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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Friday night fun times!!!!


The greatest BMX video of all time is going to be here Friday. Ofcourse I am talking about Anthem 1 which comes in the bonus menu of the second greatest video of all time, Anthem II. Yes, Anthem II will be here friday and after i watch it two or three more times, I'm keepin the shop open late and inviting anyone who wished to come check it out. I have 8 copies left for sale, so come get yours now!!!!


If you're gonna play in Texas, you gotta have a fiddle in the band. Down in Florida, that fiddle is James C. He holds down Chads shop at Mr. Bike and Boards, Shreds some gnarly kareoke, is prolly the funniest guy i have ever met, and also owns this kickass bike company called Native. He just got his site runnin and Frames and bars should be available soon. These things are dialed...Check his site here!!!! Git some!!!!

Monday, November 29, 2010

PHOTO CONTEST UPDATE


I am waiting on some more entries for the DG photo night. If you are goin to enter, please message me on FB asap. Everyone who enters a photo will get so me DG shit, food and drinks, and a damn good time. The prizes are def. the biggest prizes I have ever given out.... So get your photo printed and bring it in!!! I need 12 to 15 entries to make this happen.... The photos I have gotten so far are pretty sweeet! Lets do this thing!!!!

WIN THIS BIKE,SUPPORT TRAILS SCENE!!!

Everyone should get a ticket for a chance to win this dialed Subrosa complete, it comes with shadow cranks on it too!!!! It's only five bucks and all your money goes to a rad BMX trails scene.... Keep it goin, someday you might be ridin here. To enter click here and paypal your five dollhairs to the trails!!!!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Thanksgiving....


Today is my favorite holiday of the year. Mostly because it is about getting together and just being with the people that matter most and not gifts and shit. It's a little funny that I am spending today by myself working on the store, but anyway, thats what i wanted to do today since my family is away and most of my friends are doin the traditional holiday thing. I built the float for the parade on Sunday and now am about to start buildin bikes,lots and lots of bikes.... Mostly i want to Thank the guys in the picture above for doin so much for me all year, way too many good times with these guys and I wouldn't be the same without them, also to AMC for doin pretty much EVERYTHING all the time. Also, everyone who has rolled through these doors, you all are a huge part of this place... RAD skatepark edit should be done and posted by tonight, just a quick one from the past three times we rolled in.... Thanks again!!!! Come out to Putnam Sunday night for the light parade!!!!! We'll see you there!!!!!!

Monday, November 22, 2010

Part 4 of the Epic series, Dan Danger!!!

Dan Danger 4 is finally here!!!!! Enjoy, i did atleast 20 times already. haha


....and just incase you forgot what it's all about....
Dan Danger 1, the one that started this epic series.... Always a good watch!!

Dan Danger 2, classic box jump Danger style

Dan Danger 3, it goes down on dirt too!!

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Game of SKATE funfest!!!


1st game of SKATE is in the books...... Good turnout and super fun night!!!

Corey came out from what rock he has been hiding under for the past few weeks...

Here, Anthony gets stylish

Jordo rocked the foot board all night, kickflips,3 flips, ollie impossibles, and this 5 board stacked Ollie....

Thursday, November 18, 2010

FUNNY!!!!


Not much goin on during the week.... Rad again tonight with all the DG guys.... Here is an oldie but goodie from Dan Danger!!!!!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

2 more days....


The first game os SKATE this year is just two days away. tell your friends, it's gonna be sweeeeet. Starts at 6, pizza at 7. 5 bucks to play. Dumb ass prizes will be given out!!!!
Boards are 5 bucks off and all skate tees are just ten bucks for game players only. DG shirts are 5 bucks off as well!!!!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Tuedays terrible....

Here is a section from one of my fave BMX movies.... Foxs' Expendable Youth. I know a few of my friends will be psyched to see this, i remember having to rewind this VHS tape to watch it over and over again... In all the hype of Anthem II coming soon, including Anthem I in the bonus, old bike videos have been playin a plenty here at DG. Here is the terrible ones section from Expendable Youth!!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Monday Monday

Today was sweeet, I opened the shop to do that Monday stuff that has to get done from the weekend and then Jordan Came in and was like, "Hey, lets go ride the park before school gets out!" So off we went..... it was super fun. Then we all went to Rad...

Had a goal to get these nose jam thingys dialed in and landed a bunch today finally.....

Dan jumped on the hubba up to gap t-bog into the wedge.... pretty awesome, he also ETed it and basically smiled the whole damn time we were there. Dan+Rad skatepark=love

Tarren was doin some sweeet moto whips, also a bunch of kool shit elsewhere in the park.

