Review: Demolition Rotator
Introducing: DeviantMedia
I am happy to announce the beginning of DeviantMedia. DeviantMedia is a network of blogging sites including, BMX, Skate, and Photography. You can view each site by clicking the name in the list below. You can also view them by going to the DeviantMedia tab on the page bar on any of the sites. To make this even better our store has officially gone live. To celebrate this we want to give you guys free shipping this week. Enter the code VAMPIRE14 for free shipping if you order over $30 worth of stuff. Enjoy!
Weekly Round Up: 10/25
This week, the BMX community got absolutely drowned in amazing web edits and tons of footage from the annual Texas Toast contest. The couple of videos that really stood out among the sea of new edits were Charlie Crumlish's coverage of Texas Toast, Erik Elstran's 2014 Sunday video and Colony rider Bobby Altiser's 2014 edit, More details after the jump
Brett Banaseiwicz
A couple of years ago Brett Banaseiwicz took a nasty crash doing a 720 over a box. He was wearing a helmet (uncertified), but even with the helmet it knocked him out and damaged his brain. Once at the hospital they decided to put him into a coma. He had to re-learn how to walk, talk, and ride a bike. Throughout this whole event Brett has been nothing but positive. With all of this being said we are EXTREMELY excited to post this video from VitalBMX of Brett riding again. He has been working very hard and has been an inspiration to everybody here at Deviant. Without further ado I give you Mad Dog:
Dan's Comp Pro Team: Brett Banasiewicz - More BMX Videos
Dan's Comp Pro Team: Brett Banasiewicz - More BMX Videos
Spotify Playlist
Steve and I both enjoy music. I don't really listen to music while I ride, but Steve does. We have both made playlists of our favorite songs and songs that we are hyped on to show you guys.
Weekly Round Up: 10/18
It's that time of the week again! That's right:
Hit the jump to check out the top videos/ news from the week.
How To: Fix a Pinched Stem
Chances are, that a lot of bikers, especially those who started out on complete bikes or just buy a lot of parts have experienced this "oh crap" moment.
Weekly Round Up: 10/10
This week we are breaking our normal format. The reason for this is because there are two videos that came out today that shut the internet down. Those two videos are from Kriss Kyle and Chase Hawk. If you hit the jump there is some other news from the week, but really the main focus is the amazing bowl riding showcased by Kriss and Chase.
Basic Freecoaster Maintenance
Maintaing a freecoaster is one of the most daunting things about owning a freecoaster. If you don't maintain your freecoaster, it will blow up much faster than any other part on your bike, so lets learn the right way to do this.
Weekly Round Up 10/4
Welcome back to this edition of the weekly round up. We are a bit late this week, but you can usually check in every Saturday to see what videos you have missed. This week we have some real bangers. There was also some big news this week involving Eastern Bikes. Hit the jump to see everything you might have missed from last week.
R.I.P. Eastern
Eastern has been around longer then you have been alive (more than likely), but it might all be coming to an end. This week a judge ruled that Jon Byers and his associates needed to hand the company over because they owed 1.5 million dollars for manufacturing and owed 500,000 dollars worth of bikes to shops. I don't feel like I can explain it quite as well as the original article so go ahead and CLICK HERE to check it out.
Hopefully, the new owners won't kill off the company completely and they will come back stronger than before. One thing is for certain though, Eastern will not be the same from this day on. What are your thoughts on this? Are you happy? Are you sad? do you think it's long overdue?
UPDATE: Jon Byers made a visit to the VitalBMX forum to let some of the riders know his feelings on it. I don't want to post the whole thing as it is in response to somebody else but here are the important parts below.
"All of the files related to this are public domain and have been for quite some time. I'd suggest anyone taking the time to comment also take the time to use their internet acumen and review the documents before making an intelligent post. Many have no idea what this is about and so I will be brief in comment without going into details of what is officially available.
First, I'd like to thank every single rider and employee who has ever ridden or worked for us. You've all done an incredible job and I hope I didn't push you too hard, but am proud of the achievements you all have accomplished post employment. I'd also like to thank every customer who has ever bought a product from us.. you are among hundreds of thousands and Mike and I would like to thank each and every single one of you!!
Eastern is one of the largest privately owned BMX brands in the world, a level most companies will never see, yet we always tried to keep numbers under the radar and build the business without detection. Mike and I have never been coverage jockeys, but have offered a few interviews from time to time. Going from small offices and quickbooks to sophisticated ERP systems with multiple warehouses is no easy feat. All in the effort to support our customers.
I guess here is the shocker for most of the people out there.. Eastern is still operating, still processing orders and still going. Mike and I are here to support the new owners in full. Eastern has not shut down and will not be shutting down. -Jon "
P.S. I dislike how he talks down towards other companies while he is the first BMX company in the past 5 years to be court ordered to hand his company over. I just feel like now of all times it is essential to be humble about it, but instead he just pointed towards his past success and not his present failures. Just my opinion on his statement.
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