Crank Faster

So-Cal Park Fun w/ Eye.

2011-09-29T12:01:00.003-05:00

Extra clips from Cody Mckenna, Corbin Yoder, Eric Hough, and myself. So-Cal Skatepark bowls are what we ride when were warming up or chillin' out. There's a Fresno clip or three in there.

I wish I still had a Mac. Somebody give me better editing software for a PC, PLEASE!!!

-Erik E

Turning Woodward in to Jukeward.

2011-07-27T15:45:00.002-05:00

Tazz Hernandez is a Woodward West employee, total shredder, and awesome friend of mine. Follow Tazz through a typical Sunday on the job and at play. Tazz rides for Standard Bike Co, AVE, and JUKE! Short film by: Erik Engstrom.

SPA. Venice, Ca.

2011-06-23T23:58:00.000-05:00

Bmx is not a crime!
R.I.P. SPA.
-Erik E

Mosqueda Bmx Park Summer Pro/Am. Fresno, Ca.

2011-06-21T02:17:00.008-05:00

Beginner Winners. Awesome!

My buddy Diego Enriquez. He is an awesome young shredder. He rode solid in Intermediate. Good job, dude!

So many good young riders. I love to see that.

Andreas Wenzel is so creative on his bike. 270 ET here.

Super slow, busdriver. Taylor Belchelier.

Mosqeda Bmx Park. Fresno, Ca. Andrew Topa.

Jesse Washington is a local shredder at Mosqueda. His buddies were begging for this flip.

Ricky Acosta won Expert. Dialed 810.

Judges. Handling the business. Waylon!

Pro practice was scary to watch. A few hard crashes and one knock out.

Sponsored by Kink, Cult, Eye BMX, & Fresno Parks & Rec.

Victor Salazar. Double whip, hip.

Brandon Hoffman. 3 table.

Chad Osburn. Steezed out nac.

Brandon Hoffman. Tdown, transfer.

Chad. One footer to lookback, transfer.

Kevin Peraza. Triple whip.

Chad Osburn. Wallride table.

Cody Mckenna. Doublewhip.

Kevin Peraza. Superman seatgrab.

Cody Mckenna. Nac transfer, into the vert quarter.

Cody McKenna, Supernac seatgrab. Awesome.

Downside whip.

Daniel Sandoval. 810 cork.

Daniel Sandoval. Bar to footjam.

Daniel Sandoval. Fronty nohand.

Jason lopez. 3 doublewhip. He also did a 3 whip to late 3. Nuts. This whole contest was nuts.

Kevin Peraza. Flair bar thing. Nuts.

Kevin Peraza. Hip decade.

Pro winners. Awesome!

Pro Results: 1st Kevin Peraza, 2nd Chad Osburn, 3rd Jason Lopez, 4th Daniel Sandoval, 5th Ben Snowden, 6th Cody Mckenna, 7th Brandon Hoffman, 8th Victor Salazar, 9th Jason Johnson & Nick Noble (tie), 10th David Peraza, 11th Eric Cisneros, 12th Andrew Lang, 13th Ty Callais, 14th Kenny Kekow.

Honorable mentions on the day were: Ben Snowden's transfer lines, all the young shredders, Ryan Garcia, Andreas Wenzel, Chad Osburn, Eric Cisneros, Waylon Borroughs, Willy, Moist One, Jesse Washington, The Peraza family, Ron Wilkerson & 2 Hip, Robbie Morales & Cult, Kink Bicycle Co, Eye BMX & AVE, Fresno, and everyone who came out to watch the show!

I can't say enough about the whole Fresno scene. Great riding and Amazing people. Get out there. Ride the city parks and trails. Check out the streets. Look in to the Bmx Sanctuary, located nearby. You just might discover gold in Central, Ca!

Photos/words: Erik E

Cody McKenna, Ghosts of Sanctuary past.

2011-06-13T00:58:00.002-05:00

This is older footage of Cody during a late night, rainy session at The Bmx Sanctuary.

Filmed/edited by: Erik E

Cody McKenna, Shutting down The Lawn.

2011-06-09T00:29:00.004-05:00

The place was home to many good people, but nobody rode The Lawn like Cody did.

RIP Lawn Trails.

Song by: The Melvins

Edit by: Erik E

Blood Bros. Louie Zaragoza & Eric Hough.

2011-06-08T12:23:00.005-05:00

Ok, ok, they are not really blood relation, but they both ride hard for Eye BMX in Los Angeles.

Song by: Ty Segall

-Erik E

Corbin Yoder, Alien Child.

2011-06-06T21:22:00.001-05:00

This one's for the Jukers. The free men living on planet earth. We don't need no education. We don't need no thought control. Fuck the clone army. Live long and prosper.

Song by: Haunted Graffiti.

Filmed and cut by Erik E for JUKE.

Chillen at Quentin w/ Chris B and Miles.

2011-05-26T16:15:00.000-05:00

Quentin Warehouse.

Two different eyes, like a witch.

A session on the Girl Line, with Cody McKenna.

