PUSHER BMX MAGAZINE

Check out the Toilet Bowl Jam @ Skatepark of Tampa on March 28th... 

 Check out what's goin' down at Mesh starting FEBRUARY 20th...

Mesh

 Big Island Speaks!

 Aloha, This is Michael Castillo or Big Island.  I've got a new project for 2009.  It's called "Nui Art Projects" or "n.a.p.".  "Nui" which means "big" in Hawaiian, what most of my brothers and sisters in the bike/skate/tattoo families have opted to call me.  It will be based out here on the beautiful island of Oahu.  I will be doing projects with my worldwide families.  Not only will there be a clothing line for men and women, but projects in all different avenues.  I will also be helping others with designs/projects in their respected endeavors.  I will be posting updates on Hawaii's Shoots Brah! crew site:  http://www.shootsbrah.blogspot.com/  Keep an eye open, cuz it's n.a.p. time.  Shoots and Mahalo, Nui Art Projects.

Ever wonder what Degroot does at UGP? Your answers are here:

 Kip in the House!

   Yo Yo,  I hope you are having a good holiday season.  When I showed up in Cali back in late October, I was pretty stoked to see the new trailer wrap!  Thought you might want to see it.  These new logos will be going on all the jerseys, t shirts, and trailers soon, including the two halp pipes.  Some of you may notice the vintage BMX Action font style which is pretty sick.  Thanks Kip!

Rob Nolli here jumping over another victim and below doing the backflip.  2008

Here are a few photos from the 2008 Meet the Street in S.F.. 

Mike Meister at the Mike Aitken benefit jam and before his slide out. photo: Jess



 

OH SHIT! we're back

ask mark a question- mark@pusherbmxmagazine.com

hey mark
just how many beers is too many?
thanks crew jones

Haha. Depends. Is it too many when you start doing dick tricks on stage or steal the bars microphone? Maybe. Is it too many when you slip on a man hole cover and break your collar bone? Probably a freak accident. Is it too many when you start thinking you are the coolest guy in the bar screaming and yelling? Maybe for others around you. Is it too many when you launch a charcoal covered log over a fire knocking down a Canadian Pro Skater at a quarry Bonfire? Nah-thats humor. Is it too many if you agree to drinking the bong water at the jackson house? Fuck it. It was a dare.
Well I guess too many only comes when you drink all the beer. Leaving nothing for the next day. All these stories aren't true. Or At least we don't remember them happening.
Mark

This weekend is the FREE FLOW TOUR at Mesh. The SKATE contest will be on Saturday August 30th and the BIKE contest will be on Sunday August 31st. Early registration starts today (Wednesday August 27th) and is highly recommended.More info is listed below and also listed on the MESH WEBSITE. You can also call the park at 407.657.2002 if you have any other questions.
The Free Flow Tour is coming to the park on Saturday August 30th (for skate) and Sunday August 31st (for bikes). The entry fee for each contest will be $20 and will include session time for the whole day. Doors will open at 11 am. We are hoping to get the contest rolling around 12 noon to 12:30 and we will run a jam format for both contests and all the rules and prizes are listed up on the official Free Flow Tour site <http://www.freeflowtour.com/content/contest_info.html>.   
There are 2 divisions for BIKE and 2 divisions for SKATE. The Junior division will be for contestants 12 and under and the SKATE OPEN division will be for 18 & under. the BIKE OPEN division will be for contestants 21 & under  the winners of the OPEN divisions in BIKE and SKATE will go to the finals in Salt Lake City.    Entry fees for all divisions is $20. Avoid delays on the day of the contest by signing up in advance! Early registrations start on WEDS. AUG. 27th and you will also be able to sign up on the day of the event. it is highly recommended that you sign up in advance! call the park at 407.657.2002 for more info.   
A valid Mesh Skatepark waiver and an additional waiver from the Free Flow Tour is required for every contestant. The Mesh Waiver <http://www.freeflowtour.com/public/frontend/styles/fft/pdf/Mesh-Waiver.pdf>  and the Free Flow Tour Waiver <http://www.freeflowtour.com/public/frontend/styles/fft/pdf/Free_Flow_Tour-Waiver.pdf>  are both available on the Free Flow website.  For more info check the Free Flow site <http://www.freeflowtour.com/>  or call the park at 407.657.2002    

www.soulbmx.tv

1-29-2008 com-unity 

Soul Bmx Video Magazine recently introduced its new project, pushing the boundries of Bmx beyond borders. SoulBmx.Tv takes a different approach towards bringing together riders worldwide. When you sign up online and create your profile, you will find yourself within a large community of hardcore riders. Not only do you get videos from numerous companies and spots, profiles of other riders, spot checks, etc... ; you get the advantage of interacting with the site. Building a profile of your scene, uploading videos of you and your friends, sharing your spots with the world. At the moment SoulBmx.tv  is in Beta version, showing the beginning stages of a vision come to life. Create your profile today, and keep checking in for new updates and changes.

