Bestwick Wins Cincinnati

by: Alex | Monday, October 6, 2008

Jamie Bestwick killed it yesterday at the Cincinnati stop of the Action Sports World Tour. I wasn't there but am told that "... an absolutely huge run complete with the biggest alley-oop tailwhip this side of 2007 put him at the top of the podium once again." I, of course, have no doubt.

BK For X Mex

by: Alex | Thursday, October 2, 2008

Brian Kachinsky moonlights as a Spanish television sports correspondent... que guapo!

Ruben In Malaga

by: Alex | Thursday, October 2, 2008

Ruben Alcantara's back in Malaga!

I just got to Malaga a little while ago... after the whole summer and it's been really good. One of the spots that we have is this little tranny inside an abandoned house. It was really fun to ride but we used to hit the roof... but now the wood roof is gone and you can go a few feet higher and it's so much fun.

Then we had a lot of rain and we got to fix the trails for the fall and winter. With some modifications this year, it's better than it's ever been. Here are some picks of Javi, Perico and me riding the first session ... so fun! Also, Perico and me are leaving tomorrow to Russia for a comp and a tour there. I hope we are lucky with the weather...

I'll send you some more pics from there!

Ruben

Out Of Commission

by: Alex | Thursday, October 2, 2008

etnies UK rider Anthony Watkins is out of commission... Thanks to a broken fibia, ankle and some sort of ligament injury, he'll be missing out on the Orlando stop of the Dew Tour. Kind of a bummer...

Get better, Anthony!

Joe Rich Trick Tips!

by: Brink | Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Levi's Movie Trailer!

by: Alex | Friday, September 26, 2008

BK Mex X Prelims

by: Alex | Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Viva el Kachinsky! Here's some footage of Brian during X Games Mexico BMX Street Prelims... he's the stud with the big etnies Icon on his shirt.

etnies BOK!

by: Alex | Monday, September 22, 2008

Saturday was the 10th anniversary of the Burnside BMX BOK (Burnside Open Championships), the BOK-series is guaranteed a fun day.

etnies Burnside BMX Bok, Deventer NL, 20-09-08 from Bakkejan on Vimeo.

The contest and the practice sessions were a lot of fun. Everybody was having a great time riding with each other and some riders really stood out... like Ronaldo from Hengelo, who isn’t a familiar face for most riders but I’ve seen him ride before. He threw in some big suicide no handers over the volcano and qualified with a couple of flair attempts. In his semi final run he went for a big wall tap to barspin in but didn’t pull it.

Tim F was dialed and brought some nice technical and street skills, like whip to flat and a big truck driver transfer.

Barry Kohne was all over the place... went big on everything. He did some big whip can cans, 360 wall tap over the spine and some old school crank arm slides.

Local hero Franky Elshof went loose caboose. He pretty much sleeps at this park. He did some crazy ass tricks, like superman seat grab air, 3Whip to fakie and truck driver over the spine. But it wasn’t enough to finish in the top 3.

Style king Virgil was dialed as a madman. With nice looking 540s, turndowns to fakie and 360 inverts he came out 3rd.

Mark Vos went street on this one. He secretly kept his front peg on since there are no pegs allowed in this indoor park. He did some awesome toothpick grinds and a crazy back wall ride out of a bank. He ended up 2nd, also winning the best crash.

There he was again... Channon ‘el toro’. He is on fire lately, winning every event he enters. He kept his head calm and did what he had to do to win with all kinds of 360 combos... 360 back paddle and 3whips and, to top it off, spine flip and a huge flair. He won his first BOK.

Results:
1 Channon Balorian
2 Mark Vos (etnies)
3 Virgil
4 Franky Elshof
5 Barry Köhne (etnies)
6 Roy van Kempen
7 Tim Frijters (etnies)

Thanks to etnies rider Bas Brouwer for this first hand etnies BOK report!

NORA Cup Awards Are Coming!

by: Alex | Tuesday, September 16, 2008

The NORA Cup Awards are upon us once again. Last year our boys made quite a showing and we expect nothing less from this year's festivities... festivating from The Joint at the Hard Rock, Las Vegas! Perhaps the showgirls won't be the only ones topless in Sin City.

Who: Everyone, 21 + (Free)
What: Annual Number One Rider Awards party: The biggest party in BMX.
When: September 24th at 8pm
Where: The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
Why: Because the top riders of the year need to get recognized and everyone needs to party!

Plus: The Levi's video will be premiered and lots of special guests will make appearances and present awards. SPECIAL!

Bestwick Wins Dew Tour SLC!

by: Brink | Saturday, September 13, 2008

Bestwick did it again today... first place Dew Tour in Salt Lake City. Congrats, Jamie!