shintaro misawa summer 2009.

this came out a few days ago...effraim posted it on his blog...but shintaro is so rad, we must spam his riding everywhere.

commence panty wetting:



:)

jd.

Flatland Hits TV!!

I was watching fuel tv when BAM...I saw a bunch of people I know personally. I hit record so you could see it too. Enjoy!!!

jomopro coverage on fuelTV.

so i saw a tweet from steve laps today saying:
FuelTV will feature some flatland with interviews to include Team Pralex!!! WATCH IT

i didn't notice this till about 7:30 my time...i found fuel's site that said:

JoMoPro 2009
JoMoPro 2009 The JoMoPro is a one of kind BMX event, combining top prize money with a pressure-free, rider-friendly environment that attracts the best riders in the world.
Mon Wed Thu Sat Sun
(http://www.fuel.tv/Contests)

holy wow! i twittered, myspaced, facebooked, and texted...to no avail. no one i know (or who loves me enough to reply) has fuelTV...so i made my neighbor and non-flatland-hetero-life-partner order it :) it took being on hold for 15 minutes...but once you actually get to a person...comcast can hook some shit up!

after walking richard's dogs and getting my mind right...the program started. it was a bunch of stuff about three of the street riders that went there, with some rad footage of autumn ramp park, along with some stuff about the town of joplin.

then about 15 minutes in they have a little segment on the flatland contest and flatland riding in general. it was pretty rad. i took up about a square centimeter of 1 second when the judges table was in a shot. lol.

i saw...scott ditchfield, adam diclaudio, art thomason, alex piorier, andy cooper, justin miller, and a whole lot of matt wilhelm riding...and pretty much everyone in the pro-class.

they had "commentary" with jason childers(and his awesome mustache), and hector garcia. some other dudes. the flatland part of the "show" only took up a few minutes...but it was cool they put it on.

thanks fuelTV!

jd.

watch this video...and love it.

Billy Borys from whatever, you know? on Vimeo.

i should blog about york jam...but i'm lazy. bug me and i'll do it later.

jd.

ps: i just tried riding in the sun...that whole heatstroke stuff ain't no joke! :)

Diary of a Cliffhanger "In The Beginning"

On June 15, 2009 I started actively trying the bmx flatland trick called a Cliffhanger. It’s a trick that I didn’t think I would ever attempt because of the danger factor. Tyler Gillard blew me away because I had no Idea that he even knew how to do one let alone bar flipping between rotations. Terry Adams said if you can learn to ride your bike upside down with your legs crossed you can do anything you want in this world. I believe that whole heartedly. With enough time and dedication you can do anything you want on a bike. This is my Diary of a Cliffhanger “In the Beginning” June 15-26 2009.

York Jam Video

I saw this video today from http://www.hate5six.com Our very own Josh D made it in as well. I really hope to make it out to one of these York Jams. They look amazing. Be sure to to leave a comment to show your support. I know first hand how time consuming putting things together can be...and to get it out this fast is Amazing!

Keep on Riding!

twitter for (bmx) dummies

[correction to previous post..owen bohn is 17 years old.
not 15...still friggin amazing.]

sorry for calling you dummies...my bad. so a few months ago when i heard about twitter, much like sushi, i refused to bite on it. but i kept on hearing a bunch of cool stuff about it, and then i wanted to help CNN beat ashton kutcher in the "race to a million followers"...so i signed up to follow them. they lost...but i tried...

anyway, if you aren't into building much of a public profile...and want something simple you can get a bunch of rad news on check out twitter. here are some cool people/profiles to follow:
flatland fuel
empire bmx
ride bmx
kurt schmidt
odyssey bmx
soul bmx
diego tejada
the come up
profile racing
jared souney
corey martinez
mike escamilla
mutiny bikes
belladonna
standard byke company
(cough) me (cough)
macneil bikes
mark eaton
brian tunney
chris doyle
orchid bmx
the much better half of team mcduff
(hopefully i didn't screw up any of that html..sorry if so...use search function)

...i'm mostly pulling that from wefollow.com/bmx(or whatever). the list could go on forever...depending on what you are into. i follow like 800 people...but, i'm an internet dork.

but like i said, you get some good stuff on there in a nice condensed 140 or less type message. more faster better multitasking! :) basically, when i'm in line somewhere i pull up my twitter feed (on fancy phone) and read weird stuff till i'm done waiting...or when i'm on the pooper and it's going to be awhile...

one thing to know...before you get on there and post a bunch of lameness...be aware that your thoughts quite possibly are being broadcast to an endless number of listeners...so don't be boring and don't argue with stuff....just read and enjoy...or not.

mark posted a new video of his riding, please watch and give him some deserved props:

Today's Riding June 15, 2009 from BMX Freestyler on Vimeo.

mark is an inspiration to...hell, anyone looking for a positive outlook on life. he has kept me inspired to ride over the past 4.5 years and will continue till, until our bodies give out...or until advil decides to sponsor us.

peace and flatland!

jd.

ps: i should be getting ready for york jam...but i like waiting to the last minute to do stuff...