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Issue 44.5 December2012 Regular 14 EdsLetter 24 IconicParts the end of 36 hole rims?

26 bikeCheck 28 HowTo tie dye your wardrobe.

130 Behindbars Damn, some kids are shredding!

132 NewProducts 136 WallPaper

Features 20 ThePinkHole

86 TheAusConnection

Fitzroys’ holy Grail.

Fit Bike co. Australian style.

30 PublicProperty

94 DIYEthic the Anchors’ rawkus boogaloo bicycle film dissected.

Put some effort in!

44 Nextlevel

104 andrewLazaruk

BMX at 1000fps

recent Aus visitor Lazer gets interviewed.

56 NitroCircus

112 Creativeoutput

Mitch Morison learns a thing or two.

Will herrmann talks with Joe rich on the

62 KyleBaldockInterview 72 TheGiantofDirt

118 Forestdweller

Dane Searls. never forgotten.

TheCrew Instigation Matt holmes, Mike Daly Art/Ed Direction Matt holmes Design Phil townsley, Alex Liiv Contributors Greg Barnes, chris courtenay, Adam Stone, Andy Fortini, Paul chamberlain, Steve Gorak taylor-Madin, calvin Kosovich, Michael vockenson, Gus Armstrong, Will herrmann, Mitch Morison, raine turnbull, Matt hodgson, cooper Brownlee, Andre regli, James Wade, Bret trigg and many more for their presence, advice and good times.

Photos thomas Smith, George Prentoski, Greg Barnes, James Wade, raine turnbull, tony nolan, Mats Kahlstrom, Adam Stone, Pete conway, Andy Fortini, Luke cridland, Steve Gorak taylor-Madin, Steve Morrisey, Mikey creek, Gus Armstrong, Billy Brooks, rutger Pauw, Mitch Morison, Brett Stanley, Jamie Mauri, chris Polack, cooper Brownlee, Bret trigg, Stephen Joseph, Stephan haworth, Matt holmes. Studio photography & Inspiration tony nolan Publishers holmes & Mike D Dubdubdub 2020bmxmag.com.au Become part of the mag every issue more crew get themselves involved in the evolution of 2020, making it the riders manual for the whole of Australia and nZ. If you think your scene is going off, let us know with words and photos. editorial and photographic contributions are more than welcome. Send a stamped self-addressed envelope if requiring return of slides or otherwise. And label it good cause piles of slides, DvD’s and photos with no names or details on ‘em get lost quick. Same goes for emailing or uploading, on that hit up our website for the run down on becoming part of the mag: http://2020bmxmag.com.au/info/contribute/

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Times they are a changin’ Issue 45.5 Words Matt Holmes

depending on how you look at this quote, you could go in two directions; for better or for worse. From my point of view, and with 99% of things in my life it’s usually for the better. Even if the initial change sucks. This is more than evident when I look at the challenge of pushing a little bMX mag I started seemingly so long ago into the digital era. When 2020 began, email wasn’t anywhere near as commonplace as it is today. Social networking was something you did at a bar and the search engine behemoth Google didn’t even exist. So to say I wasn’t focussed on a digital future when the mag started is pretty spot on. It was all about creating original content. From the experiences of the photographers, writers and riders of the Australian BMX scene and putting it on paper for the said scene to see. Years go by and the digital revolution has been pushing almost as hard as the level of progression within what we know as BMX itself. It’s been a constant learning curve in publishing 2020 and one that has had its dramas, but on the whole, it’s been an amazing journey. And just when I think we’ve got making printed mags kinda dialed, the playing field seems to be changing faster than anyone ever imagined. So come 2012, we’ve got with the program and dropped our new digital version of 2020 as an IoS app for iPhone and iPad. And we’re more than a little stoked on it standing alongside the print edition of the magazine. While we were rocking a digital version of the mag through an online retailer for over two years, the whole itunes/app store deal is dialed and at present, the most accessible way to get your hands on 2020 from wherever you find yourself in the world.

And that’s where this special issue comes in. In a nutshell, issue 45.5 is a little taste of what 2020 is all about. We’ve packed it full of some of our favourite content from the year just gone and made it all pixel ready for your IoS device in what we could call a little xmas present for you. Should you be a regular reader, you’ll have seen this content before, but if you’re new to the 2020 experience, we hope you enjoy the riding, the stories, the photography and killer design from some seriously talented crew who make this magazine possible. I know I’m so stoked to be a part of it’s creation every issue. If you dig what you see, keep your eyes peeled mid Jan for issue 46. A fresh new issue, full of new, original content that we’re proud to say is 100% representing the Australian BMX scene, just like we always have. As we learn more on the digi publishing front, we’ll be adding more immersive content in the form of video and interactive elements as publishing takes it’s next steps forward. Plus over the coming weeks, you’ll see more back issues available through the app, with the whole back catalogue available early in the new year. Good times ahead. So, while we’re getting all amped on the digital side of publishing with this app version of the mag, don’t sweat, the print version is still here. We’re sticking to our guns and continuing to make our recycled and sustainable forest stock mag printed in glorious colour with vegetable based inks for as long as we can foresee. here’s to independent BMX media, whatever medium it chooses to live in!

20 13 CHAMBER 100% 4130 Chromoly Frame with removable brake mounts & Full Chromoly Fork / Full Chromoly 3-piece tubular 48-spline crank with 25 x 9t drivetrain / Double Wall Rims Odyssey Chase Hawk Grips & Twisted PC Pedals / Integrated Headset Pivotal Saddle

News & Stuff TREE RIdE NO MORE ryan Lloyd, tree plant seat grab

News & Stuff TREE RIdE NO MORE

TheTree Words Mikey Moore Photos dave Rubinich

What can I say about the demise of this wonderful tree? I love tree-rides probably more than the average human, but anyone that rode this one can honestly say it was a magical experience. Located in a very well to do area of the adelaide foothills, our old friend was subject to many a session. Any travellers or visitors passing through SA would be taken to this beauty. It was one of our favourite natural spots to show off. the wise old gumtree wasn’t the easiest thing to ride, but was surprisingly forgiving. It was amazingly good fun to shralp and each time you went back it somehow managed to get better. I can’t say who originally found it, but I was taken to the spot years ago as a youngster. It has been long known of, and for the most part, kept a carefully guarded secret by locals. the tree itself leaned out over the street in such a way that it made a near perfect vert wall, not the kind of thing you come across every day. I’m not sure how often other crew rode it, or how well known it actually was, but amongst our crew we kept it as a sacred spot. that is to say we only rode it on special occasions and always took care of the surroundings. Whatever the circumstances, a eucalypt by nature has a root system that is relatively shallow, and being such a huge tree on such an incline, I am almost certain it was removed due to being a great health hazard. A real shame it was for me to arrive at the tree to discover it destroyed. I felt as if an old mate had been shut down. I will cherish the time I had riding this beast and I’m sure many of us have the fondest of memories doing so. however, as they say, nothing good can last forever, and with that, plans to turn the stump into a rideable quarter are underway. I encourage all to stay searching and keeping them eyes peeled. Goodness is out there and when you find it, make sure you enjoy it while it lasts!

News & Stuff STILL bLEEdING calvin representing the west coast hop.. Photo Luke cridland

Still bleeding Words Calvin Kosovich Photo Luke Cridland

It’s been two years since the release of the last dVd by deprae films “Let It bleed” and we’ve finally come through with the second sequel.

titled “Still Bleeding Black and Blue” the Perth DvD features 6 full parts from tim cawthorne, calvin Kosovich, Luke cridland, Liam thomas, Jordan Dentamaro and callan Stibbards. Also featuring riding from Daniel Jameson, Jamie Mauri, Jay Wilson, tom rodman, Kym Grosser, Mick Bayzand, Danger and many more. It’s a street orientated BMX film with a crew vibe, no big production business schemes just pure BMX for it’s entirety. travels to Sydney and Melbourne in December last year definitely opened our eyes and got us a few rad clips to complete the movie, a lot of wild nights and drinking times were had and it really didn’t help with the productiveness of filming at all. Life’s too short to ride all the time right? the release date will be around mid August

2012, further details will be announced with the movie trailer on the 1st of July. there were a few setbacks early in the making of the film due to injuries. callan breaking his coccyx a couple months ago, Luke had a minor knee surgery and calvin breaking his foot. Jordan would have been the unluckiest through out the film though, constantly getting hurt and picking up the glass of chivas, those recovery drinks made his part happen in the end so cheers to that! Looking forward to see yet another amazing journey with a bike, camera and friends. thanks to all the boys, family and Panasonic. I would not have a finished product without your dedication. check the trailer here: http://vimeo.com/45005838

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THE PINK HOLE

The

PinkHole The Holy Grail of Fitzroy

We have ridden the length and breadth of the land in search. yet it was on our own doorstep, in a seemingly impenetrable display case, that one of the most desired dwelled. there is a spot situated on the boarder line of Fitzroy and collingwood (victoria) that is legendary in its location, uniqueness and chastity. Pilgrimages have been made time and again seeking permission to roll, but alas, to no avail. over the years, rumors of people skating it have wafted around the town of Melbourne with an air of mystery, but until 2012, it hadn’t been sessioned. the building housed a hair and beauty salon for the past 15 years and would have been a unique piece of interior design for it’s era in the area. collingwood and Fitzroy around the nineties had built notoriety for being a ‘grungy’ neighborhood, thus, window displays of bright pink rooms with concrete waves definitely turned heads.

Go and boil your bottoms, you sons of silly persons. 20

Cal Egginton

Python’s infamous words would most probably summerise the thoughts of the resident hairdresser, each and every time a cycle-stunter or wheely-planker sought passage to the hallowed banks of the Pink-hole. In order to source some inside knowledge, I tracked down an employee by the name of Julian, who had cut hair on the premises for seven years. When quizzed as to how often people would ask to ride the place, she confirmed our most blatant suspicion, “there would definitely be one every couple of weeks”. In that time, did anyone get a chance to ride it? “no, because obviously we were trading, and even after hours, for health and safety, we couldn’t let people in”. (the chances of getting a sesh in the place had been as slim as spotting a swallow carrying a coconut). timing and luck, as ever, were the essence of victory. hangover breakfasts in the mid-afternoon on Smith St, an all too common procedure in this area, paved the way. the new tenant (who had been a beat maker in his former years) fortunately with an acute eye for street culture, had guessed the reason why such a bloodshot fiend was swaying along the pavement towards him, straight away.

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Joe Fox

A quick conversation and an exchange of phone numbers led to the implausible eventuating, a half hour window to session one of Melbourne’s most untouchable spots was available that afternoon, before the whole place got freshly repainted and transformed into a boutique.

he effortlessly bagged this bar-spin, hopping from the deck over the stairs, into the steep, slippery bank and he wouldn’t be caught dead paying for a hair cut. Johan Alexi Dowley (Sir Lex-nevel) valiantly skated, Joe Fox of London quenched the thirst of the beheaded maidens and Flagz ate his minstrel.

The gatekeeper, lord and master had been generous, they gave us passage, permission was granted.

It was in these fleeting moments that the relic was grasped. There was much rejoicing.

Later that day, feeling like pilgrims in an unholy land, a gaggle of hessians set foot inside the hair salon. A business most of the party had encountered rarely, if ever at all. the majority of heads who ever entered and asked to ride, would be the most unlikely suspects to be tampered with by a designer ‘Do’. In the words of Julian, “We didn’t really get any of our clients asking if they could have a go [at riding], it would be people coming in off the street really.” our party in particular couldn’t have been closer to the fact. take the english turbo thrashing goon swiller, cal egginton, for example.

Praises go out to Joel for understanding and allowing our passage. Words and Photos Senrab L Gerg

News & Stuff dEaTH FENCES

DeathFences Words and Photos Mitch Morison there are some issues you have to learn to overcome in BMX. A good example of one would be those big fences lurking around most of the decent schools like Fort Knox. this is a issue, that I have come to realize, is doing nothing but growing throughout the schools in Australia.. Geez Australian Government, I understand you’re trying to prevent break-ins and such, but try thinking of how hard you’re making lives for us BMXer’s. I mean we just wanna be able to gain easy access to your school so we can go in there and grind the shit out of anything we can jump onto. Possibly leave some tyre marks around and modify stuff to suit us riding. Ptfff I mean is that even a real crime? that doesn’t come under trespassing or damage to property? Anyway it doesn’t particularly help us that you build your schools on fairly public roads too. So when we do get the motivation to lug ourself over the giant fences there seems to be a member of the public around that we have to re assure. “oh it’s oK, were not stealing shit dude. We just wanna ride our bikes in there, ya know?” “Isn’t there a skatepark for that?” “Yeah but see...” “I’m calling the cops.” “Urghhhh alright then.” “I don’t like the look of this at all.” “Fuck you, just walk your dogs and piss off would ya!”.

then there is the actual fence itself. they’re, well, large to say the lest and have spikes at the top that give you re-occurring nightmares of a human shish kebab. Most of the gates have a burred out hole in the cement as well, Were the drop lock is meant to sit in. So every time someone like yourself decides to have a crack at getting over it appears to chip more cement away. Which results in about a foot of sway when your standing on the top of this death trap. So normally you have to throw your bikes over first and watch them land straight on the bars giving you some instant back sweep. You then find a semi reasonable way to not hospitalise yourself or get your XXL tall tee caught on the way down. All is ready, you get a boost from your mate. Accidently kick him in the head on the struggle upwards. try to find your balance in the middle of what now looks like sharks teeth between your feet. *wobble wobble* “ohhh ShIt MAn JUMP! hUrrY noW!”. *wobble wobble, Images flashing though your head of the shish kebab again*. then it happens you take that leap you been dreading. Quickly come flailing towards the ground then realize your still alive and without a spike up your ass or something. You let out a massive sigh of relief. then look up to see that cop car that got called and the two cops with nothing better to do say something like “So... What are you guys up too?” I hate fences...

