02.08.10Gary Young Scores Cover Of Undersea Journal ...What?! So if you didn't know, Gary Young is a bit of a scuba diver. In between trips around the world to ride his bike he hangs out under the water with the people at PADI. Do that long enough and you're bound to end up on the cover of a magazine. Just business as usual for Gary. Gary will be in Spain all this week filming for the San Diego BMX video. I guess you can't do that in San Diego.
02.02.10Vans Jedi Jam, Taupo, NZ January 30th and 31st Cory "Nasty" Nastazio and I were lucky enough to attended a Dirt and Park Jam in New Zealand, one of the nicest countries in the world. The event was hosted by top NZ BMXer Jed Mildon in his hometown of Taupo.
Nasty and I landed in Auckland airport and were greeted by a crew and we hopped in the back of a van and headed off to Taupo, it took five and a half hours to get to our destination! We didn't know that, but driving through a beautiful country like this was a pleasure. We arrived eventually and checked into a cabin near the river that Jed arranged and we went to sleep.
We woke up the next morning to go check the park and jumps. The park was really good, heaps of different trannys and weird stuff to ride. It was a pleasure to watch Jed ride his local park; he knows it off by heart. The jumps needed some love so Nasty spent some time on them getting them dialed, then they were ready to ride. The jumps were a simple set of quads of a fun medium size, that you got speed from a double-stacked shipping container. The containers weren't to long so you had to start with your cranks backwards, and half crank in and that was a bit weird at first, but everyone got the hang of it. A massive bonus was a scissor lift that took us to the top of the second container, no ghetto ladder or blown out calf's from walking up a steep roll in.
We started off the day of the dirt contest with an appearance on a local radio station's morning show at 8am. The show host kept talking to us about racing BMX, and Jed was getting bummed! Sometimes with these interviews, you just go along with it.
20 riders lined up for Pro dirt and 10 were going to the finals that afternoon. There were probably 6 Australians, One American in "Nasty" and the rest were NZ riders' Prelims weren't easy either, NZ locals sending double flips, front flips first set, and 720's. Standouts for NZ were Paul Langlands and host Jed Mildon, who made the finals comfortably.
The finals got going with a 4 run, take top 2 scores format. That gave room for some tricks on the line. Aussie shredders Vince Byron, Nic Cooper, the Colonel Clint and Cam Pianta rode really well and represented for sure, even with the announcer heckling them for being Aussies, it was all in good fun. I had a good day and rode consistent all day so I was pumped with a 3rd place finish, I hadn't really done any moves in 4 months, before breaking my thumb last year. I enjoyed riding for the NZ crowd it was a fun atmosphere and they appreciate it when people take the effort to come to their country.
Jed finished second with the biggest score of the day, he tail whipped off the containers into the roll-in, straight into a front flip first set and finished with a giant flip-whip, nuts run for sure!
Nasty finished on top, he was looking really good all day. He rode like it was Dew Tour finals, even in prelims! Solid riding, big flip-whip, dialed 360 flips and in the finals on his last run, he was the last rider to go and Jed probably had the comp wrapped up. We didnÕt know what Nasty had up his sleeve and he 360 flipped the first set to a massive front flip! Nasty bailed off his bike into the berm and ran away arms up, true Nasty style!
The final day was raining and windy, the rain broke late and Jed decided to skip the park comp and have a team B.I.K.E event. Presently "Down Under" traveler Marcus Tooker joined Cam Pianta, NZ local Seth and myself in a team. There was still a good crowd turn out so it was good to get something going. We gave some tricks a go, but got taken out by the Taupo locals.
It was a great weekend in Taupo and I have to thank Vans and especially Jed for the hard work in organizing the event and making it successful. Jed has plans for something bigger in the future, so keep an eye out for that...
Mackay
01.29.10Josh Harrington On Cali Filming Mission This first three days of Josh's Cali trip were completely rained out, so when daylight broke on Saturday morning, the Still Searchin' crew hit the streets. Loaded with three video camera and a semi-conscious Tony Ennis, Josh has been clocking footy with Ty Morrow all weekend. Plans to continue to San Diego and LA are on the itinerary, as is a mandatory visit to Josh's bike sponsor Premium BMX down in Vista for some new parts.
Still Searchin' is the follow-up video to the award winning End Search video produced by Josh in 2007.
Get Crispy.
01.29.10Guettler's Edit Take a look at Ryan's edit of the Australia Day Trails Jam- Enjoy!
01.21.10What's Up In Australia Guettler? "Man I've been loving the trails these days, there's a very rad crew who enjoys using a shovel which is hard to find. Most people only want to ride and not help dig, but everyone here seem to help out which is soooo rad.
Keep an eye out for a trails edit soon" -Ryan Guettler
01.18.10Gary Young: Back In Leather Gary Young is back riding after a couple weeks off with a little roto-rooter on his shoulder. Turns out a bone spurs can feel like a torn rotator cuff and GY is back in business sooner than expected. The only thing Gary has to do is wear as much leather as possible to remind his body that he is a bad-ass. Be sure to check out Gary's Then and Now segment on Vital BMX where he talks about growing up with BMX.
01.12.10An important message from Scotty Cranmer We never get e-mails saying "I just landed the first ever ____." Or I'm on a crazy BMX trip in _____."
More often we get e-mails like this one: "Here's a new car I just got I traded my other skyline for it. And I now own my dream car its a 2000 Nissan skyline R34 GTR vspec. My life is now complete." - Scotty
We love you Scotty and appreciate your need for speed. Keep on burning that rice. In unrelated news, here is what you and the rest of the '09 X Games podium would look like if face masks made a come back in the BMX scene.
01.11.10A Flip A Day Keeps The Dr. Away A Back Flip Passion
"I ride with Ali Whitton almost every day and he always seams to lean back every session, I wanted to ask him about his Backie passion." - Colin Mackay
When did you learn the back flip? It was the summer of 98 at Woodward in PA. I did a few in the foam then sent it on the resi. Then a week later I did one in England at the Derby park.
How old were you? 17
When did you figure out some variations in the flip?
The next year I tried flip turndowns. I think I was the first person to do a turn-down flip in England.
What's your favorite variation?
I love just laying a flip superman out. I try to just dead body and hold it.
What's the smallest back flip you've done you think?
Maybe like a 2ft mellow tranny box.
What's the biggest back flip you've done?
I flipped the mega ramp I think that was like 55ft. It felt so good.
Ever done a back flip on the streets?
Yeah a few. I flipped out of a ditch once.
01.08.10Chase Hawk TCU Exclusive Interview Check out Chase Hawk's exclusive interview about riding for Cult, partying with Peacy, rehabbing his shoulder and being psyched in general. Peep it!
01.05.10VANS UK Team "Cali Bro" Roadtrip Teaser The Vans UK guys came to our hood last month and apparently they are putting out a video soon. I hope you like dolly shots! Here is the teaser:
01.04.10Lahsaan Kobza edit via Gary Young Gary Young just hooked up South Bay ripper Lahsaan Kobza with some flow from Vans and Lahsaan put together a little edit to show everyone what's up. Check it out on Vimeo and watch for that ledge gap to up-rail clip to knock your socks off. This guy used to be a pro racer so you know he isn't scared to go fast. Maybe that's why Gary likes him.
12.31.09Vans Be Here Times Square Countdown! Everyone knows that one of the biggest New Year's Eve parties on the planet is in Times Square New York City. We're giving you the chance to post your photos to our live billboard right in the heart of the New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square. Simply upload your photos to Vans.com/BeHere and be a part of it all. Happy New Year from Vans!
You can upload as many photos as you want between now & midnight on January 5th, 2010. (Tip: don't add your last name or a website in your message. We want to protect your privacy)
Here's Vans Girls Blogger Amanda Rae in Times Square in front of the Be Here Billboard.
12.29.09Once you go Nastazio, you never go back Leave it to Cory, who knows how Cory Nastazio got onto this reality TV show called Let's Talk About Pep. That's just how he rolls. Going on a date with Jason Kidd's ex-wife and getting ruffed up by the cops is just a warm-up for Nasty. The show looks like a VH1 reality show version of Sex In The City. Check out the trailer to see what I mean:
12.22.09Christmas Wishes From Scotty Scotty Cranmer would like to wish everyone an all-wheel drive Christmas!
12.22.09Nastazio's Trails Highlight Video Check out this highlight reel that Cory Nastazio put together from a bunch of his trais trips this year. You can see footage from Arizona and his backyard trails and some awesome skatepark lines at Woodward West. There is a little blood here and there so make sure your mom isn't watching - she might fall in love with him.
12.17.09Guettler Scores Cover Of BMX Plus! Ryan Guettler scores cover of BMX Plus magazine! Check out this huge no-footed can-can tailwhip from Ryan Guttler shredding the Clairemont Skatepark in San Diego last month. Jeremy Pavia shot the photo and was hinting that he still needed a good cover shot for the issue he was putting to bed that week. Well one month went by and BAM! Guettler and his Whip 3's are chilling on the cover of BMX Plus! You should come to Cali more often Ryan!
12.16.09Post A Message in NYC's Times Square For The World To See!
Have something to say? Vans wants to share it with the world!
Your message will appear live on an NYC Times Square billboard.Ê
Go to Vans.com/BeHere for more info. Post your message now!
12.14.09Josh Harrington Premium How-To Grind! Check out this how-to with Josh Harrington from this frame sponsor Premium. If you have ever seen End Search, you know that this hangover toothpick grind is one gnarly move, but you can learn it on a flat rail at any skatepark. If you are trying to come up on the street game, you need this knowledge.
12.14.09Alistair Whitton On "The Daily Habit" Today's guest is back on the Habit to tell us about his recent adventures through France and Canada, pro BMX rider Alistair Whitton stops by "The Daily Habit". Watch it on FUEL TV Monday, December 14, 2009 at 6pm PT.
12.9.09Ryan Guettler and Tim "Fuzzy" Hall Featured On "The Daily Habit" Skullcandy Week on The Daily Habit gets dirty with Dirt and Freestyle BMX rider from down unda', Skullcandy rider Ryan Guettler. Plus, pro BMX legend and Skullcandy team mainstay, Fuzzy Hall takes time off from his new backyard trails to pay us a visit. Airing on FUEL TV, Wednesday, December 9 at 6pm PT
12.8.09Cranmer at Miami Dolphins Pre-Game Show Scotty sent us a pic from the Miami Dolphins pre-game show of him boosting over the team mascot.
Looks like he could have made it over two of those dolphins.
12.7.09Ryan Guettler's Vans Video Vault on Vital Check out Ryan Guettler's Vans Video Vault where he talks abut his new Whip 3 shoe with exclusive riding footage. Ryan's can-can and one hander variations are awesome! Check it out!
12.7.09Coco checks in with Vans: "Hey! We just finished the Extreme Playgrounds comp here in Berlin, Germany. Gary Young and I were the Vans guys! I pulled a few flair whips and some clean runs and placed 2nd in Vert, very stoked! Gary got 4th place in park, his run was good until he slid on a 540. Any way thank God no one got hurt and we had a really good time too!" Watch the whole thing go down.
12.1.09Photo of the Day: Alistair Whitton Since Ali scored the cover of this month's BMX Plus magazine, we thought you should have another dose of his massive Euro Tables. After all, he is European. Salt Lake City 2009.
11.25.09Gary Young caught in the deep end on ESPN Gary has a cool photo of the day on ESPN where he is riding a dug out swimming pool that was once buried by bulldozers. Read all about how it was dug out.
11.24.09DMC, Photo of the Day It's a rare occasion when you need a ladder to shoot photos, but when Dennis McCoy pedals full speed at a 10-ft corner of a concrete bowl, you start looking for things to climb. DMC cranks a turndown at the Shawnee park just outside of Kansas City, Missouri. One of my flashes as it took a swam dive into the deep end and broke into several very expensive pieces. You can thank one of the locals in the background for not chasing after his skateboard. Look for a DMC web vid coming soon. We had a police escort at one of the parks earlier in the day.
11.19.09Gary Young's Props Bio now Online- Worth the Rewind! Even if you've seen Gary Young's Props bio before in Issue 65, it is worth a second look. Somehow they got it on Diversion TV so you should go watch it again and remember how fast this guy pedals at everything.
11.17.09Ali Whitton Scores Jan. 2010 BMX Plus! Cover Alistair Whitton just e-mailed us a cover of the new BMX Plus which he shot at Fuzzy's Jam in SLC before the Dew Tour a couple months ago. Here is what Ali had to say and what Fuzzy had to say about the truck in the background.
From Alistair: "I had been riding and shooting all day with VANS and we went to Fuzzy trail jam right before it got dark. I was really beat up from a long day of riding but i had to ride Fuzzy's back garden trails. The session was really fun and everyone was having a great time. This is my 9th cover, and my 2nd BMX PLUS cover."
From Fuzzy: "Just some history for your cover shot. I ran that piece of shit Datsun truck in the background thru a Pizza Hut when I was 14 years old and my dad kicked my ass for wrecking it! So awesome!"
11.16.09Nasty Stops By FUEL TV
Airing Monday, November 16 at 6pm PT, the RIDEbmx Team including Vans' own Cory Nastazio will appear on "The Daily Habit" on FUEL TV. You don't want to miss this show!
11.16.09Learn to Drive the Bus with Colin Mackay! Check out this quick how-to with ColinÊ Mackay on the proper and most stylish way to do a barspin. Looks like Colin is back in action!
11.11.09Shadow Puppets Gary Young welcomed Mackay and Guettler to his hood on their last day of riding in Cali before heading home to the chilly North Carolina weather. Gary has more ditches than you can shake a stick at so the boys had a good 'ol time boosting some concrete only a stones throw from Mexico.
11.11.09Watch Some Shredding And Win Whitton's Swag JWhatcha doing? Well, now is as good of a time as ever to check out footage of Mr. UK himself, Alistair Whitton spending time in Southern California, along with Greenville and Woodward East. Alistair is training for the upcoming season and word on the street is that he'll be learning some new tricks. Want to win some of Whitton's swag? All you have to do is enter-to-win and you can be the lucky winner to get a bunch of his endorsed gear including the Dunbar 3, PRO-TEC helmet, and more!
