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X Games 14 LIVE!

20 hours of live programming on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will be offered July 31-August 3. X Games 14 coverage will also be delivered on ESPN International, EXPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, SportsCenter and ESPN2's X Center.

Thursday, July 31
8 p.m.-9 p.m. — ESPN — X Center, BMX Street Final
9 p.m.-11 p.m. — ESPN — Skateboard Big Air Final, Moto X Best Trick Final
Midnight-1 a.m. — ESPN 2 — X Center, Moto X Best Whip

Friday, August 1
8 p.m.-9 p.m. — ESPN — X Center, Skateboard Street Final
9 p.m.-11 p.m. — ESPN — BMX Big Air Final, Moto X Step Up Final
Midnight-1 a.m. — ESPN 2 — X Center

Saturday, August 2
3 p.m.-6 p.m. — ABC — Moto X Speed & Style, BMX Superpark Final, Men's Moto X Racing Final, Women's Moto X Racing Final.
7 p.m.-9 p.m. — ESPN 2 — SuperMoto Final, BMX Vert Final, Skate Vert Final
9 p.m-11 p.m. — ESPN — Skate Vert Final, Moto X Freestyle Final

Sunday, August 3
3 p.m.-6 p.m. — ABC — Rally Car Racing Final, Skateboard Superpark Final
9 p.m.-10 p.m. — ESPN 2 — X Center

*Times and events listed are Eastern Time (ET) and are subject to change.
Please consult your local listings.

BK On The Course!

X Games starts today but Brian Kachinsky got started without us! He qualified 4th yesterday in a field of pretty heavy hitters and is on track to take home a medal and some dough.

Look for him to tear it up this afternoon, 4:30pm at the Staples Center in the first ever X Games BMX Street Competition here in LA.

Oh and... check out this BK feature on expn.com.

Adam In England

Adam Baker reports from the Red Bull Empire of Dirt:

Wow what a contest. Kyle Forte has put together one of the craziest courses of all time. After my sixteen hours of travel I arrived in London to find that the airlines had lost my baggage. At first it was no big deal but after a few days it was a real bummer. No clean clothes, no toothpaste, and worst of all no bike.

Chris Doyle had had the same problem with his baggage a week earlier and had put together a new bike before getting his real one. This left him with two bikes one of which he let me use. I thought at first that his bike would be fine. Chris and I are the same height and ride almost the same bike. I was very wrong, it felt so strange and it left me just jumping the first few jumps and stopping quickly.

On the final day of practice I got my bike I ended up taking it pretty good on an opposite curved wall ride. I smashed my face and woke up the next day to find that I had sprained my wrist pretty good. I was real bummed to sit out one of the best contests that I have ever been to.

Even thought I was wrecked, I had a good time hanging out with Dylan Smith watching Ruben, Taj and Sergio shred the course. It is also always a good time getting to hang out with Mr. Povah.

I am here in England for another week filming for the S and M video. I am healing rather slow but hoping for the best. Good luck to all the boys in the x-mess.

Cheers,
Baker

Joe Rich In The Soul Bowl

Just a little pic of Joe Rich in the Soul Bowl— or flying out of it really—at the US Open of Surf. No wonder he won the "Style Cat" Award; the man's got one hell of an invert.

Sergio Layos & Joe Rich!

Did you catch the Red Bull Empire of Dirt? Then you've already seen these gravity defying shots of Sergio Layos! He didn't make the podium but, as you can see, 7th place ain't bad when you kick this much ass getting there.

Meanwhile, at the US Open of Surf in good ol' HB, Joe Rich rocked the Soul Bowl for a very respectable 4th place in points, and 1st place for the Bowl's "Style Cat" Award.

Well done, gentlemen.

Front Page Taj!

Taj tailwhipped his way right onto today's homepage of AustinChronicle.com. And Sandy Carson got the photo credit... if that ain't teamwork, well then I don't know what is.

The caption reads:

Taj Mihelich performs a tailwhip on the new miniramp at Patterson Park, across from Mueller. The ramp, open to skateboard and BMX riders, is part of a long-range effort to provide a citywide network of public skateboarding facilities. The Austin Public Skatepark Action Committee completed the Patterson ramp project with donated funds and volunteer construction labor.
Photo by Sandy Carson

A. Ross Bonus Footy

Got this footage of Aaron Ross killin' it. Wait, this is just bonus footage? Hell yes it is.

