHOTOS CHRIS POLACK
Moz has been a good mate for years now, and I’ve seen him progress from a 12 year old kid doing turn bars into what he is today... A machine. I guess what is so rare about Moz is that with all his talent, he’s still remained down to earth and hasn’t let his talent go to his head. Watch out though, he’ll raid your fridge at the drop of a hat. He’s a natural on his bike. He shreds anything. He’s got awesome style. He eats too much. He gets injured real bad but heals up quick and keeps on riding. He’s loyal and he’s a funny drunk. JAMES WADE 50
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Grenfell street rail, this one took me out in 1989, Holmes...
So, how old are you and how long you been riding? Age 17, been riding for 8 years. And where abouts do you reside? Taparoo, South Australia. Like to ride? Dirt, Park, Vert, a little bit of everything, I like to mix it up! Though I definitely love dirt! Not enough dirt comps around! Do you want to tell me a little about the Adelaide scene? The Adelaide scene is actually pretty big but nobody really knows it cause there is not enough coverage. There are a few groups of riders that all hang out together and then there’s the people like from Victor Harbour that’ll come in every now and then. I’ve been riding here my whole life so I guess I’ve been a part of it for a while now. Just an hour ago we went by a city building and the security guard recognised you? Does that happen often? Yeah, that actually happens pretty often here. I’ll get people I don’t even know ask if I’m “Mozzie” and it’s a bit weird. They must have seen me or heard of me from somewhere? Do you think that’s from recognising you at the skate park? Yeah pretty much! Add to that the fact that Adelaide is pretty small and word gets around… Who are the crew you ride with most? Damon Huntley, he actually helped me get into riding when I was little. Unfortunately he blew his knee out though. At the moment I’ve been riding with James Wade, Denny, Bo and Ben from Victor, Cairns, Justin, Goose and lots of others! Are you looking at joining the Aussie wagon headed overseas to dominate? Yeah, definitely, I mean once I save enough money I plan to head over and that’s as soon as I can! What are your reasons for getting over there? Just for some fun, to see what its like over there, do a bit of travelling, see what happens. I might get somewhere or I might not! So you kinda want to test the waters and try to set yourself up a sponsor, try to make a living out of riding? That would be awesome, yeah! That’s the dream to get paid for what we like doing. Are you currently working? Yep, I work at the bike shop, Standish cycles, they also sponsor me as well. Tell me about your sponsors? I first got sponsorship through Standish cycles and I’m still with them. At the moment I’m riding for Volume bikes, Demolition parts, Armourdillo clothing and Protec helmets. Do you have any plans for the future? Like I said, I would really like to head over to the states. But for now the goal is to compete in as many comps as I can in Australia. Travel around a bit, meet new people. What are your major influences? Definitely the Aussie boys in the states that are killing it at the moment. Like Corey Bohan, Ryan Guettler,
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Do you have any other interests apart from riding? Hanging out with my girlfriend, chilling and occasionally drinking but I guess we should keep that a secret cause I’m seventeen and all. Heeee heeee. I get into cars a bit. Into the Jap cars, but all up just going out and having fun. What’s most important to you? Contests or magazines and video coverage? That’s a tough question! Contest placing’s are good, people will say like ‘Mozzie won the King of Dirt’ or whatever but with video and mag coverage people can look back at it and its there forever, lots of people get to see it. They’re both good in their own way. They both give your sponsor what they need. In the end I’d probably have to go the comp placing though. How does Adelaide compare to other cities in Australia? Better or worse? I find Adelaide better for me cause its little and its easy to get around. I got my place here but its also good in other states because you get a little more noticed say for instance with video parts and magazine coverage. You seem to have made a mark regardless?
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I guess that’d be because of my travels, pretty much every time there is a comp on I’ll be there, unless I’m injured. Tell me about the Cromo Crown comp on the weekend? Zoli held a comp and I was hoping to score the win after Andrew Gull beat me last year, but I was very surprised after hearing that Luke Fink and all were coming over. I got to doubting myself a bit and so I figured I’d just ride and have some fun. It turned out I actually won park and dirt which was very surprising, that came out of nowhere! What music do you listen too? While I haven’t got it yet for myself, the new Hill Top hood’s album for sure. I’m into old school rock, hip hop, anything that’s good to bob / ride along to. Something I noticed today while we were out shooting photos, was your friends were calling you emo… what’s that about? They’re just giving me shit, cause my jeans are tight. What are your thoughts on emo kids?
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April Fools day 2006, no joke! Earlier that morning, along with assistance from Kenny, I had collected a booming sound system, filled the borrowed van with camera’s, prizes, medals, paperwork, chairs and more. It had rained most days leading up to the comp, and even through the day it threatened to rain at any time. Luckily the weather held off, so spectators and riders alike could wedge the City Skate Park to capacity and behold the skills of the mighty few. BMXers had the park to themselves from about 2pm, politely cheering some admittedly decent skills displayed in the MTB event held in the morning. I knew Kym (Grosser) and Bayzand were coming over, plus Kenny (Raggett), but was rapt to see guys like Andrew Gul and Luke Fink among the Pro bunch. Most people in the crowd figured there would be some big tricks laid down in the finals late in the day, and they weren’t disappointed.
