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Hello everyone,
This is my first post here at TLM. I’m stoked as hell to be a part of such a sweet website!! With all the copy and pasting the same old content on a lot of websites goin on these days its refreshing to have a great site like TLM that has quality original content. Hopefully i’ll be able to shine some light on the people/places I come across.
Since the beginning of June i’ve been traveling around. I dropped everything I was doing at home in San Francisco, moved my stuff into my dad’s basement, and hit the open road. Since then I’ve been to San Diego, all over New England during the FBM Gypsy trip with Holeshot, NYC and now Vancouver B.C It’s been nothing but good times and sunshine. For me summer is all about getting out and doin’ the most you can while it’s nice out. So with that said, I urge you all to do the same and freestyle it, bring out the friends, the bike, and even your dog!
John Iver's current setup. HIs awesome volkswagon bus, and his sweet dog finn.
Let’s Get Mystical
I’m still blown away by how good this whole video looks. Great job Joe Simon & Mutiny. Here’s the PA section because I have to rep, but you can watch the entire Let’s Get Mystical video now on the Mutiny website.
As seen on almost every bmx website.
I Love My City!
Long Beach from John Hicks on Vimeo.
John Hicks is a 17 year old videographer from Long Beach. He sent over this sample of some of his work, and asked if we would show it. We were psyched on it.. Maybe you will be too!
Originality…
…is alive and well in bmx.
How To Be Awesome
Shadow posted this on their Twitter today under the name “special purpose”. Too good.
Bicycle MotoCross Action- October 1979
Tim Judge on the cover of Bicycle Motocross Action. The “on the cover” description read “doing the one-footer that he made famous…or made him famous, one or the other.” Not sure about all of that, I was always under the impression it was more for the “Leary” he had done. Either way, there must be a reason for Tim Judge to have gotten so much coverage in his time. He is a ruler for sure.
I actually started to post this for that sick picture of Bob Haro airing the crap out of that 26″ beach cruiser. Then the more I looked at the Webco add on the other page, the more I liked it. Clean, simple and to the point.
A gooseneck shootout was a common thing back in these days. Cool to see the changing styles and the evolution of the stem design. And of course there is Schwinn bringing up the rear and sticking with the single clamp design. And not to forget the clean look of those Tuff Neck stems. No wonder they were so popular. And I am not going to touch that Speedo fork ad. Too easy.
Some big time pros line up in the starting gate at the ABA Summer Nationals in Amarillo. I think the ABA needs to make the one-footed gate start a rule. That would go over real well with the racers.
Nice to look at some of the really old flat tracks these guys used to race on. Looking at that crash picture will Greg Hill taking the digger, it looks like they are racing in a gravel pit. Man I bet those were fun times.
Say what you will about BMX from this time period. A sport once trying to be so much like motocross, with the uniforms, the racing battles, and all the hype. It still just boiled down to riding a silly little kids bike on a track and having fun. Thanks to all of these guys for laying the ground work for what we have now.
Provided by Ed Koenning!
Mat Hoffman on VBS
No words. Catch the premiere of “The Birth of Big Air” on ESPN on Thursday July 29th at 7pm EST. Check the ESPN 30 on 30 site for additional air dates.
More from Team Major Air
Bryan Tarbell put together a disposed feature over on defgrip with photos from TMA’s Gypsy Tour experience. That feature coupled with our feature from Korey Kryder’s camera should keep you psyched until the FBM Gypsy Tour 3 DVD is released. We’ll keep you posted!
Eben Krackau Edited By Dave Parrick
Other than Lee’s Highway To Hell Intro, this is still one of my favorite intros. And of course, one of the best videos parts ever. Goes so well with the music.
Eben Krackau from edward koenning on Vimeo.
Look for more post from Ed Koenning on the Least Most from here on out…
Innovative Jailhouse Culinary Creations
jared Souney Sent over this link as a follow up to Paul Horans Feature yesterday…
Fresh For ’89 You Suckaz
My friend Andy Carr just sent over this scan of a 1989 Woodward brochure cover, “Came across this a bit ago. Woodward Brochure cover. Lower right it says, ‘New For 1989 Skateboarding’. Haha see, they don’t run everything or start everything. Plus, Carlos ‘Bronco’ Tirado on the cover. Don’t know if you ever knew who this guy was, but he was Puerto Rican… or Mexican, I cant remember… but he was a cool dude, rode vert, definitely was a character who was talked about years after he worked there. He smoked pot, stirred up controversy… but was likeable, from what I remember.”
This is totally random and unrelated to Woodward, but for some reason the “New For 1989 Skateboarding” tag line reminded me of this KRS One intro from Sick Of It All’s first full length album. This was pretty much at the beginning of the rap/metal crossover movement. At one point I remember thinking that rap and metal music combined would be the greatest thing since sliced bread. Then when it actually happened, it wasn’t so great. In fact it was downright horrible. If I had time I’d get into it, but that’s a whole other story. Actually that gives me an idea for a music article. The Rap Metal Hall of Shame coming soon…
Edit: Rap-metal hall of shame right here.
