Ok, combining 2 posts into 1:
Supersession 4 was cancelled, which sucks because that's the event of the season, and because it takes place at Woodward West.

But, Nick picked the weekend up by organizing a Replacement Jam in San Diego that same weekend. It's not a contest, just a 3-day jam including dirt, park, and street. That Saturday is also Rick Nolte's birthday party. If you don't know him already, he's the dude whose been behind most of the ThrashBike jams. He rocks and has the photos on his phone to prove it, just ask him...

Check the flyer:

So many familiar spots in this video...anyone know where that Sayreville lookalike park is? Have a watch...


Mini East Coast Roadtrip from FBM BMX on Vimeo

-Mark

As I'm sure everyone's heard, Mike Aitken, one of the best riders around had a horrible crash recently and is not in good condition. It really hurts to see another rider down, but the best thing we can all do is show our support by contributing to a fundraiser that a bunch of his close friends are putting on.

They're having a trail jam at "Rancho Relaxo" next weekend to raise some money for him...the entry fee is $20.00 and there will be trails and a good time. It's in PA, but follow one of these links, probably the first one, to get the nitty gritty. I'll be there for sure, hope to see you too.

http://www.jorba.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=999

http://bikevmb.com/?q=node/3186


I get the message of the song, but come on...

Best wishes Mike!!

-Mark

The bike world is filled with events in fall, it seems. I guess everyone is getting their fix before winter grips the land. I didn't know of Jumptoberfest at Highland went down until I caught the video on Vital. Here's the video, because the trails look sweet. Not much mountain biking, if any, but it's got 20" dudes ripping the trails to shreds.



-Mark

Diabloween went off last weekend! It was my first, but it definitely won't be my last. There can't be many things more fun than riding with a bunch of people dressed in rediculous costumes. Me, Nick, and Dan pulled out our NJ Dirt baseball jerseys from a past Diabloween that never happened (for us anyways), and rode in those all day. George Ryan took first as Michelangelo the bad-ass ninja turtle that can do backflips. I forget who got second, but Dave from NYC took third dressed as something I can't remember, riding Lower Dominion (and the rest of the mountain) brakeless. Nick posted some pics at the link below, and then I found a video from the day, also below. The quality is bad, but what can you do?

Nick's Pix



See all of you there next year!!!!

-Mark

Be There! I've tried to go before, only to have the whole thing cancelled because of high winds. I expect the powers that be to hold off the rain for this weekend so we can all have some fun before the frost sets in. So, click the flyer to see it big, and I'll be seeing you there.

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I've had trails on the mind lately. Check this out, I think most of it's from Posh and those trails remind me why dirt jumping is so rad.

It's sad, because it really is a funeral. Little Devil is done--but I guess they'll be focusing on Orchid 100% now. All good things must come to an end, and at least they are doing it with a party where you don't have to wear black. Check the flyer below. Nick is coming down to my place in Delaware and from there it's an hour to the funeral, so hope to see you there!
Think I could go dressed up as a mountain bike rider or would that not work? Mwahahahaha

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It's been a while, I know. I'm going to try to start getting more quality updates on here again.

For now, I'm posting a couple of pics that my buddy Jeff took from the jam. The jam wasn't hyped up or advertised too much so it was really more of a chill session at an awesome concrete park. (Anthem Skatepark, if you're ever in Vegas...) Everybody did compete though, and here's how things turned out:

1) Adam Hauck
2) Carter Holland
3) Micah (no last name, sry dude)

Best Trick: Carter Holland with a huge transfer line (see pic)


Carter's Gap



Carter doin' an x-up on the hip


Micah, toboggan. Met him last December at Supersession, then ran into him wandering down the strip. Small world eh?


Micah, tuck no hander on the hip.


Hauck, tailwhip to tire tap. Adam ate it manualing across a 4" strip of coping that had to be 9 feet up and he dropped all the way down. It was burly, especially onto concrete, but he walked it off.


Nick, looking smooth. The trick, not his ass. Shit.


I don't even know. Looks like it's about to be a jaw full of concrete in a second, but I think he's coming around on a 360.


Thanks for letting me use your bike Micah, and let me know your last name so I can fix things straight.

-Mark

This is going down right after Interbike in Sin City's best skatepark (so I'm told). See you there.

Link to some photos I found of the park -- on some skateboard site.



-Mark