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-Kurt Hohberger

Welcome to the all new BMXunion! After a year and a half it was time to step up my game a little bit. I caught word of Andrew Brady and decided it was time to make a move on a new site. I had Andrew convert BMXunion over to WordPress and he put together the new layout. He was real good about taking my ideas and putting it together for me, and he did it quick too! If you are looking to re-design your site, or start your own site hit him up on his site to see what you can do.

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Whether you like it or not, trails are on the rebound! A bug caught on around these parts lately and a bunch of the dudes showed up ready to dig (Hopefully not the Swine Flu). This is what we accomplished in two weeks. Every jump in the video is new, and have been getting better by the day. I pulled out my camera for a few minutes and this is what came of it. You might catch a Heineken dance, some ass, and a euro whip!

Also, get ready for a few real dialed interviews in the next few days!

Sorry for the lack of updates, I have been getting started on Dig stuff, then running The Come Up for the last few days. I’m waiting on about 5 different interviews so hopefully things will get rolling here again soon.

Jeff K had sent me over a little email telling me about the video contest they are doing again. Check out MidwestBMX.net to see what that is all about.

Check back here soon for more!

Sometimes really truely amazing opportunities can come from BMX. In my case it seems like some how all of the interests I have had growing up are starting to work out in my favor. Maybe some of you guys noticed that Dig banner to the right…

Well, that banner is there because I am working for Dig on the website side of things. I’ll be doing daily news updates, and some original content interviews, bike checks, and other fun projects.

I am really stoked on the opportunity Will, and the rest of the guys at Dig have given me. I owe a big thanks to John Povah for dropping a good word or two also! So, if you are a fan of this site, or already a fan of Dig, keep checking it out! It will be interesting to see where things go.

So, maybe you just asked yourself “what about this site?” It will keep going. I still have a goal of at least 100 interviews in 2009, and will keep doing reviews if people want me to. I have no plans on giving up on this. Don’t worry about that.

I’ll be helping out on The Come Up still from time to time. Whenever Adam goes on trips or whatever you will be seeing me popping there.

So expect good things! I am excited to see where things go and look forward to wherever things go.

By the way, in BMXunion news. If you have somebody you want to see interviewed shoot me an email and let me know right here.

When I had heard Jared was making the switch from Seshin over to the Superstar I was curious what it was all about. So, I shot Jared over a little Q&A about his recent changes in sponsors. Check it out and leave a some comments for Jared.

Name:
Jared Chilko

Location:
Edmonton Alberta, Canada

Current Sponsors:
Superstar Bike Company and Meloncholy Clothing

You recently made the switch from Seshin to Superstar. What had brought on the change?
Well, things were great on Seshin and I owe Ted so much for letting me design my own bars. The new laws forced Ted to not release any products in 2009 and gave me his consent to take other sponsorship offers. I have always been down with the image and products of Superstar. I sent Julien at Superstar an email letting him know my situation and he offered me a spot on the team. Stoked for the future now.

What exactly happened with Seshin? I heard they weren’t making frames for 2009? Are you and Ted still on good terms?
Yes, Ted and I talk at least a few times a week. Still pretty tight. The new testing laws made the future of Seshin a little uncertain. I Hope he gets the company up and running again in 2010. Good luck Ted!

With being on Suprstar will you be able to travel more and spend more time riding?
I hope so. Julien is planning team trips which I am super stoked on. I only have 2 semesters left in university until I earn my degree. Once that is done I will be doing nothing but riding for a long while.

Will you be hitting any contests at all this year?
I sure hope not. Haha. Well, If it was really needed of me to hit a certain contest I would be down but contests are not really my thing. I would much rather go get some photos or footage.

Even though you having edit coming out for Superstar, have you been working on any more web videos or video parts for anything?
Actually yes, It was a few days of filming in a distant indoor park. In the winter here, it is far and few between. Spring and summer is way better and expect more edits once the snow melts. This one will be on the superstar site pretty soon.

Will you have any signature parts with Superstar? Anything you can tell us about just yet?
Nothing yet. Julien said he wants lots of rider input so be ready for some dialed stuff!

Did you happen to get any other offers for sponsors prior to picking up Superstar? It seems like you get plenty of peoples attention.
I had a few, I was working on a deal with Simple but Julien at Superstar made the chance to ride for Superstar my best option. Both are super good companies it’s just Superstar gave me the chance for some even better opportunities.

Where do you see yourself by the end of 2009?
Almost done at uni, having good times with my friends and girlfriend, and having fun riding my bike.

Any other big news you can tell us about involving you?
Not really, I guess I could say that I bought a new car a while back and I have been spending a lot of time putting work in. It’s a MK3 GTI VR6, slammed, low miles. So fun.

Anything else you want to say in general?
Yeah, thanks for the interview and thanks to Superstar and Sidewall Distrobution

Check out Superstar
s site for a little more on Jared.