11.10.09Guettler and Mackay on SoCal Expedition Vans BMX Team riders Ryan Guettler and Colin Mackay have been in town since the weekend and are trekking around the not-so-hot-anymore state of California. Shredding trails, exploring ditches, filming and shooting for the next few days before they head into the office for the Vans product launch. Here are some behind the scenes shots from the last 400 miles between Riverside and San Diego.
11.9.09Mackay back in the saddle (again) Colin Mackay is back riding from a broken hand he managed in Salt Lake City a couple months ago. Mackay was down in San Diego taking care of some business at his bike sponsor Haro and his crew took the afternoon off to ride down at Memorial Skatepark. Here is Colin boosting the hip at Memorial- not bad for his third day back on the bike.Ê The cops made us leave right after this because an crusty old skateboarder was drinking in the back of the skatepark. How is that for back asswards?
11.5.09Chase, Sean And Scotty All Under The Vans Roof Today we had a little visit by Chase Hawk, Sean Sexton and Scotty Cranmer. TM Bad Boy Badders and Robbie Moralas talked business while the guys hung out and got some new gear.
11.04.09The Vans EU Team Is Coming To Cali!
Wicke, Hennon, Keep, Kalkoff and Hoffman are on the way and will be here from Nov. 9 - 19. Riding, filming, shooting photos and so on at spots like Woodward West, Nasty's Bakcyard, Paxton's Backyard, Luke's Backyard, Riverside and San Diego with Gary Young. Other Vans athletes attending are Ryan Guettler, Colin Mackay and possibly Chase Hawk, Josh Harrington, Alistair Whitton....Fun times!
10.30.09Chase Hawk Odyssey Electronical Section Online!
Odyssey BMX just posted Chase Hawk's video part from their 2008 video Electronical.
Check it out over at Odysseybmx.com Their player is pretty hi-tech so look for the Chase channel in the player.
10.27.09Photo of the Day Luke Parslow floats an effortless tire grab at his backyard trails in Perris, California before going out to the Ride BMX video premier an hour later.
10.26.09Guettler's New Bike! "I just built up a new bike hope you guys like it." -Ryan Guettler
10.26.09Dew Tour Photos More Pics of Guettler, Coco, Alistair, Luke, TJ, Nasty and Web! Word-
10.23.09Gary Young Donates Hair Farm So Gary has been growing his hair out for a little over a year now and finally made it past 10 inches- the minimum required to donate to Locks for Love. So judging by this photo, Gary was able to give 4 pony tails to someone in need.Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada. For more info check it out.
10.21.09What's Up With Josh Harrington Vans BMX Team rider Josh Harrington had been filming for his second video until he crashed and broke his hand right before the Salt Lake City stop of the Dew Tour. So, needless to say he canceled his flight and has been out of commission for a bit. With a little R&R and taped up fingers, Josh is competing in Park at Dew Tour goin on this weekend. Peep out a new video featuring Josh's favorite shoe, Dunbar 3 and riding footy of him shredding The Unit(pre-hand brake). Also, enter-to-win some sweet gear he's giving away.
10.21.09Coco scores CREAM Magazine INTERVIEW Our BMX Vert Specialist Coco Zurita scored and interview in Cream Magazine this month with shots of his hot car and contest photos from the summer season. Cream is regarded at "the people's" magazine and is known for pushing the limit with their content and especially cover shots.ÊNice work Coco!
10.19.09Orlando Dew Tour Wrap-Up Another crazy contest year has come to end end and our guys are pretty beat up.
TJ Ellis put in work all winter and it really showed in his back-to-back tricks in BMX dirt. Back-flip no-handers straight into front flips and a double backflip here and there for good measure. Ellis finish second at the Orlando event and took home third overall. Transworld sponsored a best-trick comp after the event and Ellis came out swinging with a backflip no hander to tailwhip. Nastazio threw down a front flip turndown and Luke Parslow stuck a perfect double backie. You can bet the off-seaon sessions are going to be wild in the next couple of months.
Park was a pretty big crap-shoot all year with different courses at each event and UK Vans rider Mark Webb stayed in the top ten all year to lock in a third place finish in Orlando and a fourth for the overall season. Mark has been staying at Woodward West all season so he is itching to get back to some rainy weather back home.Ê Look out for periodic web videos soon. You know he can't stay off the internet for very long.
Vert was the same as it always is. Big and scary. Vans rider Coco Zurita kept climbing up the charts at each contest and fought his way up to a top five spot in the overall standings by earning a seventh in Orlando and locking in fifth place for the overall season. Be sure that the money is burning a hole in his pocket and he is looking for deals on digi cams as we speak.
10.16.09Vans Skatepark Orlando BBQ Recap We had a giant crowd at one of the biggest Vans Team signings of the year. Vans Skatepark Orlando hosted Bucky Lasek, Ryan Guettler, Rob Lorifice, Cory Nastazio, Scotty Cranmer and nine other vans riders at their annual BBQ Meet & Greet. On top of the free hamburgers and hot dogs, fans walked home with autographs & tons of free gear. Check out the photos and video and look out for next year's BBQ!
10.14.09BMX Team Riders Head To Orlando For Dew Tour Starting tomorrow, the fifth and final stop of the Dew Tour goes down in Orlando. Make sure you check out all the action in Park, Dirt and Vert. Here's where the Vans guys sit heading into the contest. Good Luck!
Park- Mark Webb, Vans team rider from England sits in 4th place in points
Dirt- TJ Ellis 5th, Scotty Cranmer 6th, Luke Parslow and Ryan Guettler round out the top 10
Vert- Coco is currently sitting in 7th and Dennis McCoy 8th. Watch out for Australia's Tim Wood to see if he can pull out back to back 900's.
10.09.09Huge Vans Team BBQ Meet & Greet @ Vans Skatepark Orlando Vans Skatepark Orlando will be hosting their annual Vans team Meet & Greet BBQ on Tuesday, October 13th @ 6:00PM. Bucky Lasek, Ryan Guettler, Rob Lorifice, Cory Nastazio, Alex Perelson, Diogo Canina, Scotty Cranmer and many many more Vans riders will be rolling by the park to sign autographs. Free food and tons of Vans, Rockstar and Pro-tec giveaways for everyone while supplies last. First 100 through the door get a limited edition Vans t-shirt. Live DJ and a chance to win a free pair of Vans shoes. See you there!
10.08.09Josh Harrington Premium Web Video - Wow Josh Harrington just dropped an amazing web video for his frame sponsor Premium, and OMG.
Josh brings you up to speed on what he has been up to in the past couple months and there is some pretty gnarly footage of him taking a face first taste test of the Jaycee Skatepark in Greenville, NC.
10.08.09New Diogo Canina X Games Ad From Diamondback Check out Diogo Canina's new web ad on Vitalbmx.com shot at X Games 15. Diogo took home a silver medal the last two years and Diamondback is stoked. A clicked lookaback from Diogo who is probably studying Economic Development down in Brazil at the moment. He is one hell of a day trader. Not bad for 6 months brakeless.
10.06.09New Zealand Jam in January Since we have quite a few rippers from down under, many of these snowbirds fly back home for December-Feb. Check out this New Zealand jam that Guettler, Mackay, Parlsow and Toohey will all probably be at in a few months. From Colin Mackay via Jed.
10.05.09VANS Wheels Of Rock Part 1 of 3 Online! The first ever Rock n' Roll tour in France and in Europe: The VANS Wheels Of Rock starring Ali Whitton, Colin Mackay, Corey Martinez, Kevin Kalkoff and Alex Bourguignon is now online! Most of you didn't see our DVD with the full report inside. It's now time to show all the tour on the web. Today is the first episode of 3. Chapter 2 will be next week etc...
9.28.09Chase Hawk Wins Ramp Rider Of The Year! To the surprise of Chase Hawk and much of the crowd, the 2009 NORA Cup went to our boy Chase Hawk from Austin, Texas. Chase was nominated in Ramp and Dirt for 2009, which in itself if a pretty big honor. Watch a video of the entire NORA Cup Awards/Party and see how it all went down.
9.28.09Jaie Toohey Moto-whip vid from Fuzzy's Jam
A moto-whip is one of those classic BMX tricks that never gets old and is appropriate at any party- and Jaie Toohey can rip them. Watch this clip from Fuzzy's Jam where Jaie's right hand peels off the handle bars behind his back, you can't bake style like that. But if you could you'd need a lot of sugar.
9.25.09Coco Zurita's Checkboard Bike Check On Fat BMX Check out Coco Zurita's bike check on Fat BMX. I'm sure he'll get a hundred e-mails about where to buy that checkboard tape. Looking fresh Coco!
9.24.09Salt Lake City Dew Tour The big show in Salt Lake City was in BMX Dirt with TJ Ellis battling it out for a spot in the finals and proved himself with a huge backflip no-hander and a first-ever front flip tailwhip on the last set. The frontie whip has never been done in a dirt final at the Dew Tour so you can be sure the crowd went bananas when TJ pulled that one out of the bag. Diogo Canina was riding brakeless in the finals and was clocking huge 360 lookbacks before shooting off the side of the hip and into the middle of the third jump. Classic move Joe!
The park course was a tough sell for a lot of the Vans riders, but Gary Young found himself in the mix with some creative lines like foot-plant boosts over the box jump backwards and nasty clicked look-backs. Our UK Team rider Mark Webb put down some hot moves as well with giant 360 tables over the spine and a mind-blowing 720 decade over the box jump.
Our lone vert rider Coco Zurita was pretty amped to throw down in vert finals but his glove got caught on his brake lever during his run and tossed him over the backs like a sack of potatoes leaving him in 9th place and enough money to get the windows tinted on his Evo and some new tires for back road rally racing in Tehachapi.
9.22.09Press List: Cam White Cam White answers the questions you've asked. Check it now on Vital.
9.21.09Vans Riders Nominated For NORA Cup, Awards On Thursday Night! Ride BMX Magazine has released their list of nominees for the Number One Riders Awards for 2009 and Vans has a few riders in the running in several of the categories:
Ramp: Gary Young, Chase Hawk
Dirt: Chase Hawk
Street: Ty Morrow
The awards will be on Thursday night at the House of Blues in Las Vegas, NV as part of the annual Interbike Convention. Chase Hawk will also have his video part in Stay Fit dropping after the awards show so it will be a big night for Chase with two NORA nominations and what is sure to be a banger section for the Fit vid. The NORA Cup awards are voted on by pro riders only so it is a big deal to get such esteemed recognition from your industry peers. Gary won a ramp NORA Cup in 2005 so he is back in the mix again. Stay tuned for more news on Friday!
9.21.09Ride to Glory - Vote for Vans! A couple of weeks ago the Vans UK BMX Team went on the Ride BMX Magazine's 'Ride to Glory'. The idea is that 5 Teams go on the road for 7 days and complete various tasks for points. In addition to the tasks a short video is produced and the best edit (with the highest public votes) wins!
This is where you come in - it's pretty simple - we need your vote! The DVD is covermounted with the magazine but you can vote without seeing it - trust me - ours is the best edit. So...please vote for Vans... tell your friends, put it up on Facebook, add it to your blog or forward this email to your mates...whatever gets us the most votes, thanks all!
9.18.09The Pool Is Full Dude: Gary Young Goes Deep Fatbmx.com has a cool little feature about Gary Young embarking on some SCUBA adventures with PADI. We know that when Gary was doing his SCUBA training he was secretly planning to pull the plug in the deep end and ride the pool later that night. He is headed to Catalina Island in October to do some more training and then rumor has it that he is headed all over the globe for some underwater adventures.
9.18.09Fuzzy Hall Re-Session Dirt Jam Photos!
Pro BMX Rider and master dirt jump sculpter, Fuzzy Hall held a jam at his backyard trails the day before Dew Tour practice started so naturally everyone flew in early and hucked themselves! The jam was pretty nuts with crazy $600 watches as prizes for Best Turndown, Best Nac-Nac, and Best Trick. Ryan Guettler ended up winning best trick with a backflip indian air on the last jump and walked away with some cash as well. Some were saying it was Fuzzy's mortgage payment! The weather here in Salt Lake City is pretty close to perfect so we are in store for an amazing event. Dirt pre-lims are tonight!
9.16.09Vans SLC Store Signing The Vans BMX team mobbed into the Salt Lake City Vans store for a signing and got a little rowdey. A bunch of kids showed up to get some free wallets, sunglasses, t-shirts and autographs from the BMX pros who are in town for the Dew Tour this weekend. Check out the photo gallery attached!
9.14.09Mark Webb- Portland PlayStation Pro Moment Winner! Congrats to Vans Euro Team rider Mark Webb for winning the Portland PlayStation Pro Moment. Mark walks away with PlayStation prizing and $5k...nice work son!
9.10.09Vans BMX Team Meet & Greet @ Salt Lake City Vans Store BMX Team Riders Ryan Guettler, Gary Young, Diogo Canina, Luke Parslow, Alistair Whitton, Colin Mackay, Josh Harrington, Coco Zurita & Jaie Toohey will be rolling by the Vans store at Fashion Place in Murray, UT on Tuesday, September 15 @ 6:30PM. Get there early because the first 100 people in line will receive a limited edition Vans tee. Autographs, Vans giveaways and more while supplies last. Don't miss it!
Vans Store
Fashion Place
6191 South State Street
Murray, UT 84107
801-270-0390
9.10.09Mark Webb "Webbie Broadcast" One of the Vans UK riders has been stepping up the web video game all summer. Mark Webb is basically like On Demand TV for your laptop or iPhone. here is the latest installment of his mini ramp mayhem. The manual to frontflip is pretty awesome, but what surprised me the most was the fufanu to hop-up wall-tap. Is that a first-ever? Blink and you'll miss it!
