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Leigh Ramsdell Leaves Eastern Bikes

Eastern Bikes: Leigh Ramsdell Farewell Video from Leigh Ramsdell on Vimeo.

Even with all of the shake ups at Eastern lately, I never once considered that Leigh Ramsdell would be leaving. Leigh has been the corner stone of Eastern’s program for a long time and the fact that he is moving on is a huge deal. Enjoy his farewell edit and read Eastern’s statement below:

“Leigh Ramsdell and Eastern Bikes are parting ways. Both parties are on the same page and friendships remain intact. Leigh has been with Eastern Bikes since 2000 and has had two signature frames, The Ace of Spades and The Night Prowler as will as signature complete bikes, The Ace of Spades and The Ramrodder. He made the transition from Professional rider to Team Manager then finally Media Coordinator. We are sad to see him go, and wish him the best of luck and what ever wacky adventures he gets into. And when we see a wishbone or an archway we will think of his bowed legs. Thanks Leigh! Here is a video from select footage over the years at Eastern. And of course it has to be to Motorhead.”

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

Oldscool – Hal & Leigh’s Excellent Adventure Trailer

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

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