New Shirt!

In honor of our new web address Shawn Hebrank created this bad a$$ new shirt. I'll be screening this week and shirts should be available on the TYRANT MySpace page February 1st. Look for me at the Haven Skatepark next week, I'll have the shirts with me for sale, only $10!

*Note: Shirts will not be available in white as shown

DONDOR JAM 08

**Note: This is a private skatepark rental and birthday jam for Don. This event is not open to the public! This ad is a re-invite for all those who were supposed to attend the jam this weekend that has been rescheduled for the 17th. Thanks for understanding**

rideTYRANT.com is up....kinda

Starting tonight at Midnight rideTYRANT.com will have some temporary links up. You'll be able to access "Photos" and "The TYRANT Blog" till the new site launches next month. Get on the site tomorrow and check out the rad photos taken at the Haven Skatepark over the course of the past few months!!!

Thanks for the support!

Thanks to Jason for getting the site in semi-working order!

Haven was dead last night!

Arnwine and I headed down to Haven to ride the Tuesday night BMX session and it was dead, 9 riders! We had the whole park to ourselves and lots of rad stuff was going down. Tom Burke was going off, check out the photos at TYRANT's Photos.

"Burke Did It First" - Huge Fuf 5 mins after Rick built the rail!

P-P-P-PARTY!

You know him cause he terrorizes the streets of Connecticut on his track bike...
You know him cause he terrorizes the New England Cyclocross scene on his POS Single Speed always dressed to impress...
You know him cause he reps Ghostship Clothing all over the country...
You know him cause he slaves the sales floor at Pedal Power Bike Shop...
You know him cause he plays guitar in the band CBYD...
You know him cause he's the Gentle Giant 6' 5" Lurch, you can't miss him!!!

Did you know...

Late Night @ Haven

Last night T and I went to the Haevn Skatepark and it was pretty nuts! Some of the guys from Staff BMX and The Hell on Wheels BMX Stunt Show came up from New Jersey and were killing the park. This one maniac was 360ing the box higher than anybody ever has...the kid was a good 12-15 feet in the air and he also flaired the big quarter at least 7 feet out! It was burly! Like usualy I was there with camrea in hand. Check out last night's photos at TYRANT's Photos

...and don't forget to spread the word, new site in the works: RIDETYRANT.com.

Drop Out's Tom Burke tailwhipping the door gap

Midwest Identity!

The guys out at Identity Tattoo are holding it down in the Midwest. TYRANT's spreading across the country like a virus thanks to Shawn. Hey kiddies...save your money, buy a plane ticket, and go get tattooed by the guys at Identity....tell them TYRANT sent you!

Thanks guys! Kick A$$!

Todd showing some TYRANT love

RIP TYRANTBMX.net!

TYRANTBMX.net is no longer!

RIDETYRANT.com is coming soon!

Our 5 year hosting contract is over and we're switching up the site. I've had tons of hits over the years and appreciate everyone checking out the site.

London calling!

So T was overseas on business again and decided to spread some more TYRANT love, this time in London. I checked my site manager today and have had 6 hits from the UK in the past week. Pretty random, pretty cool!

TYRANT just before being stuck outside Big Ben


TYRANT on the fence outside the Parliament

Crazy Haven Session!

Last night's session at the Haven Skatepark was totally nuts! I witnessed some bodies getting hucked across huge gaps and people risking serious injury to pull some burly stuff. Check out the few photos I shot over at TYRANT's Photos.

Keon...the 1st of 3 guys to pull this "bomb drop"

RIP Spear Park 2008

So the rumors are true, the City of Middletown is moving forward with tearing down Spear Park this Spring/Summer. Spear Park has become a legendary Central Connecticut riding/skating spot over the past 10 years having been sessioned by several pros and featured in a few videos. Sadly, the cities crack heads, drug dealers, drunks, and bums also like to call Spear Park home because its park benches and tables are hidden behind brick walls and trees out of sight from the law. I couldn't tell you the amount of times we've rolled up to ride Spear at night and found some wack job passed out in the bushes! I realize years of kids waxing and grinding the ledges has done damage to the park, but I assure you that is not the reason the park is being torn down! It's the shady shiat that goes on there in the wee hours of the morning! For the time being, the town has done some major pruning to make the park easier to see into from all sides when cop cruisers pass by. To our benefit, the removal of several low branches has opened up a few ledges that were overgrown. I'm making an effort to find out when "D-Day" is going to be, but you can be sure there are going to be a few heavy sessions at Spear before that place gets demolished.

