Sunday, December 30, 2007

Video: Jared Chilko & Luke Santucci

Ok, so I wasn't sure where this video was from but someone told me it is from the Summer of Fit DVD in the bonus section. I haven't seen that DVD so I didn't recognize this clip but if anybody from Fit doesn't want me to post this please let me know.

That said, these guys throw down some good shit and I want to see The Summer of Fit so maybe I'll go buy it today because I heard it's $10 or something and I'm sure I can steal $10 from my girlfriend's purse without her noticing. And if she does notice I'll pretend to not know what she's talking about... then distract her with a comment about Angelina Jolie or some shit, because let's face it... my girlfriend's not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

Shredders include: Mike Aitken, Eddie Cleveland, Chase Hawk, Edwin Delarosa, Tom White, Justin Inman, Brian Foster, Chase Dehart, and a bunch of other riders that are better than you.



also... FTW is Porkolt?

Fit Bike
Interview with Robbie Morales
Buy Summer of FIT for $10!

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Random Links and Videos - 12/29/07

Garrett Reynolds Holds SignThanks to Garrett Reynolds for helping me with this post. Here's a clue -- it's fake, genius.
Here are some random links and videos for the 10 people that read my blog.

Emily Scott looks hot in this bikini photo shoot.

Jamie Lynn Spears has herpes - pic

Guy gets punched and knocked the F*CK out while driving - video

Italian babes in bikinis play the human Tetris game - video

Violent cheerleader collision. Whats not funny about that?


Some dirty south ass slapping video.



A Baby that can give the "evil eye". Cause babies are wholesome and you're not.

Dennis Enarson is 16 Years old...

Denis Enarson's Top 5'sYeah, you can head over to Defgrip to check out Dennis Enarson's top 5's and read about what he does when everyone else is out drinking.

You can also watch this bonus Dennis Enarson video from Vital. The guy just flat out shreds. He has the style and confidence of a seasoned veteran.


And lastly there is this Dennis Enarson Press List video which is pretty damn funny. He gets interviewed by a bunch of people including Scotty Cranmer who seems to have a great sense of humor.


Dennis Enarson is sponsored by:
Dennis' Interview on FATBMX

Thursday, December 27, 2007

The Top 5 Reasons You cant do Tailwhips like Scotty Cranmer

Well this is my year end list. Except that it is a video list.

And i hope nobody thinks I'm trying to rip on Scotty Cranmer, cuz you would be wrong. Cranmer is an amazing rider in my book. I just chose him because he's the rider that comes to mind when I think of the sheer amount of tailwhips and variations he does.

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah or whatever you celebrate just make sure you take time to enjoy all the positive things you have in your life.

And if you have some time off from school or work hopefully you can get out and ride if it's not too cold. Happy Holidays!

Monday, December 24, 2007

Edwin Delarosa Bike Check

Edwin Delarosa Bike CheckWhile shooting a new Fit ad over at Front Street, Keith Romanowski was nice enough to take a photo of Ed's bike for a bike check. Go check it cuz you know you want to see what parts he's running.

Head over to TheComeUp to check it out or click here to go directly to the post.
Click here to see a large picture of it in the TheComeUp Forum and while you
are there register and leave a comment!

Friday, December 21, 2007

Video: Mat Hoffman's CFB (Crazy Freakin' Bikers)

I don't know which CFB this video is from but it has some good riding in it. Ryan Guettler comes out on top with Chris Doyle in 2nd and Ryan Nyquist in 3rd.



Hoffman Bikes
Mat Hoffman's Site
Hoffman Sports Association
CFB Event Re-Cap

Video: Corey Bohan Trick Tip - Tailwhip to Manual

Just found this Corey Bohan trick tip. Whether or not you already know how to do this it's always interesting to hear how someone explains a trick. Maybe you're over whip to manuals and you would rather work on your Cranmer-esque "frontflip tailwhip to tuck no-hander... or whatever you call that trick you do into the foam pit but this video is still worth watching. Some people really suck at explaining things but it seems like Corey does a decent job.

Watch this video if you want to learn this trick or if you just want to hear his Aussie accent.

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Video: Front Flip to Faceplant

Every once in a while it's funny to see someone take it... as long as it's not me.



