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I saw this video up on InterBMX.com Brandon Morcomb posted it up, I don’t know if he made it but it wouldn’t surprise me.. Theres riding from Dustin Griess, Landon Anderson, Brandon Morcomb, Phil Book (I think thats him doing a big no hander), and a bunch of other guys I can’t think of writing this.
Enjoy it’s good.
yes that is criss cross- jump
Standard is awesome, they have a Youtube page, they just uploaded the Jonah Lidberg part from Stronger Than All, I don’t know why. Jonah is a Minnesota rider and he is straight up awesome as hell. If you ever get the chance to ride with him you will be more than stoked… Also I should have an interview with Rick in a few days too so get excited for Standard wildness.
(His Stronger Than All Part)
Then I figure since Drop The Hammer has been around forever I would post this also..
(Jonahs part in Drop The Hammer from a few years ago still awesome)
On the Horizon is a little series of info that I plan on posting up as I get them. Keeping you a little bit in touch with whats going on in the BMX world. hey lets face it you came to this site to get info right? here is the first installment.
Chad Degroot stepped up and provided a glimpse into what they have going on in 2008,
What’s up with the team and so forth.
check it.
UGP news for 2008 will start off with the team and what each fool is doing.
Adam Baker-recently on Fuel’s Daily Habit talking about trails and the war. Will be on a few road trips with the UGP team.
Brian Kachinksky-Upcoming interviews in Props, Ride US. Will be appearing in summer ads in Ride and Ride UK as well as Dig. Brian will be attending all the Dew Tours, Metro Jam, and Baco Jams. Props Mega tour will be releasing the European trip soon. Look out.
Chad DeGroot-TM, Filmer, photographer, and partial sales. Will be going on 3 road trips with one being an all Europe deal. Will be at all Dew Tours and JoMo Pro in Missouri. Appeared on Daily Habit early Feb.
Tom Haugen-Doing shows all year long. Competing at this years Dew Tour. Traveling a few times over seas, and filming for web videos.
Dave Freimuth-photographer, filmer, and rider. Will be going to Toronto’s Metro Jam, JoMo Pro, and Baco Jam. He will be doing summer shows in southern Wisconsin.
Tony Malouf-recently on Fuel’s Daily Habit, appearing in ads in Ride UK and soon Ride US. He will be working on web edits and signature clothing this year.
James Foster-Fresh off his Dirt win at Dew Tour, he will attend all events this year. He is going to appear in Ride US, BMX Plus, and NBL publications with his signature dirt style.
Last but not least Mark Mulvile-our newest additions to the team. Trails, street, park, he does it all. He will be at JoMo Pro competing. Going on 2 road trips for ads n web edits. He recently appeared on Fuels Daily Habit. Look out for his new ads in Ride UK, Ride US.
Quinn Semling-Living in Greeville, there is never a shortage of riding. Fresh off a European trip ready to come out in Props mega tour.
Dan Sieg-Greenville resident as well, the level of riding he is doing is insane. Thriple whips, doubles, you name it. Dan will be at all Dew Tour events this year.
You know when you and your friends are riding and filming the topic of “we should make a video” has probably come up at some point or another. Most of the time, it is all talk and never happens, then a lot of the time the video doesn’t turn out all that good and nothing happens, and then theres what happens with this, the video turns out good and it is all fun and real relaxed.
I got the chance to review the No Bikes DVD Four Corners. I am really glad I had a chance to see it, I have been hearing stuff about it through Bikeguide’s forum for a while. I was real excited to see Matt Dessons part too since hes a pretty frequent poster on there and his riding is always pretty good.
What I was most shocked to find out is that this vide is their 6th video, so they have been getting stuff done for a long time now. This video is real cool too because there is riding in Alaska, Florida, Tiawan, and British Columbia. This means there is a lot of different spots.
So here are my notes right below here.
The video’s intro starts out and I immediately got a good vibe from the video, I knew it was going to bring a relaxed feel to it that was just people having fun.
The riders in this video shocked me, I seriously only have heard about Matt Desson and that was about it but a few other guys really stood out. Desson is on 1664.
The first person who stood out was Travis Sexsmith the dude goes so big, and is real smooth. Im surprised that kid is not more heard of. Travis is on Macneil flow.
There was a guy with big hub gaurds who had a bunch of really interesting he had a style that stood out to me for a fair share of the video.
Throughout the video there was clips of something you never see, they built a box jump out of plywood and snow, I mean this wasn’t a huge shock to me since I have experienced winter, but they have some random clips of it throughout the video, real good.
The video starts with a mix of a lot of different riders doing their thing, the riding is pretty solid too. A lot of the mixed sections, I kept thinking they were going to be a persons part with the big name, but I guess not haha.
