I’m not sure if Bobby Parker started the hashtag #twofourtuesday but he has certainly been the most avid user of it.
Reppin’ the 24 like nobody’s business, Bobby has been spreading the word with #twofourtuesday and his own brand of big wheel ramping for some time now.
Today is no exception. Check out this shot of BP shredding the project loop ramp at Fun Fest 7. Radabonzical!
You do us proud Bobby. Respect.
If you’re not in one of the sunshine states right now, you’re probably dealing with the record low temps of this unbelievably cold winter.
It’s what weather forecaster types call the polar vortex.
It’s enough to drive a BMX enthusiast crazy.
Sure, there are a few options to cope.
If you’re near an indoor bike park, you’re just a short drive a way from your much needed riding fix. This is probably the best of the cold weather options…if you live in the right area.
Another option is finding an enclosed parking garage..this limits the type of riding you can do…think flatland, sprints, maybe some low-key street…but it’s still riding, right?
Or maybe it’s time to look old man winter in the eye and say to hell with it…suit up in some cold weather gear and pop some wheelies in the snow! Like rrdblocks does in this pic that originally ran on the SE Bikes FB page. Sometimes you have to take a stand.
SE Bikes is teaming up with drummer Travis Barker to put out a special project, the 2015 TB x Famous Stars and Straps Big Ripper bike. Famous Stars and Straps is a clothing and accessory line created by Barker.
Barker is no stranger to BMX, or to riding SE bikes, as we learned last year (Travis Barker rolls on a SE Big Ripper).
Nice to see him get involved with a project like this.
Looks pretty cool.
Available this summer.
Based in Southern California but known around the world, The 4130 Subway Series hits the 4-year mark this weekend with what promises to be an epic ride.
With every year the ride gets bigger and better, so if you’re anywhere in SoCal this weekend, you better drop what you’re doing and get down with the 4130 crew because this ride is pure BMX.
Even the post-ride celebration is worthy of mention…held at the Pig’N Whistle in Hollywood…riders get special “parking” for their bikes. When you roll 4130, you’re VIP!
Looking forward to seeing all the photos and videos from Saturday night.
Respect to the 4130 crew.
Have a great ride!
Mark Gonzales.
A pioneer of modern-day street skating, sought-after artist and speaker, one hell of a character and still widely influential to this day…Mark “The Gonz” Gonzales is a legend in the skate world.
What’s he up to these days?
Still skating…but…and this where things get interesting…he’s now riding a Sunday Wave-C as he takes on the streets of SoHo.
Check out this video posted over at Vice (along with a short interview).
It’s perhaps one of the oddest pop-cultural references to the movie RAD in recent memory.
In a new movie called Coffee Town (out now on pay-per-view) a character experiments with a recreational pharmaceutical and finds himself in a place “where love can only be expressed by BMX freestyle”…that is, the dance scene from the movie RAD. You know, the one that embedded the song Send me an angel into your memory banks like every BMX kid that came of age in the 80s.
Truly weird and cool at the same time.
Bonus info: Gabe Weed did the “stunt work” for this clip.
As the sun goes down on 2013, let’s take a look at some of the most notable cruiser news items of the past year.
10. “Duffman man says…oh yeah!”…in one of the most surprising collaborations in recent memory, CULT teamed up with the Simpsons to put out the The Simpsons/CULT Duffman Cruiser.
9. The 22 inch wheel continued to show legs…S&M rolled out a 22” version of its popular ATF frame (in addition to a new 24” option) and FELT introduced a 22” entry-level complete.
8. Don’t call it a comeback…but then again maybe you should…We the People returned to the 24” scene with the trails-y Atlas 24. Subrosa also came back with the DTT TTWOFOUR frame. Liquid Bikes debuted a new american-made Feedback V2 frame.
(Wayne Keller testing the Subrosa DTT TTWO FOUR frame)
7. The tanwall tire also made an impressive return…showing up on completes from We The People and Free Agent, in addition to an aftermarket tire from Stolen. Hopefully this trend will continue in 2014 with more aftermarket options.
6. BMX Plus put the spotlight on cruisers is a big way in their September issue.
5. Still alive at five. Cruiser Revolution hit the 5-year mark. So stoked to still be going strong after all these years!
4. Austin, Texas might just be the cruiser capital of North America. After visiting in the spring, I can confirm the rumors are true…Austin is definitely a place where cruiser is king.
3. Sunday continued to spread the word about new school 24s. Whether its Bobby Parker promoting #TwoFourTuesday, or Sunday featuring 24” riders in their FB feed, Sunday was reppin’.
2. Stolen Bikes’ strong showing at Interbike…with a solid lineup of completes, frames, aftermarket parts and the debut of a 26” model…Stolen showed everyone that they mean business when it comes to cruisers.
1. And just like in 2012, some of the best moments of 2013 were captured in video. Whether it was the “BMX vs. MX” Gundars Osis edit, Brandon Brown’s race edit, Peter Ulbrich bowl riding on a Big Ripper, or the technical wizardy of Joe Cicman and Danny Sarkin flatlanding on Sunday Wave-Cs…there were some great edits to get stoked on.
Happy New Year!
Peter “Pdog” Ulbrich last caught our attention when he dropped a web edit featuring him bowl riding on a Big Ripper.
Well, he’s back again and taking his Big Ripper to the street, the track, the skatepark and just about everywhere else.
If you think a 29er is just for jumping curbs and cruising, this edit will change your mind.
I came across this cool video the other day and had to share.
Kathy Sessler shot this short film of her bike-riding friends back 1971/72.
The intro seems to capture it best when it says,
Something magic always happened when rubber touched the dirt.
Something that’s as true today as it was back then.
When you boil riding down to its essence, it’s all about having fun on your bike. Sometimes people forget that.
Definitely worth a watch.
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty stoked to see Liquid Bikes back in the game with the release of the Feedback V2 frame.
To remind everyone but how well Liquid frames handle in the dirt, Liquid’s Jeremy Combs posted some old footage of himself riding the Koala Trails on a prototype Liquid Feedback frame.
So rad.
cruiser revolution 