Local rider Daniel ‘Mozzie’ Dunn left people scratching their heads in
Junior Park was taken out by Darryn James, ahead of Jai Wilson from WA with Russell Provan taking out third, definitely a few names you’ll be hearing more of in the future.
with Kie Ashworth from WA and Tim Baitman from VIC. But it was
Amateur Park was won by Tom Blanch who locals will agree is the SA’s best kept secret, this kid absolutely killed it, running lines Mozzie rode last year to win the Pro comp. Tom also went on to ride in the Pro category making it to the top 5 split. Second in Amateur went to Victor Harbour local Beau Jablonski, another rider with a big future, with third place going to Ben Miels. After a clearing his throat and stomach, Jamie Moore from Stowaway hopped on the mic to MC the Pro’s. The guys agreed to run a jam format, all 12 riders riding all in the park at once, with judges cutting it back to a 5 man final. Riders had to battle it out for attention and entry into the final.
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amazement by stomping his dominance with a double whip, tricking every inch of the park, and never getting tired. Luke Fink made everything tech look like simple tricks and brakeless Kym Grosser casually blasted off street inspired tricks in all corners of the park. Andrew Gul has the biggest flips in the business, it was great to see Andrew over again for the third year in a row, the nicest guy with the most dialled tricks. Mick Bayzand pulled a clean flip to sprocket in practice, but the condition of his bike worsened through the course of the day, and along with Kenny and Dwayne he didn’t make it through to the final. Sean Wescombe who also rode last year, added a few new tricks to his bag, David Ludbrook recovering from last years busted knee was also back in form, along young Tom Blanch from the amateur bunch who impressed the judges enough to grant him a spot alongside the big guns. The final five had the opportunity to ride one at a time, in their own time, dialling moves and aiming for a win. The five finished in this order; Dunn, Fink, Grosser, Gul, Blanch. Mozzie was the undisputed winner, with all the other guys absolutely nailing their own individual moves making it a hard split decision for second. This lead to a good discussion between the judges before deciding the final order.
Kenny Raggett//Crispy
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Kym Grosser//Crispy
The next day the weather was better and with the confusing daylight saving time change I was at the park at 7am instead of 9am (idiot!). Plenty of riders helped out leading up to the comp, so the dirt park was running prime with choice of two big lines, and three other lines. Most riders choosing to hit the new left set of three. Junior Dirt was taken out by Jake French ahead of Scott Kinlay and Ryan Lloyd, with Amateur rider David Baker taking out first ahead of Ben Miels and Kie Ashworth in what is a sure sign of the talent coming up in Aus. Kym and Mick had bike and body damage and couldn’t ride dirt, narrowing the field to only 7 riders in Pro. Golding, Wescombe, Raggett, Dunn, Fink, Ashworth and Gul. Riders had 5 runs, best three count. Mozzie crashed his first two runs double whipping the first, taking a little pressure off the other riders. This let everyone else cut loose with every other trick in the book, threewhips, flip variations and everything in-between. The final points saw Andrew Gul again get pipped at the post by a mere 0.5 points, Mozzie gaining further respect by pulling the three biggest runs of the comp in his final three runs and taking the win (maybe it was the Red Bull’s ‘fixing’ the riders on the start mound), Luke Fink rounded out the top three.