MORE NEWS....

 New Madera news.  Just giving you a heads up on the new Madera Memphis edit (with Hinkens and Jeff Dowhen).

And the new Madera poster was posted here on the front page:
www.maderabmx.net

Troy McMurray hit a tree at the trails ending with two broken ribs and a bruised a lung. Tough as nails.

 Paul Kintner broke his leg at the Port Angels trails in the great NW. Paul will be fine by the end of summer with all the medical marijuana healing that he will be doing.

LOCAL LEGENDS

AND DEW TOUR

STARS WILL RIDE

AT WINDELLS

SUMMER SESSIONS

New BMX features and coaches open with

summer session June 6th

 Today's...WTF?

Ben Snowden arrested?  Check the artical out here....

BEN GETS BUSTED!

Matt Olsen made the photo issue of Ride BMX! It's on Clay Brown's bike and it's at the V trails.

"Vince Kroft is a good dude, is what Coplin told us.  All I know is I've seen some pics of him strollin' around with some shady lookin' broads.  What ever the case, Vince shreds and is rolling Profile products.

 Mulville got his bike stolen at Walmart, got a new one, and Leandro is now getting flow from WTP in Brazil.

Jeff Dowhen Interview. The life and times within BMX, healthcare, and grinding on cougars...

"Ty Stuyvesant, Kevin Garwood and our trip down south...that, and I have a fractured vertebrae." as reported by Coplin.  Check out here...

PROFILE goes to the dirty!

Ryan and Ali Nyquist are proud parents of a bran new baby boy as of November 28th.  This is gonna be good.  Dad teaches son how to truck a 7.  SICK!  Congratulations guys!

Colorado Springs native Nic Bonner thew down some technical stunts to take the win in the FLow's Dirty East Contest November 9th.   What can I write.  If you know Nic, you know he killed it.  If you don't.  You soon will.

Mike Aitken is improving everyday keep on supporting and praying for our boy. Jams and benefits are happening all over Colorado and 2100 dollars have been raised. Good work!

Kye Forte his brother Leo and a few other blokes were in Denver this week. Their on a road trip from Cali to Nevada to Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.

Denver local, Mike Meister, slid out at the new Parker skatepark which resulted in Mike knocking out his tooth and spliting his chin open also blowing out his hand. Mike is solid and is probably all ready riding. 

I have just been informed that legendary shredder, Dave Voelker , just broke his first bone.  "pins in ankle" is what it read.  So I guess Dave just broke his first bone.  Probably his ankle.  And I guess they put it back together with pins. Happy Halloween!

  Congratulations goes out to Mr. and Mrs Leigh Ramsdell.  Leigh tied the knot on October 25, 2008 with long time girl friend Katie.  So our best wishes goes out to a our dear friends.

The Salt Lake city's solid community of bikers raised 5,600 dollars for their boy Mike Aitken. The jam went down at Tanner jumps and word from Fuzz is that it was a killer day of riding.

Harry Delprete, of Orlando, Florida got into a fight with Ryan Sheckler and his posse at the Dew tour in Orlando this weekend. Details are a little sketchy but story goes something like this. Harry was in the hotel when Ryan and his gang approached Harry and started a fight. Ryan hit Harry and ran while the rest of the hardcore millionaire kids attacked  and choked out Harry. Ryan is a small kid and Harry is a large militant man, so with that said Ryan, would of had to have some help in taking down Harry. Funny shit though, kind of. Keep you guys updated on this one. 

http://ctothejl.com/2008/11/04/ryan-sheckler-fist-fights#more-23173

Czech-international virtual magazine LOVEBMX is here with brand new and
fresh issue. What is inside and with english translation? BIG INTERVIEW
WITH MICHAEL BERAN, ARTICLES FROM FLATLAND FIELDCONTROL, XGAMES AND
BMX4LIFE. GLOBAL RIDER WITH MIKE MILLER AND FRANK LUKAS. Of course
 there
is also EDITORIAL, new funny SHORT TALE and all subscribes of photos in
english. In virtual news-stand right now and for free. www.lovebmx.cz

