tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43112811813587721932024-03-12T19:31:10.909-07:00bowadeBMX.combowadeBMX.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311281181358772193.post-21100571056596143912016-06-22T15:55:00.001-07:002016-07-23T11:04:48.965-07:00Five weeks in EuropeMy goal is always to stay as long as possible when I travel abroad for BMX adventures and this first international trip of 2016 was no different. Traditionally my European trip consists of the Bike Days contest in Solothurn Switzerland and the ginormous FISE in Montpellier France with some fun BMX riding/pastries eating days in Paris sandwiched in between. However this year I was ambitious and pushed my trip to include my good friend Adam Kun’s wedding making it a five week lose yourself in Europe forget what home feels like kind of adventure. This also provided new territory as Id never been to Hungary and Budapest is nothing short of legendary. After piling up on art world commercial workdays a month prior I packed my shit and headed to Europe.
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Arriving in Paris suburb and rendezvous with the Jumelin family is the only way I want to start a trip like this not to mention meeting their new puppy Lola. While I instantly fell in love with this gorgeous female staffordshire I was also reminded that puppy like isn’t easy haha. After a few days of practise and éclair au chocolats I headed to Montpellier with Alexis Desolneux a day early to perform BMX flat demos for French and Chinese politicians associated with the FISE. This contest is the most famous in France and probably all of Europe with people flooding the city thirsty for action sports. The weather was great until the final day and as usual the parties and fans exceeded anyone’s expectations. I love the city of Montpellier and look forward to this event every year. After a rained out final on Sunday we all loaded up in cars and made the seven hour drive back to Paris. Matthias Alex and I went straight to work filming a how-to for youtube without any sleep and I will embed that below. After a few days of riding and dealing with the rain Italy would be the next move.
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Alex and I joined Raphael Chiquet aboard a local European airline at the Paris airport and headed to Venice Italy for a weekend of BMX demos at the famous Imola racetrack. Upon arrival in Venice my bike bag that I checked in Paris was lost. This is every BMX riders fear and rarely have I had to deal with this. We boarded an hour train after smashing a slice of welcome to Italy pizza and settled into our cozy hotel near the racetrack as I constantly tried to check on my lost bike. Our hosts for this event were outstanding as I was given access to walk the grid for qualifying and race day, visiting the garages inspecting the finely tuned race machines and seeing the Aryton Senna memorial celebrating one of the greatest ever just a few metres from the corner that took his life. We were fed well and looked after like royalty but at the end of the weekend I still was without my bike. Despite numerous attempts to gain information I didn’t even know where it was. Once we started to make our way back I did locate it at the Venice Airport just in time to recheck it and fly back to Paris. This was easily the worse airline experience of my life. Nevertheless back to Paris for a few days before making the drive to Switzerland for the Bike Days contest.
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This was my fourth time to Solothurn Switzerland for Bike Days and every year I’m amazed at how clean this place is. Bike Days brought almost 40 riders being the first round of the world circuit and for me was so good to be reunited with my Japanese cousins. As usual they were the source of many laughs as well as a high level of riding. Alex and Matthias both rode very well but being without my bike for four days the past weekend didn’t help as I missed out on the final. I loaded my stuff with another French friend Jermey Brossett and at the conclusion of this weekend we blasted off to the French Alps. I spent 3 days with Jermey, his wife Caroline and beautiful daughter Alice in the French peaceful countryside before boarding a plane in Geneva and heading to Budapest for Adams wedding.
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I was welcomed in Budapest by Adam and Sevisual as they scooped me from the airport and my Hungarian adventures began. Apparently I had some bad food in Geneva as the first morning in Budapest found me sick with food poisoning. After two days of not being able to move or eat we made the one hour drive to Szeged on the southern boarder where the wedding would be held. The day of the wedding I started to feel better despite Sevisual power walking me around Hungary haha. The wedding was beautiful and the after party was full power. I dipped out around 11 as the party went until 6am the next day as European people take partying very serious. We drove back to Budapest and spent the next day cruzin the city and filming for a small video. I cannot thank Adam, Anna, and Sevisual enough for the hospitality as well as the extremely good care when I was sick. I climbed back on board my last domestic flight and jetted back to Paris to spend one last night with my favourite family.
