Ryan Fudger was definitely a big influence on my interest of the internet, with the whole San Diego BMX website and everything. I definitely have to give him some credit for inspiration that lead to where I am today. Recently, Ryan Scott caught up with him to talk cars, how he got a job with Ride BMX (where he’s an Associate Editor and Photographer) and more for this The Last People profile. Definitely psyched on this.
Quintin & Intelligentsia – Made In The USA
I had a feeling some sort of collaboration between Quintin and Intelligentisa was going on when I spotted a photo of Kevin Porter with a hat that said “Coffee” on the bill. Turns out, these two American made brands have been working together on a project…
“After being introduced to the Intelligentsia Coffee family, we realized that a lot of our goals as a company were aligned.
First and foremost, we take pride in creating our actual products in the USA. While we are manufacturing and QC’ing every single hat, in our factory located in Lincoln Heights, Intelligentsia is taking the time to roast all of their coffee beans, meticulously creating and inspecting their product, right down the street from us. Control over the process of actually creating the perfect hat, or creating the perfectly roasted coffee bean means ultimately providing a better suited product for our respective customers.
We’ve found a strong commonality in our ability to leave no details untouched.
This collaboration is a celebration of the idea that the customer deserves to buy into more than just the product that a brand offers, whether that be a freshly brewed cup of coffee or a hat, fresh off the production line. We are happy to present to you a fine collaboration for the end of 2011. Look for Quintin Co. select coffee soon on our online store.
These hats are available now at all Intelligentsia stores as well as on the Intelligentsia website. We also have a few online here. ” – Quintin
Product: Stephen Murray Flick Trix Bike
Cult teamed up with Stay Strong and Flick Trix to do a collaboration / benefit bike. This is sweet because all proceeds go towards helping Stephen out.
Ted Van Orman Ride Session in Denver
“Ted Van Orman has been a trusted contributor to the ESPN BMX blog for years, offering up interesting takes on the scene in and around his adopted hometown of Denver, Colo. But what you might not know about Ted is that he is an absolute shredder on top of being pretty handy with a camera. In the above Mike Meister produced video, Ted opens up about life, riding and exploring everything Denver has to offer on a bike. According to Meister, “Here is a video I made of Theodore Barrett Van Orman riding around Colorado, enjoy!”” – ESPN
L’Emeute
“On the 10th of june, soul gathered the riders of Valence and the bikers of a Harley Davidson local club to launch a road trip made only with motorbike. We started at their local damaged skatepark before having a ride with the bmx and the harley together, and it ended at the Oasis rock café in Valence where we had a very interesting and funny mix of riders and bikers.
Soul would like to thank serge at the harley shop and Fred at the oasis rock café, damien and the 23 mag bmx crew and all the harly bikers.” – Soul BMX Magazine
Simone Barraco Interview
All photos courtesy of The Shadow Conspiracy / Tristan Afre
There’s no doubt that Simone Barraco has had one hell of a year. I’d say being the newest pro addition to both Shadow Conspiracy and Subrosa in the past month or so should be an indicator that he has to be doing something right. With that being said, there was no doubt that Simone was definitely due for an interview on The Union. I hit him up with a few questions so let’s see what he had to say…
Name: Simone Barraco
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Shadow Conspiracy – Eric Bahlman Welcome Edit
This song is ridiculous and Eric is damn good. Check this out!
“Eric Bahlman has been a long time friend of mine and through the years I have seen him progress into an amazing rider. Now, I am proud to welcome him into our crew. Check out this edit for some insane riding that mixes the tech and burly.”
Filmed and Edited by Bobby Kanode” – The Shadow Conspiracy
Macneil – Greg Flag and Andrew Lazaruk in Kelowna
Dang. Wednesday is proving to be a real good day for edits. Here’s a fresh new one featuring Macneil‘s Greg Flag and Andrew Lazaruk that’s worth a look!