BFD BMX's Blog – February 2009 Archive (6)

The last few years have been a huge reality check for all of us involved in action sports. BMX rider Stephen Murray's career ending injury two years ago, and more recently FMX rider Jeremy Lusk's fatal crash bring the true danger of what we do every day.



2008 started out an amazing year for influential BMX rider Mike Aitken. A new son, a win in front of a hometown crowd at the Dew Tour in Salt Lake City (Aitken was given a wild-card for that event and went on to win), and an invite… Continue

JoMo Pro

Autumn Ramp Park in Joplin, Missouri

April 3 + 4, 2009



“The contest will be held in The Foundry, a concert hall connected to Autumn Ramp Park, with two amateur classes competing on Friday and the pro class competing on Saturday, followed by a party in The Foundry. We are encouraging flatland riders of all ages and skill levels from all around the world to register for flatland’s debut at JoMo Pro and be a part of history. Registration is now open online at… Continue

Web videos are changing everything. 25 years ago, new tricks would happen in Southern California, and then 3 months later the rest of the world would catch on to them via print magazines like BMX Action or Freestylin.' This lag kept progression to a slow, easy to catch on to pace, that "the rest of us" could follow.



In the last couple years the internet has boosted the rate of progression in BMX (and everything else for that matter) infinitely. New tricks are fired out, and they're… Continue

This 360 transfer was enormous. Bruce did it twice... flawlessly. Photo: Souney



I've heard kids joke to each other that "That guy won the X Games." A lot of times a stranger will have an interest in the crazy BMX action they're witnessing, try to get more insight, and the riders mock them with statements like "he won the X Games."



I guess it's a fun joke.



The other day, while shooting photos of Bruce Crisman, a… Continue

We are excited to announce the addition of a new fun raising program for Athlete Recovery Fund. ARF now has its own little Expedia®! This is a full featured travel website private labeled with the ARF name and logo. Go check it out! You can find it at: www.ytbtravel.com/ARF



How it works: Every time travel is arranged through an online travel website, travel companies pay commissions for your reservation. When travel is booked on our new… Continue

Good news, at least for another year... The CPSIA has postponed the compliance date for mandatory lead testing, which many have been calling "National Bankruptcy Day."

The former date of Feb 10 has has been pushed back one year, giving brands much more of a chance to comply.

Read more from our previous post here.