The Summer Session is a head to head competition. The brackets were drawn tonight. Here's how it turned out for the  first round:
Josh Harrington - Rene Boerner
Ondra Slez - Mark Webb
Bommel - Wicke
Kevin Liehn - Ben Hennon
Naran - Barbero

-Frame: Hoffman Bikes Loyalty 20.8
-Forks:  Odyssey race
-Headset: FSA
-Stem: Profile
-Bars: Mankind Arch Angel 8.0
-Grips: Duo Van Homan
-Bar ends: Hoffman plugs
-Brake lever: Odyssey Trigger

Who does not want to wake up and have a swim, followed by a riding session and end the day with a barbeque? That's how day 5 looked of the 6-day Frenchys web tour. Once again Lilian Conry took care of the photos and Alex Baret filmed the crew members with Superstars' Anthony Lille, Ben Gea and John Garcia + Randy Taylor getting loose in Toulouse. Today is the last day for them on the road. Let's see if we can upload that part in a timely fashion tomorrow morning. Here are some pics and a link to the video clip:

Eastpak doesn't stand still. They're developing their bags constantly and keep up with the latest trends in fashion. The Core Collection is a series of bags that withstands the rough life of being on the road with a band. It's not always glamour spending all night rides in a stinky van that is too small for the band members, the drums and their guitars on the way to the next gig. Maybe a free MP3 helps kill the time in the van. It comes FREE with some of the Core bags shown here.

Yup, it's Friday already and we're got two girls in bikini's fighting over a white BMX bike with blue mags. Shot in a studio and I hope for the girls that those studio lights kept them warm. 18+

Name: Nathan Wessel
Age: old
Hometown: centre hall
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Failure, Team Blowin' It, Fox, Demolition, Woodward

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: anything new
-Website: www.teamblowinit.com
-Food: thai
-Travel destination: Hawaii
-Riders to ride with: Axel Jurgens, Shawn Dorton
-Car: 63 split window Corvette
-Movie: old school
-Colour: death metal blood red

Times haven't slown down and won't slow down until mid-October. But then November is a busy month as well. It just doesn't stop, does it? This weekend we'll be at two place; the home GP of Motocross in Lierop, Netherlands (Saturday) and the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds Summer Session in Pinneberg, Germany on Sunday. Just found some pics of the miniramp that's set up there. Might not look so serious but with the prize purse on hand, great pro riders and live coverage on MTV (and FATBMX), it will be one to watch. 

-Frame: Bibi 21.25 purple
-Forks: Macneil blazer
-Headset: classic
-Stem: Macneil top notch
-Bars: Macneil tall
-Grips: Macneil houndstooth
-Bar ends: plastic or I don’t remember, maybe Primo
-Brake lever: un tech 77 fucked up 

If you're new to the FATBMX site we will explain to you how the pictures work. First you open the article by hitting Read More. Then you click the first photo in the article. This photo will show up in a larger version. You can read the caption below the photo. If you hover over the photo in the top right corner(ish), the word NEXT shows up. Hit that to see the next photo in the gallery/article. To go back, go to the left on the photo at the same height. PREV(ious) shows up. Simply hit that.  Give it a try in Dutchman's FAT-JAM 2009 gallery.

Day 4 of the Frencys web tour is done. Nice one with sun, good atmosphere and great crew in Clermont Ferrand (France) for a street day. We met Julien Leyreloup (Superstar) and Raph Mazeyrat (Mutiny/Shadow).
More tour pics on the website. Pics by Lilian Conry.
Video by Alex Baret. Video link after the jump.

It only makes sense to have a '70-s style skatepark near the beach. Or better, a surf town like St. Jean de Luz in France. If they did it in Dog Town, they must have lived like that in France. When there are no waves, you build the waves and ride it on the skateboard. It must have happened something like that and you know what, the spot is still around. It's only a 10 minute bike ride south of the 2ndsky bowl and not further than 100 meters from the beach. That should give you enough directions for your next photoshoot. 

Name: Michael Ardelean
Age: 31
Hometown: Westland, Michigan, USA
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Verde bikes, IPath shoes, Lavar, Odyssey

The favorite list:

-Spot to ride: Culver Bowl R.I.P.