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Eastern – Mega Tour 9 Remix

Here’s a flashback worth checking out. Eastern remixed their footage from Props Mega Tour 9 into this edit that’s loaded with heat. Take a look!

“Back in 2009 Eastern Bikes went on Props Mega-Tour 9. The riders were Adam Banton, Eric Holley, Phil Jones, Karl Poynter and Leigh Ramsdell. They traveled from Chicago to Minneapolis hitting various cities along the way. Props Visual sent the raw footage to each team to make their own version of the trip. Here is the Eastern team from Mega-tour 9.

Filmed by: Stew Johnson
Edited by: Eastern Bikes/ Leigh Ramsdell
Music:
Jahzzar “Wizard”
Jahzzar “T800”
betterwithmusic.com“

Oldscool – Hal & Leigh’s Excellent Adventure: The Excellent Ending

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This is awesome. Leigh Ramsdell and Hal Brindley met their extended goal on their Kickstarter page to get things rolling with Oldscool so they were able to drop this video with the good ending instead of that bad ending where they fail miserably and all hell breaks loose… Actually, I don’t know how it ends, but either way. They’re finally ready to start pumping out some classic shirts. Below are the top 10 and it sounds like that is just the beginning. Get stoked.

1) Toboggan (Play)
2) Drunk on a Bike (Useless)
3) For Men With 20 Inchers aka Hardcore (2B)
4) Turndown (Play)
5) New Toboggan (Play)
6) Convoy (2B)
7) Angst (2B)
8) Binky & Scamper (Play)
9) Hell on Wheels (Play)
10) Fork (2B)

“Leigh and I just wanted to make a silly video for our kickstarter project and things got a little out of control. This is the result. We produced two different endings based on whether or not we achieved our stretch goal of $6,066. Amazingly, we reached it on the final day and were able to release the film with the “excellent” ending. Here it is!
Produced by Hal Brindley and Leigh Ramsdell with special appearances by Steve Crandall and Scamper.”

Oldscool – Hal & Leigh’s Excellent Adventure Trailer

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Haha this is awesome as hell. Hal Brindley and Leigh Ramsdell pulled out the camera and pulled off a hell of a parody for Oldscool to push the last week of their Kickstarter page. Check out the trailer then hit that link to check out the full video to find out just what happens next. EXCELLENT.

“Watch the full movie here: http://kck.st/13hv6GT
More proof that you shouldn’t let Leigh and Hal near the video camera.
The full film is showing for one week at our kickstarter project (http://kck.st/13hv6GT) until Thursday March 28, 2013. How it ends is up to you.”

On the Horizon: Oldscool

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It’s kind of crazy to think about how much has changed between the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s in comparison to today. It’s weird to think that BMX is just starting to get to a point where it really has some solid points of history. There’s a lot of riders out there that have been riding for 10+ years now days and I think as we all get older (myself included) we’re starting to see more and more love for the nostalgia of “the good old days of BMX”. A few weeks back, a huge blast from the past surfaced with Hal Brindley and Leigh Ramsdell at the reigns announcing that they would be bringing 2B, Play and Useless clothing back all under a new venture called Oldscool BMX.
Now, I’m sure a ton of kids are looking at this news like “What the fuck is 2B, Play and Useless?” or “Who the hell is ‘Hal Brindley’?” Which, I guess I can’t blame you since there’s a good chance a lot of these names were well known names in BMX before you were even born, but still… If you have an appreciation for Do It Yourself BMX, or even things that helped get BMX to where it is today, this should get you stoked.
With things with Oldschool really taking off fast thanks to a very successful Kickstarter, I figured it would be a good idea to get ahold of Hal and Leigh and find out just what they’re planning on doing with the program. Take a peek because good things are coming!

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Official Oldscool BMX Trailer

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It looks like Leigh Ramsdell and Hal Brindley are working on a new project called Oldscool to bring back some of their old Useless, 2B and PLAY designs. Check out this trailer then hit their website to find out what’s really going on.

“I started editing the intro for our kickstarter project and made myself laugh. So I turned it into a trailer. Welcome to the oldscool… – Hal Brindley

Eastern – How To Get Bowlegged with Leigh Ramsdell

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Leigh Ramsdell is the MAN!

“When we first started filming for Eastern’s Death of Fun video I was pumped to put out a full section. But on our very first filming trip I decided to break my hip on a feeble attempt. I swear it made me a little more bowlegged. So that kids, is how you get more bowlegged. Try to feeble a ledge, knock yourself out and break your hip. Three easy steps. Don’t try this at home. I included a few warm up clips that we filmed prior. Richard Pryor.
-Leigh.
Thanks to Stew Johnson for filming and for picking me up off the ground.” – Eastern Bikes

Eastern – Flashback Friday: Leigh Ramsdell Early 2000’s

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Haha, the song choice for this fits all too well. Leigh Ramsdell is the man!

“In the Early 2000’s Leigh Ramsdell was traveling around hitting different spots all over the USA. Here is what he had to say about this old edit; “I wasn’t filming for anything in particular. Actually I was usually filming someone else and would see something that looked fun and ride it. After a few years I had these random clips sitting around so we made this little edit. I sure do love riding bikes”. Enjoy this Friday Flick #Flashback of the Eastern Bikes TM.
Photo: Mark Losey” – Eastern

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