Milnes on Prolly yet again. Bootleg?

Sean's been popping up on Prolly's site a bit more. Something to do with a Bootleg Sessions part??? Pix by Tyrant.

Found out via Sean's Twitter that he spent the weekend in Boston filming with Keena and the OPEN crew.

Links to photos. GTV, Valley Kitten, Haven Death Rail Jam

Found via RE:New Haven, Kama's Flickr. He's also got pix from the start of the Valley Kitten (which, by the way, the Scorchers destroyed), but, alas, all his photos are "spaceballed" so you'll just have to follow those flickr links.

Tyrant's got photos up from Haven Skatepark's "Death Rail Jam" at their flickr.

The RoundUp: Monday Morning in Fixed Gear

Happy Memorial Day to all. Hope you've thrown a rear rack on that whip and strapped the ol' Weber Smokey Joe on the back for the old school Tom O'Hara rolling barbeque. Just make sure you're using a lined RE Load for the ice! (RELoad's legendary April Fool's Race has been postponed again, probably mid-June)
Since I've got a rare day off, and I still wake up insanely early, let's see what's going on in the Fixed Blogosphere...



Our gal, Pandalicia, lady ripper, has probably already whipped out the credit card for this tee...



From Blue Lug via Pedal Consumption


Also at Pedal Consumption...


Flickr set here, you've gotta drop a line there to get one.


In a post over at Trackosaurus, we get our weekly dosage of the Vuh-Jeen, straight from the Giro...




Jussi in Helsinki posted the German Fixed City Trailer...

fixed city | Trailer from fixed city on Vimeo.

CyclingWMD posted a Wicker Bike from eBay...




Locked Cog gives us more video, Nathan and Machine and Rotterdam Fixed Gear Teaser...

Nathan&Machine from Bjorn Rust on Vimeo.

Rotterdam Fixed Gear Teaser from Blocter on Vimeo.

They've also got a pic up of the new Velocity B43's:



Of more interest to me in that photo is the DMR fork on the bike. Many of the Scorchers have been switching over to the DMR, and Justin at Amity Bicycle (Selden St. Woodbridge) has been ordering them by the dozen.




Speaking of Velocity, you should throw their blog on the ol' RSS reader. They've always got the neatest stuff, including this Rat Rod Tricycle...




Tony Tyrant's been playing in the dirt an awful lot lately, building his own trail network...

Grand Theft Velo 3 in pictures (Volume 1)

Some photos posted so far from this weekend's Grand Theft Velo 3 in New Haven, CT....


from the Tyrant BMX blog and Tony's flickr.



NH Scorcher Dan Nugent vs. Austin Scorcher Dan Nicely. Battle of the Dans!
from Sara T.'s facebook


Scorcher Drew Pattison (5th Place) at Fort Nathan Hale


West Coast Scorcher Lily DiMauro reaches Nathan Hale. Look at that fog!



Rich House (6th Place) and Mr. Lucas Brunelle. Photo from Rich's facebook



The early scene outside Rudy's (372 Elm St.). Photo from Mark M.'s facebook.



"celebrity" blogger John "Prolly" Watson and "celebrity" alleycat documentary producer Lucas Brunelle bunny hopping Boston's Justin Keena. Photo by Tyrant via Prolly Is Not Probably.



Raf getting his Bianchi Pista Concept for taking 1st place. Look at all that swag! Organizer Justin Bagnati gives out. Organizer Eric Jennette on left.


Amity Bicycle, Team Scorchers rider Justin Bagnati having his final manifests checked by organizer Matt Uva. Justin came in 2 minutes before Raf, but missed one tiny detail, resulting in a DQ. Robbed!


West Hartford's Aaron Meberg had some technical difficulties. He took Uva's bike to keep racing, then traded it with Phil Lique to finish. "Musical Bikes" scored him 8th place overall.


"Chefpants" from the Baltimore Scorchers.


