Hot or not?

We asked a few Least Mosters to give their 10 hot/nots for the new year. Some kept it positive, some kept it sarcastic. Get your decoder rings on…

Hat tip to the de Jong’s who’ve been doing Rad vs Lame forever.

Rob Tibbs

1. Hot: back rail fufs 1st try
   Not: hang fives that take 104 trys
2. Hot: street riding
   Not: street riding at the skatepark
3. Hot: drunk texting
   Not: reading them the next day
4. Hot: anthem 2
   Not: web edits
5. Hot: high fives
   Not: horn bumps
6. Hot: cases
   Not: 12 packs
7. Hot: flat black
   Not: neon
8. Hot: dollar store beanies
   Not: monster new eras
9. Hot: summer
   Not: winter
10. Hot: sean burns doing the cemetery gap
    Hotter: sean burns doing the cemetery gap four fucking times!

Steve Crandall

1. Hot: 4 loko
   Not: Alcoholics Anonymous
2. Hot: Twitter
   Not: Talking to people in real life
3. Hot: Spot finders and Google earth
   Not: the thrill of the hunt!
4. Hot: Monster Energy Drink New Eras
   Not: Wigs
5. Hot: Stacking Clips
   Not: Stacking lips
6. Hot: Poaching
   Not: Building your own fun
7. Hot: Web Vids, Blogs, iPads, tumblr, etc…
   Not: This Is united, Surfin for the ugly Broads, Anthem, Holeshot, Case, JNKFD, etc…
8. Hot: Following the herd
   Not: out of step
9. Hot: taking yourself too serious
   Not: wearing clown costumes
10. Hot: the price of gas
    Not: the economy

Jason Morris

1. Hot: dig
   Not: wax
2. Hot: build
   Not: complain
3. Hot: brakes
   Not: sneakers in tire
4. Hot: kindle
   Not: bookshelf
5. Hot: valentine1
   Not: tickets
6. Hot: deck manual
   Not: deck monkey
7. Hot: roth max
   Not: credit max
8. Hot: howard stern
   Not: music in the am
9. Hot: @empirebmx rants
   Not: normal sleep pattern
10. Hot: less
    Not: more

Derek Adams

1. Hot: The Mustache
   Not: The Goatee
2. Hot: Rainbow colored bikes
   Not: Pad sets and numberplates
3. Hot: Laptop DJ’s
   Not: Playing an instrument
4. Hot: Copy & Paste
   Not: Do it yourself
5. Hot: My Crew
   Not: The Posse
6. Hot: Spicy Habanero Sauce
   Not: Ketchup
7. Hot: Mega Ramps
   Not: Mini Ramps
8. Hot: Big business
   Not: Grass roots
9. Hot: Rails
   Not: Trails
10. Hot: Reality TV
    Not: Reality

Nick Ferreira

1. Hot: Elk Zines & Books
   Not: The current state of BMX mags
2. Hot: Burritos & Pizza
   Not: expensive food
3. Hot: Shitty skateparks
   Not: perfectly sculpted training facilities
4. Hot: Scrappin bikes
   Not: dialed bikes
5. Hot: Teenage party spots in the woods
   Not: Goin to the bar
6. Hot: JNCO’s and Sulats
   Not: Levis 511 and fades
7. Hot: Riding with people you have been riding with since you were thirteen
   Not: jocking the “good” riders
8. Hot: One night camping trips
   Not: Spending forever on the road. I got Law and Order/ The Wire/ things to do!
9. Hot: FBM Gypsy frame
   Not: FBM Deployer
10. Hot: The United States Postal Service
    Not: Email

Jackson Allen

1. Hot: Urban Camping (I opt for the sleeping in the camper shell of a truck, but you can get as grimy as you want)
2. Hot: Fancy beers in a can (Fat tire, Dales etc. Nothing wrong with bad beer in a can too, but now you can get fancy in the woods and packing your trash is a cinch. Awesome date beer.)
3. Hot: x-ups (always on my hot list, but I was kinda planning on doing a bunch this year. Every variation thereof is also fun. Well, with the exception of x-up rides, I think I have weak elbows)
4. Hot: Head lamps (My friend Mike calls them tweaker lights. You have a flashlight and both of your hands free. Perfect. Goes well with numbers one and two.)
5. Hot: Paper airplanes (Make sure you use recycled paper (bills, junk mail, etc.) Google some bad ass designs. Draw flames on that shit to make it go fast. Go to the top of something tall. Or have a friend throw one down a hill and try to race it on a bike. Totally worth it.)
6. Hot: The Least Most (it’s having a birthday. Birthdays are hot.)
7. Hot: Grooveshark (Not sure how this is still free. Like pandora but it doesn’t suck. You pick your music. You listen for free. It just lives on the internet.)
8. Hot: TRAILS
9. Hot: Hiking (sometimes its good to move slow)
10. Hot: Kiwis (the fruit. High in Vitamin C, Tasty)

Least Most

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