“Sean Burns, Shajn Raines, Andrew Badman, and Chris Crawford .. nearly losing their nuts in the very last section of Bone Deth’s movie “Surfin for the Ugly Broads”
song: Carl Stalling “Powerhouse””
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Relentless Energy – Good Morning Gravity: Niki Croft
“Injury is something that Professional BMX riders have to deal with, it comes with the territory. However what happened to Niki Croft at the London Cycle Show on the 10th of October 2010 was something else entirely.
The third entry in the Relentless Energy Short Stories 2011 short film competition, Good Morning Gravity, has been directed by BMX videographer Richard Forne, and tells the story of Niki’s recovery after an accident that nearly cost him his life, put him in a two day coma, and left his memory shattered.
Beautifully shot, and combining action footage with evocative cinematography, the film is both tragic and uplifting. The film also features a soundtrack composed by Richard and Laurent “Lags” Barnard, guitarist with hardcore punk band, Gallows.
For Richard, the reasons for choosing Niki as a subject were obvious. “his accident affected the entire BMX community and I feel his story is inspirational. His recovery and return to his bike had a huge positive effect on me, and I would like to share that with everyone.”
Relentless Energy Rider, Niki tells the story in his own words. The affect the accident had on him is obvious, as is his focus on not letting it hold him back, in both his riding and his day-to-day life. “If you have to give up everything you love, then it’s not really life is it. You need to be doing these things to be living, that’s especially true with me and BMX. It makes me feel alive.”
Good Morning Gravity is a story that is universal; it talks about confronting the idea of death, of coming to terms with how fragile people really are. It’s also about what people can achieve when they have enough focus and drive, it truly epitomises the Relentless Energy “No half Measures” ethos. A worthy entry for 2011’s Relentless Short Stories Competition.”
Industry: Jay Roe
Photo: Lloyd Wright
There’s a lot of people out there that think being a team manager is this rad and ideal job in the industry and in all reality, if you were to ask Kink‘s TM Jay Roe, he would admit that it is. However, there’s also a lot of responsibility that comes with the role and Jay is one of the few people who has handled the job like a champ these past few years. I figured it was time to shoot Jay a few questions to find out what his job is all about. Let’s take a look what he had to say…
Name: Jay Roe
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Tom Blyth Interview
Photo: Steve Crandall
Tom Blyth is one of those guys who, prior to this interview, I didn’t know much about or what to expect when I sent over questions. I know he kills it on a bike and that he is into music. I also know that being on FBM means it’s required that you need to know how to have a good time. That was really about it. Coming out of the interview I’ve come to find out a whole lot more about the guy that surprised me and that he’s a lot more than what you might expect by looking at him and his riding. Take a look at what he had to say, a bunch of photos from Steven Crandall and Joe Cox, and some of Tom’s past edits, then leave him some love in the comments! This one turned out awesome…
Name: Thomas Reece Blyth.
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The Kitchen Preview
The last few months, Brett Banasiewicz has been working on his own private riding facility in his hometown of South Bend, Indiana. Check out some riding from him and his crew in the nearly completed setup.
Product: Ride U.K – Issue 151
“Your Monday has just got better! The new issue of Ride UK should be on the shelves of your local shop today. This issue’s cover features Lima riding one of his favourite spots at his Winter getaway location, Austin, TX whilst staying at the Relentless House. While inside the mag we have everything covered, from the first photos of Harry Main riding again after an injury that nearly crippled him, BSD and FBM on the latest Megatour, the BSD Nike 6.0 Bowl Jam at Unit 23, to the Odyssey team hitting up the Blackpearl skatepark on the Cayman Islands.”
Head over to the Ride U.K site and check out more from the new issue.
Bink Seavey Bike Check
Photos: Erik Hilburn
David “Bink” Seavey has always been some what of a local legend in my book. I grew up about 30 miles from him, and got to know him the last 6 or so years (maybe longer?) pretty well. In that time, he was always going on road trips, filming, and getting into all sorts of weird situations. He recently hit me up to see what was new and mentioned that he was now riding for Tree. About time somebody hooked him up. We decided it would be rad to do a bike check with his new set up to go along with his brand new edit that you can find at the bottom. Take a look…
Name: Bink Seavey
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The Hunt
Today, The Hunt was announced. What the hell is The Hunt? Well, it’s a new project from the mind of Justin Kosman with the help of Odyssey, Vans and Monster to motivate some of the best filmers in the world to produce one hell of a video.
The site dropped today with an almost secretive approach to what’s going on. The Mission statement on the site is the only real clue as to what’s going on. The only thing I can think of in the past that is similar to this, is the old Aspire video contests, and even then the money and invite wasn’t there. Check out the mission statement from the site..
“The Hunt is the new arena for independent BMX productions. With nearly $10,000 in cash and prizes, it’s a project that our sponsors believe in. We also believe that all riders should have a say in who wins – that’s why after the field is narrowed down to twenty semi-finalists, the fate of the DVD will be left in the hands of the people. Not all videos should die a quick death on the internet, that’s why releasing the top ten video parts on a limited edition DVD. The contest is open to an invited number of filmers and riders from around the world. If you feel like you have a shot at this and haven’t been invited, please e-mail a link to a sample vid or the idea for your video part to hello@thehuntbmx.com. Otherwise, you’ll be hearing from us.”
The $10,000 prize break down can be found by hitting this LINK. There’s a long list of filmers that popped up as to who could have been invited, but I really couldn’t say who is for sure in or out. There’s also probably going to be 500 people submitting to get involved.
There is also an interview with Justin on Defgrip about what The Hunt is all about.
All the information that’s available about The Hunt can be found at TheHuntBMX.com with more clues coming in from their twitter @TheHuntBMX.
I’m looking forward to seeing where this goes because it can only go well. Expect more when there’s more to be found.