Kie Ashworth//HiLLeNBrAND
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With the official comp out the way, only Kenny and Dwayne sat on the hill with some unfinished business. Kenny had recently been trying backflips but this would be his first over a big dirt jump, and along with the MC’s we were trying to incite the relatively quiet crowd into some rowdy encouragement. His first attempt saw him crashing in an ungainly fashion. Surviving unscathed, he headed up to the start and nailed it second, third and fourth
time, the smile on his face, like the smile I saw on so many guys faces that weekend is truly what it was all about. Soon after, a heap more riders got back on their bikes and things got crazy, SAFreestyle and CMBMX put in some dollars for a best trick comp, and people were seeing decade’s by Mozzie, all sorts of variations and combo’s by Kenny, Dwayne and Kie, a 360 fastplant by Fink, then Andrew Gul shut everybody down by trying a front flip over the first of the right hand set of jumps. Coming so close the first time, the crowd swarmed over to the jump with more than 20 cameras ready and aimed. Winding up to a roaring crowd Andrew Gul pulled the biggest front flip I have ever seen and finished up the comp. After the Comp, riders headed down to the premiere of Patterns, and Kenny and I rounded the night out talking our way out of a fine for no helmet and no lights. Check out the new Volatile Visions website for all the info and much more on its way. www.volatilevisions.com.au Big thanks to everyone who helped out over the weekend, the riders for travelling and thanks to the sponsors Adelaide City Council, Inside Line MTB Club, Stowaway Distribution, Red Bull, and 2020bmxmag. December 2006 will see another event round the year out! Stay tuned... Zoli
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Big Invert//NitAi
Matt Gannon rips//NitAi
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This will be the last HMH till later in the year when the new ramp is finished and in place. There was no mini ramp comp as the good old 7 foot mini is now a bit too run down and we aren’t allowed to hold comps on it anymore. The canteen ran out drinks and sausages to sizzle… A few people were injured while attempting ‘fronties’ nothing serious though luckily. Some low life stole Rehito’s bag with pads and video camera etc. It was kinda hot and I got sunburned with a touch of sun stroke too… nice. It’s always plenty of work running one of these events. Luckily the BBSA have some great volunteers which makes it that much easier. The older ramps will soon be taken away from the park due to being so run-down. A few people were taken away in the ambulance but nothing too serious. Maybe there were too many people there, which made riding in between the comp almost impossible. There wasn’t time for the good old fly-out comp…. next time for sure. Shane Conlon hurt himself in street and couldn’t ride dirt this time around. Maybe you weren’t there and you should be at the next one.
1. Nick Richardson took out his first pro street win and is now signing conno’s left, right and centre. 2. Shane Byron almost pulled a frontie but had the craziest crash ever which saw him fly through the sky way above the harsh Beenleigh bitumen. 3. Richo pulled his first ever no hand 180 over the street spine, Richo rules. 4. Nick Cooper rode well all weekend and easily took out dirt with his powerful and dialled style. 5. The canteen sold out of drinks and sausages which helps pay for these events. 6. Winning a pair of MacNeil bars for a raffle ticket purchase of $1 7. Sponsors of the event were TripleSix Distribution with WeThePeople, MacNeil, Shadow, Orchid and Fly Bikes. BMX International came on board with Odyssey and Pryme helmets and of course Crossley Cycles also helped out. 8. A huge rider turnout with all classes rather full proved that HMH is going strong with no signs of slowing down any time soon. 9. Schneider put in plenty of work on the dirt jumps, they were actually rideable and maybe even the best they have ever been. 10. The next HMH will have the massive new ramp complete with wall ride structure and all, should be good. 11. The level of riding was amazing at this comp even though the ‘super pro’ riders weren’t in town for it. Just shows that all Australian riding is stepping things up. 12. This comp was a one-day event as opposed to the usual twoday event, this made it exciting to watch and ride in. The BBSA also organised and paid for an Ambulance to be there the whole day taking care of any accidents. 13. The BBSA were lucky enough to score a grant from the Gaming Fund worth around $24,000, which supplied their own PA system, cooler trailer, tools, tents, BBQ, chairs and tables. Check www.bbsai.org for info on when the next comp is scheduled. TOP LEFT//Nicky Buckard//NitAi//TOP RIGHT//You dont wanna be in this position above bitumen Shane Byron//CHris MOOre//LEFT//Cooper style//CHris MOOre
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how to hurricane
Before you try a 540 hurricane you could try just stalling backwards on the coping and dropping in fakie, I guess that’s a 360 hurricane? You can learn this on a tiny quarter so you know how to get your tyre in the right spot without taking the big stacks...
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Pick a mid sized quarter to learn this on, a ramp around 5 foot high with a good transition would be a good place to start.
2. Ride up to the ramp with about the same speed that you would for a regular tail tap 3. As you hit the coping start to rotate as if you are going for a 540 tail tap, pull out a little as you start to rotate so you don’t fly out too far onto the deck
4. After you have rotated approximately 180 degrees you need to stall your tyre
backwards onto the coping, this will take some practice to get it in the right spot. After a while you will find that you can get your tyre in the right spot every time without even looking where its going.
5. Your tyre will only stall for a second and while it’s on the coping you should keep your rotation going by winding up your body ready for the 360 drop in.
6. As you pull off the coping look over your shoulder in the direction you want to turn
and twist off the coping as hard as you can. This should give you enough rotation to get around the rest of the 540 and land forwards down the ramp.
7. When you are learning you can pull off into the ramp a little if you think you don’t have
enough spin, this way you can pivot around the last 90 degrees or so if you have to. When you have this trick dialled you’ll get all your rotation done and still land at the top of the ramp.
