LA Grounded Premiere!
Posted by: Brink | Friday, June 29, 2007
Grounded is premiering at the Bicycle Film Festival this Saturday night in Los Angeles!
Don't forget to add your premiere pix to Flickr and the Grounded gallery!!
Dustin Guenther Blog update!
Posted by: Brink | Friday, June 29, 2007
Okay, so I guess some things have changed, but at the same time... nah, actually things have changed for me. I quit my bike sponsor a few months ago and made the inevitable decision to go back to school. I decided it wasn't fair to my current sponsors to try to ride, travel and go to school full time. So I told them just that and left the decision to keep me as a rider, in their hands. I told myself that as long as I was straight-up with everybody, that, at the end of the day, it'd be the wiser choice. I rode for etnies Canada for five years before falling asleep and thinking “a shoe is a shoe” and riding for a different company for a year and a half. When I woke up I was fortunate enough to be welcomed back to the etnies family, which is where I will be until I feel I'm just not gettin' sideways on my bike anymore.
I've been pro for 9 years and every decision in my life, before and during that time, has been to explore and experience all with my bike. I've met some assholes, as well as some truly unique people. I've been to shithole towns and topless beaches in the south of France. I know I'm not the most recognized guy out there and I probably won't try jumping the Grand Canyon anytime soon.
I hope I don't sound arrogant by writing this, but from my perspective, it's nice to know that there are companies out there actually give a shit about the riders that are and aren't winning every comp, getting every cover and the most coverage. Those are the ones that aren't gonna jump ship when the waters get a little rough. With that said, many thanks to anyone reading this as well as etnies, Primo, Square One, Ten Pack Distribution and We, The People, for supporting the riders, both the everyday ones and the rock stars for keeping our “sport” as cool as it is. Cheers! See you at Hastings.
Dustin
Want My Job?
Posted by: Brink | Thursday, June 28, 2007
One of my favorite etnies.com commenters, Blog Hogs, seems to be gunning for my job. He left this gem on the blog the other day. Start training now and you can have the luxuirious life of Web Editor like I have!
Aaron Ross on The Daily Habit!
Posted by: Brink | Thursday, June 28, 2007
Aaron Ross will be on The Daily Habit next week! the episode is scheduled to air on Wednesday, July 4th at 6pm PST/9pm EST on Fuel TV and later again that evening at 9pm PST/12am EST.
The show rebroadcasts the following day at 12pm PST/3pm EST and again later at 3pm PST/6pm EST (however, check local listings in your area is it could vary from location to location).
Stephen Murray Fund
Posted by: Brink | Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Stephen Murray is a BMX Athlete that could use help from the BMX community. Stephen is a professional dirt jumper that is well known for his amazing tricks like double back flips, 360 back flips, turndown back flips and so much more.
Stephen Murray came to the United States from New Castle Great Britain over 10 years ago with a dream of riding with the best athletes in the sport. He came over here originally as a BMX racer but quickly took to Dirt Jumping and Freestyle in the scene of Huntington Beach and Sheep Hills.
2001 and 2002 marked the biggest year for Stephen Murray of his career. He won the Gold Medal in Dirt Jumping at X Games and back to back wins at the Gravity Games, the two biggest contests at the time.
Stephen is quoted on his own riding style, “I go 110%, go big and send it!”
On Friday June 22nd at the AST Dew Tour BMX Dirt Finals in Baltimore, MD, Stephen Murray took a horrific fall on the final set of the dirt section while sending a double back flip. Stephen has received career ending injuries to his spinal cord and vertebrae.
Unlike the NFL or other major professional sports which have unions that provide funds to athletes who are injured, BMX has nothing like this. BMX however is much more like a family than any other sport. Now is the time we need to reach out and support one of our family members like never before.
The injuries that Stephen sustained are no doubt going to affect him for a life time. Medical bills alone can reach astronomical dollar amounts. As a BMX community we have the power to help him. Stephen is a young 27 years old and is the financial provider for a wife and two young children.
This message has the potential to reach millions. Even if you are only able to donate $1 if we did it all together we can accomplish a great deal. This is for real, this is an opportunity to help out one of the most loved riders in our sport. Please find it in your hearts to contribute any dollar amount that you can, and say a prayer for Stephen Murray and his family in this difficult time.
Here are three ways you can contribute:
Email StephenMurrayFund@hotmail.com with the dollar amount you would like to contribute. You will then receive an email back with the invoice that leads you directly to a Pay Pal Secure account where you can pay by credit card or bank account number.