Jordo gapped to this 5oh, it was nutty, also a bunch of other crazy shit like gap to slide down the edge of the box jump thing. Gnar.
I did a bunch of old man tricks, I was happy to pay the 5 dollar senior price tonight.

Norwich gnarBQ

Here's an edit by Jay Long of yesterdays Norwich skatepark gnarBQ, they just redid yet another addition to the park all funded by the skaters and put together by Worship Skateboards and Jeff Blaymen. I was sad to see the 10 or so bike riders not even throw in a dollar to donate to the park i am sure they ride everyday just as much as the skaters do. Glad the Bikers in Dburg take part in fund raising just as much as the skaters do, lets hope the Norwich crowd gets on board soon... Check this out, it is sweeeeet!!!!

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Trails....

The weather has been amazing here all week. On Sat. i closed up the shop at 3:30 and headed out in the woods to get schooled by the young guns at some trails.... Keep in mind, Some OG riders started this place ten years plus ago and i dug here when there was just a path and a first lip.... The new crop of kids are startin to get into it and the place has been resurected, although a bit more mellow, I was still scared to hit em....

Here is me barely makin it over the second jump.

Chris is blastin these things and excited on diggin his own fun...

Another young gun who was schoolin me

Check it out, dirt on my tires.... proof.

And look here, my Jeep is actually off road!!! I expect way more jeep waves whilst driving from now on.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Get Rad.

Went to Rad skatepark last night with the fellas.....

Jordo boostin the vertical wall, DG stickers are on the very tippity top!!!

Chris was blastin some radicle moves until he decided to punch the floor with his face.

Adam was 2 wheelin and 4 wheelin, here he hits the box jump in full old man style. We both got in for the 5 dollar senior discount, wow, it was cool then but now I'm like damn, I'm old. Whatever, still at a skatepark instead of watching stick and ball sports with a bunch fanatics......

Nick did some kool shit, he is x his arms while only having one foot on his bike.....

Thursday, November 11, 2010

FBM/Animal build....

I built this super sweet FBM Ruel Wormz frame with all Animal and Profile parts on it. Check it out here, and there's a breakdown of the parts below....





Frame:FBM Ruel Wormz 21 inch
Fork: Nice
Wheels: Profile minis with Animal rims
Cranks: Profile 175 raw
Bars:FBM big apes
Stem: FBM Crown Royal
Sprocket: Profile spline drive 25t
Chain: Shadow
Seat:FBM
Post:Animal pivital
Pedals: Animal metal
Grips: FBM double fister
headset: Animal
BB: Animal
Bike: sick as hell!!!!

Monday, November 8, 2010

Welcome to the real world....


DG trip is now just memories... Woke up to fucking two inches of snow in Ct. I have to send a thank you out to everyone who went on the trip, Dan,Jordo,Justin,Jake,Nick and Mark(who stuck out the whole trip with a broken collarbone) Seriously a great time. Next is to pretty much the entire state of Florida!! You guys rock!!! Evan at Recycles saved us and made a somewhat bad thing into an amazing time. Richmond VA is amazing.... Here's to a good trip. Thank you to everyone who made it happen.

The drive home : (

We drove along Datona beach for a bit before we left Florida.... day 11 was all driving, I drove us the first 5 hours, then Jordo for a few, then I drove the suicide shift from 2am to 6, then Jordo for a few, Dan drove for 2.5 hours, while we had some camera fun, I slept in the trunk of the Burb.... then I drove the last shift of 5 hours till we were back at good ol cold ass DG. Thats the 2010 trip. I'll be editing the footy and having a party as soon as it's done!!!! Thanks for checkin it all out.




Day10

We woke up, said goodbye to everyone at the house and started our drive home......
We went to Datona skatepark on the way home, it is a skate plaza and is super fun....

Justin was doin some huge things, here he 180 gapped over this rail....

Jordo was rippin as well, lots of stuff done after the cameras were put away too....

I rode a little bit too, but I was distracted by the thought of the drive home that was 21 hours in front of me.....

Nick Barspun and tailwhipped this awesome slanted bank thingy.... This place was fun as shit.

Day 9

Woke up and went to Rock Springs....


Took tubes down the river for a few hours....


Sunday, November 7, 2010

Day 9 Afternoon...

Road the Maitland trannys for about two hours or so. Super fun spot



Day 9 Evening......

Went to CiCis for dinner then back to the house to rage the rest of the four loco and another 30 beers, Fires,backyard ramps, Metal Music, and friends, the usual at this place.......