Related Posts
Video: Chicks Ride BMX in the Nude
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Video: Chester Blacksmith Scarred
Video: Crash Compilation
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Video: The Taste of Concrete

Video: Props Nightside

Nightside street riding in Cali with the likes of Aaron Ross including a rail that some call unrideable, but is it? Shredders include Aaron Ross, Dylan Smith, Ryan Metro, Matt Morren, and Randy Taylor.

"Carlos 3'd a huge gap off this thing out of this thing." -- Aaron Ross




Video: Levi's Pro Team Remix

Check out this Levi's Pro Team Remix which has Jamie Bestwick, Corey Martinez, Morgan Wade, and Anthony Napolitan riding in it.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Jimmy Levan Benefit at T-1

Jimmy Levan Jam at T1
It went down this last Saturday at T-1. What went down, you ask?

Some great riding, awesome music, uber art show, and a lot of beer swigging all in the name of Jimmy Levan. Unfortunately I had to leave early to go to my little sister's graduation dinner but I had a blast while I was there.

Chase Hawk knows the T-1 ramp pretty damn well and it showed. He was blasting 9-10 foot airs on the second wall after dropping in. Aaron Ross rode the ramp a bit too. Other notables that were there - Joe Rich and Taj (of course), Tony Cardona, Joe Simon, Neil Harrington, James Shepherd (Homeless Bikes), Adam Baker, Ryan Smith, Rob-O, Andy Martinez, Sandy Carson, Devon Hutchins, Adam Roye... um that's all I can remember.

I bought a bunch of art there and I will be giving some away in a contest that i'm going to have to come up with. Email me if you have any ideas about what I should do.

All in all it was a good time for a great cause. $2000 was raised in total!

Head over to the Terrible One site for a bunch of pics.
There are a couple of pics on the Fit site as well.

Video: Dew Tour Footage from Fox

Dew Tour Footage from Fox Forward Broadband Video Channel.
I love watching turndown 3's... they are so smooth.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Riding Music: Pre-Release Nada Surf - Lucky

Nada Surf - Lucky
New York based Nada Surf will be releasing their next album Lucky on Feb. 5th, 2008.

"The record is filled with songs of restlessness, longing and the elusiveness of love. Yet, in its inimitable way, the band beautifully counterbalances its signature lyrical wistfulness with its singular musical buoyancy. Intimate tunes become we're-all-in-this-together anthems, thanks to the chiming guitars, propulsive beat, and the ever-present yearning in singer Matthew Caws’ voice." -- Rolling Stone

The album features guest appearances by Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and the Long Winters' John Roderick, along with singer/songwriter Ed Harcourt and Jesse Sykes guitarist Phil Wandscher.

I have always been a huge Nada Surf fan and this album doesn't disappoint. My opinions are usually guided by how something makes me feel because I'm an artist by nature. This album will make you feel like pedaling off to watch a sunset and ponder life... that's a good thing. Load this up and get touchy feely while riding your stunt cycle.

Get it on
Rapidshare
Mediafire

The Last 5 BMX Factor Music Posts:
M.I.A. - Kala and Arular
Fugazi - 13 songs
Holy Fuck - LP
Cool Kids - Totally FLossed Out EP
Too Short - Get Off the Stage
Bonus - MJ Pre-Release or
MJ Rapishare part1 & Part 2

Note - This is not my upload. I just forward the links that I find so if they go inactive please do not ask me for a re-up. thank you

Video: More X Games Dubai from Vital and Watch

Brad Simms manual up railWatch BMX has a great video of the Dubai X Games.
And Vital BMX has got the X Games Dubai coverage posted.




Sunday, December 16, 2007

Video: Vibrations Urbaines '07 BMX Park

Vibrations Urbaines '07 BMX Park
This year is the 10th anniversary of Vibrations Urbaines in Pessac, France. In 2006 more than 120 skate and BMX riders took part at the contest and more than 12.000 spectators visited the event. Vibrations Urbaines is known for its mixture of urban culture and irreproachable organization. The event typically has DJs, rapper, art, and competitions involving BMX, skateboarding and in-line skating.