There is a dude named Gooch in this video. This guy rides real good, and has the coolest name ever. I think there needs to be more gooches in this world. well, at least the name wise an riding wise.
The first part is Mat Ridgeway and Ryan Hiebert- Opposites attract to make good parts. Mat is more of a flow style guy who throws the occasional barspin, whip, and flip. He mostly just goes fast and big. Ryan is the kind of more tech, a lot of barspins and whips, real street and park dog. Had really clean tricks that were very consistant.
Aaron Gates is the dude who made the dvd, he made the video, is going to probably get a lot of hate from the “anonymous” crew since he rides with a helmet most of the time. I have a lot of respect for him for wearing a helmet I wish I was smart enough to do that. He had some good riding and also made the video real good.
Brian Prince- He had a lot of bad crashs getting footage for his part, shows, but he has a lot of good riding that mixes between slower street tricks and then had some real big tricks, real good tuck no handers.
Wayne Anasogak, spelled his name real wrong is my notes.. This dude has some real clean 3’s and pretty solid style. The street guys will like this part.
Marlo Karjala- Has a real good slam in the beginning doing a 180 over a rail, and also does one of the fastest whips I have seen over a tiny hip.
Matt Desson- This kid has tricks after tricks, real good, flips, whips, barspins
and is capable of doing them on street, dirt, and park, so he is an all around good… I thought he was on Seshin?
The video ends with David Clay, this dude is wild. This kid has all the tricks, did a big 180 barspin over a bench, front flips, 3 backflips?, all sorts of wild tricks. This guy scares the crap out of me, why? Because he rides brakeless. Scary!
The bonus part is good, a Alaska mix, Dvx mix, Crash section, slide show, and a bunch of other good stuff, theres about 25 minutes of bonus stuff. I really liked that. There was a clip of one dude riding on the shoulders of another dude on a bike, while holding his bike.. yeah try and imagine that one. He then gets closelined by a tree which was real funny haha.
The riding overall was good, they have a lot of fun. The guys all must push each other to ride better because they all are capable of some big, and difficult riding. Real stoked on how a bunch of guys who are stuck in a not so rideable place make it work for them.
The filming was pretty smooth and quality, they used a dvx to film so it isn’t some cheap consumer camera getting the clips. The colors were good too. On the editing side, it is aparent Aaron has made a few videos in his day, he makes it flow together real good, no clips that didn’t get cut right or anything. High five on that one.
The music is good because of a big reason I have, it was right in the middle. There wasn’t any heavy metal raaaaw! type stuff where you can’t even understand the dude singing, and there was no main stream rap music, it was all more unheard of and lower key bands and artists. I really liked that, and it was something that I think takes talent. That is finding music and not just going for whats hot.
Overall I think the DVD was good stuff, it has a great vibe and worth checking out.
If you are interested you can get more info on the DVD at NoBikes.com
For even more information on the DVD check out the interview I did with Aaron to get more info going on the dvd for you kids..
and here is the trailers..
Four Corners Trailer from no bikes on Vimeo.
(original trailer)
four corners, out now from no bikes on Vimeo.
(Newer Trailer)
Full name:
Brian Oestreich
age:
24
location:
St. Paul, Mn
occupation:
TIG welder
What got you into bmx?
Just grew up with a bunch of kids that loved to mess around. Bikes were usually involved and it eventually became an addiction to ride.
how long have you been riding?
roughly 12 yrs
who or what are the major influences in your riding?
Music kinda influences me. otherwise i just kinda pick up on things i think look neato and try to add it to the how i ride.
do you have a certain style to your riding that makes you stand out?
uhmm i dunno. really quick jerky movements and whips off of weird obstacles. thats about it.
whats up with girl pants yo?
haha oh god. srsly? havnt worn a pair in a looooong time. used to be fun. but i grew out of it. fitted guy pants are the way to go nowadays. much more comfy:)
what is your favorite trick and why?
whips, and barspins. basicaly the bad ass tricks haha. i like them cause its fun to try to do them on odd things.
what type of riding terrain suits you best?
really flowy park. and street
wheres your favorite spot to ride?
Dinkytown mcdonalds and the U of M campus on a weekend night when all the partiers are out. Ive had the best nights just chillin in front of mcdonals with mark riding curbs haha
do you have any major plans for your bmx life?
nope not really. just to do it as long as im physically able.
if you had a chance to ride with anyone in the world who would it be and why?
honestly. id rather just ride with everyone from here. such a good vibe goin on here. plus that way i dont feel stupid when i cant do an invert.
do you have a perfect day?
75 degree day. partly cloudy. drivin on a curvy road in an evo9. and then riding my bike at a cement park all evening.
being a minnesotan, what do you do with bmx and the cold weather?
take it indoors. winters get super depressing sometimes. well actually a lot of the time. but you just have to find something to occupy your time and it goes by a little faster.
what is your most memorable biking experience?
