We already new Chad Bartie was on the team, but they just made it official by releasing the team list. Check out the Theeve Truck website.

Del stopped by the Daily Habit yesterday. Episode will air in a week or two.

New edit from The Gully Factory featuring Tony Malouf and Drew York.

The Ryan Nyquist episode of Firsthand aired this past weekend and now you can watch it online.

Corey Duffel, Caswell Berry, Shuriken Shannon Taylor Bingaman, Chad Bartie and some others will be making some appearances in the Sacramento/San Jose area. Hope to see you there.

Thursday November 19th

Surf & Skate
www.surfandskate.com
7411 Greenback Lane
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
(916) 721 5000

Friday November 20th

Good Times
www.goodtimesonline.com
156 Mill St
Grass Valley, CA 95945-4702
(530) 272-7751

Saturday November 21st

Metro
www.metroskateshop.com
1120 Contra Costa Blvd
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-2343
(925) 363-7440

Sunday November 22nd

Skate Works
www.skateworks.com
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 247-5283

Marcus Tooker vs Ronnie Napolitan.

JEFF “OX”KARGOLA GOES DOWN IN MEX

On November 14th, 2009 the newest member of the AFMXA, Jeff “OX” Kargola was in a serious accident while pre-running the Baja 1000 in San Felipe Mexico. OX crashed, smashed his belly (probably with the bars digging in) and drove his head into the ground. He says he saw a bush shadow that may have been hiding a rock. His front tire missed it and his back tire hit it sending him into his crash at probably 50mph. He isn’t too sure but he knows he was riding down the highway after the crash through military check points without stopping. OX saved himself. Riding alone he got up and rode to the highway and towards San Felipe, a 45 mile ride. Eventually he got dizzy and was going to crash on the pavement and stopped in the middle of the highway. Some locals stopped and put him in their car and one rode his bike to SF.

At 11:22am the AFMXA received word that Jeff was in a clinic with a laundry list of injuries and we went to work! Medjet assist was called immediately as Dr. Gus Gialama’s stayed in constant contact with the Dr’s at the clinic in Mexico. By 2:45pm Medjet was in the air and Jeff was on his way home to be admitted to Scripps Mercy for proper treatment. He landed in San Diego at 5:03pm and was in surgery by 7:53pm to stop internal bleeding.

Because OX is a member of the AFMXA he knew he could contact us and we were able to assist him in a life threatening situation. We will continue to support him and look forward to his full recovery!

Although his medjet flight was covered by his membership, his hospital stay and surgeries are not. We are currently taking any donations to help support our friend and team member. so donate now at AFMXA.COM

Check out Mitch Barrette and Lee Yankou in the newest issue of SBC!

If you haven’t been following the enjoi trip blog on the Slap site, well then you must haven something better to do. For the rest of us that only have time on our hands, be sure to check out the Slap site for the latest updates.

Miles Rogoish, Tony Malouf, Drew York, and the rest of the Tulsa crew are back at it again with another edit. This time, they shut down a flat rail spot.

Rob Darden and Ryan Nyquist were both invited to the T-Mobile Street Sesison Contest in Berlin, Germany on December 6th. After the contest, they’ll both head straight to Greenville, NC to ride Dave Mirra’s King of the Animal House contest.

Duffel Interview on House of 1817. Check it out!

This week’s Daily Habit on Fuel TV features Osiris rider Darryl Tocco along with the rest of the crew from Ride BMX’s new video, Rang of Motion. Watch it!

Jeff Kargola had a serious accident in San Felipe Mexico while pre-running for the Baja 1000 this weekend. Jeff decided to go out by himself, went down 45 miles from anything, luckily was able to get back on his bike and make it to a highway where he was picked up by a truck driving by. He was able to contact Ryan Hagy and the emergency plan was put into motion. Through the help of the AFMXA, Jeff was medivaced via the AFMXA medjet assist program to Scripps Mercy in SD where he is currently being treated. He suffered broken ribs, internal bleeding and a severe concussion, and performed an exploratory surgery to assess his internal injuries.

They’ve concluded that Jeff had an incision on his intestine, some hematomas and bruising on his stomach. The doctor said he was very lucky with the location on his intestine, as it was close to something major. He’s in recovery and will be at Scripps for the next four days, and then at home for recovery for a month or so.

We will update you as we learn more.

Get well soon, Ox!

As a highly anticipated part of the UK skateboard calendar, the Big Push aims to pit the premium skateboard teams in the country against one another on a whistle-stop tour of the hottest and most iconic skateboard destinations that the UK has to offer. Well, they did that, and now it’s your turn to decide which team deserves the title. Stu Graham joins Team Shiner. Vote now!

Flow rider Frankie Heck makes and appearance on the ESPN with this hurricane from the Johnny Romano Skate Jam.

Check out the Slap site for a Del video interview.

The shredding part of Chad Bartie’s FKD Project is now on the FKD site. Check it out!

