We are stoked to announce our newest dirt/street/park rider, Pat “Lumpy” Laughlin. Coming out of Bensalem, PA, Pat is able to tear it up on any terrain that comes his way. When not doing shows for Hell on Wheels or the Freecycle teams, Lumpy is usually found in his back yard which is home to some of the biggest dirt jumps on the East Coast.

Pat recently threw a huge benefit jam at his trails to raise money for Stephen Murray, a fellow BMXer who had a career ending injury in 2007. After riding all day Saturday at the benefit, he went on to the Red Bull “Down and Dirty” contest in Asbury Park, NJ. Not only was Pat on the winning team, but he also won the Best Trick award. Pat donated his winnings to the Stephen Murray Fund. Pat will be hitting dirt, park and street contests as well as traveling this year doing shows at events ranging from school shows to NASCAR races. Keep an eye out for this kid in ’08.

There's a new photo issue of the Ride BMX magazine. Bohan snags the cover with a lookback in the middle of a Fijian waterfall! Check out this article for more info.

Unlike the other TSC videos, this trailer features their riders showing off their skills...and absolutely killin it! Pretty cool song too.

GT Bicycles is a large American manufacturer of road, mountain, and BMX bicycles. The company was founded in 1979 by Gary Turner, a welding engineer and Richard Long, a bike shop owner. The company merged with Schwinn in 1998, but the conglomerate went bankrupt in 2001, and was acquired by Pacific Cycle. Dorel Industries acquired Pacific Cycle in 2004. Early BMX frames were easily identifiable as the top tube seemed to dissect the seat tube and protrude beyond it by approximately an inch-and-a-half towards the rear of the frame. This innovative idea actually provided no structural performance, but did seem to be aesthetically pleasing to the overall design. Later versions would actually have the customary "GT" letters stamped on the end of the protruding tube. The company has equipped many successful athletes, including: Thomas Allier, Robert Dewilde, Randy Stumpfhauser,...

The new Ultrabox still has the same frame as the previous years.

Pro: Pretty cheap for a quality bike Light weight bike

Contra: The fork bents easily from what we have heared

Nice bmx video of Chad, he does some hang 5's and sliders.

Pro BMX rider Cory "Nasty" Nastazio hosted a fun-filled benefit for injured friend and fellow rider Stephen Murray at his home in Tehachapi, CA on Saturday (October 6). Murray suffered a career-ending injury to his spinal cord and vertebra on Friday, June 22, 2007, while competing at the BMX Dirt Finals of the AST Dew Tour's Panasonic Open in Baltimore, MD. Murray spent six weeks recovering in Baltimore and was airlifted to Craig Hospital in Denver, where he continues to go through rehabilitation treatment.

While progress has been slow, Murray continues to inspire his family, friends, fans and fellow athletes with his spirit and hard work in physical therapy. Murray taped a greeting that was played at the 2007 NORA Cup Awards in Las Vegas that touched everyone who saw it. Murray is scheduled to return to Southern California by the end of the year though no date is set at this time. More at: lat34.com.

Aaron Ross at the etnies park with a barspin manual to tailwhip... landed three times, from two angles...

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(Source: etniesbmx.com)

In case you missed the announcement earlier there is currently a charity auction up for the benefit of Stephen Murray’s Recovery. www.charityfolks.com/astdropsin

Stephen Murray is a pro BMX Dirt Jumper who was injured recently at the 1st stop of the AST Dew Tour. He crushed his 3,4 and 5th cervical vertebrae and consequently suffered some damage to his spinal chord. He is currently in Colorado undergoing rehabilitation like a mechanical bicycle that pedals for him!

The support around the world has been truly amazing and your dollars that you donated have already been put to use for things like the air ambulance that transported him from the Shock Trauma Unit in Baltimore to the rehab center in Colorado.

Despite the rain that forced to cancel the event, there was still plenty of riding done. Check out the highlights in this video.

Making the lip is one of the most essential parts in building jumps. I am not saying they have to be perfect but it helps if they are. I read the other article on lips entitled "how to get a good lip," and that isn't gonna help anyone so I decided to write one of my own.
When you make your launch shape it and pack it first. You can cut the lip after its packed which is a lot easier and less time consuming as you will screw the lip up time and time again by making the lip then doing the packing.