Sunday is fun day

I know the title is lame, but "Sunday Session" has been used a half dozen times. Anyway, T and I picked up "Tiny Tyrant" and headed out to a few of his local parks in the Northwest corner of the state. The day started with a little scare when I bailed out 180ing a platic jersey barrier and hit my head pretty hard. I was wearing a helmet, but I was still knocked for a serious loop. Ouch! Brandon was shredding like usual and he is running his bike brakeless. It was a gorgeous Spring day and we had a good time riding our bikes. Have a look at the photos over at TYRANT's Flickr.

Brandon blasting a transfer in Canton


Quarter to Quarter

3rd in the Nutmeg's

Congrats to TYRANT supporter Bob German on placing 3rd in the Nutmeg State Games Cat. 3 Criterium. For those of you who don't follow road racing, its 25 one mile laps (25 miles) of all out riding. Bob races for CCNS/ Pedal Power, the same team I raced on last year....and will race for this year when I get my a$$ in shape. What was also a amazing was that 45 minutes after riding a the 25 mile Cat. 3 race Bob raced the Open Pro Cat. 1,2,3 race, a field that was full of big name pro riders. It was great to see Bob hang in and place in the top 30...not bad for a 17 year old kid in his 2nd year of road racing!



Bob on the podium wearing one of the new CCNS/Pedal Power Cycling Team kits I designed

NO BIKES IN STAMFORD!

Yeah, I caught wind that BIKES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED at the amazing Stamford Park I've been posting photos of. Total BS if you ask me! I'm not too concerned! It is going to be another Groton...early AM BMX sessions before the wood pushers come.

Got $600 to spend?

Cody Caron is selling his BMX bike! It's worth over $1,000, but he's asking $600. Contact me for details!

Weight: 26.00 lbs
Frame: 21" 1 1/8" Integrated
Bottom Bracket: Spanish
Front Wheel: 20" 14mm 36 Spokes 2.25" Tire No Pegs No Brakes
Rear Wheel: 20" 14mm Cassette 36 Spokes 2.00 Tire Right Peg Only w/ Brakes
Other Modifications/Extras: cut down front axels, titanium spindle.
Main
Fork: S&M pitch lite with odyssey (black)
Frame: Eastern reaper 21tt span bb "no holes in the tubing"
Handlebars: Fit flow high (white)
8in rise
Headset: kink integrated (teal)
Seat: Shadow Conspiracy Brian Anderson penumbra slim seat (white/brown/blue)
Seat Clamp: FBM hose clamp with(gold) (ti bolt)
Seat Post: Thomson elite (black)
Stem: Mosh mosh digital 2 (wood grain) LE Drive train
Bottom Bracket: Profile 19mm
Chain: KMC k710 (black and chrome)
Cranks: Profile 175mm Lt (black)
Pedals: Odyssey jim. C alum losse ball
Spindle: Profile ti 19mm 6in long 48 spline
Sprocket: Demolition F1 25t (black)

Wheels
Driver: Odyssey 4x4 10t 07
Hub Front: Specialized 14mm unsealed hollow axel (black)
Hub Rear: Odyssey 36h 4x4 10t driver 07 model (black)
Rim Front: Sun Ringle chinook double wall
Rim Rear: Odyssey hazard lite (chrome)
Spokes Front: Sapim 185mm (black)
Spokes Rear: Odyssey spokes (black)
Tire Front: Fly Bikes ruben tire campillera (black)
Tire Rear: Fly Bikes ruben tire callejera (black) Brakes
Brake Cable Rear: Odyssey liner slic kable (limited floresent yellow)
Brake Lever Rear: Odyssey mono small (black)
Brake Set Rear: Tektro (black)

Other
Grips: Primo Chad DeGroot signature (brown)
Handlebar Ends: TYRANT these work good with one bolt or two Pegs
Peg Rear Right: Odyssey jpeg lite (scrached)

Park updates...

Stamford is coming along super nice!!!
The new bowl at Eastern Pulse looks pretty fun!




Photos stolen from Concrete Disciples Thanks!

Support East Hampton!

East Hampton, Connecticut (my hometown) has a committee raising money for a skatepark. The park is going to be a cement park and is set to be built sometime next year. Help support the Belltown Skatepark and buy a rad shirt. They are $10 and available in all sizes. E-mail or message me on MySpace if interested and I'll put you in contact with the folks selling them.

Shirt design by BMX rider Steve Baklik

Jam photos

Just a reminder to everyone who rode in the jam....Patrick Holland shot over 100 photos at the event and you can view/purchase the images at Digibug. I ordered a few photos and they are inexpensive and are shipped really fast.

Deadly pegs!

Word to the wise...when pegs get really worn down from griding ledges their edges become sharp like razors. My right foot slipped the pedal coming in from one of the wallslaps pictured below and my bike went forward on me allowing my peg to slash my right ankle area. I ride the MacNeil Ti pegs and they are so sharp that they cut through the top of my shoe, sliced my ankle open, and ripped my pants. OUCH!

Moral of the story: file the edges of you pegs if they are sharp!

Riding in Maine

So T and I are up in Maine visiting my best bud Ryan and his wife. I decided it would be fun to bring up the BMX bikes and give the skateparks of Maine a shot. At first glance the park in Belfast looked amazing, until we actually hopped on our bikes and nearly died! The ramps at Belfast are made of a fiberglass material and are the slickest thing I have ever ridden!!! No lie, it was almost impossible to ride! T and Ry were nice enough to take a few photos of me, check 'em out at: Maine BMX Photos

Stamford!

