other stuff.

Since i am back at college doing carpentry it means i get half terms again. bonus extra 2 days on me weekend! i feel like a proper kid again. Went and moved earth with Kung and the new wheelbarrow, not sure how we lived without it for so long. Will get some better pictures tomorrow of what has been dug recently.
Here is some randoms:
Bumped into my mate Gareth with his newly aquired Raleigh Tracker on the way back from the pub the other night.
While digging today, it hailed on us, (thats hail in my hand!) so we took shelter in the hut. I would like to say it was the first time i have been hailed on this year. Its not. the photo of the cloud was taken about 3 weeks ago minutes before that cloud dumped hail on me while i was stuck outside painting a fence.
There is a picture of Kung in the hut as well. Looks like the credit crunch has hit him and he is trying to flog the hubcaps to passers by.

womblebarrow (found in a skip)

Don't have a wheelbarrow for your trails? Find a wheelbarrow that some builders have chucked in a skip for the crime of having a flat tyre. Pop in the back of your trusty Nissan Micra and drive home. Remove wheel and take wheel to your mate who works in a tyre garage to fix the flat tyre for you. Re-fit the wheel.

Next, pop your bike in the 'barrow and wheel the lot down to your trails smiling at passers by who think you are nuts for wheeling a bike around the streets in a wheelbarrow.

Present the wheelbarrow to Kung who will happily fill it with dirt to dig his new line.

rock n roll stems.

these have to be coolest stems ever. maybe. but the price...shit the bed.
http://www.dirtydogmtb.com/

sorry for the lack of updates on the digging front. got me a couple of days off, so going to get some stuff done. pictures should be up tomorrow. maybe.

new hampshire trails

alright

will ere


Dialed 603 Trails Fall 08 from Johnny Herrick on Vimeo.

some video i nicked off vimeo via deluxe of DIALED 603 trails in new hampshire - loving the tune, the step-up step-off over the bridge thing, the double berms - sweeeet

it rained this morning but it's sunny so not sure what's happening today/this weekend?

will

pull shapes

There's nothing not funny about this.

Sorry.


Pull shapes from Aversion bmx on Vimeo.

hitler stunt bike

it was a good weekend indeed, i have some photos of changes and going ons down the woods i will flag up later, as for now. this is weird but wonderful:

this weekend

well wasn't it grand, eh?

good riding got done, a couple new lines are coming along nicely and some good banter was had

easy now

will

i watched this and was blown away. go on the the tubby ginge.




Dirt jumping from nathan pierce on Vimeo.

goodness

Via mike, Via Tim March, Via Howies.co.uk:





As a side note. This film is as old as me. 25 years old.

Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

Style.

you have it or you dont.

http://www.tweed.cc/

i support this.

Mike Aitken

This is pretty bad news. Most will have heard it before in case you aint, this was taken from his website:

Our thoughts and prayers are with Mike, who was injured on Sunday while riding with friends in Pennsylvania. Mike is currently in critical condition in the ICU at St. Luke's hospital in Bethlehem, PA. His wife and parents have flown from Salt Lake City, UT to be by his side.

Mike was rushed to the hospital early Sunday afternoon after over-rotating a 360 and taking a severe blow to the head. Emergency staff immediately sedated Mike who was reportedly disoriented and convulsing, he has not regained consciousness since.

A ct scan revealed that there is currently no swelling of the brain, although there is an area that appears to have been injured by the fall. Further scans show breaks/fractures in Mike's orbital bone, cheek, both sides of his jaw, as well as throughout his sinus cavities.

Mike is currently on assisted breathing, but is breathing on his own for the most part. He has shown some voluntary movement in his left arm and leg. His right side is currently only responding to pain stimuli, but doctors say that this is fairly common for an injury of this type and are hopeful about his recovery.

He is not currently responding when spoken to or asked to move his hand. But again, doctors say that this is common for this type of injury and are hopeful.

Mike could wake at any moment, or his condition could remain unchanged for days or even weeks.

Mike is strong, and we pray that he will find the strength to fight through this. We will try to update as we learn more about Mike's condition.

Like many professional riders, Mike's BMX career makes health insurance companies consider him too high of a risk, and he is deemed "Uninsurable". Despite multiple attempts to obtain health insurance he is currently uninsured. The donations that have been offered and support that has been shown are greatly appreciated.

We all love Mikey, and hope for the best.



And this post on: 10.07.08


The Aitken family would like to express their gratitude to all that have shown their support. The BMX community has really shown their love for Mike over the past couple of days.

Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to Mike's family at 50/50 and Fit, as well as the rest of his BMX family and those at the Athlete Recover Fund. There are many of you that Mike has always considered his brothers, and we know that your hearts are with him right now.

As expected, there has been no real change in Mike's condition since yesterday. He suffered another seizure this morning, and has yet to regain consciousness.

Further testing this morning shows damage to Mikes brain stem as well as bleeds on his brain. What that means in regards to Mike's recovery is not known at this time. We will update as more information is received.

Please keep Mike in your prayers.

After shock of what happen to Stephen Murry, this second blow to BMXing is simply terrible.

Donations are being taken because he couldnt get health insurance due to his career choice and his medical bills have to be paid privately. If you can spare anything:

http://www.5050bmx.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=GET-WELL-MIKE-.html&Itemid=154

Alright

will ere

some pics from the weekend taken by my flatmate jay

- mike pixie no hands on the bowl transfer line

- adi and kung mixing it up on the train-but-on-different-lines type thing

- me goin round a berrrrrm

- theo with a frame grab toboggan (an old freind of mine used to insist that this trick was called a roboggan after robbie morales but who knows)














Something that is ace in BMX at the moment is matt priest, ch ch ch check it


Matt Priest - Volume Bikes Web Video from Dave King on Vimeo.

gonna get some shovelloads done this weekend so take it easy, might see some of yous down there?...

laters

will

the red pants sessions