8. Ride away, like you know you want to...
anton ayres resides brisbane, queensland
and landed upside down with trying to learn back flips. The first one he did he got half way round The first time I saw Anton was at a foam pit where he was this little kid I saw Anton down at Cleveland killing later Years 20inch”. a on be to small too just is kid that “Man the bars smashing him in the teeth. I remember a few of us saying, it and the funny thing was that he hadn’t gotten much bigger. grinds all with different flip in, flip on a regular basis at most spots. Like having a myriad of ledge and rail The Ton’s a small guy with a load of tech moves which he can rattle off it’s a whole other ball game down goes sun the Once either. then and down the odd massive rail now out tricks. He doesn’t let his small stature get in the way of him jumping listen to jiggy gangsta music while hiding tallies in his socks. to Pub” “Alex the to heading before area local his in party every and seeing as he’s got this obsession to attend any Dean too get clips or spend is real good when it comes to camera and editing skills so he’s keen as Being responsible for a few local videos from his crew “the grummets” Anton with “come on guy’s...” or “listen guys...” sentence a starting motivator, the always he’s group a in Anton seen a day looking around unknown areas for spots. Any time I’ve LC Everyone knows he’s put in long days scoping most of Brisbane for spots. shortly followed by a list of the spots he’s got planned out for the day. High class rail hop//Crispy
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kenji tsuruta resides greenville, nc
For the past two months I’ve had the company of Kenji Tsuruta staying with me in Greenville, NC. Kenji is from Tokyo Japan and is 24 years old. I first met Kenji at Woodward Camp in 1999 and he came to Australia that year for the Brisbane Planet X deal. Now I see him every year, either in the States or at the Asian X games. Kenji’s hooked up in Japan through Motocross International, a distribution company that deals with Fit, Primo, Shadow, FBM, Lotek shoes and a few others. Kenji can speak fairly good English but its in a really Aussie style, due to the fact that I pretty much taught him English over the last few years. He picks up on things I say and then he’ll just come out with it when it’s appropriate. The other day he said “mozzie”, (instead of mosquito) and I wondered where he got that from, he said I taught him four years ago. In America a lot of people just talk to him and he acts interested but he doesn’t have a clue there saying because they’re speaking too fast for him to register. He might pick up on just a word or two. Its funny to me because people just expect him to have English down and don’t realize it’s his second language. The other day Kenji told me about Japan’s strict tattoo policy. He said you can’t display tattoo’s in public, like at a pool or hot springs, you’ll get kicked out pretty fast and they won’t be nice about it. He said its because the mafia have tattoo’s so when people see tattoo’s they get real uncomfortable. Kenji tried to join a gym and on the registration form it said, you can’t join if you have any tattoos, he told them its on his back so you cant see it under his shirt but they told him he still couldn’t join. It’s been fun hanging out with Kenji. I didn’t ride the first six weeks he was here because of my ankle, which was a bummer as Kenji is one of my favourite people to ride with. He’s here for one more month so we have some riding to catch up on! Colin Mackay
Screw global warming, what about the lack of toboggans getting thrown?//MACKAy
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troy charlesworth resides sydney, nsw
The one thing that everyone can agree on about Troy is that he is a character. I don’t know a better way to express this without mentioning the following: he works in a scooter shop, he’s got a gambling addiction, he calls his aunty his ‘gangsta’ and he’s always running around like an over excited little kid talking a bunch of crap. But this is what makes Troy the person he is. He’s a great mate to everyone and he’s awesome to hang out with, on or off a bike. I can’t wait to travel Europe with him because he’s always got this massive smile on his face, putting everyone around him in a good mood, he’s quite possibly the funniest bloke in the world after a few drinks, and, of course, he’s always keen to have a ride. Yep, troy is quite a character. Jimmy
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First off, anything that starts off with back masking has to be good. To save you the hassles of trying to figure out what they are saying, “From the first breath of life, till our final last breath. You never thought we could make it, but we carry our own”. A defying statement to anyone who ever doubted post Max Sepultura. Dante XXI is an awesome show of power that is something of a soundtrack to a book. Based on the novel “The Divine Comedy” written by Dante Alighieri in the early 1300’s, Sepultura’s vision of converting the book to music takes you on a trip from hell, purgatory and heaven (Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso) with typical sep style tribal beats and heavy as fuck drop D guitars. Mixed in selected tracks you can expect to hear guest appearances by local Brazilian horn players (Most notably in Ostia). This only adds to the heaviness of this album. For anyone who asks, “we’ll, what previous sep album does it sound like”, I can answer that by saying that, like every other album, it’s progressively moving forward creating its own sound, although I do hear traces of Roots on the songs “False”, but that’s about it. This is very clearly the best album Sepultura have put out in some time (Although I don’t believe they have ever put out a bad album). Put all doubts aside and buy this CD, it is a brutal display by the Sepultribe!! Lastly, anyone who says anything like “bring back Max”, “they were better with Max”, get over it, It’s been 10 years, fuck off and Dante XXI rules!!! Dave Sayer
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calling all mc’s
Obese Records have an exciting competition to co-incide with the new Obese release: Jase Connection Volume 1 Jase, a veteran beat maker, has included an instrumental track at the end of his new compilation ‘Jase Connection’ titled ‘Competition.’ An aptly fitting title considering that this track will form the basis of a competition for aspiring MCs. For those who haven’t yet purchased ‘Jase Connection,’ the track can also be downloaded from the Obese Records website www.obeserecords.com Jase and Obese Records are holding a competition looking for MCs to record their original verses onto this instrumental track. On Thursday the 10th of August, submissions will close and Jase will determine the winner. And the prize? The winning MC/group gets to be on ‘Jase Connection Volume 2,’ choosing the Jase beat of your choice! So if you want to have something alongside Koolism, Drapht, Lazy Grey, Art of War, Muph n Pegz to name a few, get writing, practicing and recording!! This is what Jase is looking for: “I’m looking for the artist’s interpretation of that beat as a full song on any topic. Feel free to arrange the beat arrangement and length however you like.”
