May 18th, 2012 / Posted by: Scott Gary Summerhayes
So last night after shutting up the shop we were asked along to Hanham youth centre in Bristol to give some lads a crash course in BMX ‘MOT’s’ shall we call it. The idea was to teach them the basic understanding of how things like a Gyro, BB and such work and how to correct simple problems/maintenance using their own bikes. It went extremely well and i hope the lads of Hanham are now riding around on some dialled bikes!
Afterwards in true CrucialBMX fashion we had a mini-jam, which consisted of one 3 ft high (steep as fuckkk) kicker ramp in the youth centre car-park. About 10 lads pedalled their asses off around a corner and up this sketchy kicker sending themselves anywhere from 6ft to 22FT.
I’ve actually never seen anything like someone traveling 22FT off such a messed up ramp, Jamie Jonas literally killed it and almost himself. How on earth he landed perfectly is beyond me, it would have been literally like taking a 12-14 ft drop to solid flat…I’m pretty sure i speak for everyone when i say i literally cringed at the view of watching jamie hit his peak hight.
We did say to Jamie that we would film it and post the video on here, however dumb-ass me had the iPhone on picture taking rather than video, my bad dude. I’m sure however in the next day or two we should see a clip from on of the many young girl fans Jamie has (EDIT: FOUND THE VIDEO, CHECK IT OUT BELOW!)
Anyway, we have this cool as hell picture of jamie receiving his goods for winning and a video of poor old Gabe Warren giving it his best (i joke).
May 17th, 2012 / Posted by: Scott Gary Summerhayes
CrucialBMX Mechanic and web-guy Jamie Donaldson just got this savage Shadow Conspiracy Tattoo! Now that’s some dedication, check back soon for the bike-check of the full Shadow Custom he’s also building….
May 17th, 2012 / Posted by: Scott Gary Summerhayes
This was a GREAT event in August 2008! It was a brilliant effort from Bristol City Council, Motion and ourselves. We built a massive flat bank/Rail/Fun box down the famous big 3 at Lloyds and setup a large mini-ramp at the top. All day we crammed in competition after competition. If only it was this simple now!
These were my favourite photographs, 2 of good friend Colum Walshe doing a massive turn-down and truck over the spine and one of someone i don’t recognise (I’m told its Greg Hammer?) doing a sweet down-table. I’m afraid i couldn’t choose just one…
May 16th, 2012 / Posted by: Scott Gary Summerhayes
Max Wood just sent me the picture of his signature Proper Trawlerman courtesy of IMG Distribution. He’s going to be riding this bike at Empire of Dirt contest in London this weekend, the event is going to be off the hook and the whole CrucialGang will be attending. Cya there!
May 15th, 2012 / Posted by: Scott Gary Summerhayes
Lee Enever has been making moves recently, you all must remember the killer edit we dropped just over 2 months ago right? The one that landed him with a broken collarbone. You also saw the unreal high double peg on a seriously famous rail in Albion/Ride UK yeah? With all this good coverage the chaps from 4Down have hooked Lee up with a Animal/Skavenger Flow deal through CrucialBMX.
“MacNeil UK riders Billy Cooper, Mike King and Vinny Mayne got themselves across to the BMX heart the United States, Austin, Texas in March to dodge the English weather and to be tested by every BMX annoyance..
Running immediately into the SXSW music festival, skateboarding tours, broken iPhones, thunderstorms and a bewilderingly busy city overpopulated by an extra 250,000 people, the team searched to find what they could that hadn’t already been done in one of the most exposed cities in the world, all whilst enjoying one of the best places on earth.
May 13th, 2012 / Posted by: Scott Gary Summerhayes
Great weather means that i’ve managed to spend most this weekend out on the bike rather than working in the shop, this was a quick photograph i fired off yesterday of CrucialBMX Manager Danny Taylor while we were shooting for a magazine advert. Really like the deep blue of the sky, summer is on the way and i hope you all enjoy this whip out:
May 10th, 2012 / Posted by: Scott Gary Summerhayes
All this week i’ve been filling in for Danny Taylor in the Keynsham branch of our stores, that means i’m working off my laptop and i don’t have my previous hard drives with me so this weeks throwback isn’t that old. It was actually taken perfectly one year ago today!