News & Stuff ICONIC PaRTS

IconicParts 36 hole rims. The end of an era. Words Mike Vockenson Photo Tony Nolan

the bicycle-wheel. the trusty ol’ bicycle-wheel. Means a lot to a select few, and barely anything to most. With its history shrouded in disagreement thousands of years old, its simple, yet completely perplexing path to modern usage is now a vital component of humanity’s progression. the greedy, self-obsessed and increasingly inane humanity I hear you ask? no, I am referring to the technically and mechanically advanced society in which we currently live. the wheel has brought us an unimaginable amount of benefit; leisure, tools, industry, scientific advancements and most significantly, transport. Again, I hear you asking questions, where are you going with this? Well quite simply, when I saw the photo of my mangled wheel, it sparked a number of trains of thought. one such was the parallel between the progression of the wheel (all the way from a roman chariot to its current worldwide application) and the insane progression of BMX. I am aware that the advancement of our ‘sport’ began way before my acknowledgement, but from the days of BMX news being sourced through magazines, 39 tooth sprockets (oh how I miss you), to people filming with Sony trv900s and flairs being a trick reserved only for the most badass pro’s, to now, my god how far we have come. now, you can logon to Facebook and read BMX news direct from the pro’s mouth, 25 tooth sprockets are the norm, every idiot has a hD DSLr to film with and 12 year old kids are doing flairs like it’s nothing. Whilst the progression of BMX may not have afforded humanity the benefits of physics, industry and transport, it has certainly provided a significant amount of people a pure and simple medium to enjoy themselves upon. Secondly, when thinking about the ruined mash of spokes, rim and structure, a whole raft of wonderful memories became once again fresh within my mind. the destruction of the wheel occurred in canberra whilst on a tempered road-trip around the BMX games. We were having one of the best days on the trip and it was nearing a close, so when I spotted the gap I thought it best to have a try. having Australia’s best filmer, John Young, as well as all the Bonedeth dudes on the trip made sending the drop a lot easier. Anyway, I tried it without much success, the brunt of the gap was absorbed solely into the wheel, and thankfully so. regardless of the gap and the events surrounding it, when looking at the wheel, I am able to reminisce within some of the best memories from a BMX trip I can think of. I can’t even begin to describe the excitement I feel when embarking on a road-trip. none of life’s stresses, worries or negative thoughts can infiltrate the vibe, just pure BMX fun. Maybe one of the less exciting, yet equally as memorable moments for me was simply the drive between destinations, hanging out, talking shit, drinking beer, listening to party tunes and being a part of a sick crew of dudes all out to have a good time. So a big fuck you to the wheel for choking on me, yet also, shout-outs for being a symbol of BMX progression as well as one of the best trips of my life. Love you babes.

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News & Stuff bIKE CHECK

Bike Check Photo’s Tony Nolan

ABD King Pin 1 www.ABDBIKeS.com

Forgotten Victim

www.ForGottenBMX.com

Haro 500.1 www.hAro.com.au

The King Pin 1 is the top of the The Victim, from aussie bMX The 500.1 is the top of the line line abd street/dirt bike for 2012. company Forgotten, looks like complete from Haro for 2012. a great mid level bike with It features a 21” full cromo frame It features a full cromo frame, tapered with double butted tubes, externally sealed bb and hubs, a 20.75” forks and bars as well as a sealed Mid tapered seat tube, mid BB and BB and hubs. the frame has removable top tube frame with cromo removable brake parts. Along with that brake hardware and comes in either top tube, down tube, seat you’ll find, cromo forks and bars, 48 20.5” or 21” top tube, which is pretty spline cranks, sealed hubs and BB and cool for a complete bike. Parts wise you tube and dropouts and 8.5” a 25 - 9 gearing. the candy red colour get Alienation rims, odyssey tyres, a rise cromo bars. looks sweet and the tan wall tyres give the bike a bit of an old school feel but with new school steez.

You’ll also find odyssey twisted Pc Pedals, an alloy front load stem, the popular 25/9t gearing and a custom fat seat/post combo on one of the sweetest colour schemes rolling this season.

Pivotal seat and a 25/9t gearing. Finally the colour is either one your gonna love or hate, you be the judge!

Premium Spire www.PreMIUMBMX.com

With its matt black frame and fork and anodised blue parts, the Spire definitely looks the part. Underneath you’ll find a full cromo frame with double butted down tube, mid BB and integrated seat clamp, as well as cromo forks with tapered legs and cromo bars. the 16 spline cranks have a sealed BB and Alienation wheels sealed hubs and a 25/9t gearing. the Spire also comes in 2 sizes, 20.5” top tube with 8” bars or 21” top tube with 8.25” bars.

News & Stuff HOW TO

HowTo Tiedye What you need: 2 packets of dye. (RIT dye from the likes of Spotlight is cheap and easy to get your hands on.) 2 bottles to mix the dye in. (Easy twist bottles, ala tomato or bbQ sauce bottles work so good.) 1 bucket. you know, like one you use to mop stuff. 2 Rubber bands 1 Space to make somewhat of a mess in, cause you will.....

We get asked all sorts of questions from readers, like some weird stuff sometimes. Luckily sometimes the questions are spot on and we get psyched. One that got us stoked was, “How do you make those tie dye shirts, you know like danger wears?” So without messing around, we hit up the man with the next level ninja type tie dye skills, Chirs O’donnell. Prep Fill up the bottles with hot water add dye and salt. Shake well, make sure your bottle has an adjustable nozzle and adjust it to what flow you want. Technical stuff yeah?

Step 3 Spiral the dyes around and through the

Step 6 Get stoked at your ability to channel the

shirt. One colour at a time yeah. Once one side is done, flip it and make sure to do the other side of the shirt the same.

60’s psychedelia movement and know that you are rocking one hella original shirt that no one will have the same pattern on.

Step 1 dunk your white shirt in some water till

Step 4 Place the shirt in a plastic bag and let

soaked then rinse out all the excess water then lay it out on a flat surface.

the dye soak in and dry. you gotta leave it for an hour or so.

One last thing, when it comes time to wash all the food you spilt on your front off, hand wash it in cold water. and maybe read the washing instructions on the dye packet for more info.

Step 2 I chose the epic spiral pattern for this

Step 5 When the shirt feels dry, pull it out of the

shirt. It’s probably the easiest to do and looks boss. Spinning it up can be tricky at first, so take your time and start fresh if you need to. Wind up tight, put 2 rubber bands around to keep it in place.

bag and take off the rubber bands and unroll.

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PublicProperty PublicProperty Words Will H

PUbLIC PROPERTy

the idea of ownership and the rights a person can hold over a piece of land form a huge part of the way our society exists. throughout time, to own land has been the goal of our power hungry race. Wars have been fought, treaties signed, deals made and broken all for the cause of being able to tread foot on solid land, salute and say “this is my kingdom.” Public property and space can cut through bureaucracy, it is the liberated actions of a governing body, easing a tight grip on land to allow the people to reign. Public space is a beautiful thing, in a common utopia it would exist and grow thanks to the invested interest of the public, but as is the nature of the human race, conflict arises and the common interests twist and morph into opposing ideas of how something for all can be used. All over the world, dedicated bike riders hide themselves away, beyond the fences, behind the trees, under the green canopy of an unknown woodland building themselves a place where they can say “this is mine.” It is really the most honest form of ownership, if we could only forget the pen and paper ownership that our world is formed of and focus on the natural aspect of putting time into building something for yourself, everything would be far more interesting. But what happens when the two worlds collide, when the pen pushers embrace the shovel and the diggers step from the woods? this scenario is fairly uncommon, progressive governing is still a rare thing, someone in a position to create change being open to embracing what to many is still a subculture. It does happen though, there are a few places where public trails truly exist. these places have the potential to be paradise, the perfect blend of regulation and expression, a place for the creative to blossom in a environment encouraged by all, a bloody utopia! Sadly the world does not exist within the pages of a colourful children’s book, it’s not all roses, in fact sometimes it’s shit brown. the colourful dreamland that is the public trails spot can easily fade to grey with an influx of disrespect and ignorance. What is gained for the trail builder by entering the public sector is roughly balanced out by that which is lost, the ownership and ability to act as dictator, having the right to chose who can ride and who cannot.

to those who don’t understand, the previous statement will sound closed minded, but you have to take a clear picture of a situation to understand it. In creating a public trails spot the digger is gaining a piece of land where they can dig and ride without the fear of eviction, on the other hand they have to accept that anyone can come ride their creations. For many, having others come ride their jumps is a pleasure, seeing how something is interpreted differently can well be a source of great pleasure. conflict arises when those with the wrong attitude or even ignorance arrive. the fact is that any trails spot is the fruit of a few peoples hard work, their calloused hands and muddy clothes act as a mark of dedication to building trails. once the day comes for the jumps to be ridden who has the right to ride? Who will be there day in day out putting in work so the spot stays maintained? As with nearly all social issues, the troubles arise from a break in what is meant to be a common mindset, we are all supposed to respect others, we are supposed to be thoughtful towards nature, we are supposed to have values that stop our whole society from falling apart; As it goes we are not all walking around with dreadlocks and huge grins giving out free hugs. For a set of jumps, the absence of common values can be crippling. every time a jump is ridden without watering first, each piece of litter dropped, every new take off prematurely ridden, all that is created is more unnecessary work for the dedicated trail builder. So much of the issue is born of ignorance, that is no excuse of course, if people took time to try and understand, then things would likely work out for the better. the lessons given to children need not be forgotten, don’t talk to strangers, wash your hands after pissing, that’s all bullshit of course, really what is worth remembering is that these issues extend far beyond the sculpted dirt of a set of trails, they are present in our everyday lives. Picking up litter, helping others, recycling and generally having respect, all of these can go a long way to making life at least a little better and washing your pissy hands isn’t a bad idea sometimes. the next time you arrive at some trails, whether they are public or not remember that someone has put in the work so you can have fun.

News & Stuff THaT’S LIVIN’

That’s’

Livin Words and photos raine turnbull

One afternoon not so long ago, Will Gunn and I headed out to shoot a photo for the dishonour ad featured in the last issue. Will took me to this big set of stairs out the front of the theater and casually said he wanted to 180 over one of the rails. Will hadn’t warmed up at all but he didn’t seem to care and just went for it at full speed. he did the 180 perfect, but when he landed, his feet blew off the pedals sending him sliding on his back and neck across the rough concrete. he jumped up, ran up the stairs and tried again, but ate it even harder then the first time and didn’t get up so quick. Will was feeling pretty hard done by, doing the 180 part perfectly, twice, but just not being able to hold onto it. I thought this must be the end of trying to shoot something that day, I mean who would want to put themselves through punishment again after getting worked so bad. But BMX’ers, and particularly Will, are a resilient bunch, he went and rode off something even higher to get the photo done. It got me thinking about how your attitude to pain can change so much when you ride BMX. I always laugh when non-rider work mates ask me how I got a graze on my elbow or something and react like “why the bloody hell did ya think that was a good idea!” they think it’s an insane idea to risk your bodily comfort like that. Maybe it is a crazy concept, and all BMXers have some mental problem. the truth is that the feeling riders get when they crash is the type of feeling that makes you feel alive. I mean how many normal people get to slide on their neck along concrete and be simply laugh about it? that’s livin!

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News & Stuff SIMPLE SESSION

Simple Photo Mats Kahlstrom

VAPIANO’S Was the spot to eat over the week! It’s pasta, pizza and salad for real cheap and they cook it there and then in front of you. Love it. THE COURSE It had something for everyone which made it such an amazing contest with so many diverse styles of riding. everyone rode it like it was their local that they had rode for years! Just goes to show how people can just ride anything. OLD TOWN TALLINN they have this part of town which is so historical which you could just spend days walking through and find a new hidden alley or sketchy underground winery everyday. Plus there’s meant to be a lot of pick pocketing that goes down there so you’re always alert.

Session Chris Courteny was among a few australians to hit up what looked like the event of the year in Estonia, Simple Session. We hit him up about what he dug the most. ICE SKATING RINK We randomly came across an ice skating rink in old town where you could pay 10 euro and just go crazy for an hour! Was sooo much fun and with a good group of bmx’ers made it the best time ever. COFFEE SHOPS they have the best coffee stands everywhere around the streets and for like two euro you can get the best caramel latte ever! THE LOCALS It’s so good to see how supportive the locals are, they really get behind the event. the stadium is just absolutely packed and they get wild for the riding! Gets you really hyped to get crazy.

ALL THE RIDERS Was so good to see how many people come to this contest in estonia where there’s just a sketchy pre-fab park and not much else to ride in tallinn. And they can get some of the top riders in the world to attend. Plus everyone is just mates which makes it the funnest weekend, which is what bmx is all about. THE AFTER PARTIES What more can I say.... goodtimes! SIMPLE SESSION I suggest if anyone has the opportunity to go to this, do it! the most amazing contest ever and it’s definitely on the cards for me next year.

THE WEATHER It started snowing just after the event finished and didn’t stop for three days. Was such a treat considering I had never seen snow before!

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For most people, collecting is just something that we do, whether it be big things or small things, everyone has something they like to collect. and collecting and bMX seem in some ways to go hand in hand, whether it be collecting mags, dVds, zines, stickers or bikes and parts. We all like to collect a little something, usually in a nostalgic way, a way to remember a time of our lives, our crew, our favourite riders or companies. It’s all about building memories. When you think about collecting and bMX together you tend to think about super oldschool 70’s and 80’s chrome race bikes with lots of anodized gold and red parts. Or wacky freestyle bikes in baby pink with skyways and multiple frame standards. but for the majority of the people reading this magazine these kind of bikes don’t fall into our history. We mostly come from a time later than that and brands like Terrible One seem to slot better into our history as riders. T1 is a brand that more of us can relate to, we understand its past and where it came from. For myself and Haimona, T1 is the essence of a bMX company. Terrible One is a company that stood for quality, individuality, passion, strength and not to mention a rider owned brand at a time when the industry was full of larger more corporate brands. I like to think of Terrible One as a brand that helped shape how most of us see bMX today. The way we ride, the way we think. So it makes sense to want to collect and hold onto a part of this history. Together myself and Haimona Ngata have a collection of three Terrible One frames, which in their own way are rather unique and special to us both, here are the stories behind each frame.

