We'd visited the park in Middelburg before but while we were in the neighborhood we stopped by again. It was rather crowded on the October day because of the school holidays but there was no stress at all getting a run in. Skateboards, scooters and bikes got along fine and with a park like this there are several areas where people can do their thing. It's got a lot of rails, ledges, flat banks and a little tranny left and right. Not really a park that flows like crazy but if you're into street riding you do not need to explore the city for that

For the time being Eindhoven has an indoor place to ride. We've got to thank Klaas and Pim van den Bos for that. So even when it gets cold and starts raining in the next few weeks, you've got an indoor location in Eindhoven city to work on your skills. An opening jam is coming up. We fired over some questions to Pim and here's what he had to say.

You and your dad have been lobbying for years to get an indoor place in Eindhoven. It looks like you have a place this winter. Is it a perfect situation?
Pim: Actually it’s far from perfect but we didn’t have any indoor location in this area so it’s a good start. The park is located in an old Philips machine factory exploited by a foundation called ‘Straatcultuur en –sport’ (streetculture and –sports)and they called it ‘The Building’. My dad and I had started a foundation called ‘BMX Freestyle’ to fight for an indoor place in the area of Eindhoven (areacode: 040). Since our foundation was the only party working together with ‘Straatcultuur 

Skatepark of Tampa is proud to announce the 2010 additions to their Bmx Team. Joining longtime Team members Jeff Harrington, Luis Pinzon, Sean Albright, Chad Moore, and Matt Coplon, we welcome aboard Tampa locals Josh Shaw (Kink Bmx), Conall Keenan (Profile), Tom Villarreal (Madera), and veteran, Forrest Roberts. With these additions, Skatepark of Tampa will be featuring bi-monthly web edits of our riders and will continue to host Bmx

Some might have the impression that I'm still in Las Vegas, but I'm not. Still I have some pics I'd like to share with you, like the shots of TJ Lavin's backyard. The yard has seen some work lately and also the warehouse for his toys is almost done. The jumps are rock hard but well shaped. There's even a resi to try tricks on. Two locals were riding when Jose, Webby, Shaw and I showed up the other day. Slayer showed up just when we were leaving for a BBQ at Cam White's place. 

Tons of parks in Las Vegas. This one is the YMCA park. My friend and driver Jose Donoso took me there. He even brought a spare bike for me to roll around on. BMX riders outnumbered skateboarders, Micro scooter kids and inliners altogether which was a good sign. Numerous lines are possible here and some of the locals showed the way. View the photos and make some plans.

I'm pretty sure that officially it's not called the Penis Bowl but that's how people call it over in Las Vegas. Actually it's just 80 meters away from Pro Park and hella fun to ride. Shallow part on one side, steeper U section on the other side. Just fun, you know. Located in the North-East part of LV. Open all the time. BMX friendly. Lights at night. 

This is Jose's local park. Jose lives around the corner and pedals to this place. He only riders there at night because it is too hot during the day. At night the little kids are gone too so that makes it even better. The park set up is square with some obstacles in the middle. It's not too fancy or challenging but Jose loves it.

The largest Skate Park in Las Vegas Valley opened its doors on April 27. The Hollywood Skate/BMX Park at Clark County's Hollywood Recreation Center, 1650 S. Hollywood, between East Charleston Boulevard and East Sahara Avenue, is gated and costs $5 bucks for a supervised session. Opening times: Sunday-Thursday 1-9 pm. Friday 1-10:30 pm Saturday 9-10:pm. Monthly passes available for $50.00 or Season Pass (3 months) for $120.00. Fullpipe, bowls and lots of rails/ledges ("real street"). Worth a visit for sure.

TJ Lavin's backyard is not for pussies. With Interbike taking place in Las Vegas, this place might see a session or two. Jose took us there last year. TIme to refresh: After a few calls to TJ we made it into his backyard to be impressed by the place. Before you can even hit the first jump you will need to conquer that roll-in gap first which looks hella scary. After that the jumps are steep and big. Pros only? Maybe, but TJ has been on the pro dirtjump circuit longer than pretty much anyone.Enjoy the pics.

Now click on that little photo on the right and be jealous. It is one of the spots that we visited after the 08 Interbike show, yup it is in Vegas and they have around 25 other concrete parks there to choose from.

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. 

Gotta give credits to Philip for spotting this park. "Skatepark!" was yelled from the backseat and the right turn followed. After checking it out with the camera the bikes came out of the van and "the test" was on. The trannie part is the oldest bit but a whole section of ledges of all sorts were added to the spot. Excellent for street riders who like to get their grind on and don't want to search forever for the perfect ledge.

13 truckloads of dirt, a crane and guys with shovels turned the Sugar Hills into a new place. Just in time for the annual FAT-JAM this upcoming Saturday 22 August. New challenges for all and rollers and tables for those who want to ride dirt for a day without finding themselves climb out of the holes in between the take-off and the landing. It's going to be good and you know you want to be there. On Friday afternoon you can come help the locals shape things up. 