selftitled triplesix DVD www.triplesix.com.au
Never before in Aus BMX history has there been a video production so hotly anticipated. Clint Millar’s epic production is the culmination of all his experience with his Prody series of videos which somehow enabled him to condense a few years filming and travelling this country into one hella rocking DVD. Selftitled is the TripleSix team DVD and being that TripleSix has the biggest and arguably the strongest crew of riders in the country you can expect to see the cutting edge of Australian riding from Nick Richardson, Mike Lawrence, Dave Manconi, Scott Greentree, Zack Musarsa, Kym Grosser, Haimona Ngata, Andrew McMurtie, Brendan Jones, Clint Millar, Ryan Guettler, Pete Radivo, Nick Cooper and Kenny Raggett. This DVD is by far the most solid in terms of the riding showcased ever put together in Australia and is a must see for any patriotic rider…
MCs can submit the track with their verses by mail to Obese Records 4a Izett Street, Prahran VIC 3181 or email it to bianca@obeserecords.com by the 10th of August. If MCs have any further queries they can hit up Jase at www.myspace.com/beathedz, otherwise good luck!!
eagles of death metal Death by Sexy
The Eagles of Death Metal are back with a follow up to their 2004 release ‘Peace Love and Death Metal’. These guys are a may not be traditional death metal but with infectious guitar riffs and out-there lyrics with a serious amount of hillbilly hick syndrome. They seem to suffer from acid flashbacks that make their retro sound stand out from the other all-too-serious bands around at the moment. Guests on the album include Distillers leading lady Brody Dalle and the infamous Jack Black out of his wrestling mask. Death By Sexy rocks out in a US truckstop kinda way. I love this band and if you like a bit of twang in your rock then you will too and yes, it is that dude from the Queens of the Stone Age, and on drums no less. Bladz
tool
10,000 Days The dark, loud, metal outfit fronted by Maynard James Keenan returns with the band’s first release in five years and just their fourth full-length in their 16-year history… 10,000 Days is, like every past Tool release, a rather hard album to digest 1st listen, but come third, fourth and so on it comes together. If you thrive on dark surreality and hot, emotional anger to fuel your life, then 10,000 Days is probably up your alley. Great thing about the new album is that die-hard Tool fans will not be disappointed in the least and we reckon more than a few new heads will get twisted to the soundscapes and demented lyrics… Munta
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soul 29
www.soulbmx.de The new issue features a Simple bikes and Fly bikes roadtrip to Japan, the BMX Masters from Cologne, NorCal and Austrian scene checks, the flatground comp, a bio on Simple Bikes’ Niels Thanild, the Eastpak Transition Tour, contest from Tallinn, Soul Last Minute Trip, the backyard jam the Rebel Jam from Berlin plus a bio on Ryan Guettler. I don’t know how they fit all that in one DVD but it’s definitely worth checking out. Nice music and editing as usual, check out what’s happening in Euro BMX….
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made you look
This DVD follows the Square One team as they embark on a tour of the Midwest and North Carolina in the dead of winter, 2005. It includes multiple skatepark stops across North Carolina, street riding, and serious amounts of bonus footage. Best thing is, it’s a BMX DVD, nothing more, nothing less. By that I mean, good music, wicked riding and lotsa messing around.
Brought to you by Brian Purdy of Fox DVD frame, Sentenced to life is based around Dave Mirra. Dave has a section and also introduces the other riders, which include Josh Harrington, Scotty Cranmer, Ryan Guettler, Matt Beringer and Mike Aitken. Dave’s part is pretty dam good with consistent runs of big tricks. Seems like he’s doing backflip dropin to flair to double whip this to some other big trick, like it’s a regular run, I guess that’s a regular run for Dave. A lot of Dave’s section is filmed at his private park so I guess he knows the lines.
The latest in the mega tour series has teams from V-club clothing, Shitluck, Proper Bike Co, Greasy Comb distro, Solid Bikes and Staff mail order. That’s over 60 riders crusin around CA riding everything in sight. The only official stops were Woodward West, the Primo ramps and the Ramp Rats skatepark in NorCal but in between the teams visited a stack of spots including street riding in SanFran, the baldy pipe, a stack of parks in Vegas and Stephen Murray’s trails.
