Tuesday Session: March 29th

Bry and I rode the Cromwell park for an hour or so with Ryan Staron before Evan showed up and persuaded us to head over to Wethersfield. It was the first time we've been to the Wethersfield Skatepark this year and the Winter was not nice to the park. The majority of the flat bottom is cracked and chipped away making the place nearly un-skateable. Apparently this has resulted in the park being virtually empty on a daily basis...leading to some heavy BMX sessions. I'm sure the town is gonna fix the damage so get your sessions in before it's infested with kids again!

Tuesday Session Photos: CLICK HERE

Plainville Park

The new Plainville Skatepark is open and Bry and I hit it up on Friday afternoon for a bitter cold session. The place has a few good hits, but is pretty spread out and small...like most pre-fab parks are. Brandon Begin showed up and was getting rad. It was good to ride with him, haven't seen that kid in forever. Good times likes usual!

Plainville Photos: CLICK HERE

Jam Postponed!

Sorry folks, the Spring Has Sprung Jam is being postponed till May. We're due to get 5-8" of snow tonight, the temps are gonna hover around freezing till next week, and things just aren't falling into place as expected. We'd rather postpone it and have it be a great event, than have a cold, sh1tty one this weekend. Stay tuned for a new date!

Saturday Sessions: 3/19/11

Steve and I hit up the Middlefield Skatepark Saturday afternoon. I didn't even have my bike out of the car yet and some 3 foot tall weiner who couldn't of been any older than 12 or 13 felt the need to belt out "Skateboards Only"...as if that was gonna stop us from riding the park. Need I say it again...we have plastic pedals, pegs, and bar ends. Our bikes are less destructive than skate trucks! We rode the place for 20 minutes or so before a ton of skaters rolled in. The place isn't crowd friendly and is packed with 5-8 people trying to session the place at once so we hit the road.

We headed over to the Newington Skatepark later in the afternoon and the place was crowded as usual. Pro-hoes sitting on the ramps, little kids on scooters....typical Newington session. Ryan Staron was at the park blasting airs out of the big quarter. Total balls!...cause it was windy and the slightest gust could of been deadly! It was nice to ride 2 days in a row, but damn I'm getting old...my whole body hurts! We capped off the day chilling around Steve's fire pit, good times for sure. Rest today, rain tomorrow, maybe some riding Tuesday?

Saturday Session Photos: CLICK HERE

Middlefield....Finally!

We finally hit up the Middlefield Park today. Rumor has it the town decided to make the park skateboards only. No bikes, blades, scooters, etc. Talk about some BS discrimination! Regardless, we rode the place for 2 hours and nobody said a word to us. To our surprise the place already has a lot of chipping and cracking going on, proof that boards are just as destructive as bikes can be. Fortunately, we run plastic pegs, pedals, and bar ends so even if our bikes did hit the concrete no damage would be done and nobody could gripe at us. Bry pulled a really solid fuf which resulted in a great photo. We had a good time flowing around the place. Hopefully there will be more sessions to come at Middlefield. Later in the afternoon we hit up the Cromwell Park, which was infested with kids like usual. It was sunny and 75 out, so it didn't matter how crowded the park was, we were enjoying riding outside and the Spring-like weather. Bring on the sunshine!

Session Photos: CLICK HERE

The Lot

The Lot needs some serious shovel loving, but the snow is finally gone!

2 Weeks - WHOA!

New world record, 2 weeks without a post! Why you ask?...because Haven has been closed, we haven't been riding much and I've been away on a ski trip for the last week. The snow is melting fast, the temps are in the 50's, and rumor has it the Cromwell and Newington Parks are clear and rideable. Spring is just around the corner and we'll be riding out a$$es off soon enough! Don't forget, Spring has Sprung Jam in 2 weeks!

Jake's Going Under the Knife!