2011-05-03T10:38:00.002-05:00

Cody McKenna shredding the girl line with friends, Mike Harrison, Cody Bufkin, and Keith (forgot your last name). Eye BMX, AVE, Profile Racing, Action Village, & Juke!

Cody McKenna, The Girl Line.

For the record, no girls have made it through the Girl Line, yet...

-Erik E

Filmed/edited by: Erik E

Alex Hammett, Newer/Older Edit.

2011-04-25T16:57:00.000-05:00

"Some newer and older clips that I had on my computer so I put them all together and this is the outcome. Enjoy. JUKE!" -Alex

Alex is fun to watch ride bikes.

-Erik E

Erik E, Broke my leg, edit.

2011-04-25T16:50:00.000-05:00

Ok, so I broke my god damned leg. I was about a 3rd of the way in to filming a new edit when the pain and suffering change my plans up. So I took the clips that I was piling up and put them together with a few other clips of me that were in a couple of JUKE edits from this year.

I hope you like this one. If you like nose wheelies and hip hop, I'm S.O.L...

-Erik E
Still Jukin

Chris B, Eye BMX edit.

2011-04-15T10:43:00.000-05:00

This video is rad. Have a nice Frrriday, Friday, Friday...

Chris Bracamonte Jan 2011 edit from EYE BMX on Vimeo.

-Erik E

Solid Bikes/ POW Bmx Crew.

2011-04-12T18:27:00.000-05:00

Solid Bikes/POWs BMX Trails Edit from Marcus O'Brien | POWSBMX.COM on Vimeo.

The POW dudes just keep it coming. Just straight speed and roosting! This video makes me wish I was not in this god damn cast. I'm hoping to go ride these Nor Cal spot asap.

Everyone should ride trails. I'm just sayin'...

-Erik E

Fireballs and foul language.

2011-03-18T18:24:00.000-05:00

Cody McKenna, EYE commercial.

Here We JUKE Again...

2011-03-18T16:01:00.003-05:00

It's Friday. Get out there and JUKE that weekend hard!

-Erik E

Aaron Day, Eye BMX.

2011-03-17T10:26:00.000-05:00

Aaron Day blasting his trails and some cement. Can't go wrong.

-Erik E

AMAZING.

2011-03-04T19:03:00.002-06:00

VCA 2010 RACE RUN from changoman on Vimeo.

Happy Friday kids.

Now get out there and JUKE IT!

-Erik E

Bicycle Safety is fashionable.... Introducing the Hovding... uuuh huh huh...

2011-03-03T10:48:00.000-06:00

I found this on DESIGNBOOM.

"Why doesn't the asshole in the Saab just watch where he is going." - Amazing comment on the Youtube wall.

The dude on the right does not look like a trail rider. Wear your helmet. Have fun. Juke the Earth.

-Erik E

THE TWIN CITIES FANTASY FACTORY

2011-02-28T19:50:00.002-06:00

Recently I took a weekend trip to Minneapolis on some Bmx business. In the evenings I had the good fortune of hanging out at The Twin Cities Fantasy Factory, which is a private ramp lockout. These kids deal with worst weather you could imagine through the winter months. Needless to say, the local indoor park scene turns in to a mess of razor scooters, skateboarders, and newby squirrel 20" riders. So something had to be done about this..

This is the first video from the Fantasy Factory. With ramp construction work ongoing, and a short list of heavy shredding dudes who are even aloud to ride here, I am pretty sure there will be much more riding going down in Minneapolis this year.

I hope you enjoy the quick edit. Some of the filming is shakey at best, because I was splitting time between kick outs and camera takes.

-Erik E

RIP LAWN TRAILS.

2011-02-11T14:26:00.001-06:00

Lawn Trails R.I.P from Yawn BMX

What more can I say, other than what I say in the intro to this edit?

Not much that will change anything, so I'll save my breath. The Lawn was home, and now it is gone. Rest In Piece, Forest Lawn Trails!

-Erik E

Eric Hough: Manna Machine edit.

2011-02-11T14:05:00.004-06:00

BIO: Eric Hough from www.TheMannaMachine.Net on Vimeo.

Eric Shreds street. Larry A filmed and edited this awesome video.

Check out Manna Machine!
www.TheMannaMachine.Net

-ErikE

Boyz in da hood.

2011-02-09T10:55:00.000-06:00

Two Day Edit from Michael Briney on Vimeo.

Alex Aurbach, Chris Bracamonte, and Glen Girbovan spent last weekend riding street and parks, just like they do most every weekend. Filmed and edited by Michael Briney. There you go.

Chris has a feature edit that will drop real soon. It is gonna go hard.

-Erik E

Ross Blandford

2011-02-07T23:56:00.002-06:00

Ross Blandford from Aldo on Vimeo.

Trail Jukers. Available in hi-fun/low-def.

2011-02-04T14:28:00.001-06:00

The Martian, BroKenna, Bufkins, The Australian, Racer dude, Corbin Alien Child, and yours truely all shredin at some fun trails.

I need to learn some better editing software... Shut your mouth and watch this.

-Erik E

Wichita Falls Mix

2011-01-31T01:18:00.001-06:00

POW BMX, Four Loko trails edit.

