Colony put together a run down of all of their 2012 frames. If you have been considering getting one of their frames, you can figure out which one would be the best fit for you. Take a peek.
Jackson Ratima’s Lost and Found
“I shoot and film a lot of video that sometimes falls through the cracks, including footage from Cardinal Bikes pro Jackson Ratima. Recently, I found a folder on my hard drive of a trip I took to San Francisco to meet up with Jackson, and with the addition of some more recent clips from the Los Angeles area, was able to piece together the above Lost and Found edit.” – Tommy Blanco / ESPN
Expression Session with the Chain Reaction Team
“It’s not every day that you get to ride with three of the UK’s biggest names in BMX, let alone at one of the UK’s hottest parks. Ben Hennon, Dan Lacey and Scott Ditchburn ride at the first Chain Reaction Cycles Expression Session at Belfast’s T13 facility, and the action was second to none.
With a prize pot featuring a signature frame from each of CRC’s team riders, helmets, grips and DVDs there was plenty on offer for attending riders to compete for too.
CRC Events Manager Simon Cordner reports from a tricktastic action-packed weekend:
“Friday night saw the CRC BMX Team arrive for what was their first trip to Belfast. Word had spread fast on the quality of the Rhythm Room at T13 with all of the guys commenting on all the good things they’d heard about the set-up and quality of the ramps. On arrival, Team riders Dan Lacey and Ben Hennon were amazed at the sheer size of T13, with Scott Ditchburn being stoked at the street section … and the sight of a nice new rail which the T13 staff were just installing especially for Saturday’s Session.
Within minutes the guys were straight into the action, checking out lines and sizing up transfers which many riders wouldn’t even dream of. Ben Hennon immediately spied a golden opportunity to gap between the foam pit and vert wall and after only 10 minutes cleared a path for what would become a jaw dropping leap of faith in front of a privileged few. Happy to have hit it, he was confident that he could tail-whip it as part of Saturday’s run.
Saturday came early and it was evident that the word had spread about the Team’s arrival. Arriving at T13 around 10am, the plaza had a great feel going on with a crowd already gathering. The team took some time to meet the local riders and pass on some of their skills in some group coaching in the morning.
Midday saw the start of the competition kick off, with Hennon, Lacey and Ditchburn taking to the park alongside 100 riders. With the warm-up over the judging began. Ben Hennon took the grandstand to oversee the Rhythm Room section over an hour long period. With competition high, it was a hard job to decide who was worthy of winning his signature Hoffman Lady Luck frame. With a few riders pulling 360’s over the boxes, it wasn’t all down to the biggest trick with the honours going to Joel Harper who pulled off a number of very stylish runs.
The action then moved to the street plaza where Dan Lacey and Scott Ditchburn would decide the honours for their frames. With some really technical riding going down, the 70 competing riders were split into two groups to ensure there was enough space to give everyone a clear run. The Subrosa Balum (Ditchburn signature) went to Mateusz Gwiazdowski (who has only been riding for seven months and is surely one to watch going forward) and Dan Lacey ‘Federal Lacey’ was awarded to Curtis Taylor – who managed to break his frame during this last competition run…nice timing!
Our thanks to everyone who came down to T13 over the weekend, to Liam, Joey and Gary at T13 for preparing the venue – we hope you all enjoyed yourselves!
You can see photos from the weekend on the Chain Reaction Cycles Facebook page, (Click Here) and stay tuned for more news on the CRC BMX Team and our video edit of the action which will be released soon!
Music:
Good Feeling Remix by DirteeFunk
Official Version:
Download “Good Feeling” on iTunes: bit.ly/q6JCYc” – Chain Reaction
Sunday – Sun-Dazed at Woodward West
Sun-Dazed at Woodward West from Sunday Bikes
“Last summer’s Sunday Week at Woodward West was a blast. Aaron Ross, Gary Young, Jake Seeley, Eric Lichtenberger, Lee Dennis and Jim Cielencki spent 7 glorious days riding the camp, bouncing on trampolines, jumping Mega Ramp, jumping in foam pits, drinking milkshakes and riding with all the rad campers. Such a good time that I think we are doing it again this summer. Already can’t wait for summer!” – Sunday
Focalpoint – Issue 25 – Online
Focalpoint posted up issue 25 for anyone in Australia who missed it and everyone else around the world that can’t get a copy. I’m seriously a big fan of this magazine. Cooper Brownlee always produces some gold. Take a couple minutes and flip through this!
Product: Eastern Motley Cranks
Looking for some new cranks?
“The Motey Cranks are an awesome 16 spline crank that is strong and real easy to install. They ride so good, you’ll think you’ve paid a visit to Dr. Feelgood. They are available in Matte Black, Matte Red, Acid Wash, Matte Blue, Matte Purple and Matte Hot Blue. The MSRP is $126.45* and you can get them at your Eastern Dealer everywhere. easternbikes.com/dealers/
*This is USA pricing. Other countries will have different prices.” – Eastern
Woodville V3. Skatepark Warm-Up
Mojo, Troy Merkle, Gremlin, Dustin Vogeler, and Tony Cherry get a session in at Woodville Skatepark for this new edit. These guys all produce some real good stuff so take a peek.
Filmed & Edited by Tony Cherry
Russian BMX Awards 2011
Last week, Brian Kachinsky, Nigel Sylvester, Ralphy Ramos and Ryan Fudger made a trip over to Russia to take part in the 2011 Russian BMX awards (think NORA Cup, but not in english…). It looks like they rolled around in a stretch hummer and things got wild.
“Results of RBA 2011:
Photographer of the year – Bivol Alexander;
Video operator of the year – Belous Nikita (Sham);
Flatland rider of the year – Savichev Artem;
Dirt rider of the year – Evstifeev Anton;
Park rider of the year – Evstifeev Anton;
Street rider of the year – Galas Borya;
Event of the year – XSA Backyard Jam;
Breakthrough of the year – Pavlov Dennis;
Breakthrough of the year (online voting) – Nikylin Alexander (Kucher).
Respect from LPB – Kosyakov Vladimir;
Respect from RBA – Komisarov Alexey.
Filmed and edited by Rymarev Andrey / Free Lunch
vkontakte.ru/FLFilm
vimeo.com/andreyrymarev
Music: Fat Joe Lil Wayne & T.I. – Make It Rain”