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Products: XXXVII

December 29, 2012

Christmas has come and gone and I’d imagine a lot of you got a bunch of fresh parts, a frame or even a complete bike. I’m sure there are a bunch of you who got cash or gift cards that are currently burning a hole in your pocket and you don’t know what to buy. Well, check out the 37th edition of Products since there might just be something for you in here. This week we’ll take a closer look at the Subrosa Forever topload steam, Deluxe‘s updated Superlight seat, Hoffman‘s Bama fork, Madera‘s Helm spline drive sprocket and the Shadow Conspiracy Alloy sealed Ravager pedals. Let’s do this!

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Through The Lens – WYDK #4 – Mike Hinkens

December 26, 2012

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There has always been something intriguing to me about getting some behind the scenes details on a photo. I don’t know what it is about it but I just get stoked on seeing exactly how someone shot a specific photo and get a little insight into the process. I suppose it has something to do with the fact that every photographer shoots a little differently, which in turn makes each story unique in its own way. I can remember studying photos in magazines and borderline obsessing about the way that they were shot and honestly over the years not much has changed. I still find myself getting lost in photos to this day with the same level of curiosity that I had when I first started shooting. With that said, enjoy round four of WYDK.

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Photogallery: Banned Jam

December 25, 2012

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We’re a little late with this gallery, but that’s okay because it has a different feel to it. The other week, Trey Jones and the Banned crew organized a jam to get a ton of people down to Florida for some riding and party time. Fuel got poured on the fire having this going on at the same time as the The Shadow Conspiracy had entire team in town for their 10 year anniversary. Sketchy ramps, a lot of beers and a ton of good people who ride BMX can only lead to good times.

We had Nick Steben shoot some photos while he was down there to give the rest of us that weren’t lucky enough to make it to the jam a taste of what it was like. Check out 34 photos from the weekend between the lenses of Nick’s 35mm and digital cameras in this new photogallery. This looks like it was one hell of a time.

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Products: Vol. XXXVI

December 22, 2012

Saturday already? Damn time has been flying. Only a few more days until Christmas too! I doubt there’s time to get those requests to Santa in time, but I’m sure some of you have a local shop that will be able to come through for you if you’re trying to get some dialed new parts for your bike before Christmas. I can also imagine some of you will have a big bag of cash to blow on your bike in a few days as well. So let’s get into this weeks Products: column to give you a closer look at Colony‘s 2013 Sweet Tooth frame, the 33 Forks from And Forks, Wethepeople‘s Sieze stem, Profile Racing‘s new “Liberty” t-shirt and the Indent cranks from Fit Bike Co.. Let’s get into it!

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Products: Vol. XXXV

December 15, 2012

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35 editions of Products: deep. This time around we’re going to take a closer look at the new Lahsaan Kobza signature Chula grips from The Shadow Conspiracy, the Rooster frame from Sunday Bikes, the updated Deluxe bars, Cult‘s OS cranks and the Ontic EL complete bike from Hoffman Bikes. Sound good? Let’s get into this.

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Through The Lens: Re-Edit with Matthias Dandois

December 12, 2012

I was recently going through my old archive folders and came across some photos of Matthias Dandois who just so happens to be one of the most well known flatland riders in the world at the moment. The thing is though, it wasn’t always that way and at one point you would be hard pressed to find anyone outside of the flatland community that knew of him. Back in May of 2008 when I was shooting the Voo Doo Jam in New Orleans I kept hearing about this young kid from France that was amazing and that I really needed to try and shoot with him. Terry Adams specifically made it a point to meet up with him and make it happen. Little did I know that he would go on to win flatlander of the year the very next year at the Ride NORA Cup awards and go on to become an inspiration to the BMX community as a whole and bridge the gap between all disciplines. If you ride BMX, and you don’t enjoy Matthias’s riding you should just sell your bike and get a pair of rollerblades because it wasn’t meant to be. Even though it didn’t take very long for Matthias to make moves here in the States, I consider myself lucky enough to have had the chance to not only meet him five years ago but also to shoot with him as well on a one-on-one basis back before most people even had a clue as to who he would become. Looking back on these photos made me want to come up with an idea for a column so I decided to take one of the photos we shot and do a re-edit of the original almost five years later for this week’s TTL.

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Products: Vol. XXXIV

December 8, 2012

It’s almost here. You can already see how dialed your bike will be after the holidays. There’s still time to drop some hints to your friends and family of what you could really use this year. This week we have 5 more fresh BMX products to give a look at to help you make that bike roll nice and smooth in 2013. Check out the Profile Racing Totem front hub, Division Brand‘s Pivotal seat, Subrosa‘s Villicus V2 frame, Diamondback U.K‘s Recon complete bike and the Benny L stem from Fit Bike Co.. Let’s take a look!

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Through The Lens – Spots

December 5, 2012

Riding spots are literally everywhere if you happen to know what it is that you are looking for. To the average person, a set of stairs with a handrail is just that; but to a rider it’s an entirely different story. I think that once it’s in your blood you will never be able to look at a city in the same way again. If you have the eye for it and know what makes a spot a good spot that will never change. Riders spend days, weeks, months and years looking for spots. Some riders like rails, some like stairs, some like gaps, some like technical set ups, some like ledges, and some like whatever it is you put in front of them. As a photographer it is my responsibility to have a solid directory of spots ready to go for any riders that are down to shoot. Over the years I have spent countless hours on the hunt, always visualizing how certain tricks will look on certain set-ups. When a rider comes to town, I always need to be ready to cater to their specific style and bring them to spots that I know they will be pumped on. Basically I wanted to take some time and talk about all things spot related. If I have your interest by now, keep on reading and enjoy this weeks TTL.

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