I'm out...

... this blog is cooked.

Bridport Friday with Salmon, Oli B etc....

Ringwood's Salmon had his first Bridport session!

Ringwood N2T Session

The N2T gang from B-Town taught Ringwood's bank-box a lesson.

N2T Ringwood wedge sesh from N2T Matt Nicklen on Vimeo.

Spongecake is back!

After a 5 year break, Sponge came out riding and nailed all his old moves. Manuals on the bowl, wallslaps...... all that jazz. He's now off to Corby to learn flips then it's back to the Army he goes.

The Chris Salmon Edit

The Chris Salmon Edit.
Edited and filmed by Oli Banks.


Higher res version:

Chris Salmon Edit: Trailer no.2

Here is the second trailer for the Chris Salmon edit that Oli Banks has been editing / filming for all year.

Can't wait to see what these dudes have come up with.

Salmon Edit now Friday 7th October

Yeah, so the Salmon edit will be dropped a day later than planned as Oli Banks broke a rib or something.

It's now going live on Friday 7th October at 8PM.

SALMON EDIT DROPPING 6TH OCTOBER

It's finally done! The Chris Salmon edit by Oli Banks will go LIVE on Thursday 6th October at 8PM.

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Street metal = super mental.

Ringwood BMX Contest 2011

If I'd known that the riding was going to be so mental, I'd have shot this jam with a better camera.

Sadly, I only had my little point and shoot camera with me on the day. Mike Ross also chucked in some clips.

The BMX contest was awesome, and the atmosphere was super good. Enjoy the video.

SB.

Ringwood BMX Contest 2011 from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

The BMX contest video will go LIVE tonight

A crappy video of the BMX contest from Sunday will be up on the blog tonight at 8PM!

Don't expect much, but it'll be OK.

We don't have the hump, but wish we did.

One of the best street spots that Ringwood has ever had lasted only one day!

Last week sometime, a massive road hump was built in the main car park. This thing was huge (for a road hump) and we could have ridden it for hours.

Picture a huge deck, around 1 1/2 foot high with perfect flat banks either side.

I guess it was too big, and cars were getting stuck on it or something.... as the very next day, it was gone.

This is all that is left (photo below) and who knows if they'll replace it with anything else that would be fun to ride.

I was bummed.

Oli Jones was back in town.

Oli Jones, the Hastings transplant and Seventies 'employee of the month' was back in Ringwood recently so he jammed out some footy down the park. Word.

Oli Jones was back in town. from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

The Salmon Edit Trailer

Here's the trailer for the Chris Salmon edit by Oli Banks. Coming soon! Can't wait to see the mayhem.

The Salmon Edit Trailer. from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

Colehill clips....

Here are a few semi-pointless clips from Colehill trails. The jumps were not running properly yet but it was still a good time.

Colehill trails. from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

Another Oli Banks GoPro video....

.... from Rob Ridge's ghetto park.  Just for fun, like.

Untitled from Oli Banks on Vimeo.

Nick Dunn is Fun bike check!

Dunn Fun sent in a bike check YOOOOOOOOO.

Frame: Cult Deathrow frame 21.25tt
Forks: Odyssey race.
Bars: Sunday Tall T.
Stem: Proper Microlite.
Grips: Proper.
Seat: Fit.
Post: Crucial own brand one.
Tyres: Odyssey P-lite dirt path front Odyssey P-lite path rear.
Wheels: Proper 36's, 9 tooth driver.
Cranks: Subrosa (check out the testing video for them its mental!)
Chainring: Federal 7075 25t
Pedals: Fly
Pegs: Cult
Brakes: NONE.

Here's a lookback!

... and a meaty hop....

The Dan C firework video!

Dan C gets nailed in the head with a firework rocket. Believe it or not, we were actually trying to be responsible... but the firework fell over and hit Dan.... of all people..... Funny times.

Dan gets hit in the head with a firework! from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

Steve B edit 2002-2006

Here's my edit of riding from 2002-2006.

It includes a pegless rail to barspin which is my personal favorite clip from the video.

Thanks for watching,

Steve B 2002-2006 Edit from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

Oli Banks Q&A

Q) If you could combine two fast food dishes and eat them exclusively for the rest of your life, what would they be?

A) subway tuna cheese thing x2.   (not what I asked but OK then)

Q) What happened to your Ska band?

A) people moved and i had other things to do.

Q) If you saw a rabbit getting mauled by a dog, what would you do?

A) probably laugh, ive seen it happen before.

