Smorgasbord.

So, here we are again. Another big gap in posts, another load of videos that were cool.

First up, Chad Kerley - hadn't really heard of him before, but it appears he's pretty good! Certainly good enough for the-company-formerly-known-as-Nike-6.0 to hook him up, which is saying something.



Sticking with shoe companies - this is the crash edit from the Osiris trip I posted before. Again, half cabs = danger danger.



Tenuous shoe company related - thought Shaun Hadlington was still on Orchid, but who knows? Not me. Anyway, Shaun's got an amazing style that's even better to see in person. This is his section from Rain Dogs and it's got some rad lines in it.



Can I keep this up? Vans have fully put out their Vans/Cult collaboration shoes, and here is Vans/Cult rider Chase Hawk doing some cool moves in the ridiculously good looking new concrete park in Austin. As if they needed more to ride over there?!



Apparently I can keep it up - Alex Donnachie rode for Lotek in this year's RideToGlory (that magazine's out now, and is well worth checking out for the DVD alone. Some awesome stuff in there, all the edits rule!), but here he is in an edit for Mutiny.



Still going - Ben Lewis hit up the Etnies 'TF' whilst over on a visit with Fit, here's a self-confessed 'dodgy iPhone edit'. Ben's also in RTG and also does good stuff. Not that surprising...



Still on Etnies - Brian Kachinsky has a new shoe out, a variation of the Jameson 2. Fairly... er... 'interesting' looking. Here's a video explaination of it, and some standard hefty riding from him too.



...and that's about it, really. I'd sort of feel bad posting up non-shoe-sponsor-related stuff even though that just seemed to pop out of nowhere. Coffee time...

EDIT: Actually, just remembered one. Must... find... connection... Darryl Tocco rides for Osiris and Aaron Smith (I think?) rides for DC. Here's a trademark "Never put out a bad edit" video from Kink of their latest sojourn to France.

I hate titles.

Mixed bag today...

Firstly, Zoltan Torkos has a pretty rad style (and also an additional $10k as a result of this video):



"Video starts in 29secs." No, Mpora, video starts noooow.

Moving back to BMX, and specifically to people who have or still currently work for RideUK - firstly, H-Man's got some sweet photos up from his time at Seventies posted up on Streetphire. Secondly, at work we're on the BikeBiz newsletter so every now and again we get sent e-mails that are so dry they actually dehydrate me through my laptop's screen. This time, however, they actually had something interesting - specifically this interview with Albion. Seeing as I know a bunch of you dudes are well into your Facebook lurking, you can 'like' Albion's page here.

Shane Weston seems to have done things differently in every edit I've seen from him before, and that continues in this video put together by Nathan Williams.



The write-up for this that George Marshall did made it sound like a pretty... er... 'difficult' trip compared to most of the usual roadtrips that bike companies go on, but this video's still awesome. From The Make, who've been putting out some rad videos lately. You should probably click the 'label' down below and check that out, they're doing it right.



Side note: 'Make' is a weird word. Just stare at the actual word for a while. I hate language.

Cool Video Tuesday?

It just doesn't have that same ring to it, but hey ho, cool videos are cool videos.

As a bit of serious business first, I've had a couple of people ask me if Dan's alright - as some of you may know, there've been some pretty serious earthquakes over in Christchurch in NZ where Dan's living these days. We got a call at about 3am saying that he's alright and his friends are all safe too, so that's all good to hear.

SRS BZNZ aside, here's some more up-beat stuff. Dakota Roche is an animal. In case the massiv array of logos doesn't give it away, he's also got the hook-up from Monster. He's also got pop!



Next up are a couple of "Exclusives" - some pretty entertaining comments in the chat section for The Make Winter 2011 video that appeared on TheComeUp yesterday. Some awesome riding from some super good but pretty under the radar people. Always a nice combo.

This is a bit of a contrast in many ways but not in a bad way. Chris Childs over on Defgrip.