Czech-international virtual magazine LOVEBMX is here with brand new and
fresh issue. What is inside and with english translation? BIG INTERVIEW
WITH MICHAEL BERAN, ARTICLES FROM FLATLAND FIELDCONTROL, XGAMES AND
BMX4LIFE. GLOBAL RIDER WITH MIKE MILLER AND FRANK LUKAS. Of course
 there
is also EDITORIAL, new funny SHORT TALE and all subscribes of photos in
english. In virtual news-stand right now and for free. www.lovebmx.cz

Mike Aitken opened his eyes for a moment the other day, and looked at Brian Foster. The doctors are waiting for Mikey to come around fully to determine what damage has been done. Cross your fingers everybody.

Pusher Magazine is having a Halloween costume party on the 30th of Oct. @ 3 Kings Tavern on south Broadway in Denver. We will also be holding a fund raiser for Mikey that night as well so bring and give what you can. Bands, beer and costumes start at 8, so don't be afraid to dress up and get drunk like Jason on Friday the 13th.

Mike Aitken. wrecked pretty bad at Posh on the 5th of Oct. He's in bad shape and needs your bmx prayers.  Don't want to say to much till I know everything for sure. We will keep you posted. Were with you Mikey! 

A sequel to the movie Rad is being made. How crazy is that? Supposed to be an original line up as much as they can. You can also pick up rad on dvd soon. The original not that bootleg shit that you find on the net.

This is the Catty Woods video, it is a real fuckin trail video, with real good riding that makes you want to dig and have a shit load of fun at the same time.  Buy this video and help save the Catty trails. A fence is needed around the trails and the boys can keep there jumps.  A worthy cause if I've ever seen one.

I just heard that SIMONTabron is moving to the states-Salt Lake maybe, as well as Verde and Duo clothing's owner,Cory Muth.

Pusher Magazine is off to Salt Lake city for a hangover and a  Dew tour stop #4. Look for updates and photos over the next couple of days.

Expect a Fuzzy Hall interview coming soon!

Freestylin' Magazine. the baddest BMX mag ever from back in the day, just put out a 156 page book. This is  an amazing book filled with old school interviews, photos and stories. Only a lucky few got an issue so if you get a chance to get your hands on one you better do it. Old school or new school you got to love it.

John Jennings has moved out to California to live with Stephen Murray. John is out there for support and to make Stephens life a little more fun. What a cool ass move.

Just got issue #3 of Holeshot zine in the mail. It's always good when a killer zine comes in the mail. Check out this issue for 3 bucks at www.holeshotbmx.net

Pat Sabo, of Colorado left his bike at the trails and somebody gladly took it home. Pat was hammered and has nobody to blame but his drunken self.

Brighton, Colorado has a new cement park that is bike friendly. Why not go check it out? Look for a park check here soon!

 
Props 69 is out and it shows off a few Colorado locals, Adrian Vigil, AJ Anaya, Billy Graham and Matt Olsen. The V got a lot of footage. Word!

Paul Kintner dirt jumping styler is the proud brother of Jill Kintner, who took home the bronze in women's BMX racing.

Nic Bonner is on is way back from Canada. Nic had gone up there to marry his sweetheart but romance isnt all it's cracked up to be. We welcome him back to Colorado with open arms.

Joe Pro, ex owner of Right Bros. bike shop in Colorado recently suffered a stroke. Not good at such an early age. Joe spent 8 days in the hospital and the stroke left him slurring some words and numbness in his left side. Everybody wish the guy a healthy recovery.

SandM bikes and Metal bikes have split ways. Not sure who will be making the Metal bikes in the future but we will keep you posted.

Just rolled into town from the Dew Tour with more stories than ever. Some I can tell you about others you will just have to read the book. Dew tour is a lot of fun for me as a judge. I get to watch all my friends and others ride there asses off, then at night we all rage the parties that they put on for everybody. This week was a blast to say the least,. Nike threw a hell of a party stocked with cereal, donuts, food and alcohol. Shit got loose as it should. The paparazzi were out and they all wanted shots with the legends of bmx. The contest was off the hook for sure, quad whips, decade 540s, triple whip 3s and the best dirt comp of all the Dew tours. Look for a full story and photos soon.

This may not be news to you but fixed gear bikes for the purpose of doing tricks, blows.

Jimmy Levan has had some more bad luck. Some old man made an illegal left turn that sent Jimmy flying. The hit broke his femur and required a titanium rod through his leg. I've been talking to Jimmy trying to give him some advise for what he's in store for since I'm going through that myself. Can a guy get a brake?

