Redding Trail Jam!!!
Damn, I guess that season is upon us and that also means great weather. Here is another Jam that is going on. The guys in Redding have been doing these for the last several years and they always turn out real good, so show up and shred.-ben
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Grants Pass jam Flyer Update!!!
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Portland area skateparks update...
"There is a lot of skatepark news. The Glenhaven park opened today (4/27) and was still fun while dodging a million kids trying to impress each other with there fastplants to flat. Park should be fun in some time. It features a good-sized street course with some tranny. The park also has two bowls one small, and one with medium sized trannies and some hips. The smaller bowl is shaped like a peanut and is Team Shralp Approved w/ stairs and fully wrapped with pool copping.
The Vancouver, WA park has been started. About half of the bowl is done and the full pipe is poured. It looks like tons of fun and hopefully will be open sometime this summer. I heard a rumor today that it may not be open until the rest of the park features, playground equipment, walkways, bathrooms, etc., are done. Good news is that it is getting built finally.
Woodland, WA skatepark bowl is North of Vancouver about 20 minutes. The bowl is fun and some locals told me they are going to start working on the street elements of the park this week. That is not for sure though, it was just word of mouth from a kid with dirt on his face and bent handlebars. Also while we were there, Little Caleb rolled/broke his ankle. I talked to him today and he should be out for a while.
Battleground, WA is done, but you can't ride it. They are waiting until the landscaping is done to open. If you don't know Battleground, it is also about 20 minutes North of Vancouver. You can go North from either I-5 or the I-205. They will both merge together just before the Battleground Exit.
Just some news on the parks, see you out there."-Jason Hendricks
If you have any pictures of the new Parks send them my way. I would like to show people what is going on out there.-ben
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Grants Pass Jam!!!
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FG Session this Sunday!
This
Sunday, April 15th there is a
Forest Grove session planned. It appears my usual visit and call to friends to get to gether and ride is now becoming an anual event. Sweet! Visit
GOODS for more info. and to get your ride in tip top shape in time for the sesh.
I hear there will be a lot of filming and maybe a web video soon there after.
Go here to keep track of the weather report. I will be there no matter what. Oh yeah, I have some sweet Odyssey goodies to give out through out the day.-ben
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Hoder Jam...
The guy above is named
Mike Hoder. The guy above this is having a
Jam/ Best Trick Contest at his house. The guy above and the guy's he rides with are all nuts. They just don't ride bikes like normal people would, so that means they don't build jam ramps like normal people would. The guy above and his friends are planning on building Loops, Drop-ins from the roof of his house and other crazy shit. The guy's jam is planned for
Saturday June 2nd, 2007. You have time to work on your skills. Better yet, spend the next 2 months losing your mind and you will do fine. Thanks to Jack for the heads up.-ben
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Glenhaven Park Grand Opening!!!
"I would like to invite you to the ribbon cutting for the new skatepark at Glenhaven Park. It will be on Friday, April 27, at 3:00 p.m. We will do a low-key ribbon cutting and then open up the skatepark. We would love to have you there!"So thats the letter from the city guys!Be there! The park looks awesome!
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Devin Berliner Interview...
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Devin Berliner had an Interview a few months ago on the
Global Flat website. It's a pretty good read, click
here to check it out.-ben
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Where's Forrest?
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The
Empire video, Chill Bro premiered this past weekend and
Devon Hutchins captured what seems like every moment of it. While I was going through the pictures I noticed someone. Yep, that sure is Forrest Berkey up there. This gave me an idea for a contest. The first person to cruise through all the pictures a count how many times you see Forrest will win some good stuff. Email your answers into me at the email above.-ben
What are the prizes? Haha, that is the best catch. You find out about the prizes after the contest is won. So you better hustle!
*Forrest and anyone realted to Forrest cannot win this contest. For a full list of the rules, send a self addressed stamped envelope to yourself.*
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Records and Wallpaper...
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Tuck Side Strangler anyone?
The post below this one was the 420th post on the site since 06/12/05 when I switched to the blogger version. Haha, 420 dude, pretty wild. That is 1.58 posts a day for just under the last 2 years. Not to shabby. Now if we can just get the visiters back and comment sections rocking with discussions.
Remember, you can email anything you think is news worthy into the site by clicking on my email. It is just up at the top left corner, do it. Enough of this, on to some news goodness.
Eddie Cleveland and Ryan Mills both have a Desktop Wallpaper over at
BMX Online. Click on the respected picture or the link right
here to check them out and get em' downloaded. Have a Happy Easter, one of the best street riding days of the year.-ben
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FG SESSION!!!
I get back to town Friday, April 13th and that following
Sunday, April 15th there is a
Forest Grove session planned. It appears my annual visit and call to friends to get to gether and ride is now becoming an anual event. Sweet! Visit
GOODS for more info. and to get your ride in tip top shape in time for the sesh.
I hear there will be a lot of filming and maybe a web video soon there after.
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Chet wins the Lottery...
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No way, this is even better. The most legit guy in BMX,
Chester Blacksmith, just
scored the cover to the new
Ride BMX Magazine. To tell you I am stoked for the guy is an understatement. I called Chester this morning after a visit to Ride to let him know the good news. He was absolutly shocked and happy. A few Portland heads and myself were present when Chet slayed this monster of a rail and it was a monster. Congrats again Chet!!!
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Davey's all over the place...
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Davey Watson was out here in California for a bit and now he has a bike check up on
BMX Online. They give you peek at his new
Federal ride and his new ink done by Hoder. Those dudes up north of Portland are nuts both on and off their bikes.
In other Davey news... Davey just set out to
Paris, France to go on his first
Federal Bikes Trip. When I talked to him he wasn't looking forward to the plane ride, but was way stoked to be riding to crazy spots.-ben
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Wallpaper...
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So it looks like Vince is still getting more and more coverage, why not, dude shreds.
BMX Online has some new wallpapers up and Vince just happens to be one of them.
Peep it.Also if anyone made it out to the
Left/Right Premier or the Roseburg Jam and want to write something for the site, send it in! I will get it up. Have a good sunday.-ben
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