And as yet another contrast - although mainly to the whole of the BMX scene these days - here's Mike Brennan from DQYDJ2, thanks to Animal.

Zzz.

This is really, really good, and I'm now going to bed. TheMake are doing it right.



Go and check out the Make site now, some awesome stuff on there. I don't think you'd find "Jeff has decided to leave to go and ride for Eastern…. Maybe Eastern is a lot cooler in America than it is in England!" on any other company's website...

Chicken and Shaun...

Another cool video from some cool people - Chicken and Shaun livened up all the P5 jams I met them at, and also let me crash in their house one night which was 100% preferable to ending up almost falling in canals with Lloyd. AAAAAAAnyways, this was over on the Make site and has some nice lines in it. Bonus points for 0:23-0:27 too...

www.ratemyspot.com

Man alive, check out the new Partners In Crime edit over on Freedom - those spots are amazing! Pretty rad video too, but hot damn, I wanna ride Spain/Italy now! Linkage.

Don't know whether it's 'cos they've got some holes to fill in their range now, or just that 4Down have been working on this for a while, but Ben Lewis is getting a signature frame according to Ride.



20″ – 21″ TT, 13″ rear end, 75.5 HT and 69 degree ST - interesting.

Apparently Seventies have a bit of room in their warehouses after Xmas, as they've managed to build a pretty nuts looking indoor setup there. Fair bit more to that than there was last time I was there!



In some ways I was glad I missed the NCSL prem so I didn't have to watch myself ride. Unfortunately for Sean Sexton and Darryl Tocco, this video got made. I guess on the flipside, they're actually amazingly good so it shouldn't be quite so much of a hardship...

No thanks!

Nope, I'll take my standard bike please, not the quick-released foldable version...
(Video from Ride)


Fair play to Shaun for utterly ruining himself with that floor, then getting up straight away. This isn't football.



In other news...

Making friends with the homeless:



Not making friends with your landlord. (Via Defgrip)

Making the most of old footage:


People answering questions:

Levi's® Clip of the Week: Nathan Williams Bio... - More BMX Videos

A man shows the world the Worlds:



Another man got a new bike:



And I rode an amazing skatepark and hit my heels. Again.

The end!

Make that 3...

Pic via Homer via The Make.

Robin Fenlon (Namedrop?) sent me a message to say that not only were Vinnie and Jason victims of frame death, but Orchid's newest rider Mr. Shaun "Finally got sponsored" Hadlington snapped his frame at NASS too. People need to start making stronger stuff again! Like Chris Harrison said in his interview with Mark Noble:

"I honestly think that at the moment, anything below four and a half pounds is a bit ridiculous for what is being marketed as a street frame or even a semi-robust frame for everyday usage. Maybe frames will become disposable like skateboards where people only expect them to last a few months before switching it up for the latest thing? I certainly hope not though. The consumer is to blame in a sense, as they are ultimately demanding lighter parts, and then companies obviously answer this demand and end up producing three and a half pound frames that are not fit for purpose. I think as an industry we have a responsibility by the rider to educate them and to make sure they are aware of the limitations of frame design. It's better than letting a consumer buy a badly designed frame and have them find out the hard way through personal injury."

Duh...

Two things I forgot to post from yesterday - the Newcastle P5 jam and the promo vid for Bob's Jam.

First up, the Newcastle vid from Streetphire/Seventies:

Project 5 Jam Newcastle from Seventies Distribution on Vimeo.

And secondly, the promo vid for Bob's Jam. Frighteningly big jumps, haha! Flyer and info up on Ride UK:

Build Up to Bobs Back Yard Jam from Dave King on Vimeo.

BONUS! Whilst cruising over to the 'Phire, I spotted this video made by Chicken of the finally-sponsored Orchid-supported Shaun Hadlington:

94seconds with Shaun Hadlington from Chicken BCBMX on Vimeo.

In related news, the bank that Shaun footjamwhips at about 0:45 is the reason I've got a second knee on my right leg. No love for that bank.