Head over to The Merged to get some details on Charlie Crumlish’s signature Fubar from S&M Bikes that are currently in the works. 4-piece bar guys are hyped!
FBM – Jackson Allen Interview
Head on over to the FBM to check out an interview with team rider, Sasquatch Canyon ring leader and all around good dude, Jackson Allen! Good read and some rad photos!
TBR – SCG Shoe Company Relaunch Interview
Tampa Bay Riders just posted an interview with Steve Caro, where he explains what efforts he has gone through to find the right place to manufacture his next concepts for his shoe company, SCG. SCG was a thing back years ago before the days of Lotek, Orchid and Inopia (which is also rumored to be making a comeback as well), but never seemed to gain much traction in the market. It sounds like he’s ready to do it up right this go-round, so I’m interested to see what is to come!
Insight: Shadow Conspiracy – Corvus Rim
Let’s face it, there are A LOT of options for BMX parts these days. You can go into trying to pick something out and end up confused and unsure because there are so many options that all have a similar look or materials that might all sound like good options. What a lot of people don’t realize is that there are a lot of factors beyond size, color and weight that can be a determining factor for something when it comes down to comparing two, three or four different brands products that all appear to be similar.
When it comes down to picking out a new rim or wheel for your bike, what are some of the factors that come to mind? Color, weight, style of hub or rim might be some of the things that come to mind right off the bat. What about things like the number of walls? How about the width or height of the rim? Do you consider a welded seam versus a pinned seam? How about the stance width of the spokes? Believe it or not there are A LOT of things you can do to a rim that will improve it.
When it came time to create a new, stronger rim for The Shadow Conspiracy, they started out with what they knew worked and improved on it! After months of testing and trying new ideas, they finally found a winning design they were proud to release as their new Corvus rim.
Want to know what makes this rim unique? Keep reading!
Yakob Swyer – Raw Footage Wet Sessions
Yakob Swyer has been helping out over on The Merged for a while now and we’ve seen some riding photos from him surface, but never any footage. Check out this video Edward Ballinagl put together from a few wet sessions at his local park and a parking garage. This is a good change of pace from what we see everyday. Hell yeah, Yakob!
Weist The Beast – Winter 2013
Joe Weist has been passing this shitty Midwest winter with sessions at The Kitchen skatepark! Check out a ton of damn good clips that Glenn Salyers has collected so far this winter in this new video!
Nick Digeroloma In Texas
Nick Digeroloma is one dude who doesn’t disappoint! Check him out absolutely crushing spots around Dallas, Texas in this new video from Ride BMX.
“Nick hails from Ohio and has spent a good amount of time in Greenville, North Carolina. When the plans began unfolding for him to spend a few days in the Dallas area, it was an easy decision to attempt to film an edit while he was in town. Nick is a powerhouse. He got a handful of clips at every single spot I took him to. Fighting rain, a filmer with pneumonia and breaking cameras were no match for Nick. He came through with an incredible part.“
Barreling Bikes
I’m not sure who Jeff Shu is, but I do know that this guy loves himself some full pipes. Check out this video of him cruising a few, including the legendary Glory Hole!
Music by Soulful Strings “Groovin”