Looks like Steev Inge is flirting with Dizzaster here.
Granted, it’s hard not to conjure up the spirit of Dizz Hicks when busting out a wedge ramp move.
It’s almost like a spiritual thing.
“Where one or more of thee are gathered by yon holy wedge ramp, Dizz will be among you also”
Bonus info: Steev posted this 43 weeks ago…43!
Cult Bikes and Vans just dropped a video of street phenomenon, Dakota Roche, trying out the 26″ Cult x Vans collab tire.
The tires we checked out last year at Interbike and come stock on the 26″ Cult Devotion.
You would think that Dak would just grab the 26″ Devotion to test out the tires…but Dak had other plans.
Dak went in a bit of a different direction…mounting them on something a bit more “beach-inspired”.
I won’t say that hilarity ensued…but it is kinda amusing.
Check it.
In a move befitting its name, Rebel BMX in West Monroe, LA, has decided to ban clips for all riders —including Pros–effective January 1, 2017.
And to add a little more “back in the day” vibe to the above announcement, the track has also added in a flat last turn.
A bold move indeed.
What’s even more interesting is that USA BMX pulled an already scheduled Gold Cup race and any State Championship Races from the track as result of the clip ban.
Rebel BMX is now only allowed to run single-point races.
But Rebel BMX is sticking to their guns…I mean, flat pedals.
According to Brad Hallin of USA BMX:
We could not, however, allow that for higher-level events, which might draw unsuspecting out-of-towners.
Seems a bit of a heavy-handed decision by USA BMX in my view.
It’s a known fact that many tracks require full-face helmets…even though USA BMX allows — according to the rule book — open-face helmets.
What happens to an out-of-towner that shows up with a Pro-Tec in tow in that case? That would be a much bigger inconvenience.
And I highly doubt riders are driving/travelling to the race in their SPD shoes.
Furthermore, an enterprising vendor would likely have a table full of inexpensive PC pedals for just this type of eventuality.
Heck, they should hype a flat pedal-only Gold Cup and see what happens!
You might actually draw back some people back to the race scene.
Beyond all the fancy bikes, accessories and industry news at Interbike, one of the best parts of the whole shindig is who you run into over the course of the show.
This year had some noteworthy interactions for sure.
Upon entering the conference floor, I paused at the Park Tool booth and heard a distinctive voice that had been ingrained in my subconscious from repeated viewings of BMX Plus! magazine’s video, Rad TV. It was none other than BMX photographer extraordinaire, John Ker.
I turned around and spotted him immediately…and the 14-year old version of myself suddenly popped into my head and started going crazy…I had to go talk to him.
I’m pretty sure I nerded out the whole conversation but he was extremely gracious and I was glad I got to meet the man behind so many iconic bmx images.
This boded well for the rest of the show.
Making my way through the show I came upon the SE booth.
And again, the 14-version of myself had returned to take over my brain. In the booth alongside SE’s Todd Lyons, were 80s mega-stars: Mike Buff and Stu Thomsen.
Holy Cow.
They were signing baseball card-style cards of themselves for anybody that would stop by.
I have to say I’m pretty stoked with this autographed card.
Then a little while later, with the Interbike floorplan map in my face, struggling to find out which way to go next, I ran into Joseph Gallacher.
Joseph is the impresario behind Mill Town Cycle (and heavily involved with the Milton BMX track back home) so it was cool to run into him and get a few minutes to chat…especially since both of us were unaware that we would both be in town for the event.
The next person I ran into was Adam Hendershot.
Adam’s a good friend that has recently moved out west, got himself married and started to race cruiser (he’s been busy).
He mentioned that he would be in town but I wasn’t expecting to see him until the next day.
Turns out he got in early and hit the show right away. Of course, we end up bumping into each other…again while I was trying to figure out the Interbike floorplan.
We had good chat and then he was off to the SE booth.
(That’s him in the middle…note the super-stylish Chicken & Waffles Vans shoes.)
If you’ve been following Todd Lyon’s social media feeds, you’re probably already familiar with Adam’s back.
