tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39142444327972892852024-02-07T19:39:56.553-05:00Fuck BMX.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-84429012384575205532010-05-06T11:59:00.002-04:002010-05-06T12:20:42.009-04:00Cali B-Sides.So the race was a total let down. 40 motos? At a pro series national? That's a joke. Not even 2 full racks of pros, on the West Coast? Really? Fuck.<br />The sad part is that the only people is the one's who are being political and choosing sides... and for the pros... Rather than travel to the race that is more than likely one of the closest ones and make some money, they stayed home... Let down. Ruiners. <br /><br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali01.JPG"><br />After flying to SFO, my buddy Ryan left me for the beginning of his vacation and a night out in San Fran. I sat and waited for a 2 hour delayed Johnny P and watched the Bike Cops do sprints through baggage claim.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali02.JPG"><br />Looking a fucking mess. Slept less than 2 hours in a parking lot after we finally found our way to the track at like 4am(the race was ~3 hours from SF). Totally shot.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali03.JPG"><br />Saw this dog in a pickup trunk on my way to 7-11 to buy round 1 of coffee and energy drinks. Luckily I cameup on a case of Monster later in the day...<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali04.JPG"><br />Probably one of the best facilities I have ever been to. On top of a top notch track, they have a full set of trails going down the other side of the hill.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali05.JPG"><br />John decided not to race day 2. We decided we wanted variety. We day drank a little, did some shots, and then met Al Roybal and crew for dinner... Rather than order over priced drinks, we just brought all the rum and whiskey we had and ordered diet cokes. We tried going out afterwards but everything was fucked, so we just went back to the hotel and slept through most of Sundays race.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali06.JPG"><br />this little guy was at the hibachi grill... Never seen the siamese variety.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali07.JPG"><br />Worst hotel I ever stayed at. We didn't book a room, just winged it. They quoted 60 on the phone, we paid 54? no tax. I took a cold shower.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali08.JPG"><br />On our way to the track we figured we would get donuts. The donut store only had 12 donuts. We decided it would be funny to just order them all. They also refused to give me regular milk for my coffee, so i just went and stole a chocolate milk, took what I needed and put it back on the shelf. assholes.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali09.JPG"><br />Ronnie Gaska was riding Shoreham while I was away. Hell yea.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali10.JPG"><br />Todd Lyons was there. Wildman Wednesdays are awesome. I touched his nipple. He didn't know how to react. He flexed it out.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali11.JPG"><br />Catrick.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali12.JPG"><br />Mexican Flee Market sells the wildest shit. Here are some trading cards. I came pretty close to buying 2 puppies for $20 but John wouldn't let me.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali13.JPG"><br />Drove way to fast through these mountains in our race car. No clue how I evaded all police.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali14.JPG"><br /><url="www.bmxmania.com">BMXMania</url> creepin. Look at those bags under my eyes.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali15.JPG"><br />Australian stealin out olympic training spot. Everything is bigger than it looks.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/cali/cali16.JPG"><br />... San Diego.<br /><br /><br />More to come I guess.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-85047834790166623622010-03-23T11:05:00.002-04:002010-03-23T11:39:42.220-04:00B sides of Texas.I was recently in Dallas covering the <url="www.ababmx.com">ABA BMX</url> super nationals. Stuff from that can be seen <url="http://espn.go.com/action/bmx/blog/_/post/5012906">here</url> and <url="http://espn.go.com/action/bmx/blog/_/post/5019096">here</url> with a couple of galleries coming soon that I am currently editing.<br /><br />The weather in Texas was one of the most miserable things I have encountered in a long,long time. Upon arrival Friday, everything was just fine. I went and bought a power inverter for my car so I would be able to work from there, wandered into a thrift store for some shitty tshirts and then I was off to the races... Unknowingly late.<br /><br />I wasn't to late atleast. Everything was fine actually. And it was beautiful out, just as it was when I left New York. I even put my bike together and rode a cement park that night before meeting a friend for drinks and writing up the part one of my story.<br /><br />Saturday is where everything went down a hill, fast.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx1.jpg"><br />I sat in the second to last row of the plane. As shitty as it seems at first knowing that, it is kinda awesome. You're the first one on the plane and last one off. Granted, I don't want to be crunched on that thing any longer than I have to, but there is ample space to put your carry on which in my opinion is kinda worth it. Somehow, our flight got to the airport a full hour early. Something about a lack of head wind. Maybe it was carrying the storm down?<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx2.jpg"><br />I always shoot the jump into the first turn first. It's always a good shot, and allows me more time to scope out where else I am going to shoot from afterwards. Round 1?<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx3.jpg"><br />The clay within the venue is way hard. My knees were killing me. To much calcium? there is a distinct line where it goes from pack like cement to loose as sand.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx4.jpg"><br />I've started to be come a connoisseur in shitty malt liquor and bum drinks. I meant to take a picture of my 6 pack of mickey's alone with my bottle of MD 20/20 next to my pile of thrift store shirts, but as typical, failed.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx5.jpg"><br />Ex single A pro racer James Corroza allowed me to stay with him Saturday night. this is his dog. My brother owes him $20 from 7 years ago. He didn't break any legs this weekend, but drank 3 margaritas and was lit.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx6.jpg"><br />Lit.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx8.jpg"><br />I made james and his girlfriend do shots of MD 20/20. Banana Red. Tastes just like Banana.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx7.jpg"><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx9.jpg"><br />What the fuck is the deal with that? Really. What the fuck. Friday was in the 70's, Saturday was in the mid 40's and sunday just dropped completely off. It took me over an hour to make the 20 minute drive from James' house to the BMX track. I saw cars against walls everywhere and one on its side. Driving to the airport later in the day was like driving through a car battle field. Bits and pieces everywhere.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx10.jpg"><br />I was running later after the traffic sunday, so I parked in the grass... and immediately sank 3 inches. Had to borrow a tow strap and get someone to pull me out. Fuck yeah mud puddles. <br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx12.jpg"><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx11.jpg"><br />This little taco shack was undoubtedly the best thing that happened to me on Sunday. On my way to the airport. Left myself plenty of time. and then got lost. Made it to the rental car dropoff by 1:15 for my 2:15 flight.... and still hadn't packed. Managed to put everything(i think...) in my bags, and pull my bike apart and pack that in 10 minutes freezing cold in a parking lot. It wasn't until I got ont he shuttle bus that I realized I still had the keys in my pocket. The driver hooked me up and took care of them.<br />My flight was delayed an hour. i looked like shit, didnt have time to change, was completely filthy. Went to the airport bar. Was granted a double shot and a jack and coke for $12.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx14.jpg"><br />Finally back in New York from a hellish trip, and this little asshole attacks me.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/texasfbmx/tx13.jpg"><br />If you haven't watched Darryl Nau's day in the life on www.props.tv I highly suggest you do. It will inspire you to cook some sweet potatos.<br /><br /><br />All in all, I am just being a whiney bitch because I know New York had a fantastic weekend. I'm bitter about that. But fuck it, this too shall pass.<br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qybUFnY7Y8w&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qybUFnY7Y8w&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-58816747282326424562009-12-01T13:01:00.002-05:002009-12-01T13:02:14.760-05:00Happy Birthday Max.Max just yelled at me for never updating.<br />I'm lazy.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.mikejonas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/max-trunz.jpg"><br /><img src="http://www.mikejonas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/max-table.jpg"><br />This kid is 21 now.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-60112382366828385522009-10-14T16:48:00.003-04:002009-10-14T17:28:35.215-04:00yo girl, what's your major?I slack.<br />Went up to Ithaca/Binghampton this past weekend with Hoey for the opening of the Nick Wilson Memorial Skate Park in Newark Valley, which is a small town in the sticks, with a population of about 1500. Nick Wilson died while fighting over in Iraq, in a town of 1500, that seems to hit everyone who lives there.... <br />The whole scene was like something out of a movie. It was cold and rainy. The color guard was there. The Mayor was there. A priest was there. The police shut down the road in both directions for the ceremony where a bunch of people from the town were gathered. Nick's brother flew in from Texas(he's in the airforce) and read some words(i'm pretty sure that info is accurate, i might have people confused). It was a pretty surreal sight. <br />People rode bikes and had fun. The sun came out.<br /><br /><br />Aside from that. Upstate kids are pretty awesome.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-006.JPG"><br />Growing a sweeeet 'stache.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-026.JPG"><br />Kelly Baker, siked, throwing out Manmade stuff.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-037.JPG"><br />Steve Crandall punched me in the teeth and then handed stuff out.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-053.JPG"><br />The 7th Grade class in town made a bunch of signs that were posted all over.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-054.JPG"><br />People.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-064.JPG"><br />Nick Marzolino. This kid is the reason all of this happened. He wrote Nike a 150 word essay in a "why should you have a skatepark in your backyard contest" but instead of writing about why he should have a ramp in his yard, he wrote about how he wish there was a ramp/park to remember his friend in his town.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-066.JPG"><br />Jon Capozzi<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-068.JPG"><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-071.JPG"><br />After Toby(above) failed at shotgunning a rockstar, this little kid shook one up, exploded it in his face, and then pounded it. Pour Toby.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-080.JPG"><br />Little kids upstate like to breakdance.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-082.JPG"><br />I'm going to steal some photos from Brian Tarbell later in this post.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-088.JPG"><br />Mike Spinner didn't even show up.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-109.JPG"><br />This was the only run I took. Straight to flat nose diving.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-118.JPG"><br />Patrick the cat is fucking awesome.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-135.JPG"><br />I left my camera in Hoeys car with him while I disappeared for the night. This is what I got.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-143.JPG"><br />Endwell is hard.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-147.JPG"><br />Hancock and John Lee will be on LI this weekend.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-153.JPG"><br />Hoey. Artfag flare.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-154.JPG"><br />Chris Hancock is the more in control of his bike than anyone I've ever met.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/091010/images/091010-159.JPG"><br />Over under.<br /><br /><br />these are what I stole from Tarbell.<br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2653/4007415032_965c7bcf5e.jpg"><br />This photo is titled 'berr in a coffee cup'<br />Atleast I'm eating an apple though.<br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2453/4003366786_7f141e491b.jpg"><br />John Lee.<br /><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/4002626221_14caf15188.jpg"><br /><a href="http://fuckbmx.blogspot.com/2009/04/this-update-is-pretty-much-because.html"> Wishes he owned a Lorenzo Scarf</a><br /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2528/4002626619_356d43920f.jpg"><br />Hancock.