9.9.09Vans Pro BMX Camp Vid Orlando Colin Mackay, Alistair Whitton and Jaie Toohey taught 25 of lucky riders the ins and outs of BMX recently at Vans Skatepark Orlando. Check out the video over at the Vital site and stay tuned for next year's camp!
9.09.09Sunshine Cleaning Feet In Your Face The new movie by Christine Jeffs, Sunshine Cleaning, gives you an up-close view of a waffle sole worn by Emily Blunt.
9.8.09Coco Featured On FUEL If you didn't catch triple tailwhip phenom Coco Zurita on "The Daily Habit" on FUEL TV yesterday, don't worry because it will air three additional times!
9.01.09Gary Young Goes Deuce In Korea! It's not very often that a rider can win two events at one contest, and it's even more rare that the other event is a box-jump high-air contest. But hey, this is South Korea and they run their own program.Well the juicy one, Gary Young won both events this weekend in South Korea and blasted the box jump 5.3 meters high. Gary was rewarded with a middle seat on the flight home and 8.7Million Won!. Gary won this contest last year so we will be looking for a 3-peat in 2010! Thanks to the KXF and the Extreme Sports B3 Championships.
(Pics coming soon! Gary just landed!)
9.01.09Alistair Whitton POV Video If Alistair could find a way to mount a camera to the inside of his stomach to see how is food is digested, he would have done that by now. Until then, enjoy this quick rail session with Ali and some camera mounted on his pegs.
8.24.09Questions With Colin Mackay
I just want to know how did you get to where you are now?
I’d say determination and a lot of passion, be cool, ride smart, and ride hard.
When did you first start?
I first started riding at my first year of High School, when I was 13. Id Skated before that, so I had been around the scene. The first time I went to a Skate park was on a Skateboard. My neighbor was into BMX and Id spy on him riding this sick BMX down the Street, once I started hanging out with him, I got into BMX. My first sponsor was either Strictly BMX or a clothing company that a mate had at the time, called Miss productions, that was when I was around 17. That was discount bike parts and free clothes.
I want to be just like you and ride BMX for a living...
Cool man sounds good. It honestly wasn’t something I thought would happen, so I still appreciate it every day that’s for sure. It’s a hard world for sure, but it can be rewarding. Laying there in hospital with a injury sucks, but blasting a massive air out of a quarter is the best feeling in the world. The only time I class BMX as a job is when it’s at a contest and its windy or the jumps suck, and you’re over it, but you still have to ride and send your self.
Where did you do your first BMX comps?
Beenleigh, QLD, Australia for sure, every year there was Amateur comps there and I loved it. And I couldn’t wait to watch the Pro’s ride. That was 1993-1998.
How did you first get sponsored, did people just come up to you or what?
My first sponsor was Strictly BMX bike shop or a clothing company that a mate had at the time called Miss Productions that was when I was around 17. The deals were discount bike parts and free clothes. A friend of mine started the clothing deal, and the Bike Shop deal I met the owner at the Planet X Games at the Gold Coast in like 1998 and he told me to hit him up if I needed any deals on parts. Australian deals are way different to USA deals… If your sponsored in Australia you generally get free stuff, in the States you also get a check.
Where did you get all the money and support to do it all and travel everywhere?
Luckily for me my current sponsors, Haro Bikes/Rockstar Energy Drink and Vans Shoes send me around to the events around the world and put me up in nice hotels. Without this support, Id be working in a factory like I once did.
Thanks for the Questions and I hope I helped you understand things a little better…
Keep shredding, Colin Mackay
8.20.09Nasty Jam Recap In between handling business and playing party host, Vans Team rider Cory Nastazio invited some pretty heavy names to his pad, not only ride, but to raise money to support Stephen Murray and Mikey Aitken. Colin Mackay, Josh Harrington, T.J. Ellis, Chase Hawk, Cam White, T.J. Lavin, and a bunch of other riders met up in Cory's backyard. Take a look at the pics and full story in the October BMX Plus Mag out now.
8.19.09Snapshots from the Road The Vans team is up in Portland this weekend trying to make that Dew Tour money. For now you can check out some snapshots from a the trip that Josh and Ty took to Colorado last month. Spots, iPhones, coffee, VX1000s, shoes- it's all there.
8.18.09Do It Yourself Quick-Crete With Scotty Cranmer
Enjoy this sequence of events that starts with boredom on a rainy day and turns into a cross-town scavenger hunt for the ingredients to make a basement quarter-pipe in Scotty Cranmer's basement...
8.18.09Cranmer Makes Podium In BMX Dirt! It's not that strange to see Scotty Cranmer on the podium, but it is usually a park podium where he is holding a big fat check. Cranmer made the grade in BMX dirt this weekend at the second stop of the AST Dew Tour in Portland, Oregon and went on to take third place ahead some riders he usually never competes against. Good job Scotty, you aren't used to having rocks in your shoes, are you!?
8.17.09Alistair Whitton Assault Vehicle Why is Alistair Whitton driving a tank? All you need to know is that "It isn't loaded so don't worry."
If there were ammo for this tank we'd all be in trouble. It's a 50yr old Czech transport unit with the cannon disabled.
What Oakley wants, Oakley gets.
8.11.09Gatorade Free Flow Tour The Gatorade Free Flow Tour is goin down all across the nation right now. But the stop on August 30th in Greenville, NC at the Jaycee Extreme Park, our boys Colin Mackay and Josh Harrington will be on the other side of the course- judging. If you're gonna be in the area, mark it on your calendar so you can catch all the action. Here are the details about the event:
Date: Sunday, August 30
Location: Jaycee Park
Schedule:
10am - 1pm Registration & Practice
1pm Junior Jam (12 and under)
2pm BMX Open (21 and under)
8.07.09Dylan Smith's butt on the cover of Soul Magazine! If you are looking for the new issue of Soul BMX Magazine, just look for Dylan Smith's butt on the news stand. Dylan scored a cover shot by doing a tireslide on a curb and splashing water all over Hadrien Picard's very expensive camera. The issue also includes the VANS DVD of 2 big tours : Wheels of Rock and Let It Ride. Check out more...
8.06.09Vans Team Meet & Greet @ Portland Vans Store Drop by the Vans store at Lloyd Center in Portland, OR on Wednesday, August 12th @ 6:30PM to meet pros from the Vans Team. Bucky Lasek, Ryan Guettler, Alex Perelson, Cory Nastazio and More will be signing autographs. There will also be a limited edition T-shirt for the first 100 people in line. Tons of Vans giveaways while supplies last...don't miss it!
Vans Store
Lloyd Center
920 Lloyd Center
Portland, OR 97232
503-284-4465
8.04.09Ty Morrow Wins Silver Medal And Cash Money
Ty Morrow was able to wake up in time to compete in X Games BMX Street finals, and it's a good thing he did because he had a silver medal waiting for him at the end of the day. Ty dropped some bombs like a 360 to oppo 360 off the big ledge, a giant 180 down the big set and was all-around the steeziest dude on the course. Rocking Vans helps because the judges were taking points away for the rat's nest in his hair. Congratulations Ty, now go ice down your wrists, that last session looks like it hurt! Also, don't forget to check out the vid...
7.31.09Vans BMX Dominates Podium At X Games 15 Vans BMX took park riding to a whole new level at X Games 15 and put all waffle soles on the podium. It would be Scotty Cranmer walking away with the gold, Diogo Canina with the silver and top qualifier Gary Young with the Bronze. It was quite an exciting contest to watch, with an amazing course design by Nate Wessel and non-stop action format. Highlights included a backflip double tailwhip from Cranmer and a huge flair over the cradle gap. Diogo was hitting the flair as well and whipped out a crazy 360 backflip step-up out of the mini-ramp section. Gary was going every direction, jumping in and out of the pool bowl and gapping out of bowl at Mach 10 speeds.Ê Guettler, who had won the ASA Triples Contest the night before was spinning 720s all over the course and looked like he would get on the podium too, but when the dust settled it was Scotty Diogo and Gary.
7.31.09Josh Harrington Video on Bnqt.com Josh is back from the winter hibernation. The VX1000 has it's heads cleaned and footy is being clocked for his next vid, Still Searchin. Check out this edit on Bnqt by Tony Ennis.
7.31.09Gary Young Qualifies First In X Games 15
Gary Young qualified first in X Games Park on Thursday afternoon. The juicy one the hell out of the course with crazy transfers, high speed line, a loop in the cradle and his hair is out of control. Sham Wow and Smart Mop will have to team up to clean up tomorrow's mess. This is nuts. Gary, Chase Hawk, Scotty Cranmer, Ryan Guettler, and Diogo Canina all made the cut so put your Vans on and watch the madness on ESPN.
7.31.09Morrow Qualifies For Finals In Street Congrats to Vans team rider Tyler Morrow who qualified a few hours ago for tomorrow's finals in Street. Good luck Ty!
7.30.09Guettler Wins Group 1 Of ASA Box Jump Contest Ryan Guettler wins Group 1 last night at the ASA Box Jump Contest and is $1,000 richer for the win. He advances to the Friday night final.
7.29.09Vans Athletes Going For Gold @ X Games 15 Watch the best athletes in the world going for gold and some serious cash at this years 15th Annual X Games going down tomorrow through Sunday in the City of Angels. Catch all the action on ESPN, ESPN 2 and ABC, or if you can, cruise down and see for yourself. You will be able to catch your favorite Vans athletes in action first hand all weekend long. Make sure you check out the list below to see who was invited, and don't miss a minute of the action!
BMX Freestyle Park: Ryan Guettler, Chase Hawk, Colin Mackay, Scotty Cranmer, Alistair Whitton, Gary Young, Mark Webb, Josh Perry, Diogo Canina
BMX Freestyle Street: Sean Sexton, Tyler Morrow
BMX Freestyle Vert: Dennis McCoy, Tim Wood, Francisco Zurito 'Coco'
7.29.09List for park finals Want to know the Park heats for X-Games goin down right now? Check it.
7.28.09Colin's In For Park At X-Games This just in from TM Bad Boy Badders himself... Mirra pulled out of Park at the X-Games so our boy Colin Mackay is in! Show 'em what you're made of.
7.28.09Nastazio On Good Day LA For all you local Cali residents, check out Nasty on Good Day LA tomorrow morning at 8am.
7.27.09Guettler In New/Old Vans Racing Uniform Guettler is in town for the US Open of Surfing and pulled an old school Vans BMX Racing kit to ride practice in! Look for more of this kit in the future!
7.27.09Guettler Rocks Huntington Beach!
Ryan Guettler took home big win this weekend at the BMX Park Contest adjacent to the US Open of surfing in Huntington Beach. While double overhead waves were crashing down 50 yards away, Guettler was putting together one of the best contest runs of his career. Ryan had solid qualifying runs in the three days prior and brought out the big guns during the finals. Ryan's highlights included a double backflip right off the bat and stuck a flair tailwhip, flair 1-footed x-up. Guettler walked away with $10,000 and some crazy water proof cell phone with 3 months free service. He asked, " Can I call Australia for free?!"
7.24.09Cory Nastazio, TJ Ellis and Luke Parslow On "The Daily Habit" Tonight He's often emulated and rarely replicated - Vans BMX Team rider Cory Nastazio hits the Habit tonight on FUEL TV at 6pm PT. Cory never tavels alone, so he brought along teammates TJ Ellis and Luke Parslow to join in on the show. This show will be anything but boring so don't forget to tune in!
7.23.09Vans BMX Camp In FL If you're not at the Vans BMX Camp in Orlando, you're missin out. Check out Colin Mackay and Jaie Toohey showing the kids how to boost a quarter and Alistair Whitton riding with the kids. Also watch Thomas Braley in the Bunny Hop contest.
7.22.09 X-Games Practice Started Monday, July 20 Ryan Guettler and Chase Hawk cruising around the course and Diogo Canina taking a break.
7.22.09Gary Young's new frame from Macneil If you ride BMX, you know that every bike rides a little bit different. Gary has had some sweet bike in the past, but his new Macneil is straight pimpin. Here are eleven reasons this frame kicks ass.
1. Small diameter top and downtube
2. Removable Brake mounts
3. Removable Gyro tabs
4. Integrated Headset
5. Spanish BB
6. Micro dropouts
7. Heat treated BB, Dropouts and Headtube
8. Full 4130 Sanko Japanese tubing
9. Integrated seatclamp
10. Clearance for large tires
11. Gary is friendly to garibaldi fish
7.22.09Josh Harrington shredding the Rockies Josh Harrington has been out in the Denver area for the last week on the start of his new video Still Searching, a follow-up to his NORA Cup award-winning video End Search. Josh has been riding with Ty Morrow and Rob Darden at a bunch of amazing street spots and just wrapped up a still photo for his next Vans Bmx print ad. Look for those steezy Dunbars with the purple laces and you'll get an idea of how gnarly this video is going to be. Josh is headed to Huntington Beach tomorrow for a contest on the beach and will be chilling in LA during X Games.
7.16.09Josh and Ty Rocky Mountain High Josh, Ty and myself are headed out to Colorado for the next week to shoot some Vans ads and get started filming on Josh's next video. It looks like rain for the next week so you can be sure that the rental van will be way over on mileage as we try to dodge some gnarly weather and get some clips. Tony Ennis is behind the lens so you know the footage is going to be CRISPY.
-Justin
7.16.09Scotty Cranmer Is Back In The House After coming off a huge spill breaking his foot in five different places while riding at his home park, Vans BMX Team rider Scotty Cranmer is all about staying healthy this year and finishing the season. Look out for Scotty at the upcoming X-Games where he'll be competing in Superpark. As for now, check out some footy of Scotty's ripping hsi backyard ramps and enter for your chance to win Scotty's Get-Up, including his endorsed colorway of the Vans Tolan X2 MU, autographed gear and more!
7.14.09Coco Zurita 3rd Place at Worlds and Mag Cover
Pretty much everyone was in Germany this weekend for the BMX World Championships.