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After arriving and making my way via trains to the Jumelin home we walked to a nearby sushi restaurant and filled up on fish and rice. I was very sad to leave as I do feel very much at home in France now and enjoy so much my friends there. However as I finish this with a carne asada burrito in front of me in Redondo Beach it does feel good to be home.
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Super fun trip to Colorado at the beginning of winter for the annual James McGraw contest. Had a fun time riding and chillen with everyone. I had the insane pleasure to battle Martti Kuoppa in the final and am proud of my riding against such a powerhouse. Big shout out to Brian Gavagan for hookin me up with that BMX family hospitality. Check out the super sweet video from Anthony Schneidewind below. Colorado always fun!<br />
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This was my third trip to the land of the rising sun and each year I extend my stay to absorb more and more of the insane Japanese culture. Pushing my adventures into the three week range isn't easy in most countries but Japan is dailed and the amount of BMX support there is next level.<br />
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I started in Tokyo with my little bro Naoto Tamaru riding Aoki Park for a couple days before boarding a domestic flight up to Sapporo to join one of my oldest Japanese friends Naoya Wada. Sapporo as Ive mentioned before is located in Hokkaido, the north island of Japan and this is where mother nature is most strong. Nature spas, or Onsens as they're called to the natives, are throughout the land of Hokkaido and everyone regards this area to have the best food in all of Japan. After spending almost a week in Sapporo riding and partying with the locals, visiting the different bmx shops and scoring a lifelong dream to have a Japanese tattoo artist leave his mark I boarded another plane heading back down to Tokyo. After making my way from train to train to bus to train and then walking around for five hours I arrived straight to the party from the Gshock Real Toughness event happening the weekend before my main event, the FLATARK contest in Kobe. Naoto and I closed the party down and prepared to make the trek down to Kobe for a week of practise before FLATARK. </div>
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An eight hour over night bus ride later I was in Kobe and visiting a few very familiar places including Spaceark, one of the best BMX flatland shops in the world. For the first several days I joined Naoto, Ucchie, Viki, Matthias as we made the short drive to Sanda to ride one of the best spots in the world. TV crews joined us at times at the riding spot, sometimes even at dinner haha. Linking up with photographer and fellow American Aaron Nardi is always added fun and another treat this year was the good friend Akimitsu treating us to several nights of barbecued meat from his local shop.</div>
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The FLATARK competition was again stepped up in almost every category and is growing so fast drawing almost 100 pro riders with the top prise being over 40,000USD. The pressure was crazy in qualification and I wasn't able to put the run together I wanted but I walk away from contests like this with an insane amount of motivation. When the smoke cleared Martti Kuoppa was the winner and everyone joined together to celebrate. The party was crazy as always and the next days seven hour drive back to tokyo was long haha. Another nights sleep and I was train to train to bus to train to airport to USA.</div>
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I love Japan and each time I visit I take away more life lessons from the experiences and the amazing culture but its the people I value the most. My friends are more like my family and my life is a gift that Im beyond grateful for. Azasu Nippon!</div>
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As I sit here at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris France after missing my flight home (Im an idiot aha) my mind is shuffling through countless memories from the past week of non-stop high tempo adventure. Starting with me losing my phone on the Paris metro, visiting the Gaston office with my teammates, riding sooo much BMX, eating the best food on Earth and finally boarding the train to the most insane action sports event in the world: the FISE!<br />
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Being my third FISE I was somewhat prepared mentally to what I was to experience but even year to year this event smashes any and all expectations. Coming off a poor performance at the Bike Days contest the weekend prior I was determined to step onto the very challenging contest spot and make my mother proud. Hi Mom :) I really don't know how to explain to you what its like on the contest floor at the FISE for an athlete. Even for pro qualifying, the thousands of screaming fans set an electrifying stage that the often crazy wind, whirling dust, and rain cannot stop. These people really love BMX!</div>
