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Footie in Fullerton…
Fakie in San Clemente…
old dog… new trick, this move is the devil!!!

How did you spend your day of rest??? I hit the local parks testing our new prototype fork… more to come on that soon. Thanks to my room mate Dustin for clicking the pics today.


Booyaa!!!

what?
This is part 2 of Cory’s crazy ass transfer line.
Euro transfer…

Last week, Fernando Sabat and I met up with Cory Nastasio at Camp Woodward for the day… and I needed it. I hadn’t done a flip in 6 months and with the season coming up soon it’s time to dust off the trick list. Cory started the day with a perfect 3 flip on the resi first drop in… maniac!!!


 Tom McCormack takes time from off the City Of Orange Public Works to do some damage in Fontucky.
It’s hard work making these guys look so bad… another Riot mounted Orange local leads the way to the finish.
The Orange “Y” locals were working fools all day long… Kyle pulling.

Welcome back Dave……
Dave Langford dives into turn 2 all NASCAR…


Fontana’s pro podium.
I made it home from Taiwan by 10 AM on Saturday and headed directly to Fontana to watch the 4x races… I really considered racing but after 14+ hours on a plane and a ridiculous Sake/whiskey induced hangover the day before I decided to just snap some pics instead of gates.

Longtime friend and badass on the track, Dave Langford has once again returned to racing and has already stepped right back into the thick of things like I knew he would. Dave wasted the first 2 rounds of pros in only is 2nd race back and ended up on the 2nd podium step at the end of the day.
The CalTime from the Orange “Y” BMX track were once again out in force taking numerous podium spots showing they’re getting into the 26″ flow of things. Hopefully 4x will boom in the US like it has in the UK… so much more fun than the typical BMX track. Go race…

just a sample of Nick’s work in print…

April’s Decline on newstands somewhere now…
I just opened up the new April issue of Decline and Scott Hart had told me I would be stoked but… how stoked??? I was pretty much jumping up and down when I flipped through it. To say we got some coverage is a understatement. Nick Brandreth’s photos from the “Replacement Jam” were awesome and a huge boost to the lack of decent photos in magazines lately. It gets a bit old seeing the same photo of a guy going fast between the tape or another gay MB (you know the last letter) XC bike test… not that I don’t appreciate it at times, but it’s been done. 

We’ve been seeing the same photographers for so long the photos are basically interchangeable. I’d like to give credit for stepping it up the efforts… now pay the photogs fairly and on time and you’re on to something. 

NYC bitch….
Redding, Ca.
Phillip from Germany is stoked on his Riot build… nice job.





Japan

A few from everywhere today….



Matt from WideOpen in New Zealand announced that their first shipment of 2009 BlkMrkt products arrived yesterday. Matt’s guys are ready to roll, so if you’re down that way… you know where to go. 




Karl Bensemann twist a can can 3 for Tim Pierce’s lens in New Zealand.

Our Aussie distributor just sent me an update on the scene “Down Unda” where their traveling nomad BlkMrkt rider Karl Bensemann is currently hitting up the trails in New Zealand.

He’s sent a couple of shots from Queenstown…. Thanks to Elite Cycling Imports for the update.

Karl won biggest boost and best trick with a 360 cancan at the Revolver Dirt Jam at Gorge Road in Queenstown on the weekend!


I probably should have told you earlier but Jon Condezella was the first to accurately guess a “tobacco water pipe” and he was the winner of… a t shirt. Good job John… amazing how many people picked up on that immediately… thanks for playing, next time we’ll make it a bit harder.


Here’s Adam and Jason Perz entry into the recent Odd Couple video contest held at Ray’s Indoor MTB Park IN Cleveland, Oh. I not sure why Adam & Kevin would want to sabotage Dorito’s runs, but watch the vid. and judge for yourself.