Archive for the 'Athletes' Category

Garrett Takes Flight

Friday, October 10th, 2008

If anybody knows how to come up with an encore it’s Garrett Reynolds. Case in point: Shortly after being named NORA Cup Street Rider of the Year, Garrett launches onto the December cover of Ride BMX. Further illustrating Garrett’s uncanny ability to one up himself–the cover shot (a no-hander-to-icepick) was taken one day after he [...]

Brandon on a Rampage

Friday, October 10th, 2008

The Red Bull Rampage has officially wrapped and 6.0 freeride phenom, Brandon Semenuk, earned the title. Semenuk tore through a high-speed line and dropped some repulsively sick moves to finish on top of the hugely talented Rampage roster.
Brandon put freeriders on notice at Crankworx in August with a solid third-place finish. Now, with his name [...]

Garrett Reynolds: #1 Street Rider

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

No matter how you look at it, this past year has been nothing short of dominant for Garrett. The Toms River native put himself on the international map in ‘08 with some seriously teched-out riding that earned him five X Games golds, including his first in the U.S.
In recognition of his feats, Transworld Ride [...]

Freeskier celebrates Simon’s World Record

Monday, October 6th, 2008

As if a cover wasn’t enough, Freeskier Mag threw a party for Simon Dumont celebrating his insane feat of breaking the world record for height off a quarterpipe.

After all, it’s not everyday you meet someone with a legit world record. Simon boosted 35.5 feet above the lip of the quarterpipe, throwing in a 900 with [...]

R.I.P. “Chompers”: Koa Gets Braces

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

All good things must come to an end. The sun sets, epic swells fade, magic sticks get busted. And, Koa “Chompers” Smith, gets a new set of gnashers.

Join us in a saying a heartfelt adios to one of the most recognizable grills on the grom circuit. I guess there’s a moment in every boy’s life [...]

Riley Gets Cover; Nat Gets Win

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

The press just keeps on coming for the 6.0 surf team. This time it’s Riley’s turn to take center stage with a tube-tastic shot on the cover of Californian mag, Surfshot. The shot was taken during a 6.0 team trip to Brazil and goes behind the green curtain to give viewers a watery-eyed view of [...]