
Thank you everyone for the life changing experience. Special thanks to Jason Brandt, Dylan Pfohl, Polo, 8 Mile, Stephen Murray, Sean & Nick, Marcy & Joel, G&G, Woodward West, Debbie Williams, Da Compound, Shane, Link Foundation, Caleb Gilbertson, BMX Plus, Stolen & Fiction Bikes, AJ Anaya, Ben Snowden, Alex Landeros, Victor Salazar, Bryce Tyron, K-Rob [...]
Apr 2012 California, Contest, Friends, Minneapolis, TCFF, Travel, Video

Introducing the Stay Strong Link. A small symbol that we are all connected. I am part of a Non-Profit called The Link Foundation, and we’ve put together a brand new hand painted recycled BMX chain link bracelet for Stephen Murray’s brand, Stay Strong. Available now at Stephen’s home in Riverside and orderable online at http://linksupport.org/?cat=32 [...]
Apr 2012 BMX, Friends, Link Foundation

Soooo wild walking away with this… Speechless as you can see in the video hahh Last year I flew out from MN & roomed with Satterfield just to ride in this event, and this year I happened to only be 4 hours away while living in Riverside, CA so we cruised out to Vegas for [...]
Apr 2012 BMX, Contest, Friends, Travel, Video

Lesson learned, do not talk with Evan’s sister after he hasn’t responded to anything in a few weeks & when I disappear use this as evidence !! Sunday March 4th 3:15PM PST went off for 60 seconds very vulgar insecure “IF YOU EVER F*$#ING TALK TO MY FAMILY AGAIN…” We’ve tried helping for over 6 [...]
Mar 2012 Friends

Special thanks to QBP & everyone who attended, another fun Frostbike weekend in Minnesota.. New products & catching up with vendors, dealers, & my old coworkers. Love seeing everyone. Saturday night we had a fun session at The Factory, great to see Ride BMX Magazine, Odyssey, Volume/Demolition, Eye BMX, 50/50, etc visit & compliment our [...]
Feb 2012 BMX, Friends, QBP, TCFF, Video

Congrats to Grandma & Grandpa Jean & Irve on their 60th wedding anniversary married on Valentines Day. Good luck to anyone tryin to compete with that !!!! Celebrating with both of their daughters’ families in Hawaii, thank you soo much!! Love you both, Happy V-Day everyone:)) Forgetting Sarah Marshall anyone ?? 5:30 AM climb to [...]
Feb 2012 BMX, Family, Friends, Scenery, Travel, Video

Evan & I went to Hawaii almost 3 years ago, and I just ran across our skydiving videos. Neither of us have really seen these since, so I took both of them & made a single edit. I surprised Evan with it on his Bday, brings back a ton of good memories !! Love it. [...]
Jan 2012 Friends, Travel, Video

I was born in New York, grew up in Minnesota, and I’ve been here ever since. I graduated high school here, graduated college here, worked for 5 years in the bike industry here, instructed a college course for 2 years here, started a few businesses here, and throughout all this time I’ve been riding BMX [...]
Jan 2012 CA, Family, Friends, Home, Projects

I can’t even tell you how exciting and honored it was to be a part of planning this..
Sep 2011 BMX, Family, Friends, Shows

TJ Lavin is designing all of the dirt courses this year, with a bit of trail style mixed in.. Time to start hitting up the race track!! My roommate Evan Moyle & Jeff Mclearen flew out for the week (bless their little hearts), none of us had ever been to Portland.. It was incredible, the [...]
Aug 2011 BMX, Contest, Friends, Travel

My buddy Jeff recently started “The Pink Link” cancer charity fundraiser awareness bracelets that you may have already seen. I spread a few around QBP, and also a few with Jim Rienstra who just left on his “Pedaling for Pennies” cycling trip from Minnesota to Alaska for the Randy Shaver Cancer Research & Community Fund. [...]
Jun 2011 Charity, Friends