This photograph was part of an advert, Mike had previously seen this gap and asked me to personally shoot it. The advert turned out super good and its definitely one of my favourites.
No one has even seen this Wide-Angle view of it, this is a first. I will also post the long-lens advert we ran in print.
Despite the absolutely awful weather leading right up to XFEST and even during the event we had an absolute blast this weekend. Considering it was the first ever XFESTIVAL everything ran smoothly and without any major hiccups so well done to everyone that organised it. Obviously they didn’t have anywhere near the turn out expected but CrucialBMX will be back in full force with a massive stand and car show for next year….Have a look at these couple of snaps:
On the first night we expected to be pitching our tent in the rain, however it turns out that the gates shut a 7pm and no-one without a ticket/band cannot enter. This was NOT explained to us, nor does it say it on any documentation we received or the festivals website at all. I expect most traders probably had to work and then take the long drive up (as did we) so it would of been nice if this was more clear or extended until 9-10pm (i cannot see how it would case any problems staying open an hour or two longer) so Friday was spent in the local Premier Inn..
This was our little stand on the first day! Nothing special, just a little promotional area.
Vince Mayne riding BMX Street Pro, Vince killed it with a awesome 3 over the rails and other smooth moves.
It was random as hell for Monster to fly over Catfish to commentate one 20 minute Pro contest but whatever, while he was there he checked out the stand and was buzzing to see his boys Adam OSS Stuff getting repp’ed hard.
Maddie was a star and helped all weekend, in return i let her wear my incredibly warm hat and coat because boy was it COLD…
Cappy Smith always comes through with the mischief
The day after the night before, Vince Mayne and Bill Cooper try to gather their bearings.
We got the word that we were now able to drop the incredible Stereo 2013 Complete BMX line. Make sure you check out the FlipBook or CLICK HERE to view them in our online store..
So Tuesday i’m busy getting my head down with some work and out of nowhere arrives Ben Marvin from IMG Distribution and his friend Grant. Turn’s out they have only gone and cycled from LANDS END to us on a two week trip that will see them end up in John O’Groats Scotland! That’s a 961 mile trip ALL ON A BMX BIKE! ARE THEY MAD? I was seriously blown away by their determination and unbelievable high-spirits even after the first two days were spent peddling in 40mph headwinds and rain.
These guys really deserve everything they can get, so please please please support them and make a donation toward the charity they have chosen “Cyclists Fighting Cancer”. CLICK HERE or the image below to be transferred to the JustGiving page where you can make a donation in many different ways (including a simple text from your phone!). The BMX Bikes that they are riding will also be raffled off at the end of the trip, keep popping back for updates.
I wish you both all the best on the rest of your trip! Be safe and keep us posted.
“The Story
So Ben Marvin and Grant Borthwick decided that they wanted to do our bit for charity! They looked at many things to do but wanted to do something that was a little challenging at the same time!
So……
Decided to do the classic Lands End to John O’Groats bike ride…but with a little twist!
Both of us ride BMX, yes these little kids bikes that alot of people associate with thugs and holligans! So the twist being that we intend covering the 961 miles on these tiny bikes! 1 Gear, 1 brake and small wheels!
The Charity we will be doing it for is ‘Cyclists fighting cancer’ which all our sponsors and contributions will help children and young people that have suffered from the effects of cancer.
Please donate and help us raise some £££’s for charity!
you can press donate on our page
or Text RIDE97 to 70070
Many Thanks for the help and support.
Ben and Grant”
Southern Structure recently hooked up CrucialBMX rider Max Wood with some dope clothing, They also have a twitter now…Click the image of Max and get following!
This weekend we will be taking the long drive up to Santa Pod Raceway to support and trade at X-FESTival. I seriously cannot wait even if camping is actually my worst nightmare, especially when its going to be an absolute mud-bath thanks to the wettest April in a decade..
