BFD BMX's Blog – August 2009 Archive (4)

A few photos from the Enjoy the Trick Flatland Jam in Portland (put on by Joe Loumena and the crew) that went down earlier today... I'm horrible with the names, but Joe Loumena is the third shot down.…

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The original "King of the Skateparks" Eddie Fiola (pictured above with Kevin Robinson) is on his way to the BMX Hall of Fame.



Good news for Freestyle BMX fans, history buffs, and the sport in general. The BMX Hall of Fame, started by the ABA in 1985 is moving to the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA. With the move comes a new induction category, Freestyle BMX.



R.L. Osborn, Mike Buff and Eddie Fiola are among those… Continue

A few months ago Nike 6.0 released "Writing on the Wall" a full-length BMX film released in sections to various BMX sites across the internet for free. A well done film for free is nothing to scoff at, but when it's got some of the best riding of the year in it there is popcorn to be made.



Dennis Enarson's part (along with Garrett Reynold's part from the same video) are no doubt going to be nominated for Video Part of the Year at this… Continue

I started out as a flatland rider. In the 80s everyone rode flatland. You weren't a ramp rider, or a flatlander, you just rode, and you rode it all. Slowly, things got more complex, and the various facets of riding got a bit more segmented.



In those days a bike was a bike you rode ramps and flatland on the same bike you'd toil around on the local dirt jumps. Fast forward 25 years and things were quite a bit different. Riders ride street, or dirt, or flatland,… Continue