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Subway, lifeblood.

In this article, you can see some amazing NYC lifestyle photos shot nearly 30 years ago, primarily on the subway system. Really Cool shit!

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Just a bike ride, in the dead of winter.

So one day my friend dylan called me up, and asked if I wanted to go on a bike ride. I asked where he wanted to ride to, he simply replied- “Until its warm…”

So early January, we left Virginia Beach, Va., with no real plan, no route, just headed south, and what was to be a simple bike ride turned into a 3 month long adventure, overing over 1600 miles. Some days we rode over 100 miles, others we only rode 20, if we even rode at all. No pressure, plans, (freebird style) , and oh yea, No money!

Dylan And I had never traveled on bicycles like this before, but we did have plenty of experience flying by the seat of our pants, so we managed to get by. We never asked for anything, and stole what we needed ( not from people) from Wal-Mart, and an occasional 12er from an Exxon. Most of what we needed we found dumpster diving. Did you know Winn-Dixie cuts wholes in their expired food and pours bleach all over it? Fuckers! Anyway we rode for about a month, sleeping where we could, mostly just trying to stay dry and warm. We eventually ended up in Port Salerno Florida, and found an abandoned trailer, setting up shop with dollar signs in our eyes. We started doing day labor, which consisted of anything from digging ditches, to shoveling shit at the water reclamation plant. we eventually ended up getting a job at the fish market, packing fish in ice, weighing them, and shipping hem all over the east coast. Dylan was even working nights on a fishing boat, fighting off tiger sharks, for 200 bucks per evening!


Fifteen dollar thrift store bicycle, homemade wooden rack, over 1500 miles


We hooked up with fellow travelers on the road, all out there for their own reasons, this dude rode all the way from Wisconsin because there was a band playing in Florida that he liked. Banyon trees are amazing, and make good camp spots as well.


Homemade wooden rack and some bungee cord, floating rack and basket, and tour rack and pannier, all made at the same place.


Dylan’s shoes, the whole trip.


Blazing temperatures in Florida, who wouldn’t want to make some extra cash shoveling ice?


What does this mean to you?


Scavenging for free coconuts-We slept in this barn one night during a gnarly storm, it was super sketchy, and we slept with our helmets on in fear it would collapse.


Inside our trailer- Mattress, shelter, baskets of dumpstered food, dialed!


Dylan and his T-rex helmet, we wore helmets every second we rode bikes.


Hotels were few and far between, but when we did get one it felt like the Taj Mahal. We got so used to sleeping on the ground, it was almost uncomfortable to fall asleep in a bed.


When you ride to the southern most point of the United States, this is your reward.


Fake tourists?


We celebrated when we finally made it to the Keys.


Closing time at Dunkin Donuts- ” Hey, whatcha gonna do with all those leftover donuts?” – Paddle, plus a sheet and a canoe = sailboat to Cuba


Southern florida has produce stands like Va. Beach has 7-11s, this meal was 85 cents.


Pelicans loved the fish market, it was pretty sad though when the fishermen would feed them fish that were too big, getting stuck in their gullet, causing them to die. Don’t feed the pelicans.


Abandoned trailer trailer with a fallen tree on it, home for a month.


Full of duct tape and bank cards, this tire made it over 700 miles.

Once our wallets were too fat to fit in our back pockets, we hit the road again, with full bellies, and some new gear. With no end in sight, we said fuck it, lets go all the way, and Key West was the destination. We ended up in the Keys in the middle of spring break, which wasn’t the best of timing. After a few blurry nights, and hazy days, we headed northwest through the everglades towards Naples.

Never in my life had I seen so many alligators! once we made it to Naples, we rested for a few days and decided to call it quits. We had ridden further that we had ever imagined, and experienced things we had only dreamed about. We were lucky enough to catch a ride back to Va. Beach, to a welcome home party thrown by our friends and family, it was a great way to end an adventure!

Story and Photos by Jason Anderson


Festival Clean up = ground scores, we walked away with anything from campstoves, to bags of weed, and 100 dollars a day to clean up
cigarette butts…

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Seth Bernard

16 year old Seth Bernard of Enfield Ct. by Matt Horak

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Joel Barnett DSLR Edit


By Korey Kryder and Joel Barnett.

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Evan Venditti Photo Gallery

Film photos from along the way, in this day to day adventure called life. Some of these photos you may have seen in the Daily Photo section on The Least Most, or in the DIY River Boat article. Enjoy!

