7.2.09
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!
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7.2.09
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! |
7.1.09
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.
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6.26.09
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
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6.25.09
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
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6.25.09
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.
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6.24.09
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. |
6.17.09
10 page interview in the newest Ride UK, yep it belongs to team rider Ty Morrow! Congrats Ty! |
6.16.09
Check out Josh's Take 5 on the Premium site. He loves living that Greenville life.
Fast Food and fast cars.
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6.15.09
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 |
6.15.09
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:
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6.15.09
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!
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6.12.09
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.
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6.12.09
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... |
6.11.09
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
Watch Gary Young shred the Clairmont skatepark and break the peg cam when he bails on a fufnau! |
6.01.09
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 |
6.01.09
Alistair Whitton is the latest pro to take the Power Hour challenge, and he handles his business on Vitallbmx.com. |
5.29.09
Check out more sick riding from the BMX Vans Am Contest that went down in Orange County not too long ago.
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5.28.09
Gary Young's BMW Z3 M Coupe made ESPN's Hottest Whips list. Check out the gallery!
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5.28.09
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.
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5.27.09
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!
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5.27.09
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." |
5.22.09
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
Vert:
Dennis McCoy
Street:
Sean Sexton
Ty Morrow
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5.19.09
10 days of fun, bmx, music and good times...dvd coming soon!
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5.18.09
"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 |
5.15.09
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.
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5.15.09
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! |
5.14.09
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! |
5.14.09
Smith grind on a marble countertop? Scotty gets street! |
5.14.09
"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 |
5.13.09
"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. |
5.12.09
Josh Borden, oh man... |
5.07.09
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! |
5.06.09
"This past week I was lucky enough to go on a trip with VANS to a Navy Base in Yokosuka, Japan followed by a couple of days in Tokyo.
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 |
5.06.09
Vans Team Rider Ty Morrow went to England to film a video part for his new bike sponsor Federal. Check it out, SICK!!!!!! |
5.05.09
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." |
5.05.09
"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" |
5.05.09
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! |
5.04.09
TJ scored a podium last weekend in Ohio, but took the win in the Windy City with a 360 double-tail-whip followed by a big no-handed front flip and double tail-whip. Check out more photos and hot action... |
5.01.09
At least he'd like you to think it's new, check out Alistair Whitton's new truck paint job on the Macneil site. |
4.29.09
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. |
4.28.09
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. |
4.27.09
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! |
4.27.09
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. |
4.27.09
"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" |
4.22.09
A bit of riding and living the good life. Filmed and edited by Alistair Whitton |
4.22.09
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! |
4.20.09
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. |
4.20.09
Check out recent interview with Gary Young about mastering Mario Kart on Wii and not shaving for 3 months. |
4.14.09
Check out Sean Sexton's bike and all of his cherry parts on the Ride site. Austin, TX represent! |
4.9.09
"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" |
4.6.09
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! |
4.3.09
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. |
4.1.09
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. |
3.31.09
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 |
3.31.09
Check out this new Demolition ad of Dave Osato nosepicking that wobbly fence! Check it out in the new issue of Ride UK magazine. |
3.31.09
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. |
3.30.09
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 |
3.24.09
Check out this recent interview of Cranmer... |
3.20.09
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. |
3.20.09
Check out this video of the VANS BMX Freestyle team hitting the race track in Phoenix! Nastazio even pull-manuals the big triple! Skills. |
3.19.09
VANS AUS rider scores 20/20 BMX Cover, Jaie Toohey. |
3.16.09
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. |
3.16.09
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.... |
3.12.09
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
The quicker you get there, the sooner your ride is over. Slow down and enjoy the ride. |
3.10.09
Go check out all the crazy photos Gary posted on the Odysseybmx.com blog!
Also check out his new Odyssey ad shot in a mysterious Fallbrook pool... |
3.3.09
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...
Orlando, FL Vans Skatepark
Friday, April 3
2PM - 4PM: Registration
2PM - 5PM: Practice
5PM - 10PM: Contest
3 Divisions
Ages 6 - 15
Ages 16 & Over
Advanced
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
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 |
3.2.09
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. |
3.2.09
The Give D! guys released the entire Summer of Rot DVD live on Bnqt.com Check out Gary Young's video part from that video!