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nugentphoto.com/091010">Here's a Gallery</a><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetbft/">Tarbells Flickr</a><br /><a href="http://bmx.transworld.net/features/more-than-a-banksgiving-jam-newark-valleys-new-nick-wilson-memorial-park/"> an actual write up about the weekend</a>Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-36575882446921555502009-08-18T14:40:00.000-04:002009-08-18T14:42:32.237-04:00Athlete Recovery FundWant to contribute to the Athlete Recovery Fund? 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<br /><embed width="605" height="480" flashvars="id=n0&controlbar=bottom&height=480&playlist=none&width=605&autostart=false&bufferlength=1&displayclick=play&icons=true&linktarget=_blank&mute=false&quality=true&repeat=none&resizing=true&shuffle=false&stretching=uniform&volume=90&aboutlink=http://www.longtailvideo.com/players/&file=http://bonsfoe.onstreammedia.com/origin/bonnier_twridebmx/videos/ARF/ARF_Final_Viewer.flv" wmode="opaque" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" quality="high" name="n0" id="n0" src="http://parkjamsessions.transworld.net/wp-content/plugins/flash-video-player/mediaplayer/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"/>Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-40824216480470319572009-08-14T07:31:00.002-04:002009-08-14T07:46:59.687-04:00Keith Terra.I've had the AIM converation saved since the 3rd of July, and a .doc file named "sukadickterra" sitting on my desktop since last Friday.<br />I been slackin.<br /><br />Keith Terra.<br /><img src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs170.snc1/6375_103146744572_802744572_1976498_3384587_n.jpg"><br />Ain't scared.<br /><br /><b>FuckBMX:<br />so when did you get into bmx, and how?</b><br /><br />Keith Terra:<br />you could say that i got into bmx when i first learned how to ride a bike when i was 5. i remember within a week of learning how to ride a two wheel i was jumpin off curbs and darting into traffic in queens. and when i moved out to LI when i was 6 kids in my neighborhood had jumps at the end of the block and i would try to jump what i could. but i didnt get into racing till i was 8. a friend of mine that i played baseball with raced and shoreham. and one sunday i went there with him. and the rest is history<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX:<br />how long was it before you started racing nationals and traveling for bmx after you started?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />id say about two years. i did my first state series in 1990 when i was 10 and started traveling for nationals that year as well. i raced nationals before then, but only local ones within the tri state area<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />cool, so how long did it take you to move up the ranks? what was your first real expert race?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />it only took me a couple weeks to move up to expert. i turned x by the time i was 9. i believe i turned up opening day in the 89 season. back then it was only like 5 wins to move up to novice and 8 to expert. i had a straight win streak to ex.<br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />damn, so you more or less only raced expert... did you win any titles? how many?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />yea..pretty much my whole race career was in ex and superclass. i didnt win many titles though. i did win #1 sate the first year i raced. and then i raced it for fun in 94 i think and won it that year as well. but i never got national #1. i got #2 in cruiser the last year i raced it in 93 i believe...yea..93...13 cruiser. wildest indoor grands track in memphis, tn. they had an over and under bridge.<br /><img src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v646/184/106/802744572/n802744572_1162538_8830.jpg"><br />1993 Shoreham BMX Country.<br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />thats sick, whats the wildest track youve ever ridden?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />fuck...theres been soo many. Evansville, IN was probably one of the best tracks. it was by far the fastest track i've been to. way faster then southpark. i thought the track was fast when i first raced it at 15 years old. then i went back there when i turned pro...and it was even faster.<br /><br />Keith Terra<br />and of course shoreham from the years 93-98...the place was almost like trails. you had to be on your game to ride that place good.<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />so how long did you race before you moved up to super class?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />umm...about 9 years<br />started racing at 8 years old..turned superclass when i was 17<br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />nice, how about a sponsor list? i know you went through some of the better teams in your day...<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />yea..i've had a few...<br />my first sponsor was MCS/Eagle Snacks.<br />then there was Shoreham BMX country. that was a good team.<br />Rich and Gary Soper were on it along with Iarocci and myself.<br />Then Base picked me up. iwas real stoked on that. but i only raced for them for like half a season. shortly after Supercross wanted me to ride one of there crazy frames and ride for them. so i did...haha. good thing that only last about a year. then TNT offered me a ride and quickly took it. rode for them for a couple years. Then i rode for Standard bykes. that was the best team i was on.<br /><img src="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1975/67/30/1232017506/n1232017506_30273160_67.jpg"><br />Terra and Iarocci<br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />you were one sbc in it's prime... when everyone who was anyone outside of racing rode a standard... what was it like being a part of that?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />yea..i got on at a good point of SBC. it was pretty wild being a part of that. traveling to contests with people like Joe Rich, Sandy Carson, Luc E, Moliterno, and the list goes on. i mean i knew all those guys prior to standard. but i would only see them at the trails and other spots. i was never a part of something like that. things were real solid.<br />so it seemed...then i couldnt stand it anymore. its hard to explain.<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />what percent hip hop would you say you are now that it's 2009 rather then like 1999?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />haha<br />i'd say the same<br />about .5%<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />do you still play game boy on the regular instead or riding street spots?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />ha...i wish i did<br />i never had a game boy...and on that trip someone had one and i played it the whole time<br />haha<br /><b><br /><br />FuckBMX<br />so in 1998 you wrote a pretty infamous letter... i only know you as a loving young man, where in your heart did that letter come from? why did you decide to go through with it?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />boy i'm gettin tired of explaining this..haha<br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />i wouldnt have asked, but i heard you challenged him and catfish to a 3 way one night...<br /></b><br /><br />Keith Terra<br />well..it all stared that Nyquist came to our trails to film for a video without asking anyone. he showed up..filmed...didnt really talk to me or anything. and that kind of pissed me off.<br />and actually it was Robo's idea for the letter. and i went along with it. it wasnt really directed towards Nyquist. i just used him as an example. it was how these dirt jumpers were called trail riders. just cause you can hit 3 straight doubles...doesnt mean your a trail rider<br />and its the fault of the media...they labled them as one<br />haha..did i challenge him and catfish<br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />yea, at supes party...<br />you even called mulligan and possibly tunney to alert the media<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />i called mulligan about presenting at nora cup<br />i remember that<br /><b><br /><br />FuckBMX<br />did he say yes?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />he said he'd think about it<br /><img src="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v646/184/106/802744572/n802744572_1159109_1017.jpg"><br />This photo is shot by Mulligan, and stolen off Keiths Facebook. It's one of my favorite bmx photos ever though.<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />if nyquist wins a cup, and you going to punch him in the kidney?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />haha..na. me and nyquist are friends now<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />why didn't you guys fight that year at the Christmas classic? are there still I hate Terra shirts floating around?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />i didnt want to do it. it was a funny idea...but at the same time it would just make the both of us look stupid. parade us around like a bunch of clowns. no thanks<br />and i think supe's had one shirt. i think i have an "i love terra" shirt<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />i'm pretty sure he actually made 10 of each...<br />did you win the dk dirt circuit that year?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />no..there were more. he sold a bunch at the christmas classic that year<br />haha..no i didnt.<br />i did make the finals though<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />I just checked the facts, you would be happy to know that Foster won, and Nyquist didn't even podium.<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />hahaha...hellz<br />got to love BF<br />actual living legend<br /><b><br />.<br />FuckBMX<br />what were your top 5 trails to ride back then<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />i'd say 7-11, oak park, posh, nam, drexelbrook<br /><img src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs117.snc1/5174_94882704572_802744572_1855708_7429194_n.jpg"><br />2008 Panamoka<br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />once sevs got plowed, how did long island change?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />it seemed like the scene broke apart<br />at sev's there was a huge session there every weekend.<br />everyone would come down..hang out..chill.<br />when the trails got plowed. it seemed like no one really saw anyone anymore. and shortly after that oak got half plowed down.<br />i moved to PA after the sev's got plowed. it felt like there was nothing for me on the island anymore<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />thats crazy, was there ever a period where you thought that you might just be done with trails?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />no..never<br />but i almost fell off bmx completely back in 03<br />i was goin through bad times with some personal things....was drinkin too much...didnt ride for like 3 months.<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />top 5 long island riders pre 2000?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />haha..pre 2000..hmmm...<br />Brian Iarocci, John Lee, Ronnie Gaska, Tim Strelecki, Matt Vietch<br />Vietch did the best switch footed tables i've ever seen....EVER<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />when did you completely call it quits with racing? any reason? is there a comeback in the works?<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />it was when i was 18 in 98. it was out southpark day 1. the reason why i quit i was gettin tired of crashing due to other people that dont know how to ride a bike...whether it being people fallin infront of me..or into me..or on me.<br />that race when i quit...i was superclass main and someone passed me in turn #2 to take 3rd place from me...i let him pass cause i knew i could pass him over the pro jump. but lucky me he unclipped and fell right infront of me.<br />walked back to the Standard tent, told Moliterno to take me out for day 2 cause i was done racing for good.<br />and a comeback...there might be<br /><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />tuesday nights at shoreham sound like theyre going to be pretty sick... it would be a good time to get back in it<br /></b><br />Keith Terra<br />i'm thinking of it. but that track is sooo long.<br />haha<br /><a href="http://www.shorehambmx.org/2009/07/time-trials-71409.html"><br />(Keiths Current Track time is 48.25 seconds.)</a><br /><b><br />FuckBMX<br />i need to run to the store and buy some candy real quick... so heres a few questions.<br />1. top 5 trails currently<br />2. top 5 riders currently<br />3. best 3 videos you appeared in...<br />and then some thank your or whatever<br /></b><br /><br />Keith Terra<br />top 5 trails currently....Panamoka, Catty, Posh, Keyko, Bakers.<br />top 5 riders....BF, Chase Hawk, John Lee, Darryl Tocco, Aitken.<br />best 3 videos appeared in....1201, Base Neighborhood Superheros, Standard Domination<br /><br />Keith Terra<br />thanks...i'd like to thank everyone who's supported me in the past and present. all the companies that hook me up. the whole Long Island scene and Miller Light.<br />Keith Terra<br />haha..maybe not miller light<br /><a href="http://www.zazzle.com/i_love_terra_heart_t_shirt-235890794397862916"><img src="http://rlv.zcache.com/i_love_terra_heart_t_shirt_mug-p168489404644652355qzje_400.jpg"></a><br />This is a link to a tshirt. What the fuck?<br /><br /><br />I hope my text is formatted well enough this time around.