Neil from KNOME BMX (is that still around??) made a little documentary type edit with Dirty Timmy about BMXing in everyones favorite butthole/city, New Orleans. I thought it came out pretty cool but let Neil know what you think in the comments. and LOL at the statement about me never updating LAbmx!
I don't know if Riff Raff is still around but I watched their video "Texas Shade" from 2005 recently and I thought I'd upload a couple of parts from it. Jon is either going to think this is cool, funny, and/or hate me. Morgan Wade was in this video too but I didn't like his part that much. Jon only rolls with the big dogs everyone... :) Notice how Randy Taylor killed it back then, too. Chris Northrup did a bunch of really progressive shit in his part and some really technical stuff... pole manual to 180?! Check them out.
Jon Harrison just shot me an email about a City Park meeting, which is where the first public skatepark in nola is going to be built
"Tuesday, September 23 (in 11 days, 15 hours, 36 minutes) Board of Commissioners Meeting 4:00 p.m. Botanical Garden- Pavilion of the Two Sisters The City Park Board of Commissioners generally meets the fourth Tuesday of each month except August. Meetings begin at 4:00 p.m., temporarily held in the Board Room of the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park. Please call (504) 482-4888 to verify specific meeting dates."
$20 says nola has a park before lafayette:)
Last week, FuelTV was in town filming a segment for New Pollution with Lil "Beef" Broc that is going to air in March. Dude threw down some SOLID moves which isnt surprise to me but i think it will really show how fucking awesome he is. heres a pic of him getting down to business with a HDcamera in his face
a couple weeks ago cody and i went to michaels house and found him passed out on his couch surrounded by beer and other things. We thought it would be funny to cover him with stuff... well everything that we could find this is is the picture. thought id share:)
lastly, i was looking around on the internet for ideas for my next tattoo and came across this gem. i feel really bad for the dude who got this tat, but i feel worst for the artist, cause he was probably killed by the dude for fucking his tat up sooooooooo bad.
dont forget about the halloween jam at Bucks Oct. 25th. enjoy the nice weather guys
Come out and help make this a fun time for all. No stress, good vibes, drink in the parking lot, eat bbq, and ride. Wear a costume and ride for $5 bucks. Best costume wins a cash prize. I'd like to see riders from besides Lafayette, Baton Rouge, and New Orleans make it out for this too so tell your friends... Hope to see you there!
Now before I start, let me apologize for not taking more pictures. Rain was threatening and I was in a rush to finish the ledge so I only took pictures after I was done. Also, I know there are some how-to's out there similar to mine (scroll to the bottom of this post for links) that have been done by Skateboarders but this one differs in that this Ledge is high enough for a bike to grind on and can take the abuse of a BMXer while some of the skate ledges out there can't. So, with that said, here is the how-to on building a cheap, tough, cinder block grind ledge.
1.) A Good Spot. The first and most important thing you need is a spot to build the ledge. The requirements are that it won't be a bust and/or get torn down after you build it. I know this seems obvious but sometimes a spot looks so good that you overlook the fact that someone might not want you building shit there. We built ours on an old basketball court that the city gave us permission to build on.
2.) The Materials. The materials will end up costing you anywhere from $20 to $120 depending on how much of the materials you can get for free. Whatever you can't get for free will be available at Home Depot. Now the ledge I built in the pictures is longer than 8 ft. (I'll explain why in a bit) but I'm going to tell you the materials you will need to build an 8 ft. long, 12 in. high, 8 in. wide ledge.
-Six 8"x8"x16" Cinder Blocks ($10) -Six 4"x8"x16" Concrete Blocks ($10) -Four Tubes Of Heavy Duty Adhesive ($10-$15) *see bottom of list for details* -One Caulking Gun ($2) -Two 8' Long Pieces Of 2"x2" 1/4" Thick (or thicker) Angle Iron ($50-$80) *see note at bottom*
*if you're unfamiliar with heavy duty adhesives, go to the paint center in home depot and tell them that you need some heave duty shit to glue cinder blocks to the ground and each other. on the angle iron, they might only have 4' pieces of angle iron available. I recommend going to a steel company and trying to buy 8' long pieces so the ledge will be smoother*
3.) Prep. Now that you've got all your stuff together, figure out where you're gonna want the ledge. Keep in mind that you'll be wanting to grind on both sides and you'll need to be able to get speed from either direction. Once you've got that down, clean the spot of any loose debris that might interfere with the adhesive.
4.) Glue. Once again, I apologize for not having more pictures but here is how I glued my cinder blocks to the ground and together. I first put the 8"x8"x16" cinder blocks down to get them exactly where I want them. Then, I put long, thick, strips of adhesive all along the bottom of the block it self and on the side of the cinder block that will be touching another cinder block. Once I had them all down and touching, I made sure they were tight and neatly aligned. After that, I applied adhesive the same way on the top of the cinder blocks and layed the concrete blocks on top of them. Just like the cinder blocks, I put adhesive on the side of the concrete block that will be touching another concrete block.
5.) Angle Iron. Once your cinder blocks and your concrete blocks are aligned correctly, we can glue on the angle iron. The only reason I don't have two 8' long pieces of angle iron in the picture is because the metal on top was given to me by a friend saving me a lot of money. I then built the ledge according to the length of the piece of metal. Okay, back to the angle iron. Put two long strips of adhesive on the part of the angle iron that will be resting on the ledge (one strip on each side). After that, repeat the process with the next piece of angle iron.
6.) Almost Done! Here is the hardest part of building the ledge. Once you are done, you will have to let the adhesive cure for about 48 hours. If you don't do this, you will fuck it all up and it will have been a big waste of time and money so just be patient. I suggest riding something else or going hang out with your dog (if you have one).
So that's it! Good luck and if this wasn't enough info for you, you can supplement it with some links to the different ways skaters have built cinder block ledges.
Fit Series 3 frame for sale. 4 lbs. 7 oz. 20.75 brakeless. Nothing is wrong with it. It will have a fresh coat of whichever color paint you like. $200. myspace.com/ootibilleaud or 337 277 5369. Here is what it looked like with fresh blue paint 2 or 3 months ago.