2011-01-24T19:11:00.000-06:00

I found this on Aaron Day's facekook page. Aday runs with the POW BMX crew out of the Shasta/Redding, Ca area. These guys ride serious trails, and drink serious Four Lokos.

This is the best thing on the internet right now.

-Erik E

Cody McKenna.

2011-01-04T17:23:00.000-06:00

Cody Mckenna: EYE Bike Check from tammy jane on Vimeo.

Tammy McParty from The Trip filmed and edited this Cody McKenna bike check. Cody runs you through his whip, smokes what looks like a beat up cigar, and drinks a Four Loko before they were out lawed for having cafeine in them... Because you know that nobody has ever drank cafeine and alcohol together before...

Oh yeah, he also fucking kills it!

-Erik E

Bicycle Fighting

2011-01-04T07:29:00.001-06:00

Louie Zaragoza. It's not an edit,.. It's a montage. LOL!

2011-01-03T11:41:00.000-06:00

Louie Zaragoza edit by Sam Cuellar.

-Erik E

JUKIN

2010-12-22T00:27:00.000-06:00

Summer Mix 2010 from Aldo on Vimeo.

Having fun and riding bikes and everything in between. That's what it's all about. JUKE!

-Alex

Eye BMX San Fernando Street Jam

2010-12-09T20:29:00.000-06:00

Cali baby!

Juke Circus Edit

2010-12-04T23:51:00.001-06:00

Click image to transport to JukeTheEarth.com

Erik Engstrom: Concrete Waves.

2010-12-03T18:57:00.000-06:00

JUKEN CALI!

2010-12-02T17:45:00.001-06:00

I edited this one up for you. BANGERS!

-Erik E

Alex Hammett

2010-11-24T19:10:00.000-06:00

Alex Hammett from DAle Daniel on Vimeo.

Dale filmed and edited this for me over the past month.

-Alex

Davenport, Iowa Video

2010-11-23T15:31:00.000-06:00

I haven't been filming too much. Riding always comes first, and I'm having fun. Anyway, here's some stuff that I got so far.

-Tazz
JUKE LIFE

Deven Ferrer

2010-11-08T23:15:00.001-06:00

Deven tore his acl a couple of weeks ago but he threw this edit together of some old clips he had. Enjoy.

-Alex

Shredders

2010-11-08T00:26:00.002-06:00

Night at Shine PT.2 from Aldo on Vimeo.

-Alex

Ross Blanford

2010-11-02T04:31:00.002-05:00

Ross Blanford from Aldo on Vimeo.

-Alex

Ty Bement

2010-11-01T23:47:00.000-05:00

Ty Bement from Matt Hovermale on Vimeo.

Ty Bement Killin it.

-Alex

Get Well Kale Benefit Jam

2010-11-01T17:32:00.002-05:00

-Alex

Kevin Enriquez

2010-10-28T23:05:00.002-05:00

Kevin Enrequiz from JacobHope on Vimeo.

-Alex

Jon Lewis

2010-10-28T01:32:00.002-05:00

Jon shreds.

-Alex

Dale Daniel

2010-10-18T23:24:00.002-05:00

quick edit from DAle Daniel on Vimeo.

-Alex

TJ

2010-10-15T15:54:00.001-05:00

This is T.J, somewhere in New Mexico. Photos by Travis Gonzales.

Your welcome.

-Erik E

Deven Ferrer

2010-10-15T12:55:00.000-05:00

WOW. This is amazing.

-Alex

Travis Kincaid

2010-10-12T22:51:00.000-05:00

Demolition Parts: Doyle Challenge from 180 Distribution on Vimeo.

Travis got 3rd in Chris Doyles turndown challenge. Word

-Alex

Billy Woodfin's Woodward West Edit

2010-10-06T10:39:00.000-05:00

woodward west small edit from william woodfin on Vimeo.

-Tazz
juke.life.

Russell Wadlin

2010-10-06T07:12:00.000-05:00

TCU Exclusive: Russell Wadlin | Standard Bykes from Vanilla on Vimeo.

This video is a few months old but it's so good. One of my favorite riders as well.

-Alex

Trailz

2010-10-04T02:33:00.001-05:00

summer 2010 from woods on Vimeo.

-Alex

Update

2010-09-29T23:29:00.002-05:00

I've been working on a Crankfaster/JUKE edit. So be on the look out. Coming soon.

Go ride your bike.

-Alex

S&M Rail Jam 2010

2010-09-27T15:11:00.017-05:00

[Click to enlarge photos, you idiots!]

[Reynolds, 180]

[Kirally, Bar over ice]

[Sexton]

[Uh, forgot his name...]

[Simpson, 180 Duster]

[Kirally, crank]

[Chad Johnston]

[Some dude]

[Garrett Reynolds, 180 fakie nose manual. Pulled.]

I don't know who won. Probablly some dude I did not get a picture of. Everyone's shit was real hard though.

-Erik E

NORA CUP 2011

2010-09-27T14:53:00.005-05:00

Mike from Transworld hooked it up with the VIP passes to NORA CUP. BOOM!

[Darryl Nau, Surfin' w/ mic.]

[Give me 8 Jack and Cokes, and 2 Red Bull Vodkas, please.]