Airing Sunday, November 15, at 8:00pm Eastern Time (5:00pm Pacific Time), and re-airing several more times during the next month, BMX Pro Ryan Nyquist stars in FUEL TV’s signature 30-minute series “Firsthand.”

For the past ten years, Ryan Nyquist has been a household name in BMX, and one of the most accomplished pro BMX riders in the world. Follow along with Ryan on his “Firsthand” as he takes us through his summer of 2009, starting off in his hometown of San Jose, California with a jumping competition titled Warriors of Wood that he organized and competed in, then traveling to Koln, Germany for the BMX Worlds competition, where he does well despite the rainy weather conditions.

Then watch as he spends some quality time at home with his family and takes us through his daily responsibilities as a new father and family man. After the home visit, it’s off to the Dew Tour in Portland, Oregon for another great weekend of BMX.

Ryan reflects on his new lifestyle as a family man and the struggles of balancing a hectic traveling schedule with wanting to be home, spending time with his family.

You can watch Ryan’s episode of “Firsthand” on www.fuel.tv and www.hulu.com the week after it airs on FUEL TV. It will also be available to download from iTunes for $1.99.

Ryan Nyquist’s “Firsthand” Air Dates:
Sunday, 11/15/2009- 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT
Sunday, 11/15/2009- 11:00 PM ET/8:00 PM PT
Monday, 11/16/2009- 9:00 AM ET/6:00 AM PT
Tuesday, 11/17/2009- 10:00 PM ET/7:00 PM PT
Wednesday, 11/18/2009- 11:00 AM ET/8:00 AM PT
Friday, 11/20/2009- 10:00 AM ET/7:00 AM PT
Tuesday, 11/24/2009- 6:30 AM ET/3:30 AM PT
Tuesday, 11/24/2009- 4:30 PM ET/1:30 PM PT
Tuesday, 11/24/2009- 7:30 PM ET/4:30 PM PT

Vital BMX’s Big Big BMX Show Season 2, Episode 5 just hit the web and it’s sponsored by Osiris! Check out a bunch of great stuff, including an exclusive edit of Josh Betley and Anthony “Boy” Flores.

Want to win one of the prize packs? The answer to the first question is in Sean Burns’ profile, the answer to the second question is on the products page, and the third one is up to you! Post all of your answers on Vital BMX and Josh Betley, Sean Burns, Rob Darden, Boy, Ryan Nyquist, Darryl Tocco, and Marcus Tooker will each pick a winner!

Win a pair of Del’s signature Rhyme colorway. Just let us know what your favorite Del lyric is and you’ll be entered to win a pair of his signature colorway. 5 winners will be picked on Friday November 20th. Be sure to include your shipping address and shoe size. Good Luck.

“I got somethin’ for anyone who starts shit
cause I’m relentless
with a sentence
a jail sentence, after I beat you senseless
I like niggas when they add rhymes, mad rhymes
then I laugh at niggas who fell off and had rhymes
just some descriptions of what I like to listen to
with my Bruce Banner scanner point of view.”

Enter Now

Tony Malouf broke his leg. He’ll be off his bike for at least six weeks. Lame! Get well soon, buddy.

New video from BNQT featuring Miles Rogoish, Tony Malouf, Drew York, and a bunch of other dirty dudes from Tulsa.

Flow rider Eric Viccarone is back from his Ohio hiatus, so we put him to work with this trick tip.

Head over to the FKD site for their newest installment of the Park Project. Chad Bartie is interviewed and shreds a bit.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Congratulations to Wes Agee and Destin Cantrell for their performance in the first ever amateur FMX competition, organized by the AFMXA. Destin finished second in the Pro-Am division. Although he was not flipping, Destin beat all but 1 rider that was. Wes got hosed by the judges finishing fifth, but did take home the win in the Best Whip competition. Way to go, guys!

 

If you weren’t at the Pala Raceway Saturday afternoon, you blew it. The first ever amateur and pro/am contests took place, giving the future of the sport their time to shine. Destin Cantrell and Wes Agee both placed well in the pro/am event and Wes took the win in the best whip event.

Am Finals

1. 1. Rob Sakai
2. 2. Jimmy Hill
3. 3. Bryce Hudson
4. 4. Kyle Demelo
5. 5. Andy Bakken

Pro/Am Finals

1. 1. Lance Courey
2. 2. Destin Cantrel
3. 3. Kieth Sayers
4. 4. Nick Dunne
5. 5. Wes Agee

Once the riding was done it was time to head over to the Casino for the 1st Annual FMX Awards where awards for best video part, biggest slam, new blood, mucho cohones, unsung hero, legends, and Lusk Legacy rider of the year awards were handed out. It was a night to remember. Photos from the event coming soon.