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I held it together enough to sneak into the final qualifying 12th behind eleven very talented riders, with my Gaston teammates Matthias Dandois and Alex Jumelin qualifying first and second. They are absolute killers on the BMX and the party to celebrate was set in motion. Friday night in Montpellier during the FISE is no joke. With the next day off we celebrated through the night at various clubs and bars around the small but charming town all together in the south of France. Another reason the FISE is my absolute favourite event of the year is that its a true BMX event hosting not just Flatland but other BMX disciplines as well. One of my favourite faces to see is Maxime Charveron both on and off the BMX. For me its not a party without this guy and he's one of the most talented riders on the planet! In general Im very lucky to have so many amazing friends from all over France and the FISE is the perfect setting for us to enjoy our lives together, along with several hundreds of thousands of friendly fans haha! Nursing a massive hangover the next day I joined my very good friend of 3 years Jessica Scauri and we were able to find a crazy tattoo guy for a permeant souvenir :D Finally catching up with the homies Mark Webb and Catfish really complete the FISE experience for me and being in the final on Sunday is a dream I was finally able to achieve.</div>
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Even without it being a world circuit event the FISE draws some of the best in the world. With a flawless run in qualifying Matthias was in the number spot and being that we do a one on one battle style elimination final I was set to battle the three time world champion. For me this was an experience I could only have dreamed of and with almost no pressure I performed the best I could making my most difficult trick at the very end of my run first try! Of course I lost the battle against one of the worlds best but am very proud of my riding and haven't stopped smiling since :D It came down to one or two mistakes in the final battle and one of my best friends in the world Alex Jumelin edged out Matthias for the win taking his second FISE victory! Shout out to Alberto Moya for his very impressive third place finish and more importantly we had one last party to celebrate.</div>
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The parties at the FISE are almost as intense as the actual event and with clubs/bars staying open all night we set in motion a twelve hour celebration all together moving from party place to party place. Drink after drink after drink we laughed, danced and embraced being alive as if there would be no tomorrow. Im so blessed to have had experiences such as these with some of the best people on the planet, its impossible not to smile and be a genuinely happy soul. I carry these memories with me always. DKSRLIFE !!</div>
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After several chill days in the city of Love with the homies we loaded up and made the six hour drive to Solothurn Switzerland. Bike Days is a massive bicycle festival and host to round one of the BMX flatland world circuit. With riders coming from all around the globe this would be the first heavy hitting contest of 2015. Its always such a treat to reconnect with friends throughout the year at such events and with the riding level so high its impossible not to take away motivation to push our own riding level higher. With several mistakes during my qualifying run I would not be participating in the final but both Alex and Matthias smashed it setting the stage for one of the highest level contests ever. One of the best aspects of BMX is the support we give to one another and the desire to see everyone ride their very best. Of course its a very competitive sport but there is something to be said for emerging victorious when everyone is on it. Viki Gomez won the final with Moto second and Matthias third but honestly any one of those guys could have walked away the winner and no one would have been bothered. The highlight of the final was Matthias last 'video trick' and for those of you seasoned BMX fans was a first ever cab-5 to manual to 360 perfectly clean! The entire building erupted but this was just outside of his allotted time so he was awarded no additional points giving Viki the win. At some point as a rider you don't care about the contest and want the trick for yourself and to push the progression of BMX flatland higher. Props to Matthias and Alex for always doing this and motivating all of us to do the same. Another highlight of the contest for me was hanging out and sharing the contest floor with Hiro Morizaki. Hiro is an absolute beast on the bicycle and one of the coolest guys ever. Hiro struggled in qualifying but with tricks no one in the world can touch its just a matter of time before he smashes his way to the top of the podium.<br />
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Its that time of the year again and I couldn't be more psyched! Traveling to Europe is like going home and each time I arrive in France its harder to leave. I flew to Paris to meet up with two of the best humans both on and off the BMX, Alex Jumelin and Matthias Dandois, and to travel for a few weeks around Europe competing in two of the biggest BMX flatland competitions in the world. Also was a very cool surprise to meet and hang out with Corey Martinez, a very talented BMX street rider from the US, who is living for the summer in Paris. This is my third time to France and each time Ive received nothing but kindness and compassion from almost everyone I meet. Without the help from Alex and Matthias these trips for me would not be possible. Merci guys!!<br />
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Obrien a TV film crew approached us and we spoke about Flat Ark and the
upcoming weekend. Scott and myself then jumped on a train to meet up with long
time pro rider and brand owner (Japan brand Motel Works) Kotaro Tanaka.