NH ScorcherDan Nugent working towards that Bruiser.


Boston Scorcher, Justin Keena, forgetting the "wheels down, helmets up" part.


Francesca from the Boston Scorchers working that map. Many checkpoints were foreign, even to locals.


Ghostship Clothing's Matt Lolli, during his "oh sh!t" moment, realizing that the "bonus" manifest for the top 15 added 21+ miles to his ride. Prolly and Chris Wielk in the background.


He rode it well. Here he is receiving his prizes (no Ghostship swag) for 13th overall from organizers, Scorchers NYC's Brian Kaspr, and NH's Matt Uva and Justin Bagnati.


25th place finisher and token vegan straight edge Scorcher, Anthony Acock

Thanks to Tony Tyrant for that batch of photos




The Water St. Legal Wall checkpoint, mid project. Photo by Hillary Stearns via her facebook.


More to come!

Ghostship Trick Jam, Prolly shows, brings cops

Tony from Tyrant came down to the Ghostship Trick Jam last night and snapped some photos...



Milnes @ Beinecke


Prolly 180 Stairset


Milnes' newest trick:
the one foot flat o' death


Damn BMXers always show up 'n make us look bad
Brian Arnwine (who has his own line of cardigans)

We got run out of the Beinecke spot by the cops who were on the lookout for menacing kids on 700c wheels, or something.

Thanks to Ghostship for putting the jam together...







Grand Theft Velo weekend is underway!

Ghostship Collective in Mountain Bike Action Magazine

The Ghostship Collective's break-thru performance this past weekend in the NYCMTB's Hustle and Flow event has grabbed attention of the media.

Mountain Bike Action Magazine article...

To paraphrase:
"The Ghostship Team from Connecticut repeated their domination of the team category, breaking their own course record by a whopping 19 seconds."

"Notable performances included the team XC leg ridden by endurance racer Doug Jenne (Ghostship Clothing), whose under 4-minute time broke the previous course record by over a minute."



Official Results from 2009 are posted here

Official Results from 2008 are posted here

3min 57sec!!! Holy Crap Dougyfresh! What has India done to you?

Ghostship takes NYC Hustle 'n Flow

The Ghostship Collective defended their crown at yesterday's Hustle 'N Flow race in NYC, taking 1st place for the second year in a row. Check Tyrant's blog for a recap.


Pix from Tyrant's flickr.

You gotta be good to have your own line of cardigan

The Arnwine Cardigan and more at Tyrant's weekend jam.

Tyrant Session -- 4.5.09

The Tyrant Crew's at it again. Get the rest from their 4.5.09 session at Tyrant's flickr.


Dave Blachura

Spring Has Sprung -- 4/18 Newington, CT

Tyrant BMX is really getting the season rolling. He regularly rents out Haven Skatepark and invites along the fixed-gear hooligans. He just threw down a BMX Jam at the Stratford Skatepark, and now he's got another one coming up on April 18th in Newington.
As is the norm with the Tyrant crew, fixed gear/700CMX/tarck riders are welcome, and Tony's holding both a skid and bunny hop comp for the fixed riders. He's scored a ton of stuff from some great area sponsors.

From Tony:
Come out and ride! The Newington Park has a bunch of wedges and mellow ramps, perfect for fixie freestyle. I'm going to do a bunch of contests including a skid contest as well as the bunnyhop. I'm awaiting feedback from a bunch of potential "free swag" sponsors, but I'm sure there will be lots of free merch. to go around!



In other Tyrant news, they're blowing out the rest of his Graffiti logo T's at a rock-bottom $10. Hit up the Tyrant site or MySpace to cop one.

The Cut Two

After witnessing the Killer No-Hander as performed by Don Pavelka, I had to track this guy down. He's got a blog at donbmx.blogspot.com, where I found this little ditty featuring some of 203/860's finest. These kids aren't afraid to fall.


