Through The Lens: The Process: Pool Riding

When it came time to figure out what I wanted to do for this weeks column I really wanted to switch things up a bit and run a photo gallery as the main feature and make this edition of TTL a little less-wordy. I recently got a text from Dean Dickinson saying that he was going to be flying down from Portland to So-Cal for a little riding trip and asked if I wanted to meet up at some point while he was out here. I have been friends with Dean for a few years now and whenever I have the chance to shred with him, I make it a point to do so. Dean has a very specific taste in riding spots and empty pools are where his passion for BMX exists. We lucked out and got to come and go on our own terms which when it comes to pool riding is considered a huge success. We didn’t get caught and actually got to spend some time just enjoying the session and that is always something to be stoked on. BMX is full of adventure, sometimes you just have to put in a little work and create your own fun. This is what I saw through my lens during our session.
Click here to go straight to the gallery.
Be sure to check back next Wednesday for the seventh edition of Through the Lens and as always feel free to leave any questions in the comments section or email me at info@jeremypavia.com and I will hit you back as soon as I can. Also just like last week feel free to leave future feature ideas in the comments as well and make sure to enter your best natural light photo in our first monthly “Reader Contest” sponsored by Fit Bike Co. Hit this link for another look at the details, rules and guidelines. Hurry though; the deadline is on the 30th of this month. I have been checking out all of the entries so far and they look good, it’s going to be tough to pick out the top three for sure.

Posted by Kurt on March 28th, 2012 with No Comments »

Pittsburgh Spring Mix

Sure, looking back the winter wasn’t “that bad” in comparison to past winters, but it still sucked. If you were anywhere outside of Texas, California or Florida you were probably not all that psyched on being outside and most likely trapped indoors if you wanted to get any sort of riding in without discomfort.
The winter is officially over and spring is beginning to kick up the temps a little bit. The Pittsburgh crew have already been busy taking advantage of the nicer weather with a few street missions and final indoor sessions. Check out this fresh new edit featuring Brian Yeagle, Mark Potoczny, Mark Mulville, Steve Romain, Ryan Wert and Chris Doyle that I’m sure will get you psyched to head outside and do some riding!
Filmed and Edited By: Tom Arkus
Song: The Morning Light Project “The Morning Light Project” Scars

Posted by Kurt on March 27th, 2012 with 1 Comment »

Photogallery: Midwest X West

The other day photographer Devon Denham sent through a couple photos that he was sitting on between his time in Kentucky, Ohio and California. We figured instead of just letting them sit and collect dust on his hard drive that we could put together a fresh photogallery to start your Monday off just right. So hit up the MWXW (Midwest By West) gallery to check out photos of Marcas Grubbs, Joey Cordova, Matt Cordova, Kris Fox and more RIGHT HERE!
Don’t forget that every time you check out a fresh gallery, you are supporting these photographers! So get clickin’!

Posted by Kurt on March 26th, 2012 with No Comments »

The Union Twitter Follow Giveaway

We’re not sure why it took us so long to create a Twitter account just for The Union, but Jeremy, Dave and I decided it was time to get it done. If you are on Twitter, hit us up at @BMX_UNION and Follow us. After you do that, either take this photo, or RETWEET this photo that we already uploaded to get entered to win one of THREE Deluxe X The Union collaboration t-shirts and some stickers! Easy as that!
If you aren’t feeling lucky, don’t have Twitter or you really want to support The Union hit the STORE to buy one!

Posted by Kurt on March 24th, 2012 with No Comments »

Review: iPath Grasshopper Vibram

Unless you have been completely out of the loop, a few weeks back iPath started making a few real big moves in their BMX department for 2012. They picked up the BMX shoe guru Brian Osborne and shortly after announced the addition of Van Homan, Seth Kimbrough, Shane Weston and Alex Magallan. Now, unless you just don’t care about BMX, this is a pretty big deal. The brand needed a pretty big change to really start appealing to riders again. Without any doubt, I think they hit things right on the nuts with this crew.
With all of the goodness coming from them, I decided it would probably be a good time to take a closer look at the brands products. In this review, I’ll give you the break down of their Grasshopper Vibram shoe along with some Insight to two other shoes that I’ve been trying out for a few weeks now; the Stash and Iconic.
Let’s jump into this…
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Posted by Kurt on March 23rd, 2012 with No Comments »

Through The Lens – What Kind of DSLR Should I Get?