If you read French you can visit the website here:
Vibrations Urbaines

The site is in Flash so if you can't read French the only thing you'll be able to do is look at some pics and a couple of videos because the site can't be translated by any programs because there is no HTML text. Ghey.

For an in depth article read this on FATBMX.

You can watch some videos of the event here...


Freecaster TV Video of the 10th Annual Vibrations Urbaines BMX Park Competition




Here are a couple of YouTube videos of the event.


Chris Doyle's insane whip transfer.


Vibrations Urbaines Video Group on Dailymotion where you can watch past events.
Freecaster TV
Vibrations Urbaines Website

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Q & A with Jim Cielencki

Q & A with Jim CielenckiThere is a great Q & A with Jim Cielencki over on the Odyssey site. He talks a bit about his part in the Electronical video, his signature Beloe shoe, and does a Top 5's. Go read it!

Odyssey main
Jim Cielencki Q&A

Riding Music: M.I.A. - Kala and Arular

M.I.A. - Kala and ArularI have been wanting to do a music post with these 2 CDs but I couldn't think of anything to write because the music is so hard to describe. So I put it on the backburner for a while then I thought I would just look up some reviews and quote those... cuz i'm not really a critic.

"As instantly infectious as it is hard to pin down." -- Entertainment Weekly

"
Weird, playful, unclassifiable, sexy, brilliantly addictive. " -- Rolling Stone

"Kala is such a resolutely strange, sweltering album that it's thrilling to be alive in an era when such a thing can lay claim to the mantle of "pop." -- The Onion

"
M.I.A. has given us one of the albums of the year. Bravo. " -- PopMatters

There, those said it better than I ever could have. All I know is this is some hot sh*t! Both of these albums are sooo good. Load these and go ride!

Get Kala
on Rapidshare

Get Arular
on Rapidshare

The Last 5 Music Posts on BMX Factor:
Fugazi - 13 songs
Holy Fuck - LP
Cool Kids - Totally Flossed Out EP
Too Short - Get Off the Stage
Styles P - Super Gangster


Note - This is not my upload. I just forward the links that I find so if they go inactive please do not ask me for a re-up. thank you

Ian Schwartz Bike Check

Ian Schwartz bike checkIan Schwartz has a crazy bike check on the FATBMX site. Check it out.

FATBMX main

More on Dubai X Games Street

Dubai X Games Street - Aaron Ross Garrett Reynolds Van HomanHead over to FATBMX to read a great and in depth article detailing the Dubai X Games and how everything went down. There are a lot of good photos there too.

For even more photos of the event check out the Odyssey Daily Word.

FATBMX main
Odyssey main

Friday, December 14, 2007

Video: Todd Meyn - Levi's Red Tab Award Winner



A few weeks ago Levi's started the Red Tab Contest to award prizes to rider submitted videos. Well 15 year old Todd Meyn won the Riding category with an insane video of himself pulling impossible tricks at will. Flip whips, flair 540 tire taps, footjam variations.., are you kidding me?!

I had never heard of him but apparently he has been competing a bit lately with some success. Somebody hook this kid up with some flow!

A quick search results in finding these:
6th place amateur - mini ramp contest
1st place Gravity Games - Over 16 division
5th place '07 Monster BMX games - Am Park

Todd is going to be a household name soon...

Video: Jake Brown's Road to Recovery

Jake Brown's Road to Recovery
We all remember what happened to Jake Brown on August 2nd at the X games, in fact, it's impossibly hard to forget. He fell over 4 stories to the flat bottom of a ramp... and survived. It was the car crash that you couldn't tear your eyes from. Mat Hoffman fell from that height and was in and out of a coma for 3 days.

Jake Brown walked away.

So it's almost half a year later and Jake is still recovering. I'm thinking that if he had any of his 9 lives left before this fall they're all gone now. Watch this video to see the events, how he survived, and how he's doing today.



Jake Brown Wiki entry
MTV.com article

Related Posts:
How To Fall Four Stories (like Pro Sk8er Jake Brown)

Video: Vinyl Trailer

Vinyl BMX TrailerTom from Vinyl BMX has posted his latest trailer and it looks sweet. There's some good riding going down. Watch it here.