G-shock.
how on earth did you come up with your nickname shwang twong?
You can thank my friend Mike for that one. Up until he said that my only nickname was B.O. but one day he was being his normal weird self and was saying B.O. over and over again in a jingle sorta and then added the word shwangtwong in there. and it stuck. nothing exciting.
if youre not found biking… you can be found?
driving. playing v games. online. napping. eating. watching tv or movies.
What is your current bike setup?
fly 3 amigos frame. fit salt lake bars. sunday fork. trq and prpl front wheel. brakeless at the moment.
If you could change one part right now which would it be?
oh fuck. haha my whole bike needs changing. everything on there is old as tits. but i just ordered a stem cause my oddyssey has been cracked for half a yr.
what part on your bike is your most favorite?
frame has treated me well. although i am looking to save up for a new one. but otherwise id hafta say my front wheel cause its dope and looks neato. only nice looking part on my bike.
Least Favorite?
brakes and chain. the fuck up to much. dont have to worry about the brakes now though cause i took them off.
explain to me your life outside of bmx:
work. and sleep. yep.
any lovers?
besides mark…. and del. oh jeez. haha. maddy is pretty dope so im pretty much tamed down at the moment. we’ll see how things go tho.
whats the word?
what word? dixxx?
yes or no?
uhmmm no? i dont know what this is asking
Youre a pretty avid Live For Speed player, tell me how it feels to get your ass kicked by an asian in simulated drag racing?
meh im fine with it cause i can still kick everyones ass at grip racing and drifting:)
Aside from video games, biking, and looking cool youre a pretty big car enthusiast. What kind of car do you drive?
that would currently be a silver mazda 3 hatchback. it gets me from point a to point b. hauls the bikes. and looks sexy. but someday itll be replaced by an evo9.
Anything i missed that you would like to add?
uhmm dixxx:)
Any shoutouts?
just wanna say that i seriously, deep down, love everyone that i ride with. if it wasnt for the friends ive made from riding i definitely would have quit a loooooong time ago.
Well, as you remember from the Brian Osborne Interview and other Beloe news we have been posting up for the last few months, I guess it would be neccesary to let you guys know that the BMX part of the beloe site is up Beloe BMX section check out a bunch of the pictures in the blog and see the king of minneapolis. AKA iTod our contributor.. DIALED! haha
HAPPY FRIDAY
Frank Stewart is a well known legend around Iowa and Minnesota, he rides like a champ, super amazing stuff…
Such a good video
There is a new website that is just getting underway, if you are firmiliar with the website SkatePerception.com you will understand what this website is. Basically the guys who run that have started up a BMX version for us all to be apart of. I figured I would ask them a few questions about the website and what to expect. Here is what he had to say.
What is bmxperception all about?
BMX Perception is a media discussion forum targeted at the filming, photography and design community within bmx.
How did you come up with the idea?
Well it was kind of in the works for a long time. Other people had shown interest in starting up a site geared in the bmx media direction but no one stepped up. A few months ago Steve LaClair emailed me about his idea for starting it. I was more than thrilled to be a part of it.
You also run some other sites, what are those?
Steve LaClair and Mike Holm are the creators of the Perception Media Network. The Other site are SkatePerception.com and SnowPerception.com. As far as myself and other sites, I’m part of the content team for News-Record.com, which is the news paper for Greenboro, NC. I’m a video producer for online content.
What would the ideal thing you want to come from this site?
Skateperception was obviously a huge hit, and has been around for a while. I’ve been a member of that site for some years now and it does a lot of great things for the skateboard media community. And i think that BMX Perception is something that the bmx community has had the need for a long time. I just want to have an educated media community to hopefully help others out that are just starting. I feel its such a rewarding experience to be able to help out up and comers and give them a chance to show their perception on bmx.
How can people sign up?
Get on the internet and type in BMXPerception.com/forums and click on sign up.
What is the difference between this forum and all of the other forums?
The other perception media forums are geared towards skateboarding and snow. There are quite a few members of skateperception that are bmx’ers, and its funny because most of them kept it undercover most the time. it was surprising to get pm’s from people saying, “hey i ride bmx too”. Most of the skateperception community was pretty open about things. I and a few other risk takers would post up bmx stuff every now and again. Some members would be into, and well, some weren’t. But BMXperception.com gives us a place to focus on bmx media.
What does the future hold for BMXPerception.com?
Well if you look at SkatePerception.com you’ll see it has more of a front end site with videos and news and stuff. We are working on getting all that up and going but we wanted to get the forums going off the bat. BMXPerception.com will be your come to place for bmx media in the future.