We have a small promotional stand were we will be selling all CrucialBMX, The Come Up and OSS goodies and a few end of the line/last years BMX products heavily discounted. I’m afraid we will not have a massive stand like we do at closer to home festivals as its just too far to lug it all, we will be concentrating on making sure we are known in the area and pushing the website/blog.
We have 5 Crucial Riders entering in the BMX competition, across all the different disciplines: Cam Hardy, Cappy Smith, MJ and Vince Mayne will be representing us!
Please get involved and get to Santa Pod Raceway this weekend for a fun time!
“XFest at Santa Pod Raceway is rapidly approaching on the 5th-7th May 2012. The rider lists have just been released and we have a massive line up.
In all Pro competitions, cash prizes are being awarded to the top 10 riders and this is clearly enough to tempt the big guys into the competition. Similarly in the amateur competitions, product prizes will be awarded to the top 10 finishers. We have Riders from the UK, Germany, Switzerland, USA, Australia and more. This truly is a global gathering of the worlds best riders.
Scoot magazine are running things in the Scooter competition taking place on the specially constructed Scooter course throughout Saturday and Sunday. All of the big UK teams are on the rider list, this is set to be the mother of all competitions in the scooting world. Riders signed up include Dakota Scheutz, Terry Price, Rob Wasp, Ryan Mcnamara and loads more. The Scoot Mag riders themselves (Lewis Williams, Danny Roberts, Ollie Luton) do not appear on the rider lists as they are forming the juding panel along with Terry Price from Madd. On Monday things switch over to the Razor Global Domination tour for the first stop on their UK series.
The line-up for the BMX Park competition includes, Mark Webb, Pat Casey, Todd Meyn, Harry Main and more, but who will come out on top?
BMX Street Dollar Jam will be taking place on the street course with rails, flat banks, steps and other unseen obstacles this really is a course with a difference designed to challenge the riders. Riders include Bruno Hoffman, Ryan Elcock, Ben Lewis, Scott Ditchburn and a whole host of others.
BMX Dirt features round 1 of the Lords of Dirt competition and with the massive course laid out this is going to be one to watch. Riders have travelled Internationally to take part with Corey Nastazio, Patrick Giumez, Rob Darden, TJ Ellis and Pat Casey amongst others competing with our own home grown heros such as Ben Wallace and Jack Marchant.
The Mountain Bike Dirt Competition also has a big name attached to it in the form of the King of Dirt Competition. This is the only Mountain Bike Competition worth following and we have some huge names lined up to match the huge courses we have in place. It’s going to be down to the bravest of the brave to ride these courses and pull off some monster tricks. Riders include Andreu Lacondeguy, Mike Montgomery, Sam Pilgrim and loads more.
Inline Skate forms stage 2 of the Laced series which is set to be the UK’s biggest rolling blading event this year. With competitions in both the Park and Street disciplines riders are going to be pushed to their limits with a mixture of familiar and unfamiliar obstacles alike. Included in the massive line up of riders are Claudio Bohli, Taylor Latouche, Chaz Sands and more! We have even seen the late addition of the girls competition.
Amateur Skateboard competitions are going ahead but the Pro comp has been swapped for some Pro Rider displays. Be sure to check this out.
Throw in the Monster Truck Displays, The FireForce 3 Jet Funny Car, a freestyle stunt rider competition (street motorbikes), Run What Ya Brung, Drift What Ya Brung Sessions, Live Music across 2 arenas including Big Top Marquee with a HUGE line ups, fun fair and loads more and this is a mix you will not want to miss.
Check out www.xfest.co.uk for full rider line up and details.”
April 28th, 2012 / Posted by: Scott Gary Summerhayes
The Rosewood Skatepark by Tate’s house quickly became the morning warm up spot during our SLC trip. Here’s the first ever OSS skatepark edit featuring a handicapped Alex Platt, Alex Raban, Devin Feil, Adam, Craig Passero, Tate Roskelley, Matty Long, Tanner Nelson, & Stijn Staal.
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