Coco Zurita scored a cover on some German Mag called Coolibri and then went on to get on the vert Podium! Congrats Coco!
7.13.09Alistair Whitton Interview On BMXUnion Check out and interview with Alistair on BMXunion.com. Talking about breaking his hand, riding dirt bikes and moving to Cali in the future.
7.10.09Vans Wheels of Rock Tour DVD Teaser Watch Alistair go kiteboating, and Ben Hennon smash his leg through a wallride. France looks fun. If you just can't wait, check out all the vids online now or on iTunes!
7.9.09Jaie Toohey Check out a cool little interview with Jaie Toohey talking about riding in the Dew tour and looking up to Ryan Guettler. It looks like a lot of this footage was shot in one day which means "Jaie Aint Scared." Also, wait for that fakie front flip in the mini ramp. Boom!
7.9.09The Default List With Scotty Cranmer *Exclusive interview for Vans
By Kosman
We all have our default people, places and things.
Stuff we can count on to get the job done.
Something we can trust to deliver, every time.
It's "The Default List" with Scotty Cranmer.
DEFAULT BIKE SHOP:
My shop or Staff Bike Shop. I am really lucky to have my own and to have the best bmx mailorder so local. They always got the goods and both shops have great people on call.
DEFAULT PIZZA PLACE:
Definitely Knockout pizza. One of my longtime best friends owns the place and it is goooood! If you're ever in the Lakewood/Brick NJ area check them out!
DEFAULT SANDWICH SHOP:
Jersey Mike's in Howell, NJ. I became a super-local there. I know all of the guys and they are all funny dudes! I'm a #9 kind of guy.
DEFAULT CAR TO TAKE TO THE AIRPORT:
My old Honda Civic for sure. I used to leave the keys in the car with the doors unlocked and she was always there when i got back! Don't leave an Escalade at Newark Airport unless you don't like your iPod and just about anything else valuable inside.
DEFAULT CAR TO TAKE ON A DATE:
My Mitsubishi Evo. It may be bumpy as hell and ridiculously loud, but she's reliable and doesn't get an unbelievable amount of attention like the GTRs. The Nissan Skylines are second date cars!
DEFAULT BIKE TO RIDE STREET:
Definitely the brakeless bike, it just feels right!
DEFAULT TRICK TO DO WITH 5 SECONDS LEFT ON THE CLOCK: The good old frontflip no-hander it takes the least amount of energy and is pretty predictable.
DEFAULT DRINK IN THE FRIDGE:
It's all about the purple Monster!
DEFAULT SONG ON YOUR iPOD TO GET YOU PUMPED: Any Jack's Mannequin song but drop out ( the so unknown ) by them will do the trick.
DEFAULT VIDEO GAME:
Call Of Duty 5 for Playstation3. I'm franchisekiller1. Come say what's up!
DEFAULT SHOES TO RIDE IN:
Right now its the Vans Tolan, they feel real proper and I can't get out of them! Sometimes I sleep in them!
DEFAULT PERSON YOU CALL TO CURE YOUR BOREDOM:
Cory Berglar, my cousin Buzzy or Glenn. They're all good guys and we always find something to do!
7.8.09Nasty's Backyard Jam Presented By Vans And Rockstar All the boys are riding in this one. Nasty, Parslow, TJ Ellis, Josh Stead. when the sun went down the busted out the lights and kept on flipping and whipping. Chris Gentry even raps. Can't beat that.
7.2.09Coco Gets His Shred On In Las Vegas This cat isn't just a one-trick, vert pony. In this Vital video with Coco Zurita shreds the Anthem Skatepark in Sin City. Check it out!
7.2.09Pics from Dew Tour!
Check out Jaie Toohey, Josh Harrington, Ryan Guettler, Nasty and more of the team guys from this last weekends' contest at the Dew Tour in Chicago. Thanks for the photos Colin Mackay!
7.1.09Chase Hawk Is All About Trails Check out this Chase Hawk teaser with him talking about all the trails he wants to ride for his part in the much anticipated Stay Fit video. This boy can flow. Water is going to be jealous when this section drops at Interbike in a couple months.
6.26.09More Team Rider X Game Contenders As we've mentioned before Vans team riders made the cut for the upcoming X Games! Guttler, Web and Perry have been added to the final list of badasses. Congrats guys and good luck!
Superpark:
Ryan Guttler
Mark Webb
Josh Perry
Chase Hawk
Scotty Cranmer
Gary Young
Alistair Whitton
Diogo Canina
Vert:
Dennis McCoy
Street:
Sean Sexton
Ty Morrow
6.25.09Harrington First in Open Qualifying a Dew It seems like Josh would have had a pass to skip qualifiers this year, but for some reason he didn't. So he had to come out and show all the flippers and whippers what real park riding is like and finished first. Check out Josh's gap to downside grind in this highlight reel from Ridemx.com.
Park Open Qualifying Results:
1. Josh Harrington - 90.00
2. Brandon Dosch - 89.25
3. Will Thompson - 89.13
4. Josh Perry - 88.63
5. Brett Bansiewicz - 88.50
6. Mark Webb - 87.75
7. Andrew Buckworth - 86.00
8. Harry Main - 84.75
9. Dave Dillewaard - 84.63
10. Pat "Big Daddy" Laughlin - 84.638
11. Glenn Salyers - 84.25
12. Jeremiah Smith - 84.00
13. Jaie Toohey - 83.88
6.25.09TJ Ellis Featured On "The Daily Habit" Today FUEL TV welcomes the winner of Ryan Nyquist's 2009 "Warrior of Wood" BMX contest, TJ Ellis. TJ takes us through the highlights of his recent podiums and his rise to success on the BMX dirt scene. Watch it tonight @ 6pm PT.
6.24.09Nasty, Parlsow and TJ prep for Chicago We were up in Tehachapi filming with Cory Nastazio, Luke Parslow and TJ Ellis as they did a little training in the wind and riding Nasty's massive dirt jumps. Check out the photo of that gigantic hip jump. Practically the whole team will be at this first All BMX Dew Tour stop in Chicago so be sure to check back for updates on all the mayhem.
6.17.09Ride UK # 129 - Ty Morrow
10 page interview in the newest Ride UK, yep it belongs to team rider Ty Morrow! Congrats Ty!
6.16.09Josh Harrington <3' Disc Golf Check out Josh's Take 5 on the Premium site. He loves living that Greenville life.
Fast Food and fast cars.
6.15.09Ryan Guettler, Cory Nastazio & More @ Chicago Vans Store Pros from the Vans BMX Team Ryan Guettler, Cory Nastazio, Colin Mackay, Alistair Whitton, Luke Parslow and Jaie Toohey will be stopping by the Vans Store at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL on Wednesday, June 24 @ 6:30PM. First 100 people to show up will receive a limited edition Vans T-shirt! There will be autographs, prizes and more while supplies last.
Vans
Woodfield Mall
F324 Woodfield Mall
Schaumburg, IL 60173
847-995-8642
6.15.09Nasty's Whip When he isn't rally racing his Volkswagen to and from Woodward Camp, Cory Nastazio is flipping his Haro Convert at trails. Check out his new bike over at the Haro site:
6.15.09Vans Clips Check out the footy of Ty Morrow, Dylan Smith, Kym Grosser who went on Vans Let It Ride. Also Ryan Guettler, Alistair Whitton were also at FISE!
6.12.09Gary Young featured in French BMX Magazine Gary Young as a cool 9-page feature in the new Soul BMX Experience Magazine out of France.
Lots of classic San Diego spots and some really nice photography by Hadrien Picard.
Somehow Gary has been hurt for 4 months and is still getting interviews. Do work.
6.12.09Check In With Colin Mackay Vans BMX Team rider Colin Mackay has been traveling all over the world lately, 40,000 flight miles in the last month (like I said, he's traveling a lot). So when we got our hands on some footy of him riding at his local park in Greenville and friend/Vans teammate, Ryan Guettler's backyard, we definitely had to share it with you all! Watch his shred fest, hear about Colin's favorite Vans shoe and even enter for your chance to win some of his other favorite things! Enjoy...
6.11.09Winner Of Guettler's Gear Contest! A big shout out to Sean from Illinois who was the Grandprize winner of May's Guettler's Gear Sweepstakes! Included in Sean's prize pack is Ryan Guettler Signature: Vans Whip 2 shoe, Pro-tec helmet, Mirraco frame, Colony; bars, forks, stem and sprocket and Vans gear! Look out for more contests and you could be the next months lucky winner!
6.09.09 Gary Young Peg-o-Vision Watch Gary Young shred the Clairmont skatepark and break the peg cam when he bails on a fufnau!
6.01.09TJ Ellis Wins Again! Warriors Of Wood Champ! Over the weekend Ryan Nyquist held the first annual Warriors of Wood Contest in San Jose, CA with a never-before-seen course of four, consecutive box jumps. No big deal you think? Well, there were no tops on them, just four massive wood gaps with no room for error.ÊTJ Ellis has been killing it at the ASA contests this spring and it's no fluke that he won this contest too! "It was gnarly, super crazy and hard to ride, but I won!" - TJ Ellis
5.29.09Video Footy From BMX Vans Am Contest Check out more sick riding from the BMX Vans Am Contest that went down in Orange County not too long ago.
5.28.09Gary Young's Hot Whip Gary Young's BMW Z3 M Coupe made ESPN's Hottest Whips list. Check out the gallery!
5.28.09Let It Ride Euro Tour-Contest-Event Vans US BMX team sent 3 flow team riders; Ty Morrow, Dylan Smith and Kym Grosser to Euro for the "Let It Ride" Tour. The four teams (UK, France, Germany and the European collective) are getting ready to set out on their BMX adventure on May 27th. The final destination is the same for each of them but the route they take is the individual and important part.
Nine days later they will be reunited on June 4th in Belgium, where the videographers will have 1 day to edit the footage gained during the tour and pack it into a 5 min long movie. Those four edits will be entered into the video contest premiering on June 6th at the Alcatraz youth club at 10pm where the crowd will get their chance to vote for their favourite. There will be the photo exhibition showcasing 12 of the best shots from of the tourthe crowd can vote for their favourite two pictures.
On June 6th, Vans Let it Ride has created a big buzz on the Belgium scene and the bowl in Kortrijk, known for it's crazy lines and unique options, is waiting to ridden and chance of claiming a slice of the 10,000 euro prize purse.
5.27.09TJ Ellis And Ryan Guettler Win Fise Dirt! It's been pretty quiet in the states for the past couple weeks with all the pros riding the FISE contest in France. We have good news to report with Vans BMX Team riders TJ Ellis and Ryan Guettler taking 1st and 2nd in BMX Pro Dirt! Check out a video from the park comp featuring Vans riders like Ryan Guettler, Alessandro Barbero and Mark Webb. Watch for Webby's 720 decade about halfway through, amazing. Congrats guys!
5.27.09Coco Zurita's Competition Run Down
This last weekend was the ASA Action Sports World Tour, which took place in Cincinnati, Ohio. Coco gave us a run down on the comp...
"It was amazing, we stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge, where we got to enjoy their amazing in door water park, it was a blast, and the contest was only half mile down the road from the hotel, right inside the Kings Island park,
after prelims, we hit all the rides and roller coasters.
On prelims I qualified 7th place, with my first run and on Sunday for finals, some heavy hitters made up the final round. Riders like Chad Kagy, Simon Tabron, Jay Eggleston, Jimmy Walker, Steve McCann, Tom Stober, Jorge Jovel, John Parker and Koji Kraft. I got a really good first run together which placed me in the top 3, after the hole loop of riders when trough, I ended up 5th. I couldn't put together a good second run, so I stayed with that 5th place which for me is really good. I had a lot of fun, and am healthy too, this is the first comp of the year so there is plenty more to shred, enjoy the pics."
5.22.09Vans Riders Make X Games Cut! Big ramps for lots of stunts. The X Games hype is starting up again and our guys are on the extreme radar. Check out the first round on invites:
Superpark:
Chase Hawk
Scotty Cranmer
Gary Young
Alistair Whitton
Diogo Canina
5.18.09Ali Update: Tour is over, headed to FISE
"Well the WHEELS OF ROCK BMX AND MUSIC TOUR is over, we ended the trip in Troys at a concrete bowl with big dirt jumps on the side. The two French kids rode and got 2nd and 3rd in the bowl jam. Mackay and myself rode the dirt jumps but it was raining the whole time and a bit weird. Bibi showed up and did a sweet nac-nac seat grab on the biggest jump.
The bands played in a gymnasium down the road and they had a flatland vs break-dance OFF; it was amazing. Some 19 year old world champ flatlander did some of the most amazing things I've ever seen in my life on a bike. Unreal. Well, were chilling in Lyon for a few days then going to the Fise contest."
-Alistair Whitton
5.15.09Ty Morrow Interview on RideukBMX.com So Ty Morrow just turned 19. We are guessing he was a panther in his past life because his contemporary street prowess is beyond that of any other 19yr old we've seen.
Welcome to the dream.
5.15.09Wheels Of Rock Tour Footy! Colin Mackay and Alistair Whitton are still on the road in France as part of the Wheels of Rock Tour. These bad boys having been chargin it ever since they got there, which means...tons of footy! Also see how you could be rockin out in a checkerboard Vans guitar!
5.14.09Guettler Interview And Gear Givaway Australian hellman and Vans BMX Team rider Ryan Guettler gives us an insight to his newly designed signature shoe "Whip 2" and shreds Mirra's warehouse and his own backyard set up. After you peep the video, don't forget to enter to win signature Guettler Gear including; shoes, Mirraco frame, Colony bike parts and more!
5.14.09Castles, Moats And BMX. Update From Ali!
"Just finished a demo in Nates, FRA. It was the best one yet because they had the bands playing while we rode, so it was epic. We rode around town and found this spot. The town is really old and it has a castle with a moat. Long drive tonight.