X Games Invitees!

Awww yeeeah. X Games invitees have been posted and etnies has more than our share of riders this year. We're feeling pretty damn good about it. Come August 1st it'll be madness trying to keep up. We've even got some of our international flavor in there! Here we go...

SKATEBOARD STREET
MEN:
Mark Appleyard
Chris Cole
Ronnie Creager Elimination: Thurs, July 31, 1:30pm/ Final: Fri, Aug 1, 4:30pm Event Deck @ LA Live
Nick Dompierre
Corey Duffel
Jake Duncombe
Adam Dyet
Bryan Herman
Nyjah Huston
Eric Koston
Greg Lutzka
Sean Malto Elimination: Thurs, Jul 31, 1:30pm/ Final: Fri, Aug 1, 4:30pm Event Deck @ LA Live
Billy Marks
Silas Neal
Rodolfo Ramos
John Rattray
Paul Rodriguez
Jereme Rogers
Tommy Sandoval
Ryan Sheckler Elimination: Thurs, Jul 31, 1:30pm/ Final: Fri, Aug 1, 4:30pm Event Deck @ LA Live
Darrell Stanton

WOMEN:
Lacey Baker
Evelien Bouillart Friday, August 1, 3:00pm Event Deck @ LA Live
Leticia Bufoni
Amy Caron
Marissa Del Santo
Lorena Lima Friday, August 1, 3:00pm Event Deck @ LA Live
Lauren Perkins Friday, August 1, 3:00pm Event Deck @ LA Live
Rachel Reinhard Friday, August 1, 3:00pm Event Deck @ LA Live
Elissa Steamer
Vanessa Torres

SKATEBOARD BIG AIR
Jake Brown
Bob Burnquist
Jason Ellis
Pierre Luc Gagnon
Buster Halterman
Bucky Lasek
Rob Lorifice
Andy MacDonald
Edgard Pereira
Andy Taylor
Lincoln Ueda
Danny Way

SKATEBOARD VERT
MEN:
Bob Burnquist
Sandro Dias
Pierre-Luc Gagnon
Rune Glifberg Saturday, August 2, 5:45pm Home Depot Center
Bucky Lasek
Rob Lorifice
Andy Macdonald
Danny Mayer
Alex Perelson
Shaun White

WOMEN:
Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins
Allysha Bergado
Cara-Beth Burnside
Karen Jones
Julie Kindstrand
Mimi Knoop
Gabby Ponce
Annie Sullivan

SKATEBOARD SUPERPARK
Chad Bartie
Kyle Berard
Bob Burnquist
Daniel Cardone
Alex Chalmers
Benji Galloway
Rune Glifberg Sunday, August 3, 12:30pm Home Depot Center
Alain Goikoetxea
Omar Hassan
Aaron Homoki
Bucky Lasek
Andy Macdonald
Jimmy Marcus
Javier Mendizabal
Bruno Passos
Mike Peterson
Ryan Sheckler Sunday, August 3, 12:30pm Home Depot Center
Tony Trujillo
Sergie Ventura
Shaun White

SKATEBOARD VERT AMATEURS
Pedro Barros
Sam Beckett
Dalton Dern
Ronaldo Gomes
Ben Hatchell
Zach Miller
Nolan Munroe
Chris O'Reilly
Jordan Price
Paul-Luc Ronchetti
Dylan Taylor

SKATEBOARD VERT LEGENDS
Mike Alba
Jeff Grosso
Christian Hosoi
Lester Kasai
Tony Magnusson
Mike McGill
Ben Schroeder
Kevin Staab
Steve Steadham

MOTO X BEST TRICK
Nate Adams
Adam Jones
Kyle Loza Thursday, July 31, 7:00pm STAPLES Center
Jeremy Lusk
Scott Murray
Thomas Pages
Travis Pastrana
Todd Potter Thursday, July 31, 7:00pm STAPLES Center
Mat Rebeaud
Blake Williams