Damn, it's nice when it's sunny out. Sometimes it gets a bit too hot but it beats the rain. More likely than not the sun's out in Guethary, the surf town in the South of France. But when the waves are non existent, the fun doesn't stop. You gotta check out the 2ndsky bowl which recently received a DIY extension which spiced up the spot. Bikes, Beach, BBQ, Beers, and Bowls. Awesomeness..........

We can’t complain about the number of concrete parks being built, but sometimes they’re just too far away. Sure, you hit the streets looking for spots, but have you tried the local BMX track? Times of sticking out your foot when entering the first turn are over. First of all, the MX part has disappeared out of BMX. Dirt first turns with loose dirt where you had to stick out your foot are hard to find. BMX Tracks have concrete or brick turns now and with everyone clipped in, it will be rare to see a rider dive in the first turn with his foot sticking out.

Here's a scene report without giving out the exact address. Might be worthless that way but I managed to find the place and nobody was there so it was not possible to speak with the locals on how they thought about getting their trails some publicity. Needless to say, the place took some time to get to where it's at right now. The take offs are steep, the berms are fun and there are all kind of transfer possibilities. It's a bit downhill too so difficult to judge the speed at first but once you've got that part down it's all about the flow.

It rained for 6 hours straight last night but the trails didn't show any damage. In fact, a little rain was welcome now that the final work is taking place at Patrick Guimez' local spot. The set up with two drop-ins needs to be ready for the upcoming Lords Of Dirt comp (15-16 August) as many top dirt riders are coming over for the event. Expect FATBMX to bring you a report from Tosse. For now we've got a few photos of the place as it was today.

Some companies do cooler stuff than others. Carhartt does some good shit. After checking out a photo expostion at their flagship store in Hossegor we got directions to the Carhartt Pirate Ship in the industrial estate. The fence was shut but we climbed it to get some up close pics of the boat. Looks damn fun. I'll have to send an e-mail to Mike Emde to get permission for a session soon. Mike?

Todays lesson is building a bmx park and working with your local Public Officials to make it legal. Some years ago we here at Psykopath built a bmx trail park on private property because the county officials said there was no land available, we ran this private spot for a few years and even had it sanctioned by the NBL. We held time trail money races, dirt jump contest, BBQ's, and a lot of late night sessions (RIP Psykopath Trails). The County Code Enforcement Department shut us down because the land we had

We've passed "Autobahnkreuz Moers" plenty of times on the way to Cologne or some other trips down to Germany but we never managed to stop at the public trails spot until recently. Wish we'd done so earlier as the trails do look promising. It had rained loads a couple of days before and the bigger line was wet and had a few puddles. The little line was muddy too but I didn't make a stop just to look at it so I hit them up and got myself dirty. The small line is a bit too easy and the other line looks challenging. 

Unfortunately there's no RedBull Backyard digger planned for The Netherlands in 2009 but the spots they created are going strong. The RedBull diggers have now arrived in Latvia to give the riders over there a way to create their own dirt spot. As always RedBull makes sure that all the work gets documented and with this little report we're going to show you a few pictures from the new spot over there. Dig in!

Yesterday Philip and I drove over to Dimitris' trails in Asten-Heusden. Dimitri has been a familiar face at all trails jams and we'd heard that he started building a spot himself. After getting some directions off of him at the Hellentrails Jam we were off to Asten on a Monday afternoon. We drove straight there in 30 minutes and met up with Dimitris who showed us the lines including a little oval where Philip could ride. The bigger 8-pack to the end of the place has some big kickers and the last one is a transfer to the right. A 180 turn leads you to the line back which has all kind of jumps. Always nice to ride new spots, especially if you make it through. No starting hill here either so get your bike into gear. Jam session soon. We'll keep you posted.

In between dying his hair and playing his vast collection of vintage Sega games, Fox/DC/Eastpak rider Colin Loudon designed and built some sick new jumps. Assisted by the staff at the Giba Gorge park his plans went from scribbles on a small piece of paper to the images you see here in just a month. The cool thing about Colin's design is that there are lines everywhere and jumps for all skill levels. I even saw some old dudes in spandex roll over some of them on

We can't really complain about the number of trails we've got going near the house. Helm Trails, Sugar Hills, Pony Trails, a couple of BMX tracks around but we had not been to the Dommelen trails yet. When you try to find a new spot and don't know where to look, it feels good when you finally get there. Although the jumps were far from rideable when I arrived I saw the lay-out and hope to be able to make it back at some point. Some work has been put in in the meantime

Hundreds of people descended on Dorchester on Saturday to see the Mayor officially open the new £200,000 state-of-the-art skatepark. Inspired by Industry leaders, designed by skaters and handcrafted out of concrete by Maverick, the most innovative skatepark specialists outside of the US, this is one of the most exciting parks in the UK. Before cutting the ribbon, the Mayor praised the skatepark committee and council for their 12 years of hard work to get to this day.