Pro BMX legend and Minnesota local Jim Rienstra, is off on his new adventure pedaling all the way from Minnesota to Alaska to raise money for the Randy Shaver Cancer Research & Community Fund. Jim started the old “Aspire BMX Video Contest” series you may remember back around 2000. We went to celebrate the first [...]
May 2011 BMX, Charity, Friends

Wow. So I’ve wanted to visit some of the Utah shredders for quite some time now & Glenn was ready for a vacation so we flew out to Utah for the week. My old employer, and Glenn’s current employer, QBP (Quality Bicycle Products) recently opened their second distribution warehouse in the area as well. Lots [...]
May 2011 BMX, Friends, QBP, Travel, Video

Evan Moyle & I showed up downtown to help film for a music video my dad is working on about the birth of a new collective consciousness transcending the Mayan 2012 death and destruction predictions.
May 2011 Family, Friends, Music, Video

Once again, talked my wonderful roommate Evan into taking me on his Forest City incentive trip (last time was Hawaii) and yes I played the roll of his significant other once again. This time included quite the BMX tour of Florida. Met up with Mulville & the Casselberry crew (Ryan Herback, Trey Jones, Sean Ricany, [...]
Apr 2011 BMX, Friends, Travel, Video

Jay has been working on his new BMX brand for class, called “Undecided” for all you shredders our there who have trouble finding the right trendy trend for you! Here’s the commercial we shot at the Factory…
Mar 2011 BMX, Friends, TCFF, Video

Phil & I did two weeks of shows out of town together earlier this year with Rich, Lukens, etc. Shortly afterwards Phil came out to ride one day at the State Fair and literally slammed right to his face doing a tailwhip. Here’s the thing, Phil doesn’t fall. BROKEN FACE. Cracked cheek bone. Glenn & [...]
Nov 2010 BMX, Contest, Friends, Grub

About an hour south of Minneapolis on our way home from beautiful exotic Iowa, 70MPH, MOMMA BAMBI decides to walk onto 35W. Literally a split second to even notice. WhatTF am I thinking at this point?? People DIE from hitting deer. I feel an impact on my feet in the passenger seat. Now Glenn & [...]
Oct 2010 Friends

“Shout it, shout it, shout it out loud!!!” Star Child. Cat Man. William Wallace?? Yes we had speakers playing Kiss everywhere we walked. Yes everyone at the Renaissance Festival loved us. Yes the Renaissance Staff hated us. “DON’T MAKE ME SLAY YOU KALDOREI.”
Oct 2010 Costumes, Friends

It’s one thing when a pro rider goes down, but when it’s one of your friends that you have known for many years, I can’t even tell you how much this hurts to see them like this. Riders PLEASE wear your helmets. Send cards & visit Tony Mortenson at North Memorial Medical Center. Hang in [...]
Jul 2010 BMX, Friends, Injury

So for the past month or two, Jen has been planning a surprise birthday party for her boyfriend/my close friend Jeff (HINT to all the women out there) and what does she end up doing?? Yes, a Nitro Circus Birthday Party and it was FRICKEN WILD. I remember a sexswing, a wizard, flying in a [...]
May 2010 Friends

Three roomies & Kenny shredding MPLS.
Apr 2010 BMX, Friends

TRAIL SEASON HAS ARRIVED. And I can officially say I’ve put in a solid 30 hours with a shovel this week in Benny’s yard… Bring your bike & a six pack and come join the party.
Apr 2010 BMX, Friends

Apparently! So Jeff Dowhen is visiting Mike Hinkens in Nicaragua, and he somehow ran across this school notebook and noticed an InterBMX.com shirt (a large BMX community website I started in 2006) on this BMXer actually PRINTED on the cover… He takes a photo & tags me on Facebook, now I’m looking at this thinking [...]
Mar 2010 BMX, Friends, InterBMX.com, Projects