Dig 66 is out and rockin a photo by Ricky Adam of our Leo Forte on the cover at Empire of Dirt. Savage whip, nice on Les. There’s plenty in this issue to gorge on…. Read more… »

Don’t forget the Stephen Murray BMX Jam is this weekend. Saturday the 30th August to be precise. Get down there and show your support.  Its an amazing opportunity to go to one of the most amazing private riding spots ever Upton / Aliano’s Trails) and to be able to help a brother out at the same time. Here’s a article about last years event

Seems like a good month for some people. First off congratulations to team rider Toby Forte and his girlfriend Jess for getting engaged! Amazing.  They moved to Bristol last week and can see my house from their window, stoked to have them as my neighbours. Nuf tea.

Next up, much love to my old house mate and partner in many crimes, Slimy Pete and his now wife Fiona for getting married a couple of weeks ago. Chuffed for you both.  You may have seen Pete’s car at the 2&8 Worcester  Jam or at NASS, a 6.6ltr Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, in true white trash style Pete thought it would be a great weeding car. His exit from outside the church with his new wife was smokin.

Now thats a wedding car.

Shout out to Paul Dog (Epsom Trails) and wife Nora for popping out another little baby, congratulations to you guys too.

Bad luck Shanaze (Reade), but huge props from us all for getting so far and looking so strong to the bitter end.  Next time eh! Mend well and congratulations for being our best. Amazing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/cycling/7575960.stm

The latest issue of Ride (UK) just dropped through my letterbox.  Chuffed to see the new TWOAND8 / Crucial BMX advert in print at last.  Its got a sweet picture by Kung of Levi who rides for 2&8 and Crucial.  We had to shoot this real quick and it was a hastily put togetther photo and artwork havin left it to the last minute as usual.  Levi took a heavy slam just before he pulled the one in the photo, taking a big slice of flesh out of his palm.  Somehow he managed to still hold the bars (before givin em a spin obviously) enough to get the job done. Hence the bloody handshake. 180 bars at the Deaner Band Stand.  Nice one Levi.

I just finished this painting of our buddy Taliban Tom.  There’s another in the works of his bro Super Ted. Hopefully I’ll have that done by the end of the weekend.  Here’s an old pic of Tom at his old trails, by Kung

Beautiful Losers film trailer from beautifullosersfilm on Vimeo.

A bunch of artists that were hugely influential on me many years ago were part of the Beautiful Losers project / show / collective.  The book documenting it all hage pride of place on my shelves and now they’ve made a film.  I can’t wait to see it when it eventually gets screened in the UK.  The trailer looks sweet.

Forgive me for being random but this made me laugh.  Its friday y’all! Have a good weekend

Get it? Genius!

(Riding Photos by Kung)

So EOD has been and gone.  Was it worth the wait? The blood sweat and rain drops? Hell yeah! Possibly the best BMX event I’ve ever been to, and there’s been a few.  With the whole Forte family at the helm, the uncompromising support of Red Bull and an army of trails builders, shit got done proper!  Read more… »