-Ali
5.13.09Robbie Morales; Dig's Top 5 Legends "We all have legends and influences, so this week we thought we'd find out who are the legends of some people who've been around for a little while." -Dig Magazine
Go ahead and read all about Rob-o and his place in BMX history.
5.07.09Vans Wheels of Rock Tour; Day 1. Ali and Colin From Alistair: Me and Mackay just landed in France. We had a 8 hour layover in Paris so we went to the Eiffel Tower. Then we flew to Lyon and our bags never made it. So let's hope they come soon, we have a demo tomorrow! Check out www.vanswheelsofrock.com where they will upload news and videos footage. We will keep you updated here for iPhone uploads from the US ridaz!
VANS are sold in the Navy Exchange Supermarket on base, and some Skaters and Bikers on the team were invited to be involved with the customer appreciation weekend. Bucky Lasek, Omar Hussan, Josh Boarden were the Skaters, and Scotty Cramner, Ryan Guettler, Coco Zurita, Michael Steingrabber and I were the Bikers.
The first 2 days were spent visiting some Elementary (or Primary) Schools on the bases and getting tours of the Aircraft Hangers and the George Washington Aircraft Carrier. The Schools we visited had around 300 kids and we did a demo on flat ground on the Basketball Court, but we usually found something to use to bunny-hop over. The kids got so pumped at any trick, so it made the experience fun.
Saturday the 2nd May was the main day for the Customer Appreciation event. We got to do 2 demos on ramps the Nate Wessel built for us. Box jump and ¼ set up. The ramps were dialed, but strong winds were a little tough. We managed to get 2 demo’s done and showed the kids a little more than some flat ground moves from the days before…
Straight after the massive autograph session we packed up and got the train to Tokyo, 12 of us from VANS, our entire luggage going on public transport was a mission. We arrived in Shibuya, Tokyo after 1 and a half hours and checked into one of the nicer hotels in the area.
Shibuya can be somewhat compared to Times Square in NYC, Its got all the shopping, electronic bill-boards, and people you could fit in one area. We took a day trip to the markets and to an electronics shopping district and we got to go to a Karaoke bar with my good mate Shoe-G (from Tokyo) were he set the place on fire with “Welcome to the Jungle”.
Japan was a great trip; it was fun mixing with the Skaters on the team and session together at the school, on the ramps and at the bar. We had no problems at all getting around, 90% of stuff has English written underneath the Japanese. Everywhere we went was super clean, and the people were real polite.
I have to thank VANS once again for an amazing trip…"
Colin Mackay
5.06.09Ty Morrow video Vans Team Rider Ty Morrow went to England to film a video part for his new bike sponsor Federal. Check it out, SICK!!!!!!
5.05.09Livin' In The Moment With Sean Sexton Check the new June issue of Ride BMX for Vans team rider Sean Sexton's eight page interview. Since Sean's has been sharing a pad with Vans teammate Chase Hawk, (one can only imagine what a disater that is) he still has time to hit the trails and remember every movie quote, "especially if it's hood."
5.05.09Ryan Guettler's Update From Japan "Sup Blokes,
Im sitting at LAX airport waiting to fly to Greenville, I was just in Japan for the last week. I had to do a Vans demo for the US military with Colin Mackay, Bucky, Coco, Scotty and Josh. It turned out being really fun, there was a crazy flu scare so the plane ride was abit scary but we got there safe. Nate Weassl built a sweet set up with a 10-foot box, which was rad. The demos went really good every one was riding well and the troops seemed to love it but there were a lot of calls for the ÒBACKIE.Ó There was a Vans filmier so keep and eye out for a podcast from Vans. We got to go around and look at the jets, aircraft carrier and some subs, really crazy to see in person SO big. After 4 days of demos we got 2 days off so we split to Tokyo and did some shopping and sight seeing. I brought some weird gadgets that you will only find in Japan, one is the little cube sound box for ipod the size of a bottle cap but super loud. Also got a watch that took me about an hour to read the time but looks sick hahaha. Tokyo is like another planet, every one is like 4 foot and no English at all so it was hard to get a jack and coke. They also don't like tattoos so I stood out real bad we would get on the train and I'd see people whispering or just straight up point at me pretty crazy so I got a long sleeve t-shirt. Its good to be almost home. I'm going to finish up the web edit on the backyard ramps and start building up a new bike.
I donÕt want to see any sushi for a while haha
Talk soon guys
ryan"
5.05.09Ty Morrow Federal Edit = Bananas How long can Ty Morrow keep the bangers coming? Now he is cranking out the goodies overseas for his new frame sponsor Federal Bikes. Ty's hair is long, his hops are high, and he definitely does a toothhanger on a flat rail much taller than Gary Coleman. Believe it!
5.01.09Ali's New whip! At least he'd like you to think it's new, check out Alistair Whitton's new truck paint job on the Macneil site.
4.29.09BMX Am Contest Recap @ The Block It was Saturday night and skate sessions were cancelled at The Block to make room for the Vans BMX Invasion Am Contest. Some insane riding went down on Saturday, April 25 making things tough for guest judges Cory Nastazio, Colin Mackay and Gary Young. The mezzanine was packed with a crowd for the whole evening and everyone went home with a story of their favorite run. Check out the results, video and photos.
4.28.09Vans UK's Webb Unleashes New Combos Our UK brethren Mark Webb just dropped an insane Youtube vid this weekend. Be ready to push rewind for a could of these clips. Still loving the techno.
4.27.09Guettler Takes ASA Action Sports World Tour Title! The ASA Action Sports World Tour Big Air BMX Triples contest went down in Minneapolis this past weekend. None other than Vans BMX Team rider Ryan Guettler came back with the win followed by Vans flow rider TJ Ellis. The competition was intense and but Ryan pulled off the win with his 1080 to double tailwhip-Congrats Ryan!
4.27.09Scotty Cranmer Tokyo Drift We've been filming in New Jersey all week with Scotty Cranmer for some upcoming Vans ads and web vids. Here is an outtake of Scotty after sliding 15ft through the mud on his back. Good thing he was wearing a white shirt that day. More to come from this kid. Stay tuned for some "home turf" footage dropping next month.
4.27.09Checkin' In With Our Man, Colin Mackay! "Hows it goin,
Here is the video from the week in Australia. Im judging an Vans Am comp in Orange this weekend, Japan next week. France roadtrip after that! Living in Airports and on planes!
Hope all is well, Colin"
4.22.09Vans BMX Invasion 2 Contest Footy The Vans BMX Invasion 2 Am Contest went down a few weeks ago in Orlando. With plenty of entrants, good footy was sure to take place. So what are you waiting for...? Check it and watch out for the few gnarly falls at the beginning!
4.20.09Red, White And Black: Guettler's New Ride Check out Ryan's new bike he just put together. Rumor has it that Ryan will have some matching Vans shoes to go with this new color scheme for this year. Check it out now on the Mirraco site.
4.20.09Gary Young Interview On Dig! Check out recent interview with Gary Young about mastering Mario Kart on Wii and not shaving for 3 months.
4.14.09Sean Sexton's Bike Check out Sean Sexton's bike and all of his cherry parts on the Ride site. Austin, TX represent!
4.9.09 Ryan Guettler New Ramp Add On's "Whats up guys,
As you know I've been crazy building more on to the ramp, well here's a few pics, I just got done painting it today. I still need to paint the other side tomorrow so I'll send more photos again.
In one of the photos you can see my new bike is real sweet, so I'll do a bike check in the next few days. Other then that just been riding hard and have about another week before the Germany T-Mobile comp, then on the Japan then France. I'll be taking a video cam and my digi cam to keep updates while on the road. Talk soon -Ryan"
4.6.09Italian Vans Rider shreds Street In Rome Check out this reel of Alessandro Barbero shredding some awesome street hip in Rome to a super weird dance beat soundtrack. Gotta love the Euros!
4.3.09Ty Morrow brings the heat on the NC streets! As if you needed another reminder that Ty Morrow rules. Brakeless manuals to whips all day. Buckle up for that last clip, it's a doozey.
4.1.09Gary Young Vancouver Clips From Macneil Gary maybe chilling hard for the next couple months with two healing knees, but that doesn't mean he can't shred hard on the internet! Check it out thanks to Macneil.
3.31.09More With Dave Osato Dave's been working on a welding/fabrication job for the 2010 Winter Olympics. He's been building the stand that will hold the torch at each check point as it comes through the city. The weathers still sh.. in Vancouver, so he's been stoked to stay busy. Spring is around the corner and he's hoping/ waiting for the sun to come out and dry up the streets. From demolitionparts.com
3.31.09New Dave Osato Ad For Demolition Check out this new Demolition ad of Dave Osato nosepicking that wobbly fence! Check it out in the new issue of Ride UK magazine.
3.31.09To The Brim, Guettler Packs Another Ramp Into His Backyard Set-up
Looks like there is a new addition to Ryan Guettler's backyard mini-ramp. Ryan added a box jump to the side of the spine for some more pop. It didn't look like there was room to build anything else until he didn't some tree pruning and the rest is history. Thanks to Colin Mackay for the photo.
3.30.09Vote For Brener! I just entered Brener in the Great American Photo Contest. The baby with most votes this month wins $2,500 (that could be a nice amount to put away now for college!!). Please do me a big favor and click on this link and vote for Brener. It takes a minute. Only a few days left to vote! I really appreciate it, and so does Brener. Thanks in advance. You can vote everyday too!
Sincerely,
Lindsay Whitton
3.20.09First-Ever Vans Book Gears Up For Launch It's been talked about for many years and now is finally coming to life. Vans will release its first-ever book this June, featuring 20-some-odd stories that collectively tell the story of the brand: from Rowley to Warped Tour, from Customs to Joel Tudor, from Alva and Cab to artist collabs. The book is 208 pages in hardback, with more than 350 full-color photos, and published by Abrams, world renowned for high quality pop culture books. Vans will be rolling out lots of bonus content and book info between now and the first week of June, all of which can be tracked at www.vans.com/vansbook, including pre-order details that will allow you to take early delivery.
3.16.09Gary Young Photo Gallery On Defgrip! The iPhone has certainly consumed many people's lives. But it has put a really awesome camera in the hands of people that normally wouldn't carry one with them. Gary put together a random iPhone gallery for his boys at Defgrip. Check it out.
3.16.09Ali Whitton And Gary Young Updates On Macneil So Ali and Gary both ride for Macneil bikes, based up in Vancouver, Canada and the canucks finally gave the website a face lift with new photos and bios. Both guys have some interesting stuff on their Mad Libs style bios. Start with Alistair's....
3.12.09Scotty Cranmer's bike shop slideshow online video When you are Scotty Cranmer, you don't order bike parts online. You just buy the whole bike shop. Here is a behind the scenes look at the shop that Scotty owns and the people that work there. Lots of history mixed in with vintage bike parts galore.
3.11.09 Old Skool With Mackay The quicker you get there, the sooner your ride is over. Slow down and enjoy the ride.
3.3.09Vans BMX Invasion 2 Am Contest Orlando The Vans BMX Invasion Contest is back for Spring Break! Vans Skatepark Orlando will be hosting the contest on Friday, April 3rd. Guest judges include Vans BMX team riders Ryan Guettler & Josh Harrington...Catfish will also be back in town to MC.
Please see the details below and note that skate sessions will be cancelled...
Registration Fees
Members: $10
Non-Members: $15
(both include day pass)
Winner from each division gets a pass to ride at Vans Skatepark for 1 year, sponsor prize pack and a 1st place trophy.
2nd and 3rd place in each division will win sponsor prize packs.
THE REST OF THE COURSE WILL BE OPEN TO BMX RIDERS ONLY FROM 2PM - 10PM EVEN IF YOU DO NOT COMPETE...SKATE SESSIONS CANCELED!
3.3.09 A "Whats Up" From Ryan Guettler
It's been awhile... I've been chillin in the sun in Australia. Was such a fun time but now I'm in CA again. I'll be out here for 9 days going to hit up the trails and even go see most the sponsors like Mirraco and Vans shoes. I'll be filming a day in the life type thing with Vans showing everyone how we make and design a Vans Whip 2, so look for the video soon. Also while I'm out here, Me, Jerry Badboy Badders and Nasty will be doing a BMX race in Phoenix. Can't wait... This year is going to be fun. I'm going to be going to a lot more comps over seas. 1st will be a Vans road trip with Colin Mackay in a few weeks and it ends up at Fise comp.
talk more soon
ryan
3.2.09Colin Mackay Plays Tennis To A Bowie Soundtrack Check out Colin Mackay's Fat Favorites on fatbmx.com. You'll be glad to know he listens to the Cure and washes it down with iced coffee. So pro.
For those of you who don't know, Gary is commonly referred to as "Juicy" and/or "Gary Busey" when in San Diego county. Word has it that the Juicy man himself is on the way back from Thailand where his main objective was to ride an elephant.
3.2.09Vans Skatepark In Orange, CA Made Weburbanist.com TOP 10 List The WebUrbanist.com put together an odd list of the best skateparks in the world and has random references to inline skating in a few of them. I thought those guys were extinct? Anyway, the Vans Skatepark in Orange made the Top 10 Best Skateparks in the World List so at least they got one thing right.
3.2.09Alistair Whitton Back On His Bike Like He Never Left Solid skatepark edit with Ali Whitton with some motocross and parking lot powerslides mixed in for good measure. Check out the last clip, superman to manual in this Vitalbmx.com video. Smooth.
2.25.09Never Before Seen Nasty Footy! Check out what Cory Nastazio's been up to with his new bike sponsor- Haro Bikes! Cory's been busy filming and riding for the last month- Enough said, now watch the video!
2.24.09Fatherhood Update From Alistair We got this e-mail from Alistair regarding his new position as "father" in the Whitton home.
"Brener, son of Alistair.
8.13lbs 20inch
Born on Feb 21st at 11:50am.
Lindsay had a long weekend at the hospital but everything
went to plan and he is now at home being AMAZING.
I can't believe I am a daddy."