MIKE’S CLEAR GARRET BYRNES the story with this frame is not quite as fun and as interesting as haimona’s two t1’s, but this frame is definitely unique. this frame is a prototype Barcode made for Garret Byrnes which he rode on the famous t1 world tour, which took place way back in 2003 or 2004 I think it was. When terrible one finished up their world tour in Australia, a good friend of mine dropped Mr. Garret Byrnes off at the Sydney airport. After riding one frame for the whole time of the world tour, Garret decided to brake his bike down and leave the frame with my friend as he would get a new frame when he got home to Austin. So the frame was left with my friend in Sydney and over the period of a few years it eventually made it to new Zealand. I personally really liked the frame and it was definitely unique. I ended up trading the Garret frame with my friend for a road bike frame… that I thought was a really good score! I later found out that what made this frame a prototype was the fact that it was made from reynolds 753 tubing and also had a euro BB. A bit odd and rare for its time, reynolds 753 is a high grade and lightweight version of standard chromoly that made this frame really light. It weighs in at just over 5lbs, in today’s standard that sounds like a lot, but back then, most frames weighed over 6lbs easily. For 2003 it was light as hell! When I got the frame from my friend I decided to give it a bit of a restore, I had it stripped backed and powder coated clear so you could see the raw frame.. it looks really sweet. But now I almost think it would have been nice to keep it the multi layered rattle can paint job done by Garret Byrnes himself. every now and again I get tempted to pull it out, build it up and take it for a good old bowl shred that it deserves!

HAIMONA’S BROWN GARRETT BYRNES I picked this lil’ gem up on my trip to Austin in 2005. I was at t-1, helping Joe unpack a shipment of frames that had just come in. there was a lot of them so we were stacking them all the way to the roof. We finished that up and cracked a cold one, and I noticed that Joe still had one of the Garrett Byrnes signature frames on the shelf, still in the box. Garrett had been riding a prototype of his frame when they came through nZ, so the first thing to notice, was of course the fixed seat post with S&M Marvin Guts on top. ha ha, what an hilarious idea, but an idea which made complete sense. Does away with all that seat clamp jazz, no worries about seat height, plus it looks bad ass as well. then of course the bashguards on the chain stays, and the t-1 stamped gusset. It was the last 20” frame, and I asked Joe if he would be willing to part with it, he replied ‘it’s yours’ and with that, a high five, a dinner at vege heaven, and the deal was sealed. I always laugh that Garrett’s revised t-1 frame was dubbed ‘the S.F.A.’ While we tripped the light fantastic around new Zealand a few years earlier on the t-1 excursion, often after riding a skatepark or a spot, there was the question asked...’what shall we do now...??’ In response to this, I usually coined the commonly used new Zealand phrase which invokes either eating, drinking, going to the beach, buzzing out in the sun, or just sitting looking at girls for a few hours...’Sweet Fuck All...’ and I can remember, this phrase pleased Mr Byrnes a lot, and I quote...’Aaahhhh, sweet fuck all, I like the sound of that...’

HAIMONA’S BURGUNDY RED NATE WESSEL there’s a funny story that goes with this frame... Back in the day, when the t-1’ers were doing their world trip, I met up with them while they were in nZ. At the time I was riding a barcode v2 I believe from memory, and nate Wessel was riding the last prototype of his signature frame, of which they were only getting 50 of each size made, 20”, 20.75” and 21”. the frame was really unique, a slightly different shape than the normal barcodes, it has a t-1 stamped gusset and funky 3 way brake junction on the downtube, similar to a brake bastard to let you run two cables out of a gyro (Some of you young brakeless bucks had best google that...) Anyways, nate and I got to talking, and he said that the frames are almost ready to be shipped and asked if I wanted one. I gracefully accepted his offer, but the irony is, that while nate was here, the sticker sets for the frames were Fedexed from America to Auckland, because nate had to go through and hand sign and number each frame sticker set, then these would be Fedexed back to t-1 and the stickers applied to the frames and the frames would be shipped out worldwide. Anyways, one thing lead to another, and somehow it ended up nate and I sitting in my apartment, downing beers like it was water, and the both of us sitting with vivid’s laughing our asses off drawing funny pictures on these frame sticker sets. I can’t quite remember what we drew, there were a lot of smiley faces, weird obscure stick men, and probably a few dick doodles as well. the t-1ers left and the frame arrived shortly after, and funnily enough I got a frame with one of my drawings on it, and nate’s signature and number on it. I laughed. About a year later, in a drunken haze I decided it would be a good idea to lock my bike to a rubbish bin outside a student pub, while I snuck in for a few cheeky cold ones in the corner. A few cheeky cold ones later and I came out very rosey cheeked and ready for a casual ride home. only my bike was missing... they had some how managed to get the lock over the rubbish bin and made off with my bike... great. It was a goner. this was in 2004 or so, fast forward to 2010 and I get a text message from my good friend Mike Zombie that there’s a t-1 on trademe that looks a lot like my old one... So I log on and look and low and behold, there it is, looking very worse for wear, but I know it is mine, because the picture that I drew, and nate signed, is still on the seat tube. to cut a long story short, I try to get the police involved but there’s nothing they can do, and the frame ends up being bought by a rider from east Auckland. Luckily Mike Zombie somehow got in touch with him, and told him the whole story. he decides to give the bike to Mike, and hey presto, we’re united again. completely true story.

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PLACES TO RIDE: Animal house the Unit Shoalhaven heads trails Woodward east

MUSIC TO LISTEN TO: Lil Wayne Florence and the Machine eminem Bliss n eso Wiz Khalifa

PEOPLE TO RIDE WITH: I like riding with everyone!

THINGS OFF YOUR BIKE: Fishing Surfing Golf Xbox chillin

VIDEOS OF ALL TIME: 8 mile Get rich or die tryin’ notorious Limitless American pie RIDERS YOU LOOK UP TO: Dave Mirra ryan Guettler colin Mackay Kyle Baldock Dane Searls

WASTE OF TIME: traffic chillin Facebook twitter tv

DREAM SPOTS: can’t think of any, I just like riding! FAV TRICK TO DO: three down whips Super flips vader slides Backies! 720’s WAYS TO BE STOKED: catching a big fish riding with mates havin a good surf hangin with mates havin a vB

SONGS YOU ENJOY RIDING TO: Lil Wayne nikki minaj Knockout Lil Wayne - President Carter Lil Wayne - Blunt Blowin Lil Wayne - hands up Florence and the Machine Dog days are over EVEN MORE SONGS YOU ENJOY RIDING TO: Florence and the Machine Only if for a night Bullet for my valentine Tears don’t fall eminem lil Wayne - Drop the world Bliss n eso - Coastal kids Wiz Khalifa - Black and yellow

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Cam Whites backyard trails are massive. From the roll in up top, to the ever increasing size before the epic hip into the big stuff, it’s of a scale beyond the scope of most. And the hype that his annual event brought with it for the 6th year was of a suitably large scale. It’s become one of the biggest dirt events on the world scale now, and for good reason. Yet with the rain (that has been dampening all too many a weekend on the east coast lately) virtually non-stop in the lead up, it wasn’t looking good. Big jumps on a hill covered in mud? not going to happen. Friday night saw many of the collected 20inch crew from far and wide hit up assorted bars around canberra’s cBD for a big night of catching up and bitching about the weather. Luckily for all, Saturday morning came around much like the previous year with blazing blue skies. this of course had the majority of the Act’s favourite parks getting sessioned hard, the new Belconnen especially. Anyway, after a massive effort from the majority of those intending on riding that evening, like ten or so hours on the shovels, the big lines were running sweet as the crowds started descending on the serene little town of Womboin. Warm up was hectic with many a scary moment from some of the younger riders putting it all on black and dropping in for the first time. the harsh reality of riding 40 foot sets of jumps down a hill at warp speed is that crashing is on the cards. Word from those used to cams back yard booters is not to bail. hold on and ride it out. As bailing, even in control, is going to do damage, to both you and your bike. case in point, vince Byron’s first run down saw him Ko himself, as did Pat o’neil. Shane conlon smashed his back up meaning an ambo ride out in a neck brace. Luckily all are already on the mend. Stoked those guys are all okay. once the sun went down and the big lighting rigs fired up, so did the riding. this years Jam was typically off the hook riding wise, everyone upping the anté in memory of the late, great Dane Searls. With the jam broken into three judged categories, it was all on. chris harti won best style. A combo of local knowledge and the ability to go higher than anyone. Although ryan Lloyd must’ve been a contender with possibly the raddest one footed-flatthree-seat grab ever seen on planet earth. holy crap. tyson Jones-Peni also needs a mention for flowing through like he lived on the trails. Well he kinda does...

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Best trick was getting just as hard to pick once everyone got their flow on. Kyle Baldock and Hucker both double flipping like it was nothing. The list of tricks those two unloaded on the last set was ridiculous, as was their seemingly invincibleness. Laughing while bailing anyone? Of course there could be only one, and that was Jaie Toohey. Flip triple whip. Yep. Triple... In a flip. And not low either, at the usual high altitude Jaie is renowned for. Right after going down hard on the first attempt. 41

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King of the hill goes to the rider who well, owns the hill for the night. TJ Ellis took this easily. Absolutely balls out riding all night and linking so much shit together it wasn’t funny. So good to watch. once the awards were announced, the traffic jam back to the highway was hectic. that saw assorted little side of the road party’s going off. All in all, an amazing night that would never happen without the White family. there ain’t many people out there who’d ever think of opening their backyard up to 1000 or so rowdy BMX’ers and associated big jump loving people! cam White and his family are just that, and they do it all for charity. For that, we, the BMX loving community, need to be ever thankful. the only bummer I could think of from the evening was that cam himself didn’t ride. he put so much shovel time into making sure the trails ran during the day, he was too hammered to ride. that’s dedication to a bigger picture. In a nutshell, cams Jam is definitely one of the best dirt events you’ll ever get to check out in Australia, or the world.

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Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not everyday bMX is documented with over $360,000 worth of camera equipment in a movie soundstage on the Gold Coast. A concept is one thing, but pulling all the elements together is another. the sheer size and scope of the production puuled together by the crew at Unit is above and beyond anything BMX on these shores has ever seen. And the results are simply incredible. Kyle Baldocks unstoppable lust for progressing just what is possible at 1000 fps. Continued over page.

Kyle throwing another perfect fronty whip.

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For both the Phantom and the Red cameras to capture enough light, the crew had to use over 73Kw of film lighting, which put simply is pretty much enough power to burn holes in your retina for life.....

the idea in a nutshell was to capture Kyle Baldock and his brand of cutting edge riding in slow motion using reds latest epic hD camera and the cutting edge Phantom Flex slow motion camera. of course once you’ve gto your hands on over three hundred and fifty grands worth of optics, why not up the anté abd shoot it in Warner Brothers largest soundstage on the Gold coast. Ultimately, filming indoors was really the only option considering the fragile equipment, and we doubt anyone involved in the mix wanted to trust in a weather report. For both the Phantom and the red cameras to capture enough light, the crew had to use over 73Kw of film lighting, which put simply is pretty much enough power to burn holes in your retina for life should you decide to stare down into the barn doors. to say this made it pretty damn difficult for Kyle to see clearly is a massive understatement. And this was usually the case mid trick, which in Kyles case is usually mid flip/whip/spin. But Kyle worked hard, and made it all happen. While he may have wanted to keep a few of his latest tricks under cover, there was never a better time to showcase the likes of downside whip to 360 and a whole lot more on a set up that sent him higher than anything he’ll see in competition this year. Kyle’s drive to drop his biggest moves in a seriously difficult situation is a showcase of his pure determination. After two days of set up and testing, the shoot itself was one very long day on set for director Allan hardy and 15 or so crew running the studio, lighting, camera equipment, ramps and of course, the unstoppable Kyle Baldock. What they captured is nothing short of incredible. cutting edge an understatement, in both technology terms and of course the riding itself. It’s not too long a shot to say Kyles riding will no doubt see him as a massive contender in this years Xgames and Dew tour events. And we’re sure he’s got more up his sleeve.

Watch the clip: www.unitriders.com/australia/art/videos/ all/next-level-super-slowmo-bmx-feat-kyle-baldock/

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brisbane native Mikey Czajkowski has had his head down working hard on his brand of clothing goodness that you should definitely have heard of by now. If not, the bold red rectangle with the word afray is what we’re talking about. after a few years of hard yards and ridiculously steep learning curves, Mikey has dropped what is one of the slickest clothing co’s to come out of this little scene we call australia. His new range of denim, shirts, caps and more is dialed to say the least. Mikey’s quest for the best cuts, materials, production and styling has meant a long, hard road to where afray is today. and all the while Mikey is pulling afray together in the hours outside of work, he’s still managing to drop clips and get some riding done. Somehow we slowed down Mikey enough to answer a few questions.

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I’ve made some big sacrifices. Time’s been the biggest one, seeing friend’s less (my friends meen everything to me, they’re all family), less time to ride. another big one has been a datto 1600 that I owned since I was 16, and spent more time and money on then I’d like to mention. It was my dream car and I vowed to never part way’s with it, but had to sell it off to start aFRay.

Afray has been an evolving entity since it’s inception. You wanna run us through a rough history/timeline for Afray, momentous occasions or something like that? I started playing around with idea’s a while back, probably 3-4 years or so. It’s been my dream for a long time to design and manufacture clothing. After locking down a logo and general direction for the brand, I started working on spec pack’s for the denim range and hunting down the best possible manufactures to work with. After working with some suppliers I wasn’t entirely happy with, I pulled the website down and aggressively sourced better suppliers. I relaunched the brand at the start of this year, which was definitely the most momentous occasion so far. What was the inspiration to take on your own label? BMX was always my main thing growing up, but before I rode BMX I skated, and found myself constantly wanting goods from skate companies. they were always putting out nice stuff (obviously the industry is much bigger) but at the same time I was mostly buying product from BMX companies, because I wanted to represent our culture. It was always a dream of mine to bring more quality goods into BMX. not to say there isn’t, there’s lots of dope stuff out these days, I just want to be a part of that. Coming up with a name can be the make or break moment for any new company. How did the name come about?

I took some time finding a name that I thought was unique and had some meaning behind it. Affray is used in criminal law and it’s definition is “An instance of group fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace”. I dropped an F from the name because I find 5 letter word’s work better for design. I could then also get the afray.com domain, clean and simple.

