Head on over to The Albion for an exclusive first look at the brand new universal Disaster Guard from The Shadow Conspiracy! If this can’t protect your chain… I don’t know what will!
Dan’s Comp – Instant Contest: G-Sport Van Homan Pegs
Dan’s Comp is giving away a set of Van Homan’s signature pegs from G-Sport! They’ve made this incredibly easy to get entered, so check out the details below!
“We’re at it again! This time, we partnered with GSport to give away five pair of Dan’s Comp team rider Van Homan’s signature GSport Van Pegs! Van believes that steel is real and his pegs are designed for full scale street assault. Here’s all you have to do to enter:
Email contests@danscomp.com
Put: “Van Homan will save us” in the subject line
Include your first and last name, street address, city, state and zip code in the e mail
Please specify the size of pegs you need (14mm, 3/8s or one of each).
You can enter up to five times in 24 hours
The contest ends at 5 PM CST on 2/6/14.
USA only, sorry.” – Dan’s Comp
Product: Cult X Angry Penguin Deathrow Frame
Cult have been on it with these limited edition runs of collaboration Deathrow frames with shops! Check out the frame they did with the Angry Penguin guys out in Tennessee! If you’re looking to get your hands on one of these, you gotta hit up Angry Penguin right away because these will go fast!
Through The Lens: Six Reasons To Shoot Film
For this week I wanted to do a bit of a follow-up piece to the “Film vs. Digital” feature TTL #99. Although I mentioned many of the benefits of shooting film I figured I would give a little more detail on each. I started out shooting photographs and gaining an interest in photography well before the DSLR burst out onto the scene. I have and always will have a passion for analog photography and even though I constantly mention that my main workflow is about 99% digital I still try to shoot a bunch of film along the way. For instance when I travel to a different state for a commercial project, I will always bring along a couple of film cameras for the ride as well. There is no better feeling than exploring a new city, town or anywhere for that matter with a film camera in hand. I’m not saying that there is anything wrong with digital in comparison; I’m just expressing the love that I have for film. Check it!
Quicky: Erik Elstran
Photo: Bjorn “Bommel” Mager
Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to ride with Erik many, many times… and every single time I wondered “How the hell is he not pro yet?” The level of riding Erik is on is undoubtably on another planet and if it doesn’t make you smile or even make you the slightest bit of happy watching him ride, you’re probably a pretty sick and twisted human.
Finally, regardless if Erik wasn’t trying to make it happen, the inevitable happened and he was given the bump up to the Sunday and Madera pro teams pretty much simultaneously at the beginning of the year after putting in his years blowing minds around the world.
We figured with all the good things going on, it would be a good time to catch up with Erik and find out what’s new in the life of the guy from the woods of Wisconsin, turned Minnesotan turned Texan. Let’s see what he had to say!
Name: Erik Elstran
Diego “Mono” Navarro Bike Check
Head over to the Cult website to check out a brand new bike check with their connect over in Spain, Diego “Mono” Navarro, and his current setup! That’s one dialed looking unit right there!
Madera – MaderArik 2014: Custom Shirt Giveaway
MaderArik 2014 – Custom Shirt Giveaway from Madera BMX on Vimeo.
If you follow Madera on Instagram (and you should), then you may have already seen this. If not, check out this Seapunk inspired promo that explains how you can win a hand stitched shirt made by Erik Elstran.
RALPHY RAMOS Bike Check
Ralphy Ramos is spending some time out in California, and Ride caught up with him for a bike check and a quick interview. His Stolen is decked out with Animal goods and it has a classic street look that I love.