Grabbing food, making beds on floors and sleeping like a baby in Tokyo Japan.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next day after some running around (Scott and I have no
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gas, food, coffee, toilet, and kendama haha we arrived to the world famous
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bmx flatland in Kobe. Tsumiki is the owner/operator and is the boss of Kobe
Flatland fueling several super-kids under the age of 12 already riding at an
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311281181358772193.post-90774389317097130792014-08-19T08:28:00.001-07:002014-08-19T08:28:50.814-07:00Voodoo Jam NOLA 2014 The Voodoo Jam contest is the pinnacle of BMX Flatland in the United States and is the US stop for the BMX Flat World Circuit. The founders Scott O'Brien and Terry Adams hail from New Orleans, which hosts this 10+ year event drawing professional BMX athletes from around the world.
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This is my third Voodoo Jam and by far my best! Qualifying 9th with 10 countries represented and only a spot behind my country-mate Terry Adams. To be on the Voodoo Jam floor during finals was an incredible feeling that Ive only dreamed of. Just incredible!
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Big shout out to Alex Jumelin and his amazing family, Scott, Terry, and all of the Voodoo Jam family!
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<font size="3">You know ...</font> it seems like every new trip I encounter surpasses the previous with copious amounts of bike riding, partying, and all around good natured fun! And my most recent journey to the FISE in Montpellier France via Paris along side Alex Jumelin and Matthias Dandois was another best of my life! Having such incredible people for hosts (Matthias, Matthias family, Alex, and my new BFF Sylvia) in such a vastly cultured country is something no amount of money can buy, so in these moments we are the wealthiest people on Earth! Merci beaucoup guys! Thanks for all of the laughs and good times! Was very bummed about Matthias breaking his ankle before he could qualify but wishing the homie a speedy recovery! Get well soon bro, thanks so much for everything! I'm already looking forward for another excuse to travel back to <font size="3">F R A N C E !!!!</font><BR><BR>
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<BR>Leaving The City of Angels #losangeles<BR><BR>
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<BR>French media<BR><BR>
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<BR>Backyard style<BR><BR>
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<BR>European size car<BR><BR>
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<BR>Paris cruzin<BR><BR>
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<BR>In route!<BR><BR>
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<BR>Opera session<BR><BR>
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<BR>Opera group shot<BR><BR>
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<BR>BMX pizza pile<BR><BR>
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<BR>Pizza with Raph<BR><BR>
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<BR>Jim the G<BR><BR>
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<BR>Jims backyard haha<BR><BR>
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<BR>La Bastille<BR><BR>
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<BR>Roadtrip in France<BR><BR>
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<BR>Driving south to Montpellier<BR><BR>
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<BR>Lost looking for hotel haha<BR><BR>
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<BR>Huge thanks to Jessica who saved me when I was lost, a few times haha<BR><BR>
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<BR>Mark Webb international sexy man! haha<BR><BR>
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<BR>Léon Blummma haha<BR><BR>
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<BR>FISE practise<BR><BR>
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<BR>Dez<BR><BR>
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<BR>Alex<BR><BR>
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<BR>Sylvia and I killing it haha<BR><BR>
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<BR>One of the best dudes! Jeremy Brosset makes everything more fun!<BR><BR>
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<BR>More Pizza haha<BR><BR>
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<BR>Italian food in the South of France!<BR><BR>
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<BR>and French bakery son!<BR><BR>
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<BR>FISE crowds are the biggest in the world for Action Sports<BR><BR>