MOTO X FREESTYLE
Nate Adams
Ronnie Faisst
Taka Higashino Saturday, August 2, 6:30pm Home Depot Center
Adam Jones
Jeremy Lusk
Robbie Maddison Saturday, August 2, 6:30pm Home Depot Center
Mike Mason
Jim Mcneil Saturday, August 2, 6:30pm Home Depot Center
Thomas Pages
Todd Potter Saturday, August 2, 6:30pm Home Depot Center
Mat Rebeaud
Jeremy Stenberg Saturday, August 2, 6:30pm Home Depot Center
Andre Villa Saturday, August 2, 6:30pm Home Depot Center
Blake Williams

MOTO X STEP UP
Ricky Carmichael
Tommy Clowers
Brian Deegan Friday, August 1, 7:00pm STAPLES Center
Mike Mason
Ronnie Renner

MOTO X BEST WHIP
Chuck Carothers
Josh Grant
Todd Potter Thursday, July 31, 9:15pm STAPLES Center
Ronnie Renner
Myles Richmond

MOTO X SPEED AND STYLE
Nate Adams
Kenny Bartram
Kevin Johnson
Robbie Maddison Saturday, August 2, 12:00noon Home Depot Center
Mike Mason
Dustin Miller
Travis Pastrana
Mat Rebeaud
Ronnie Renner
Jeremy Stenberg Saturday, August 2, 12:00noon Home Depot Center
Edgar Torronteras
Blake Williams

MOTO X RACING
MEN:
Troy Adams
Jeff Alessi
Justin Brayton
Trey Canard
Josh Demuth
Tim Ferry Saturday, August 2, 2:00 pm Home Depot Center
Josh Grant
Broc Hepler
Josh Hill
Jason Lawrence Saturday, August 2, 2:00 pm Home Depot Center
Jeremy McGrath
Nathan Ramsey
Chad Reed
Eric Sorby Saturday, August 2, 2:00 pm Home Depot Center
Josh Summey Saturday, August 2, 2:00 pm Home Depot Center
Heath Voss
Nick Wey

WOMEN:
Mariana Balbi
Ashley Boham
Sherri Cruse
Ashley Fiolek
Vanessa Florentino Saturday, August 2, 1:15pm Home Depot Center
Tarah Gieger Saturday, August 2, 1:15pm Home Depot Center
Alisa Nix
Jessica Patterson
Tatum Sik
Sarah Whitmore

MOTO X RACING—ADAPTIVE—COMBINED
Joey Abbot
Aaron Ball
Chris Dunn
Ricky James
James King
Nick Pappas
Benoit Pauwels
Chris Ridgway
Shane Tacker
James Wazny

SUPERMOTO
Cassidy Anderson
Sylvain Bidart
Mark Burkhart
Matt Burton
Benny Carlson
Jason Conlon
Brandon Currie
Dalton Dimick
Steve Drew
Micky Dymond
Chris Fillmore
Carey Hart
Troy Herfoss
Ivan Lazzarini
Kurt Nicoll
Joey Pascarella
David Pingree
Chad Reed
Heath Voss
Jeff Ward

BMX FREESTYLE STREET
Josh Harrington
Van Homan
Brian Kachinsky Thursday, July 31, 4:30pm Event Deck @ LA Live
Seth Kimbrough
Corey Martinez
Garrett Reynolds
Dakota Roche
Aaron Ross Thursday, July 31, 4:30pm Event Deck @ LA Live
Sean Sexton
Brad Simms
Nathan Williams
Rob Wise

BMX FREESTYLE VERT
Jamie Bestwick Saturday, August 2, 4:15pm Home Depot Center
Jay Eggleston
Chad Kagy
Steve McCann
Dennis McCoy
Kevin Robinson
Simon Tabron
Jimmy Walker
Zach Warden
Coco Zurita

BMX FREESTYLE BIG AIR
Allan Cooke
Chad Kagy
Steve McCann
Dave Mirra
Anthony Napolitan
Kevin Robinson
Morgan Wade Friday, August 1, 5:45pm STAPLES Center

BMX FREESTYLE SUPERPARK
Mike Aitken
Jamie Bestwick Saturday, August 2, 1:00pm Home Depot Center
Corey Bohan
Scotty Cranmer
Daniel Dhers
Dave Dillewaard
Chris Doyle
Dennis Enarson
Brian Foster
Ryan Guettler
Josh Harrington
Chase Hawk
Chad Kagy
Steve McCann
Dave Mirra
Ryan Nyquist
Mike Spinner
Morgan Wade Saturday, August 2, 1:00pm Home Depot Center
Alistair Whitton
Gary Young