Q) How long will Mr Belvedere last you think?

A) forever

Q) Name your top 5 Ringwood BMX legends.

A) salmon, charlie, saxby, andy o'brian, dan

Q) Are you one of those street riders who only rides park?

A) yes except for bunny hopping cones in the winter.

Q) What's your favorite retail shop in Ringwood?

A) there are shops in ringwood?

Q) Are any of these questions any good?

A) the rabbit one was funny.

Q) Tell us a funny Oli Jones story.

A) oh god, the first one that comes to mind i wasnt even there. But he was sick on a restaurant window in town while people were eating there just because everyone wanted him too.  (<< Ha, I was there, and yeah, it was funny!)

Or the time he bunnyhopped off the quarter onto the concrete then threw his helmet at a kid because he was still fat and angry at the time (i have this on video).    (<<  Ha, we need that video for the blog)

Q) Do you know what happened to Mousey?

A) I saw him driving a car in ringwood about a year ago, phil dolan bars lol.

Q) What's cooler... someone peg chinking the floor, or doing a 1080?

A) 1080 to peg chink the floor.

Q) Michael J Fox is clearly your main influence when it comes to filming..... but what are your future plans for the GoPro?

A) make it heavier and get one of them mounts for the frame so you can ride along filming without my jittery hands.

Q) If you could fly, or turn invisible, what would you choose?

A) probably fly i can see that being more useful.

Bridport January 2011

Yeah!  Bridders session from January 2011.   Check it:

Untitled from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

The Will Saxby Interview!

Hi guys, here is a Will Saxby interview. Will is a Ringwood BMX legend, no one can dispute that. He is also a bit of a mystery, so hopefully this interview will be pretty insightful for some.

Enjoy!

Q) Will, You're one of the original (if not first) Ringwood park locals. How did you get into riding BMX and riding at the Ringwood park?

A) I got into bmxing long long ago in a galaxy far far away because all my mountain bike components were breaking from the tricks and sometimes hard landings from high airs. I ordered a top end GT Vert bike from the USA (£927). It weighed 54 Lbs, But never broke lol. Myself and others realized soon that Ringwood at the time didn't have anything for the Mtb and Bmxer's except the dirt trails at ringwood common, which got knocked down a lot. (before the park was built) so a group of us school mates got together, made a petition got well over 200 names and approached the council. A few months later was the first time I met Greg Howe the owner of GBH skateparks. He produced some 3D prints of the proposed plans for the park and asked us if there was anything that should be changed. The design was simple, but all I wanted was the jump box, so I was happy.
2 and a half Years of waiting the work began, we helped put together the flat pack of metal parts while the GBH technicians welded it together and after everyday when they went home I was there riding it. Sometimes just with the transitions. I might have even been the first to riding it, long time ago.

Q) Do you still ride? What the deal?

A) I would like to ride, but ever since I was 15 I've tried to get into the army.. 3 years ago I got a serious head injury from the backwards landing of abubacaing the safety rail over the quarter flat quarter, something I was experimenting with at the time. I didnt have a helmet on, I've hit my head lots of times but not from the back. The results of the injury meant I had a 3 month long single migraine, couldn't go out side in the sun without being sick, couldn't do sport, couldn't read without getting a migraine. I had double vision, paranoia, super vidulence, tunnel vision. After I got back my ability to do sport, I thought I'd try for the army again and get myself back on my feet again with help from the gym. I have to have 4 years clear medical so.... no bmxing for me.  If I don't get in I'll start again as I've still got my bike.

Q) Talk us through the infamous backflip crash.... what actually happened before, during and after?

A) Hahaha that back flip crash. Interesting day to say the least. I had thought about back flipping for a while but hadn't been any foam pits to actually try it. so I didn't know what to do. So in other words I tried to wing it 10 ft up lol. I spoke to Mark Tate at the comp (before the crash) asking about back flips. He said just pull back really hard. Then I tried it. Really fast, really high. I didn't pull back at the lip as you are meant to do. instead I pulled back mid flight resulting in the most impressive looking crash I've seen on video. When I landed, my whole body went numb from the impact. I thought for a brief second I was paralyzed, then the feeling started to come back. realized there was a crowd of people around me looking afraid. The on stand ambulance woman came running over but I told her to go away, then I turned around and saw Mark's shocked face.. Then I heard the words I will never forget (but on here I can only mention one and I'm sure you can think of the second begins with c ) while helping me up and a big fat grin on his face said "you crazy **** ". crowd went mental, All my mates thought I was paralyzed or worse. I carried on riding later that day and was a bit sore for a few days.


