Haro 25th Anniversary Reunion Show

Just saw this posted on VintageBMX. The Haro Freestyle Team are a BMX legend. If you are in the Ashland area when this is happening you should check it out.

Bike It 2010 – Ashland Oregon

“The 1985 HARO Freestyle Team” will perform a retro show that will surely rock the house and bring back some of the roots of BMX Freestyle.

Bob Haro will be there supporting the event and this incredible team he created many, many years ago.

At 5pm on August 14th 2010, the 80’s tunes will be playing, Kevin Martin on the mic introducing the 1985 HARO Freestyle Team…Ron Wilkerson, Brian Blyther, Dave Nourie and Mike Dominguez to perform one of the original Freestyle shows to date.

To support to event visit www.bikeit.info

Bike It 2010 is proud to host the 25th Anniversary of the Haro bmx freestyle team.

Haro was one of the premiere freestyle teams during the 1980′s, performing shows and promoting the sport of freestyle around the world.

Original team riders Ron Wilkerson, Dave Nourie, Brian Blyther, and Mike Dominguez will reunite for their first US show in over 20 years.

The show will take place on August 14, 2010 in Ashland, Oregon.

Click the link below for details:

ashlandresourcecenter.com

Eugene Jam

Words and photos by Jeremy

I’m not sure when, exactly, the idea was put forth that Sonny and I should put on a jam of our own, but I think Joe planted the seed. Over a period of a few weeks, Sonny and I decided that we would. We had the perfect spot, too. The 105 bridge crossing the Willamette River covers a basketball court where Eugene old-schoolers such as Cash Reynolds and Jesse Puente rolled back in the mid to late 80′s. With the forecast predicting 30% chance of rain, it was perfect.

Except for the fact, which we discovered Friday, that a Gay/Lesbian organization reserved it for festivities lasting the duration of the day. Fuck is right!

So we moved to the courts at Chucrchill Sports Park, where the Churchill skatepark is, attached to a highschool. Justin was first on the scene and had his bike out of his european wagon and spinning jugglers and steams instantly, with the occasional J-stall thrown in to work the abs. Cash Reynolds actually came out, lured by the promise of a bike to ride. The bike in question was my park bike which needed some chain work. Cash worked on it the entire time we were at the courts.

Anthony and James showed up with the shirts and a couple of very dialed bikes next. James had an S&M LTF which was chrome-plated. Drool, you know you want to.

Brett showed next and I got hooked up with two pairs of his ti-ended pegs for a very good price. They even had cheeta print grip-tape. He proceeded to flow around the courts, non-stop. Every time I looked over, he was rolling, switching and smoothying.

He also brought the most sano un-bike I have ever seen.
Sarge (Paul Miller) was next sporting large guns, facial hair, sun glass tan and the Tank, his ghetto ride. I have to admit, I was really stoked to see him. The level of positive energy was off the scale and we took turns making tire marks in the gritty, yet fast, surface. But, as Sonny fired up the BBQ, the rain made good on earlier threats and sprinkles and opened up for real.

We moved to a covered spot at the high school entrance and it turned out to be a great spot. While steaks and burgers BBQ’d riders shared the tiny spot as cameras caught the action. Cash had the bike going and seemed to feel right at home breaking out rolling tricks like butter. The vibe was at an all-time high. Steaks and burgers were passed out, thanks to Sonny’s set-up. It was a medium sized BBQ/smoker strapped down to a low trailer made from a pickup bed and it was dialed.

He takes his BBQ’ing seriously, using cherry wood to add natural flavor and never uses gas. The meat tasted great.

Which was about the time security rolled up. The fucker. Ok, we have been at this for twenty years and have come to realize what it means to have a job to do. We get it, security has to make us leave, but be human about it. As we rolled out, I offered him a bribe of a steak, trying to be cool and joke with the guy. He was a straight up ass about it. Fuck him.

The vibe would not be stopped as the crew, minus Anthony, moved to the Creswell spot which Sonny and I have been loving since I moved in October. The general consensus seemed to be that the spot was all I had foretold it to be and worth driving to as the session continued.

As the session wound down I realized just how great all the guys are and how much this jam meant to Sonny and I. It was kind of giving back, though I wish Joe could have made it. He busted his ass providing the t-shirts which turned out great and deserves a good steak.

Thanks to everyone who made it out and contributed to the awesome vibe. Thanks to Sonny for the eats and motivation. We’re gonna do a little jam again, possibly in the winter, since our spot is lit and covered year-round.

It was a good fuckin time.
~J

Bloody Bike Brigade

A while back Jeremy posted a Bloody Bike Brigade video up on Facebook so I thought it would be great to share it here with some others that I found online. Any of you BBB members want to post some stories, videos or photos let me know and I can put them up.

Find more videos like this on Elephant Glide

News, Interviews and Old School Videos

Joe did a quick Q & A with Shad for Questionable Wednesdays. Check it out on the Goods BMX Blog.

Ride BMX has a nice video from the Old School Reunion that went down at Woodward last weekend. Looks like it was a great weekend. You can find more videos and photos on Jared Souney’s website. Would love to do a road trip down there next year.

From old school to new school here’s some footage from KOG Round 1. Great stuff.

Finally don’t forget the Seattle Jam is only a month away. You can find more info on Global-Flat.

Enjoy the Trick (Shot)!

While we all know about Joe and his love of flatland some of you might not realize that he is the bar game king.

We are hoping to start a weekly series highlighting Joe and his bar game skills. Next week he will be revealing the secret of the drunken beer toss.

So if you have any questions in regards to bar games or drinking please post it in the comments and we will pass it on to Joe

Thanks to Anthony for the photo. Classic.

Winter Classic 2010 Photos

Here’s some photos I gathered from the Jam. A big thank you to Mark Rainha, Anthony Buglio, Jeff Stewart, Shad, Jason, OSG, Billy, Jeremy and everyone else that snapped some pics and shot video.

More photos can be found on the Goods BMX blog.

Thank you to all the riders and spectators that came out for the jam. Despite a venue change and windy conditions it was a great day and one of our best jams yet.

If anyone has any video they shot during the jam and would like to share it with us for a web video please contact me.

Enjoy the Trick.

My Secret Spot

So went out to my secret spot to ride this past week with my buddy Trevor. The results are very good.  Look for a video soon from this spot!

a quickr pickr post

Albany Classic BMX Show 2010

What a great day this was. Cool bikes, friendly people, great beer and Dave Nourie busting out. Classic.

A big thanks to Ben and Scott for putting this on and inviting us to ride.

Photos from Jeff Stewart

Here are some photos that Jeff Stewart sent us recently.

Jeff is currently on the road promoting his book “March of Time and Skin”. You can pick up a copy here.

Thanks Jeff and hopefully we will be hearing more from him soon.

Tabletops Are Cool

Here’s a classic photo of Bret busting out a tabletop at the Bristol’s ramp about 20 years ago.

I was messing around with the image this morning and came up with this.

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