BMX Interviews

Insight: Shadow Conspiracy – Captive Fork

July 11, 2013

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Over the last couple of years, forks have changed a fair amount. Heat-treating started becoming more and more popular, drop out sizes became smaller in size while allowing plenty of peg clearance for improved grinding, steeper offsets have become increasingly popular thanks to nose manuals, hang fives and more front end tricks getting popular, legs have been tapered and butted, made wider to fit fat 20×2.35″ tires and plenty of other small changes to make them better.
One fork in particular has been standing out to me for a little over a year now, and that’s the Captive fork from The Shadow Conspiracy that not only features a lot of those things I listed above, but a one of a kind enclosed drop out with inserts allowing for multiple offsets being the biggest thing that makes this one stand out.
This design has really been on my check list for quite a while of things to find out about, so I decided it was time I get ahold of Ronnie Bonner to find out just what this fork is all about, what went into the design and how they got it done! Take a look at the full interview below!

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Through The Lens: Eating Raw with Sam Schulte

July 10, 2013

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Sam Schulte owns Tree Bikes which most of you have certainly heard of before and has quite the history in the BMX industry as an innovator and incredible product designer. Sam started Tree with the intent of creating parts that have solid thought behind them and builds products that are meant to last. He always has the consumer in mind and doesn’t feel right if he has to “sell” his products. Anyone that knows Tree knows that the stuff they make is 100% quality based and completely BMX to the core. On that note, anyone that knows Sam, knows that he has always had a unique outlook on life and truly lives according to his own rules and what he feels is right for his own life. There are a few people out there these days blazing their own path and making their own personal life choices and Sam Schulte is certainly one of them. He maintains a positive state of mind, carefully chooses what goes into his body and has a specific reason and purpose for doing so. Check out what motivates Sam to eat a fully raw diet and maybe learn a thing or two in the process.

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Morgan Wade Interview

July 9, 2013

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Morgan Wade is one of those riders who I’ve always been so stoked on. The things he has done on his bike over the years has never failed to blow my mind and he continues to do it every time I see something new from him. About a year ago when the economy started getting tough, Morgan was one of those guys who didn’t have the best of luck when it came to sponsors budgets and it was pretty crazy to think that people would have to let a guy like him go. However, over the past few months, things have been coming back around and Morgan has really started to get that shine time he deserves again. With the news of him joining the Hoffman Bikes team and a few other sponsors, hitting the podium at X-Games a few times and his latest edit that blew everyones minds, I figured it was time we caught up with the man to find out what’s new. Check out what he had to say!

Name: Morgan Wade

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Through The Lens: A Different Perspective #4

July 3, 2013

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As a photographer I am always searching out ways to set myself apart and create content that people will be into. It’s one of the biggest challenges and one of the hardest parts about it to be honest, especially these days when everyone has a camera of some sort with them on a regular basis whether it is a digi-cam or an iphone and life is being documented by the minute. It’s a mix of doing what makes you happy and trying to figure out what will make viewers happy as well. That’s where this new “A different perspective” idea came from. Over the years I have interviewed tons of pro riders about anything and everything except one important topic. What is it like from their perspective to go out and shoot with a photographer? What it is that makes one person better to shoot with than others? I have always wondered about what goes on inside a riders mind before they prepare to shoot a crazy banger and put all of their trust into the photographer. See what Ryan Nyquist, Greg Illingworth, and Daniel Dhers all had to say for the fourth edition of “A different perspective.”

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Quicky: Rob Wise

June 27, 2013

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Photo: The Bakery

Rob is one of those guys who is constantly on the move and constantly doing cool shit! If you follow him on Instagram there’s a good chance that you see what he’s getting into on a regular basis. We figured between his new edits like the one from The Bakery the other week, to all of the traveling along with the guns and motorcycles we’ve been seeing in the photos, it was a good time to catch up with the guy to find out what’s new. Take a look at what he had to say!

Name: Rob Wise
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Paul Barnum Interview

June 24, 2013

Paul is one of those riders on the east coast whose riding really speaks volumes and stands out. Recently, Paul kind of disappeared for a few months and it turned out he was on the DL list for a little while healing up from some back issues. Now that he’s healed up he has already had two damn good videos drop just in time for summer to roll around. We were wondering what this dude was all about, so we hit him up with a few questions to introduce you to him. He might be a little quiet, but that’s because his riding does all the talking it needs to do! Take a look!

Name: Paul Barnum
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Insight: JC Pieri – Catch Us If You Can

June 20, 2013

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I think in every BMX riders lifetime, they think about doing one massive trip all around the world where they bounce from country to country checking out the spots and really experiencing what the world has to offer. The opportunity only comes for a few lucky ones, while the rest of us are stuck dreaming about how we can make it a reality.
Recently, JC Pieri and Arthur Dietrich worked out a way to make their dream of traveling and experiencing the world a reality. With their bikes, a bunch of cameras and the support of some awesome sponsors, they’re on a 50 day trip around the world experiencing a handful of locations that any BMX rider would love to go to!
We were super interested in what they had going on, so we decided to catch up with JC Pieri and find out just what this project is all about. This is what he had to say!

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Drew Bezanson and Justen Soule Return To Joyride

June 18, 2013

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The other day, Red Bull dropped a new banger video of Drew Bezanson getting absolutely nuts inside the walls of Joyride 150 up in Toronto, Canada. This video was the next chapter from the original video that blew peoples minds back in 2011 when Drew returned from a heavy head injury. This time around, Drew pushed the limits even further and, with the help of film maker Justen Soule, the video proves it with every single clip.
We figured it would be a good idea to get ahold of Drew and Justen to talk a little bit about what went into making this video happen since it was definitely something that took a lot of careful planning and some long nights to make it a reality. This is what they had to say! Check out the interview below, then make sure you check out the PHOTOGALLERY to go along with this!

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