This week’s feature is going to be based on a specific question that I happen to get asked more than the average person simply based on what I do for a living. Everyone out there that is looking to buy a camera typically looks to anyone they know with a little experience behind the lens for some real world advice. That is cool with me but it’s always one of those hard-to-answer questions simply because it really depends on a lot of factors. Anything from your budget, to pixel count, to quality, to brand names to customer reviews to whether or not it features HD video, to company reputation and everything in between makes a difference. If you happen to be one of those people out there that want to make the jump from a point and shoot digi cam to a full-on digital SLR set up then this column is for you. Check it out…
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Posted by Jeremy on March 21st, 2012 with 1 Comment »

Dirt Ron Welcome To Bone Deth / Anthem II Declassified Video

Today is a real good day! The Union is stoked to announce that Dirt Ron is now riding for Bone Deth! What makes this news even sweeter? Stew Johnson compiled a bunch of unseen footage of Dirt Ron from the Anthem II video to go with this as his official welcome edit!
Here’s a few words about the news from Sean Burns!
“Bone Deth welcomes freestyle weirdo extraordinaire “Dirt Ron” to the bone deth DeadMan team. Celebrated by an Anthem II “Declassified” put together by Stew Johnson with all footage shot from Anthem II that has yet to be seen until now.
Thanks Stew… and welcome aboard Dirt Ron… Bone Zone in San Diego.”
For more about Bone Deth, hit their website at BoneDethBMX.com

Posted by Kurt on March 20th, 2012 with 2 Comments »

Marnold Bike Check

All photos courtesy of Cooper Brownlee
If you caught Marnold’s new edit that dropped the other day, you might have saw that I promised a fresh bike check from him. Well, today’s the day! We figured since Marnold recently built up this fresh new 4 pegged purple beauty from Colony that you guys would want to get a closer look. It also sounds like he’s got a few new sponsors to tell you about on top of that. So let’s do this!
Name: Marnold
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Posted by Kurt on March 18th, 2012 with 2 Comments »

Access Darnied 2012 Trip

Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to go on a number of road trips that have brought me thousands of miles from home. It’s one of those things in life I suggest every BMX rider does at least once in their life. Go outside of the comfort zone and experience places you never thought you would be. Things might not go to plan, but that’s why you gotta do it. There’s no way for you to know where things will go.
The past few years, I’ve had the chance to do a handful of trips with the crew from Milwaukee. The last three years I’ve made my way to meet up with them to load up in the van and head towards Toronto for the annual BMX jam. Each year, there were some unexpected moments, but I don’t think anything can top what happened this year…
Above you can find an edit from some of the riding time we were able to get in during the trip. Jeff Dowhen handled most of the filming and all of the editing with the help of myself and Jon Wells for some of the filming. We figured, a tribute to Detroit was necessary so you can find the 7 Mile Anthem for the song. After you check out that, make the jump and check out some photos and the full story…
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Posted by Kurt on March 16th, 2012 with No Comments »

Photos: Aaron Zwaal

Photo: Tom Lammerse
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been seeing Aaron Zwaal’s name pop up here and there for some videos and other things. One day he shot me an email with a link to one of his videos and I spotted a link to his Flickr page. Needless to say, I was impressed with his work. I shot him back a message to see if he would be down to be the next guy in our Photos: interview series (that has been on the back burner for a little while). Luckily, Aaron was down to answer some questions and he came through with 23 damn good photos that you can check out in the PHOTOGALLERY. But, before you do that, make the jump and check out an interview to find out more about the man behind the lens…
Name: Aaron Zwaal