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-58342165051308889812009-08-03T15:08:00.003-04:002009-08-03T16:03:26.901-04:00Trail jam... kinda.I had all of my camera gear in the car, planning to shoot photos...<br />but before the time came, the whole session died. Scott took it to the face pretty good and was out for a couple of minutes...<br />I was going to post a few pictures of the aftermath, but instead, heres a puppy.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090801/puppy.jpg"><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a7oX6EcoCCo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a7oX6EcoCCo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />And a clip of Nick.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-83265498216672751072009-07-28T22:14:00.000-04:002009-07-28T22:15:23.351-04:00Slacking.<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFq4yj637NGjedi4Po1_400.jpg"><br />This kid got married.<br /><img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFqazf2qx2aeggizgo1_400.jpg"><br />Congrats Sean!Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-14112402687032291602009-07-08T16:48:00.004-04:002009-07-09T00:17:27.158-04:00Ronnie Gaska Bike Check.So before Ron goes on his one man road trip to TN to win some mains I figure I should post this.... Oh, and this guy's birthday is Friday also... be sure to <a href="mailto:noiamnotpostinggaskasemailonhere@sorry.com">email him</a> your birthday wishes.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627-164.jpg"><br /><br />Part Brand/Type<br /><br />Frame: Standard 125RG 21"<br />Fork: Sunday Morning<br />Bars: Sunday TRIUMPH<br />Cranks: Shimano DXR 175mm<br />Pedals: Shimano 545 Clipless<br />Pedals: Mosh (DX Replica) (note from Patrick: they never get used)<br />Stem: Odyssey Classic<br />Sprocket: Rennen 4-Bolt 44 (soon to be 39th)<br />Chain: Sedis<br />Seat: Generic<br />Post: Thomson Elite<br />Clamp: Zoom Quick Release<br />Headset: Odyssey Integrated<br />Grips: Primo Stricker<br />Brakes: Tektro V<br />Lever: Tektro V<br />Cable: Odyssey Linear Slic<br />Hubs: Profile Mini Cassette w/Ti Driver<br />Cog: Profile 16 tooth (soon to be special Rennen 14th)<br />Rims: Alienation Deviant/Runaway<br />Spokes: Odyssey Butted Race Spokes<br />Nipples: Odyssey G Sport Nipples<br />F Tire: KHE Folding Dirt Tire 20 x 2.15<br />R Tire: KHE Folding Park Tire 20 x 1.90"<br /># Plate: Team Long Island<br /><br />Total Weight 20.11 lbs<br /><img src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs003.snc1/4404_1085922144458_1118546292_30247545_2689925_n.jpg"><br /><img src="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs110.snc1/4813_224271665187_616385187_7632125_7779547_n.jpg"><br />Ron also told me he had a separate column in his spread sheet that listed individual weights, but said "that shit is top secret, and you're just making fun of me."<br /><br />This man was to modest to do a full on interview, but I got these questions out of him.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Why do you ride a more or less all chromo race bike when most other <br />people are riding aluminum and carbon?</span><br /><br />I had two bikes, a chromo trail bike and an aluminum race bike. I felt like<br />constantly switching bikes was preventing me from getting 100% comfortable<br />on either of them so I decided to build a bike that I could use for both.<br />For a trail riding bike aluminum was out of the question and besides one or<br />two headset spacers I have never had any carbon on a BMX bike of mine.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What's with those crazy cranks?</span><br /><br />The 'crazy cranks' as you say, along with the gigantic looking front<br />sprocket and the V brakes are part of the racing side. The cranks are super<br />stiff and the big gear and V brakes are just more reliable than a small gear<br />and 990 brakes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">With all the Sunday/odyssey parts you run, it hardly looks like a race <br />bike... What's the deal?</span><br /><br />The Odyssey and Sunday parts were also on my aluminum race bike when I had<br />it. They don't scream race bike but that's just because they aren't marketed<br />towards racing. That stuff is light weight, high quality, and super strong.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Any shoutouts?</span><br /><br />Yeah, a lot of people helped me get this bike together:<br />Chuck at Quality Collision, John at Sign Designs, Nuno at Odyssey, Rick at<br />Standard, and Steve at Bike Discounters.<br />Also, Rich Soper helped me out with some stuff and my wife Lynnsey gets a<br />shoutout whenever I get the chance.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-082.JPG"><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-322.CR2.jpg"><br /><br />I stole most of these photos from his facebook, but also shot some of them.<br /><br />Check ESPN. <a href="http://espn.go.com/action/bmx/blog?post=4308880">ESPN South Park Gallery</a>Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-55186854768403702872009-06-30T19:29:00.002-04:002009-07-10T14:46:53.307-04:00I can't even steal a title from "It's Always Sunny..." because Tom already did.... The Gang Gets Racist.South Park is the best.<br />Good long ass weekend. Learned some things, Mike is a griller, Rich's favorite Disney character is Tiger and Ronnie Gaska is a legend more then we though.<br />Team Long Island is comin up.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-004.CR2.jpg"><br />We watched the first 2 seasons of "It's always sunny" on this trip.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-015.JPG"><br />The back seat of an escalade isn't made for 33 year old men.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-019.JPG"><br />Folding the seats down and sitting on top is just a temporary relief.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-033.JPG"><br />This tree got stuck the fuck by lightning. We had a crazy storm Friday evening.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-038.JPG"><br />Once the storm passed, Mike Grillkullen took out his 10 lbs of chicken that had been marinating for 2 weeks and got his grill on.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-060.JPG"><br />Rolled in style. It's a shame you don't have rims dugan, we coulda been ridin on blades.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-079.JPG"><br />Bikes.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-088.CR2.jpg"><br />Gaska kept telling us that he wasn't a big deal and to stop making him seem like one. Until the announcer started announcing. Not only was Ronnie the last to get announced before every lap, but he was referred to as "The Legend himself" This guy is bigger than jesus.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-090.CR2.jpg"><br />Crazy Al Cayne clockin some footy.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-091.CR2.jpg"><br />In his first moto of the weekend, the G-Man showed everyone that he was NOT fucking around this year.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-102.CR2.jpg"><br />Dugan is also starting his comeback tour.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-103.CR2.jpg"><br />At one point while I was shooting photos in one of Toms races, all I could hear was the dude next to him telling him how much of a faggot he was.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-105.CR2.jpg"><br />Mike Grillkullen hasn't quite got his swagger back yet, but be assured that he is fucking siked and that it will return shortly.<br />He unclipped this weekend and left his pedals and shoes in the dumpster. Flat pedal revolution.<br />I sometimes make things completely up.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-242.JPG"><br />The first step to getting big time is our factory sponsor?<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-249.JPG"><br />Gaska earning a demerit. Flatter than a bottle of pepsi water?<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-277.JPG"><br />Bivs making moves from the outside.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-123.CR2.jpg"><br />Grillin kilkullen still has a little swagger though.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-308.JPG"><br />I can't believe little Matt Polkamp beat me by so much this lap.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-320.CR2.jpg"><br />Gaska made it to the podium, Phil Potosnak is awesome.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090627/images/090627-322.CR2.jpg"><br />Gaska, opincarr, Potosnak.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nugentphoto.com/090627">The gallery...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nugentphoto.com/090627/images">The files...</a>Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-55452281624442701062009-06-22T09:26:00.004-04:002009-06-22T16:17:08.923-04:00FBM - I love my bicycle weekend.Rain fucking sucks.<br />FBM's documentary premiered at the Bicycle film fest this weekend. The whole weekend was just a mess. The video was awesome though.<br />I got a new iPhone, so get ready for messy video clips, and hearing my obnoxious laugh.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/homephoto.jpg" width=650><br />Boston George and I got lost trying to figure out where I lived friday night. We never made it. We built these hoboshacks(might have just been him building?) and slept under the BQE until 10am.<br /><br />This is a Film Festival, start hurting yourselves. English put me thru a table or 2 and Kelly punched me in the face. All in the good way, haha.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T_CqFA1d1XU&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T_CqFA1d1XU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />We had to ride our bikes to the other side of Brooklyn to meet up with people. We got caught in this rain storm. Noone wanted to pick us up.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZhVDXZRTmg0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZhVDXZRTmg0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Russel Barone won the long jump, something stupid like 25 feet?<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MPmpyVbXqVY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MPmpyVbXqVY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />You can't see shit in this one, but you can hear it. It's the director Joe and Steve Crandal giving speech type things after the video<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-3mlk0RKgJ4&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-3mlk0RKgJ4&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Fuck BMXBoard. Kelly Baker, I love you.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TDc8B1rLKFk&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TDc8B1rLKFk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-34708978032056912602009-06-15T21:42:00.003-04:002009-06-16T08:06:54.236-04:00The Nice!est guy in BMX, John Lee.John Lee is on every ones top 5, and is one of the nicest people around...<br /><br />Photos stolen from Facebook, FBM and RyanHoey.com<br /><br /><img src="http://www.fbmbmx.com/admin/riderPics/pics/imgs/892831john.gif"><br /><br /><br />FuckBMX: so your teeth all good?<br /><br /><b>John Lee: yup, i had a cleaning last week and no cavities and today i had a perodontical charting to check the condition of my gums</b><br /><br />FB: so i guess we can start this with the typical 'how long have you been involved in bmx' question?<br /><br /><b>JL: geez, thats a tough one, i been jumping a bike ever since i learned to ride one, but i guess i started riding around 92-93</b><br /><br />FB: what year did you start racing? around the same time?<br /><br /><b>JL: nope i started racing later, when i first got into riding i was racing R/C cars down the street from shorehame in wading river. There was a hobby shop called Latest Hobbies and raceway i would go there every sunday to race and one day on the way to racing i asked my mom to stop into bmx track to look at it<br />JL: but it wasn't unitl my friend brian waller and i went to track in 94-95 that i did my first rookie race<br />JL: shoreham was crazy then, my first race in 14 beginner has 1/8ths<br />JL: i didn't even race the main because it was midnight and my mom had to pic me up from the track and they were still running semi's<br />JL: plus my friend brian crashed over the doubles on the last straight and ripped the head tube off his MCS<br />JL: after that i didn't go back to shoreham for about a year and then really got into racing</b><br /><img src="http://www.ryanhoey.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/john-lee-hanna.jpg"><br />Endwell.<br /><br />FB: wow that's crazy... i thought you had started way earlier since Oak Park was already crazy by the time Shady Bunch came out in like '98.... How long did it take you to move up the ranks in racing?<br />FB: (after you committed to it)<br /><br /><b>JL: um... i moved up to novice locally after i got the 5 or 7 wins that you had to do. And racing nov at shoreham tuesday nights was fun, i did my National year as a novice,</b><br /><br />FB: back then novice was an actual class i suppose, now it's kind of just a big joke... When did you start digging at Oak Park?