The first team DVD from Stowaway distro has been long in the making with 4 years of filming both here in Aus and OS. The whole team is featured with full sections from Jamie Moore, Craig Bennett, Peter Koh and Brad Grantham, plus a couple of friend’s sections and random road trip footage.
Simon O’Brien is an amazing rider and also a great guy….. for a vegetarian. Made You Look shows you how good he really is. It’s set up like a biography focusing on Simon and what he’s about. There’s a lot of footage of Simon including old footage which is still good by today’s standards, then there’s the more recent footage which is ridiculous. He showcases some of his friends from all over the place riding moto’s, body boards, skateboards and there’s even some breakdancing thrown in to boot. There’s also a travel section showing off the billion and 4 places he’s travelled to. The production quality is excellent and the music is pretty good too with only one Aussie hip hop song, that’s pretty good…..
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Team riders include the super gnardog Mike Aitken (crazy manual down the biggest double flight ledge), Justin Inman, Corey Martinez (who rips), Brian Wizmesrski, Dustin Guenther, Mike Szczesny, Chris Doyle and Ryan Jordan. Well worth the $ for the snow burnouts by Martinez. Watch out Thredbo carparks this winter…
As well as Dave there’s a good mix of riding styles from Scotty Cranmer to Matt Beringer and the rest of the DVD covers dirt, park and street with some really good riding. There is also a bonus section with Mirra, Harrington and Cranmer interviews. Nice.
Filming, editing and music are the usual Props style, i.e. filming and editing rock and the music well, its there…… Overall there’s some cool stuff but it all seems a little disjointed as the DVD swaps back from one team to the other and you get a little lost as to who’s where, doing what…..
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The filming, editing and music is slick with roadtrip sections to break up the riding. The monkey section is, well, interesting… Brad Grantham’s section is probably the stand out with some really solid park and street riding, SA has definitely got some good parks going these days as well… Read up on the making of Patterns elsewhere in the mag.
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I love watching Simon ride but aside from that it’s a really watchable movie as I know some people aren’t too into watching flatland. Hey, it’s worth the buy just to see one of Biff’s 360 flatties. Yo, Stan the Video Man Kenny
patterns premiere mercury cinema adelaide
A documentary filmed over the past 4 years and showcasing Stowaway’s team riders doing it their own way. The Mercury cinema in Adelaide was the chosen venue for the premiere of Stowaway’s first ever video ‘Patterns’. After having people arrive in car loads and in already drunken states the atmosphere was beginning to look like some kinda music gig line-up. ‘Funny cause I swear I saw more tight black jeans than at a Motley Crue concert’. Once everyone soaked up the bar offerings and settled themselves into their plush cinema seats the video made its introduction with a slide show to help set the mood and conception of the video. Snap shots of riding spots, landscapes and people travelling different corners of the earth. The complementing music only added to the feel of a contemporary BMX video documenting the lifestyle of travel and cool times associated with BMX riding. First section started off into a fast paced track and showed that stowaway is not about hip-hop soldiers or baggy pants but about rock and lots of roll and this feeling just carried the dvd all the way through. Instead of me listing all the tricks and amazing stunts that went down during the 30min doco here is a list of riders you’ll expect to see in the video. Brad Grantham, Peter Koh, Craig Bennett, Jamie Moore plus plenty of friends that are associated with the stowaway crew and if you’ve seen any of the coverage these cats have been getting you can bet shit got laid down. Street and park are its stronger points and if you’re into the simple elements of riding be it stunts, friends, travel or just plain fun then purchase your copy quick smart. There is also a bonus section that will show a little behind the scene’s and I guess will strengthen the point that its all real and just about the fun of riding. Check out the monkey business part!!….. you all do it!! Stowaway distribution have built a solid team of riders and put together a nice creative piece you will proudly add to your DVD collection. Crispy
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felt mystic www.feltbmx.
So, you want to learn double whips to tailtap to ice pick to fakie, just like Scotty Cranmer? Well a good place to start is with the Mystic, a mid range bike from Felt.
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Frame and forks 100% cromo frame with a wishbone rear end and some beefy looking gussets up front, this frame looks like it will take a beating… and the 20” top tube means that this bike will suit a smaller rider. The forks are also 100% cromo so all up it’s a pretty tough set up.
Parts Tubular cromo 3pc cranks with a sealed euro BB should hold up well and the 9mm thick chain wheel sounds tough too. The drive train is 13 – 36, which could be a little smaller but the hubs sealed which is good. You get 4 pegs and front brakes so this ones all ready for ramps and parks, plus the colour is pretty nice too.