Riding Music: Fugazi - 13 Songs

Fugazi - 13 SongsIan MacKaye... you have to respect this man. Influential frontman and founder of band like Minor Threat, Embrace, Fugazi, and most recently, The Evens. He has always followed his DIY aesthetics in an era where it was much harder to do. His bands created 'zines, recorded and distributed records, and booked shows and toured all before the internet and computer programs like Pro Tools were ever around. They kept their overhead low and worked hard which paid off for them not by selling millions of records but by being true to themselves, not being a slave to a record label, and ultimately doing what they love for a living.

Fugazi's sound in the early years was a departure from the hardcore sound of Minor Threat and had a lot of heavy Zeppelinesque riffs. Ian's and Guy's vocals were always very distinct and which added to their amazing sound. 13 songs is a compilation of Fugazi's first 2 EPs and still manages to capture their raw post-punk sound but adds a layer if refinement that works quite well while keeping the energy alive.

I'm not a music critic... just a fan. Give Fugazi a listen. The music is great even on first listen but the more you listen, the more they grow on you.

Load up 13 Songs and roll out.

Get it from:
Rapidshare

Dischord Records website

The Last 5 BMX Factor Music Posts:
Holy Fuck - LP
Cool Kids - Totally FLossed Out EP
Too Short - Get Off the Stage
Styles P - Super Gangster
Gostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Video: Antony Lille

Antony Lille superstar bikesI always hear that the French are overrated. I'm not touching that one... but what I do know is that this French guy Antony Lille is the truth! This Vans weekly video came out a little while ago but its a great video that shows he's got some skillzzzzzzz.

P.S. The double set hop was insane but he really takes it on that fakie 180 at the end.



Antony Lille is sponsored by:

Vans (france)
Superstar BMX
BSD

Video: Lil' Mike



New York streets... grimey and raw. Peep this video from Li' Mike. Spotted on TheComeUp.

Monday, December 10, 2007

X-Games Dubai Results

X-Games Dubai Results aaron ross, garrett reynolds, van homanA big congratulations go out to Garrett Reynolds, Aaron Ross, and Van Homan for winning medals at the 2007 Xgames in Dubai BMX freestyle street competition.Aaron Ross massive 180

The complete results are as follows:
  1. Garrett Reynolds 94.44 (Gold)
  2. Aaron Ross 92.78 (Silver)
  3. Van Homan 89.56 (Bronze)
  4. Brad Simms
  5. Gary Young
  6. Sean Sexton
  7. Nigel Sylvester
  8. Brian Kachinsky
  9. Ian Schwartz
  10. Greg Illingworth





Here is a promo video for Dubai Xgames:


Here is a better video on the ESPN site but you will have to watch a commercial before it starts...watch it here.

Just for grins you can watch this interview of Aaron Ross at 2007 Xgames Mexico.



Picture credit goes to Fit Bike Co. for header picture and FBM for side picture of Aaron

Related Posts:
Aaron Ross Bike Check

Micreation Apparel Promo


It's getting real cold out there and it's time to get some new gear. Hoodies, track jackets, and long sleeve shirts are the best because you can peel them off as your blood starts pumping. Don't wait until you parents go out and get you some whack shit from wherever the hell they shop. TELL THEM what you want. Or tell them where they can get you the stuff you want. It'll save everyone time and trouble.

Micreation is having a promo...until Dec. 24th, anyone who places an order at the Micreation online shop will get a free shirt. There are a couple of fine print details so read the graphic.








The Mutiny Tri-Badge hoodies look fresh. You can go to the Mutiny Website to check those out or just look at any picture of Justin Simpson or Ryan Smith.




















I always like the MacNeil apparel. Pictured here is the Repeat Hoodie which will definitely keep you warm and score some style points.



Note: the Micreation promo is only good when you purchase from the Micreation webite.

Micreation and Mutiny hoodies can be purchased at Empire Bmx and the MacNeil gear can be bought at Dan's Comp.

--Fresh ta deaf




Micreation Website
Empire BMX mailorder
Dan's Comp
Mutiny Website
MacNeil Website
other shirts

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Video: Austin Spot Check

There's nothing little about Hanson Little's ender in Mutiny's Stoked On Being Pumped.
Wait until you see the DVD... it's huge.
Anyways, if you have never heard of him I have a feeling you will be hearing a lot more about him as more and more people see SOBP.