<br /><br /><b>JL: man, novice was crazy then, i mean my first novice race i remember clearly. you had to be able to pick up and speed jump the camel into the first turn in order to be in the game,<br />JL: and everyone was pedaling over the first roller<br />JL: in beginner if you could jump the last doubles you could take it anytime, in novice everyone could do that. And open wheels at the time was really crazy<br />JL: As for oak park the earliest footage i have of that place is around 92-93, but i think i started digging there in begining of 92, it all started because Chris watson took me to sterits in patchogue after school one day and when all the older guys weren't looking i tried to jump a roller and case so bad that it turned heads<br />JL: they guys there told me i should build my own jumps to learn to ride, so i took there advice<br />JL: Originally Oak park was Chris watson and myself, chris got his learners permit and stop riding and at the same time James Zylowski, Ron Jones and Brian Waller started riding with me and we all built at oak<br />JL: When James, Ron, and Brian faded, Matt Vietch and Reid were right there</b><br /><br />FB: That's pretty wild that it started because you essentially got kicked out of other trails... and then turned out to be a few years before it's time<br />FB: did you guys just like pedaling and going as far as possible?<br /><br /><b>JL: i guess it was being kicked out but it was done for the best, build at your own pace and build exactly what you like to ride and its all smiles<br />JL: at the time with oak everyone built practice tracks in some form, and we just liked to go fast and far, so you had to pedal<br />JL: 45/16 was my gear of choice then, 5th gear wide open</b><br /><br />FB: haha sick<br /><br /><b>JL: but if we had a down hill when we started oak, we would most likely have still cranked and just gone farther</b><br /><br />FB: haha, thats how it was back then though because everyone raced anyway<br />FB: what year was it that you got picked up by TNT and fell in love with the stove pipes?<br /><br /><b>JL: i never rode for tnt, but i always thougth the stove pipe was cool looking since i saw one on a tnt long fellow frame. Terra had bike with stove pipe, it might of been his chrome tnt, or the teal one, it was bad ass. But I worked at sayville bike works and we had a great working relationship with tnt, and when they decided to do a dirt jumping bike (KOD) they gave me the prototype to ride and it had a stove pipe.</b><br /><img src="http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2009/0327/as_bmx_stovepipe_630.jpg"><br />Fresh.<br /><img src="http://www.fbmbmx.com/admin/news/photos/939423a1.jpg"><br />I'm pretty sure this isn't even the stovepipe frame, dude just likes life.<br /><br />FB: i think most people on long island know you because of sayville (myself included) how long did you work there for before disappearing tot he unknown?<br /><br /><b>JL: I started working there when i was in tenth grade so that is about 94-99, then i went away to college and worked there summers and holidays from 99-02, then when i move to bklyn, i would work at the shop on the weekends from 02 - 06, so that 12 years of shop time<br />JL: Working at sayville bike works was awesome<br />JL: Jeff is such an amazing guy. He is a great boss, but more important a great friend and like a second father in ways, not to get all emotional and what not but he is a big infulence in my life has always had my best intrest in mind.<br />JL: even through he set me up with z-tec, his heart was in the right place<br />JL: ha ha</b><br /><br />FB: hahaha<br />FB: yea, to this day the only shops i ever go to are jeff's and bird's... the atmosphere in there hasn't changed a bit.<br /><br /><b>JL: i haven't gone to birds shop, but you know bird use to work at sayville bike works</b><br /><br />FB: bird worked at tonys forever too, and that was my local shop, so he was someone i grew up around<br />FB: were you a big part of all the random parts that were produced? monkey and local bars, woody cranks, the 2 eddie frames and the infamous FUF's?<br /><br /><b>JL And speaking of Bird, that dude is amazing a hugh influcence on the LI scene<br />JL: Ya i am guilty of some of that, the monkey bars weren't suppose to be like that,<br />JL: but fabweld wasn't able to do a dual radius bar, but we didn't know that until 50 pairs showed up<br />JL: shoe did the local bars, i was away then<br />JL: and the woody cranks were and big eddie frame i had a part in<br />JL: the frame i did the geometry, but jeff was really wanted that gnarly gusset on it<br />JL: which was a bit over kill, but a head tube never popped off</b><br /><br />FB: haha yea, and it was also like 1999... i mean... i bought one...<br /><br /><b>JL: the frames were made by a place in PA, smoresbourgh, and that dude made high end stuff, so the quality was there<br />JL: you should ask jeff to see the prototype of that one<br />JL: its a monster! ha ha, It took Ron Harters help with drawings to get it to look like a bike<br />JL: Ron Harter does inspection at shoreham some time, he is another smart dude with his heart in the right place<br />JL: ron helped a bunch with the race frame, Fast Eddie<br />JL: which was a great race frame, in my opinion<br />JL: I could go on and on about the fun we had at Sayville bike works, i do miss turning wrenchs at that shop, and the amount of bmx stuff we did, but it also got me to appreciate all bicycles</b><br /><br />FB: yeah, i have a complete fast eddie in my basement, and Ron Harter designed the race frame that Lofreddo rides now ?I'm pretty sure<br />FB: So where did you go when you disappeared for a while? where did you go to college, what kid of degree did you get?<br /><br /><b>JL: Ron also helped Hyper with there race frame</b><br /><br />FB: brb i have to run down to 40th st for a minute<br /><br /><b>JL: nice<br />JL: i never really thought i dissappeared. I moved away from LI because i was going to school full time at Dowling college and working full time at sayville bike works, digging, riding and between all that i wasn't getting a "college" experience. I wasn't meeting new people, i was going class, making money and feeling like i wasn't getting what i was suppose to out of school. so i transfered to Suny binghamton graduated in 02 with a BA in History and a concentration in Africian Studies</b><br /><br />FB: word... what was the deal with you running stirctly gold rims for a while... it was like your signature back when...<br /><br /><b>JL: Do you remember ross bicycles?</b><br /><br />FB: yeah<br /><br /><b>JL: they were based on LI and had hugh warehouses, Well they called us up and found boxes of 20inch rimes, in gold, blue, and red. they were single wall rims like araya 7x but made by sumo. Sayville bike works bought almost the entire lot of them because they were 2 dollars for the pair and came with an unsealed hub that needed to be rebuilt.<br />JL: i would relace it onto the sealed hubs i was running, but at first i would just rebuild the hub and run them until they quit on me</b><br /><br />FB: haha<br />FB: how long did they last? how many sets did you go through?<br /><br /><b>JL: well you had to keep your self smooth with single walls and they held up great until i started riding skateparks. I would go throught a pair a year<br />JL: my moms basement i still have 2-3 pairs<br />JL: of just gold</b><br /><br />FB: haha<br />FB: any plans to resurrect them?<br /><br /><b>JL: no need, John Wells at Sun ringle hooked me up with the last pair of gold big city rims he had and i put them on the new bike, so its back to gold </b><br /><br />FB: haha i defiantly saw that and didnt even notice them<br />FB: so since you seem to turn up in everyone from long island's top 5 riders.... who are yours? past and present<br /><br /><b>JL: yes i saw i made it on a few and wow i am floored, to be considered in a top five with jay bone, joe rich, and bf is an honor<br />JL: Is this just riders from LI? or in general</b><br /><br />FB: in general<br /><br /><b>JL: past: Drew Jenkins, Keith Terra, Robbie morales, Mike Griffin, chris moller<br />JL: present: Keith Terra, Chase Hawk, Brad Simms, Chris Hancock, Clint Reynolds</b><br /><br />FB: I'm pretty siked to see Hancock on that list.<br /><br /><b>JL: Dude, i can't even begin to tell you the magic of chris hancock<br />JL: he is urban legend status<br />JL: kinda like Gaska<br />JL: mythoical</b><br /><br />FB: haha thats pretty believable. he can handle a bike better than most<br /><br /><b>JL: he is great ti ride with<br />JL: you should have scene when he won one of the ECT la rev am contest</b><br /><br />FB: word on the street is that you do the best no footed toboggans of all time... what's your secret witht hose?<br /><br /><b>JL: oh wow, i haven't done one of those since Darren called me out at the Powers Jam<br />JL: i dunno really, grap the seat and dip it</b><br /><img src="http://fbmbmx.com/admin/riderPics/pics/imgs/144110johnleetoboggan.jpg"><br />Feet still on, but certainly dipped.<br /><br />FB: are you gunna bring one or two out this summer at belmar?<br /><br /><b>JL: i am not jumping that belmar jump<br />JL: i spent about 8 years pedaling full speed at the oak park doubles like 50 times a day. i am over it<br />JL: but i am sure going to watch the chaos</b><br /><br />FB: haha<br /><br /><b>JL:this years belmar is going to be wild, its the last one we are doing so you gotta go</b><br /><br />FB: i am going<br />FB: i told shoemaker i would sponsor him<br />FB: you guys need to spread the word that it's the last one<br />FB: on the topic of "you guys" how long have you been at last call for now?<br /><br /><b>JL: It has been 3 years in janurary since i been working for FBM/Last Call</b><br /><img src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1532/128/76/522859897/n522859897_1051932_1839.jpg"><br /><br />FB: in that time, Nice! has started up... I heard a rumor that you were a big influence on that company name... can you verify that for me?<br /><br /><b>JL: Ha ha, its a group effort, but iw ould say Chunk should get the credit<br />JL: he would always nice and it kinda stuck</b><br /><br />FB: haha, i have to say, when i saw the post saying you lost your nice guy status, i was pretty upset. minutes later though, i saw that you immediatly worked your way back up and took it back.<br />FB: i think the only question i have left, aside from the thank you thing, is asking about your addiction to mexican candy.... where did it come from, and what qualifies as mexican candy? can it be found in places that are no mexico?<br /><br /><b>JL: let me set the scene for you...<br />JL: i went on the first props rock n road fools and it ended in Austin at the T1 ramp. i got to ride the ramp earlier in the day with a couple dudes before the heavy hitters showed up. I went to a little bodega by T1 to get a drink and some snacks and they had a lollipop that looked like some corn on the cob.<br />JL: I am all for trying new types of candy, so i picked it up and went back to the t1 ramp. Imagine sitting on the ramp and watching Joe Rich, Taj, and chase shred the ramp. while sitting there eating the best/worst candy ever.<br />JL: It is sweet and spice at the same time<br />JL: and sends your mouth into confusion<br />JL: the last time i got a big score of mexican candy was in bklyn on Canton ave<br />JL: across from the soccor fields<br />JL: on the weekends</b><br /><br />FB: haha, so do you fiend for the stuff now, or just enjoy it when it comes around?<br /><br /><b>JL: right now i burned out on it. People just kept sending more and more to fbm and i went crazy eating it,<br />JL: Hoey gave it a go when he was up here last week</b><br /><br />FB: so it's almost time to leave work... thank yous and such?<br /><br /><b>JL: As for thanks, i would like to thank the entire LI bmx scene of past, present, and future,<br /></b><br />FB: cool. thanks for taking the time to do this while running the distro<br /><img src="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2099/184/106/802744572/n802744572_1243845_9959.jpg">Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-62467192905638332142009-06-07T18:37:00.002-04:002009-06-07T18:40:22.833-04:00How deep do you think that water is?I feel like if I don't post something about the weekend, I am slacking.<br />Well, I slacked this weekend. Rode Queens and Brooklyn a little and then jumped into the East River.<br /><img src="http://data.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFoee9ah6pfqyMw5Ko1_500.jpg"><br />My bike is still covered in silt. It sank like a rock and it took me a few minutes to find it... I was relatively worried. Some White Power dude was there shooting photos for a book on something and I told him he should shoot some of me. Hasn't emailed me yet.<br /><br />Maybe next weekend I won't slack so hard.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-86180611756591620822009-06-04T12:17:00.006-04:002009-06-04T12:54:46.211-04:00That dude who had a part in Seek And Destroy... Brian Iarocci.If you've ever seen Seek and Destroy, you know who this dude is. If you haven't seen Seek and Destroy, you should probably find it and watch it.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/BI/090530-27.jpg" width=650><br />Panamoka last Sunday<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/BI/07.jpg"><br />Terra photo from Sevs.<br /><br />fuckbmx: so anyway...<br />fuckbmx: onto that interview thing<br /><br />Brian Iarocci: ok, shoot<br /><br />fuckbmx: how long have you been in bmx?<br /><br />BI: 20 years. I started racing at Shoreham just before I turned 9.<br /><br />fuckbmx: over the years you've had alot of team changes, who did you go through, both racing and not?<br /><br />BI: Ah, the sponsor list....<br />BI: Well, my first team was the renowned Shoreham BMX Country team. Pretty much anyone who is anyone from LI was on that team at some point. I got to wear that neon yellow and pink uniform for a few years. Then there was Cyclecraft, another team I was very happy to be a part of. Brian Foster, Keith Mulligan, Tim Strelecki were all part of that team before I got on there. All my idols, y'know. I spent 3 or 4 years with them alongside Robbie Miranda and a bunch of other talented guys.