Did you study in textiles or pattern making to get your head around the clothing industry? I studied graphic design and multimedia, nothing to do with textiles specificity, but it’s been a massive help. I work with an amazing designer too, rob hamilton, him and his brother Guy kill it. I’m into self teaching and improving my design knowledge so I’m always on the grind. You have a very strong direction for Afray, be it the clothes themselves, graphics, team and webclips. What’s your take on this? that’s just what I’m like I guess, I get visions in my head and I’m motivated to bring them to reality. that’s where I’m really appreciative towards people like John Young, nitai Whitehurst, nick Gascoine and my right hand man, rob hamilton. not to mention the whole team. Shout out to John Young especially, he’s cool with me chosing songs, theme’s, shots, all that jazz to get the video projects exactly how I want them, some filmers like complete creative control, and he’s cool with input, which means a lot to me. You’re somewhat of a perfectionist? True? Yeah it’s true man. I get very psyched on what other people are doing, but I don’t think I’ll ever be 100% happy with myself, I know I can always do better then what I’ve done in the past. Don’t get me wrong, I love a lot of the product we’ve dropped so far, but the day you are completely satisfied is the day you will stop progressing. I’ve heard rumours of huge amounts of samples you weren’t happy with piled up in your HQ? Yeah man, sampling lot’s of stuff costs money, so once you sample a couple of items, your chance of making any profits go down the drain. But I’m all about making good

product. People tell me “Yo release brown denim, or this colour denim or that” I’ve sampled tonnes of denim already, and will be releasing different coloured denim and pants in the future, but I’m waiting till the fabrics available are real nice. I could have released brown and grey denim when I relaunched Afray, but I wasn’t 100% happy with the fabric’s. So when we release different coloured denim, they will be on point. I don’t really show anyone samples except my crew, so I’m guessing Johnny Young spilled the beans, MF! haha. From the very start till now, what have been your biggest learning curves, lessons and mistakes? I’ve learned so much it’s tough to mention specific thing’s. Mostly different aspects of product design and dealing with suppliers. You definitely learn lessons the hard way, having a bulk run of product come through that didn’t turn out how you wanted it to can be a nightmare, and you can’t just hit the delete button and start over. Running your own label, dream or nightmare? Definitely a dream, it’s a lot of hard work, and there are sleepless nights, tiring days and straight up nightmare moments. But it’s my dream and I wouldn’t give it up for anything. So, just a BMX label or are you aiming to supply street wear to the world? I’d like to supply more then just riders, eventually. For two reasons. Firstly, to show a wider audience how fucking cool BMX really is, secondly, when you have a wider audience, you have the freedom to create more unique products and know that you will be able to move your stock. BMX will always be the core of the brand though, your not about to see it pop up in city beach.

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The BMX world in Aus is a small place and notoriously hard to make a living from. Do you find it to be like this, or a good proving ground for you to nail how Afray works before stepping it up to bigger horizons? oh yeah man, without a doubt. I couldn’t think of a tougher way to make money then start a brand in Australia. It’s a very, very tough road to go down.. But that’s cool, I love this shit. Plus like you said, BMX is a great proving ground, BMX has been the biggest part of my life growing up, so I love the core side of it, even if it’s tough, it’s not about money to me. The last years have seen the rise of Australian BMX brands, websites and media in our industry as opposed to only distributors of international brands. And that makes me pretty proud to be a part of it! Do you see the Australian BMX industry continuing to grow in the next years? I think so man, I’ remember when I was younger it was common to be the only rider at a park. I’m 24 now, so video’s like road Fools 5, etnies Forward, the early Animal videos were my shit back in the day, but I’m very happy to see BMX evolve from that to where it is today. I love how it’s progressed, the products are always improving, the riding is progressing like crazy, there’s lots of nice new stores which put a lot of effort and pride into what they do, these are all things that motivate me in what I do. Are you full time onto Afray, or making ends meet with other work? I most definitely still work a day job, every cent we make from a sale will go into the company and further progressing the products, trips and looking after my crew.

Expending all that creative energy into Afray has to take it’s toll on your riding time? How do you keep motivated to continue progressing your riding? Working a day job means that every single thing I’ve done or am working on for Afray happens outside of work hours, so it’s very tough to balance. running a brand is very involving, especially at the start, throw in a day job, shit just becomes crazy. I haven’t progressed much lately, but I don’t give mind, I’m just enjoying the time I get on my bike with friends, having a roll.

I’m into self teaching and improving my design knowledge in different area’s, so I’m learning a lot fast.

Your ability to work with a visual language across clothing, branding and multimedia is a definite talent. Did your studies open you up to that, or were you already rolling in that direction from a young age? thanks man. I wouldn’t say my studies have helped with how I piece together visual’s. Studying is just all formal bull shit, doing wack ass newsletter designs or building web sites for companies with no want for creativity at all. I’ve always been into streetwear, music, BMX, Skating, classic car’s, anything to do with style or design, I’m probably into it. I guess I’m sensitive to what goes on around me, visually, I’m naturally attracted and passionate about all this shit. The future? What’s in store? Lots! But I like to keep my mouth shut, sorry. Keep your eyes peeled though.

Check Afray’s latest drop in this slick clip: http://vimeo.com/38195870

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Steeped in history, London sits as a melting pot bubbling with ingredients provided by countless generations of change. Cobbled streets wind their way in the ever expanding shadows of sky bound high rises marking an age of constant development. The whole city has a story, years of heritage that together makes London what it is. a prominent marker in Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s northern skyline is alexandra Palace, set atop a steep hill its grounds roll till they meet the expansive housing common in any major city. These grounds were perfect for the Empire Of dirt, the only bmx slope style event on a, would be boring international calendar, right in the middle of London.

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here we have historic grounds kept in pristine condition and the goliath of empire of Dirt coming through to show Joe Public what ‘high-end’ bmx is all about. Alexandra palace is the sort of venue where the melodic tones of a rehearsed orchestra might well be heard, not the loud shouts and passionate yells of a high strung bmx crowd. that may well be where my preconceptions began to steer me slightly wrong, I thought that this was going to be a classic bmx event, but as the weekend drew closer the scale and presentation of the thing became more apparent my curiosity as to what was going to unfold grew in equal measure. out with the old and in with new, the jumps were groomed, wooden structures in place and branding securely fastened, Alexandra Palace was transformed into an arena for the biggest names to compete for glory. I couldn’t have seen this event taking place in this way a few years ago, the doors of heritage and history would have been closed to the advances of such an ‘alternative’ event. In a similar vein I wouldn’t have seen the sub culture of bmx extending itself so outrightly into the public arena, but here we are. My preconceptions had been misled thanks to my thoughts and perspective being lodged in a previous generation of riding, what I have now come to terms with is that bmx has changed. What once was the best kept secret was now being transmitted world wide to a huge audience, “bmx is rad!” the cat is out of the bag. Attending the event were some of the biggest names in riding, even nyquist was going! Along with the mythical nyquist was a roster that would make any rider under the age of seventeen weak at the knees. Included in the list was corey Bohan, an interesting prospect. Since erupting into the international scene and re-defining the 360 he has appeared to have gone off in different directions and explored life’s many other roads, it so happens that some of these roads are in the public spotlight. Again my preconceptions began their usual task of guiding my head before anything had actually unfolded. From my time in the 2020 studio I got to hear stories of Bohan, never did I hear a single negative word. how would being on top of the bmx world and in the public spotlight have changed the man? I shouldn’t have been surprised, he is of course a good positive guy, honest hellos and high fives, smiles were in abundance. I suppose you can be in any situation but the atmosphere of being a traveling rider is a hard thing to drop.

Four pegs! ryan nyquist. Photo rutger Pauw

the show went off without the slightest hitch, from my perch at the top of the course I was in perfect view of the first straight and jumbo video screen showing the action from the far end of the course. What caught my attention were the spectators, not the weathered hoards of riders weary from travel and fuelled with beer that I have become accustomed to. Instead, the man from the street and his family craned their necks and gasped at the stunts being performed as if viewing some strange daytime fireworks display.

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What is borne from an event like this is the growth of the industry, more bike sales, more events and the continuation of people being able to scrape a living from a scene they love. Bike shops can prosper, photographers can yield a penny, magazines can continue, this world is geared for growth, from developing countries to our bmx scene, why should this growth alter? With any growth there are pending fears, or at least I harbour pending fears, if the growth of the industry is making huge leaps thanks to the presentation of our sport, where does that leave the growth of a scene and a lifestyle? this has already gone down a route destined for a conclusion packed with cynicism toward the current state of bmx, so I am going to try and bring it back. I have experienced first hand the days when seeing another rider out in the real world warranted an acknowledgment of a common love for bmx, more and more I feel a disregard for this brotherhood, maybe this is an issue surrounding me personally, it’s hard to tell. BMX doesn’t need to lose it’s high fives and hellos, corey Bohan is a perfect illustration of this, the biggest of names is still the biggest of bmx’ers, there’s nothing that can take that from him. BMX is going to continue to grow and expand, for good or for bad, energy drinks will still pour money into our scene and allow for various forms of growth, we all play our own part in this small, or large. At the end of the day, it’s just putting one pedal in front of the other and the enjoyment afforded by this simple act. check the clip at: http://www.redbull.co.uk/cs/Satellite/ en_UK/Video/Official-Video-from-Red-Bull-Empire-ofDirt,-021243213506987

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Drew Bezanson at his resting height. Photo rutger Pauw

News & Stuff NITRO CIRCUS LIVE Matt Whyatt, flip-whip to late 360? Photo Brett Stanley

News & Stuff NITRO CIRCUS LIVE

Nitro Circus Biased opinion by Mitch Morison

Sending a biased person to go cover nitro circus Live was probably not a good idea. I can totally respect what these guys do on their bikes and realize it takes a high amount of skill and guts. But if it was up to me I would much rather watch an edit of someone riding street or riding down something weird. But you know, upon arrival, I think I might have just learnt something. You have to give respect where respect is due. these guys deserve a load of respect. I mean all this stuff they get called by people like myself is based on this big clique of energy drinks and foam pits. It’s these people outside their style of riding that have no real facts about them fabricating it all. they get called sell outs because they have become apart of a show that travels around the world and pays them to do so. But from what I found out, that was everyone of those guys dreams all along. they wanted to travel the world, ride their bike and make some money for themeless along the way. If and ever I achieve my dreams, then have someone ridicule me for doing so. I would promptly call them a fucking idiot. I say well done to anyone who has achieved their dreams. even if it’s not your idea of what’s right, who cares, they did it anyway.

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Andy Buckworth flip no foot-can. Photo Brett Stanley

NITRO CIRCUS LIVE

NitroCircus It was never planned to be just myself going to cover this though. twenty minutes beforehand I found out that my partner in crime could no longer make his way out. Up to this point all I was worried about was taking some photos and laughing at bogans. now I was stuck with having to manage the questions and interviews as well. It was off putting at first as I assumed I wouldn’t get along with any of the guys and stuck out like a sore thumb backstage in the changing room. I had no idea what I was meant to be asking these guys, so I figured I would straight up ask abrupt questions. I’m pretty sure I failed, no wait I definitely did fail. I got very stock responses that they would have preached to the 10 guys before me asking the same old thing. Which is completely fair and probably a major part of my incompetence. Why would you tell a reporter the truth though? I just meet these guys then came out asking them ridiculous questions about money, sponsorship and other peoples views on themselves. As if they would just open up to a complete stranger and give them answers they were after. Worth a try but right… It was all the other stuff that went on before and after the voice recorder that stuck out for me though. Straight up from walking in, Andy Buckworth and Matt Whyatt were incredibly welcoming and very open to talk. I was realizing more and more that in each genre of riding you still have the same personalities. It’s just some people don’t see it because one guy is out riding street with a snapback and some brown jeans, while the other is at the indoor skatepark wearing a helmet and a

Matt Whyatt Photo Mitch Morison

Holy heck, he just back flipped that whole thing, while his bike spun around from underneath him, did you see that? mouth guard. Andy and Matt could be perfectly accepting of all these other styles, so why couldn’t I? that’s what these guys unintentionally taught me about myself in the 15 minutes I had to talk to them before they went and rode their guts out. I can now safely recommend this show to anyone. I almost guarantee that everyone would enjoy themselves there. You can’t help but get caught up in all the lights and dramatic music. or failing being that sort of person you can just sit back and watch the crowds reactions and comments throughout it all. that was half the fun for me, listening to comments like. “holy heck he just back flipped that whole thing, while his bike spun around from underneath him, did you see that mate!” all the while filming on their phones. exactly how I thought it would be. Loud, outlandish commentary, backflips, fireworks and bogan pride. they pretty much attach wheels to anything then send it over a mega ramp. From what I can remember they jumped it on a pushbike, motorbike, skateboard, scooter, bike with a side cart, roller blades, a barbie car, wheelchair, a three wheeled slider, snowboard and I wanna say esky? But maybe I dreamt that part… It was crazy the amount of stuff they would rig up wheels on and send over this mega ramp. the whole idea of it can’t really fail either. the crowd would either see someone land a gnarly trick or get owned in the process. Why wouldn’t the general public wanna see either of those things? But I think the best thing is that it will get a load of kids hyped on BMX....