[Chris Doyle, the greatest Dirt Jumper of all time, finally.]

[This should have been done, a long time ago.]

-Erik E

Chuy Edit

2010-09-24T13:06:00.000-05:00

Baby Rail Edit from alex hammett on Vimeo.

My friend Chuy's edit from awhile back.

-Alex

Deven Ferrer Bio

2010-09-23T12:49:00.002-05:00

-Alex

JUKE!

2010-09-23T08:01:00.001-05:00

-Alex

Justin Haynie

2010-09-21T14:37:00.001-05:00

recovery clippers from Justin Haynie on Vimeo.

My boy Justin still recovering from knee surgery. Good shit.

-Alex

JUKE THE MOST

2010-09-20T17:29:00.001-05:00

Let's Go Juke Chewy.

2010-09-20T01:09:00.001-05:00

Hidden Clothing In New Zealand

2010-09-19T16:11:00.000-05:00

Travels Part III: New Zealand from Hidden Clothing on Vimeo.

Charles Cundall moved to New Zealand for 6 months to work on a mountain in Ohakune. I went over to visit him. We had a week of touring the entire north island and this documents our adventures.

-Alex

Hidden Clothing

2010-09-19T15:49:00.002-05:00

Hidden Clothing Travels Part II from Hidden Clothing on Vimeo.

Check out the Hidden Clothing teams newer video. So good.

-Alex

Alex Hammett And Channing Martin

2010-09-18T17:47:00.004-05:00

Me and Channing filmed this lastnight. Check it out.

-Alex

2 Videos from OKC

2010-09-18T00:30:00.003-05:00

2 edits from our brother blog, FlyoutWonder, that Jeremie made. James Anderson & Matt Hildebrand. Enjoy!

-Tazz
JUKE.LIFE.

Deven Ferrer Edit

2010-09-17T22:38:00.000-05:00

2 months old, but not posted here and damn good. Enjoy.

-Tazz
JUKE.LIFE.

CTY Labor Day Edit

2010-09-17T19:05:00.001-05:00

labor day 2010 from DAle Daniel on Vimeo.

-Alex

Travis Kincaid

2010-09-17T17:40:00.002-05:00

just riding from travis kincaid on Vimeo.

Travis is a badass dude with badass style. He also takes badass pictures. He's just a badass.

-Alex

Channing Martin One Day Edit

2010-09-17T03:07:00.002-05:00

Channing Martin- One day edit from alex hammett on Vimeo.

Channing is a good friend of mine and he is an awesome bike rider as well.

There will be more from him soon.

-Alex

Alex Hammett: A New Editor

2010-09-17T02:30:00.004-05:00

So the more posts we have on here, the better. Alex is a badass mother fuckin' juker and he knows what's up. So I gave him the login info so he can post up. Looking forward to his input =).

Introduce yourself. Alex Wayne Hammett

Where do you live? Wichita Falls, TX

How long have you been in the game? About 7 years

What do you plan to do as an editor of CrankFaster? To post as many interesting pictures and videos. Maybe even some quotes.

What's the scene like where you live? It could be better. But there are alot of young guns around here that are getting pretty rad.

What does "party" mean to you? Gettin Swasted.

Name a few of your favorite riders. Tazz Hernandez, Deven Ferrer, Shane Weston, Chris Doyle, and so many more.

Bell or Bueno? T- Bell.

What gear ratio do you ride? 25-9

What do you think of Rick Thorne? lol

Juke Life? Love everything about JUKE. End of story.

-Tazz
JUKE.LIFE.

JUKE Texas

2010-09-16T23:42:00.001-05:00

-Alex

2010-09-16T17:57:00.000-05:00

Chyeah!

2010-09-16T11:19:00.003-05:00

Cody Mckenna on a Sunday afternoon. Santa Clarita vertwall, slidin'. Board shortin'.

Photo: Erik E

EYE WITNESS, Vol 2

2010-09-16T11:13:00.002-05:00

If you email me, I will send you the new EYE WITNESS ZINE for free. Done. I might even throw in Vol 1, if I still have them.

Make sure you send me your address.

Chris Bracamonte on the cover, shootin' the B's down an 8. Photo by Tazz.

-Erik E
erike@vsiproducts.com

Deven Ferrer And Alex Hammett at Lewisville Skatepark

2010-09-16T01:37:00.001-05:00

Secret Society of the 20"/ Rock and Roll/ Burn in hell

2010-09-14T12:17:00.005-05:00

I just want to say here, this is not an advertisement. This is a drawing I did because I'm down for my shit. Buy whatever frame you want. Bmx is good for you, regardless of what you are running.

-Erik E

Joseph Franz by Cody Nutter

2010-09-11T03:20:00.003-05:00

Joseph Franz is an amazing bike rider and Cody Nutter is an amazing photographer. Put them together and you get amazing shit.