<br />BI: After that I was on Diamondback when they tried to revive their BMX credibility from the 80's in the late 90's. That was fun. My first real "factory" team. I got to go to a lot of places I would not have gone to without the sponsor help. I also went through more frames than they were prepared for. I even had to buy my own bike near the end. Then Standard came along. That was another team of legends I was happy to be associated with. That's also when I started having sponsors for all-around riding, not just racing.<br />BI: Aside from those teams, I was hooked up with UGP starting at age 11 thanks to Keith Mulligan introducing me to Ron Bonner while i was still racing Novice. I had some other sponsors along the way. Simple Shoes, Victory Records, Profile Racing, GT hooked me up with parts for a while...also Odyssey before they were considered cool.<br />BI: I think that's about it.<br />BI: There was also the Super BMX team....i wasn't on the list on the back of the jersey...i had the "other" box checked.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/BI/06.jpg"><br />Reppin Shoreham colors, racing cruiser.<br /><br />fuckbmx: i actually remember those jerseys...<br />fuckbmx: so thats a pretty long list of teams/companies to ride for, most of that was in the first 10 or so years correct? if i remember in like 98-99 you were already on standard and kinda ended your 'career' with them?<br /><br />BI: I actually have it about 7 feet away. I just found it in a box and washed it.<br />BI: Yeah. When i dropped off the map in 2000 or so I was wrapping up riding for Standard. I was racing a lot and not doing great in A Pro/Superclass and then I hurt my knee. They stopped calling me.<br /><br />fuckbmx: your knees are the thing that kind of ended you right? what's the deal with them? blown acl's or just various problems? any surgeries over the years?<br /><br />BI: Three surgeries overall. I had blown my right ACL out in 1997 and came back after that. They tell me there's only 10% of my ACL left and that knee is real bad with cartilage loss and bone chips. I was told by more than one doctor it looked like the knee of a 50 year old.<br />BI: In 2000 i blew out my whole left ACL at Woodward. I've had that one rebuilt but it never healed well. It still blows out if i turn quickly while walking.<br /><br />fuckbmx: that sucks. so that's a good reason to take it easy with BMX... so with that said, you won't be racing any pro/ams at shoreham in the future?<br /><br />BI: Let's just say that I'm training a bit for Tuesday nights under the lights.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/BI/04.jpg"><br />Biv's might have to watch his back if BI races Shoreham... But biv's has clips and a better looking jersey now and diamondback is a joke now.<br /><br />fuckbmx: your boy loffredo from the diamond back days won it last week without the use of clip pedals too.<br /><br />BI: I won't clip in. Period.<br /><br />fuckbmx: do you clip in on the mountain bikes when you're out riding trails? or do you stay true to your bmx past?<br /><br />BI: Flat pedals all the way. It's funny, no one called them "flats" until clips came out.<br /><br />fuckbmx: haha yea, i never actually thought about that...<br /><br />BI: There were caged and platforms...that's it.<br /><br />fuckbmx: yea, and now there isnt even caged.<br />fuckbmx: so 2 more quick racing questions and then let's move on....<br />fuckbmx: so that year that you won the saturday pro open(1998?) at Egg Harbor that also happened to be your birthday... what happened to you on sunday? did the power hour completely take you out?<br /><br />BI: That wasn't my birthday. I was just so happy to finally win a Pro race of any kind that I went and got completely drunk on Saturday night.<br />BI: I was hoping for a Sunday rainout.<br /><br />fuckbmx: haha, im pretty sure there wasnt a cloud in the sky all weekend<br />fuckbmx: and now to cap off the race questions... what was the best track/race you've ever been to?<br /><br />BI: I think you have the video and I've never seen it. Add that to the interview.<br />BI: Wow...this may take a minute.<br /><br /><br />BI: Shoreham in 1996-7; South Park, PA; Evansville, IN, Monterrey, CA at the Sea Otter Classic, and there was one year at the ABA Grands on Oklahoma that was one of the wildest tracks i think i ever raced....maybe 96 or 97...The first turn was elevated on top of those cargo containers you see stacked up in port then it had a drop-off. Just a wild track. Way better than any indoor NBL track i ever rode. I never really liked the tracks...i just always found something on each track to make it fun, at least during practice.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/BI/05.jpg"><br />Check out those fork legs.<br /><br />fuckbmx: word, now away from the racing a bit. you "invented" the ruben wall right correct? what year was that? are you pissed that you didnt get any credit for it?<br /><br />BI: Ha. That was when we had the mini ramp at LIB. I rode it so much I would just try different stuff. I forget what year it was but Terra has the picture to prove i did it about 3-4 months before it was on the cover of RIDE.<br /><br />fuckbmx: do you feel like you got jipped? you could have won the Xgames with that<br /><br />BI: Ha. I was always a step behind. All the teams i was on, tricks, etc. I wouldn't have been able to do it on those X Games courses. Those ramps were huge. I did it on a 4 ft. ramp with a really close wall. Besides, that trick mixed with x-ups and turndowns would have gotten me an early ticket home.<br /><br />fuckbmx: i guess so... that was before style counted...<br /><br />BI: Don;t get me started on that.<br /><img src="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1936/183/97/1663225167/n1663225167_86814_853.jpg"><br />factory Cycle Craft.<br /><br />fuckbmx: haha alright then, how do you feel "dirt jumping" contests should be judged?<br /><br />BI: I got to ride one of those big courses once or twice. I rode the Gravity Games course in Rhode Island one year and was sweating bullets just trying to roll in. I couldn't even get over the box jump. I couldn't air out the quarter to get toit.<br />BI: They shouldn't be judged really. Those Elevation and Empire of Dirt contests are the right way to do it. Still, it's hard to judge a double tailwhip against another double tailwhip.<br />BI: I think they should get one run...no practice and see who makes it to the bottom. That would really be the only way to "judge" a dirt contest.<br /><br />fuckbmx: that would actually be wild. based on the redbull videos, gary young would win.<br />fuckbmx: you use to enter jumping contests back in the day at races, leathers and all. did your killer nac nacs ever get you up to the podium?<br /><br /><br />BI: Nope. I did a few contest when they held them on some jump on the track. I don't believe I ever won one. I gave the DK Dirt Circuit a run one year and never qualified. I remember it specifically. 13th at the Christmas Classic, 28th in Orlando, 13th at the Ohio State Fair. They took 12 to the finals each time. It's a longer story but I told Steve B. I would never enter again after that season. The judging was BS. Both times I got 13th I was doing lines that no one else was and got no credit because i didn't flip anything.<br /><br />fuckbmx: so we shouldnt expect to see you making a comeback this year at the DK Dirt Circuit in Ohio, or the belmar contest?<br /><br />BI: Shit, I haven't even jumped a decent size double in a while.<br />BI: I'd like to judge though...get on that. You have some pull.<br /><br />fuckbmx: what if they built a roller pump track and held time trials? i know you've been training on your 3 mile long roller section.<br />fuckbmx: my only pull is drunk dials...<br />fuckbmx: i'll get on it tomorrow night<br /><br />BI: I'm in. I've been wanting to build an entire race series based on that. DC Shoes did something like that a few years ago. I think that's the future of racing.<br />BI: Racing needs to get smaller or much bigger.<br /><br />fuckbmx: i disagree. most kids who race and are under 20 years old would rather pedal down landings/through roller sections rather then pump.<br /><br />BI: It's two different styles of racing.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/BI/02.jpg"><br />clicked.<br /><br />fuckbmx: how do you feel about the direction racing has gone? you kinda got out just as clips were taking over...<br /><br />BI: The downhill racing was OK, but needed to be refined and slowed down to allow for passing. I never got to race those races but i watched and studied it. That's when I blew my knee out...the first DH race at Woodward. Never even got on the track.<br />BI: I used to not count the clipped-in guys. I'd say I won the lap even if i got beat by 2 kids in clips.<br />BI: A short story about that is this...in 95 or so, Ribbie Miranda and I were on Cyclecraft....He shows up in Akron, OH with these pedals where the shoes clipin. He said he used them on his messenger bike in Washington DC and that you could get all this extra power. So i put the shoes on, got on his bike, took about 5 cranks and then leaned on a fence so I could get out of the pedals. Took the shoes off, threw them back at him and said "no one will ever do this, it's sketchy."<br />BI: 5 years later the only chance I had of winning a lap was if some clipper unclipped after the first turn. It totally ruined BMX racing for me. Tracks got mellow and it became a test of how many pedals you could take instead of actually having to think about where and how to get extra speed.<br />BI: Basically, I need someone to bankroll my racing idea and I guarantee I'll have 100 people show up to race and it'll be the most entertaining thing ever. The best part is that the best rider will win.<br /><br />fuckbmx: personally, i'd have my money on tom bivona.<br /><br />BI: He'd be up there. No doubt about that. I spent many years racing Tom and don't think I ever passed him once he got in front of me. He's on a short list.<br /><br />fuckbmx: he's got the pump technique.<br />fuckbmx: who are the top 5 riders, past and present, in your eyes?<br /><br />BI: Wow, i'm going to blow this one for sure.<br />BI: Brian Foster, will possibly go down as the best overall rider ever in my eyes or anyone elses.<br />BI: That Corey Bohan guy makes watching a dirt contest interesting.<br />BI: Dave Friemuth and Jim Rienstra are a tie for some of the most amazing things i've ever seen on a ramp.<br />BI: Street-wise...Van Homan pretty much has burnt it to the ground.<br />BI: I guess for racing I'd say...I don't know. Names come to mind but I'm not sure.<br /><br />fuckbmx: ok, so break it down, top 5 racers before the year 2000.<br /><br />BI: Hmmm. Gary Ellis. John Purse. Randy Stumphauser. Matt Pohlkamp. Brian Foster.<br />BI: Don;t even ask about after 200o. I have no idea. But the best I've seen since those guys is Kyle Bennett.<br /><br />fuckbmx: yeah, i figured you wouldnt know anyone current<br /><br />BI: I ran into him at the NORA cup two years ago when he won and felt very proud to have grown up racing with him.<br /><br />fuckbmx: yea, dude is pretty much the best/most stylish racer out there... sucks that he blew up his shoulder at the olympics<br />fuckbmx: so here;s the big question. your top 5 trail spots you've ever ridden.<br /><br />BI: 7-11, Posh, Push, Oak Park, Drexelbrook<br />BI: Back in the late 90's there were not as many spots as there seem to be today.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/BI/01.jpg"><br /><br />fuckbmx: but at the same time, back then it seemed like there were so many more dudes at the trails riding...<br />fuckbmx: what were your 5 favorite sections to ride?<br /><br />BI: Everything at Sevs. Jacuzzi to the six at Oak Park, Quali's at Posh. Drexel had a 48 pack or something like that i could ride all day. Hamburger Hill at Nam was awesome. My paradise at Panamoka.<br /><br />fuckbmx: are you going to come out of paradise at panamoka and hit the rest of the trails? possibly keyko?<br />fuckbmx: from personal experience this past weekend, i would go keyko first, it's alot less nerve racking<br /><br />BI: I don't know, really. I'm not about to put any pressure on myself. If I've learned anything from riding/not riding for this many years it's that you have to go at your own pace. I would much rather ride the small stuff all season and maybe look onward to the bigger jumps in the future than feel that I have to jump the bigger stuff and end up getting in over my head.<br />BI: I'm starting over and I'm not comfortable with the bigger, steep stuff. I have a lot of fun keeping my back wheel on the ground.<br /><br />fuckbmx: well as long as your riding it really doesnt matter what you're hitting... it's better then a couch<br /><br />BI: Exactly. If I go to the trails and have 3 or 4 good runs through the rollers and berms and my knees don't hurt or blow up. I'm a happy camper.<br />BI: Years ago I was having fun pushing myself and trying to be good at hitting everything. These days I'm just happy to be on the bike.<br /><br />fuckbmx: yea, i hear that, bmx is just bmx in the end.<br />fuckbmx: so say i was going to the new shea stadium. what spot int he food court would i go to for the best meal?<br /><br />BI: So far...I highly recommend Blue Smoke. It's the BBQ place by the Shake Shack behind center field. The ribs are good and the pulled pork sandwich is great. I need to get to another game and hit up Catch of the Day. The taco stand there is over-hyped but the corn on the cob there is delicious.<br />BI: I plan to eat everything that the specialty vendors have by the end of this season.