RALLY CAR RACING
Driver
Kenny Bartram
Co-Driver
Dennis Hotson
-
Driver
Ken Block
Co-Driver
Alex Gelsomino
-
Driver
Andrew Comrie-Picard
Co-Driver
Jen Horsey
-
Driver
Tanner Foust
Co-Driver
Christine Beavis
-
Driver
Matthew Johnson
Co-Driver
Jeremy Wimpey
-
Driver
Antoine L'Estage
Co-Driver
Nathalie Richard
-
Driver
Niall McShea
Co-Driver
Marshall Clarke
-
Driver
Dave Mirra
Co-Driver
Alexander Kihurani
-
Driver
Pat Moro
Co-Driver
Mike Rossey
-
Driver
Jeff Moyle
Co-Driver
Scott Putnam
-
Driver
Travis Pastrana
Co-Driver
Jim Dechamp
-
Driver
Kyle Sarasin
Co-Driver
Mikael Johansson

Check out EXPN.com for all the latest on X Games 14.

Empire Of Dirt Live

It's time for our boys to get dirty across the pond... and I'll be watching the LIVE WEBCAST below, this Saturday, from the understated comfort of my LoveSac. I suggest you do the same or you'll miss the aerial stylings of Taj, Baker, Sergio, Ruben and Perico (riding for etnies Spain!).

Red Bull Empire of Dirt is the the world's first BMX dirt slopestyle contest. The course has got "every thing you could ever dream of if you're into BMX". If last year's course is anything to go by, the event is going to be something serious to behold. After having been totally washed out last year, riders, organizers and spectators alike have been waiting patiently to get back to the Devon Dirt to take care of some unfinished business.

At last the wait is almost over... 35 world class riders from all over the globe are packing their bags while the last tones of dirt are being positioned. They're off to Newton Abbot in Devon, UK to have an awesome weekend. Applications for tickets are already closed so if you haven't already got one, you ain't going. But never fear, as this event is ultra gnarly the Freecaster.tv team will, of course, be there to make sure you don't miss a dirty bit of it.

A. Ross At ESPYs

Aaron Ross went to the ESPY Awards looking for Brett Favre, and just happened to stay for the after party street jam...

This One's For My Vegans...

Where my vegans at?! This one's for you.

So you wanna know which of our shoes are vegan? Lots of you have asked, and while I do enjoy spending my time sending the same email over and over... and over... it's YOUR time that I don't wanna waste. As such, we've added a new little vegan symbol to the site. Now you can browse all our footwear and rest assured that anytime you see that symbol underthe product description, it's totally animal-free and friendly.

Of course, it'll be smaller than that... more like this.

Here's a big fat list of our vegan shoes for Fall, but for future seasons and while perusing our fine wares, don't forget that the materials, and thus vegan-ness, vary between colorways of the same shoe so be sure to click each color. Thanks for caring about the beef!

MENS
Angle Black/Black/Grey
Annex Black/Print
Brunswick Black/White/Grey
Calli-Vulc Black/Black/Red
Callicut Black/Blue/Grey
Cinch Black/Gum/White
Cinch Metal Mulisha: Black Skulls
Digit Black/Grey/Black
Digt Black/Royal
Dill Black/White/Green
Faction Black/Black/White
Fader Black/White/Black
Fader Deegan: Black/Red/Black
Fader Rune: Black/White/Red
Jameson Black/Grey
Jameson Black/Grey/Red
Jameson Wille: Black/Blue
Sheckler Black/Red/White
Sheckler 2 Black/Blue
Sheckler 2 Olive
Sniper Black/White/Red
Sniper Morgan: Black/Yellow
Team 1 Black/Black/White
Trader Black/White/Gum
Twitch Black/Red
Versus Black/Red

GIRLS
Bernie White/Pink/Pink
Digit Black/Grey
Plimsy Purple/White
Plimsy Brown/Gum
Baby Jane Black/Pink
Myra Black/Black/Silver

Kachinsky's Kachinsky!

Brian's DK Kachinsky is DigBMX.com's featured bike. He takes you through every detail of the bike from parts to modifications... even including his preferred boiling time and storage temperature. Wait... what? Read it.

Layos Update!