Billy Woodfin

2010-09-09T17:36:00.002-05:00

BMX

2010-09-09T15:53:00.003-05:00

This badass kid Jack and his badass family have built a pretty dialed mini ramp in their backyard. They love for people to come over and ride and have a good time. JUKE LIFE. =)

Juke - Random Edit

2010-09-06T15:06:00.000-05:00

Good people (Jukers) Jukin' =)

A Day of Juke

2010-09-04T11:39:00.001-05:00

JUKE LIFE

Tazz - Juke/Plan Nine Edit

2010-09-04T05:01:00.000-05:00

Chad Osburn runs the Mosquida Bmx Park.

2010-08-23T16:03:00.010-05:00

I drove through Fresno, CA this weekend heading home to Los Angeles after spending a few days in the Sierras.

On a hunch, I stoped by the Mosquida Bmx Park to see if Chad Osburn was working. I was right on. Chad was chilling in the shade, eating a sandwich.

Chad Osburn works at Mosquida Bmx Park.

The Mosquida Bmx Park, is a new bikes only park and the place seriously dwarfs other cement parks in Central California.

Not many cement parks on earth even begin to approach the scale of this place, in regards to ramp sizes.

Chad not only works at Mosquida, he also shredds the place harder than anybody else yet to have ridden there.

Chad goes about 100 mph around this concrete Bmx mecca, boosting the massive transitions found throughout with seemingly impossible ease.

Bottom line, Chad is the local shredder and gets paid by the city for it. That is pretty rad.

The Mosquida Bmx Park is located near the 99 and 41 fwys in Fresno, CA. To get to the Park, take the 99 to Fresno. Head east on the 41 to O St. Head south on O St till it dead ends at Butler Ave. Turn left on Butler Ave. The park is on the right side of the street (Butler Ave), just after S Maple Ave.

Chad will most likely be there when you arrive, and is a really cool dude, so don't hesitate to say hi. You may want to ask him where the lines are too. He knows them all.

-Erik E

Striking Gold.

2010-08-09T19:05:00.013-05:00

Spent the the weekend at Woodward West in Tehachapi, Ca.

I drove up with Chris Bracamonte and Cody McKenna to meet up with Tazz, who is living at Woodward for a few weeks.

Driving to Woodward from LA means going just far enough away to make it seem like you are getting away. You leave the city, cross the high desert floor, and go up over the first ridge of the Tehachapi Mountains. In just a few hours time I went from sitting at home in the busy city, to driving through the hellish desert suburbia/wasteland of Palmdale, California, ending up in a semi-lush mountain setting. Tahachapi is colored gold in the summertime, and this little trip proved to be nothing other than that.

GOLD.

After checking in to our room at the visitors lodge where all the visiting pros stay, we made our way down to the park for a night session. At about 9:30 or so I took a break and went to the store to get some beer for the evening. As I was looking in the cold box, Tazz walked in with two of my really old friends, Cody Davis and Art Galaviz. These dudes were just coming back from a hike and joined us back at Woodward for the rest of the session.

We rode for a few more hours and then headed back up to the lodge where we all had some drinks and laughs before turning in.

Tazz Hernandez

Chris Bracamonte

Mike Payne

Hey, it was pitch black out. Taking a photo with my camera in my right hand and a beer in my left.

It was really good to hang out with a few friends that I had not seen in a while, and just catch up on the little things in life. I also met some pretty cool people up there and took a lot home from the experience, including a first hand glimpse at how crazy good Mike Payne is. The dude just flat out kills.

Mike Payne

I've heard the name Mike Payne here and there and have seen a photo or two, but things like that never really sink in with me because I could honestly give two shits about who the "rad new rider" is this month. However, Mike made a different impression on me. He seemed really pumped to be doing all the massive tricks he was pulling, but never for a moment seemed cocky. Mike was just stoked on riding. I could tell.

I also had the pleasure of hanging out with those old friends, Cody D and Art . Cody and Art were working at camp, counseling kids. Sunday being registration day, they both had time off from duties to ride. Cody describes those duties as "Not taking any shit from the un-ruley campers and showing them who is boss". He also added that you "Have to teach the new counselors, to not be a bitch". Good to know, Cody... Good to know.

Cody Davis also showed the bowl in the hanger who is boss.

We rode in a Pro Demo on Sunday that went down pretty heavy. I did not get any shots of that, because I was riding and didn't really care to shoot such a spectacle, but I can assure you that people were landing shit. Big shit. Landing big shit is normal at Woodward. Duh.

After the demo and dinner we rode trails. Trails are always a highlight to me. What I love about trails above all other terrain is, you can't ride them on a skateboard, rollerblades, motorcycles, etc... Sure, you can Mtn Bike them, but they are still reserved for cycling. Nothing in the world can give you the feeling of getting through a new rhythm section. I love trails.

Cody McKenna

UFO in the trees!

Sundown

The trails session ended at sunset, and I decided to put the bike away for the day and just hang out till it was time to go home. My muscles were done. We were all hanging out in the Enterprise when Tazz had the best idea of the weekend.

What a way to end a stay.

Big thanks to Shawn at Woodward for putting us up for an evening and letting us ride. Much appreciated!

Enough said.

-Erik E
Juke it!

Pile in a car and get as far away as possible.

2010-08-06T13:35:00.026-05:00

Story and video: Jessica Verdi.
Photos: Erik E & Jessica Verdi.