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New Contributions


We at Least Most are pleased to announce the Kyle Emery Peck is now a contributer to the Least Most cause. Known as Cubby to some, he is an awesome photographer, a great rider and a sweet dude! Thanks man.
Photo By LM and Holeshot dialer, Nick F.

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Photo Submission


Eric Hennessey Shot by Lino Gonzales, in Worcester Mass.

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Re- Cycles- This is it

Summer Beach trip Filmed and Edited By Evan Venditti, with Kenny Horton.

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From The Forum

Its happening again… Summer time Jams, bike riding and good times! Seen on the Forum.

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6 Steps to Making Killer Web Edits

Eric Block serves up some tips for dialing your web videos:

In today’s media hungry BMX industry, people cannot get enough of the web edit. If you
arenʼt putting out an edit a week, it seems, you can forget about kids buying your new
whatever, made of post welded, heat treated molecular bonded beeʼs wax coated air
pressurized 4treated cro-mo steel, or getting that hook up from that new energy drink
manufacturer trying to market to the X-treme geners market.

That being said, you canʼt go at this half assed, buddy. With Woodward offering classes
on video and every kid on your street walking around with a three thousand dollar HD
Nikon 5472KR, you best be on your filming game. Just peruse the comments of The
Come Up; half of the disses are on the filming. Riding is secondary in this day of high
tech wizardry.

So, to help you attain Joe Simon like status, here are some basic rules to follow when
making your next edit of broʼs throwing their bars off that gnarly four set outside of your
school.

1. Select your song to edit to. Street should get some hip hop to show that you are
hood. It doesnʼt matter that you are from a small town in Wyoming. People need to
know you are tough. If itʼs a trails edit, pick a nice feel good song that expresses having
fun with friends. Stay away from angsty stuff, being in the woods should be all good
vibes.

2. Make an appropriate intro: Getting right to the riding is like skipping foreplay with your
lady. You gotta get your viewer worked up. Street edits should have multiple shots of
dudes missing tailwhips, falling off rails, etc. Show the viewer that the riders worked for
it. No-one likes robots. If you are shooting trails, make sure you show dudes watering
the lips and berms. You need to demonstrate etiquette. For extra points, a small grill
with some veggie friendly food is a good idea. If you want to be edgy, show em smoking
a bowl.

3. Now that the intro is in place, we can start showing some real riding. Street stuff
should start pretty basic. Maybe up a five rail to barspin. Nothing too tech or too big.
Trails should be some blurry artsy shots of unrecognizable dudeʼs flowing a set.

4. Now we can get into the real stuff. Street should get super tech. Link up two separate
ledges by tossing in a bunnyhop trick between them. If you ainʼt throwing the bars or
whipping the frame, why are you even here? Trails needs to be a little more subtle. Try
and stick to the four Tʼs (tables, turndowns, toboggans, and threeʼs). You want to make
sure it doesnʼt look like you are prepping for the Dewd Tour.

5. Time to end this sucker. select a good banger. Street dudes should be doing four
different tricks across a ledge. Trail dudes can just do a nice train transfer of some
stylish kick outs. Just look happy.

6. Remember, if you havenʼt figured it out yet, donʼt do a park edit. Those are for kids in
nice neighborhoods training to be the next X-games robot. Keep it real, son!

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Zac Costa Edit

Solid Bikes’ Zac Costa Filmed and Edited By Kenny Horton.

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Bryce Toole and the Ripping Gypsy Trip

If you couldn’t already tell, we here at The Least Most are big fans of road trips; no matter if you’re moving via car, bike, bus or just hitching rides, discovering life outside of your hometown is something that everyone should experience. Traveling cross-country by bike is about as gnarly as it is impressive, so when we heard that Madera/Native shredder Bryce Toole would be leaving his Florida home to head out on an excursion he’s dubbed “The Ripping Gypsy Trip“, we had to check in with him first. Being the bastions of communication that we are, this interview is a mash-up of an emailer by Evan Venditti, and a sit-down with our own BK, with help from Casselberry Trails residents Aaron & Joey Juaristi.

Photos courtesy of Evan Venditti, Bryce Toole & Mike Cottle

Name?
Bryce Toole. If i catch a buzz, its Bruce.

Occupation/Indulgences?
Jack of all trades, but really enjoy landscaping.