What's up with Sergio Layos? I was wondering that very same thing until I got his update email. And here it is for you read... because sharing is caring.

hey man! how you doing?
news:
I spent some times with Ruben and my friend Guiri on the north west coast of Spain. That is an area that is not really discovered yet and it has some amazing places. We spent there a week, surfing and riding. After that I had to leave to the Canary Islands for a demo at a
music festival. It was really fun but I went there for a day and that is not much for a place like that. After that I came back home for my birthday and my brother prepared a little party on the trails. It was really fun! Here are some pictures of it here! After that I haven't been doing much... sometimes coming back home is like a little holiday for me.

I hope you like the pictures!

New etnies Shoes

More good stuff from your friends at the etnies Online Store!

Ryan Smith Interview

Who is Ryan Smith? Well, around here, he's knowns as "one of the bad ass kids we hook up." Get to know him a little better with this nice li'l interview on BMXunion.com.

Bestwick Wins Dew Tour!

After going into the final run neck and neck with Chad Kagy, Jamie had to lay it down & pull out all the stops. Fortunately for Mr. Bestwick, Chad had a few slip ups in his own final run leaving the door wide open and Jamie prevailed once again to take the win with a flawlessly executed demonstration of vert bicycle artistry. Jamie is now 2 for 2 on the Dew Tour. Next up! X Games in LA.

Vert Final Results
1. Jamie Bestwick - 94.50 etnies
2. Chad Kagy - 94.50
3. Steven McCann - 93.33
4. Simon Tabron - 91.83
5. Dennis McCoy - 91.33
6. Kevin Robinson - 91.17
7. Zack Warden - 90.17
8. Jimmy Walker - 90.00 etnies flow
9. Jay Eggleston - 86.17
10. John Parker - Did Not Ride

Footwear Sale!

Wade & Baker Crap

This doesn't have a whole lot to do with BMX... but Morgan and Adam sent it, so it has at least that much to do with BMX, right?

Adam took me up to top of a mountain right outside Prescott the other day for a little naturing session. This outhouse was at the top, so we both posed in it.

Morgan

Tailwhip Gone Wrong

Morgan's all busted up... read on.

I was at the Chandler Park today filming for Levi's when a tailwhip went wrong...

I over shot the hip landing and OTB'd strait to my face! Hands still on the grips... 1 black eye, 1 broken tooth (with my mouth guard in), 1 swollen lip, 1 hole in my chin, 9 stitches, and one good headache! Boo! Parts of my tooth are still in my mouth guard along with some blood! Didn't get knocked out, and didn't get to flair the Chanel gap... Boo! I'm alright though, and I'll still see you in Cleveland!

Morgan

Mike Vincent EBay Auction

LOS ANGELES (July 12, 2008) -- On January 18, while riding his bike to work Mike Vincent, a former BMX rider who has been a prominent fixture in the sport for many years, was struck by a car. He sustained major head trauma and many bodily injuries, including the possibility of permanent loss of sight. Like many action sports athletes, Mike did not have any insurance at the time of the accident therefore payment for all of his treatment and future rehabilitation and surgeries, outside of a life-threatening emergency, will have to come out of his own pocket.

In addition to competing in BMX, Mike has worked as a judge for all of the major action sports competitions, including the X Games, LG Action Sports World Tour, AST Dew Tour, and the former Gravity Games. He has also been a part of most of the core BMX competitions, including Rebel Jam and the CFB events. During the off-season he worked as a professional caddy at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, in Gainesville, VA.
Over the last few months the industry has assisted Mike by participating in local fundraisers and donating their heart, time and money when needed. However, the need is greater than anyone could have ever imagined and the support must continue in every way possible. Realizing that at any time Mike’s plight could be their own, the industry has established an Ebay auction to raise funds for Mike’s current and future treatment. At the 6th month mark of Mike’s accident, an auction will be opened on EBay. On Friday, July 18th, at 12:00 PM EST the auction will go live online. Many athletes and friends have graciously donated items for this cause. All items will be offered for only 10 days. Final bids must be completed by 12:00 PM EST on July 27th.