What does the Eye BMX team do when the X-Games come to town?

They pile into a car and get as far away as possible.

This past weekend was a trade off, of corporate consumerism, for good ol' legitimate fun. Destination Oakhurst, a decent sized town nestled in the shadows of Yosemite Nat'l Park, and home to one of the most original and raw bike parks that I've had the pleasure of visiting. The BMX Sanctuary is just that, a riders dream of indoor and outdoor ramps with unending lines, sick transfers, and a collection of janky pallets, stacked up perfectly to the temptation of not just your average dudes.

[Erik E, doin it]

I'm along for the ride with LA's newest team, with Erik Engstrom at the helm, Louie Zaragosa in the back seat, Erik Hough in the car behind us with Cody McKenna and mutual friend/shredder, Corbin Yoder. There are seven broken down bikes between two cars and I'm the only girl around for miles. The second annual School's Out Forever Jam thrown by Waylon (owner of the Sanctuary) was the main reason for getting us out the door. The jam coaxed numerous riders from all over California and even Nevada, to come out from their holes looking for a good time, maybe a bike part or two from sponsors like 2Hip, or perhaps just some gas money to get back home.

Our base camp for the weekend was the beautiful Bass Lake, where we spent our mornings "warming up" in the lake, or taking a bath if you will. On the day of the jam, Chris Bracamonte with his mom, cousin Trevor, and girlfriend Kelly in tow, left Los Angeles at 3:30 in the morning, arriving just in time for a quick dip in the lake and then off to the jam it was.

The days festivities included an AM contest, a PRO contest, the High Hop Challenge and Best Trick. AM's threw down hard, proving their courage and displaying highly capable instincts and style, to the crowd's delight.

["1st place Michael Garcia , 2nd place Damien "Double D" Holt, 3rd place Dillon Fink, who celebrated with a fresh new Wolf tatoo.]

And when it came time for the PRO's to show, the line up was better than primetime TV. Each pro had earned the right to be there, with seriously huge tricks and a thirst for healthy competition. 2Hip team rider, Jason Lopez, whome I believe was the youngest pro at 18. He busted out some stunning 360 double whips over the spine and pulled off some other pretty flashy tricks like flares, bars all over the park, and dope lip tricks. His confidence and ability speaks volumes of what this kid will be able to do in a couple of years. He took third on the day.

The "semi-local" hero in the Pro group was Chad Osburn. With some of the most amazing runs anyone had seen all day, he definitely proved the kid to beat. He literally jumped over crazy huge sections and rode unimaginable, awe-inspiring lines. Chad's second placing had to have been an extremely close call.

[Chad Osburn during Pro Heats, with arguably the biggest line of the day.]

And while all Eye team riders rode hard and dazzled the attendants as well, it was Cody McKenna's uncanny ability to cleanly and effortlessly dance through his lines and tricks at a park he had never been to before that earned him first place over all.

[Pro winners in order, Cody McKenna 1st Place, Chad Osburn 2nd place, and Jason Lopez in 3rd."]

During best trick, Chris-B pulled off a death nose wheelie down a high ledge with a transfer to a nearby launch ramp on the gap out, nearly stunning us all and it earned him top prize. A cool 50 bucks. I'm sure it went to his mom for gas, or be bought his GF something pretty.

[Our MC for the day, yelling at people, even without the megaphone...]

The most suspensful event of the day was the High Hop contest, better known as a Bunny Hop contest, or "Hoppin' for a Hundee" as Erik E explains it. The loosely regulated event has almost every dude trying their luck at tucking their bike the highest, and also using it as a good excuse to show off their skillz. After a grueling battle, one of the two best hoppers pulled up so hard that he RIPPED HIS STEM IN HALF trying to clear 4 feet. IN HALF. So, clearly the competition couldn't continue fairly and the boys made off 50/50. WAT UP GAS MONEY!!

Waylon, the Bmx Sanctuary owner, literally lives the life and he welcomes all to share in his pure joy for bike riding. He is even so kind as to offer his land to riders for free camping, and for a negotiably fair price you can even rent out his spare cabin. I also had the pleasure of meeting his lovely mother, Barbara, who seemed to be feeding off of the fun and the love for the Bmx lifestyle on display.

[Erik E, Eric H, and Waylon representing.]

With our "business" out of the way, we could all chill and take in the sights that lie ahead for the next day's adventure. Our second excuse to head up this way was God's country, Yosemite. Erik E had planned us a stellar hike through a picturesque forrest, the likes of which the boys has never seen. We stood upon huge granite domes and at the edges of mile high cliffs.

There isn't much that can be said or shown about Yosemite that will do it justice in a Bmx blog. However, our time there was most certainly a highlight of not just the weekend, but also our lives.

As we made our way back down the mountain and towards our homes in LA, we were all amused at the fact that the biggest commercial BMX event on earth was wrapping up, and not one of us had a clue as to what went down. And while all the big name stars were leaving their high priced hotels in Downtown LA, we had just finished our own, priceless adventure.

Life is not what someone else says you should do, it's about what your beating heart says you should do. And while of course we all draw influences from everything around us, it's up to you to make use of what really makes you different and happy.

