Other Fun Stuff

  Yes, this news is about a week old, but for those of you that don’t follow a) triathlon or b) celebrity gossip, J-Lo managed…

The ProBike/ProWalk Florida Conference “Making Your Community Healthy, Safe and Green” brought to you by the Florida Bicycle Association will be held October 20-23, 2008…

…if it’s Gold Plated, that is.  Mortgage in the crapper?  Stock portfolio tanking?  Well, Gold has been performing beautifully and here’s your chance to combine…

This story was just too good to pass up.  Dear AP wire, if J-school taught me anything, it’s to avoid misleading headlines. If it taught…

Check the story from the Providence Journal for details.  Terms (ie. purchase price) were not disclosed, but my hunch here is the value in licensing…

If you’re headed to Interbike, swing by the Fluid booth (#4437) and drop your b-card off for a chance to win a Look 576 frame…

We got a sneak peek at the new Yakima stuff they’ll be releasing at Interbike later this month…and it’s pretty cool looking.  Granted, these are…

Courtesy of CollegeHumor. Perhaps a good argument for full face helmets That, or just bailing on the bike when you realize you ain’t gonna make…

Nike just published a trailer for their new BMX video featuring Mike Spinner, Dennis Enarson, Nigel Sylvester, and Garrett Reynolds. No EMBED code provided, the link…

Ever wondered where your bike was really made? Did you know that your frame could have been Hecho en China even though it says “Made…

Download a free copy as a PDF here. Highlights include: • Street Smarts – Survival skills from a bicycle messenger • The MobikeMobookMobile – Richmond…

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Bawls Guarana is giving away a custom, limited edition Intense BMX bike to promote their BMX graphic’d can. Bawls says they’ll donate 5% for each…

Waste NJ posted this sweet hack to make a more covert chain tensioner, similar to the new Superstar or Fly Bikes frames.  You’ll need to…

Ok, here’s a rumor for you…Hincapie reportedly working on a retail line of clothing for aprés ride. Now, this could be a fake mockup made…

IMBA’s 10-year-long Trail Care Crew program is searching for a full-time, professional two-person team position in the highly successful Subaru/IMBA Trail Care Crew program. This job…

MirraCo rider and BMX store owner Nigel Sylvester is hosting the Queens Bully BMX Jam Saturday, August 30.  It’s free to all riders, check it out…

Just found these cool bike coasters (two styles) at girls can tell. They also have placemats, oven mitts and other cool things printed with bike…

We The People just released this new video featuring Jan Beckmann hopping, spinning and sliding like a mad man:  wethepeople : Jan Beckmann : Videorama…

Clif Bar has a sweepstakes tied to their LTO 6-pack prepriced at $5.99.  Now, you can buy Clif Bars at your LBS for less than…

Actually, it looks kind of like they strung a bunch of Smart Carts together and terrorized the food court. Read the entire two-paragraph story here…or…

If you live in the Lisbon, Maine, area (or just Maine in general…since there are no BMX tracks in the state, apparently) and want to…

Fluid Recovery Nutrition, based out of San Luis Obispo, CA, starts shipping their second flavor, Berry Treasure on 9/5/08.  Their first flavor, “Tropical Escape”, was voted…

Now you, too, can have your very own rocket bicycle.  Or, more precisely, a pulse-jet powered bicycle that’ll scream up to about 70mph (or as…

MEN’S RESULTS: Maris Strombergs (21, Latvia) – Gold Mike Day (23, USA) – Silver Donny Robinson (25, USA) – Bronze WOMEN’S RESULTS: Anne-Caroline Chausson (France)…

Remember shooting hoops and you had to make the same shot as your buddies or you got a letter? Spell P.I.G. and you’re out. Well,…