So after 6 months of waiting to get into a doctor and get an MRI due to insurance BS, Jake finally got his knee checked out. The results were what most of us expected, a torn ACL...and torn meniscus. Man, that is sh1t luck! After all the huge front flip attempts and 720's Jake has hucked at The Lot, a dead sailor bail on one of the small line jumps and a mis-footed landed took him out. Jake goes under the knife in mid-March and will be off the bike for 5 months. Get well dude! Jake will be the one man cheering section at all the jams this Spring & Summer...and peddling TYRANT merch. for me :)

Spring has Sprung is back!

After a 1 year hiatus due to my busted hand and rehab, the Spring has Sprung Jam is back for 2011. Mark your calendars kiddies, this year's jam won't disappoint!

NEW Old Graffiti Tees

Re-screened some more of the graffiti tees, this time in periwinkle blue. $10 as always!

Officially Over 30!

31 today! When am I eligible for the senior citizen free coffee at McDonalds?

Saturday Mass.

I was being lazy and napping on my couch Saturday afternoon when Matty Still woke me telling us to come to Saturday Mass. Bry and I made our way North through some snow squalls and over some black ice and it was worth the ride. Nothing beats a good old Mass. session, thanks guys!

Saturday Mass. Photos: CLICK HERE

Finally...BMX!

Man, I have ridden once in the past 6 weeks. We've totally been giving in to Winter having fun skiing, snowboarding, sledding, and most importantly snow biking! Thanks to Ryan Staron and his hench men the Cromwell Skatepark mini ramp is shoveled off and totally rideable. I met Steve over at the Crompton Park this morning for a brisk 33º session. The whole park is under 40" of snow, but the mini is legit!

P.S. Spring is 37 days away!!

Cromwell Snow Sesh: CLICK HERE

Banks A Go Again?

So the Portland Banks have been somewhat of a bust, and totally littered with machinery, storage containers, and dumpsters, for a few years now. Due to all the snow and ice we've received the 2 building at the banks suffered severe damage...including one completely imploding! Could this mean the place is gonna sit abandoned and in shambles this Spring?...and we can session the banks once again? Time will only tell!

Winter Carnage Photos: CLICK HERE

Giving in to Winter!

So it's been snowing non-stop and Haven is closed due to roof issues. Steve and I took full advantage of the mass amounts of white stuff and built a little booter at a local hill. Good times!

Valleyview Booter Photos: CLICK HERE

Remembering Alexi DeRochambeau

I got word today that long time BMX friend Alexi DeRochambeau passed away Saturday. This news sent chills up my spine! The kid was so young..WHY?!?!? I have so many amazing memories of hanging out at Alexi's old shops Broken Spoke Bike Shop and Dying Trends, both in Westerly, RI. Alexi was a great guy and we had a lot of fun at the White Rock Park back in the day. I could never forget all the hell raising we did at the FBM Ghetto Street Comp in 2003! When TYRANT got up and running in 2002 Alexi didn't hesitate to fill his shop with shirts, hoodies, hats, and those OG bar ends we made. He supported the hell out of TYRANT! Rest in peace friend, you'll be greatly missed but NEVER forgotten!

New Year, New Stickers

Mellow '11

At the beginning of each year I have big hopes and dreams about doing crazy things with TYRANT and moving in leaps and bounds. Truth is each year I let myself down by March or April - get in that work, eat, sleep, ride groove - and next thing you know Winter is here and the year is gone. I'm not making any predictions for 2011. My goal for TYRANT is to focus on having a sh1t load of fun riding and hanging out with friends and snap some rad photos here and there. Anything else is a total bonus. I do have a new TYRANT site in the works. Nothing too bling, blinging...but a little something fresh to look at. Keep checking back, it will be up in the near future. Enjoy 2011!

Cravin' Haven!

It's been 3 longs weeks off the bike, jonesing to get out and ride Haven. Steve and I went down on Thursday night, but I still felt the need to let the leg chill, hoping to ride Tuesday night!

Haven Photos: CLICK HERE

All Iced Out

So yesterday's storm put a nice glaze on everything! The snow bike is now an ice bike.