-Jessica Verdi

EYE WITNESS #1

2010-08-05T10:24:00.003-05:00

The EYE BMX crew just finished up work on their first Zine, called EYE WITNESS. There should be a new one of these every couple of months or so and they are FREE. Just send EYE two stamps along with your name, address, and a note that says "please send me a free EYE WITNESS zine". Or you can ask any bike shop to get you one for free by calling EYE. Seriously, do this.

Free paper with golden goodness all over it.

EYE BMX
16918 Edwards Rd.
Cerritos, CA 90703
p.562-407-2184

JUKE, the frame. Article up on TRANSWORLD!

2010-07-28T17:30:00.000-05:00

http://bmx.transworld.net/1000108582/news/standards-prototype-the-juke-frame/

Peep that shit!

Jumping the boarder.

2010-07-26T17:47:00.019-05:00

I spent Sunday in San Diego with Chris Bracamonte, Cody McKenna, Trever the grom, and Alex Auerbach. We drove south down the coast looking for cooler tempatures and transition. First stop was a nice session at the Clairemont park, where Cody Blasted the holy hell out of a few airs and Chris clocked some clean lines for his up coming edit.

[Cody McKenna, Blasting]

[Chris Bracamonte, mid run Lookback]

Before we left the Clairemont park, we saw a fight between two different groups of skaters. I saw mutiple people get cracked in the skull with boards and bikes. Good thing we were at the other end of the skatepark and putting our equipment away. Between Alex and myself we had thousands of dollars of Camera equipment in the park when the shit hit the fan.

Heavy ass shit like a bicycle flying at your head could easily wreck your day. Cops showing up meant it was time to split, so we did.

From there we moved on down to our next stop for the day, the infamous and overly photographed Home Ave Ditch. I had never been to Home Ave before and I was really excited to finally get there. The first thing you notice about the spot is the heavy amount of police force in the area. The ditch is right across the street from a shooting range for police officers. Cops were driving by all afternoon and did not say one word to us. You can even see the wallride in the ditch from the parking lot to the shooting range. This spot would be shut down in 2 seconds if it were in Los Angeles.

[Chris, Boggin]

[Alex, Tuckin]

[Cody]

[Erik, 360fakie]

[Chris did this Downside Whip 5 or 6 times to the pedals while filming with Alex]

[Cody, Whip]

After some good mexican food (which is abundant in SD), we headed to the YMCA park where I was pleasantly suprised (but not shocked) to run in to my old friend Steve Woodward. Steve has been riding YMCA for years and it shows. It was great to catch up with Steve and meet a few other cool local shredders who were hanging out all afternoon.

[Steve Woodward, owning YMCA]

[Mr. Woodward and YMCA]

[This dude was cool. Forgot his name...]

[Cody, Footjam to Can. Way up there.]

Heading home after the YMCA turned out to be a traffic nightmare. We had picked the weekend of ComiCon to head to SD, which happens to be the busiest weekend event in San Diego all year. Needless to say, making our way back to LA took forever due to the heavy amount of people trying to head north on the 5 fwy, through the California Customs and Agriculture checkpoint. A lack of fruit or immigrants in our car made for a quick passage through the checkpoint, and then we were back to speed.

[Typical So-Cal scenery.]

Home by midnight. Good night to a great day.

-Erik E

Eye/AVE/Erik E Interview on BMX Union

2010-07-22T14:37:00.001-05:00

GO CHECK THAT SHIT OUT.

JUKE FRAME

2010-07-21T16:14:00.007-05:00

$369
4 lbs. 14 oz.
21 " top tube
7.5 seat tube height
74.5 head tube angle
You have to run a wedge post
Standard built in Davenport, USA

I wanted something simple and strong... and I'm sure everyone can agree...

This is the prototype. The final design might have smaller drop outs and will have the Juke logo engraved in the head tube. 75 degree head tube angle as well. Any top tube length is available along with any color.

JUKE LIFE

OKC Edit

2010-07-21T06:25:00.001-05:00

JukeTheEarth.com

A little riding before the up coming Juke Jam.
Expect a couple more edits before then as well.
We gonna stay jukin'!

-Tazz

Jukin' In OKC

2010-07-20T15:33:00.006-05:00

It's been really hot lately, so we chill at Sauced and eat Pizza most of the day. We actually got out in the sun and rode the 50 Penn ditch yesterday... and then we rode downtown last night. We crashed, landed and learned. Everyone tried new stuff and we rode new spots. Here's a couple of photos for now. We're working on the video today =)

JUKE LIFE
-Tazz

Drew Jackson, Xup drop in at the 50 Penn ditch.

It takes a lot of energy for me to get into this position. Crank faster <3

I haven't seen Chizzle in a while. He rolled up to the ditch by himself to shred. It made my day to see him.

Han's trails are fun.

2010-07-19T14:24:00.023-05:00

Ok, it's not Posh. It's not the X-Games style, Riverside jumps you are all use to seeing in the magazines and edits. Nope, it's not even close. There is not even anything really big at Han's house. Aside form the fact that these trails are in So-Cal, they have little in common with anything going down in the west coast trail scene.