For those of you riders out there that have'nt had the pleasure (and I mean that tingling feeling in your pants) of meeting Darrel Nau, I recommend it as soon as possible. Sharp dresser with multiple talents, one them is knowing how to have a damn good time.

Big Island had a baby girl, a big congrats goes out to you buddy.

Ryan Nyquist is also having a baby.

Rumor has it that Nic Bonner is moving out of Colorado to Florida and then to the furthest reaches of Canada to marry his girl. This leaves most of us in Colorado real bummed and real puzzeld. Nic, if you are out there call the Pusher headquarters. Don't do it buddy.

Leigh Ramsdell crashed on a 20-stair rail, he got up to do it before the swelling came to his knee. Leigh got the rail and then went to slide the 20-stair feeble ledge, his peg popped off and he knocked himself out cold. So after a week of crutching around at the Dew tour Leigh went to have it looked at, and it it turns out he broke his femur and fractured his knee cap. He's  out for the summer. I hope it wasn't from hanging out with me. Leigh is now in percocet land.

Billy Graham is road trippin' in Michigan and won't be back for his own trail jam. Bullshit right? Billy's been riding trails and hopefully wearing off his demented aggression towards life. If Billy can't ride trails somebody is going to die. 

Clay Brown Just got back from crutching and judging around on the Dew Tour in Baltimore. 1st stop of the year and it was action packed. Nyquist won the dirt with 720 double barspins and cannonball doublebarspins. sick as fuck.  Jamie Bestwick destroyed the vert ramp with unrivaled  height and style. Alley oop downside whips at 9 feet drifting across the ramp. Daniel Dhers won street but everybody ripped, new guys were making the finals and crazy tricks were every run. High light of the week was seeing Stephen Murray back at the contest were he crashed a year ago.The man was looking good and everybody was glad to see him. TJ Lavin wrote and made a video for Stephen and it played on the big screen before finals in dirt. Intense! Stephen is doing good but still needs lots of help. You can help out by going to www.stehenmurrayfamilyfund.com

The V-jam is going down on the Friday the 4th of July, bbq beers and the best trails around. Were going to give out prizes like 40s and porn so it should be good. Best wreck best huck , best stiff but you name it. Come down and get dirty.

Mat Hoffman was in a car wreck and hit by a semi at fifty miles an hour. His shoulder had to be rebuilt and hit his head real bad with bad side affects. This is the last thing that this guy needs. Fuck that!

DG decade @ taylor elementary jumpbox show

Duncan Gore made some calls and got his shit together for a fundraiser for Taylor Elementary.  Duncan Gore, Justin Merchak, Nic Bonner, Pat and Bryan hit the box with Chris on emcee. The show went well with a backflip -arama finale. and even with a broken finger-nic still gets the job done. Nice work fellas!

Nic Bonner went to the furthest city in Canada to spend 2 weeks with a chick doing what lovers do. Instead of a romantic getaway nic got hella sick and spent the week in the hospital. A cancelled flight and a huge doctor bill later he is now back in Colorado shredding.

The V got wrecked buy some pussy ass bitches. But you can't stop us as we are already riding. Why would somebody destroy jumps?

Mark Rainha got in car wreck and had to sport a neck brace for a while. Should be ok because he's from Boston.

Clay Brown would like to report that his bike is the best bike in Colorado because it can jump the V and looks oh so good.

Stephen Murray will be designing the Dew dirt courses for 2008.

Fuck Yeah!

Jay Nelson

is back on the 20. Equipped with a brand new complete bike, SandM LTF with all the trimmings.

jay table @ boulder
Jay does not liked to be called a toothless hick. Just ask the guy at Winter Park ski resort in Colorado. Jay and this guy got into it in the
parking lot and  the guy called Jay a toothless hick and the shit was on. Jay had a full mountain dew and proceeded to pour it on the guys face. Jay then describes how he used his long old arm to grab the dude and give him one in the face.

Welcome back to riding you toothless hick.

joe pro still hittin'

joe pro is still alive and livin' well up in the high country. rumor has it him and cotton are layin' down some tracks and had to send out to cali for erickson while recruiting some guitar that pro knows- shit is good -go check it out 
http://myspace.com/soundoftheassassin
 

Clay "the mayor" Brown interview

check out the clay brown interview at www.thecom-unity.org/faces/ -it's actually pretty good.

CS sk8park might just get what they want

spy photo and writeup crew jones

 

mark rainha has some new website-check it out!