Damn! That's all I have to say.
Photo stolen from Concrete Disciples

1st Dirt 2007

So last night was the 1st time I've played in the dirt this year. The Schallers, nice folks I met through Pedal Power, invited T and I over to ride their little front yard dirt set-up. Mike Schaller and Kyle Gimore have been digging a ton and are in the midst of building some rad trails. Both guys were blasting the double and having a good time riding their bikes. I got a few photos of what went down, check 'em out: Dirt Session

Mike jumping the double


Kyle mid-flight

"OH DAMN" - Part 2

Two more photos I took and a bunch of Jason's from the bunnyhop comp. Check 'em out: Photos - Round 2

Jake Lineberry taking the bunnyhop title at 37.5"

JAM recap

So the "OH DAMN" jam looked to be a rain out at 9:30 yesterday morning when we were loading the ramps and rail into the truck. The ground was soaked and showers were passing every 10 minutes or so. None the less we headed to the park, tarped the truck to keep stuff dry and set up the tables and tent hoping we could scare off the rains. Sure enough, an hour later the park was drying up, the sun was out and riders starting pulling in by the car load. Some of the highlights of the day were the Bresnahan and Bradley boys all the way from New Hamshire coming to the jam (thanks to their folks for driving them!), John Bucklers 540 hurricane on the sub-box and "Fakie master" Ians fakie up the quarter to ice pick on the sub box to fakie in. SICK! Jake Lineberry won the bunnyhop contest at 37.5" with Brendan and Ian an inch off the mark. I believe Steve Baklik and one of the Bresnahan boys tied in the long jump. It was insane to watch!!!! All in all it was a great day!

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO RIDE AND HANG OUT! ESPECIALLY THOSE OF YOU WHO DROVE LONG DISTANCES TO DO SO!!! Thanks to Spencer for lending me his truck and tent! Thanks to Scott at Pine Ledge Gardens in Portland for making us the rainbow rail! Thanks to Jason, El, & T fo all their hard work! Schmidt for all his help! and anyone I forgot!!!

An additional thanks to Pedal Power Bike Shop, Cutting Edge, Ghostship Clothing, Animal and Whore Island for their support of the jam!

Jason Patrician shot tons of photos. Also, Patrick Holland shot a ton of photos that can be viewed and purchased on his sight in the coming days.

Check out the few photos I shot along with Jason's at: "OH DAMN" Photos

"OH DAMN"

Despite a rainy start to the day the "OH DAMN" Jam was a total success! About 3 dozen riders showed up and there was a pretty good sized crew of on-lookers. Stay tuned for lots of photos and a overview of the jam tomorrow. Thanks again to all the sposnors and all who came out early to help me set up in the rain! I'm beat and need some rest!!!

One of the Bresnahan brothers from New Hamshire looking back at the jam

JAM ON!

THE JAM IS STILL ON!!!!....despite the 30% chance of rain! Pray to the bicycle Gods for NO RAIN!

Also, a huge thanks to Shane at Animal for hooking me up with a tons of stuff for the jam. Pete Fraulino at Cutting Edge put in the good word for us and sent Shane the flyer and low and behold a box of goodies arrived today! Thanks guys!

SEE YOU SUNDAY!!!

BUCKWILD on BMXonline!

Props to Fat Tony at RIDE BMX for tossing up a bunch of photos I shot and a quick blurb about the BUCKWILD Jam that went down a few weekends ago. Also a huge thanks to Chuck at Daily Grind for organizing the jam and for hooking everyone up with tons of free eats and drinks. Check out the photos at BMXonline.
"OH DAMN" JAM THIS WEEKEND! BE THERE!

JAM SPONSORS OFFICIAL!!!

With just a few days left before the jam the sposnors list if official. Check out the updated flyer. While you're at it click on the links below and support the jam sponsors!

A HUGE THANKS TO:
Pedal Power
Cutting Edge
Ghostship
Whore Island

All of the above sponsors have donated a bunch of stuff which means tons of FREEBIES and prizes for the chaotic contests at Sunday's jam.

Looking good!

The Stamford Park is slated to be open in July, but it looks damn near done to me?

*Antoher photo stolen from The Sideways Guide

Bunnyhop Contest Sunday!

I've been practicing for the bunnyhop contest! HA HA HA!

Photo by Tina McCurdy

New Stuff!!!

OK, so there are a few new items that I will be introducing at the jam...and I also got some new stickers in from a local digital printer. Digital stickers are not vinyl, so they won't hold up to outdoor stickage too well, but they are cheap allowing me to order them in bulk!!!

New Items:

Ladies Thong Panties
AVAILABLE NOW ON OUR MYSPACE PAGE!!!
Perfect for your girl or the neighborhood MILF!


LIMITED EDITION: "Lots of Logos" Shirt
Only 6 of these shirts exist. 2 Small, Medium, & Large.
Shirt contains a half dozen different TYRANT logos on it.
Image coming coon!

TYRANT "T-Wars" Sticker
A knock off of the Star Wars logo. A classic!
These are super durable vinyl!


TYRANT ".net" Digital Stickers


SO BRING SOME EXTRA SPENDING CASH AND SUPPORT TYRANT.
Thanks!