Check out this video from Vimby where he talks a bit about Empire BMX, the Austin scene, and a little about himself.



Empire BMX
Vimby
Mutiny
Coalition
Vclub Clothing

Oh and i found this sequence of Hanson on the Coalition site.

Riding Music: Holy Fuck - LP

Holy Fuck - LP

Don't let the name of this band put you off. This Toronto band "rounds off 2007's seemingly endless stream of amazing Canadian bands with the most incessantly incendiary drum-pummelling ('The Pulse') and membrane-melting synth-scalding ('Safari') you're ever likely to hear." -- NME


Holyfuck's music has been described as a "strangely melodic and pulse pounding free-form fusion of the heavy chug and groove rock of Trans Am and the quirkiness of Beck rolled into one mesmerizing viewing and listening experience."

It's definitely different and worth a listen. Broaden your horizons... load this up and go stuntin'.

Get it from
Rapidshare

Holyfuck MySpace

The Last 5 BMX factor Music Posts:
Cool Kids - Totally FLossed Out EP
Pre-Release Too Short
Pre-Release (Styles P)
Gostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab
The Notorious B.I.G.

Saturday, December 8, 2007

We The People Start Weekly Rider Videos

We The People Start Weekly Rider Videos










We The People are starting a weekly video series of rider parts.

To kick it off they have a part from Luc Legrand which you can watch here.
Future riders to be featured are:

We The People Website
We The People VideoRama Page
Luc Legrand Profile

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Aaron Ross Bike Check

Pictures by Devon Hutchins

Aaron Ross Bike Check overviewAaron Ross has had a great year no doubt about it. When the Empire video dropped everybody was talking about his part in it. Then the Etnies Grounded video came out... another monster. Follow that up with a NORA Cup #1 Street Rider of the Year award and a medal at the X-Games in Mexico and life is good for gorilla Ross. As the year comes to an end we caught up with Aaron to ask him a few questions and peep his new whip.

Q - You are going on the road for a month, tell us a little about that trip.
Aaron - I’m going on a filming trip for a few weeks for the new Odyssey video, Electronical. We’re heading out to New Jersey then from there to LA for a few days then I will be back in Austin.

Aaron Ross Bike Check front endframe - 2008 FBM Master Blaster
forks - Odyssey Director Fork
bars - Odyssey prototype Aaron Ross spacebars
stem - Odyssey Elementary Stem
cranks - Wombolt cranks
pedals - Odyssey Jim C. trailmix
sprocket - Odyssey Vermont
chain- 410
rims - Odyssey Lite
hubs - Odyssey back - front Gsport
tires - Odyssey Path - back Aitken
seat - Odyssey Veteran Saddle
post - Odyssey intac
brakes - Odyssey
brake lever - Odyssey small
bar ends - Odyssey Par Ends
pegs - Odyssey Jpegs
grips - Prototype Aaron Ross keyboard grips

Q - Any Mods?
Aaron - Nope just ride it.

Q - Can you tell us a little about your new FBM frame?
Aaron - It’s just cleaned up more from the last one, lighter, and gyro tabs you can take on and off and it looks sweet....

Q - Is there a new part that you're really stoked on?
Aaron - My new bars and grips are both sweet. The grips are super soft and the bars are big but still good for barspins.

Q - Can you tell us anything about the new Odyssey video - or is there anything you want to say about it?
Aaron - It’s going to be sweet and I can’t wait to see it all put together at the end. You need to check it out in a few months it’s definitely going to be good. I can’t wait.

Aaron Ross Bike Check back end
Aaron Ross Bike Check high barspin
Aaron Ross bmx











FBM BMX
Odyssey
Etnies
Empire BMX
Devon Hutchins

A big thanks go out to Aaron Ross and Devon Hutchins!


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Aaron Ross Video Bike Check 1
Aaron Ross Bike Check
Aaron Ross On Sunday!
Aaron Ross Leaves FBM
Video: Aaron Ross
Aaron Ross Pics

New Shook Trailer

Get over to Defgrip to check out the new Shook trailer. It looks like it's going to be the best one in a while. Wait, they haven't had one in a while... well, that's a good thing because it looks like it has given all the riders time to get a lot of footy together.