Mail a check payable to Stephen Murray Family Fund:
92 Corporate Park Ste. C #171
Irvine, CA 92606
Make a bank deposit or wire funds directly to:
Stephen Murray Family Fund
Bank of America
4500 Barranca Parkway
Irvine, CA 92614
Routing # 121000358
Account # 1015867459
If you are a minor get your parents permission first. We gotta do this legit. Thanks for all your help and support.
A Note & Photo From Jamie!
Posted by: Brink | Tuesday, June 26, 2007
I had a great weekend in Baltimore, taking the Panasonic open was a big deal for me, I have never done this in the previous two years. Here is a shot from the comp.
Thanks to everyone for their support.
Cheers,
Jamie
Check out the photos from the Dew tour while you're at it! Thanks Cropley!
New Seed Project Goods!
Posted by: Brink | Monday, June 25, 2007
We've just uploaded a grip of new Seed Projectshoes, tees, jackets, pants, hats, socks and more! Check 'em out in the Footwear and Clothing pages of etnies.com! Don't forget the Seed Project blog while you're at it!
Bestwick's Winning Already!
Posted by: Brink | Monday, June 25, 2007
Did you think it wouldn't happen?
Jamie Bestwick had his fifth consecutive BMX Vert win last weekend at the Dew Tour in Baltimore over the weekend. I smell a Dew Tour champ three-peat! And let's not forget our etnies flow rider, Jimmy Walker (up there on the left), who took third place. Way to go guys!
New Apparel & Accessories !
Posted by: Brink | Friday, June 22, 2007
Check out all the new Fall '07 Apparel & Accessories and get stoked!
Dew Tour '07!
Posted by: Brink | Thursday, June 21, 2007
Wishing Jamie Bestwick best of luck at the Dew Tour in Baltimore today. Will he three-peat? Also, keep an eye out for Morgan Wade, Brett Walker and Brian Kachinsky!
etnies Culture!
Posted by: Brink | Thursday, June 21, 2007
In case you haven't been there yet, don't forget to check out the new etnies Culture site, chock full of music and artistic goodness like the Deftones blog, Club Tattoo, Seed Project, Just Signed with Halifax, Dirtyheads and Dropping Daylight, the Stereo Sound Agents, new monthly artist giveaways and more!
New Footwear!
Posted by: Brink | Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Check out all the new Fall '07 etnies footwear now! Everything from the new Sheckler 2, to Club Tattoo, to sandals, and more! Stay tuned for the unveiling of new Seed Project footwear and the Twitch pro model!
German Grounded Premieres!
Posted by: Brink | Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Check out the new German Grounded premieres added to the Grounded Premiere page!
Leaving the Right Soleprint
Posted by: Brink | Thursday, June 14, 2007
For Immediate Release – June 12, 2007
Lake Forest, Calif. – Driven by his vision and spirit for a company successful on the balance sheet, the streets, the slopes, the ocean and ultimately on our amazing planet, Pierre Andre Senizergues embodies the genuine qualities as a true leader by revolutionizing the future of action sports and the way Sole Technology does business. For his environmental endeavors, Senizergues was honored on June 9 at the 11th Annual Global Green USA and Green Cross International Millennium Awards as this year’s recipient of the Corporate Environmental Leadership Award. As CEO and founder of Sole Technology, parent company to top action sports brands etnies, éS, Emerica, Altamont and ThirtyTwo, Senizergues has set a positive example for his peers in business and media by greening his company and speaking out about the need to take action to protect the environment and leaving the right footprint, or in Pierre’s case, soleprint.
In 2002, under the leadership of Senizergues, Sole Technology began making changes to protect the environment in their business practices. Recently, Sole Technology added to its list the conversion to waterless urinals at its headquarters to promote water conservation. Saving up to 250,000 gallons of water each year, that’s equivalent to approximately an Olympic size swimming pool, three million cups of coffee, and what matters most to the action sports industry, two and a half million bottles of beer.
In addition to Senizergues’ vision and full commitment to corporate responsibility other initiatives include the installation of 616 solar panels, the conversion to water-based cement manufacturing, company-wide recycling efforts, the addition of the first-ever environmental affairs manager and the launch of a sustainable footwear and apparel collection, the etnies SEED Project. Senizergues has also recently teamed up with Leonardo Dicaprio and Tree Media as executive producer for the upcoming and highly-anticipated documentary, THE 11th HOUR, set to open in theaters in fall 2007. Senizergues supports the film in hopes to create awareness and discussion around the issues we are facing and the environmental movement to motivate people to reduce the size of footprint they leave behind on our planet and for future generations.