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. |
3.2.09
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. |
3.2.09
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. |
2.25.09
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! |
2.25.09
Check it out or Tobias will pummel you with tailwhips. |
2.24.09
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." |
2.23.09
Congrats to Alistair and Lindz who had their first baby boy this past weekend. Brener is "out and chillin!" Watch out girls.... |
2.19.09
"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 |
2.19.09
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. |
2.17.09
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! |
2.17.09
He hates all airlines and loves the Johnny Layton mids. Here is Ty Morrow with a "Favorites Interview" on Fatbmx.com |
2.17.09
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. |
2.16.09
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. |
2.12.09
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. |
2.12.09
Here's a nice clip of the Vans US and EU BMX Team shredding at Simpel Session '09 in Estonia. |
2.09.09
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! |
2.09.09
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) |
2.06.09
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? |
2.04.09
Chase Hawk video bike check on BNQT.com! Watch him rip Austin, TX a new one! |
2.02.09
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? |
2.02.09
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. |
2.02.09
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. |
1.30.09
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? |
1.30.09
Check out A Day In The Dirt with Alistair Whitton, Stephen Lilly, and Allan Cooke! |
1.30.09
Congrats to Cory Nastazio who recently joined the Haro team! |
1.26.09
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. |
1.23.09
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. |
1.23.09
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. |
1.23.09
So it snowed in Greenville, NC and all the BMX riders went bananas. Watch Alistair tear up some poor person's yard in this Vitalbmx.com video entitled Snow Days. |
1.22.09
Watch Ali build up a new bike and whip out a self-filmed edit at The Unit in under 90-seconds. |
1.21.09
"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! |
1.21.09
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. |
1.20.09
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? |
1.19.09
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 Young sent me these photos from his trip to Estonia. The Toll Dog is pretty awesome. |
01.16.08
Screamer music and hi-def video makes Benny's turndowns that much more delicious.
Thanks to Woozybmx. |
1.15.09
To show some love to the Vans UK BMX team, we're giving you 4 videos to check out of their latest tour!
Vans 'Off the Wall' UK BMX Tour video - Part 6
Bridlington: A brand new concrete park in the north east its a tight little set up with some great bowls.
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
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. |
12.29.08
Check out Scotty Cramer's First Hand episode from Fuel TV on Hulu!
TV on the internet is the cat's meow. |
12.22.08
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
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 |
12.19.08
Gary sent in these cookies he made and they taste slightly better than vulcanized waffle soles. |
12.18.08
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 |
12.18.08
ICheck out the new Guettler bike check up on the Mirraco site. I didn't know he was running Edwin grips. |
12.18.08
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. |
12.17.08
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12.16.08
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
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 |
12.11.08
Check out a video of Josh Harrington at the Unit in Greensville, NC which is Ryan Nyquist's place. |
12.10.08
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. |
12.10.08
Check out this video of Ryan Guettler and Ali Barbero from the T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds contest.
Sorry for the nasty ska music! |
12.09.08
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! |
12.09.08
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! |
12.04.08
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. |
12.04.08
Vans BMX flow rider Khalen Young wins ABA #1 Pro Title this past weekend in Oklahoma! |
12.02.08
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
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! |
12.01.08
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. |
11.25.08
Real Sports Correspondent, Mary Carillo talks with BMX Star Stephen Murray about the extraordinary strides he's made in rehabilitation and the setbacks. |
11.24.08
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..." |
11.21.08
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! |
11.21.08
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. |
11.19.08
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. |
11.18.08
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. |
11.12.08
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. |
11.12.08
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. |
11.11.08
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. |
11.11.08
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
Vans rider Ty Morrow gives you the lowdown on his bike in this Greenville riding video. Get a haircut kid! |
11.10.08
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: |
11.07.08
This Ryan Guettler video from 2004 takes you all the way back to his grade school days of doing shows and having blonde hair. |
11.06.08
Patty Madden Upholstery ad in Interior Design Magazine this month.
He is wearing Vans and hand planting a window sill - funny. |
11.06.08
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! |
11.05.08
Gary Young seen here testing out a brand new backyard ramp set-up in La Mesa, CA. One-handed table top. |
11.05.08
Check out Tobias Wicke riding Mellowpark from this summer and watch his foot break on that last 360 double whip attempt. Ouch! |
11.03.08
Check out the Cam White interview up on Fatbmx.com!
"...What makes Australians dominate Dirt Jumping?
Cam: Vegemite... it all comes down to Vegemite." |
11.03.08
Cory Nastazio gets down and dirty with this no holds barred video interview from Harrison Boyce on Defgrip. |
10.28.08
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. |
10.27.08
Vans BMX Team rider Dave Osato shreds with fellow Demolition rider Rooftop! Check out that flair from Dave in the end! |
10.22.08
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. |
10.22.08
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. |
10.20.08
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. |
10.17.08
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 contes |