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<BR>One of my best friends and one of the best dudes! Congrats to Alex Jumelin for winning the 2014 FISE!!!<BR><BR>
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<BR>France is beautiful<BR><BR>
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<BR>So is Ucchie! hahaha #savage<BR><BR>
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<BR>Red Bull riders lounge with the homie #MatthiasDandois<BR><BR>
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<BR>Ucchie and I celebrating with Alex<BR><BR>
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<BR>France has the best food<BR><BR>
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<BR>And the best people! I cannot say thanks enough to this amazing family!!!<BR><BR>
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<BR>I had a great time at the FISE! A shot from qualifying<BR><BR>
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<BR>Eiffel Tower Paris France<BR><BR>
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<BR>More Eiffel Tower goodness<BR><BR>
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<BR>When in Paris... get your hair cut from Tom! #coolestguy<BR><BR>
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<BR>Seriously the best people on Earth! Im so proud to know them! <BR><BR>
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<BR>Secret wine cave aha<BR><BR>
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<BR>Tattoo time :D<BR><BR>
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<BR>Paris Subway<BR><BR><BR>
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<BR><BR><font size="3">V o i l a !</font>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311281181358772193.post-40950410307459467102014-03-19T12:43:00.000-07:002014-03-20T16:51:12.701-07:00NEW VIDEO from Sevisual: Bo Wade - Life's a Beach 2014Sevisual, an amazingly talented film maker from Hungary, recently spent a month in Los Angeles filming with various people and soaking up the sun before heading back to a snowy Budapest. During his stay I had the pleasure of hanging out with Sevisual for several days and this video is the result. I can't say thanks enough for bringing such a high level of video production to BMX flatland, and also to BMX for my incredible life!
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Soo stoked on this!! We so lucky!!
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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/X0yeFRlnBe4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311281181358772193.post-60134319172477525062014-03-18T11:07:00.000-07:002014-03-18T11:08:49.882-07:00New Bike CheckSo stoked on this new bike check that just went up on my favourite Japanese website <a href="http://www.flatlandbmxmag.com" />FLATLANDBMXMAG.COM</a><BR><BR>
Check it out :) Arigato! (click the photo below)<BR><BR>
<a href="http://www.flatlandbmxmag.com/news/2014/03/bo-wades-atf/" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-s4OV6ycVwEM/UyiKY7TVbEI/AAAAAAAABjg/2mYy9APaYww/s500/Screen+Shot+2014-03-18+at+11.00.54+AM.png" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311281181358772193.post-54405881737399270112014-03-10T00:57:00.000-07:002014-03-10T10:23:38.855-07:00Toronto Canada FU10 contestCelebrating its 10 year anniversary the Toronto Bike Show once again hosts the FU International BMX Flatland contest straight out of the very frigid frozen tundra that is Toronto Canada. I flew into Buffalo, which is actually somehow magically colder than Toronto, where I met up with the homie Alex Jumelin. We then proceeded to leap hurdle after hurdle in efforts to attend the first contest of the year, and man it would not be easy. (lost my DL couldn't rent car, its incredibly cold outside, debit card doesn't work for some rentals, its really, really cold outside, rental car sold out, COLD AS FUCK, credit card companies hate you, everyone hates you, cold weather hates you)<br />
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However we were strong like Golden Eagles and persisted by way of a lumbering 4 hour greyhound bus ride (to go 100miles/160km) with a 40 dollar cab ride to really finish like travel professionals haha. Despite the painfully cold temperatures the contest is a lot of fun! Its obviously held inside a massive arena with a huge crowd of spectators and a great groups of guys running the event. Its so awesome to catch up with guys like OSD, Jamie, Brandon, PERCY!!! haha and so many others! The greatest thing about BMX is the people!<br />
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I finally was able to ride decent and finished a respectable 6th place in Pro and with the level of riding from guys like Dub, Alex J, Jason P Im stoked on that! Progression is what I seek and these measurable moments are so valuable. Motivation. Lets get to work.