2.23.09Welcome To The World - Alistair's New Baby Boy Congrats to Alistair and Lindz who had their first baby boy this past weekend. Brener is "out and chillin!" Watch out girls....
2.19.09Josh Harrington Update "I've been home in Greenville shredding the parks here and waiting for this crappy weather to be over and get outside more. I hurt my lower back a bit and have trying get that to heal up. I hate doctors but I'm to the point that i might hit the chiropractor a few times and try to get lined back up. I'm waiting for an updated version of my frame to come in and cant wait to shred on a new whip. Now go out and ride yours." - Josh Harrington; Haro BMX
2.19.09Gary Young sets sail for Thailand Gary got a last minute invite to go to Thailand for a filming trip with Walter Peringer from Props video magazine and some photos will probably end up in Dig or Ride UK magazines. Gary will head out next week and will be shredding in San Diego until he takes off. Here is a shot of Gary from last night at the skatepark during a filming session.
2.17.09Alistair Whitton Is 28 Ali turned 28 last week. He's managed to not kill himself while stunting for 28 years. And he is a miracle of modern fashion. Congrats Champ!
2.17.09Ty Morrow interview on Fatbmx.com He hates all airlines and loves the Johnny Layton mids. Here is Ty Morrow with a "Favorites Interview" on Fatbmx.com
2.17.09Ryan Guettler Vans Ad Video Check out the footage of Ryan Guettler's grizz air that he filmed at Home Ave ditch in San Diego. Ryan was flairing and whipping this quarter, but when he started tweaking these grizz airs, we knew this was the one for the magazine. Check out the print ad in the new issue of Ride magazine.
2.16.09Cranmer's Basement Bunker Here is a little video I put together of Scotty Cranmer showing some of his friends the paintball bunker he built in his unfinished basement.
2.12.09Mark Webb Video, Bangers In The UK Mark Webb rides for our squad across the pond and completely shuts down this mini ramp in 3 minutes and 14 seconds. Flair to Luc-e stall to 270 out.
2.12.09Vans Team In Estonia Here's a nice clip of the Vans US and EU BMX Team shredding at Simpel Session '09 in Estonia.
2.09.09Gary Young Desktop Wallpaper on Ride BMX Go download your free desktop wallpaper of a sweet Gary Young 360 invert at ridebmx.com.Has Gary betrayed San Diego with this invert and not a true-blue tabletop? This was shot in Orange County so technically he was in limbo at the time this move was executed. Get yours now!
2.09.09Bad Boy Badders With The Comeback! The weekend we've all been waiting for has finally come this past weekend in Lake Perris where Vans Team Manager Bad Boy Badders made his comeback to racing. Although the track was super muddy, he showed us all what he was made of with a few tricks up his sleeve. Be on the lookout in a few weeks when Bad Boy returns with a vengeance at the next race in Phx. Check out this must see video of one of his races! (He's rockin the red/ white Vans jersey)
2.06.09Vans BMX Dunbar 3 Sweepstakes! Once upon a time Vans BMX Team riders Josh Harrington, Alistair Whitton, Gary Young and Chase Hawk took over an abandon school in the middle of nowhere in Kansas and set up shop for the weekend. They built ramps on the playground and in the auditorium and shredded happily ever after. The end result - a sick ass video! To celebrate, we've put together a stellar sweepstakes where three lucky winners will be the proud owner of a Signature Prize Pack from Gary, Josh or Alistair! The Pack includes their new and used autographed signature bike parts and a pair of the Dunbar 3 kicks endorsed by the guys! You have to enter to win, so what are you waiting for?
2.02.09Dunbar 3 With Josh, Gary and Alistair Sweepstakes Three lucky winners will be the proud owner of a Signature Prize Pack from Vans BMX Team riders Gary Young, Josh Harrington or Alistair Whitton! The Pack includes: new and used autographed signature bike parts and a pair of the Dunbar 3 endorsed by the guys! You have to enter to win, so what are you waiting for?
2.02.09Cranmer's Paintball Mansion If you have ever been to Scotty Cranmer's Skatepark, then you know it's packed with scooters for most of the day. So with after-hours being the best time to ride an empty park, it only makes sens that Scotty would spend the daylight hours playing paintball inside his house.
2.02.09Alistair Whitton Non-Stop Video Production You know the weather has been bad in Greenville if Ali has been buying up video toys like these.
He recently picked up a mini-remote camera that he rigged up to his BMX bike and put together this video from a couple runs in The Unit. You can see him look down into the camera during one of the backflips. What a rockstar.
1.30.09Cam White's Hillside Jam If you're in Aussie land right now, head to Cam White's Hillside Jam including a best trick contest! The event goes down tomorrow Saturday, Jan. 31st and this year is all in aid for the Children's Hospital Foundation Australia. Did I mention there's going to be food, music and the jam is gonna be off the hook?
1.30.09Moto Heads Check out A Day In The Dirt with Alistair Whitton, Stephen Lilly, and Allan Cooke!
1.30.09nastazio on haro Congrats to Cory Nastazio who recently joined the Haro team!
1.26.09The Vans French team shreds Simpel Session on Vimeo If you haven't heard this song by Hole, it was a favorite back in the nineties in the old Props videos. Good to see it resurrected in the edit from the Simpel Sessions in Estonia with the Vans riders from France.
1.23.09Jed Mildon turns it up a notch in this web vid on Diversity BMX Colin Mackay sent me this link to Vans Flow Rider Jed Mildon web video that is pretty nuts. All the footage looks kind of old but I'm sure this is the first time anyone has seen it as one complete video. That backflip at the end it pretty burly. Jed is a Vans flow riders, but he is riding is pro status.
1.23.09Scotty Cranmer web video on Vitalbmx.com Check out this Scotty Cranmer web video that Felt produced for a Vitalbmx.com exclusive. Scotty was supposed to have more riding in the vid but he bruised his heel sooo bad is wouldn't even fit back in his shoe. So instead you get to see him master the Wii and ride the ramp he built inside his living room.
1.21.09Colin Mackay Interview on BMXunion.com "I have a soft spot for San Diego... The beach, the Street Spots and Parks, the lifestyle and hanging with Dennis Enarson, Gary Young and Justin Kosman. "
- Colin Mackay
Sell that house quick and let's party!
1.21.09Ryan Guettler interview in December '08 Issue of 20/20 BMX I don't know how we missed this, but the December '08 issue of Aussie BMX magazine has a pretty cool interview with Ryan Guettler about his photography. If you can get your hands on an issue, check it out.
1.20.09Gary Young and Ty Morrow leave mark at Simpel Session in Estonia! Gary Young took second this weekend at the Simpel Session contest in Talin, Estonia and Ty Morrow won the Red Bull Best Trick Contest with a 540 over the rail gap! Word has it that Gary landed an up-rail manual to tailwhip and mashed out a huge 360 transfer. The whole thing was up on a live webcast last night and you can go back to check out the contest! Congrats to Gary and Ty for kicking ass all over the world. Is it me or has Gary had a pretty awesome year?
1.19.09Vans TWENTY Jam 08 Video Catch up with the Vans French BMX Team and check out one of their most recent events, the Vans TWENTY Jam!
1.19.09 Gary's Trip To Estonia Gary Young sent me these photos from his trip to Estonia. The Toll Dog is pretty awesome.
Vans 'Off the Wall' UK BMX Tour video - Part 7
Wigan/Alans: A chance for the public to meet and hang with the Vans team at the legendary Alans shop, before heading out to ride Mahoneys local park.
Vans 'Off the Wall' UK BMX Tour video - Part 8
London: First stop; The South Bank, followed by a ride through the city with a banging final session at Stockwell park. Featuring Chase Hawk, Sean Sexton, Dylan Smith, Sebastian Keep, Jon Taylor, Ashley Charles, Phil Aller, Niki Croft, Chris Mahoney & Ben Hennon
Hell on Wheels
All Thriller - No Filler. It's Hell on Wheels! 10 days of BMX tour squeezed into 3 minutes and 40 seconds of montage madness featuring Chase Hawk, Sean Sexton, Dylan Smith, Bas Keep, Jon Taylor, Ash Charles, Phil Aller, Niki Croft, Chris Mahoney & Ben Hennon.
1.15.09 Rib Pics Colin Mackay took a rib digger last week while double whipping at the Unit so he took the time to put together a fresh new whip from Haro and Premium. Check out the recent footage Colin edited himself and beware the ramp slo-mo count is sweet as.
12.29.08Scotty Cranmer on Hulu! Check out Scotty Cramer's First Hand episode from Fuel TV on Hulu!
TV on the internet is the cat's meow.
12.22.08Gary Young Shoots A Tabletop On A Toy Camera Check out the spot I did with Gary Young about this tabletop shot on Defgrip. I used a toy camera to capture the shot during a BMX Plus photoshoot.
-Justin
12.22.08 Ryan In Tahiti What up guys-
Just thought I'd let you know what I've been up to lately. Left America on the 11th of Dec. and came to sunny Tahiti to do a demo before going home to Aus. I'm in Tahiti for a week and only have to do a 20 min demo on Sat night- pretty sweet. Been here 4 days and already done so much, found the local trails on the first day, so me and Josh Boatright have been riding them every day. We both got local tats from a guy in a shack on the beach, I got a shark on the foot and Josh got a bird on his arm- pretty funny. Been swimming and kayaking every day straight and I'm sun burnt all over haha. Today we're ment to go shark feeding so I'll take more photos and I'm going to try and edit a video from this trip so I'll send more soon.
-Ryan
12.19.08Merry Christmas from Gary Young Gary sent in these cookies he made and they taste slightly better than vulcanized waffle soles.
12.18.08Video And Pics From Colin's Trip To Indonesia! I just got back from Indonesia, it was a crazy place. The ramps sucked, but the kids were stoked to hang out. I put a video and some pics here on Haro.
Take it easy,
Colin
12.18.08Secret ramp project somewhere in LA...? I got an email from Gary Young saying he was at some secret warehouse in LA shooting photos with movable ramps. Apparently it's for a magazine and that's all he would tell me, besides "It was crazy."
I tried reading some of the stickers on the ramps in the background but couldn't make anything out. Apparently a bunch of big name pros were part of this secret mission.
12.16.08Help Support Stephen Murray's Raffle / Fundraiser By purchasing Vans BMX Team injured rider Stephen Murray's "Stay Strong" merchandise, you will be entered into a contest to win tons of great prizes! The Grand prize winner will receive Vans BMX Team rider Alistair Whitton's personal competition bike and signature helmet, a weeks stay at Camp Woodward, Vans shoes and more! Contest ends in February so there is plenty of time to help out!
12.15.08 Check out the photos from the Vans BMX Team in Texas The Vans BMX Team was in Ft. Worth, San Antonio and Austin, Texas this pass weekend. Riders included: Scotty Cranmer, Cory Nastazio, Luke Parslow, Gary Young, Chase Hawk, Ty Morrow, Sean Sexton and Dylan Smith. The Vans team was signing autographs at Vans Stores and riding in Austin at 9th St and T1. Stay tuned for video coming soon. READ FULL STORY
12.11.08One Day At The Unit Check out a video of Josh Harrington at the Unit in Greensville, NC which is Ryan Nyquist's place.
12.10.08Colin Mackay jet sets to Indo No he's not filming for Point Break 2. Colin Mackay got a paid vacation to Indonesia for a Haro Distributor demo with a bonus 3 days in Bali afterwards. Not bad, eh? If that wasn't good enough, he's got Mike Ish going with him for comical relief. Must be rough. If you're not sure where Indonesia is, check this world map.
12.10.08Guettler and Barbero Mirraco Video on Vimeo Check out this video of Ryan Guettler and Ali Barbero from the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds contest.
Sorry for the nasty ska music!
12.09.08Scotty Cranmer Bike Check on Ridebmx.com! Check out Scotty's bike on Ridebmx.com. Looks like AT did this when Scotty was in town for the Aitken benefit Jam a coupe weeks ago. Didn't know Scotty's Felt frame had built in chain tensioners! Trick!
12.09.08Josh Harrington's End Search Scores Two-Page Spread In Ride Check out the Jan/Feb Issue of Ride Magazine with all the action from the NORA Cup.
Vans team rider Josh Harrington got some love with a two-page spread about his award winning video, End Search. Check it out!
12.04.08Alistair Whitton Joins "The Daily Habit" Tonight Set your alarm to be home by 9pm PT tonight, grab some popcorn and tune into FUEL TV's "The Daily Habit." Vans BMX Team rider Alistair Whitton visits the set and gives insight to his first endorsed Vans shoe, the "Dunbar 3." Hear about his recent trip to Cuba and what's next in the BMX star's life.
12.04.08Congrats Khalen Young Vans BMX flow rider Khalen Young wins ABA #1 Pro Title this past weekend in Oklahoma!
12.02.08Coco lands on the podium in Berlin! Vans vert rider Francisco Coco Zurita took 3rd place this weekend at the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds, Berlin, Germany. Coco has been making the transition from park to vert riding over the last few years and it looks like he is quickly gaining momentum. Last year Coco became the the first vert rider to pull a triple tailwhip in competition and now he is on the podium all over the world. Congrats Coco.
12.01.08 Alistair goes Moto! Check out these shots Colin Mackay sent over from North Carolina of Alistair Whitton ripping up the moto track. And look at all those stickers on his biked. Sponno-ed!
12.01.08Ryan Guettler and Alessandro Barbero in Berlin! Ryan Guettler and Alessandro Barbero were in Berlin for the T-Mobile Extreme Playground street session. The invite only contest has a head to head system. Last night after practice the brackets were drawn. Alessandro Barbero (Italy) is riding against Sebastian Baumelt (Germany) and Ryan Guettler (Australia) is riding against Ben Wallace (UK). See the contest live on www.freecaster.tv.
11.25.08HBO Sports Feature Interview With Stephen Murray Real Sports Correspondent, Mary Carillo talks with BMX Star Stephen Murray about the extraordinary strides he's made in rehabilitation and the setbacks.
