Rapha (a cycling clothing company) interviewed eight of the top custom frame builders in the U.S., including Circle A Cycles (where my brother is a builder). Custom frame building is both a science and an art. It is an ever-evolving process of geometry, wizardry and psychology, all brought together in an effort to understand the …
You old BMX `zine makers out there (both of you…) might get a kick out of seeing the old issues of FAT Magazine — the original printed versions from the 80s and 90s — making their way online. Issue 16 has a few photos I took of Jim Cavanaugh and Rich Upjohn (page 15) and …
A shirt with some really old school BMX:
I finally got around to putting my last riding video on YouTube. “Wire: 1989-1995” is a best-of compilation of the four videos I made during those years. Until now it’s only been available on VHS, so rather than make a DVD version that nobody wants to buy I’ll just put it online for free. If …
Someone in Japan took part of a video I made (“Losers of the Year”), edited out all non-flatland stuff, dubbed some rap over it, and uploaded it to YouTube. While I’m not exactly thrilled that somebody used my video without permission and added their own music to it, what the heck…the video is over 10 …
If you like circa-1995 BMX freestyle riding, I uploaded a bit of my video to YouTube:
I haven’t seen my old riding friend Keith McElhinney since he moved to Pennsylvania, but he’s clearly been doing a lot of riding at Woodward. At the Dew Tour’s 2006 stop in Denver, Keith pulled the world’s first ever front flip flair (which he has named the lawn dart) — check out the video. Update: …
I’m pulling the plug on one of my sites: New England Flatland will no longer be updated, and will now just be an archived site. Thanks to all the riders who supported it!