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Volkswagon Jetta “Fast” Commercial
I saw this commercial the other night and thought it was pretty cool. S&M pointed out there’s something cool going on in the background about 2 seconds in…. Rad!
Vans – Let It Ride 2011 – Bonus II
“And here it is, to complete the VANS LIR 2011 series we present the final edit, the bonus section of Team 2.
It´s a very nice mix of lifestyle, riding and crash clips, all wrapped up by Justin Kosman.
Riders:
Dakota Roche
Gary Young
Bas Keep
Ben Hennon
Eduards Zunda
Tobias Wicke
Thanks for watching and keep riding!” – Vans
Thomas Hancock – Impetus of Cletus Section
“This is Thomas Hancock’s section from my full-length BMX film, The Impetus of Cletus. To date I’ve only released one full section from the film online (Josh Small’s), but I felt compelled to release Thomas’s section after he passed away on January 14, 2012.
This is one of the very few bmx video sections ever made of Thomas. Although Thomas had a sick style that was perfectly suited to video, bmx filmmakers didn’t seek him for their videos because he didn’t “fit in” enough with the contemporary bmx style.
When I told him I wanted to give him a full section in my film, he was stoked at the opportunity. He had the most style in Arizona at the time by far, and I was stoked that he accepted. I was privileged to shoot Thomas pulling his first backflip tailwhip since breaking his arm on that same trick, and becoming the first rider to tailwhip the Las Vegas YMCA skatepark stair gap.
Thomas was heavily influenced by motocross and motorsports culture. He grew up around it. His friends and family were into motorsports. It’s where he came from. When he made it in bmx freestyle, he didn’t try to hide or deny who he was. He rocked the moto-style in his clothes and riding, and didn’t try to change it to accommodate the masses of bmx hipsters.
Thomas once told me about the time on a Specialized tour that one of the other riders kept talking shit about his clothes, tattoos and piercings. Thomas warned him a couple times, but the guy kept running his mouth. When Thomas had enough, he hit the fool so hard he slept him. The rest of the tour the guy didn’t say shiiiit. I really liked that about Thomas. He wasn’t afraid to be himself, and he wouldn’t take shit off some dooshbag.
Thomas had a great attitude, and was just a cool, nice kid. It had been a while since I saw him last, and I’m sorry I’ll never get to ride or film with him again. My condolences go out to his family and friends.
Ride in peace, Thomas.” – Jason Ryan / Psychic Flying Monkey
Dylan King on Deluxe
Deluxe have been adding some new riders to their team for 2012. Canada’s Dylan King is the newest rider through Kill ‘Em All Distribution. Check out a few words below about the news.
“We’re so, so stoked that Deluxe is now in Canada through a distributor that really knows what’s up: Killemall is doing it right over there, taking care of dealers and riders, and we’ve already hooked up a new rider on board the team – none other than Dylan King. We’ll have more about Dylan on the Deluxe site in a few: but in the meantime, says Dylan… “My friend John Thompson just put out a really crisp edit of me and my friends Dave and Dave riding the new undercover bowl we got built this year. Check that out if you want to see the new rig in action! Wish it was at the trails, but they are all frozen over right now… haha””
Network A – Crooked World: Andrew Ahumada
Here’s another fresh new one from Network A featuring Andrew Ahumada getting nuts. Here’s a few words about the video…
“Andrew Ahumada lives up to his reputation, sending banger after combo-banger in this episode of Heat, filmed with an Australian accent, filmed in Melbourne’s Rampfest indoor skatepark, Hill ‘n’ Dale, Northcote, and Hoppers Crossing. The 21-year old Ahumada keeps on his massive path of park progression.” – Bret Trigg
Check out more on Network A’s BMX Channel.
Print Ad: G-Sport Dave Thompson
Here’s a look at G Sport‘s latest print ad featuring Dave Thompson.
Tempered Site Features
Head over to the Tempered site to see all the newness! New team riders, team interviews, product features and more. Get to it!