Eastern Bikes Blog

Lightning Bolts Show

I had the honor of attending the Nike Lightning Bolts show in Hollywood and even had a plate in it. There were alot of BMX legends including Bob Haro, Byran Blyther and Mike Dominguez at the show. They played the Nike video and served refreshments. I couldn't beleive how many awesome number plates were there! Oh and Kelly Bolton showwed up and a good time was had. Check out the photos and visit www.athleterecoveryfund.com/lightningbolts/ to see all the plates and bid.

 

This was what I saw when I walked out of the airport.

Mark Lewman

Taj's plate was my favorite.

My plate on the right, next to Chris Hargraves, AKA RONI.

Me and Kelly

Brandon Trotter

Me and Nigel almost have the same glasses. What is Losey doing?

update

I just got back to greenville to get ready for exams. After exams we get a month break from school so im very excited and very ready to get out. This past weekend i went home to finish my ramps for my birthday jam coming up this weekend. I finally got them done but still didnt get to ride them much. guess ill wait to ride them when everyone else gets to ride them.

I took a break from working one day to go to raleigh and ride street with Eastern's own Leigh Ramsdell, Eric Holley, Zach Rogers, and Seamus Mckeon and the my NegSrc boys, Trey Doig and Steven Keeling. Mangler came along to document the goodness and shredding occured. It was seriously the most fun i have had in a while. I found myself smiling randomly because It was so good. Everyone killed it. Wait for the Eastern video to come out to see it.

I need sleep.

Go Ride Yo Bike

Darren

heres some pics.

Tooth

 
Ice

 
Tobog Photo:Guettler

 
Foley

 
Aaron Brenner

  
The Man telling me to produce or I am off the team

  
Youll have to watch the video to see the line that got Zach in this position.

 
My ramps

again

GO. NOW. Ride

Adam Banton News!!!

Recently in local california news. CBS announced Adam Banton as chairman of a new revolutionary toy company named LAME. Here is there new ad.

Oh and dont forget his new album soon to hit the streets and make the young girls scream... for their lives.

how about that adam?

Kelly Bolton Art Show

I've known the Kelly the longest than anyone else on Eastern, always knew he was into art and stuff. But I was super stoked for him when I read this in the Entertainment section in the L.A. Times!! Crazy. Security was tight, so sorry for the crappy pictures. Congrats Kelly!! Good luck in the future, don't forget your friends!! Haha.

This year Kelly Oliver Bolton ends 2008 and in a simple artistic impression on you. Possibly to hush the urge for today's complicated life style? Or is he stating modern man should take note of the economy and live conservative? Only one truly gifted man knows this answer, and as always, he's an enigma that pulls the ranks of a classic Sasquatch story.

These are deemed the "Days Inn" collections.  Kelly approaches a simple yet refined view of one of his team mates. Clearly he admires this person and has a hard time accepting the impact this handsome person has left on his feeble young life of 22, yet in some of these master pieces there is animosity towards side burns, pointy chins, and the long lost art of Front brakes.
  As always Kelly's mystic persona leaves his fans, critics and lovers of art wondering who this intriguing team mate is.

Day of Birth, ramps, and more maybe

    My birthday was this passed wednesday and Guettler let me have some people over at his house for pizza and an afternoon session on the ramps.Quite a few guys showed up to hang out and have a good time and i was stoked. For my birthday my girlfriend got me a point and shoot digital camera so i have no excuse not to post awesome pictures weekly now.

Lately I have been making the trek back home to pittsboro almost every weekend from my apartment in greenville to work on my ramps. I just recently got them finished and painted and I am very excited. I also just got a new bike together which I am happy about as well. Keep a look out for a bike check soon.

Thats all I got for now. Enjoy some point and shoot pics from my week.

GO RIDE YO BIKE!

heres too many pictures a mile long.