<br /><br />fuckbmx: haha nice. i think i am out of things to ask, so throw out some thank yous while i steal photos from your facebook<br />BI: I thank the people at Advil and pretty much everyone who I've come across over the pat 20 years while riding or working in the bike industry. For better or worse everyone has influenced me in some way. And, my dad. He took me to every race i went to for the first 5 years i was racing. If I didn't race as much when I was younger I probably wouldn't have ridden as much overall I probably wouldn't still want to ride today.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="267"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3260023&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3260023&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="267"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/3260023">95 Grands</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user849375">tom</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><br />Thanks to biv's for posting this video. <br /><br />fuckbmx: a dude on spins beat you<br />BI: Yeah. Kevin Royal.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MqAWMp2zloQ&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MqAWMp2zloQ&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />And I stole this from Darren www.manmadeclothing.comFuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-72718473356715460562009-06-01T20:07:00.004-04:002009-06-01T20:43:01.054-04:0070's and BMX.Fuck, trails are fun. This was my first 'real' BMX weekend this year. I can't believe it's June first. I also can't believe this is post 99 and I am still making atleast an update a week. Normally I give up on things for no reason.<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090530/090530-03.jpg"><br />Supes had a 70's party on Friday night. I RSVP'd with a "No I cannot make it" with plans to not drink a sip of the bad stuff this weekend. While I was at Penn Station to catch a train to Ronkonkama, I saw Glen Head up on the board and knew I had to go. I texted Hoey, he said he'd drive me home as long as I didn't get really shitty.... When I was changing trains at Jamaica, the dudes on the second train wouldnt let me on the peak train with my bike, so I had an hour to kill. I promptly walked to the nearest store and Joosed up.<br /><img src="http://www.nugentphoto.com/supes.jpg"><br />This was the only photo I shot. Hoey ended up sending Terra in his place, Terra in formed me he was sleeping there, I got shitty fast and slept in <a href="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs017.snc1/4223_88324864652_608019652_1729120_8306265_n.jpg">broken glass on a pull out bed</a> because supes smashed every bottle he could find at 5am. It was awesome.<br />Also, watch out for the SuperFly interview part two.... The bottom 5 people in BMX.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/mooneypond.jpeg"><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/sadshoe.jpg"><br />I have this photo saved as "sadshoe" on my harddrive. The first photo i stole from the Selden FD's website. Shoe's bike is in the top left corner of that... Everything melted off of it aside from his frame, fork, bars, cranks and axles. Fucking wild.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090530/090530-11.jpg"> <br />I gave shoe the bike I kept in the city because I don't really need 2 bikes, and also because I'm pretty positive he would do the same for anyone else. Terra hooked him up with some wheels cause mine were shot. One of the only 3 photos I shot at Keyko.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/main1.jpg" width=700><br />Shoreham has a pro open at locals and it is fucking stacked. That is awesome. BMX racing IS making it's come back. I stole this photo from Rich Soper before he gave me the OK. I hope him and Andy don't beat me up.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090530/090530-29.jpg"><br />Dave blasting spine set. Panamoka is wild this year.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090530/090530-31.jpg"><br />Hoey being Hoey.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-59836021574929024262009-05-29T17:03:00.002-04:002009-05-29T17:11:22.107-04:00Summer time.no trails or racing, but atleast bmx bikes.... Ryan and I went bar hopping. Bridges suck. Comedy shows arent funny.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090522/090522-02.JPG"><br />start.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090522/090522-06.JPG"><br />ballin.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090522/090522-13.JPG"><br />there were no poles, so we locked to this mailbox as we indulged in $1 pitchers.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090522/090522-17.JPG"><br />welcome to the johnsons, round one.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090522/090522-19.JPG"><br />all the $1 dumpling spots were closed.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090522/090522-21.JPG"><br />Pianos? We walked into the comedy club there, and managed to go from drinking $1 pitchers at royal oak to $8 margaritas there.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090522/090522-28.JPG"><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090522/090522-23.JPG"><br />The Johnsons, round 2.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090522/090522-30.JPG"><br />the bridge on the way back, and a bit drunker, fucking sucked.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090522/090522-37.JPG"><br />free pizza at the Charleston. <br /><img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFnwtelrhXNj7MAtvo1_400.jpg"><br />on my way home i aquired a raccoon...Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-55753696581128705192009-05-26T20:06:00.004-04:002009-05-27T06:08:18.269-04:00The secret life of... John "Superfly" Skavarla*edit* <br />I got this IM from Supes last night...<br /><br />Superfly: image searck didn't work cuz its spelled "skvarla"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3tivPUnYOSADzQYNoziJJSJQQDzIGnNXClIqSsy74ShKEJ1uXJULEwMxRyqOlg-WwEYqq01IiJE88FhMnaUa-j2rBq4V2-WzfyJ9hXfIjHuIA9BIr4H96ZECsi3eWBs-XW-woALgoeHk/s400/photo-skav.jpg"><br />I wonder where I got the idea it was spelt "skavarla" from?</a><br /><br /><br />This is so clusterfucked. I was going to steal pictures from his Facebook, but instead, I am just going to do a google image search for both "superfly" and "john skavarla" That isn't working well.. So if you shot the photos I'm stealing from facebook, thank you.<br /><br /><img src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2691/222/11/608019652/n608019652_1477471_3159325.jpg"><br />This came up, and I think it's a good way to introduce our boy.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: you ready?</span><br />Superfly: sure lets go<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: alright, so you're superfly, how long have you been riding, and how long ago did you quit racing?</span><br />Superfly: If I answer these questions wrong are you gonna kick me out of BMX?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: woah woah woah, i'm asking the questions here<br />Fuckbmx:i'll consult catfish and see though</span><br />Superfly: been riding about 22 years i guess, i raced from age 13 to 23, I'm 33 now<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: so you grew up racing gaska, how was that?</span><br />Superfly: I think only raced him at Shoreham in Open Wheels, we are the same age but he was always a class above, when I was nov he was ex, when I turned ex, he turned superclass<br />Superfly: but I definately looked up to him<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: yea, mr smooth.<br />Fuckbmx: what was the most memorable race you've been to? i'm sure you've seen wild shit go down since that was when bmx races were actually wild, and they didnt have church and prayers before races...</span><br />Superfly:I think one of the craziest races I was in was an Open Wheels Main at Shoreham, it was a Stacked Main, Brian Foster, Rob-O, Timmy S, Justin Lofredo, Mulligan, a Poole brother, and Maybe BI, Bivona or Terra I can't Remember, and myself. IT was nuts, 1/2 the Main blew up in the 1st turn and I had nowhere to go but over the berm<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: haha nice.<br />Fuckbmx: i guess we can get away from racing now, i know you said you have allot to say...<br />Fuckbmx: so whats with all the trail drama?</span><br />Superfly: I don't know, Isn't there always trail drama, I'm not sure if its anymore than normal maybe just a lil more extreme<br /><br /><img src="http://profile.ak.facebook.com/v223/602/96/n608019652_1484.jpg"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: whats the spot your digging at now, is it still keyko? i know i saw photos with rock walls back there holding landings up...</span><br />Superfly: yeah, been digging at Keyko still, this is the start of the 5th season with this setup, I had jumps in there when I was 13, 20 years ago, Hopefully it keeps going but we got word from the Landowners that there's a possibility of it getting plowed in the Fall.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: that sucks, atleast you'll have until fall(hopefully) if it gets plowed though... will there be a crazy putting keyko to rest party?</span><br />Superfly: I doubt it, we've been advised to keep things low key so that it doesn't get plowed. But if its getting plowed for sure and theres no stopping it then maybe<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: yea, might as well end it with a few arrests, right?</span><br />Superfly: I'd actually just rather just ride them till sunset with my good close friends, pour some beer out, and roast some hot dogs, real mellow like the lips<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: are the landings equally as mellow? or is 2009 all about the nose dive?<br /><br /><br />Fuckbmx: my interviews suck, by the way</span><br /><br /><br /><br />Superfly: too old for nose dives, everythings real forgiving, mellow lips mellow landings, so if you fuck up you can keep going, I'm too old to stop and go back up the hill. So a lil mellower than normal I guess, at least thats what i've been told, You can decide for yourself. As Sal from Posh once said "I'm a grown man, if I want to go high I'll pull up damn it. These kids with their crazy steep lips."<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: word. well, i'm young and scared, so dont worry, there's no hate here.<br />Fuckbmx: are you disappointed in how un-punk rock bmx has grown over the last 5-10 years?<br />Fuckbmx: i mean, even from the shady bunch to NHSH the whole vibe changed... for the worse</span><br /><img src="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2691/222/11/608019652/n608019652_1491037_3499570.jpg"> <br />Bangers. <br /><br />Superfly: at this point I'm not really concerned with anything other than what my myself and friends are doing in Bmx, the rest of the shit that you see on the internet is almost an entirely different thing. I stopped looking at certain Bmx websites a few months ago, cuz I don't relate at all to whats going on with what they're featuring, to me it just seems like bad trend after bad trend, and too much about atttitude, its weird to me. But then again A bunch of weird grown men spending way too much time together digging and riding in the woods together is weird in itself too.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: would you say it's fair to compare "that" kind of bmx to basketball? people always trying to get points for doing something... wether theyre 'just having fun' or just saying they are...</span><br />Superfly: I don't even know what to think of it so I don't really. I'm just stoked to ride trails with good people. Seeing how wild some of the InterStreetNet BMX scene is makes me appreciate how simple good times in the woods with some jumps and friends can be. Just green trees, blue grooves, and friends. Thats basically all I'm thinking about<br /><img src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs011.snc1/2909_1055718718768_1399856597_30120735_7074535_n.jpg"><br />Tabes for babes all day<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: so we shouldnt expect any banger parts with you doing random street manuals any time soon? gunna keep them to the roller sections/</span><br />Superfly: the last banger street clip I had was in Base's neighborhood Superhereos, it was a 1 handed feeble to no footer on a 12 in grindbox at a skatepark in Ohio. Thats what I'm all about.<br />Superfly: I actually did it as a joke, and somehow it ended up in my part<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: you also were all about sucking the cereal out of a box in that video using only a bowl. can we expect to see that happen again?</span><br />Superfly: That was a dream sequence, ful base uniform on poppin Whullies down the street, the cereal pops out of bowl and jumps back into the box<br /><img src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs007.snc1/2844_78631719652_608019652_1601617_247718_n.jpg"><br />Speaking of dream sequence....<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: can we expect the full base uniform(and maybe some retro base reprints??) to make a comeback this year? my crewneck is getting a bit small.</span><br />Superfly: prob not, I don't see myself ever wearing a race unform again. And as for all the old superbmx designs, I have about 95% of the artwork still and could reprint stuff at anytime, but being that screenprinting is my business when I'm done I much rather go to the trails or the bar than print more shirts. But I did take some old shirts of mine and my friend taylored them XL back down to a normal size, been rockin them its a lot easier than re-making screens and they're already worn in vintage style.