Current Residence?
Sun Shine State.

You pedaled from PA to Florida last year on a BMX, how was that?
It was radical. My buddy Jeff Smee and I ripped. We ended up getting 850 miles under our belts and got to see and meet some radical people! Got me motivated to do this trip ill tell ya what.

Why puss out now and step up to the 26 incher?
It’s more, uhh, comical? Not comical. It makes more sense, that’s why they made MTB’s and road bikes with gears. It’s a lot safer too, I feel. I have the trailer, so I’m not wearing a backpack. It is a little easier, but I’m digging it.

Do you have a route planned or are you “freestyling” it?
Definitely freestyling it.

What are you planning on bringing with you? What is the most essential item to you?
Bringing a good amount of jazz. Camera, bmx, laptop, cooking stove, harmonica, just to name a few. Most essential????? The Gerber multi-tool hahaha.

Do you have a name for your bike & trailer?
I usually call the whole bicycle & bob trailer ‘The Rig’.

How long have you working on The Rig? I know you’ve been through a few bikes & trailers.
Dan Man Country Man, he does TIG welding; he’s been helping me out a lot. We actually built a trailer for the BMX trip, but it ended up failing & not working out. It’s probably been about 6 months in the making, as far as getting it all dialed in. Right now, it’s like a Hummer and I’m pumped.

Any custom mods to The Rig?
We cut into the rear of the rig so that my bmx wheel could fit instead of the 16inchr. One less thing to pack. And we modded up a bike rack for the bmx.

How much gear can The Rig handle, fully loaded?
They say the bob trailer can hold up to 70lbs; I believe it can hold more. I’m bringing the BMX, so there’s 28lbs, and then all my essentials, so it’s probably got almost 65-70lbs. Feels good though, it’s smooth

Is it true that a keg fits perfectly on the trailer?
That is true; a keg definitely fits perfect. I just have to find a long enough tap so I can rip the camelback.

What’s the highest blood/alcohol content you’ve had while operating The Rig?
Coming back from the Casselberry Trails, I was pretty tuned in and it wasn’t too hard to stay in the bike lane, but there were some close calls.

Where’s the weirdest place you’ve ever slept?
Actually, it’d be the trip from Pittsburgh to Akron, Ohio. This was my first cycle trip, and it was with Bobby Valentine & Greg Smee. We camped out in this free skate park; it was a concrete, outdoor skate park. There was a big capsule, and we ended up camping there, and actually a lady bum, that’s where she was gonna sleep because it was raining. She ended up having to settle next door at this tennis court under a bench.

What roadside strategy do you employ when it’s time to shit in the woods?
Ooh, good question.(pauses) Umm, yeah… what was it again? What roads am I gonna be taking?

Nah, what strategy do you employ to shit in the woods?
Oh yeah, definitely just trying to find…. Well, an outhouse would be nice, but you know, trying to find a good hedge to duck behind and hopefully not get arrested. If it’s an emergency, hopefully the officer will understand.

Do you already have a list of girls to hook up with on the trip?
(laughs) Um, not as of this second. Hopefully some Australian ladies are on vacation here in the states; that’d be a first.

Brazilians?
That’d be nice too. Hopefully they have a Brazilian wax, though (laughs)

You’re sleeping in the woods in Bumfuck, West Virginia, and a wolf attacks your tent. What do you do?
My protection is a Gerber multi-tool, and it’s got a pretty good blade, so I’d definitely just grab that and start ripping. Hopefully it doesn’t rip me.

How often do you plan on wearing button up shirts, shorts & cowboy boots while on the trip? (laughs)
Well, the cowboy boots I have to keep here, but I’m bringing my military boots, and those are just as gnarly. Rippin’ out the 31st with probably my Vans on, but the boots are definitely coming. Plaid button ups.

What has motivated you to travel via bicycle?
Ive been on a bicycle since I was a grom and I feel its a lifestyle. I havent had a vehicle for a good 2 years now and have been rippin via bicycle and feel up for the challenge to ripp cross country. I follow a few cycle blogs and they have been very motivating and I would love for my trip to do that for others!

Is there any way we can keep up with you adventures on the road?
Mos Def. I have a blog TheRippinGypsy.blogspot.com , also I am going to be sending updates to Madera and Brian Tunneys ESPN blog.

Words of wisdom?
You will be surprised what your capable of. Get out there and try something gnar.

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