Overall This looks like a nice strong bike for a smaller, beginner to expert rider, its got all the stuff to you need and looks like it can stand up to some hard riding, nice colour too. A cassette hub and chrome rims might be some future upgrades to keep in mind.
fitbikeco team www.fitbikeco.com
Nice looking mid range complete bike from Fit, comes in black or tan. To see what’s possible on a Fit, check out Mike Aitken’s section in Sentenced to life.… Frame and forks 100% cromo with a 20.5 top tube, mid BB and integrated head set, this frame has all the stuff you need. There’s a nice machined head tube, small gusset under the down tube and the brakes are up top on the seat stays and out of the way.
Parts Tubular cromo 3pc cranks with a sealed BB, sealed hubs with 14mm axles, micro adjust seat pole and S&M pedals give you a solid range of parts. The drive train is 13 – 36, which is a little big, but it’s a mid range bike so you can always look for a cassette hub later. You also get a nice Fit stem, embroidered Fit seat, 2 pegs and the rear rim has machined sidewalls for better breakage.
Overall Shame there’s no cassette hub but otherwise a nice set up… nice colours and stickers finish it all off.
redline mega x/xl www.redlinebicycles.com
Redline have had a bit of a makeover with Rooftop now pointing them in the right direction. The new range of bikes is showing his influence with some good looking stuff coming through. Frame and forks The Mega x/xl comes in two sizes 20.5 or 21, hence the x/xl. The frame and forks are 100% cromo with an internal headset, euro BB and nice simple design with 2 small gussets near the machined head tube. The cromo forks have butted legs and 14mm slots.
Parts Cromo 2 pc bars, tubular cromo 3pc cranks, sealed hubs with hollow cromo axles, sealed euro BB and chrome Sun big city rims give you a pretty good stash of parts on this bike. The drive train is 11 – 30 which is nice and small and there some nice extras, like the CNC alloy chain wheel, stainless spokes and I beam seat pole. You also get sealed bearing magnesium pedals, not often you see that on a complete bike. The weight is 13.8kg which is pretty good for a stock complete.
Overall All up a really nice complete bike for street, park or dirt, good parts and some nice extras as well. No front brake, but who uses those things anyway…
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The Mutiny Eden frame comes in 21.25”, 21”, or 20.5” top tube, has triple drawn seat and chain stays and is made of 100% Sanko cromo tubing. Colours are black or red, it has a mid bb and internal head set and weighs in at 5.6 lbs.
Leather and steel, has there ever been two materials more suited to BMX? Maybe you better add denim. So with the mix right, Zoo York will keep your denim from sagging too low.
s&m seat clamps
www.kickassbmx.com
www.mutinybikes.com
www.sandmbikes.com This small seat clamp weighs in at 25g and is designed for frames with really short seat tubes, the bottom is machined to sit lower on the tube. Comes in funky colours too.
felt drop 10 stem www.feltbmx.com
The drop 10 stem has a 10mm drop and 52mm reach, so you can run your bars really low…. Looks nice and strong too.
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www.zooyork.com
proper bike co maglite hubs Proper are famous for their hubs and the latest one is the MagLite. Available in 36 / 48 in red, gold or black they have a forged alloy shell with Heat Treated 8000 series Cr-Mo axles. They come with large alloy cones, 2 sets of axle nuts, (alloy and steel) and run screw on cogs with sizes from 10t to 14t. They are also super light at 218g for the front and 400g for the rear.
macneil seats
www.macneilbmx.com Macneil have a whole range of new seats that fit their pivotal design deal poles, if you haven’t seen this design yet its super light and strong, and now theres a stack of different seats to fit it. Here’s a few of the new designs and colours available.
sunday night fork www.sundaybikes.com
With Odysseys lifetime warranty the 41 thermal night fork comes in black, red or green and weighs in at only 1.2kg. They have 3/8 drop outs and come with or without brake mounts.
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animal steve hamilton pedals www.stowaway.net.au
Available in sealed or unsealed these pedals come with a nice concave design and 2 different size replaceable allen key pins. Available in silver, grey, black, green, purple, white, blue, brown and red, they weight in at 600g. You also get an Animal stencil in the box.
www.strictlybmx.com
proper wheel sets
sq1 t’s
Available with black or chrome Proper rims in 36 front and 36 or 48 rear, nice and strong with a good rear cassette on 500g rims. They come with black hubs and black stainless steel spokes with Proper’s regular 10t to 14t cogs. Weight is 995g for the front and 1180g for the rear.
SquareOne are pumping out new stuff like there ain’t no tomorrow. Check the DVD too.
coalition povah stem
Got a cold head form winters harsh riding conditions? Get warm with a stack of new styles from the purveyors of fine BMX fashion, StrictlyBMX.
www.squareonebmx.com
demolition rasta pedals www.demolitionparts.com
Available in alloy or magnesium and with or without sealed bearings plus 8 pins per side for extra traction. The limited edition Rasta paint job comes courtesy of Nate Wessel.
