A couple of weeks back Alex flicked me a draft of his edit, and I was super impressed, and super excited to see it drop. But mannnn. This is really, really good. The last 12-18 months for Alex has been really tough for the little fella, with a whole host of injuries that stacked up back to back. So props to you Alex for being persistent and holding it down. Solid as fuck.

This piece by Steve Crandall from FBM really struck a chord with me. And I think it’s something that doesn’t really get talked about anywhere near as much as it should.

Support rider owned brands. Keep your dollars in the scene. The big corporates don’t give a fuck about BMX or our culture, they get involved because they see dollars in what we do.

And as soon as they stop making money (or realise there is no money to be made) they’ll drop BMX on its ass.

Case in point: DC just dropped their entire BMX program this week.

Keep it real. Support rider owned.

The word from FBM:

A few of us were checking this spot the other week. I was preaching the gospel according to tooth hang, then a photo of Illman pops up of old mate Icey. BMX trick names are so dorky.

Mikey built up a bike a few weeks back, and the dudes at Little Black Bike made a little slideshow deal outta it. I think they actually are selling a bike that’s exactly the same build, if that’s something you’re keen on, holla at em.

I was really stoked to see this pop up this morning. My boy Dougie has just finished the trailer for his DVD ambition, which has been in the works for at least a few years now. A few of my good dudes… Dullah, Tave, Blue, Liam… all got parts in there, it should be bangin. Can’t wait. Props to you Dougie.

Moar Brock news. Dude’s Premium edit just dropped. Holy fuck. Watch this, then watch again. Banger is wild as hell. So stoked on this.

Brock‘s bike sponno, Premium, have kindly sent Brock on a trip to America to ride bikes and do cool stuff. I think he’s coming back in a couple of months, have fun dude.

A couple of months back, Brad had a crash on his backyard setup and mashed his teeth. Not stoked. To help fund some new teeth, everyone’s pal Gus held a jam to raise some cash. We donated some cash, beer and product to raffle, and drank some beer and had a good time.

Photos poached from Rubers – there are more on his blog.