And I haven't had any media training..
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
07/03/2013
07/02/2013
I should have bought a BMX
Ok, I admit it, I have never owned a BMX. Even with a starring role in ET and whilst my school chum Simon had an awesome Silver Mongoose, I was still riding a trusty Grifter. Then, what seemed like years later, my other school chum, Tim, got a Puch Mountain Bike ( one of the first in the UK and yes made by the company who make those little moped things ) and any interest I had in BMXs went out the window.
From the Grifter, I followed Tim ( yes, one of the original 'Tims'), into the world of Mountain bikes with a Peugeot 'Safari' and then through a succession of Marin's, British Eagles, Treks and other stuff. I used them to ride the trails along with commuting 10 miles to work ( remember when one bike did it all? ). I never really missed not having a BMX.
Many years later I started work at Afour ( which became Sole Technology UK ) and I was once again exposed to the world of BMX with the brand Etnies. But even with being involved in the UK premier of the mighty 'Grounded' BMX film ( as a side note this introduced me to the Black Keys, so I will always be grateful for that ), I stuck to Mountain Bikes, whilst Etnies, at the time, focused on it's skateboarding portfolio.
Roll on a few years and I found myself a couple of weeks back at Manchester BMX track riding for the first time a small wheeled beast. Yes I am now 35. This I now realise was far too late. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but instead of hanging around New Deal Skates trying to be good at skateboarding through osmosis, I reckon I would have been better off learning to jump a BMX. Call it heresy, but I have never been that good on four wheels.
So why write about this now when clearly I am all about two wheeled action these days? Well last night on my little Blackberry screen I watched this video.
Just check out the entry at the 2min mark. THAT IS INSANE!
Now I am not saying that I would ever have been able to ride like this, but I might at least have been able to learn how to bunny hop properly without SPDs!
So what can I do? I'm never going to be able to jump a big like these guys but with Sprog No.1 now riding her first pedal bike and Sprog No.2 not that far behind, I am going to make ruddy sure that both of them spend some time on BMXs....
....now I wonder if I can buy a Grifter on eBay?
The Mighty Raleigh Grifter
From the Grifter, I followed Tim ( yes, one of the original 'Tims'), into the world of Mountain bikes with a Peugeot 'Safari' and then through a succession of Marin's, British Eagles, Treks and other stuff. I used them to ride the trails along with commuting 10 miles to work ( remember when one bike did it all? ). I never really missed not having a BMX.
The Marin Hawk Hill - My first bike with Front Suspension
Many years later I started work at Afour ( which became Sole Technology UK ) and I was once again exposed to the world of BMX with the brand Etnies. But even with being involved in the UK premier of the mighty 'Grounded' BMX film ( as a side note this introduced me to the Black Keys, so I will always be grateful for that ), I stuck to Mountain Bikes, whilst Etnies, at the time, focused on it's skateboarding portfolio.
Grounded -find it on some download site?
Roll on a few years and I found myself a couple of weeks back at Manchester BMX track riding for the first time a small wheeled beast. Yes I am now 35. This I now realise was far too late. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but instead of hanging around New Deal Skates trying to be good at skateboarding through osmosis, I reckon I would have been better off learning to jump a BMX. Call it heresy, but I have never been that good on four wheels.
So why write about this now when clearly I am all about two wheeled action these days? Well last night on my little Blackberry screen I watched this video.
Now I am not saying that I would ever have been able to ride like this, but I might at least have been able to learn how to bunny hop properly without SPDs!
So what can I do? I'm never going to be able to jump a big like these guys but with Sprog No.1 now riding her first pedal bike and Sprog No.2 not that far behind, I am going to make ruddy sure that both of them spend some time on BMXs....
....now I wonder if I can buy a Grifter on eBay?
01/10/2011
01/03/2010
It's still a fixie...
Yeah, this shows awesome skill, and you wouldn't catch me being able to do any of this on a bmx, trials or big bouncy bike...but it is still a fixie and it still looks a bit...well...silly?
Chris Akrigg THE MAURICE.0 from chris akrigg on Vimeo.
22/11/2009
13/11/2009
18/01/2009
Painting by numbers...
So you think you are good at Photoshop?
Though I have a feeling there is a hidden layer with the original image...?
Though I have a feeling there is a hidden layer with the original image...?
22/08/2008
04/07/2008
Vholdr - Headcam from Heaven?
Watch out trail monkeys, I've just got my grubby mitts on a Vholdr Headcam to play with for a little while.
Check out the killer spec and results you can get here
I'm going to be mounting this bad boy to my DH helmet this weekend, just in time for a trip next week to Cwm Carn and an Uplift day
And if you want to buy one, hit up the main crew at Madison here
As the cliché goes...'Watch this space!'
20/06/2008
The Bullet Proof Manager?
This conference caught my eye last week ( it was on at the same hotel I was at for work in California ).
Has the office really become that dangerous?
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