Guettler Griz Air
SO FUN
Mackay Freezin
Ryan and Colin
Dan Foley Good Tobo, Bad Pic  

Foley Invert
Kevin Tooth
Me Tooth
my butt, marcus tooker, Terrel
Preview.
Me, Rick, Sean
My House
  Rick tiregrab  
    no arm tuck
Pittsboro, NC

I got drunk and I ate chicken.

Listen, im not a music fanatic or anything but i like the stuff. it's not often i hear a new artist or group i actually am interested in or even remotely consider purchasing, but Nashville's own Those Darlins is an exception. i dont know what it is, be it the twangy western nashville influence or my soft spot for all-girl groups, but i would highly recommend checking them out. i can't really find anywhere to get their music for free, but i have been looping the four songs on their myspace over and over, and you should do the same. come get wiiiiiild with me.

www.myspace.com/darlins

www.thosedarlins.com

I GOT MY FILL (E).

So this was kinda an old team mate reunion for Wiz and I this last Inside/Out trip last week in Philly.  We both rode for Schwinn back in the day.  It was good to hang with him and ride his local spots. The (purple) rain tried its best to shout down everything. Wiz and the rest of us didn't let it stop us from riding and have a blast on this trip. One night we were eating at Wiz's  pizza shop for dinner, but not Kelly. He had a pony keg the night. Wow. Seamus and I met for the first time, I think we hit it off well and I enjoyed watching a young shredder who truly does his own style. It used to be called "Freestyle". Sheamus remembers.  The TL-88 is the car of everyones choice on this trip. Man, the thing is fast AND spacious. Thanks Mangler.  The video should be funny to watch. I have a feeling Kelly and Sheamus were talking smack about me in the interviews. Punks.  

Music trip.

So I flew to San Diego for my first meeting a N.A.M.M. They are basically the Inter-bike for the music industry. Pretty huge deal. Turns out they are hiring Ray Barbee and myself to promote "making and playing music" at all of the DEW Tour stops next year and X-games. It's still a bit unclear as to what we will be doing, but I know it'll be fun no matter what. I'm pretty blown away by the entire thing, honestly. It's not a bad thing to start filling in my calender for 09" already. Here are some pictures of some of the things I did while playing guitar, trveling, and killing 3 hours at L.A.X. Oh and while I was down there my bursits sack on my elbow decided to get a decent infection from falling in the mud at Beringers a week ago. Stange. So I'm on two antibiotics, and may be getting the fluid drained after the Philly Inside out Trip.

Fun Fun!

Last couple months have been amazing. Here a little insight to what's been going on...

Hardcore Sportz Jam

Hundreds of kids showed up for Karl Poynter's jam and an EPIC game of footdown proceeded.

FBM Getto High Air

Amazing weekend in Richmond, VA; topped with Matt Hoffman in his ghetto throne.

Secret Spot # 2

Ryan Popple preforming a skid

New Mimosa House Member

The pumkin count is getting low with Eric around.

Berm Shots

Hell-track in Asheville, NC

Euro Travels

The crew=

Epic dance parties

BJ Wolfe

Thanks to this guy and his camera...

and for this photo

and I'm out.

Late summer, early fall.

Real quick to fill you in on whats been going down in Utah as of late. The Aitken Tanner jam went off, everybody had awesome costumes and we raised 6K for Mike! The Forte brothers were in the states and got to ride Matts house with them.  I've been spending almost to much time working on my jacuzzi on the nice days, trying to get it going before winter is here for good. Pretty much just riding a bunch and living, feel me? I fly to San Diego tomorrow then leave the next day. I'm getting hired along with skate legend, Fender Athlete Ray Barbee to do some music stuff at all the Dew Tours next year and Summer X-Games. Im stoked and excited to see what its all about. It cant be bad if Ray is doing it. I basically said yes over the phone based on that its good enough for Ray, its good enough for me. I'm home for one day after S.D. then off to Philly for the last Inside Out trip. Cant wait for that one. Later.