Hit up the Ghostship blog for Hartford Cyclocross action...

...which apparently featured a downhill section:





Per the norm, Matt, the Commodore of the Ghostship, had plenty of merch:



...and a Scorcher contingent:

that's Doug Jenne, Ghostship team rider, Scorcher extraordinaire

custom is as custom does

Ahhh Yeah!

Custom one-off Ghostship edition 1FG 29er!

dougyfresh has been at it again, light weight singlespeed with a touch of that Ghostship class!





Go over here and check out the photoalbum and specs of the new ride.

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 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.

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.

Ghostship fixed. New design.

Ghostship's got a new design coming soon based on the old Norton Motorcycles logo.

Haven, not so Scorched

Just watch to the end. Jake Lineberry is my new hero. Freestyle walking is the shizzle!
I swear there were Scorchers in attendance. Nobody made the video. Esh.

No Cassettes Webisode 1

Ghostship Collective member Craig Samuels makes an appearance here:


No Cassettes Webisode 1 from FonsecaFilms on Vimeo.

Haven Skatepark Takeover

By popular demand, here are links to all the sh!t from the Haven Skatepark Takeover with Tyrant and Ghostship...

Video footage. Dougy Fresh and Sean Milnes.

Sean Milnes photoset - frame by frame, just like old school Thrasher.

Tyrant BMX pix - and links to more!

More pictures.

Dougy Fresh's take on the whole thing.

Tyrant's Flickr.

CT Drew's flickr.

Haven Footage

Here's the quick web-edit of the little footage I shot @ Haven Skatepark last Saturday. Enjoy!

As seen in Marlborough, Mass.

Haven Skatepark

Tony Tyrant just posted the pix from the Haven Skatepark Takeover, featuring Scorchers, Ghostship, Pedal Power, and the TyrantBMX crew.

Check Tyrant's flickr for more shots.


Dougy Fresh -- SXR, Ghostship, Vicious Cycles


SXR Sean Milnes working towards that Ghostship sponsorship


SXR Dan Nugent


Sean Milnes


gratuitous tailwhip


more gratuitous tailwhips


Sean Milnes -- bowl action


SXR CT Drew


D Fresh


Haven Skatepark has a rodent problem


Fuck Heelies it's the Freestyle Walk-Off


Sean Milnes - Pyramid

Haven Skatepark with the Tyrant and Ghostship crews

Last night a few of the Scorchers hit up Haven Skatepark with the crew from Pedal Power. Tyrant and Ghostship riders were also in attendance. Watch Tony Tyrant's blog for updates as he's quite the, um, shutterbug. For now, he gives us Brian Arnwine tailwhipping the pyramid...

Ghostship -- HUGE blowout sale!!!

Alright, maybe not. But he does have a bunch of items marked down -- $10 t's anyone?



Head over to Ghostship and check it out. Top-tube pads and cross gear, too!

Boston

The Scorchers got coverage up in Boston. Check it!:



Was CT Drew impersonating Matt? Or is it that guy behind Nick? (sorry Drew!) Which one of you inked up the deal for getting shirts in their store in the spring?:

"Good looks fellas, we’ll have Ghostship tee’s for sale in the shop come spring!"

I love you guys! My team reps the hardest!

More Cheshire Cyclocross Pics

Tony Tyrant posted some additional Cheshire Cyclocross pix on his "normal" blog...

...check out a sampling of his photography below, then read his race summary.


Jeez-us, I never realized I was so short (or is Matt just that tall???)


run that hill, shake-boy!


Dougy Fresh, post race, at the Ghostship table


D Fresh coming out of the sand pit...


...then finishing up a round of tennis


Doug while still in 5th


Thanks, Tony for allowing me to steal those pix!

Also, check out the 'Beat Bike Blog for another racer's take on the event.