The Cut Two from svennnnn on Vimeo.

Haven Skatepark - extras

Tony over at Tyrant has a write-up on his blog about the event, as well as a sneak peek into next weekend's plans. He posted a photoset to his flickr as well.


Uva on the clown bike. Rippin'


Milnes. Now with added flash!

Haven Skatepark -- March Edition

Thanks to Tony Tyrant, the Scorchers were invited to another night of private skatepark action at Haven in North Haven. This time Sean and Justin showed up to represent, and a bunch of the Tyrant crew reminded us that track bikes look silly next to BMXers at the 'park. This ain't no "The Come Up" crew, a bunch of Tyrant's guys also ride fixed in their daily lives. 32-18 makes for a terrible commute.
Ghostship Matt was in attendance, as was TJ from the Hartford Bicycle Messenger Association, rocking his BMX. TJ's been hitting the streets on a geared road-bike for the last few, presumably because fixed became hip, and TJ is uber-anti-hip. Whatever, he's hella fast on anything with two wheels, so Austin, you better watch out!

As usual, Milnes was killing it. He nailed, several times, a 4-stair set. This was, however, a "4-stair" in skateboard parlance -- each stair being about 14" long...



Alternate view, without the pyramid run...



He also attempted some X-ups over the pyramid...



...as well as some wall rides down the "jersey barrier" angled wall...



Of course, all of this goes for nil when you've got crazy BMX kids hangin' as well. This one's Don Pavelka...




Then Tony Tyrant got out the broom and swept the not-quite-open full pipe...


Can't believe you pressed play on that one!

We got a few runs of Sean...




...as well as TJ ->


Ryan Schmidt in the full pipe...


I even attempted the pipe on the ol' clown bike...


...it wasn't so successful.


We even got Rick Craft, Haven's owner, out on the track bike...



Rick was known as Crazy Rick back in college, where he would routinely free climb 4 stories of brick wall to visit our dorm room rather than use the front door.

Great night. Thanks, Tony!





p.s. if you're in the 203 or the 860 (fark, if you're in the NY and can make it out and back on yer own) get in touch, as Tony's been fronting his own duckets for these events and running short in the end. We're psyched that he's willing to lose a little to make this happen, but would be even more excited if he could break even. If he makes extra cash, you get some back, so it's all good. Added bonus: some of the rules get a li'l relaxed after-hours. If you travel up from NY, or down from BOS for one of these events, the Scorchers will guarantee you go home with a little somethin' somethin', even if it is just a hangover.

Tyrant: limited edition gear this Saturday!

If you're hitting up the Stratford BMX Jam this Saturday, Tyrant's going to have some great gear for sale, including some super limited edition hoodies.





Again, this event will require a helmet and a waiver. 700CMX / Fixed riders welcome. We've had the opportunity to session with the Tyrant crew a few times now, and these guys are always accommodating to old men on track bikes!

BMX / 700CMX Jam this Saturday

click here to enlarge

Tyrant BMX is sponsoring a BMX Jam/Throwdown/Ho-down/Bro-down at the Short Beach Park Skatepark this Saturday in Stratford, CT. You'll need a waiver, which you can copy from Tyrant's flickr. There'll be product giveaways as well as some impromptu contests. There's also gonna be a ton of Tyrant gear for sale at rock-bottom pricing.

Directions to the Stratford Park from Central CT area:
- 91 South to 95 South
- 95 South to Exit 31
- Left at the bottom of the exit ramp onto South Ave.
- Follow South Ave. to Main Street
- Turn right on Main and follow for 1.6 miles
- Turn left into South Beach Park / Dorne Drive
- Park the car and get on your bike!

Get more info at Tyrant. Fixed/700CMX riders welcome!

Tyrant Lids

Hit the Tyrant blog to get yours.

Tyrant's Best of 2008

Tyrant has posted a best of 2008 series over on his flickr. It's worth the visit.