It's got full length parts from:
Dave Thompson
Dan Romeo
Charlie Crumlish
Andrew Hossleton
Greg Tyloski
Troy Merkle
and Garrett Reynolds

Click Here for a direct link to the Trailer.

Note -- the trailer is 33megs so slower connections be patient.

Top Side: Mike Ardelean

Top Side: Mike Ardelean
Head over to the Merit Blog to check out Mike Ardelean's Top Items.
He definitely likes the German engineered cars...

Merit Blog

Get High for Jimmy

Jimmy Levan Jam flyer
Saturday Dec. 15th - Man I totally forgot to post this. If you are anywhere within 300 miles of Austin you should definitely be at this. It's a huge jam being held at the T-1 ramp with all proceeds going to Jimmy Levan's medical bills. There will be bands, a high air contest, art to buy, and good times to be had.

Click the flyer on the left to see a fullsize version and you can check out more details about what's going on.






A big thanks go out to:
Empire BMX
T-1
Odyssey
Dan's Comp
4Down
and Profile

Video: Sputnic's Ryan Flesch

Sputnic's Ryan Flesch new rider
Sputnic has a new flow rider named Ryan Flesch and they posted a new video of him on the site. The video is pretty sweet and he's rockin' a freecoaster which you can talk smack about but the fact is that he can bust 540 bunnyhops and you probably cannot.

Sputnic site
Sputnic MySpace
Ryan Flesch Video

Related Posts
New Sputnic Flow Rider - Casey Strong

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Riding Music: Cool Kids - Totally Flossed Out EP

Cool Kids - Totally Flossed Out EPCool Kids bring back BMX? Ya think? Well, don't let that keep you from listening to these guys.
Everybody has already seen the Black Mags video and you might not have liked that song or maybe you did but if you haven't heard this EP... check it. It's damn good.

They got big beats that sound old school and still manage to sound fresh at the same time, Cool Kids got that Pharrell swagger and for good reason. These guys are tight.

Download it from
Rapidshare

If you want a better idea of their sound, listen to this.


And here's the Black Mags video.



Cool Kids MySpace
VIBE Mag Article
URB Article
Pitchfork Review

The Last 5 BMX factor music posts:
Pre-Release Too Short
Pre-Release Styles P
Gostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab
The Notorious B.I.G.
Gorillaz - D-Sides
Mary J. Blige 01

What is RSS?

Do you want to keep up to date with the latest posts on BMXfactor?

We have a number of ways that you can subscribe to this site and receive updates. The main one that our readers use is our RSS feed.

What is RSS?
RSS is a technology that is being used by millions of web users around the world to keep track of their favorite websites.

In the ‘old days’ of the web to keep track of updates on a website you had to ‘bookmark’ websites in your browser and manually return to them on a regular basis to see what had been added.

The problems with bookmarking
  • You as the web surfer had to do all the work
  • It can get complicated when you are trying to track many websites at once
  • You miss information when you forget to check your bookmarksYou end up seeing the same information over and over again on sites that don’t update very often
Rss changes everything
What if you could tell a website to let you know every time that they update? In a sense, this is what RSS does for you.

RSS flips things around a little and is a technology that provides you with a method of getting relevant and up to date information sent to you for you to read in your own time. It saves you time and helps you to get the information you want quickly after it was published.

RSS stands for ‘Really Simple Syndication’. Many people describe it as a ‘news feed’ that you subscribe to.

I find the ’subscription’ description helpful. It’s like subscribing to a magazine that is delivered to you periodically but instead of it coming in your physical mail box each month when the magazine is published it is delivered to your ‘RSS Reader’ every time your favorite website updates.

How RSS actually technically works is probably a lesson for another day but the key today is for you to understand why it’s good and how to use it.

Let me say right up front that I’m not the most technically savvy guy going around - but even I can use RSS. At first I found it a little strange to make the change from bookmarking to RSS but I found that when I started that I just couldn’t stop.

How to use RSS

Get an RSS reader - The first thing you’ll want to do if you’re getting into reading sites via RSS is to hook yourself up with an RSS Feed Reader.