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KyLE baLdOCK

by Matt Holmes

or this 20 year old from Pacific Pines on the Gold Coast, the last year may have been one of the biggest of his life. Overcoming the death of his brother only weeks before the start of the 2011 Dew Tour saw him dig deeper than most will ever have to. Instead of throwing it all away to go through the mourning process, he made the podium in all 2011 Dew Tour BMX dirt and park events, coming seriously close to winning both Dew Cups. His road to the here and now has been a constant struggle. Doubters, haters, circumstances and life’s constant learning curve, but he’s taken it all on the chin and risen above with an unshakable positive mental attitude, letting the negative fuel his fire and motivate him to bigger and better things. We were stoked when Kyle rocked into the 2020 HQ, so here’s a little taste of his story so far. So, your first year in the US, I hear it was a tough one, but good all the same? You know, I went over there not expecting anything. I started hanging out with ryan Guettler a lot, and vince Byron (who went over at the same time) put me up with him and his girlfriend in their house, then we moved into Austin colemans house, and he’s awesome, he gave me a room, helped me with broken bike parts, and intro’d me to the likes of Mirra at his warehouse. that blew me away. especially when Mirra knew of me from clips on the web. I didn’t know what to say! And it wasn’t long till he asked me to be on Mirraco, then I was getting to go places with that crew, including a Dew tour stop where Mirra and ryan basically told Dennis Mccoy I should be riding. So they put me in dirt and I got to the jumps and went nah.... Which was when AJ Analla came up to me and offered to swap spots as he was in park, and it was like that, done! So there was two days of practice, and I was so psyched, couldn’t sleep, so excited and my first run at 8 in the morning, I jumped the box, hit a wall ride and ten jumped the box backwards, cased, and hit the ground hard, thought I broke my ribs. Luckily I could still breathe! I was cool. then to ride the comp alongside the people I’ve watched for so long, it blanked my mind. So when I did my run, I figured go for it and figured I’d throw a fronty bar spin, I’d only ever done one onto a resi, but threw it anyway and the bars hit my leg and I crashed... So I learnt there that the best guys on the deck are smart, they don’t have to throw the huge tricks in qualifying rounds like I did. But I had some good things, I won a trans Am. I had no idea what I was going to do with it, so I sold it. When I got home I started thinking about how to go back stronger, and learn what I want to do there while I’m here. And once I got the call to go on the 2011 Dew tour, I stepped it up. And that paid off real well! So just what did you learn from that experience and take over for the 2011 tour? Double flips and stuff. I got ‘em all dialed here and it only took a month to get everything smooth on the bigger jumps and ramps. But I still get the fear even though I’ve got them dialed, Stephen Murray is always in my head when I do them. If my foot comes off in it, I’m still going for it, so I don’t let go. So the first stop comes around, I was feeling strong. With the passing of my brother, which was massive for me, I felt as though I could take on anything. So when I heard my song to ride to, which was my brothers and my favourite song, we used to listen to it together, it all fell into place, it was like no one else was there, just me, which took away all the nerves. When I dropped in it was on, everything just worked, like I missed the bars or something coming in to land but would ride it out. Somehow I ended up winning the first stop. And that blew me away. As did the interview they tried to do with me when it came up I won, I didn’t know what to do or say, it hadn’t hit me at all. It wasn’t till I got home the next day that I got my head around it.

You had some big names offer some words of wisdom yeah? Dave Mirra was real good to me, he talked to me a lot about it. the run, winning and stuff. And Jamie Bestwick kinda took me under his wing letting me know what makes a good rider. Basically it’s someone that can lose and still be stoked, or in other words, a good sport. And things about not whinging about ramps, just riding what’s there better than everyone else. Dennis enarson is a perfect example of a good rider, he’ll ride anything, whatever it is, just stoked to be riding it. to have someone like Bestwick saying that to me is something I won’t ever forget. So Dew Tour stop two? oK, two second places. Park and dirt. I rode the jumps everyday, just straight jumping em, and then come comp time I ended up double flipping the first set. It wasn’t planned, it just felt right when I rolled in. So when the third stop rolled around, I had to relearn my lesson about going too hard too early. And about judging. I went out firing, double flips, fronty whips, I was riding good, but began to work out I didn’t need to do that to make it through qualifying and even more so, worked out that they weren’t judging me against what everyone else was doing but against what I was doing, against myself, and what I did last stop. So when I got 11th, it finally sunk in. Vegas baby, stop four, bring the story... come the last stop, vegas. I was in a good position to win park and dirt overall. But I crashed in a run, got fourth and missed out on taking the overall Dirt Dew cup by a little bit. It didn’t bum me out. I was going against people that had mad pressure on them, and I had pressure on me, I really felt it. Before my run I had interviews galore and they were asking about my brother, what it would be like to win the cup, and what it was like to lose my brother. So while it was oK to talk about it on camera, straight after the interviews, it hit me that I’d be going home and he wouldn’t be there. to ride after that was real, real tough. They want their dollars worth out of you don’t they? Looking back, it was crazy, before stop one, I had nothing to lose, then come the last stop, I had both cups to lose... And they interview you to build their story, to give the viewers a story and if it means it affects your riding, even better for them and the show. You crack or you win, either way they win. to learn exactly how that media deal all works was gnarly. So next year, with what you’ve learned, how will you tackle it? I met a lot of riders on that trip, that was the biggest learning curve. It’s like say meeting your biggest musical star or hero, and they aren’t what you thought. Luckily there were a few that really inspired me to ride and love riding. especially Dennis enarson. he doesn’t care if the tranny has a massive hole in it, he’ll ride it no matter what. I love BMX, it’s not about the money, simple as that. If I had no clothes, I’d still ride my bike. no sponsors? I’d still ride.

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“If someone asks for my resume, I can say I make money from riding a bike”

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You’ve been pushing real hard over the last year or two, BMX ain’t forever, you

know that right? I’ve gotta give it all I’ve got while I can. If I can buy a house or buy some land out of this thing called BMX, that’d rule. Like there’s land near where I live that’s spreading out real far, so I’m going to try and get something far out, so when all the land gets bought up in between, sell it. You know when I came home, I thought I’d just be relaxing, but it’s not like that at all, I’ve gotta start doing this, or I’ve gotta go here, looking at houses, stuff to learn on this front, stuff to do on that front. everything takes so much time. So the only thing that suffers when I’m home, is riding, both through time and simply what’s there to ride. Like we don’t have dirt jumps or parks of the size we have to ride in competitions overseas. I love riding dirt now too. I never rode dirt jumps untill I rode the Dew tour. I’d get to ride the jumps as I was in the finals for park, so could ride them all day, not even doing any tricks, I loved the feeling. So now when I find a place to build dirt jumps, it’s on. Lotsa crew are building over here who ride overseas, Cam White for example. And aside from jumps, there’s rumours about a park you want to build? exactly, that’s what I want this park I’m building to be like. Massive. If we do pull it off, it will be bigger than the US parks, so it’ll make me not scared to throw down on something like a step down that’s 14 foot when mine’s going to be 18 feet high. It’s things like this that will give Australian riders an upper edge. Like they (US riders) get to ride stuff like that all year round, we don’t. We get to come back to smaller parks, and seeing as I am a trick dog, yep, I said it, I like to do tricks all the time. And bigger ramps let you do bigger tricks, and try bigger tricks as you’ve got more time. Unless I’m progressing it makes me feel like I’m not having fun. So this word progression I keep hearing from you, tell me about it... I’m all about progressing, almost to the point of not having fun unless I’m learning something new or taking it to bigger ramps. there is no limit to where it’s going to go. Like with indoor parks you can ride all year long, or like just being in Australia, you can ride all the time and progress. And everyone does. I mean sometimes it might take you longer to say learn a trick through crashing, injury and the rest. But if you want it, you’ll get back on and get it, even with injuries. It just won’t stop.

Like Jed’s triple flip? that’s it, when Jed Mildon pulled his triple flip, you know someone is already thinking four. And it’s probably Jed! I can’t even see anything trying triples into a foam pit, but once people get comfortable with it, they’ll be eye-balling the landing and nailing it, consistently. So from being over your head to in complete control, you might learn it quick, you might not. Like triple whips to quad whips. 1080’s and then todd Meyn 1440’s, that was ridiculous! there’s always someone that’ll have that spark in their head that’ll step it up, as they think outside the box. I figured I could windscreen wiper to double whip back, because I could do one whip, so I could do two, so once I got one to one back, it was on. It’s about not being scared of being 14 metres above the ground and still not letting go of your bars, not being scared of the jumps, but able to embrace it. Megaramp is a perfect example, you get to the top and it’s full on, it will always be kinda scary, but you have to embrace that and go. It’s 75 feet though, so it doesn’t matter how many times a day you do it... And you know it all comes from one dude, progression comes from Mat hoffman. BMX doesn’t have a stopping point. Quote me on that, I’ll come back one day and it won’t have changed. I’ve thought of stuff that hasn’t been done, and I feel that if one rider thinks of something, someone else probably is too, somewhere in the world. You mentioned MegaRamp? Have you hit that up yet on your travels? I’ve jumped megaramp, just not straight! cause you just get these long nose dive wheelies that you can’t do anything about except go over the bars when you land. I was going to go on the nitro tour as I got to go to travis Pastranas place and filmed some ridiculous stuff for his new movie on his mega resi set up, but now I’ve qualified into Dew tour 2012, I don’t want to get hurt touring, I just want to ride and train in my off season.

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Interview KyLE baLdOCK

Photo Stephen Joseph

so with riding getting so big, what’s your take on full faces in BMX?

I talked to tJ Lavin about this and if they make a good one I’ll run it. I actually rode a full face a while back. the only problem I had with it was looking down to see my bars move, or my frame in a double whip. the jaw piece is too big at the moment, it needs to be lower and the visor needs to be higher. My perception was way out and the field of view was too small, but it’ll come. the combo of full face and neck brace will save heads and necks, simple. But you won’t get a full face on someone that doesn’t want to wear a full face. And then there’s the problem of a full face in a foam pit, it can rip your head back and cause neck injury. But it will go this way in dirt especially if the jumps keep getting bigger... Dew tour made everyone wear proper helmets this year, so it’s going to happen if we like it or not. I just hope everyone does it when it happens. With course design, Dew Tour, Xgames and the like, do you hear much about what they’ve got instore? I’ve heard a few things. Last year, Mirra helped design one, the vegas stop, and it looked a lot like his warehouse, bits and pieces of it anyway, wacked it into a comp space and took the roof off. And then Dennis enarson had his say with more banks and uprails which was real fun as it was not what we usually ride. As for XGames, for 2012 they’re trying to put dirt back in. Along with a park purely for BMX and one purely for skate, instead of combining them. Last years was awesome to ride, but I felt like I couldn’t do my biggest tricks on it, it was hard, real hard. In all Dew tour park set ups have been great. Last years first stop at ocean city was rocking. the box was a 14 foot killer which just sent you up, I just pedalled at it, if you cased it you’d probably break your bike! But you get used to it, you get comfortable with it if you ride it enough. Same with dirt, 30 foot first sets had me squirrely at first if I straight jumped em instead of flipping, yeah, that’s me... But I got used to it and then it just becomes the best feeling ever. So now I have to gee up and build bigger stuff here, park and dirt jumps... So you never rode dirt in Aus before you left for the states this year? not much. My first real dirt session was when I rode the 2010 BMX Games dirt in the Act at Mt Stromlo, I came first in park, even though vince shoulda won cause he was shredding! But back to the question, they were the first jumps I got to ride properly. I’d ridden little local jumps, but nothing proper sized and flowing like they did. And now I’ve had the opportunity to ride the likes of cam Whites jumps, but to be honest, I was pretty scared to get down there, they are huge. When I hear 50 feet in my head, I’m like nup...... But then when you see someone else jump it, you know it’s do-able. I got some good stuff done there! So after two years over in the states for the summer, you’ve had a chance to hang with all the Australian crew there, is it a good vibe? everyone hangs out heaps. But you gotta separate yourself sometimes, not that any one does anything bad, but I don’t wanna fall into any bad things, like partying, I’ll party, if there’s a reason for it, but not every night! I got into trouble with that when I was young, I now owe it to myself to be real good. So I won’t do drugs, I want to do what I like to do, so I hang with people that do things I like. Simple stuff! Do you see a difference in attitude between the US and Australian riders at all? When we (Australian riders) go over to the states, we don’t just go get drunk all the time, we go there and in that six months we’re there, our game is just ride. And as you have to go home eventually, you want to take back something, be it a memory of riding something amazing or some dollars to help pay for the trip.

So with all the Aussies in the US comp scene nowadays, do the US riders get vibed out at all? Yeah a bit now. Like we’d go ride Mirra’s warehouse and there’d be seventeen Australian riders with two guys from the US riding, and we’d be talking crap or just slaying the ramps and they’d be bummin on us sometimes. So there’s some negativity to the Australian riders sometimes, cause we’re coming over there and taking their ‘taken for granted’ away. BMX is BMX though right? It’s riding a little kids bike so don’t take it too seriously even if you are getting paid to ride, why not just have fun. If you do it to just make money out of it, it’s over for you. And some of the US crew are like that, not many, but some. If it’s fun, especially riding with a heap of riders, progression is easy, and I’ve got no problem progressing with riders. But I think that’s getting lost a bit. Some people don’t want you to keep up or be better, I guess when the money comes into it and competition heads are on, things can go that way. On the money and memories, you’ve definitely been amongst both lately? Yeah, I won some money and got some memories! It’s gnarly to make money from BMX. It’s not something I ever expected to do. My mum was a single mum, she gave us what she could and with three kids there was always someone asking for something. If I could go back I wouldn’t have asked for as much, but one thing I got was a BMX. now I’m making money from that, and that is something pretty special. It ain’t easy. It’s hard work. It’s what people have to understand. You’ll get some haters too. But you gotta learn to rise above that too, tap out of it. But you put in the time and you might get the rewards. Like now I’m home, I’m hanging with my friends, I’ve got two dogs and one is pregnant, so I can’t wait to see the pups! You looked up to the first generation of Australian riders to make their way to the states. Colin Mackay, Ryan Guettler and the like. So what would you say to a younger rider looking up to you? Go for it! You don’t have to have rules, but you gotta have heart in what you do, especially BMX. If you don’t have heart, you won’t do anything with it. If you wanna take it to the top level, you can’t party, smoke and drink beers. that’s not going to work, it’s not cool. What’s cool is setting yourself apart and making it happen. the hardest thing is going hard at it. People are always going to try and put you down, or drag you down into their world. I had so many people tell me I wouldn’t make it over the years. If you think you can make it, go for it, you can always study or get a job later. Follow your dream for at least a little bit! And ride everything, I wish I rode more street as a kid, and vert. ride it all! You can have fun no matter what then. And don’t take anything for granted. You know, I really want to be a real good influence for the younger riders. Life’s lessons have taught you a lot at a young age by the sounds of it? Yeah they have. School always told me I’d go nowhere. I’m dyslexic, so that was always an issue. It was hard growing up. riding was my escape from all of that. I definitely used that to inspire me to prove not only to them but to myself. And now my inspiration is the loss of my brother. I’ve just learnt to turn the negative into a positive, he has become my inspiration. If you can make your bike do anything, you can do anything. Like watch harry Main and Mark Webbs movie, they talk about it so well. If you think you can do it, you can do it. So where is BMX in your eyes in 2012? I feel we need more people in different parts of BMX, like more crew on vert, I know it’s scary, but it needs to happen. And more crew on mega ramp too. Just every part of BMX, not just park, street and dirt.

“I want to do five years of hard yards, doing as much as I can to make it as I know I’ve only got say ten years at this level in BMX. “

Interview KyLE baLdOCK

sounds like the old days! On that, what do the good times revolve around in BMX? hanging with friends and playing a game of BIKe, that’s one of the most fun parts of BMX for me. You don’t know what someone is going to do, and you have to learn and that gives you that feeling. I’d never give this up for anything. Man, BMX is my favourite thing ever. I love it.