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Special shout out to Shaun and Jeff Lapsley!
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href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JJqbVmUNytM/Ux1wLZ1AvAI/AAAAAAAABio/aoO0KVqJk1E/s1600/IMG_9915.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JJqbVmUNytM/Ux1wLZ1AvAI/AAAAAAAABio/aoO0KVqJk1E/s400/IMG_9915.jpg" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7r-sb3Mg32g/Ux1wMUE_y0I/AAAAAAAABi0/s_9B7nhzs54/s1600/IMG_9952.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7r-sb3Mg32g/Ux1wMUE_y0I/AAAAAAAABi0/s_9B7nhzs54/s400/IMG_9952.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311281181358772193.post-88880367836396191532014-01-02T00:36:00.001-08:002014-01-02T00:39:54.810-08:00Flatark BMX contest Kobe JapanGood things come to those who wait and since Im the slowest blogger in existence Im sure you will enjoy my story about the one time I visited JAPAN for a BMX contest:)
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From before BMX Ive had my eye on Japan. At age 8 I decided firmly that I wanted to become a Ninja and had seen the movie "American Ninja" so I knew anything was possible haha. This trip was one of the greatest experiences of my life and I can't thank enough Naoya, Hiroshi, Takuma, Ucchie, Alex, Matthias, and so many others who made this trip so amazing!
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I visited Toyko and stayed with Takuma for a day. We had a fun session with Hiroshi next to the bike/skate park, visited Decade shop, walked all around like tourists, then drove 8 hours along with 2 van loads of other bmx dudes. (mostly Japanese:) I reunited with the homies Alex Jumelin and Matthias Dandois and we set up in a super nice apartment in Kobe while we prepared for the Flatark contest several days away. We moved to a ridiculously nice hotel next to the contest venue for the weekend, all of which was paid for by the contest:) As far as the contest goes I made several mistakes and that will never get me into a final in the pro class with the level so high. Im training this winter and will be back for Toronto 100% more prepared for epic battle! Huge shout out to Spaceark bike shop and BMX school. Its so inspiring to see whats going on there!
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Enjoy a few photos from my trip to Japan! Peace and Love!
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The Pro class was stacked with almost 40 riders from 14 different countries and the AM class maxed out at 25. The level at this contest was as high as ever with some of the best riders from all over the world throwing their hardest tricks at each other in efforts to walk away crowned the 2013 Voodoo Jam Champion. In the end it was Tsutomu Kitayama from Japan edging out his countryman Hiro Morizaki with a lethal level of BMX Flat as the entire building screamed, yelled, and cheered the final riders on. I suffered a heel injury a few days prior to the contest and struggled through my qualifying run leaving me short of the final event but the week I spent hanging out, riding, and partying with some amazing people was epic. Big shout out to Alex, Elodie, Nathan, and Gabin Jumelin for welcoming 6 smelly BMX dudes into their home for a week and the homies (Jermey, Matthias, Bert, Moya, and Paul) who filled my days with laughter and good times. Also to all of the riders supporting and most of all thank you Scott O'brien for making all of this possible. Voodoo Jam 2013 was a smashing success for BMX Flatland, see you guys again next year!
