Bart de Jong
We've asked Mel Stoutsenberger to pick his favourite photos from back in the day and give us the Who, Where, When, What, and Why. Mel documented BMX first hand. Here's photo number Five.
IMAGE FIVE:
Who: Bruce Bufkin from Canoga Park, California. Bruce and I became friends in 1968 because of our shared interest in motocross. We didn't have motorcycles yet but we had our Schwinn Stingrays which we rode as much as we could in the empty fields and trails around our neighborhood. His older Brother used to help us work on our bikes, gave us tips, customizing and making them better suited for riding in the dirt.
Where: Indian Dunes Motorcycle Park, mini-bike track, Valencia, California.
When: August 1972.
Kyle Walker started working on this video part early last summer. Due to unfortunate circumstances it was cut short. Kyle already had issues with his leg from a previous compound fracture in El Centro, California.
The Daily Grind boys were fed up with the midwest winter and decided to send it down to Houston, Texas in the middle of February. I love trips during this time of year because the boys are hyped just to see dry pavement, so the sessions always pop off.
Keine Frage, Jürgen Funk hat in der deutschen BMX-Szene definitiv einen bleibenden Eindruck hinterlassen. So war unser zweifacher Coverboy einer der ersten Fahrer hierzulande, die ins Barspin-Game einstiegen und dieses Manöver bereits als Abgang aus Tricks einbaute, als der Rest der Gang noch damit beschäftigt war, die Flyoutvariante zu lernen.
CHAOS EVERYWHERE! ON THE PODIUM USABMX CIRCLE CITY NATS DAY #2
The end of a 7 year journey. Lanky and I have been slowly stacking clips for this since 2014. Among our busy schedules and many setbacks, we didn't really set a release date at the beginning. 7 years on, we are stoked to be able to share what we have been working on. Hope you enjoy!
Velosolutions Spot Check Benelux. Need directions? We've got you covered. So much good stuff to ride. Find your way and enjoy. Bring some friends.
Asphalt Pump Track in Graft-de Rijp
Jan Ploegerlaan 1, 1483 VR Graft-de Rijp (Maps: 52.55467, 4.85002)
The first asphalt Pump Track in the Benelux, approx. 50 meters long. The Pump Track is located on the schoolyard of the Community School and is accessible to everyone.
What goes into building a pump track? No better people to answer that question than Velosolutions own Claudio Caluori (SUI) and Tim Smit (NED). In this interview they'll take you through the process that will send you straight to your city council to demand one for your own scene. Read on.
Where did you grow up and how did you get into biking?
CLAUDIO CALUORI: I grew up in Zurich, Switzerland and got into mountain biking when I was training as a hockey player in Kloten.
TIM SMIT: I was born close to Rotterdam and was always trying out different sports. I cycled 30 km to and from school and loved going as fast as possible. My first time on a mountain bike was in the Ardennes and I have loved it since.
How did you get into the pump track business?
CLAUDIO CALUORI: Velosolutions started as a trail building company. We were led to pump tracks by the Universe and were the first ones to then build one from concrete and later on, the first ones to build them with asphalt, which initiated the world wide pump track boom.
TIM SMIT: I had started a mountain bike training company and after a while we started to build some dirt PumpTracks. Back then pump tracks didn’t really exist outside of the bikeparks. We completely fell in love with the whole concept of pump tracks as a way to inspire kids to go outside and have fun, and we figured that every city would benefit from having one.
Name: Tommy Zula
Age: 28
Hometown: Dayton, Ohio, USA.
Hook-ups/Sponsors: Airborne Bicycles, Velosolutions, Pump For Peace, Shimano, Fly Racing, Stans No Tubes , Vee Tire Co, Marzocchi, Deity Components, Nirvana CBD, Coal Headwear
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-Spot to ride: My trails
All the action from Day #1 at the Circle City Nationals.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.