Any filming going on for you right now? I’m filming a documentary with Unit which is going to be awesome. But as for edits and sections that’s something I messed up with early on. I made edits with some big banger tricks in them. So when I went to Dew tour, that’s what they expected. So now I’m like, ‘alright’, I’ll put one banger clip in it, and then lots of good stuff, but more mellow. then I train and learn stuff that will blow people away when I drop it in a run, as people won’t know I have it. Expectations out of BMX? I have expectations and goals, but I don’t go crazy with it, like I don’t say ‘I’m going to win Dew tour next year’ and then not win and be bummed. Why? cause it’s riding bikes. If I make a living out of it for a few years, great, if not I’m still riding my bike. People are making good money riding BMX in the states, and kids are looking at it because of that and that’s the wrong deal. If I think about money before I think about riding, I lose, be it a comp or simply my will to ride. In the end I just want to do this for as long as I can, and then crew like Unit or Monster might have some opportunities, or experiments for me outside pure BMX, we’ll see. What’s in store for the next 12 months? Just staying here in Australia for the summer, trying to build a warehouse, taking care of my dogs and their puppies. that’s going to be a hard one, selling the puppies! hopefully buying a house too. hanging out with friends. hopefully XGames 2012, I’ll be in mega ramp too. of course the Dew tour which is going to be big. And lotsa comps, lotsa riding, lotsa good times.

“I hear this all the time from crew, ‘I wish I went back to school’. I dropped out of year eleven. and I was like ‘damn I hate school’. But you’re never too old to learn, to go back and do it. “

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Interview KyLE baLdOCK Photo Stephen Joseph

And beyond that, say 10 years into the future? BMX has opened doors for me. everywhere. So one day maybe a brand, a bike, whatever, it’s just thinking of the idea. Just like thinking of doing a trick, just thinking of what I want to do, I don’t need all this money, but some to put into what I want to do later in life. then I might not have to do work for someone else, but right now it’s hard to find what I want to do as I’m too busy loving riding. Life after BMX? When my career in BMX is over, hopefully I won’t have to go back to work some normal job, there’s so many options within the BMX industry, so many opportunities to step beyond just competing on a BMX. And if you take your ‘I can do anything’ BMX attitude to the world, it’s on! Words of wisdom? the one thing kids have got to understand, is that you can be good at something and not have the heart, or real bad at something and have the heart to learn. You gotta understand that when you have the heart, you have to go for it. You’ll have to leave your family, your friends, you’ll leave every single part of your life behind to try and live your dream. So don’t waste this life. chase it. Don’t let me down, go kill it! For more of Kyle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =HCu8A04NQ_0& feature=related

The Giant of Dirt

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“Dane Searls I would like to thank you for all the amazing memories, all the amazing sessions we had and all the amazing shit talking that went down at the Berowra chicken shop while waiting for that glorious time of the afternoon called the 4.15 . Mate it has been an absolute pleasure and an honour to call you one of my friends and It brings a smile to my face that I we will always have the 4.15. May you rest in peace buddy.” Tom Boorman

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“Never thought I would be writing this but today I lost the best fucking mate in the world. An absolute inspiration to me and everyone he ever met or never met. You are and all always will be my hero on and off our bike! Your boys never left your side or gave up on you mate and I know you fought as hard as you could till the very end! Until next time you bad muthafucker. Stay Safe. Love you!” Nick Cooper “Dane Searls has passed away this morning. The most amazing dirt jumper in the world. It was such an honor to know you and ride along side you. You will be dearly missed. RIP Dane Searls - 22/02/198825/11/2011.” Clint Bensley

“Dane Searls! Bloody hell where do I start! You brightened the eyes of anyone who met you, made people believe that things were possible even though they seemed like they wer’nt. You were a great friend and a hero to a lot of people including myself. We have shared so many great moments, done a lot of things together which makes me feel privileged to know that you were my friend. I will never forget your big cheesy grin and chinga eyes. You have left this world a changed and better place you have proven to a lot of people that anything is possible and you can do anything you put your mind too! Take life as far as you want to take it’ you just have to believe! You made me a believer. You made me feel great, pick me up when I’m down and open my eyes to look past what I think is humanly possible. You were a brother, a friend, a hero and a legend, I’m not saying goodbye forever just a little while. See you soon brother, thanks for the good times and good rides. I love you man Rest easy! PEACE! R.I.P. Dane Searls.” Shane Conlon “R.I.P. Dane Searls. It’s a sad day for everyone that knows him! You will be missed but not forgotten bro...” Kym Grosser

“Dane kept it real that’s what made him so loved, I will remember U forever and toast every VB to you. Stay up and stay strong to everyone who had the blessing of knowing him R.I.P. Dane Searls.” Chris O’Donnell

“Peace and love Dane Searls, you will be deeply missed by all.” Alex Liiv

“R.I.P. Dane Searls :( ......The true king of dirt!!!” Pete Radivo “Rest in Peace Dane Searls, you are such an amazing human and an amazing bike rider. I will forever remember the weekends I stayed at your place watching nastys world and drinking heaps of cordial, riding Berowra Gully Trails and the OG Mt White Jumps. Will never forget how much of a king dude you are. King of Umina, demon in the water, one of the best bike riders our country has ever seen. I can only imagine how much fun you’d be having now at the big set of trails in the sky. Heres to all the awesome times and stories Dane, you will be in my heart forever mate, Rest in Peace.” Dave Cee

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“You fought hard this week Dane. I have so much respect for you. Not only for being one of the greatest dirt riders ever, but for being such a down to earth and honest guy. Watching you ride and progress over the years has been inspirational. From the old days watching you shred Umina, you continually set new boundaries for yourself and everyone in the riding community. Was a pleasure knowing you over the years. Thoughts with all your closest mates, all the central coast crew and you family. RIP Dane Searls, you will be missed.” Tom Payne

“It’s shit how something so horrible makes you appreciate life. I’m glad I got to hang out with an absolute legend. Dane you’ll be sadly missed mate R.I.P.” Zac Miner

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“RIP Dane Searls. Aussie BMXr’s should never die.” Jamie Mauri

“This is one of the saddest days in history. One of the worst mornings in my life. We will chill again one day when my time is up bro. R.I.P. Dane Searls... You are a legend to all and will forever be king of dirt.” Benn Pigot

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“Rip Dane Searls. A true superhero if there ever was one.” Jamie Moore

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“You’ve built the biggest trails the world ever, then rode them like no one has ever seen before. Inspired a whole generation of riders and showed them what’s possible. But most importantly been a true and honest friend to me!!! DANE SEARLS I WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!” Phillip Mitchell

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“Dane Searls, I remember back when I first met you. Maybe 8 or so years back. You were the kid I’d always see at Umina skatepark shredding away early in the morning. Little did I know back then that you would have such a great impact on BMX. You were a great person and gave it your all. You will be missed by many.” Seaton Spratt

“Rest in peace Dane.... JC demo were always a blast with your positive attitude and amazing smile light them up. I’m gonna miss you.” Peta Shepherd “Dane, you taught me so much about life and riding in such little time, I’m so grateful and thankful for every second I got to spend with you! I’ve looked up to you since day one and you definitely changed the way I ride my bike. Dane Searls you are a fucking legend.” Danny Campbell “I don’t even know what to say.. I’m going to miss you Dane, I’ll never forget the good times and I’m sure I’ll see you again someday.. My thoughts are with you and your family. King Of Dirt. Rest easy brother.” Thom Crawford

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“Rest in peace Dane it was always a good time to watch you ride, going to be missed by all.” Troy Charlesworth “The king is gone, but not forgotten.” Ammon Chesworth

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“Rest In Peace Dane Searls. You’re a true legend, always on your own level smiling all the way... It was always a treat to see you. No one did it like you did mate, you will always be the King of Dirt to me. You’re testament to having big dreams and going after them with everything you’ve got. You’re an inspiration to all of us for so many reasons... My thoughts are with your family and close friends. You’ll be very sorely missed... Shine on forever!!!” John Young “Rest in Peace Dane Searls. My deepest love and sympathies go out to all his friends and family. We didn’t need this loss.” Brodie Butterlegs “We will never forget you Dane, you took dirt jumping to a new level you weren’t afraid to go bigger and bigger then anyone you are a true legend in the sport you will be missed greatly, rest in peace my brother.“ Michael Bayzand “Dane Searls the world won’t be the same with out you. R.I.P. mate. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends in these tough times.” Steven Mccann “I’m sooooooooo f*cking gutted, Dane Searls you were a fucking legend, BMX in Australia will never be the same :( rest in peace bro :(“ Daniel Donges “Dane Searls, a true inspiration to so many. Proving what can be done on a bike and pushing the boundaries of BMX to points that were unimaginable by others. You will never be forgotten, you will live on forever. R.I.P. mate.” James Patterson

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The Australian Connection

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THE AUSTRALIAN CONNECTION Photos by Nick Gascoine Interview by Matt Holmes Answers and bio’s by Andre ‘Dre’ Regli

At a time when some in the local industry are trimming budgets, Fit Bike Co’s Australian connection are pushing hard to see big things happen here on these shores. With Andre ‘Dre’ Regli coming on board as team manager, their heavy hitting team of shredders has been on a mission with trips, webclips and more on an almost weekly basis. They recently hit up our nations capital to get the team together, clock up some clips and have a good time. What better time than to find out what’s going on with their crew.

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Some might say you’ve got the dream job with Fit here in Aus! What’s the reality behind the gig title and what you do? Well that’s because it is a dream job! It comes with its ups and downs; the highs when you are given compliments from people that understand, but there are the lows when you need to put the foot down or you upset someone you have respect for. But generally it has been a fucking surreal ride! Before anyone thinks you do this 24-7, you’ve still got a regular gig to pay the bills right? Yeah; I still work full time in electronic security as well as keeping involved in the local skatepark community with events and jams and trying to complete a certificate IIII in I.T. Life can be petty full on but for the people that know me they know that I can’t sit still.

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You’ve had a lot to do with the new team selection, what makes a good team rider to you? A good rider is a good person. It’s simple, you have to have a good attitude and patience because the BMX worlds wheels can turn slow at times. Kids are so on point and into marketing themselves that it’s the personalities that really shine when the time comes. Was it hard working through the possibilities and trimming the old for the new? For sure. I was given a goal to achieve, to achieve that goal I had to make decisions. I have always had a Fit part on my bike from the brands inception and followed it passionately, so I felt like I had an understanding of what the brands image is about and it is an image I can relate to. Giving people the phone call that they were being benched sucked; it’s not something I have ever had to do but I was expected to do the right thing by Fit and it became a must. I hope I never have to do it again!

Are you stoked with the line up now? Both the U.S. team and my Aus boys are so on point right now. It’s crazy because it felt like it was quiet on the Fit front since the well documented team split but then out of the blue this year Moeller has come out swinging and he has some epic plans in store for the world! Will they break you? Everyone is breakable Holmesy! I honestly can’t imagine the day when it becomes a breaking situation; I have purposefully structured a team that will gel with everyone at anytime, they are all well mannered good hearted guys and ultimately when a brand puts faith in you it’s the times when you least expect that makes the biggest impression. It’s easy to be nice for five minutes at a jam, but my team do it all day without trying. You seem pretty motivated to put Fit in everyones faces be it through clips or otherwise. Do you have a masterplan for the crew to follow? (ie how often clips have to drop, coverage etc) My master plan is simple. I give 110% into any project I undertake. I believe in starting the way you want to finish and we have started with a bang! There is no set plan in terms of clips and coverage but I have told the guys from the start that the more we all put in the more we will get out at the end; we have the chance to increase our budgets and travel deals. Fit has an amazing power of promoting people to huge proportions, so for myself and my team this is a big chance to make a difference. Who have you enlisted beyond riders to make the clips and shoots a reality? I have enlisted only one person at this point for help in that department. John Young is a true professional and artistic genius. I think brands are completely mad if they are not considering utilizing him; everything he touches comes out 100 times better than any preconceived ideas. I have my eyes on a few photographers to ask for similar help in their respective fields so it’s just a matter of time.

“Fit has an amazing power of promoting people to huge proportions, so for myself and my team this is a big chance to make a difference.”

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Jack is mature and knowledgable beyond his years, he has a very sound understanding about life minus a few cooking skills here and there! His technical skill is beyond comprehension especially for someone thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only landed 2 fly out tail whips in their life! I turn to Jack for help a lot.

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Do you have much contact with the US in regards to throwing ideas around? Everyday! It was tough at the start to try to get a rise out of the boss but once I gained a little interest from him it’s been great! I email Moeller at least once a day every working day of the week. He, Gary and Paul (ECI Australia) have put a lot of trust into me with this project. I am free to do anything I want with rider choices, trips, videos etc, so to ensure I am keeping in tied with the international goal that Moeller has in mind I keep in touch a lot. It is motivating beyond belief to hear an OG of BMX and creator of two of the most innovative brands to tell you that your doing a good thing. The trip to Canberra was a chance to get your crew all together, did everyone gel? Well we were missing Tenna due to a head injury and Dullah. But we had Jack, Luke Vandenberg and Fitty all hanging out and on the last day Harti (although he wasn’t even a thought in my mind at the time) the guys gelled perfectly! Before we knew it we were all in Moose Heads getting loose and high fiving each other with each shirt removal on the dance floor! We can party! So what’s in store for Fit here in Australia in 2012 and beyond? Fit is coming at the Aus BMX scene hard for not only 2012 but beyond. We have team trips, comps, DVD parts, edits and US team visits all in the pipelines. It’s exciting and I hope all of Australian BMX is pumped on it too! Projects like this not only benefit the company investing but it helps the whole scene, I hope that more brands take on Australia like this because we have the fucking best thing going on down here!

FITTY The OG Fit rider. Fitty has this relaxed steeze that I haven’t seen matched yet, it’s so effortless when he rides. He is busted off right now but working hard on getting everything set right; getting his phone calls and hearing how pumped he is to get healthy is motivation in itself!

“Projects like this not only benefit the company investing but it helps the whole scene, I hope that more brands take on Australia like this because we have the fucking best thing going on down here!”

