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So hyped on this new part from Jeff Purdy! Sit back and enjoy 4 minutes of full blast gems from Daily Grind's street assassin. Our favourite Jeff Purdy video to date!
Opening & riding the new track in Nunspeet!
"I'll never forget we were out at a bar for Saint Pattys Day, and Steven goes, 'Dude it would be sick to ride to a song with bagpipes. But how do we find a good song?' We didn't know shit about that type of music. We got the idea from the song playing at the time, so I just Shazam'd it and that ended up being it!. Steven is an extremely calculated bull. When he finds that setup, the right one, he attacks. But sometimes that doesn't go as planned haha, enjoy this section from the rider that definitely crashed the most in this video." - Mikey Almodovar
Dave Young was a top name pro in the mid 80s. Coming from Gateshead way up north the odds were stacked against the riders from up there, but thanks to the talent of himself, Pepi Winder and Steve Laidlaw, they shone a light on their scene and left a lasting impression as guys to look for at the contests and in the magazines. We get into the early days of the BMX scene in the north, working at a BMX shop at that time.
While in Switzerland for the MXGP we also managed to find a Velosolutions pump track in the town the Grand Prix was held. This one was actually huge and had two sections; one for beginners and a longer one for more advanced users. The fence around it defined the spot and keeps lunatics in cars or other large vehicles out of the pump track. Sounds strange, but we've seen photos.....
Once again the Velosolutions pump track was well designed with no flat sections or misplaced turns. The triple turn was cool as well as you were leaning into that turn three times and generated speed at the same time to jump the three doubles right after it.
Coming back after the italian nationals at the H-Farm freestyle park on Sunday for the International C1 I think we are being invaded from the UK! James Jones, Jack Maguire, Shaun Gornall and Kaine Mitchell are 4 of the 15 athletes booked for the event. The foreigners lineup is completed by Levi Weidmann (NED) Patryck Teul (POL) Marcin Oskiera (POL), Maxime Orsini (FRA) Krystof Odehnal (CZE). The Italian team is composed by Christian Ceresato, Gabriele Pala, Mattia Cazzola, Francesco Mongillo, Vittorio Galli and Elia Benetton the new Italian champion.
Alessandro Barbero left the gathering for an injury sustained yesterday during the Italian nationals. Christian Falvo, also injured, decided to stay to cheer on his teammates.
Vorfreudemodus aktiviert! Am letzten Aprilwochenende steigt im Skatepark Lohhof der Strawberry Jam 2023. Als kleinen Vorgeschmack auf einen Teil der vielen tollen Obstacles, die euch dort erwarten, haben wir hier einen kleinen Appetizer mit Paul Thölen, Lubos Durchan und Philip Staudigl in den Hauptrollen.
It feels like every town now needs a Pump Track. It is in fact a good way to keep rolling. From youngsters to the the old dawgs. It draws new riders into the scene and keeps the veterans on the bikes because they feel they can handle a roller or two. The design is important to keep rolling. If the design fails, pump tracks get boring quickly. There are no challenges left other than the stopwatch. But who rides like that? Pump Tracks ar fun when they are challenging. Can I manualy the entire section, can I clear the jumps, can I find transfers, is that gap possible, can I generate enough speed to go from one line into an other? Can a section be used as a miniramp? Is there a run-up to use a turn as a quarter pipe? Does the pump track offer possibilities for a race? One by one, or two at the same time?
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The final instalment of the VANS Unfiltered Series is coming! Clear your schedule this Friday 21st at 5pm (GMT) - you DO NOT want to miss this. Featuring Felix Prangenberg and Murray Loubser.
After doing a BMX 'zine for ten years (1987 - 1996) FATBMX made it on the internet. The year was 1998. Here to stay.