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: is there any reason you stopped doing new origional super stuff? were you just sick of it and wanted to print 'as a job'?</span><br />Superfly: Basically the same reason as the question above. I do have new designs I just haven't gotten to printing them, after 15 years I'm burnt on printing. Plus I'm horrible at selling. Its way easier to print other peoples shit cuz that just comes to me and I'm paid. Designing, then Printing and selling your own stuff can be a lot of work, its hard. I get 2/3 rds of the way there then the shit just sits in a box. But there will be new SuperBmx stuff...someday<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: word. so back to bikes. over your years, i'm sure youve ridden at countless spots on the island. what were the most memorable trails that just always had shit going on?(aside from the obvious, sevs)</span><br />Superfly: Yeah obviously Sevs was known as the spot on LI but there were tons of other great spots. Every spot had its own style, Going way back Rob-o took me to the Genovese trails (the new Clinton) and going there was my first taste of what real trails were. Rob Micheline held that scene down. That was what it was all about, good trails and good people. Hooligan was real good but tough, it made you good if you could ride the place, Then there was Oak Park John Lee made that place awesome, and my old trails Port were also a favorite, riding with the Ghost on lips and landings made out of 1/2 sand 1/2 clay with carpets on them sounds shady but it was some of the best times in my life<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: haha i dug at genovese from the age like 12-15.... 3rd or 4th generation.</span><br />Superfly: haha awesome I didn't know that, I thought once they were plowed that was it<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: it kinda kept springing back i guess, always alot of kids out there<br />Fuckbmx: why do you think kids gravitate towards street riding vs. everything else? laziness?<br />Fuckbmx: i just put words in your mouth</span><br />Superfly: I'd say more of them needing instant gratification, younger kids are gonna look at what they see in the media which is 95% street and run out and try to do that. ITrails are few and far between and ts unlikely that some kid that just gets into riding is going to go out and find some woods and spend weeks building trails when its easier to have his mom drive him to the skatepark to hang out with his friends, or just go ride street stuff thats already there. It is what it is. To me it just makes the commitment to make something of your own more of a satisfying thing.<br />Superfly: you wanna finish this up another time? i'm losing daylight and I got some lips to work on…<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: round 2?</span><br />Superfly: sure you got good questions?<br />Superfly: how about in 5 mins?<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: sounds good.<br />Fuckbmx: as for good questions... nope.</span><br />Superfly: ok lets go<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: ok, top 5 riders ever?</span><br />Superfly: thats tough, but off the top of my head I'd say Mike Aitken, Brian Foster, John Lee, Joe Rich, Jay Lonergan<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: i know you're all about the trail bbq's so... if you were bbqin at the trail, what is the most important food product to pick up along the way? what are the essentials for a success?</span><br />Superfly: Jeff Allen gave me a bunch of coupons for free BallPark Franks so I get those, then you need buns and condiments, Oscar and Nick usually bring a big bag of coals that we'll get about 5 BBQs out of. Then we'll send a grom to the store to get more food if needed. But a dog or burger never tastes better than when you're eating it at the trails<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: how do you take your trail burgers?<br />Fuckbmx: i'm about to throw out a few questions and then shade out and get lunch.<br />Fuckbmx: jessica beil or jessica sumpson? This is kind of a trick question since theyre both busted now.</span><br />Superfly: cool send em thru<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: 2. how do you get a good gate starts? listening to the horns or watching the lights?<br />Fuckbmx: 3. where is the best place you have traveled due to bikes?<br />Fuckbmx: 4. why does ashlee simpson come on my random itunes so often?<br />Fuckbmx: 5. top 5 bands/songs.<br />Fuckbmx: 6 when can we expect you to guest answer the letters section of a major bmx magazine again?<br />Fuckbmx: 7. when is the next super video coming out?<br />Fuckbmx: 8. any plans to ever leave LI?<br />Fuckbmx: 9. should i come to the 70's party tonight? i might have swine flu</span><br />Superfly: i'll go backwards just to make it harder for you to copy and paste all this together<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: 10. what kind of frame are you riding? why isnt it an fbm?<br /><br /><br />Fuckbmx: have you seen how unorganized most of my posts are?</span><br /><br /><br />Superfly: 9. the 70's party is next friday<br />Superfly: 10. I got a Fit Van Homan from Rob-O a few years ago and its holding up fine. If I get a new bike maybe I'd switch it up and get an FBM.<br />Superfly: 8. I lived in Bklyn for a year but was coming back to LI almost everyday for the trails. Right now I have a pretty sweet set-up with working/living 5 mins from the trails and I have a sick group of friends here. It's pretty perfect, Its a great thing right now, but if the trails get plowed I'd consider moving somewhere else.<br />Superfly: 7. I was working on putting together a video of all old footage, I got a ton. But I've been slacking on that. Transfering footy then capturing it is a bitch. That'll be the prequel to "Live For Today", then the Sequel to it will be out in about 10 years I guess, so it'll be a trilogy thing, like yesterday-today-tomorrow<br />Superfly: 6. I guess if they asked me to I could. But I can't think of any reason why that would ever happen or why'd Id have the answers to their questions. They should just leave that to McGoo.<br />Superfly: 5. Top 5 songs right now...<br />Pulp- "Common People" <br />Grateful Dead- "Touch of Grey" (it's stuck in my head)<br />Donovan- "Season of the Witch"<br />Stiff Little Fingers -"Alternative Ulster"<br />Warren Zevon -"Werewolves of London" ( I put this song on the jukebox at the bar when I'm drunk then hit the skip button skipping everyone else's songs till it plays which usually leads to me being kicked out.)<br />Superfly: 4. Better question...Why is Ashley Simpson on your iTunes?<br />Superfly has gone offline.<br />Superfly is now online.<br />Superfly: my aim just quit, send me the 1st 4 questions again<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: jessica beil or jessica sumpson? This is kind of a trick question since theyre both busted now.<br />2. how do you get a good gate starts? listening to the horns or watching the lights?<br />3. where is the best place you have traveled due to bikes?<br />4. why does ashlee simpson come on my random itunes so often?</span><br />Superfly: 4. better question....Why do you have Ashley Simpson on your itunes?<br />3. Germany and Amsterdam<br />2. its all about the horns. my gates were never great<br /><img src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2691/222/11/608019652/n608019652_1491034_3980876.jpg"><br />Who needs gates with a bike painted down the middle?<br /><br /><br />1. Not into either of them but I guess if I had to choose I'd have to pick beil, I heard Bam fucked Simpson so I wouldn't really wanna go there<br />thanks for the interveiw, if you want pics I might be able to get some for you<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: 2 different simpsons questions.<br />Fuckbmx: are you good at reading comprehension?<br />Fuckbmx: and thank yous?<br />Fuckbmx: and im robbing FB pics</span><br />Superfly: i answered both<br />Superfly: #4 and 1<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: oh shit<br />Fuckbmx: my bad</span><br />Superfly: thanks to the Glacier that dumped this sandbar here we call LI, thanks to Al Gore for inventing the internet. Mom and Dad, Moshi Moshi, all my awesome friends and Shoreham BMX<br /><img src="http://images.grindtv.com/images/1/00/11/90/37/119037_20.jpg"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Fuckbmx: fuck, i forgot to ask how/why you end up on the news/tv/webvideos so often?</span><br />Superfly: back in the day whenever some tv or news show was looking for bmx riders for something they'd end up calling base brooklyn so Enos hooked up a few. There's also a talent agent NYC who somehow got my name and # and for some reason he thinks that, Myself, Nigel, and this guy Dylan who hasn't even rode in probably about 8 years, are the best bmers in NY. I'm not about to tell him whats really up, I just keep going with the weird gigs and usually end up up with a good story<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nxk8Bm0yf9Y&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nxk8Bm0yf9Y&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Oh, and don't forget to go to <a href="http://www.superbmx.com">SuperBMX.com</a> to see me look like a douchebag twice in one party post.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-32735037761411547472009-05-11T22:48:00.003-04:002009-05-11T23:01:50.384-04:00BMX is awesome.Unofficial opening day at Shoreham. This was the first chance I actually had to ride the track because I was broke off all the other times I was there this year.<br />Big thanks to everyone who put in work, most notably Biv's, Gaska, Mike Kilcullen, the Sopers and Betty & Bruce Mulligan. <br />Track is smooth, fast and fun.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090510/images/090510-006.JPG"><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090510/images/090510-014.JPG"><br />Time trials for the Pro/Am. Ron and Tom went 1&2.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090510/images/090510-008.JPG"><br />Rich Soper, looking snazzzzy.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090510/images/090510-004.JPG"><br />Hoey, showing people how it's done.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090510/images/090510-074.JPG"><br />Myself, teaching hhoey how to cut the track.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090510/images/090510-182.JPG"><br />Little kids are awesome.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090510/images/090510-194.JPG"><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090510/images/090510-282.JPG"><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090510/images/090510-284.JPG"><br />I don't feel bad posting the closeups because I look like more of a douchebag than everyone else.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-73452597385624979982009-05-05T15:08:00.002-04:002009-05-05T15:24:46.203-04:00Bored at work, the Brien Shoemaker interview.<img src="http://nugentphoto.com/081220/images/081220-015.JPG"><br />This IM is my introduction for this thing. I don't have it saved, but the under lined words are "100% better then Terra"<br /><br />AIM IM with Shoe.<br />10:53 AM<br />fuckbmx: you ready for your interview for fuckbmx?<br />Shoe: Ha yea<br />fuckbmx: how old are you, how long have you been riding and what was the last meal you ate before going vegetarian?<br />10:55 AM<br />Shoe: 28 and 1/2<br />Shoe: 16 years<br />Shoe: And I think it was Mc donalds<br />Shoe: Is that the whoe interview?<br />fuckbmx: haha no<br />fuckbmx: we just getting started<br />fuckbmx: you grew up racing... what was your most memorable race?<br />Shoe: Ok, I got a boring day of work ahead of me<br />Shoe: Fuck racing<br />Shoe: I don't remember any of it<br />fuckbmx: you grew up on racing, fuck you. what is your most memorable race? did you ever beat the heavy hitters like iarocci or terra?<br />Shoe: Its been like 8 years since I did a gate start<br />11:00 AM<br />Shoe: I don't think I could ever beat any of them. Maybe on my best day<br />fuckbmx: i dont think the bike you ride right now would even allow you to be on a gate<br />fuckbmx: so is that why you gave up racing to become the King Of Dirt? how many of those frames did you break?<br />Shoe: Yea its a iron horse road bike<br />Shoe: When mom and pop stop paying for the races, and your working full time and going to college its hard to make time for racing<br />Shoe: Shoreham stoped being fun<br />11:05 AM<br />fuckbmx: yeah, shoreham sucked for like 8 years. it's making a comeback though thanks to bivs and gaska<br />Shoe: How was opening day?<br />fuckbmx: haha, couldnt tell you, i fucked up my alarm and woke up at 8:30, in the city, looked outside and saw rain, and drank a 40<br />fuckbmx: in your time at TNT how many KOD frames did you break?<br />Shoe: Haha<br />Shoe: Only 1 I think<br />Shoe: It wasn't a bad bike<br />Shoe: So is opening day this weekend?<br />fuckbmx: yea, i guess so, the had practice, but no racing<br />fuckbmx: track has gotten good reviews<br />Shoe: Ill be the judge of that<br />fuckbmx: haha<br />fuckbmx: what is your favorite trick to do currently?<br />fuckbmx: we all know you love being a ferret at heart<br />11:10 AM<br />Shoe: People still say ferret?<br />fuckbmx: i think mostly only when describing cute furry animals<br />Shoe: What if your talking about kittens?<br />Shoe: They ferrets too?<br />fuckbmx: i guess they must be by my logic.<br />fuckbmx: now answer the question dick, haha<br />Shoe: Turndowns<br />Shoe: Easy trick and people are sooo impressed by them<br />11:15 AM<br />fuckbmx: what about in 1998, what were you into back then?<br />Shoe: Red heads<br />fuckbmx: how much did a trick with a redhead cost in 1998/<br />Shoe: Free for me<br />fuckbmx: thats a good look<br />fuckbmx: can you still do pendulums, or was that just chris havliks move?