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www.coalitionbmx.com
Designed by John Povah this stem is made from CNC 6061 alloy with heaps of cut outs and a split front plate to get the weight down to 300g. It also comes with an optional gyro plate.
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dc zip+jeans
fit stem
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So you thought DC just made super fresh kicks? Wrong. New Vapour jeans feature tech as hell kevlar stitching, cool max moisture wicking denim and a BMX inspired gusset to help stop the dreaded seat + crotch hang up. Like you run your seat above the clamp anyways? The new Achilles jacket is all ready to roll with slick style and a hidden iPod pocket.
Lightweight at 340g and with a 52mm reach this stem looks like your regular design but has cut outs everywhere to save weight.
vans old school
www.orchidfootwear.com
www.vans.com With possibly the best sole for BMX, the original black and white super comfy 1984 style, Vans be running so many Aussies on the international team this year!
etnies roscoe www.etnies.com Taj got bored with the colour of his shoes so brought out a new colourway for winter, Brown and Tan. Same shoe, same vego style, same super dope gel heel thingo, just a different colour. You know it’s all about the colour anyway.
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orchid hex BMX shoes for BMXers, these puppies come in Black and Gum with a leather upper.
s&m pitchfork www.sandmbikes.com The new version of the legendary pitchfork, 14mm slots, sweet top bolt, solid just like Pitchforks are meant to be.
federal chainring www.stowaway.net.au Made from 6061 Aluminium, these rings come in 6.5mm, in 28t, 30t, 33t, 36t, 39t, black only.
mankind kingdom frame www.kickassbmx.com Mankind’s second frame is the Kingdom and is available in 20.6” or 21” top tube, in light brown, fluoro green or black. Its made of 100% Sanko crmo with double butted top and down tubes, 6mm heat treated dropouts, removable gyro tabs, a mid BB, Integrated Headset and the regular 74.5° / 71° angles. Weight is a respectable 5.6lbs and Gee reckons it’s the shit.
felt cranks www.feltbmx.com Heat treated cromo cranks with sealed bearing BB. These cranks are available in 170, 175 or 180 in black, grey or chrome and come with big splines on the axle so they are easy to get on and off.
fuse kneepads www.wetehpeople.de Newly revised/redesigned kneepad by WTP under the FUSE name. A lightweight kneepad with an embedded plastic cap for wearing under pants when riding.
about a rail
This rail has mocked me for a long time. I used to look at it after school a lot and promised myself I would do it one day. It’s not the most insane rail ever but because I used to basically fantasize about doing it when I was a bit younger, it seemed like quite the hurdle for me to leap.
After a couple of wake up calls and some strong coffee, I was picked up by Peter Koh and Polack to go and conquer the beast. The rail is at a university that is rumoured to have a large student population of females, something like 75% girls. No joke. We walked into where the rail is and this became apparent straight away. They all seemed nice too. Anyway, back to the rail. The first try I didn’t hop high enough hitting my back peg on the way up. I ate shit but the adrenaline was running at full steam by this stage so I shook it off like Mariah and was on my feet quickly. The second attempt was better; I slid it clean and left a huge blacky all the way down. Unfortunately, something went wrong with the slave flash so I would need to do it again to get a better photo. This time I slightly dabbed on the way out but the flash didn’t go off again, bummer. Chris sorted it out and assured me it would work the next time. I went for it again. This time the flash went off, but so did I. I crashed in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. My ankle bent backwards and it didn’t hurt right away so I knew it was bad. Luckily it wasn’t broken and nothing was torn but shit, did I come close. The ligament stretching made for purple bruises nearly up to my knee and in between my toes. I had to use a walking stick for the first few days just to get around. That was a funny experience in itself. Walking sticks make people really considerate toward you. If you love pity, get yourself one. The injury stopped me riding in the comp at the city park but I wasn’t bummed at all. If anything, I felt bad for Polack because he felt like it was his fault. It totally wasn’t though, I had a slight inkling that this rail would take a piece of me if I abused it, and I wasn’t wrong. I should have left it at that when I pulled it and gone to shoot something else. I was victim to the famous ‘One more time’ curse. On the plus side of the weekend, the Stowaway DVD was brilliant and the comp was awesome. I also managed to come out drinking all weekend so things were fine in my books. I just want to say thanks to Chris P for this opportunity. I’ve got so much in mind to shoot for next time you are down here bro. Also, got to shout out to SFMDC. Thanks! Mike Moore
The moral of the story is that if I ever meet up with you to shoot photos and ask you to pull a trick again. Its not cause I doubt your ability to do it but rather cause either my equipment failed or I’m so spastic that I missed the tricks timing. As often as I shoot there is still the possibility that I will make mistakes and that’s only cause I’m human or part human and then the other times its cause forces beyond my control have limited me to accomplishing the task. Or plainly put cause both my equipment and myself are retarded! Sorry Mike! Crispy
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