Jake Lineberry Feeble Grind to 360 at Spear

Haven Holiday Bash

So the Pedal Power Crew rented out the Haven Skatepark for a Holiday Session. Some friends and family came along to shred and fun was had by all. Check out the few photos I shot over at TYRANT's Photos.

Peter Krol Pedal Stall to 270 out

T's New Toy

So T got one of her Christmas presents a week early, a new BMX bike. She was riding an Intergral Slauson that Bill at Pedal Power gave me a smoking deal on about a year ago. The Integral was cool, but it had an American BB, regular headset, and weighed 34 lbs. That's a tank of a bike for a 125 lb. girl to handle! T's new ride is a coffee colored 20.75" Eastern Dragon complete with an Odyssey Pro Dirt Fork, MacNeil Light Bars, Primo Powerbite Cranks, Integral Cassette Wheel, and lots of green accents. Green Shadow Grips and BB, Animal Seatpost Clamp, and a sick custom built front wheel...an anodized green old school Velocity rim laced to a GT Mohawk Hub. Any other rider would destroy this front wheel, but T is light so it will hold up no problem. Rumor is there may be a ladies only session at the Haven Skatepark in the near future. Get your girlfriends riding!!!

Haven....

Wow, what a rad weekend! T and I rode Haven Saturday night and Sunday and we're both beat! Head over to the TYRANT Photos to check out all the pics I shot. T actually took a few photos of me too...yes, I still ride bmx.

Nick Steben clicking a lookback

Craig Samuels Report

So Craig Samuels, long time TYRANT supporter and CT local, has been out in San Fran. at film school since the end of the Summer. Craig shoots me a trusty MySpace message now and again to let me know he's alive, but the message I got last night was rad as hell!! Check out this quick short produced by Craig...and check out the last 15 seconds of the video. Craigs getting ill on his fixed gear! SO SICK!

Fixed Riding

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HAVEN again...

So Arnwine and I met the whole Pedal Power Crew at the Haven Skatepark last night for the BMX session. I think the highlight of the night was Gary Nicol, one of the owner's of Pedal Power. Gary blew off the mountain bike ride he was supposed to attend, took (bought) a DK Dayton from the shop, and came and rode the park in a road bike helmet and Dr. Martins. Great! Everybody was having fun and it was rad to watch some of the locals totally kill the place. Check out the photos I shot over at TYRANT's Flick.

Mike Stock tabling off the bank

"Sick Boy! Nah, nah - nah - nah, nah"

Ah, what a great old Social D song. Anyway, I've been sick boy since last Sunday. Coughing up a lung, running a fever, and feeling like a pile of crap. Cyclocross season finally got the best of me. Well, my fever broke and I feel a little better today even though my throat is still on fire. Tomorrow is the 1st of 2 races this weekend to end the 2007 New England Cyclocross season and its going to be hellish! The weather's supposed to be in the low 30's with snow showers, so I'll most likely get bronchitis next week, but I'm ending the season on the bike, not sick in bed! So with that said, I'm off to bed. Gotta be up at 5 am and on the road to Rhode Island by 6. 2 more days and the season is over...so I'll be at Haven Skatepark a few times a week from here on out. SICK!

Christmas Crap!

So JUNK*MART claims this is one of the "Hot Bikes this Holiday Season". Are they out of their minds? Who manufactures this crap? Somebody please go to Wal*Mart and buy me one of these for Christmas...so I can ghostride it into on coming traffic and burn it! I pity the pathetic parent that actually purchases one of these death-mobiles for their kid! Be sure to purchase the supplimental insurance policy that goes with it!

Crazy Crash!!!

So there was a crazy crash at the Haven Skatepark Saturday night. I have no idea how either of these guys walked away uninjured!!!

somebody landed on me

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Haven Skatepark

So T and I went to the Haven Skatepark late last night for the BMX session. The park is pretty sick! and tons of riders were there. It was awesome to see so many people I haven't seen in ages. I shot a bunch of photos which can be viewed over at TYRANT's Photos. I have to get more comfortable shooting indoors, the lighting throws me for a loop so don't mind some of the blownout photos!

Bryan Arnwine wallride