Perkembangan Sepeda Downhill dari Masa ke Masa

Sejarah Sepeda Downhill

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SPORTKU.COM - Sekitar tahun 70-an, beberapa bukit di Utara San Francisco, Amerika Serikat, selalu diramaikan dengan raungan sepeda motor. Sejumlah remaja memilih lereng gunung sebagai arena kebut-kebutan. Salah satu tempat favorit mereka adalah Mount Tamalpais. Bagi para pengebut ini, kenikmatan yang diperoleh saat melaju menuruni lereng bukit berbeda dengan saat berpacu di sirkuit motor. Semakin hari penggemar kebut lereng ini semakin banyak. Pemerintah setempat mulai cemas, karena selain menimbulkan kebisingan, kegiatan ini juga menyebabkan erosi dan merusak persediaan air tanah di perbukitan itu. Dengan berbagai pertimbangan tersebut, akhirnya pemerintah San Francisco melarang kegiatan kebut lereng ini. Larangan itulah yang kemudian menjadi cikal bakal olah raga sepeda gunung atau mountain bike.

Sepeda downhill di era kemunculannya

Karena sudah terlanjur ketagihan, para pebalap ini mencari jalan lain agar tetap bisa meluncur menuruni bukit, tanpa harus melanggar larangan pemerintah setempat. Akhirnya mereka memilih sepeda. Untuk menghemat waktu dan supaya tidak terlalu meletihkan, ketika menaiki bukit sepeda diangkut dengan mobil pick-up atau truck. Dari puncak bukit, sepeda kemudian ditunggangi menuruni bukit melalui medan yang unik dan mengasyikan. Kegiatan semacam ini mereka namakan downhill (turun bukit). Pada awalnya berbagai macam sepeda diikutsertakan, tetapi karena medannya cukup berat, banyak sepeda yang menjadi korban dan hancur, sehingga tidak bisa dipakai lagi. Sepeda yang cocok untuk kegiatan semacam ini adalah sepeda yang kuat dan memiliki tapak ban yang lebih lebar dibandingkan ban sepeda biasa. Satu-satunya sepeda yang memenuhi persyaratan itu adalah sepeda Schwinn Excelsior. Sepeda yang sebenarnya sudah diproduksi sejak tahun 1933 ini menggunakan konstruksi yang sederhana tapi kokoh penampilannya. Perancangnya adalah Ignaz Schwinn, seorang imigran dari Jerman. Desainnya yang sederhana sangat disukai oleh para loper koran. Pada saat itu, hampir semua loper koran di Amerika menggunakan sepeda Schwinn.

Joe Breeze saat ini dengan sepeda the Breezer Series I

Kemudian bermunculan sepeda-sepeda yang lebih canggih, menawarkan gigi percepatan dan body yang lebih ringan. Excelsior mulai tergeser. Anak-anak muda lebih menyukai sepeda BMX dan semacamnya. Tahun 1941, produksi Excelsior dihentikan. Setengah abad kemudian, sepeda Excelsior mulai dilirik kembali. Tetapi muncul masalah, ketika menuruni bukit, rem Excelsior sering mengalami over heating. Pemilik sepeda harus membuka rumah rem dan mengganti gemuk atau stempet yang sudah mencair dengan yang baru. Masalah lain, banyak para pesepeda merasa bukan pesepeda sejati dan kurang sreg dengan pengangkutan sepeda menggunakan kendaraan lain ke atas bukit. Gary Fischer, seorang pesepeda downhill mania, kemudian memasang gigi percepatan, sehingga sepedanya bisa naik ke atas bukit tanpa harus menggunakan kendaraan lain. Downhill mania lainnya, Joe Breeze dari California, merancang body sepeda khusus untuk naik turun gunung. Dua pesepeda inilah yang melahirkan sepeda gunung generasi pertama.

Joe Breeze di masa mudanya denga sepeda the Breezer Series I

Joe Breeze adalah salah satu tokoh yang bertanggung jawab dalam perkembangan sepeda gunung. Joe Breeze dikenal sebagai tokoh yang sukses menciptakan sepeda gunung modern pertama. Sepeda yang ia bangun pertamakali menggunakan frame khusus tanpa suspensi (hardtail), yang nantinya frame jenis ini akan disebut "sepeda gunung". Braze menjadi desainer dan sponsor acara olahraga sepeda terkenal sejak tahun 1890-an.

