I ended up getting a flat the other night… well, I didn’t.. I let some people ride the new whip around the other night and it ended up with a flat and nobody knew who did it. So I decided if I was going to try a new tube I might as well see what all the hype is for these new Fly Bikes Cobra Tubes that came out a little while ago. I decided to film the process of installing it just to see if it was quicker. I made a few cuts to the video just to speed things up but it didn’t take much time at all. Pretty cool concept and I can dig it. Yes, I rock flat head screw drivers too… I’ve been around the block a few times and know what I’m doing.

So, the weekend came and went pretty quick. My 4 day trip to Chicago was filled with tornados, monsoons, BMX, parties, laughs, and in general good times. I really don’t get too overly blown away by contests since it’s a lot of the same tricks and expected runs from the guys, but it’s a real good excuse to go see everyone and just get some chill time from life and do something different. Here’s about 100 photos from the Dew Tour Nike 6.0 BMX Open… Enjoy!
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EYE Q frame

Last winter during Frostbike I had come across Erik Engstrom and the EYE BMX booth. The new brand that was being brought in from VSI products (Sinz, THE, Intense, Vigor, etc.). At the time it was just starting off with a few prototypes being displayed. I figured I’d give it a few months and then hit up Erik to see where they have come to since. Check out what EYE is all about, some of their products, the team, and more…
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I highly doubt that you have missed the last two Stevie Churchill edits that have dropped the last few weeks. If you have, well you have missed out on a kid who makes 540s, 3 whips, and truck drivers on street look like they are basic tricks. I’ve been interested in finding out more about Stevie, and when Jeff DuPaul gave me a sneak peek a week ago at his Defgrip edit that dropped a few days ago, I knew I had to get an interview with him. Check out what Stevie has to say, some photos courtesy of Nick “C-Beef’ Steben, and a few of his latest edits… Edit: Stevie’s 720 hop clip now online.

Name: Stevie Churchill
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The other day I came home to a box on the step from Sidewall. It slipped my mind that Matt Colisch and Jeremie Infelise were sending over a few new Hell On Earth tee’s. I was kind of wondering if Hell On Earth was done and over with, but it would appear they got things going on again. I’m real psyched on how much work went into the designs. Here’s a look at some of their new shirts…
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The other morning I had some time to get to the skatepark for a bright and early session with Wyatt Kreel and a few others. We decided to film a few things and I quickly realized I wanted to do something with this one clip. Wyatt is interesting because he’s a total meat head/beef cake/ jock with tattoo’s but doesn’t like to half ass his tricks. It’s super funny because he will yell at himself, and talk shit to himself until he gets a trick just perfect. I figured the clips I had accumulated really caught this perfectly and tossed them together. Enjoy.

These past few days have been better for Tony. He has been showing a ton of signs of improvement and should be getting out of the hospital this weekend. Todd Johnson and a few others have been busy getting things lined up for the benefit jam we are having on July 31st. Above is the flyer. I’d like to thank the sponsors Full Factory, Deco, Kink, Sparky’s, Last Call, and Eastern for stepping up to help out with prizes for the raffle and what not. If you cannot make it to the jam but want to help Tony out, you can donate via Paypal – TonyMortensonRecovery@Gmail.com is the account name. Anything you can do is greatly appreciated. Please remember to keep Tony in your thoughts and see you July 31st!

There’s a lot of good things I could say about Mike. In fact, I don’t think there’s a bad thing anyone could say about Mike. He’s a shredder that always smiles and has a good time on his bike, loves a good road trip, and just an all around good dude. This past year I’ve got to get to know Mike a lot better and I figured it was well overdue to get him an interview. With Mike being busy with school, work, and traveling to Europe, things got slowed down a bit, but that’s perfectly acceptable to me. It’s finally done, and it turned out awesome. Check out what Mike has to say, along with some real good photos, and then leave him some love in the comments!

Name: Mike Potoczny
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As wild and badass as somebody might be, they are not invincible. Minnesota legend and BACO beast, Tony Mortenson, took a real bad crash at Benny P’s trails the other night. He ended up fracturing his skull in three places and needing emergency surgery to put it all back together. From what I have heard, he’s recovering and definitely going to make it through this like the champ he is.
The only downfall is that he didn’t have any insurance. You can imagine how much something like this must cost and that’s why we’re in the works of getting a benefit jam together. I’m working on the flyer right now and all the details should be out in the next day or two. Just plan on making it to Overpass skatepark in Hopkins, Minnesota on July 31st.

Please keep Tony in your thoughts!

If you aren’t too squeemish you can check out a photo I had received after his surgery along with an old edit and the BACO 10 trailer…
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Sorry for the slack on getting some fresh stuff up. I’ve got about 10 interviews out that I’m waiting on so hopefully some of thats starts rolling back in the next few days. But otherwise in the mean time, I’m just chilling until the Dew Tour in Chicago July 23-24th. I spotted this flyer floating around and figured I’d post it up since I’ll be making my way down with Jon Wells and whoever else ends up on the party bus. If you get the chance to make it there, you won’t be disappointed. So much partying went down last year and it shouldn’t be any different this year. I got the rest of the flyer and a trailer for the contest after the jump for you to take a peek at.
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