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  Empire Mural Day 4Well, to be honest I didn’t accomplish a whole lot on the Empire mural today… or at least it doesn’t really look any different. So here instead is a picture of Monty getting ready to head home from last night.
  Empire Mural Day 3Today I showed up to empire and just started drawing on the wall. Didn’t really have too much of a plan but knew I needed to fit 19 people on there (Empire team and Empire family).
  Empire Mural Day 2Spent a little bit of time up at Empire and got to this point on day 2. I guess if we take my sketch a little further its heading for something like this…
  Empire MuralOver the next few days (or maybe weeks) I’m going to be spending some spare time up at Empire BMX working on a mural over the upstairs mini ramp. Should be lots of fun. Today was my first day and the results are pretty boring.
  Internet VacationThanks to the internet being on vacation yesterday I spent some time doodling and trying to get my creative juices flowing. Fairdale needs some new t-shirt designs and I’m trying to get something going.
  Sandy Carson is on the teamLong time friend and all around great guy Sandy Carson is now a part of Fairdale’s team. It’s true that we don’t really have a team but starting right now we are going to begin putting together a small group of awesome folks who like to ride bikes.
  Fairdale’s Weekender bike on ESPNWe better hurry up and put this bike out right? Geared Fairdale we are calling the “Weekender” is coming in early 2012! ESPN’s write up here.
  Dean’s eye viewNuno spotted this on Instagram and sent it over to me. How he caught the Fairdale logo on here is beyond me. Dean Hearne self shot photo out on a cruise. Nina B sent over a picture of a Skaterack she set up for Stoney. Would have been entertaining to watch her try to buy […]
  Fairdale in Brazil!! (Irish dudes in Japan)Fairdale has now taken over Brazil. Reminds me of my Irish friends band who I helped release their CD in the USA a few years ago called “I Am Brazil“. They are currently touring Japan. The Redneck Manifresto Japan dates: Nov 11 | Tokyo – Shibuya O-NEST w/LITE,Mike Watt,and more… Nov 13 | Kyoto – […]
  Complex’s Top 25 BMX Riders Right NowI wrote a little article over at Complex. I’m sure it will stir up some opinions and it was very difficult to try and come up with a list like that. There is some amazing riding videos in there for sure! The riding level in BMX has come sooo far! The 25 Best BMX Riders […]
  Turbo poweredDesigning and spec-ing all the parts on a bike can be a lot of fun. It’s also a constant trade off where you battle with cost vs. quality. You want to use the best quality parts available, but you don’t want to design a bike that is too expensive.
  Fun event coming up from LOOPThe Project Loop is a pretty amazing group that among other things is teaching kids from the local high school how to build a pump track. If only dirt jump building had been an option on my high school curriculum! They also helped us out at the Texas Toast Jam with a lot of helpful […]