But this place is REALLY FUN!

Hans is a surfer. Thats right, surf's up, Bra. A few years ago, Han's and Cody "McGogurt" McKenna were introduced by a mutual surfing aquaintance, and they began to talk about life. Cody mentioned riding trails, and Hans, it just so happened had a few jumps at his house, having recently been taking to trying out jumping on his mountain bike. Living close to Han's house, Cody came over one day to check out the jumps. 2 years later, the dudes are great friends and dig together on an almost daily basis, and so was born, Han's trails.

[Cody riding, Hans digging]

Today, Han's trails are a winding, downhill, maze of a trail spot. The first half dozen times you ride this place, YOU WILL GET LOST. There are so many lines intersecting each other, that the possibillities for transfers, connections, and confusion are endless.

[Top of the hill, and 3 options already...]

Cody counted the number of jumps and berms recently, and there were over 6,000 obstacles. Ok, I'm bullshitting, but it certainly feels that way on a summer afternoon. A few hours is not enough time to ride all of the trails and just about everything is running solid, so you could easily spend a few days exploring the possible routes down the hill.

[Mike and Art, figuring out where they are going]

The downhill, winding nature of Han's trails, lends towards creative use of lines. Each and everytime I ride this place, somebody does a line that has never been seen before. Berms become lips and landings. Landings become lips, and hips are found, where no jump exsists at all. It's sort of like riding a skatepark, with endless transfers.

[Tazz, transfer from a downhill section to an underpass berm, ending up in another section]

[Erik, 180, Han's trails skateparkin']

[Cody, RadWhipin out, Bra]

[Han's, Cruisin dialed through a line.]

[Chris and Cody, maintaining their coolness together.]

[Tazz, Bermin.]

[Erik, 1 footed kickout]

[Cody, ninja kick tailwhip]

[Chris B, Bars]

[Tazz, Kickout to bermshot, Full speed ahead.]

Han's trails are private. Trying to get here without permission is literally impossible, so don't even try it. If you are of good nature (not a douchebag) and want to ride this place, then hit up one of the riders you see in these photos. You can ask about riding here and depending on the circumstance, you may get an invite.

[Pick up a shovel]

This post is not about inviting people to this spot though.If you want to ride places like this, I strongly suggest you find a hill and start digging. A couple years of solid digging, and you can have a place like this of your own. So what are you waiting for?

[Till the sun goes down.]

Dig about it.

Words: Erik E
Photos: Jessica Verdi, Tazz Hernandez, Erik E.

30 Metal Bands in 3 Days

2010-07-15T05:05:00.003-05:00

http://www.rocknamerica.com

A handful of Oklahomies will be box jumpin' the 22nd, 23rd and 25th of this month at this thing. Come rock out, get drunk and juke! Bring your bikes and come jump with us.

-Tazz

Alex Hammett: Summer Edit

2010-07-15T03:47:00.002-05:00

Alex is one of the coolest kids I know. If you're ever in Wichita Falls, TX... he's your man. Juke on.

-Tazz

Filming the Wonder Child.

2010-07-08T12:35:00.003-05:00

Daniel Sandoval is on my bike team and really, REALLY good. Recently, I have been filming Daniel's riding for an edit to be released asap. I shot a few pics in between video clips, and I thought I'd give you one as a teaser.

Daniel is 15 years old. Not quite old enough to drive, but certainly man enough to frontflip right out of the Huber park in Corona, CA.

I'll be sure and post the video here on Crankfaster first, but you can expect to see it everywhere else as well.

-Erik E

Hate filled youth: My thoughts on the current state of Bmx Blogging.

2010-06-18T15:17:00.006-05:00

"Let's get POSITIVE kiddies"

I have given a great deal of thought to the subject of Bmx Blogging and I must say, this is one of the only off-putting topics of discussion that I feel is in any way related to Bmx.

Bmx, aside from blogging and general shit talking is to me, a pure and virtuous pass time, hobby, craft, art form, etc...

That being said, I am ultimately disappointed by the seemingly endless desire for participating parties in various Bmx blogs, forums, and chat rooms, to trash on anything or anyone who the blogger does not like. Did'nt anyone teach these kids that mutual respect for other people is cool?

So why is it that the majority of what I read on Bmx blogs is hate speach?

These posts are saddening to me. The sole purpose of riding Bmx is fun. So where did we go wrong as a culture?

Did something change in our hearts, when we were given a voice?

Why not be positive always?

Why not appreciate the vast possibillities of life on a Bmx bike?

Why not have respect for other people?

-Erik E

Eric by Nick

2010-06-08T13:38:00.000-05:00

Who Got You Into Riding?

2010-06-03T05:07:00.003-05:00

This is the legend that got me into this amazing fucking lifestyle. Richard Lovelace. The greatest man I'll ever know.

-Tazz

The New Avenue (AVE) Stem

2010-05-31T13:00:00.000-05:00

Only A Few Know...

2010-05-28T13:27:00.002-05:00

About the plans a few of us have. Those who do know, are sending me photos, videos, news, etc. They want to be a part of it... Just like Billy Woodfin here. =)