If you ride BMX, you know who Catfish is…If you don’t, you are blowin’ it and need to get caught up and that’s where this interview comes in. I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to call Catfish a friend for years now and it’s always a pleasure to get to hang with him. I noticed he was in Cali for a visit after kind of going M.I.A for a while in Spain and I was determined to chill with him and find out what the hell he has been up to so I hit him up a few days ago and we made it happen. He is the type of person that runs his life according to a very loose schedule and has one goal and that is to have fun. His BMX roots date back to the late 80’s, he has been an announcer at nearly every single major BMX event in recent years and has seen some of the most progressive riding to date with his own eyes contest after contest. If you haven’t seen him on TV announcing a contest you may have caught him on an episode of his own show “Strangers in Danger” with his co-star and BMX legend Mike “Rooftop” Escamilla. Either way, Catfish is one person that genuinely loves riding and truly understands what it’s all about. Sit back, relax and enjoy a little sarcasm from the man himself.
Portfolio: Rich Maciver
Photo: Johny Cook
Over the last year or so, I’ve been seeing Rich’s name popping up in the credits of different photos and videos. I wasn’t really sure who this guy was, but I was digging his work. Each time something new comes from him, it’s better than the previous and it undoubtably had caught my attention.
A few months back, Rich had shot me an email giving me a sample of some of his work. He wanted some time so shoot some more photos for some sort of gallery for the site. I kept thinking I need to find out what this guy is all about and decided to ask if he would be down for an interview. It was perfect timing since I just started playing with the idea of doing this Portfolio series. I’m real stoked to present to you this new Portfolio. Check out the interview below, then check out his work in this photogallery. Check it!
Name: Rich Maciver
Photogallery: Rich Maciver
Banned In the Backyard Photogallery
Head over to the DIG website to check out a bunch of photos that Rob Dolecki shot during the Banned in the Backyard jam that went down this past weekend. Can’t get over how good of a time this looked like.
Connor Hamilton Photogallery
Brian at Sore Eye Sports hit me with a link to a few photos of Connor Hamilton that he shot the other night. This dude knows what style is all about. Check out a few more photos right here.
Mike Gonzalez Bike Check
Sunday Bikes caught up with Mike Gonzalez to check out his current Rooster setup along with get a few riding photos from the past month. Check out what his bike looks like along with a few photos of him properly shredding it, then hit this LINK to get the full parts list. Dialed trails unit right there.
Print Ad: Fit – Ben Lewis
Here’s a look at Fit Bike Co.‘s latest print ad featuring Ben Lewis and their Blade II fork. This can be found in the new issue of Ride BMX.
Cranx Pool Party
Cranx Skatepark built a brand new bowl recently that needed some breaking in. They threw a jam this past weekend with a few guys to get a proper session going on it. Jason Morris from the Least Most made a trip to the park for it where he filmed for this edit. You can also check out a few words and some photos from the day right here. It looks like it was a real good time to me. That bowl looks fun as hell to ride too.