pic by fredrik skogkvist
Talking about the apocalypse is so hot right now. Be it scientific (climate change) or spiritual (2012), it’s as if a life-erasing calamity will be knocking on our atmosphere shields any second. Say the worst does happen – the Sun sends a microwave message warning that it’s gonna throw a tantrum a bit and we’ll all perish within the next ten years. With our planet headed toward certain destruction, the only option left is to #getoffearth.
Old Domke ad. Strike that pose.
I’ve been working on the last essay of the term for a few days now. Blogging seems to be a therapeutic activity though.
Harrison Boyce and I have recently spent a fair bit of time discussing the design of bags. Yesterday he emailed me a 9mb zip file containing nothing but pictures of bags and I had a blast going through them today. My focus is on bags that strike a nice balance between function, weather-proofing, and (what I think is) timeless style. Wanted to get some thoughts onto screen, so click on for some bag porn.
Steven Hamilton, sequence taken from his Ride UK interview
Cory Beal recently sounded off his frustration on facebook and twitter saying: “Is pegless street even a style of riding? Sometimes I feel like it’s just less tricks.”
A blogger for thecomeup, I can only imagine how many bmx videos he must go through a day. The repetition is understandably grinding at his nerves as he continues in the FB comments with “[c]an’t even count how many web videos are just barspins, whips, and tuck no handers.”
No one can blame him for this as there’s been rash of videos with desperately imitative riding lately. The limitations to these three tricks is pretty disappointing given that this form of riding has produced a wealth of innovative and important video parts. Here’s a compilation of videos that hopefully inject a breathe of fresh air into the pegless atmosphere.