There are many feed readers going around with a variety of approaches and features - however a good place to start is with a couple of free and easy to use web based ones like Google Reader and Bloglines. Either one will do if you’re starting out (I use Google’s Reader) - as I say there are many others to choose from but to get started either of these are fairly easy to use and will help you work out the basics of RSS.

Both of these feed readers work a little like email. As you subscribe to feeds you’ll see that unread entries from the sites you’re tracking will be marked as bold. As you click on them you’ll see the latest update and can read it right there in the feed reader. You are given the option to click through to the actual site or move onto the next unread item - marking the last one as ‘read’.

The best way to learn how to use either Google Reader or Bloglines is to simply subscribe to some feeds and give it a go. Both have helpful help sections to get you up and running.

Note: other options to tracking websites that you might already be familiar with include using pages like MyYahoo, MyGoogle and MyMSN.

Find Some Feeds to Subscribe to - there are two places to look for a site’s feed:

  1. On the Site
  2. In Your Browser

On Site Subscription
Over the last few years you may have noticed a lot of little buttons and widgets appearing on your favorite sites and blogs. Little orange buttons, ‘counters’ with how many ‘readers a blog has, links called RSS, XML, ATOM and many more.

They come in all shapes and sizes. Here are a few you might have seen:









There are plenty more - but any time you see any of these buttons or anything like them it means that the site you are viewing almost certainly has a feed that you can subscribe to. In most cases it’s as simple as either copying and pasting the link associated with the button into your RSS Reader or clicking the button and following the instructions to subscribe using the feed reader of your choice.

Browser Subscription

Many internet browsers now have the ability to find and subscribe to RSS feeds built right into them.

When you surf to a site you can usually tell if it has an RSS feed by looking in the right hand side of address bar where you type in the site’s URL.

Don’t want to Use an RSS Reader? Email is an Option

If the above explanation all just seems a little too complicated for you then please don’t worry. Many sites also enable you to subscribe to RSS feeds via a more familiar medium - Email.

Here at BMXfactor we know that not everyone is into the RSS thing so if you
click here, you can get a daily email with a summary of our latest posts. You can unsubscribe at any time and your email will be kept private and not used for any other purposes than to send these daily updates.

Further Reading on RSS




VideoJug: RSS In Plain English

Monday, December 3, 2007

Riding Music: Pre-Release Too Short

Too Short get off the stage

"Gotta see the pink now, go on pull the panties down".

Ahhh... the genius of Too Short's lyrical flow. Yeah he's a regular ghetto poet.
I don't care what you say about him and his misogynistic lyrics, his music is like a guilty pleasure for me.

Don't forget about his older songs like:
  • Pimpology
  • The B*tch S*cks D*ck
  • Punk Bitch
Cop this and go ride your trick cycle.
Get It Now From:
Rapidshare
Mediafire

If you like it, buy it when it's released on December 4th.

Last 5 BMX Factor Music Posts:
Pre-Release (Styles P)

Gostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab
The Notorious B.I.G.
Gorillaz - D-Sides
Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams

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Saturday, December 1, 2007

How to: Fall Four Stories

Fall Four Stories and survive like Jake Brown
How to: Fall Four Stories (Like Pro Sk8er Jake Brown)

Just in case you somehow ever find yourself doing Kevin Robinson, Matt Hoffman, or Morgan Wade sized airs there is an interesting article I found on Wired on How to Survive a 4 Story fall.

1. Don't panic. As Brown says, "Gravity does what gravity does, you know?"

2. Pick a good landing spot. Trained BASE jumpers and skydivers can survive free falls of 100 feet, if they hit mud or a slope. If you're falling from less than 100 feet, you can aim for water (any higher and surface tension makes hitting water feel like slamming into concrete).

3. Spread the impact. Brown turned in midair and absorbed the impact with his feet, then rolled across his back. Such a maneuver is the best way to turn vertical momentum horizontal.

4. Be tough as nails, lucky, or Australian. From a height of 50 feet, you quickly accelerate to 30 miles per hour — so fast, as one expert puts it, you're lucky if your internal organs stay in place on impact.

And, of course, if you are doing airs that big you should enter next year's X-Games Big Air contest and win some cash... which you should then promptly split with me for helping you out so much.
You're welcome.


Read the Entire article here.













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