Will Saxby Backflip Crash Video! from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

Q) You're known for adding little wooden attachments to the park so you can perform certain tricks... such as the backrail abubaca. You also had a plan to build a roll in from the quarter so you could generate enough speed to clear the fence. How do these ideas come about, and do you have any other crazy ideas that you want to do?

A) The wooden attachments are just to try out tricks that didn't work. Like the backrail.. when GBH repaints the park every year they dont repaint the back rail so its incredibly slippery.. I tried the abubaca lots of times only to slip off. I abubacaed another parks safety rail that was wood with no problems so I thought I'd build a bolt on one for Ringwoods. The wooden top roll in was my next idea but I had my head injury so I never tried it. The plan was to add 5 foot of roll in off the top of the 6 ft quarter and adding a 8ft x 4ft sheet of ply to the top of the flat bank to the rails and a smaller sheet at the base to make a one big quarter then roll in the 6 ft which would be now 11ft, cain it across the park up the new transition and high air it over the fence, part of a tree and downside it over the hump in the play park and hopefully stop before slamming into the border hedge ..... but you cant have everything. ... Then trick it for a day get some nice shots.

Q) What are your future plans, in life?

A) Future plans, see the world have fun getting shot at, Build a house and fall in love.. eventually I want to build my own indoor skatepark for the kids closer to home, with an overdue foam pit lol.

Q) Tell us some of your favorite Ringwood BMX related moments.

A) Chilling out in some summer evening with mates riding and chilling (with Andy Marsh, who later died... We will never forget you Andy). The expressions on peoples faces when I got up after many of my back flip attempts, jumping the volcano for the first time smoooooth, the first day of Ringwood skatepark construction, the day that they removed the jump box to put a bigger one in :) and the day when Greg Howe who I got to know gave me his card asking if I was interested in riding with Team GBH against Team Extreme.

Thanks Will.... you rule.

Oli's car Mr Belvedere!

YEAH! The Mr Belvedere video!

Oli's car Mr Belvedere! from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

Bridport Session from October 2010.

Yo, so we shredded Bridders back in October 2010.

Bridport Session from October 2010. from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

Ringwood crew ride some crap.

Haha, I forgot about this video! Some of the Ringwood crew ride some semi-local crap spots.

Check it...

Ringwood Crap Spots from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

Salmon Bike Check

Ringwood's OG street demon Chris Salmon has just sent through a bike check... it's sick, check it out.

Frame - The Take Time 2 in 21" matt black
Forks - Colony offical V3
Bars - WTP Max G 8.7 high
Headset - Wethepeople
Bottom Bracket - cvm
Sprocket - WTP Supreme 25t
Pedals - ODSY JCPC
Cranks - KHE Hindenburg v1 with ti spindal
Stem - FBM Bottleneck
Chain - Shadow
Seat - Animal
Post - Macneil stump (uncut)
Front Wheel - Alienation deviant onto a khe asteral front hub (female bolts are shit on these)
Rear Wheel - WTP Supreme LHD 9th on a Primo 7000 rim with modified Simple slammers
Tires - 2.3 and a 2.1 Fit FAF tan walls
Grips - Animal edwins <3 Pegs Left - Colony oneway alloy (had for years) Pegs Right - Animal mk2 lites Hub Guard - BSD cassette version (bent to hell) extras - custom dropout spacers and peg extention weight - like i give a fuck anymore, as long as it dont break with me on it comments - khe stuff is piss poor, funky designs and ideas but not practical

Oli Banks and Steve do Crossways....

Oli Banks and Steve B go to that new Crossways park in Dorset.... cool place.

Oli & Steve do Crossways Skatepark in Dorset from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

Wookie

LEGEND!

Wookie! from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

Oli's Second GoPro Video and Rob doing a flip!

This is Oli's second GroPro video and edit. It's equally as hood-like as the first, but Ridger does do a backflip.... which makes everything on the planet pretty awesome.


Oli's second GoPro video @ Bridport. from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.

Coming soon....

The Dormy Swimming Pool in 2006

Back in 2006, the Dormy Hotel closed! So, hundreds of BMXers flocked to the spot to session the empty swimming pool. Empty pools are a rare thing so we went there early in the AM to avoid any authority! Enjoy the video:

The Dormy Pool Sunrise Mission. from ringwood BMXyeah on Vimeo.