Some of the auction items include:
* DC x SE Quadrangle 24 in Cruiser: Limited Edition
* Haro Forum Pro Lite BMX: autographed by Ryan Nyquist
* Redline Flight Pro BMX Racing Bike
* X Games 14 VIP Package for 4
* Camp Woodward: one week action sports camp
* Ryan Sheckler’s autographed Plan B 3D Skate Deck
* Paul Rodriguez's autographed Plan B Signature Skateboard Deck
* Chris Haslam’s autographed Almost Skateboards Deck
* Bucky Lasek's autographed signature Element Skateboard
* PLG's autographed signature Darkstar Skateboard
* Jake Brown's autographed Blind "Eternal Life" Slam Deck
* Tony Hawk's autographed 8x10
* Mat Hoffman’s autographed Bell helmet worn during X Games 13 Mega Ramp Contest
* Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg’s signed Thor Jersey worn during Moto X World Championships
* Chad Reed's autographed San Manual/Yamaha team THOR MX pants
* Callaway and King Cobra golf clubs
* Boutique shoes by Jimmy Choo and Society for National Dress
* Playboy merchandise package

For a full detailed list of auction items please go to: http://www.actionsportstour.com/mikevincent/benefits/ebayauction.html

For details and updates on Mike's condition please visit www.actionsportstour.com/mikevincent/ or contact Olivia Elizandro at 310 738 0936 or via email at MikeVincentUpdates@gmail.com

The road to recovery will be a long one, but together we can make a difference.

Contriubutors:
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etnies Canadian Concrete Jam

The 1st etnies Canadian concrete jam of the year was our best and biggest one to date. The largest Am class, the largest and heaviest Pro class and the youngest rippers threw down at this North Vancouver park on Sunday the 22nd.

The top 5 for Am was probably the hardest to judge due to the number of entries and the sheer magnitude of talent, but the judges did their jobs well (the judges included Pro riders Sam Lowe and James Steele) and narrowed it down to the top 5:

5th dustin dobson
4th kyle spence
3rd dillon king
2nd dave struthers (ride on!)
1st carl arnett

The 13 and under class was amazing with Anthony Messere riding as good as any of the top 5 Ams, and at only 12 years old! Way to go anthony!

The Pro class was stacked and was the hardest Pro class to judge yet. 8 foot high 540's (shirtless!), huge flairs and tailwhips, over the fence to pallet action, and brakeless-chainless 720 over the spine attempts, had the spectators and riders alike going nuts watching the shredding. we were blessed to have Jason Enns on hand to be a judge for this class, and the standings went down like this for the money at Kirkstone:

3rd was 3 way tie between:
anthony alex
james steele
andy roode

2nd travis sexsmith

1st wade lajlar (etnies)

Unfortunately, due to time constraints, we couldn't run the over 30 masters class at Kirkstone... we apologize to the guys who entered, and thank them for coming out and riding their asses off regardless.

mel gooder
ron mercer
simon barry

Thanks to everyone who came out to enter, ride, spectate, or just hang out. See you at Richmond july 20th! Check out:

kill em all
CDN concrete BMX jams

Bestwick For The Brits

Last week Jamie's BMX took him to foggy London Town to meet up with Jay-Z... The UK's O2 Wireless Festival boasted huge musical acts and a likewise huge vert ramp—Europe's largest vert ramp actually. Dig BMX has more on the festival's happenings.

etnies In Pamplona, Part 2

Here's another shot of our participation in this year's Running Of The Bulls. I think it really says something that from either angle, and even in all the bull thumping, stampeding chaos, this dude's etnies stand out like a white shining beacon of hope. I'm pretty sure that's what it's all about, right?

A Note From Tony

A little love note from Tony Hamlin:

Hey Dude!

Just wanted to send you three photos my buddy Red Beard took during a rainy day park session while breaking in the new kicks! Thanks for everything, shit's good... stoked!

Tony

etnies In Pamplona

We're all for taking the bull by the horns, especially in your etnies... but we're giving this guy a little extra credit for this one.

Ortega's etnies Bath

Javier Ortega is so fresh and so clean...

Bathe yourself in all that is etnies, only then will you know true purity.

Brian Kachinsky In The Papers

Yo yo,

This is a scanned copy of an article the Appleton newspaper just ran on me. It was the biggest article in the sports section with a really big color photo of the Ride cover. Newspapers (especially sports sections) are hard to deal with sometimes because they don't quite grasp what we do (hence the "racing" references..haha) but I think it turned out alright. I scanned these black and white so they wouldn't be enormous files to email.