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Luke Vandenburg Four peg ape! Vanders is well on his way to cementing his name into Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind with his super solid rail moves that only a handful of cats can match. He is a lot of fun to hang out with because nothing is a drama, he just lives!

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Jack, high rail hop clearing the stairs to flat in Sydneys’ carrage works

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“I give 110% into any project I undertake. I believe in starting the way you want to finish and we have started with a bang!”

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Dullah Djwas

Dullah is our tech wizard. His feet switch almost as much as his choice of grind side. Switch foot oppo hanger? Yeah Dullah has that shit covered. I can’t wait to get him out on trip to watch him blow minds.

My best friend and big street destroyer. Tenna has had a terrible run of luck over the last eighteen months but to his credit nothing stops him! After his serious head injury that was insanely close to putting him into a wheelchair he has bounced back hard. He will be the first to admit he can’t ride a ledge like some of the other wizards out there but put something big in front of him, and Tenna will fuck it up. The package three-ender anyone?

Check the clip: http://vimeo.com/39170619

Chris Harti

This guy is so fucking badass! He came onto the team almost by accident but I think he is as stoked as I am to have him representing us! He got his new steed and refused to ride it on any type of concrete before it roasted it’s way to best style at Cams Jam. Badass!

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Let’s start with the basics, tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m 24, from Nelson BC, Canada and I ride for MacNeil bikes, Hart & Huntington clothing and Tenpack Distribution. Have you lived in Canada / Kelowna all your life? I’ve lived Canada my whole life not Kelowna though. I moved from Nelson to Kelowna in the summer of 2005. You have travelled to New Zealand a number of times over the years, what made you first want to travel to New Zealand?

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Ya I’ve been to new Zealand three times now, each time for about a month. The summer I moved to Kelowna also happened to be the summer the Luke Gilfoyle and Richard Gregory went from New Zealand to Canada. They ended up staying in Kelowna too and that’s where I met them. We ended up being really good friends and hanging out a bunch while they were there, so when they had to go home to NZ, going to visit them was definitely a big part of what made me want to go there. I can’t thank those dudes enough for making my first trip over there so much fun. What would be the most important part of travelling to New Zealand for you, is it the riding, the friends, escaping the Canadian Winter? Man it’s hard to pick just one, all of those things are huge reasons to keep going back. I really don’t like snow or cold weather so missing Canadian winter and being somewhere warm is awesome. Riding there is rad too, it was really cool to ride some of the older parks and now there are so many new ones since the last time I was there I’m looking forward to going back. I’ve been lucky to meet and be friends with a lot of amazing people over there so going back and catching up with them is really important to me too.

In the past years we have seen many photos and videos and read stories of riders from New Zealand and Australia making the journey across the Pacific to indulge in the beauty of Canada and the many riding spots it has to offer. But the story goes both ways, over the years many Canadian riders have also made the trip halfway across the world to ride and enjoy what New Zealand and Australia has to offer. In this interview we catch lazaruk to hear his thoughts and stories on making the journey across the Pacific to the sunny shores of New Zealand and what it means to him him.

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What would you describe as one of your best riding memories from your travels to New Zealand? That would probably have to be during my first trip down there and road tripping to Wellington for x-air. I travelled from Auckland down to Wellington with the Bolter brothers, Ewok, and a bunch of other awesome dudes. Got to meet a ton of people and ride a ton of fun spots, it was one of the best road trips I’ve been on. Definitely one of my best NZ riding memories. And your best memories from New Zealand off the bike? I definitely can’t pick just one. Everytime I’m there I have an amazing time. I’ve been really lucky to stay with Luke and his brother Ashley each time I’ve been over there. Those guys are the best, some of my best friends, so just hanging out at the house drinking beers, BBQing, and partying with them is always a good time.

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How would you describe the New Zealand riding scene Vs the Canadian riding scene.. do they have similarities or differences?

Do you have any words of advice or wisdom to any Canadian riders who might want to travel or make the move to New Zealand?

I’d say it’s pretty similar, just way more people riding in Canada. NZ is definitely catching up though. Each time I’ve gone back it seems like there are more riders. With all the new parks that have gone up recently I’m sure it will keep growing fast.

Not really advice but just a strong recommendation to go there. Any Canadian looking to escape winter should get over there for sure, even if they ride or don’t ride.

Over the years there has been many riders from New Zealand travel to Canada, and Canadian riders travelling to New Zealand, do you there is a tight connection between the two countries when it comes to BMX? I think the weather plays a huge part in people travelling between the countries. With the seasons being opposite you can get that endless summer if you plan it right, which is perfect for BMX. So I think it makes sense for riders to want to leave winter weather and jump straight into summer. Do you think New Zealand will always be destination for you.. do you think it will always be somewhere you make the time to visit in the future?

Do you also have any future plans to travel to Australia? Ya actually going to be there sometime in January. Really looking forward to that. I met some awesome people from Aus on my first trip to NZ. Can’t wait to catch up with them and ride there. It looks amazing. What is your favourite riding spot in New Zealand, and what is your favourite riding spot in Canada? My favourite riding spot in NZ would probably be the Raglan skatepark. I love the bowl there. Haven’t ridden it since the addition was added but looks even better. It’s in such a rad spot too, right by the beach. Definitely one of my favourite skatepark settings. For Canada, it would be the skatepark in Penticton BC. I like it for the same reasons as Raglan. Awesome bowl and right by the water/beach.

Do you think being a rider makes it easy to travel to new countries and destinations? Ya for sure. BMX is an easy way to meet locals in a new city and country. Which is Would you ever consider making a awesome because getting to hang out with permanent move to New Zealand? locals usually means you’ll get to see some That’s actually really hard to say. Probably not rad spots, riding and non riding, that the anytime in the near future but every time I’m average tourist wouldn’t get to see. That there I always start thinking how awesome definitely happened with me when I went to NZ. Can’t thank my friends there enough it would be to live there, so who knows. If I for showing me around. It’s awesome being could somehow figure out a way to just do able to do the same thing when I have the summers of Canada and NZ that would people come stay with me. be ideal. Ya for sure. The friends I have there are too good to not go back and see. That’s probably my biggest reason now to keep going back.

“I can’t thank those dudes enough for making my first trip over there so much fun.”

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Interview aNdREw laZURUk Top Five things you love the most about Canada? 1. Riding, so much and many different things to ride, we’re pretty lucky 2. Summer time. When it’s actually sunny and warm there it’s hard to find somewhere else I’d rather be. 3. Having lots of my friends from NZ visit on a regular basis and some even live here now. 4. Friends 5. British Columbia. I don’t think I could ever live in another part of the country

Top Five things you love the most about New Zealand? 1. Friends 2. Beaches 3. Cheaper beer than Canada 4. Still lots of places left there I haven’t been 5. Good memories

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Thanks Andrew, do you have any think you would like to add, last words or thanks?

Ya I’d like to say thanks to everyone who helps me out, MacNeil, Hart & Huntington an Tenpack. All my friends I’ve my made in NZ and any other place I’ve travelled. And, thanks to you Mike for asking me to do this!

A Rich Perspective

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CREATIVE OUTPUT The Words & Photos of

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Intro Will Herrmann

y first BMX video was a 3 tape VHS combination of Standards Exit 63, Generation and Role Models made for my brother by his friend and then passed down the line to my outspread arms. At the time the scratched and stretched tape held for me the start of BMX and the start of the rest of of my life. Most alternative cultures are now driven by audio visual output, it is the style magazine my mum reads morphed and twisted into video format for our community to reference, imitate and judge. Within BMX, the video has played a huge role in building our scene into what it is, it’s the guide so many follow. Of my triple VHS the Chris Stauffer section of Role Models became worn and faded due to countless pauses and rewinds, this demise was all thanks to my wanting to ride and generally be Stauffer. As I have grown older my range of vision has broadened to where I gain as much pleasure from absorbing a documentary and alternative medias as I once did from 2 hours of faded BMX videotape. The BMX video is still engaging but personally inspiration has started to come from different places. I think of BMX videos, and the format is generally the same, and why not? It’s tried and tested, but the occasional change of pace and direction can really open eyes. I was sitting on the Derby Backyard Jam street course surrounded by the majority of the UK BMX scene, the days riding was over and now everyone was gathered for the long awaited premiere of Terrible Ones ‘You get what you get’. The shabby white sheet was draped over the wall ride and the lights were turned down, the next minutes were to be filled with some of the best riders in the world. About halfway through the video a loud voice from the masses sounded out, hollering “Boring!” at the top of his voice, the outburst went by mostly un-noticed I think. At the time I felt embarrassed to be linked with the scene. The video didn’t comply with what was regarded as the usual format for BMX, in fact I believe it to be far more a travel documentary than a BMX video, but that’s just my perspective. Creating something different and trying to pursue originality is often a tough road to follow, but here we had the T1 video. The video took what I considered BMX to be and transferred it to video format, not just the tricks, not just the spots, what it did was capture the essence of what riding can truly be about. In more recent times hard copy videos have been over run by webclips and the HD, blu-ray, super-slomo, go-pro, post-production generation of video has really found its feet. I often find it hard to tell apart one video from the next, but as is true with any creative output if you can capture the atmosphere and give a honest perspective of something, generally you are on to a winner. Throughout all these changes and progressions the videos of Joe Rich have continued to capture the essence of riding, with the recent Australia trip video and numerous other installments I thought it high time to get his perspective on creative output within the BMX world.

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SNOWDAYS.PIC:

“I’ve been on a good number of trips that are full of sun and blue skies. However, mother nature is always in control. Most people don’t think of Arizona when they think of snow, but that was what we woke up to when we unzipped the tent. This was the 2nd night of a 3 week long trip with Ryan Corrigan and Garrett Byrnes. It was an adventure filled with pipes, pools, and random trannys. My life has continuously revolved around trips like this.”

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Chase.CO: Getting to see Chase Hawk ride in person is unlike watching anyone else. You become completely consumed with watching because you are witnessing riding at a level that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any better. This photo was taken in the outskirts of Denver on a trip to Colorado in 2009. It was during filming for the Empire video. Autumn is my favorite time of year hands down. Add in some perfect concrete, and the fall color on the trees, and you have what I would call paradise.

Buster.01: I went through a good number of years where I was completely obsessed with going on full pipe missions. There are a good number of them that made me feel that I was a part of some sort of military special ops group. You never knew what was really going to happen. Just getting in and out was 90% of it. The riding part was just the icing. This was shot long exposure at about 5 AM. Just waiting for the sun to come up so we could shred. 114

Inside or outside riding what are your influences when considering producing a video? Most of my influence, just comes from being in tune the ideas that grow in my head. Usually the most random happenings will start a snowball effect inside me. Usually I feel something strongly in one way or another, and then it’s just figuring out how to make that come out in a way that both feels right to me, and what may be possible for someone else to take in that doesn’t know where the initial idea came from. So the majority of what gets my attention is when I see someone has really put a lot of thought into something, and there is a very personal twist to their work. There is a lot of really good stuff out there, but only a handful of it really grasps a hold of me.

It seems as though the videos are as much about the positivity of riding as it is the riding itself, what’s your take on it? Riding has completely helped make me who I am today. And it’s introduced me to the most incredible people I could have asked to meet. I have been through a lot over the past 24 years on my bike. A roller coaster indeed. But it’s been the absolute best ride I could have asked for. Between the places I’ve gone, the people I’ve met, and the things I’ve learned as a result of it, the entirety of it all is far more important than any one specific part of it. So riding is merely a part of a good time when you have it. If you start taking away the other parts, it’s just riding. When you don’t have others to share those good times and experiences with, it pales in comparison.

There are so many subtle moments on a trip like that that really do it for me. They aren’t anything spectacular, but moreso moments that happen, and I just sit and think, “holy shit, look where I am, and who I’m with, and what’s in front of me!” That’s the kind of stuff that does it for me. That’s the stuff that keep me coming back for more.

Charlie in the Bush Tram is a pretty special guy wouldn’t you agree? Hell yeah! What an incredible guy. The minute he introduced himself to me, I immediately knew that I wanted to have something in the vid about him. His take on life is so extraordinary, and to see the scene that was happening that morning there, was just awesome. Talking to him was really refreshing in a lot of ways. His general take on everything was spot on, and even though he doesn’t ride BMX, he totally gets it. I wish I had the one bit of conversation on video when we were just all sitting around after I interviewed him. He’s a really talented musician, and he was talking about music, in a way that was completely parallel to BMX. Very similar feelings and he put it in a way that any of us that ride, could relate to. I think that’s one of the best things too about travel. That like minded people don’t have to be doing the same thing, to be very similar and get along.

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I’ve always thought that video and photography are almost one in the same. There are times when you can show something moving that would not translate the same as a still. And vice versa. But there are plenty of times when the stills crossover with the motions, and it creates something unique when mixing the 2 in a sequence. When I use stills in a video, I feel that they have a feeling that goes along with them that stirs something up that you need a few moments to think about. There is nothing moving apart from some slight motion of the actual picture shifting in some way. You just sit staring at one frame, and there is time for it to marinate. I like that a lot and it has always been a part of what I do. I realize it’s not for everyone, but it is for me, and that’s one of the great things about video, that hopefully you are making something that you enjoy watching first and foremost. You are showing other people your own vision, and that’s what makes it unique.

As far as the recent Australia trip goes are there any memories that really stand out?

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In your videos there seems to be a strong emphasis on stills photography, what is your background in regards to shooting and how do you find this relates when considering a shot for a video?

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Russ.CAN: For me, the best part about traveling, are the people that I meet. I first crossed paths with Russell Brindley during the T-1 World trip back in 2003 when we came to Australia. Russ has been an inspiration to me ever since day #1 of us meeting. I feel lucky to have him as a friend first and foremost, as well as a big part of T-1 as well. Lucky for me, Austin has found itself to be a routine stop off for Russ and his wife Emily whenever they come to visit the states. A coffee and a sesh is a welcome way to start any day. Russ enjoys the fruits of this combination one fall morning at the new House Park in downtown Austin. 115

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I remember the ‘You get what you get’ premiere at Derby Backyard and being completely in awe of the video, as if what riding to me was finally portrayed in a video, has your process changed since then?