11.24.08Colin Mackay In 5 Days Colin just left SoCal after a quick 5 day trip and is off to Indonesia to do a crazy Haro show in a couple weeks. Check out the photos he posted up on the Haro Bikes website:
"I was lucky enough to spent the last 5 days in beautiful So Cal. It was beautiful because I left Greenville in freezing temperatures and on arrival to San Diego it was in the 80's..."
11.21.08Vans BMX Meet & Greet Tour In Texas Vans BMX riders Scotty Cranmer, Gary Young, Cory Nastazio, Luke Parslow, Chase Hawk and more will be stopping by Vans stores in Texas at the beginning of December. There will be autographs, giveaways and more. Stop by to meet your favorite BMX riders and you might even go home with a free pair of shoes!
11.21.08Josh Harrington's NORA CUP Premium Video Part Online Check out Josh's part in the Premium video from a couple years back. I'm pretty sure he won a NORA cup award for this part in 2006. These clips are still nuts today. You can't hate the man from loving rails. Unless you are a rail- in that case he will find you and grind you.
11.19.08We've Got A Bleeder! Gary Young's Black Eye On The Blackout Trip! For the past 5 days Gary Young has been tumbling through Texas on a Blackout Distribution trip as the Odyssey rep for the road trip. He sent us this picture today of a gnarly "handlebar-to-the-face" manuver that he pulled at the Allen Skatepark in Dallas, Texas. Gary said he was trying to 540 over the spine and "landed a little flat (laughter)." Gary comes back to SoCal on Friday for a weekend of food on the grill and surfing with the locals.
11.18.08First Round Knock Out Alistair just sent us this photo of his separated shoulder. Ali was in SoCal snowboarding with his Rockstar Energy Drink team and went down hard on his first run on the first day of their trip. He is bummed to say the least, and now he has a little nub to remind him of it.
11.12.08Dave Osato We The People Video online now! International man of mystery, Dave Ostato gives you the low-down on his welding skills as well as some hot moves all over the world for this We The People Videorama project.
11.12.08Vans riders on Simpel Session Video Interview
Check out Vans BMX Riders Colin Mackay, Chase Hawk, Gary Young and Cory Nastazio and a bunch of other characters in this Simpel Session Video Interview.
11.11.08Ryan Guettler Backyard Video from Colony Check out this video of Ryan's Guettler's custom backyard ramp set-up. Features riding from Guettler, Jaie Toohyey, Diogo Canina and Josh Boatright.
11.11.08New Gary Young Macneil Ad Check out the new Gary Young Macneil Bikes ad in the Dan's Comp Holiday Catalog. Gary is seen here doing a burly over grind on this sculpture in Vancouver, Canada and you can see Hoang Tran filming him for the Shred or Die edit that aired this summer. Both Gary and Hoang were left at the skatepark the night before and slept on the ground the night this was shot. Have fun with that BMX trivia.
11.10.08 Colin Mackay in Cuba! Colin posted up an update about what he has been doing in the past couple weeks.
He passed up the LG contest in Seattle, Washington to go to Cuba for a Vans demo!
Read on:
11.07.08Antique Ryan Guettler Bio From 2004 This Ryan Guettler video from 2004 takes you all the way back to his grade school days of doing shows and having blonde hair.
11.06.08Upholstery Ad Patty Madden Upholstery ad in Interior Design Magazine this month.
He is wearing Vans and hand planting a window sill - funny.
11.06.08Scotty Cranmer Interview Up On Fatbmx.com! Looks like Scotty is riding again! Check out his interview up on Fatbmx.com and be sure to check out the photo of Scotty's new ramp with the flat screen embedded in the transition. It looks like he is watching Gunslinger in this photo!
11.05.08Gary Young's Video Grab Gary Young seen here testing out a brand new backyard ramp set-up in La Mesa, CA. One-handed table top.
11.05.08Vans Euro Team Rider Tobias Wicke's Video! Check out Tobias Wicke riding Mellowpark from this summer and watch his foot break on that last 360 double whip attempt. Ouch!
"...What makes Australians dominate Dirt Jumping?
Cam: Vegemite... it all comes down to Vegemite."
11.03.08Cory Nastazio Defgrip Exclusive Video Cory Nastazio gets down and dirty with this no holds barred video interview from Harrison Boyce on Defgrip.
10.28.08Colin Mackay Challenges An Alligator Checked out the Macneil Bikes site and found a photo of Colin Mackay and his wife Kelly teasing some wild alligators on their trip to the Dew Tour in Orlando last week. Kelly feeds the prehistoric creatures crusty sticks while Colin calculates how many belts he could make out of each baby reptile.
10.22.08Cam White Wins Dew Cup in BMX Dirt, 2008 Overall Champion Vans BMX Team rider Cam White took home the title in BMX Dirt this past weekend at the last stop of the AST Dew Tour in Orlando, Florida. Cam had some serious competition with Dennis Enarson and Corey Bohan but held it together in all three runs to claim the overall title and the $75,000 that comes with it.
10.22.08Vans 'Off the Wall' Tour video - Part 4! Livi: a must on any scotland trip this park has something for every one. The Vans team show how it's done. To see the full feature check out the free cover mounted dvd on Ride BMX issue 120. All filmed throughout the UK in August featuring Chase Hawk, Sean Sexton, Dylan Smith, Sebastian Keep, Jon Taylor, Ashley Charles, Phil Aller, Niki Croft, Chris Mahoney and Martyn Cooper.
10.20.08Vans 'Off the Wall' Tour video - Part 3! Edinburgh: A cool park with the best view, the Vans team check it out. To see the full feature check out the free cover mounted dvd on Ride BMX issue 120. All filmed throughout the UK in August featuring Chase Hawk, Sean Sexton, Dylan Smith, Sebastian Keep, Jon Taylor, Ashley Charles, Phil Aller, Niki Croft, Chris Mahoney and Martyn Cooper.
10.17.08Vans BMX Riders Reach Final Stretch Of Dew Tour Season The Vans BMX Team is already flipping and whipping all over the place here in Orlando at the final stop of the AST Dew Tour. Ryan Guettler sending a backflip tailwhip over the hip on the park course and somehow he landed on the pedals- Go big or go home. This is the last big contest of the year so make sure to check out BMX Park finals tonight on NBC and the BMX Dirt contest tomorrow. Luke Parlsow and Cam White are in the running for the Dew Cup in dirt so some major moves will go down. It should be nuts!
10.17.08Gary Young Tears Vancouver To Pieces This is what happens when Gary Young shows up. Vancouver = paper. Gary Young = industrial paper shredder. You can stack that up and he'll chew it up. A little edit from the Macneil website, Gary's frame sponsor that Harrison filmed this fall.
10.15.08Vans 'Off the Wall' Tour video - Part 2! Kinross: taking a break from the festival madness, the Vans team hit up a bowl down the road. To see the full feature check out the free cover mounted dvd on Ride BMX issue 120. All filmed throughout the UK in August featuring Chase Hawk, Sean Sexton, Dylan Smith, Sebastian Keep, Jon Taylor, Ashley Charles, Phil Aller, Niki Croft, Chris Mahoney and Martyn Cooper.
10.14.08Colin Mackay And Cru Jones Are RAD Colin just posted an awesome photo of him from Interbike when he met Bill Allen, AKA the guy who played Cru Jones in the epic BMX movie RAD from 1985.
10.13.08Off the Wall BMX Tour - Part 1 See the first episode of the 'Off the Wall' BMX tour 2008 - T in the park: one mini ramp, one killer festival plus the Vans BMX team, what more do you need for a good time? To see the full length feature check out the free cover mounted dvd on Ride BMX issue 120, all filmed on tour throughout the UK in August featuring Chase Hawk, Sean Sexton, Dylan Smith, Sebastian Keep, Jon Taylor, Ashley Charles, Phil Aller, Ben Hennon, Niki Croft, Chris Mahoney and Martyn Cooper.
10.13.08Ty Morrow Wins Bunnyhop Contest At FBM Jam! Ty showed up in Richmond, Virginia with Dan Foley to jam with the FBM boys and hop over really high sticks. Ty and Daryl Nau were upping the bar until Daryl broke his cranks at 40" and Ty continued until he went over 46" and he took home $100.00 cash money.
10.07.08Gary Young Featured In Rolling Stone Magazine! Check out Vans team rider Gary Young in this months Rolling Stone magazine! Gary is featured in the "Athletes on the Edge Edition" article. Nice!
10.07.08Gary Young Lands 30th Anniversary Cover On BMX Plus! Magazine! Bonus Video! About a month ago, Gary Young got the call from BMX Plus! Magazine to orchestrate a cover shoot for their 30th Year Anniversary Issue. They wanted something classic and radical, so of course GYoung got the call for his classic one-handed tabletops. Vans tagged along to film video behind the scenes of the photo shoot so you can see the whole process and check out Gary's grizzly beard as well.
10.06.08Dave Osato In Canada Dave Osato takes his front brakes to the cement skateparks of Vancouver, Canada. Watch for that crazy nosepick hurricane in the last min-ramp montage.
10.02.08Gary Young Odyssey Outtakes Video Online Now! Check out some of Gary's clips that didn't make the Odyssey Electronical video this year. Looks like he could have done two parts with that much footage..
09.29.08Gary Young Wins 2008 Busan TreX Games! First International Olympic Committee Sanctioned BMX Event in Korea.
So the day before Interbike in Las Vegas, Gary gets a call from Mat Hoffman about going to this crazy BMX event in Busan, Korea. One long plane trip later and it turns out that Gary's shred capabilities are globally compatible and he topped the podium while most everyone else in the BMX world was waking up with a hangover in Vegas.
Good job Gary!
1 Gary Young USA 90.33
2 Geoff slattery USA 88.33
3 Kiattichai Wanitsakul THA 87.33
09.25.08Josh Harrington Wins #1 Video Of The Year At Interbike Vans BMX team rider Josh Harrington wins the NORA Cup award at Interbike for #1 BMX Video of the Year for producing End Search! Josh brought out his editor Tony Ennis to share the celebration and spent the remainder of the night dancing around with a life size cardboard cut out of Ryan Nyquist. Congrats Josh, another NORA Cup!
09.22.08Sexton Wins Gold In BMX Street At X Games Vans BMX Team flow rider Sean Sexton took home his first X Games gold medal in BMX Street this weekend by finally beating out the three-peater Garret Reynolds. Throughout the year, Sean had his bike lost twice by the airlines and he finally got a fair shot at the street comp. this last weekend in Mexico City. Sean took home a bronze medal this summer in LA and now he has a gold to keep it company. Congrats!
09.18.08Vans team Shooting Catalog In Eskridge, KS Ali, Josh, Gary and Chase are all eating bison burgers and climbing water towers in the middle of nowhere while shooting photos and filming for an upcoming Vans catalog. We wrangled up part of the team to go ride some abandoned schools about two hours west of Kansas City. Here is a shot of Alistair complaining that his handlebars won't spin round since the turn of the century. Josh exploded his sprocket. Gary stuck to a wall and Chase stuck to a ceiling. Our brand manager fed grasshoppers to the wild chickens out back. You'll see the photos soon enough.... Fact: The three largest herds of buffalo (correctly called bison) in Kansas are located on public lands at the Maxwell Game Preserve (McPherson), Big Basin (Ashland), and Buffalo Game Preserve (Garden City).
09.16.08Sean Sexton Scores Cover Of New Ride Magazine!
Check out Vans BMX Team flow rider Sean Sexton and this man-sized barspin on the cover of the new Ride Magazine. Word has it that Sean shot this deep in the Land of Oz earlier this summer.
09.16.08Dave Osato In Canada Dave Osato takes his front brakes to the cement skateparks of Vancouver, Canada. Watch for that crazy nosepick hurricane in the last min-ramp montage.
09.15.08 Vans Riders All Over The Dew Tour Finals In Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City was a crazy weekend for the Vans BMX Team. The judging was all over the map and the Vans team had some finals to make in the hunt for year-end titles.
BMX Park
5) Ryan Guettler
8) Gary Young
10) Alistair Whitton
11) Jaie Toohey
BMX Dirt
3) Cam White
6) TJ Ellis
7) Luke Parlsow
10) Cory Nastazio
12) Ryan Guettler
09.15.08Team Photoshoot This week the Vans team is traveling to a super-secret spot in Kansas to shoot for the next shoe catalog. Look for some behind the scenes photo from this week's production.
09.12.08Scotty Cranmer Spotlight After becoming one of the biggest names in BMX, including winning gold at X Games and dominating other contests such as the AST Dew Tour, Vans Triple Crown, and Let It Ride- all before turning 20 years old- it's only proper for Vans to give you a look at a side of BMX Team rider Scotty Cranmer that you've never seen before. Learn about Scotty's story with pictures and video as part of the Vans 'Spotlight' series.
09.10.08Chase Hawk's Top 5's on Ride! Chase has some pretty funny top five's on the Ride BMX site. Check it out here to read about the last five people he called.
09.08.08Colin Mackay Is Big In Japan! Vans BMX Team Rider Colin Mackay has an interview up on Shoe-G's site, but it's all in Japanese.Take a look at some of the ads the Colin has art directed and photographed for Vans and Colony. There is some good stuff in there. I tried to read through the interview but all I could gather was that he couldn't wait to move to Carlsbad as soon as his house in Greenville, NC sells.
09.04.08Meet Ryan Guettler and Cory Nastazio in Salt Lake City
Come out to the Vans store at South Towne Center in Sandy, UT on Tuesday, September 9th @ 7:00PM to meet Vans BMX riders Ryan Guettler, Cory Nastazio, Luke Parslow, Colin Mackay, Josh Harrington, Gary Young and Diogo Canina. There will be tons of Vans giveaways including limited edition t-shirts for the first 100 attendees. Join us and you might even win a chance to take home a free pair of Vans shoes!