He reps SE and BMX hard!
Then toward the end of the show, I was checking my phone when I someone that I was hoping to run into, walking up to me…Travis Engel of Commonground Bikes.
I had seen that he was at the Outdoor Demo, but I wasn’t sure if he would be at the show.
He was (obviously).
If you saw the Something new, something dusty post, you can see the type of bike that Travis was already promoting well before S&M created their prototype.
We had a good chat and I’m stoked that we got a chance to meet up.
All in all, a good show in term of random meetups and pleasant surprises.
Fist bumps & high fives to y’all.
*As you may have noticed, not all of these photos were taken at Interbike…I think I got too caught up in the conversations to remember to snap pictures of everyone.
Bright light city gonna set my soul / Gonna set my soul on fire / Got a whole lot of bike companies all in one place….
It’s that time again kids, Interbike.
Days filled with this:
And nights that (I hope) will be a bit like this:
Unfortunately for some, a bit like this.
It’s Vegas after all.
But as always, despite all the shenanigans; people will be doing some business, having some fun and getting stoked on bicycles.
And that in the end is what it’s all about, isn’t it?
Keep your eyes on the CR Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages for highlights, teasers and other randomness.
The full recap goes down next week.
Granted #whipitwednesday is probably always going to be front and center on Wednesdays…but taking another peek at this clip (from a few years back) I think we could make the case for #whipoutwednesday.
Jared Swafford with a smith grind to whip out aboard Jim C’s Wave-C.
I’ve shared this video before…but after seeing it pop up in Ryan Fraser‘s Facebook feed this week…I just knew I had to share it again.
This final of the 40-44 cruiser class in Orleans is just non-stop action/entertainment…right from the gate drop, all the way to the finish line.
Good racing!
Jim Cielencki, one of the BMX world’s most creative and influential riders has been keeping a bit of a low profile since saying “see ya” to Sunday Bikes (back in 2014).
Of course, his legacy in 24″ BMX lives on in the ground-breaking Sunday Model-C and the progressive 24″ riding he helped champion.
Jim was always out there seeing what was possible.
Now, Jim’s taking that same sort of thinking to his current passion, running.
Rather than run the same training route everyday, Jim has taken it upon himself to run every street in Buffalo, NY.
Not only that, he’s documenting all the cool things he encounters along the way in an addictive (to me anyway) Instagram account called Mile by Mile: Buffalo.
It’s pretty cool to see Jim’s creative instinct being expressed in an entirely new way.
Bonus info: It’s Jim’s birthday today! Happy Birthday Jim!
Five years ago, 40-something Jon Faure blew minds when he took on the Woodward West MegaRamp on his 24″ cruiser.
The years have gone by and we’ve often wondered who would be the next 24″ rider to brave the wooden beast.
Turns out it would be none other than “Chief Rocka” Trent Brocker.
He did at the OSBMXR event this past weekend.
Trent got the motivation from the Condor himself, Mat Hoffman.
And, just to keep things interesting…Trent did it brakeless.
Wow.
That’s some business right there.
Here’s a closeup shot of Trent right up in the letters at the top of the ramp (the rider in white is his good friend Scott Yowell…who was no slouch on the ramp this day either).
Hot damn, I’m pretty stoked on this.
Finally, since we’re on the subject anyway…check out this POV vid that Mat Hoffman posted of his view during his run on the MegaRamp.
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Holy Cow….
We first laid on eyes on The Simpson/CULT Duffman cruiser back in 2013.
It was head-turner for a number of reasons:
A rad collab bike to be sure.
But as we all know…a nice complete…while cool in its own right, will never be cooler than a custom bike built to a rider’s specifications.
And while many riders will use color for that custom look…BMX Museum member, audiosquare, went the opposite route.
He just didn’t dig the stock orange color.
So he stripped it right down.
Now, it sports a clean aluminum look.
And it totally changed the personality of the bike.
Nice job audiosquare.
Check out more pictures of audiosquare’s Duffman cruiser on BMXMuseum.com.
Bonus content:
This video seems fitting now, no?
cruiser revolution 