Global Green USA was founded by former president Mikhail Gorbachev and serves as a national environmental organization addressing and creating a new approach to solving the world's most pressing environmental challenges by reconnecting humanity to the environment. Senizergues’ name is added to a prestigious list of past Millennium Award recipients like Leonardo DiCaprio, Ted Turner, Joan Bavaria, Paul Hawken, Gary Hirshberg, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David Suzuki, Winona LaDuke, Ray Anderson, and many more outstanding leaders.
“I’m honored personally and professionally to recognize a leader like Pierre that understands the important connection between humankind and the environment,” says Matt Peterson, CEO of Global Green. “Global Green recognizes those unique leaders who embody our mission and are an inspiration to others.”
Known for pioneering technological advances in skateboard footwear, Pierre Andre Senizergues and Sole Technology have stayed true to its skateboarding roots while pushing the envelope as a corporate leader of sustainability in the industry and will continue its efforts in doing the right thing. Check out Pierre’s award presentation.
etnies Tattoo!
Posted by: Brink | Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Søren Røjkjær from Ringkøbing, Denmark sent in some photos of his new etnies tattoo! He skates and surely has love for etnies. Thanks, Søren. You rock!
Get etnies SMS Text Alerts To Your Cell Phone!
Posted by: Brink | Monday, June 11, 2007
We are the future! Sign up for SMS text updates and soon you'll be getting the latest and exclusive text message updates from etnies.com to your cell phone!
A Baby Named etnie!?!!
Posted by: Brink | Friday, June 8, 2007
Got this email from a woman named Keeley Cruickshanks a few weeks ago! She named her daughter Etnie and sent us some pix!
I named my daughter Etnie, as my fiancé is a sponsored rider, not by etnies, but we both loved the word and thought it would make a good name for our baby girl who is now 9 months old. In Ireland it means "a saint" after Saint Etienne. "Etnie" is the female version. I am at the moment trying to get Etnie in to baby modeling so if u ever need a baby model for etnies clothing in catalogs or something just holla'. We would be more than happy to represent etnies clothing. Thanks!
Taj Is Busy Making Tools!
Posted by: Taj Mihelich | Thursday, June 7, 2007
Ever see one of those DK Random wrenches? I think they are such a cool idea, and so I decided to make something similar on my own. A tool for traveling that would include all the tools I need for my bike.
I started with an old fork and the tools I wanted to include.
- "Hi, Odyssey, I'd like to warranty a pair of forks.'
Then I chopped up some tools to be welded on to my tool. After a little prep work I took all the parts to my friend Blaze who builds the Liquor Bikes made here in Austin.
- This is a rough idea of what it would look like.
He welded on my bits and parts with the utmost perfection.
Next I carefully spray painted it and then picked it up and ruined the paint because it was wet.
If you check the picture above you'll see that it has a deep socket 17mm for pegs, and inside it has a 8mm, 6mm, 5mm, and 4mm allen sockets which are all the allen wrench sizes on my bike, and a Peregrine spoke wrench. Also welded on the outside is the adjustable wrench which works as a pedal wrench and as a wrench for brake adjustments. Basically every tool I need while traveling all in one Vision Street Wear hip pack-sized unit.
New etnies plus Footwear!
Posted by: Brink | Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Drop by the new etnies plus site and check out the Fall '07 kicks!
Grounded Premieres!
Posted by: Brink | Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Y'all should keep your eyes in the Grounded premiere page for info on the continual premieres happening all over the world, as well as the Grounded premiere gallery that's controlled by you, the wonderful people out there in cyberland.
Last Call: Cinch ME!
Posted by: Brink | Tuesday, June 5, 2007
The ME (My etnies) Cinch is almost extinct. Get 'em while you can before they're gone forever!
Brian Kachinsky Interview!
Posted by: Brink | Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Check out this new BK interview on the DK Bicycles site!
Some Old School Digs...
Posted by: Brink | Monday, June 4, 2007
Being that etnies is 21 years young now, I get a lot of old school stuff flying into my inbox from people all over the world. Here's a few photos from back in the day as well as some older etnies ads.
Grounded Premiere on Fuel TV!
Posted by: Brink | Friday, June 1, 2007
Starting tomorrow, Saturday June 2, Fuel TV will be airing Weekly Update coverage of the etnies Grounded world premiere that went down here at etnies headquarters on May 18. Check your local listings for times and see all that went down!
Dustin Guenther Team Page!
Posted by: Brink | Friday, June 1, 2007
Have you seen the new Dustin Guenther team page yet? Check it out!
etnies Shop Locator!
Posted by: Brink | Friday, June 1, 2007
Now you can find an etnies dealer anytime, anywhere anyhow with our new Shop Locator! Just type the zip code you're in or the address you're at and see all the shops cool enough to carry etnies!