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My creative process is very similar I’d think. Because I never really set out to try make something happen that’s unnatural to what would normally be going on. With being on as many great trips as I’ve been on, and traveling with the friends that I do, I know that something special will be felt as whole on the trip. We’ve all felt that being on the road with our friends. So to me, I just want to show them as they are. No pressure. I like showing them, the places we go, the good times that are had, and the stuff that we get to ride. Filming wise, I like to try and be a fly on the wall so to speak. I like that the trip goes on naturally and is directing the filming, and that filming isn’t directing the trip. They do what they do, and I’m there hopefully capturing it in the best way that I can. There is a certain balance that feels right to me whenever I’m putting stuff together. The editing process is probably my favourite part. There are certain bits of magic that happen, that can’t be explained. Certain things just fall into place so perfectly. It’s so nuts sometimes.

There is a quote by Garrett Byrnes from the T1 video where he speaks of catching the travel bug and how once you start travelling it’s hard to stop, this is something that has always inspired me to keep an open head, what quotes keep you thinking? A couple come to mind right away. One is actually from the T-1 vid as well. It’s from a black and white photo that showed what was etched into Russ Brindley’s frame. It says “Live, Learn, Expand Your Mind.” That sums it all up. You have to get out there and live first of all. You learn so much from going to new places. It constantly puts a new perspective on just about all parts of your life. The second one would be one that I was just emailing tonight to someone that had back surgery recently. It says “I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me, and 90% how I react to it.” There are so many open doors out there for us to walk through, so to speak. That just in general inspires me on a regular basis. Everything depends on what you choose to do with your life. Gotta get out there and live it. Travel is the best education one could ever ask for in my opinion.

“TRAVEl IS ThE BEST EDUCATION ONE COUlD EVER ASk fOR IN mY OPINION.”

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“EVERYThING DEPENDS ON WhAT YOU ChOOSE TO DO WITh YOUR lIfE.”

This sums it all up to me. Hanging with friends is all that matters. Whether it be getting a sesh together, or just enjoying time when you can be at the same place at the same time. Choose your own adventure. Sesh the trails in back, or take in tunes from Javi Ortega. On and off a bike, Javi is amazing.

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“Burrier is situated on the Southern side of the With Shoalhaven River approximately 30 kilometres ryan from Nowra. It has two well known bush camping parks, Coolendel & Grady’s (which are great locations dawson for launching your canoe) Four wheel driving enthusiasts also enjoy this area.” Sounds like a good time to me.

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I saw these pictures of Ryan the other day and it sparked the idea of nature and its contrasts within riding. I mean, first off they are nuts pictures, the quickest way to stand out in a riding sense is to do something different, these pictures certainly are different. I have never met Ryan, by what friends have told me about him he seems to be a pretty stand up guy living out in the middle of the bush. I think being surrounded by the bush and having at least a little separation from what is commonplace in riding can only be a good thing when considering originality and someones take on what we do with bikes. Throughout my time as a rider I have heard so many times the old complaints of having nothing to ride, even if the mouth uttering these words lives right in the midst of a city. I think if there is at least one good thing to come from the new school of street riding is that

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On the whole, our engagement with nature no longer comes from a honest breath or soaring sunset but instead a brief google search or a well produced documentary, that’s just the world the city bound live in. Absorbing recycled images and information at hyperspeed, we are more informed and out of touch than ever before, look at the world we have created around bikes and this separation becomes clear. Days spent interpreting the urban landscape, evenings spent swallowing web clips, where are the blue skies? What we do on our bikes creates conflict, pedalling down our tarmac streets, compressing rubber under the pressure of another heavy landing, everything apart from the blood and bones controlling the bike is man made. I look at something like surfing or even to some extent MTB and the use of natural force is significantly clearer, surfers harnessing the swell of the ocean and mountain bikers utilising the contours of the landscape and the endless pull of gravity. I can hear the cries of trails in my ears already, but even then the level of work to mould nature creates a man-made aspect of separation that occurs while riding. This sounds like a whole mountain of eco-hippy bike babble, and I would have to say on many levels it is.

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Life is full of ups and downs, currently engulfed in the tower blocks and traffic of the city, my aspirations are obviously nature bound. It’s easy to forget that there is whole world not dictated by neon men and a regular congestion. Before this industrial claustrophobia ever reared its head a younger me could be found climbing trees and taking the world at a face value only truly available in nature. It really wouldn’t be a article for a BMX magazine without some blaring hypocrisy, here I am writing of nature and breaking free from the shackles of our urban landscape and I open with a excerpt from the epitome of our double click culture, wikipedia. apparently you can kill it riding a curb as much as you can a rail or stair set, so to say that there is nothing to ride in the city seems a bit hollow to me. It is a interesting thing to consider, will there ever be a point where things are so far progressed that people will simply be bored just riding? Has this level we have reached made riding so technical now that beyond simply landing we have to consider ‘how’ we land or ‘who’ we land like? If everyone is riding the same things and watching the same web videos in such a condensed way then surely everything will become the same? That is why standing out is so interesting these days, it seems it’s no longer about how ‘good’ you are but instead how well you stand out. The city is congested, riding is congested, endless amounts of traffic coming and going, it really is no surprise that originality is a hard thing to achieve. Here we have Ryan, in the middle of the bush, riding logs and trees. There is something about the pictures that separates them from the large majority of riding pictures we are exposed to everyday, that difference is the creativity and natural aspect of them. On the whole, popular riding no longer exists in these uncommon locations, it’s boundaries are defined. The changes we see more commonly are people jumping higher, further or doing something more technical rather than something truly original. Excuse the pun, but these images feel like a breath of fresh air. My perspective is not one of negativity towards what is normal in everyday riding, I just think there is something to be said for the time and effort put in to making something a little different. If I try to think of images that I find truly memorable they are often the ones with a back story beyond just what you see. The cover of Rusty blasting the huge orange dirt ditch a few issues ago, there is more going on there than just the table, there is the where’s, who’s, how’s etc. Similarly with these pictures there is more going on than just a person riding in the woods.

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Sam Waters Words & Photo by James Wade The other night we went to see GFK and someone asked Sam if he was 360. Sam doesn’t have neck tattoos but I guess he looks a little bit like 360 if you’ve had a few beers. And he is a small white guy who wishes he was a rap god. Sam is kind of a jerk sometimes, especially to Ben McPherson. But it’s funny at the same time, you know? I guess if I had to describe Sam in a few words, I’d say he is a jerk. But it’s heaps funny. So there it is. I kinda think that he is a big softie when he’s at home with his girlfriend though. Sams Animal edit rules: http://vimeo.com/43394922

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We’re always told to “watch out for this up and comer” or “have a look at this little kid shred” and it seems to be happening more and more every day. I know we ride kids bikes, and that’s great, but these kids are really young. They’re meant to be just getting off training wheels but instead, they’re winning comps, shredding bowls and backflipping box jumps! Introducing Rhys Rogers (8) and Blade Wilson (9), the youngest shredders I’ve ever met. Who said A.D.D. is a bad thing?

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Dylan Ferguson Words kris Humphries Photo Ryan Humphries I started riding about the same time as Dylan Ferguson commonly know as Doop. We were brought together by the newly constructed skatepark in Medowie about 2 and a half years ago. Since that day I have been constantly amazed by the progression of this 15 year old kid from the get go. He has always been the first to try something new no matter how crazy it is. Even though our styles of riding are quite different there is always a great session going down when he is around. It has been a pleasure to see him progress from the beginning.

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Nevermind the balloch st making a movie about the house you live in is definitely one way to remember the good times about the crew you live with.

The TK crew DVD is all about the good times and friendships over the last three or so years. Basically one massive mix disc of the house crew themselves, their friends and relatives, drop ins and more. In the section mix is Afrays founder Mikey Czajkowski, Gareth Hadfield, Steve Morrisey form Ride On, Manu Hepi, Will Rudd and Daniel Brady. Raphael Jeroma-Williams stomps his brand of radness all over his section, so good and the stand out section for sure. In a nutshell, it’s one non stop flick of riding, drinking, skating, partying and more. Definitely had better music than a lot of recent DVD releases!

Musicreviews Chuck Ragan Covering Ground Well Bloody Hell, aren’t I a lucky bugger, two issues in a row I get to review an album by one of my all time favourites, from the 90’s throwback of Samiam to what I suppose is a 90’s throw forward to Chuck Ragans new album Covering Ground. For those of you who don’t know, Chuck is one of the leads in the seminal Florida punk band Hot Water Music. HWM play up beat power filled punk with classic self affirming, do it yourself ideals, this review isn’t about them but you should really listen to some of their early albums. Fast forward a few years and Chuck has embarked on his solo career, although his departure from the sound of Hot Water Music hasn’t been without baggage, he may now harness a much more folk inspired sound but the honest punk atmosphere and lyrics still roar through over the fiddles and acoustic guitars. This is his third solo album, in my eyes it is not all roses though, what his first two albums carried was a rough edge that reminded you that this was attainable music, something we can all relate to. The new album has a far cleaner sound and more obvious production, I have always preferred a grime filled street to a glass filled shopping plaza, but that’s just me. This album still ticks all the boxes as far as a Chuck Ragan album is concerned, whether or not it holds the same atmosphere is a different matter, who knows, maybe that atmosphere will come with more listens. As it stands Chuck Ragan is one of the best shows I have ever been to and without a doubt this is a great record, I suppose it just feels like heading to your favourite pub for a greasy meal and when they bring the food out it’s caviar and scones, it’s awesome but it doesn’t hold the same DIY feel the past albums possess. Will H

Florence & The Machine Ceremonials By the looks of the girls outside the window it’s that time of year again, the time of year when hiding away in the dark corner of a pub gets overtaken by the open aired, piss up at the local park. Thoughts turn from work to the next big festival and that summer anthem that is going to get overplayed. These songs become the soundtrack of every teenage overdose, every shot slammed and every stinking moonlit night. I remember last summer as a vivid montage of grassy moments, the blue skies, warm rays and Florence & The Machine playing ‘You Got The Love’. I cannot get past it, in the same way people with post traumatic stress have flashbacks of disturbed events, I am driven to hear that song whenever I pass a girl in a flowered dress on the street. I am far from calling Florence and the Machine one hit wonders, in fact it is hard for me to say anything negative about such a beautiful woman with such an epic voice, on that note let me say that I think their new album has a comfortable sound, like listening to a babbling brook. There is no doubt that any number of edits will pop up with songs from the album, and I am sure that they will be all well and good. So, enjoy the summer everyone, undoubtedly you will hear the music of Florence & The Machine.

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Football, meat pies, kangaroos and Holden cars, that’s Australia. Joe Rich, Etnies, T1, and Mogwai that’s late 90’s BMX. As un-cool as it may be, a large percentage of my musical taste is born from BMX in its various forms. So the late 90s rolled around, a young BMX driven version of myself was parading around the sunny British Isles when I first heard the epic ballads of Mogwai. Since those times their presence has always been felt. I am a sucker for their live BBC sessions, that may be down to my nationality, you know, complaining a lot, rainy weather, the Queen, that’s Britain. Here is their newest installment. I look at what is fad-popular these days and it seems to have jumped from flowery, clings and clangs to epic vibrations derived from a rolling moonscape, add in some generic harmonies and you are on to a winner. When I hear this form of epic output I instantly compare it to Mogwai and if I am honest it all falls pretty short. They are the benchmark when considering epic music. The new album, On first hearing it I felt a little disheartened, I thought they had forsaken their roots and sold to the popular crowd, in a way they have. In putting out this record they may have a slightly more conventional sound (only slightly) but the whole record is so masterfully put together that you soon realise that a group like Mogwai can’t put a foot wrong. It’s not the same as the old sound, but things always grow and change. I can see it now, Joe Rich nodding his head with a grin on his face while this album wobbles the surface of his brimmed coffee mug.

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Fiend Palmere denim www.fiendbmx.com Cross stitched three panel denim is good enough for JJ Palmere’s signature Fiend seat! Some good sized padding all wrapped around a fat capital shape. You know you dig it!

Verde Cartel V2 forks www.verdebmx.com Verde’s Cartel line is serious, sorta Kevin Kiraly spec stuff. So their fork is tough, a one piece machined steerer tube matched to triple butted, tapered legs and they come with a sweet preload bolt.

GoPro Hero2 + wifi back + remote www.lustyindustries.com Easily the most famous camera of the last few years, you’ve got to love the bombproof reliability and toughness of the little GoPro. Take em anywhere, the easy to use camera is almost a must have in the camera bag for second angles. Now that they rock HD, the Hero2 captures still and video in crystal clear definition and colour, we’re constantly amazed at just how good they are. Add to the mix their new wireless controller and you’ve got the making of a epic webclip. Look for some amazing clips from our recent House of Hammers event, including the introduction of the ‘shoey’.

Fit Indent 24mm Cranks www.fitbikeco.com Tired of twisting your regular spindles? Fit may have a solution in their 24mm cromo spindle Indent cranks. The new spindle works with all regular centre bore sprockets and the arms feature their indent design to increase strength and dent resistance. 165, 170 and 170mm lengths and black, white and chrome are the options.

Cult BeesWax www.cultcrew.com Wax. For your ledges. That’s about all there is to know!

Primo Hollowbite cranks www.primobmx.com The Hollowbite is the latest incarnation of what is one of the most famous crank designs in BMX history. Based on the late, great (SR made) GT Pro series cranks, the 2013 models are so far removed it ain’t funny. While the four sided spindle and twin pinch bolt design remains, nowadays they’re a truckload lighter and thanks to some serious slimming down are much more ankle friendly. Cold forged and internally machined, they may outlast everything else on your ride. 175mm and a heap of colours.

Subrosa Bandit sprocket www.subrosabrand.com So the crew at Subrosa like Trans Ams, you know, the US muscle car that Burt Reynolds drove in Smokey and the Bandit? So that’s were the design came from, the stock wheel on the Trans Am. Dunno if the car wheel was in 7075-T6 alloy with offset teeth but who cares! One sick sprocket.

Etnies Number Mid www.etnies.com Designed and tested by Aaron Ross, the Number Mid is a lightweight and tough shoe with ankle support, a super grippy sole and better than anything, come in such a rad array of colours your eyes will bleed...

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Proofsunnies www.iwantproof.com.au Hand crafted from 100% recycled decks, Proof sunnies are limited edition rocking eye wear like none other out there. Not only are they all individual masterpieces, but a portion of sales goes to sight seeing surgeries in India. Sweet!

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