Ignaz Schwinn, Desainnya yang sederhana disukai oleh para loper koran

Joe Breeze di masa mudanya denga sepeda the Breezer Series I

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Sejarah Sepeda DOWNHILL

Sekitar tahun 70-an, beberapa bukit di Utara San Francisco, Amerika Serikat, selalu diramaikan dengan raungan sepeda motor. Sejumlah remaja memilih lereng gunung sebagai arena kebut-kebutan. Salah satu tempat favorit mereka adalah Mount Tamalpais.Bagi para pengebut ini, kenikmatan yang diperoleh saat melaju menuruni lereng bukit berbeda dengan saat berpacu di sirkuit motor. Semakin hari penggemar kebut lereng ini semakin banyak. Pemerintah setempat mulai cemas, karena selain menimbulkan kebisingan, kegiatan ini juga menyebabkan erosi dan merusak persediaan air tanah di perbukitan itu. Dengan berbagai pertimbangan tersebut, akhirnya pemerintah San Francisco melarang kegiatan kebut lereng ini. Larangan itulah yang kemudian menjadi cikal bakal olah raga sepeda gunung atau mountain bike.

Karena sudah terlanjur ketagihan, para pengebut ini mencari jalan lain agar tetap bisa meluncur menuruni bukit, tanpa harus melanggar larangan pemerintah setempat. Akhirnya mereka memilih sepeda. Untuk menghemat waktu dan supaya tidak terlalu meletihkan, ketika menaiki bukit sepeda diangkut dengan mobil pick-up atau truck. Dari puncak bukit, sepeda kemudian ditunggangi menuruni bukit melalui medan yang unik dan mengasyikan. Kegiatan semacam ini mereka namakan downhill (turun bukit). Pada awalnya berbagai macam sepeda diikutsertakan, tetapi karena medannya cukup berat, banyak sepeda yang menjadi korban dan hancur, sehingga tidak bisa dipakai lagi. Sepeda yang cocok untuk kegiatan semacam ini adalah sepeda yang kuat dan memiliki tapak ban yang lebih lebar dibandingkan ban sepeda biasa. Satu-satunya sepeda yang memenuhi persyaratan itu adalah sepeda Schwinn Excelsior. Sepeda yang sebenarnya sudah diproduksi sejak tahun 1933 ini menggunakan konstruksi yang sederhana tapi kokoh penampilannya. Perancangnya adalah Ignaz Schwinn, seorang imigran dari Jerman. Desainnya yang sederhana sangat disukai oleh para loper koran. Pada saat itu, hampir semua loper koran di Amerika menggunakan sepeda Schwinn.

Kemudian bermunculan sepeda-sepeda yang lebih canggih, menawarkan gigi percepatan dan body yang lebih ringan. Excelsior mulai tergeser. Anak-anak muda lebih menyukai sepeda BMX dan semacamnya. Tahun 1941, produksi Excelsior dihentikan. Setengah abad kemudian, sepeda Excelsior mulai dilirik kembali. Tetapi muncul masalah, ketika menuruni bukit, rem Excelsior sering mengalami over heating. Pemilik sepeda harus membuka rumah rem dan mengganti gemuk / stempet yang sudah mencair dengan yang baru. Masalah lain, banyak para pesepeda merasa bukan pesepeda sejati dan kurang sreg dengan pengangkutan sepeda menggunakan kendaraan lain ke atas bukit. Gary Fischer, seorang pesepeda downhill mania, kemudian memasang gigi percepatan, sehingga sepedanya bisa naik ke atas bukit tanpa harus menggunakan kendaraan lain. Downhill mania lainnya, Joe Breeze dari California, merancang body sepeda khusus untuk naik turun gunung. Dua pesepeda inilah yang melahirkan sepeda gunung generasi pertama.