Talk Soon!
Brian

KC Badger Interview

Check out KC's latest interview at ClickedBMX.com. Wish the kid a happy birthday... and someone please tell him that 26 ain't f*cking old! 30's the new 20, baby!

Justin Simpson Video

Sometimes... sometimes it takes a few bumps and scrapes to nail a trick. And sometimes, you gotta kill yourself in order to really kill it! Just ask Justin Simpson:

Justin Simpson Web Video from kris marcum on Vimeo.

Adam Goes Skateboarding?

Go Skateboarding Day, as seen through the eyes of etnies BMX pro Adam Baker:

Skateboarding. One of the coolest activities that has ever been invented. There is some strange feeling that comes for the simple activity of floating across the concrete on a board. For me it is the closest quick fix for surfing that I can get living in Arizona.

I have always had some tie to the skate industry. I ride for a skate company (Sole Tech) and most of my friends skate, because of these things I always have a bit of a grasp on what the skate industry is doing, what new video is out, or what crazy new shit some skater just did. Or, for this example, what day Go Skateboarding Day is.

This was the first year that I was involved with Go Skateboarding Day. A good friend of mine, Tyler, owns the skate shop Calavera.

Tyler is very involved with the city and so he got the entire street closed down for the morning out in front of his shop.

I need to mention that there where cops on hand the whole time. Ahh!

With the street being closed down, kids brought ramps and rails to skate. I spent over and hour trying to do a “rock to fakie”.

There were also a few games including worst kick flip and most kick flips in a minute. I think someone did 24. He was beat after that effort. I think that would be the equivalent of doing 24 bunny hop bar spins in a minute.

After that there was a poker run to the skate park. There were stops where kids could win some new gear. Once at the skate park several bands played including “The Swim”, “Hour of the Wolf” and “The High Rollers”. Sorry there are no photos of the bands. I left to go to the trails. I could only handle so much of sucking at skating.

X Games 14 Are Coming...

It's that time again! The X Games are heading our way and the final list of invited BMX athletes is out. Keep an eye out for our boys when X Games 14 hits Los Angeles July 29-August 3!

Invitees include:
Super Park – Full class will be 20 riders
1. Daniel Dhers,
2. Scotty Cranmer,
3. Dave Mirra

Round 1 invites:
4. Morgan Wade ETNIES
5. Ryan Nyquist
6. Gary Young
7. Dennis Enarson
8. Josh Harrington
9. Ryan Guettler
10. Mike Aitken
11. Chris Doyle
Round 2 invites:
12. Steve McCann
13. Brian Foster
14. Chase Hawk
15. Chad Kagy
16. Alistair Whitton

Final Round:
17. Dave Dillewaard ETNIES FLOW
18. Corey Bohan
19. Jamie Bestwick ETNIES
20. Mike Spinner
SuperPark Alternates:
1. Rob Darden
2. Diogo Canina

Street – Full class is 12 riders
Garrett Reynolds,
2. Aaron Ross ETNIES
3. Van Homan

Round 1 Invites:
4. Corey Martinez
5. Dakota Roche
6. Brad Simms
7. Brian Kachinsky ETNIES
8. Sean Sexton
9. Josh Harrington

Round 2 Invites:
10. Seth Kimbrough
11. Rob Wise
12. Nathan Williams

Final Round:
Street Alternates:
1. Nigel Sylvester
2. Dennis Enarson

Vert – Full class is 10 riders
1. Jamie Bestwick ETNIES
2. Simon Tabron,
3. Kevin Robinson

Round 1 Invites:
4. Chad Kagy
5. Zack Warden
6. Jimmy Walker ETNIES
7. Francisco “CoCo” Zurita
8. Steve McCann

Round 2 Invites:
9. Jay Eggleston
10. Dennis McCoy

Vert Alternates:
1. John Parker
2. Koji Kraft
2 Big Air – Full class is 7 riders
1. Kevin Robinson,
2. Anthony Napolitan,
3. Steve McCann)

Round 1 Invites:
4. Chad Kagy
5. Morgan Wade ETNIES

Round 2 Invites:
6. Dave Mirra
7. Allan Cooke

Big Air Alternates:
1. Zack Warden
2. Mike Escamilla