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href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9mH608S_iNc/UbPBNws-0dI/AAAAAAAABHA/Z_Morq8-HHU/s1600/IMG_4012.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9mH608S_iNc/UbPBNws-0dI/AAAAAAAABHA/Z_Morq8-HHU/s320/IMG_4012.jpg" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7lUatPweSJw/UbPBORCklfI/AAAAAAAABHI/J0UhHn0rQvw/s1600/IMG_4014.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7lUatPweSJw/UbPBORCklfI/AAAAAAAABHI/J0UhHn0rQvw/s320/IMG_4014.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vuglub_lwv4/UbPBOe0JLwI/AAAAAAAABHM/GC291pfUUj0/s1600/IMG_4023.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vuglub_lwv4/UbPBOe0JLwI/AAAAAAAABHM/GC291pfUUj0/s320/IMG_4023.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UCd0H2nqcD0/UbPBO1w7iPI/AAAAAAAABHY/SVJ6Fq1XHJw/s1600/IMG_4029.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UCd0H2nqcD0/UbPBO1w7iPI/AAAAAAAABHY/SVJ6Fq1XHJw/s320/IMG_4029.jpg" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p47oDiLXgV0/UbPBP8Chd3I/AAAAAAAABHg/J0DF9uQbjsE/s1600/IMG_4031.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p47oDiLXgV0/UbPBP8Chd3I/AAAAAAAABHg/J0DF9uQbjsE/s320/IMG_4031.jpg" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311281181358772193.post-92032782442962272662013-05-27T19:55:00.001-07:002013-05-27T19:55:17.086-07:00My European Vacation #truelovetour 2013The plan was to attend 2 contests in 2 countries in Europe while driving well over a total of 1200 miles in a rental van with 2 frenchies, a nice fellow from New Orleans, and a Austin videographer/rider. After a 17 hour travel day and a late night arrival into the location of the first contest, Solothurn Switzerland proved to be a fantastic experience but the jetlag definitely effected my riding performance so we partied to make up for it haha.
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We then loaded up in the Mercedes rental van and made the trek to the suburb of Paris to visit Matthias family (so nice and hospitable) then on to Alex Jumelin fathers house for a proper homecooked French meal! Hung out with a few of Alex homies, visited the Different Character shop, and then back to Matthias family house for a birthday BBQ jam/party with all of Matthias homies. Super cool crew to ride and party with, Matthias mother, father, and sister are all so nice and welcoming. Offering so many new foods and drinks all day and night. Couldnt be any better!
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Then back to Paris for a day of bike riding. First all around Paris as tourists then to the Opera spot for the flatland session. I love that spot! We went to a nice dinner and then to one of Matthias friends local bars for drinks.
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The next day we were off to the south of France to a town called Montpellier. The FISE contest is one of the biggest action sports events in Europe and was unreal the amount of spectators and how loud they were at the bmx flatland qualifying and final! The town of Montpellier is so scenic and we had some of the best party nights here, big shout out to Matthias and Red Bull for making that happen.
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One last stop through Annecy France for an amazing cheese, potato, and meat dinner. Also absolutely beautiful town filled with so much visual history. We all very much enjoyed this final stop and then we finished out the drive to Zurich almost 2 weeks later:)
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Again big shout out to Alex Jumelin who really put this trip in motion and also to Matthias Dandois for being so rad and hospitable, also his family for having us also Alex's father for the meal. And so many others helped make this trip one of the best of my life! Thanks France and Switzerland, see you next year! #TrueLoveTour
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Solothurn Switzerland / Bike Days contest
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Paris, France / Tourist and BMX shit
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Matthias Birthday BBQ Jam/Party
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Paris again - Tourist shit and riding flat
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Montpellier France FISE contest and parties haha
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Annecy France and the trip to Zurich Switzerland
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Coco and I filmed this footage middle of January and soon after I switched from the Tango frame (what Im riding in this video) to my final prototype signature frame from Quamen Bikes. (what Im riding now:) So yes I procrastinated hard but Coco encouraged me to finish and release this so here it is:) Shot with a 5D markIII and some sketchy lights in only a few hours haha #boom
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Chillen with the homie Jean Bulhon waiting our turn in pro practise
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311281181358772193.post-24830144336364347262012-12-26T13:36:00.002-08:002012-12-26T13:36:56.035-08:00JFB Marina Jam VIDEOJFB was in LA visiting for a few weeks and this was during the last week of his stay. Marina spot, represent.
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<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/53930455?badge=0" width="525" height="295" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/53930455">Bo Wade session in L.A</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user796572">jean bulhon</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311281181358772193.post-33302987898112490382012-11-12T18:43:00.000-08:002012-11-12T18:43:42.846-08:00New Texas Toast Highlight Video from Jim McKaySick new Texas Toast highlight video from Mr Jim McKay, check it out:
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