AFMXA 1st Annual FMX Winners

1. Best Riding Part in Video: Jermey Stenberg
2. Biggest Slam: Cam Sinclair
3. Best Spread in a Mag: Jeremy Lusk
4. New Blood: Levi Sherwood
5. Muchos Cohones: Robbi Madison
6. Unsung Hero: Lizz Leach
7. Legends Award: Mike Metzger
8. Lusk Legacy Rider of the Year: Blake Williams

In front of a packed arena…. 3000 people in attendance, Travis Browne can’t be stopped! As soon as they touched gloves, Travis lined up for a perfect head kick that connected and knocked his opponent out cold! Watch for big things with Trav! He is the future of the heavy weight division!!!

After some knee problems, Miles Rogoish is finally back on his bike. He sent this update over:



“After popping my knee pretty bad and being down and out for four weeks, I’m back to riding. Went out last night to shoot photos with Jake Geisel. Being laid down for a while helped me film a bunch of edits for BNQT I’m psyched on, so it wasn’t to bad. I still have to wait to go full force until i get my new sports brace, since I lost the one I had after my original ACL surgery, so hopefully that won’t take too long to get mailed in. Ridaz Gotta Ride!”

RideBMX posted an incredibly awesome desktop wallpaper of Ryan Nyquist dipping a one handed 360 at the Salt Lake Dew Tour. Go download it!

A Vital BMX Power Hour is only supposed to take one hour, but Ryan Nyquist’s ended up taking over a month of work. Based on what he got done, it looks like it was well worth the hassle. Watch it!

Corey Duffel, Caswell Berry, Shuriken Shannon Taylor Bingaman, Chad Bartie and some others will be making some appearances in the Sacramento/San Jose area. Hope to see you there.

Thursday November 19th

Surf & Skate
www.surfandskate.com
7411 Greenback Lane
Citrus Heights, CA 95610
(916) 721 5000

Friday November 20th

Good Times
www.goodtimesonline.com
156 Mill St
Grass Valley, CA 95945-4702
(530) 272-7751

Saturday November 21st

Metro
www.metroskateshop.com
1120 Contra Costa Blvd
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-2343
(925) 363-7440

Sunday November 22nd

Skate Works
www.skateworks.com
2855 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 247-5283

Arnette and Vital BMX have teamed up to give away a trip to Greenville, NC to ride with Rob Darden and his friends. Watch the video below and click here to enter the contest!

Darryl Tocco?

We just got an update from our Portugal distributor about this past weekend’s BMX Freestyle National Championships.

The last stage of BMX Series by Eastpak – BMX Freestyle National Championship, happened in the 24 and 25 days of October in Santarém – Festival Bike. 70 Signed riders gave their best to raise the last points in game. Beside of the best national riders, some international riders showed up, increasing level and the show!

Saturday was eliminator day, beginners and amateurs. There were no time for pro eliminatory, but we had a little peak of what we would expect in the next day!

Sunday started with the beginners finals!. 3rd Place Luis Umbelino from Torrer Vedras, in 2nd Hugo Jordão from Alqueidão. The 1st Place went one more time to João Vale from Leiria. In Amateur, in 3rd place Pedro Dias from Torres Vedras, 2nd Alexandre Rodrigues from Portimão and 1st place to Diogo Santos from Casais da Serra.

In pro category the podium was dominated by the international riders. From Madrid, Sergio Layos took the 3rd place, in 2nd went to another Spanish, Daniel Penafiel from Burgos winner of the last two finals of BMX Series. The 1st place went to England, Anthony Watkinson from Liverpool.

About the Portuguese riders the best Pro. rated was Pedro Seca From Portimão, fallowed by Daniel Serra from Amadora and Jean Silva from Leiria.
We saw a little of every trick, a double tailwhip, a tailwhip-to-nosepick from Anthony Watkinson, backflip-superman from Daniel Penafiel, whip transfer downside from Sergio Layos and a 360 barspin in the Spine from Pedro Seca.

And the 3rd stage elapsed like this. The 1st stage was in Caldas da Rainha and the 2nd in São João da Madeira. The local and date of the trophy delivery to the national best rated riders will soon be announced.

The Bmx Series by Eastpak have the sponsor of Eastpak and the support of Redbull, Osiris, Odyssey, Fitbikeco., MutantBikes, Academia dos Patins, C.M. das Caldas da Rainha, C.M. de São João da Madeira, CNEMA, Apameta and Fox. The Media partners are Freecaster, Zona Radical, Vespa Produções, SoulBMX and photobmxmag.

Marcus Tooker and Rob Darden recently went on a Haro/Premium trip to Charm City Skatepark and Groove Merchants BMX Shop. Check the video!

The Del shoe is now available. Get it!

Just received word from Stu.

“There was a contest last Saturday in Kristiansand Norway. Came in 1st. My homie Benson got 3rd . Pretty sick.”

I couldn’t find anything about the contest, but while looking i found this 10 tricks I’ve never seen before. Check it!

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ESPN took a look at a few pairs of Osiris Shoes from the new line that have been popular amongst BMX riders. They were stoked on everything and wrote a nice piece up on their site. Go read it!