<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/081018/images/081018-025.JPG"><br />I was reall actually surprised he said nothing about no footed cans.<br /><br /><br />Shoe: I can still do any trick I've ever done<br />fuckbmx: even suicide no handers? your seat is pretty low to keep up with the times<br />Shoe: I've moved up to tucks<br />Shoe: Ill jack the seat up and go suside<br />fuckbmx: you need to just get a quick release<br />11:20 AM<br />fuckbmx: tucks look better anyway though<br />Shoe: Nah, not if the suside is good<br />Shoe: Suside is so much crazyer<br />fuckbmx: definatly crazier, but its all about style now, you should know this.<br />Shoe: Is it?<br />fuckbmx: yea man, it's 2009<br />Shoe: I thought it was about having fun<br />fuckbmx: no way. bmx is serious shit.<br />fuckbmx: so my boy catfish is bringing back the dirt circuit for dk one weekend this summer, a 1 jump huck fest. are you going to win?<br />Shoe: Where is it?<br />fuckbmx: Dayton Ohio<br />Shoe: You gonna go?<br />fuckbmx: if you have room in your car, haha. i'll even sponsor you, i'll give you all the oriental ramen you can eat for a weekend, and 3 40's of ohios classiest brew<br />Shoe: Deal<br />Shoe: I lost my fuck bmx t-shirt<br />11:25 AM<br />fuckbmx: it's alright, i got plenty<br />Shoe: You me brian defina and chris havalick<br />fuckbmx: FBM's battle at the belmar is the weekend after the dk comp, think you can go 2 for 2?<br />fuckbmx: haha i saw defina last spring. he wasnt doing any sick tables though<br />Shoe: What's battle at the belmar? Drinking contest?<br />fuckbmx: haha, it's a dirt jump contest out side that bar in binghampton, followed by a drinking contest inside that b ar<br />Shoe: You gonna sponsor me?<br />fuckbmx: yea, i'm sure PBR will be cheap enough<br />fuckbmx: so how is quitting drinking going? i have a signed document from canada saying it was over april 1st or so<br />11:30 AM<br />Shoe: I only drank 1 time sisce then<br />fuckbmx: thats not bad.<br />fuckbmx: whats your favorite get up kids and saves the day song?<br />Shoe: I can't pick<br />Shoe: Close to home maybe<br />11:35 AM<br />fuckbmx: you're going to pick a cure cover?<br />fuckbmx: not even an authentic song?<br />fuckbmx: some fan you are.<br />Shoe: I donno<br />fuckbmx: some fan i am, confusing close to me and close to home, haha<br />Shoe: There ya go<br />fuckbmx: haha<br />fuckbmx: does it suck being allergic to cats?<br />11:40 AM<br />Shoe: I'm alergic to dogs<br />fuckbmx: oh really? just dogs?<br />fuckbmx: i guess that works out well with the kittens<br />Shoe: They live in the garage anyway<br />Shoe: Want one?<br />fuckbmx: kinda, but i dont really feel like taking care of it<br />fuckbmx: if any of the 10 people reading this want a kitten, get at me.<br />Shoe: They are really cute<br /><img src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs020.snc1/3035_1147399003525_1184053513_414226_5184383_n.jpg"><br />Free Kittens.<br /><br /><br />fuckbmx: whats the weirdest thing that you have made for your bike so far? i know you use to have random rubberbands on your brakes and shit... i'm sure you've moved on from that...<br />Shoe: I have 8 ball valve caps<br />11:45 AM<br />fuckbmx: no wonder you arent a racer, so much wasted rotating weight<br />Shoe: But they are fucking awesome not weird<br />Shoe: Well worth the sacrifice<br />fuckbmx: true.<br />fuckbmx: whats the newest part on your bike?<br />Shoe: Terra gave me some bars<br />fuckbmx: haha<br />Shoe: Last summer<br />fuckbmx: were yours to skinny for him to dealw ith seeing?<br />Shoe: Pontiac first then new bike<br />Shoe: They weren't that skinny<br />fuckbmx: what kind of car do you have anyway... what have you done and what is still waiting to be done?<br />fuckbmx: anything less then 28 is to skinny<br />Shoe: 1970 pontiac tempest<br /><img src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs020.snc1/2642_1123812293872_1184053513_376444_2565500_n.jpg"><br />2009 roadtrip machine. <br /><br />Shoe: Droppin the motor this weekend<br />11:50 AM<br />fuckbmx: nice, what does your father think of you breaking the old VW bug tradition?<br />Shoe: He thinks I'm nuts for buying this big ass pontiac. And putting all this work into it<br />Shoe: Pext project is the beach buggy<br />Shoe: Next not pext<br />fuckbmx: what happened to the buggy you had with the sparkly paint?<br />Shoe: Yea, still got it<br />fuckbmx: also, how is your car with gas mileage during our economic and environmental crisis?<br />Shoe: Shitty<br />fuckbmx: well, it's good to know that you are looking out for our earth<br />Shoe: I make up for it by riding to work sometimes<br />11:55 AM<br />Shoe: I'm a vegitarian, isn't that good enough?<br />fuckbmx: haha i thinkt hey cancel each other out<br />Shoe: Good<br />Shoe: Lunch time<br />fuckbmx: so you have the choice of driving your car and being vegetarian, or driving a prius and eating white castle... fair trade.<br />Shoe: Ide rather walk than drive a prius<br />Shoe: Fuck that ide rather crawl<br />fuckbmx: hahaha why?<br />fuckbmx: theyre like space ships<br />Shoe: If they flew or somthing it would be a good look<br />Shoe: But insted of flying they just suck<br />fuckbmx: yea, flying cars are the wave of the future... 2015?<br />12:00 PM<br />fuckbmx: are you gunna get the pontiac converted?<br />Shoe: Never happen<br />fuckbmx: i think im out of stupid questions<br />fuckbmx: so i guess thank some people<br />Shoe: I'm good<br />12:05 PM<br />fuckbmx: haha dick<br />Shoe: Ha<br />fuckbmx: mr and mrs shoe, youre the best, your son is an asshole<br />Shoe: Its fuck bmx not thank you bmx<br />fuckbmx: fuck, 1 more question.<br />fuckbmx: how much better are trails with a good nosedive?<br />shoe: Hua?<br />fuckbmx: i heard a rumor that you werent into nose dives until like, last season<br />12:35 PM<br />shoe: I don't know what that's about<br />fuckbmx: well then, glad we could clear it up<br /><br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/081220/images/081220-146.JPG"><br />Shoemaker family.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-74812415766747290702009-05-02T20:11:00.002-04:002009-05-02T20:13:26.137-04:00Go fast.It was supposed to be real shitty today. It wasn't. I wish I would have known it was going to be nice last night so I could have just got a ride to LI with someone after TGUK, but I didnt.<br />So I was in the city and amazed at how the day turned out, and just rode the road bike.<br /><img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFn05ys7gd34QMDlTo1_400.jpg"><br /><img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFn0dagan569cmBg4o1_400.jpg"><br /><br />I guess I am catching a super early(late?) train to LI.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-26790111766543288602009-04-30T12:38:00.001-04:002009-04-30T12:40:12.319-04:00Trail seasonAfter not riding trails since September, and going to a few races, I am nervous.<br /><object width="400" height="270"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4405928&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4405928&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="270"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/4405928">warm up</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user453725">Ryan H</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br />Stole the video from Hoey, www.ryanhoey.comFuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-58527966614140841392009-04-27T18:50:00.003-04:002009-04-27T19:30:31.273-04:00Woodbridge VA and plywood jumps.Ronnie Gaska is making a comeback.<br />Dugan, we need you around.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090425/images/_MG_3187.JPG"><br />Plywood and ducttape....<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090425/images/IMG_0419.JPG"><br />"Remember how we packed this so we can fit everything on the way home"<br />On the way home we were down a tent thanks to a Tornado?<br /><img src="http://bmxphotos.net/freedomnational/cat0/images/090424-0006.JPG"><br /><img src="http://bmxphotos.net/freedomnational/cat2/images/090424-0523.JPG"><br /><img src="http://bmxphotos.net/freedomnational/cat11/images/090424-0669.JPG"><br />The G-Man, Mr. Smooth, Ronnie Gaska, making a come back.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090425/images/IMG_0446.JPG"><br />But he still has to put in work.<br /><img src="http://bmxphotos.net/freedomnational/cat0/images/090424-0029.JPG"><br />Tom managed to miss the half of his class that went off the last turn and through a corner marshall and his chair. He also got multiple demerits including forgetting The Gman's jersey on his night table and not bringing a key to the hotel with us to dinner, and making us sit in the lobby for 20 minutes. Although that was a group effort.<br /><img src="http://bmxphotos.net/freedomnational/cat2/images/090424-0550.JPG"><br />I thought I had a photo of Nigel and Al together, but I can't find it.... Nigel, giving Kirsch a taste...<br /><img src="http://bmxphotos.net/freedomnational/cat0/images/090424-0027.JPG"><br />In his first 'real' national as an Expert, Nigel made mains both days. Sick.<br />But he still hasn't upgraded his jersey.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090425/images/_MG_4067.JPG"><br /><img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFmrvurzugpbPHjboo1_400.jpg"><br />I made the same move in the second turn every lap. I was told to 'bring back a fucking trophy' by a dude I work with. I didn't want to bring him anything less then 1st. I love novice.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090425/images/IMG_0439.JPG"><br />Look away.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090425/images/IMG_0430.JPG"><br />Our hotel has a special room that was full of lamps. We didnt take any.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090425/images/_MG_3980.JPG"><br />Al Cayne, clockin the footy.<br /><img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFmr78rqfGSlNj2G5o1_400.jpg"><br />Tornados?<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/090425/images/IMG_0417.JPG"><br />This dog was so friendly.<br /><img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFmtc9tnuirzVldPYo1_500.jpg"><br />Chris is a slacker, and didn't race. He still rocked padded shorts and clip shoes all weekend.<br /><img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFmozkd57xtdjAutco1_400.jpg"><br />We smoked mad ounces.<br /><img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFmrqc3dbuQ0NgHEKo1_400.jpg"><br />We didn't have A/V to mini headphone plugs. Gaska told me if he didn't get to listen to NASCAR through the cars speakers, he would stop coaching me. Qtips, packaging tape and wire cutters.<br /><img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFmrrd3u0B1ZCDAXSo1_400.jpg"><br />There was a big Jesus convention at our hotel, and church at the track Sunday morning. I decided to set my Magic 8Ball App to "ZEN" on the way home, this is what it told me.<br /><br />There's a bunch of random photos in <a href="http://www.nugentphoto.com/090425">This Gallery</a> that goes with <a href="http://www.nugentphoto.com/090425/images">These Files</a>.<br />Everything else is on <a href="http://www.bmxphotos.net">BMXPhotos.net</a>Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-14392126242567983932009-04-22T16:28:00.002-04:002009-04-22T16:33:51.658-04:00Through the eyes of Crazy Al Cayne<img src="http://www.nugentphoto.com/cactv.png"><br />Crazy Al Cayne has been working his ass off to get edits up so he doesn't get back logged when we go down to VA this weekend.<br />check it.<br /><a href="http://www.cac-tv.com">CAC-TV</a>Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-76725721597418774022009-04-18T08:23:00.000-04:002009-04-18T08:24:39.487-04:00Live updates.Check the facebook status and www.patrickryannugent.comFuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3914244432797289285.post-11693375630557001682009-04-04T11:47:00.002-04:002009-04-04T12:02:59.828-04:00This update is pretty much because coaches wife requested it.It's kind of ironic that in my last post I said something about quitting drinking, and then today, I woke up on the tile floor, in the hallway leading to my apartment, at 9:30am... Yeah... Atleast someone didnt rob my phone, wallet, keys or money which, for some reason, were laying beside me. Haha.<br />Open bar parties are bad news for me....<br /><img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFluytg8rVnVscJY6o1_400.jpg"><br />Clearly 6pm is either a great starting point, or a terrible one...<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/lorenzopool.jpg" width=600><br />This is lorenzo. We met him at the Johnsons where he lost this game of pool<br /><img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/3FIRvmddFlv1c67jklHAojaoo1_400.jpg"><br />props to the foreign girl who took this for us. (the random kid with a mustache is ronnie gaskas canadian fan club)<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/lorenzogirl.jpg" width=600><br />Lorenzo bought this girl flowers. I dont hang out with scum bags.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/lorenzofood.jpg" width=600><br />and then he bought us dinner<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/idk.jpg" width=600><br />i like this duck and squirrel.<br /><img src"http://nugentphoto.com/tp.jpg" width=600><br />and also this.<br /><img src="http://nugentphoto.com/aptview.jpg" width=600><br />My fire escape has the same view, only I am in harlem, looking over cetral park, and looking at(rather then being...) downtown when i see it.Fuck BMX.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15547279618552647681noreply@blogger.com0