I just got home from the Sea Ferret/ the Aptos Jump Jam which took place in Monterey last weekend and if you haven’t seen it yet… I was interviewed by PinkBike.com where I proceed to stumble all over my words and apparently have chapped lips or it was hot as fuck and I hate being in front of the camera talking. Oh well, I tried…
I also managed to over jump the 7′ nipple thing and land on my head during my race against Chase in Dual Stunt… I got worked!!! The jump jam was badass as always with tons of talent from everywhere. Brandon Seminuk is just ridiculous!!!
It’s that time of year when the contest start popping up all over the world. This week Adam’s in Germany at the T Mobile Extreme Playgrounds. I rode in this event last year and had a good time. There will be a indoor slopestyle for the 26″ riders and BMX dirt for the 20″ guys. It will be live, so follow the link and watch Adam shred in Duisberg.
And while Adam’s riding a sick set-up in Germany I’ll be at the… or I should say, I’m at the Sea Otter in Monterey, Ca. racing speed trials. Kyle Ebbet and Jeff Lenosky built a pretty challenging course that flows for really well the most part… I hate the bunnyhop box thing. Sea Otter report coming soon.
Alan Foster gives a big thumbs up from his hospital bed after Saturday’s bad luck.
Get back soon Alan…
I went down to ride Sheep Hills with a bunch of SHL’s from yesterday and today. Unfortunately during Alan Foster’s first run into French Connection ( which is so fuckin’ steep and tall if you tag… keep reading.), Alan got a bit leaned and stiff and if that wasn’t bad enough… he clipped both wheels of his 20″ on the top of the first landing sending his to his head at bottom of an easily 8′.
Alan hit the ground hard enough to literally shake it. He gave himself a pretty good shiner, bloody nose, busted lips and hurt some ribs pretty bad from what we knew because was having a hard time breathing. He was taken away by the paramedics to be safe and that turned out to be a good thing. Alan suffered a broken back that will require surgery tomorrow, so wish him well.
Christian enjoying wearing shorts months before his countrymen as he samples So Cal. concrete.
I put the revised Contraband thru its paces with outstanding results.
local hip blast… just wish I wrote their names down.
This guy has so many sick lines and they all include speed and pop!!!
There’s nothing like someone ripping around a park blasting hips and pyramids… nose diving in at speed and the carving into a 50/50 grind… yep, I’m talking about skateboarding. At the local park I ride a lot (Fullerton), there’s a strong skate contingent that kills it. While I was there with the guys from Slacker Imports (more to come on that…), BlkMrkt’s Norwegian distributor… there was a few skaters shredding.
Here’s few photos Martin from Slacker shot while his buddy Christian and I rode…