Archive for the ‘BMX’ Category

Kelly Osbourne Getting Involved In BMX

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008

We are proud to announce that Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzie Osbourne, has officially made it into the extreme sports realm by landing herself a BMX rider named Luke Howell from the U.K. The knobs over at dailymail.co.uk took the juicy photo below. I think we’ve all seen this before. ...

Kite Surfing Taking A Backseat No More

Monday, November 10th, 2008

  With surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and rollerblading rising from the outer depths of obscurity and into the mainstream, there is no doubt that these sports will be at the forefront of EXTREMITY for a long time.  With surfing, you’ve got one of the most extensive sport tours on earth in the ...

BMX Shows To Look Out For On FUEL TV

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

If you feel like there aren’t enough programming geared towards Snakeboarding, Rollerblading, and BMX on the television, well there’s nothing for you here if you’re into Snakeboarding or Rollerblading.  But if you’re a BMX head, then you’re in luck because FUEL TV has pumped some good shows into its lineup ...

Meet Fuzzy Hall: The World’s Top Dirt Course Builder

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Tim "Fuzzy" Hall's 'stash' has nothing to do with drugs, but it has everything to do with dirt. This legendary BMX rider has stashes in every city where the AST Dew Tour stops, because he is the premier dirt course builder in the world, and builds all the courses for ...

Athlete Recovery Fund Focuses on Helping Injured Athletes

Monday, November 3rd, 2008

Action sports injuries can be catastrophic, involving trauma to brains and spinal cords. The big problem is, insurance companies consider these athletes too much of a risk, so they won't cover them. When disaster happens, the biggest emergency is money. Enter Aaron Cooke, who started the Athlete Recovery Fund. The non-profit ...

Dhers, Bestwick Win Gold at LG World Championships

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

BMX riders Daniel Dhers and Jamie Bestwick have won just about every contest they've entered this season, so it's no surprise to find the two dominating at one of the year's final events, the LG Action Sports World Championships. In the BMX Street finals, Daniel Dhers followed up his Dew Cup ...

Red Bull BXM Street: Trick Or Treat 2008

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

With Halloween just around the corner, we’re seeing the onslaught of Halloween themed events around the country.  Red Bull’s Trick Or Treat BMX contest brought out the best BMX riders to Rochester New York.  With a supposeded haunted contest venue, everyone had their eyes peeled for some ghost, maybe a ...

X Games Announces Equal Cash Prize For Men & Women

Monday, October 27th, 2008

This country has come a long way since the days before Suffrage.  It was a depressed time when women in this country were not allowed to take part of one of this nation’s proudest privileges, voting.  Now look at where we are.  Opera Winfrey is one of the most powerful ...

Mike Aitken Back in Salt Lake

Monday, October 27th, 2008

BMX rider Mike Aitken is back in his home town of Salt Lake, but the news isn't good, even though he was flown home by an air ambulance and admitted to a Trauma One hospital. Aitken was seriously brain-damaged and partially paralyzed when he crashed while shooting a video in Pennsylvania ...

Bowers Tops Red Bull Trick or Treat

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

Charlie Bowers | cr. Red Bull Some of the best and brightest in BMX descended upon Rochester, New York, Saturday to take part in the Halloween-themed Red Bull Trick or Treat contest.  More than 30 riders took part, though it was an unfamiliar face that came out on top. Charlie "Monkey" Bowers ...