Vans
South Towne Center
10450 South State Street
Sandy, UT 84070
801-576-0178
09.02.08Gary Young Wins Metro Jam! It has been a hectic weekend for Gary, since his weekend started about a month ago on a road trip in San Diego. Despite being burnt out and haggard from shredding most of North America in the past 30 days, Gary had enough raditude left to take the win at this year's Metro Jam in Toronto, Canada. Look for an exclusive GY interview coming soon!
08.27.08Gary Young's Life On The Road The week after X Games Vans BMX Team Rider Gary Young packed up and left or over a month of traveling in the Great White North-Canada eh! Gary hopped in a van full of San Diegan hellions straight up to Vancouver, Canada for a week of shredding and bathing in rivers before boofing off to the Dew Tour in Portland, Oregon last week. Back to Vancouver for some BMXing with his Macneil team and now headed to Toronto for the Metro Jam coming up this weekend, Gary is officially on tour. Check the photo he sent us from the first part of his road trip- already looking rough around the edges.
08.25.08Vans BMX Athletes Take Top Honors at AST Dew Tour Portland Vans BMX Team rider Luke Parslow won BMX Dirt this past weekend at the third stop of the Dew Tour in Portland. This win puts Luke in third place in the overall point standings. Check out Luke's first place run! Luke's teammate, Cory Nastazio placed second after landing some great tricks, including his newest one- a 360 backflip! Congrats guys!
08.22.08Dew Tour Aired Sunday On NBC Make sure you turn in to NBC to watch the Vans BMX Team duke it out for points at the Portland stop on Sunday! Guettler, Canina, Harrington, Whitton and Young will all be riding Good luck guys!
08.22.08Guettler Top 3's Ryan Guettler is no stranger to the podium, but what would Ryan pick for the podium in his daily life? Here are Ryan's Top 3's for a lot of random categories. And a couple Top 4's.
08.21.08Alistair's X Games And David Beckham Blog Vans BMX Team Rider Ali Whitton posted up a blog about the X Games and chilling with David Beckham on the MacNeil Site.
08.20.08 Scotty Cranmer Is Back In Action! After missing out on most of the contests this summer with a busted foot, Scotty Cranmer is back on his bike. Sick one hander.
08.19.08 Alistair Whitton Macneil In France Video Ali is featured in this Macneil Road Trip video they did in France after the Brighton Project this summer. Check it!
08.19.08 Ty Morrow Staff Mail Order Video Vans Street Team Rider Ty Morrow has a crazy little web video up on Vimeo from a Staff trip he went on this year.
08.15.08 Meet Bucky Lasek & Ryan Guettler in Portland Come out to the Vans store at Clackamas Town Center in Clackamas, OR on Thursday, August 21 @ 7:00PM to meet Bucky Lasek, Ryan Guettler, Rob Lorfice, Alistair Whitton and more! There will be tons of Vans giveaways including limited edition t-shirts for the first 100 attendees. Join us and you might even win a chance to take home a free pair of Vans shoes!
Vans
Clackamas Town Center
12000 SE 82nd Avenue
Portland, OR 97086
503-659-1177
08.08.08 Chase Hawk Scores Cover Of French BMX Magazine Vans Team Rider Chase Hawk just scored the cover of the new Soul BMX Experience Magzine #56 doing what appears to be a really stylish nac-nac. Who would have thought a nac-nac would see the cover of a magazine?! I guess Chase can make anything look stylish.
08.05.08 Diogo Canina Scores Silver In X Games Superpark! Vans BMX Team rider Diogo Canina came in as an alternate into Superpark and rolled the dice to get on the podium. We caught up with him after the media frenzy!
08.04.08 Brandon M. Wins "Ryan Guettler Prize Pack" Congrats to Brandon from PA who was the winner of the "Ryan Guettler Prize Pack." Brandon is now the proud owner of Ryan Guettler's signature Mirraco bike and signature shoe Whip 2!
07.29.08 Watch Out X-Games 14, Vans Athletes Are Ready $1.65 million dollars... Does that get your attention? This is the increased overall prize purse for the 14th annual X-Games that will be given away this weekend to the top athletes in Skateboarding, Moto X, BMX, Rally Car Racing, and for the first time ever, Women's Moto X. The event starts Thursday, July 31st and runs through Aug. 3rd, and can be seen on ESPN, ESPN 2 and ABC. It's all going down in LA, so if you can make it, come and see for yourself. You will be able to catch your favorite Vans athletes in action first hand all weekend long. Make sure you check out the list below to see who was invited, so you don't miss it!
07.28.08 Gary Young 2nd At Empire Dirt Competition So last year the Empire Dirt got rained out and Gary was the only guy to make it through the course first lap before the heavens opened up and turned dirt to mud. All year he'd been looking forward to the contest and it finally went down this week in England. Gary placed second overall and is headed back to California for X Games Superpark!
Gary is Super!
07.24.08 Vans BMX Riders all over the Print Media After thumbing through the last coupe issues of Ride magazine, and noticed that the Vans riders
have been getting around in print media. Coco Zurita has a photo in a Journey's ad. Chase Hawk
has a Fox ad from Lonnie's backyard and an Odysey ad from 9th street in Austin, TX.
Alistair Whitton has a turndown gap in a Shadow ad. Colin Mackay has a photo in the Focus
section of Ride that looks like it was shot in Alistair's backyard in Greenville, NC.
Scotty Cranmer has an insane sequence photo in the new Staff ad doing a gigantic transfer.
07.23.08 Kym Grosser On The Cover Of Focal Point Vans BMX team rider Kym Grosser has come a long way from his dirt jumping days and now he is taking his skills to the streets. Check out this massive nothing down a 13-stair. Ka-boom. Now you know.
07.22.08 Guettler Down But Not Out Vans team rider Ryan Guettler took a nasty slam in Park Finals
on Sunday when he tried to 1080 the long box jump early in his
first run and came in sideways on the landing. Ryan's got a broken
nose, 14 stitches in his lip and needs 5 new teeth. Ryan will be
selling his cracked teeth on ebay. Just kidding, get well buddy.
Here is a photo of Ryan sending a 720 in the Dirt contest the day
before his slam. Guettler will be chilling in Greenville until
X Games next week in LA.
07.21.08 White & Guettler Take Top Two In BMX Dirt At Dew #2 Aussies everywhere will agree, BMX is owned by the riders from Down Under. BMX Dirt at the Cleveland Dew Tour was no different as Cameron White and Ryan Guettler took first and second respectively at the second stop of the 2008 Dew Tour. Cam White busted out his backflip barspin to tailwhip and Guettler was doing back-to-back 720s on his way to the podium. guettler even tried a 1080 in his last run but didn't make it through the entire course.
07.16.08 Josh Harrington Interview Check out Vans BMX team rider Josh Harrington's video interview where he anwers tons of
questions from his fans. You can catch Josh in action competing in BMX Park at the Cleveland
stop of the AST Dew Tour July 17th 20th and X-Games 14 in Freestyle Super Park and Street,
Aug. 1st 3rd. Don't forget to pick up a copy of his new video, "In Search" out now!
07.10.08 Colin Mackay in Montreal, Canada. Colin was in Montreal for "Canada Day" and did a BMX demo. His wife Kel shot photos and did a little video. Check Colin out blasting the box jump and bumping the crowd up with his amazing tricks.
07.07.08 Ryan Guettler Wins BMX Dirt At BMX Masters Ryan Guettler made his way over to Germany to one of the most popular European contests of the year, The BMX Masters in Cologne, Germany and took the win in BMX Dirt. Congrats Ryan!
07.01.08 Vans BMX riders in Germany For Comp. This weekend, Vans BMX riders Ryan Guettler, Colin Mackay, Dave Osato, Frnacisco Zurita, Alistair Whitton, Luke Parslow, Josh Harrington and Diogo Canina will destroy it at the BMX Masters in Cologne, Germany. The guys will be competing in Park, Mini, Dirt, Vert. Don't forget to check back for results after the week.
06.30.08 Vans BMX Rider Alistair Whitton Backflips On A Dirtbike After the first Dew Tour in Baltimore, MD Vans BMX team rider Alistair Whitton
took little trip to Travis Pastrana's house in Annapolis to practice some
flips into the foam pit. Ali felt so good into the foam that he took his
backflip to a dirt jump and stuck it first try. See the video!
06.23.08 Vans BMX Riders Compete At Dew Tour Dirt Contest Vans BMX riders Diogo Canina, Cory Nastazio, Luke Parslow and Colin Mackay
all qualified through prelims into the final round for Dew Tour Dirt here
in Baltimore. Cam White was pre qualified for the finals by virtue of his
amazing season last year. The five riders will duke it out in the dirt this
weekend for some big cash.
06.20.08 Ryan Guettler Interview Australian hellman and Vans BMX team rider Ryan
Guettler talks about what went into designing his new Vans "Whip 2"
shoe and shows us the kind of riding it's made for. Go take a look-see on Vital BMX.
06.16.08 Vans BMX Rider Dennis McCoy Wins Innovational Vans BMX rider and all around BMX legend took the top spot at Kevin's Robinson's
First Annual Innovational in New York City. Kevin had the ramp made for
a high air world challenge and left the set-up in tact for a contest the
next day. DMC aired 10+ feet on the huge, 27-ft tall ramp before the event
was cut short due to rain. Look out for DMC next week at the Action Sports
Tour first stop in Baltimore, MD.
06.12.08 Alistair Whitton Scores Cover Of Ride BMX Vans BMX rider Alistair Whitton fires a no-footed can-can into a huge ditch
for the cover of the new Ride BMX magazine. Pick it up a copy, going on
sale June 24th!
06.11.08 Meet Bucky Lasek and Ryan Guettler in Baltimore Come out to the Vans store at White Marsh Mall in Baltimore, MD on Wednesday,
June 18th @ 7pm to meet Bucky Lasek, Ryan Guettler, Scotty Cranmer, Rob
Lorfice and more! There will be tons of Vans giveaways including limited
edition t-shirts for the first 100 attendees. Join us and you might even
win a chance to take home a free pair of Vans shoes!
Vans
White Marsh Mall
8200 Perry Hall Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21236
(410) 931-8432
06.11.08 Luke Parslow Video Check out how Luke Parslow made his last print ad shot from this killer
video.
06.10.08 Alistair Whitton's Ad Shoot We obtained some sick footage from Alistair Whitton's La Cripta Dos print
ad shoot.
06.02.08 Dave Osato Then & Now Check out this Then (1994) and Now (2008) interview with Dave Osato. Favorite
riders, borrowing mom's car and shredding Vancouver.
05.29.08 Harrington Scores Table Of Contents The July 2008 issue of Ride BMX magazine has Vans rider Josh Harrington
doing a hop-over rail on the table of contents page. The funny thing about
this photo was that he had security keeping the run-up clear of people b/c
he was at Oakley (one of Josh's sponsors). The massive hop-over to kinker
rail is also featured footage in Josh's video End Search, and Josh's Oakley
team manager sent us all a photo of a guy re-painting the rail a week later.
05.22.08 Dave fills us in with with a nice vacation report... Yo what's up? Got back from a trip to Brazil and it was a great time. Here
is a shot from one of the many beaches that we ended up at. We saw so many
interesting places and one of them was the favelas. This is the word they
use to describe the area know as a slum. There is a photo of me over looking
one of many that Rio has. We did a tour of this Favela where some of the
money raised goes back into one of the schools from the favela. All and
all it was a great vacation. Now I am back in Vancouver getting ready to
move. Trying to ride as much as possible as well as the weather is getting
better and better every day.
Talk to you later.
Dave.
05.12.08 Cam White Wins At Red Bull Elevation! The 4th Annual Red Bull Elevation BMX Dirt Jumping Contest went down this
weekend in Guadalajara, Mexico, as a kick-off to the 2008 season. Elevation
has risen to the top as the most progressive BMX Dirt Jumping contest in
the world and this year Vans team riders TJ Ellis and Cam White made it
into the finals, with Cam White being crowned champion! Cam White blew everyone
away at the end of 2007 with his signature trick; the backflip barspin to
tailwhip and he pulled it out at Elevation en route to the podium. Be sure
to check out these guys all summer long on the AST Tour. If Cam and TJ are
killing it now, this summer should be madness.
05.12.08 FUEL TV Blows Up With Alistiar Whitton This Firsthand with Alistair Whitton follows this U.K. transplant as he
discusses why he rides BMX and how it has changed his life. Alistair is
known throughout the pro community for his all-or-nothing attitude and fun-loving
personality. Alistair takes us back to his early riding days in the U.K.
before turning to traveling stunt shows, which provided a taste of his life
to come. He discusses the impact Camp Woodward has had on his pro BMX career
and its affect on his life away from riding. Alistair then sets off for
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to pick up his MacNeil teammates and Vans Teammate
Gary Young, giving them a tour of some of his favorite spots on the East
Coast and in his home of Greenville, North Carolina. In Greenville we encounter
a handful of the "Pro-Town" locals such as Ryan Guettler. Alistiar exemplifies
his thirst for fun as we take a day to enjoy some of his daily activities,
hit local spots and ride motocross with pro BMX riders Dave Mirra and Stephen
Lilly. All this is a well earned break from the stressful life of a pro
rider before he once again heads out on the contest circuit to try and keep
the dream alive.
05.09.08 Pizza and meatballs vs skateboards and BMX bikes Last week the Vans demo team took a trip across the pond to Naples, Italy
for a mini ramp demo at the US Naval Support Base. The base actually had
a little pre-fab skatepark that the guys rode for a couple days while Nate
Wessel and Ryan Corrigan built the 6-ft mini ramp. Bucky Lasek, Josh Bordon,
Ryan Guettler and Coco Zurita and Michael Steingraber shredded the ramp
for a couple days in front of the Navy Exchange mall with hundreds of kids
hanging out and demanding autographs. The crew made a couple visits to the
schools on base and Michael busted out flatland tricks in the gymnasium
before some crazy karate demo went down. The kids were psyched for sure.
Check out the photos from the demo and the gnarly shot of Josh dropping
in from the sub rail! Nuts! He landed it first try!
