Archive for March, 2012

DRAWING BOARD: ANML BUTCHER PEGS

DRAWING BOARD: ANML BUTCHER PEGS

The BMXUnion posted an in-depth interview with ANML‘s product manager Frank Lam, and street legend Joe ‘Butcher’ Kowalski about the much discussed plastic Butcher pegs. Click the image to read more…


SPIKE JONZE WAS A BMXER!

SPIKE JONZE WAS A BMXER!

The guys at S&M spotted this rad snap of Hollywood film-making legend Spike Jonze in his earlier years over on the Crailtap site. The more eagle eyed of you will notice that he’s riding an S&M Mad Dog frame complete with S&M padset! Of course, it’s no secret that Spike used to ride, and he actually [...]


BLYTH’S FBM BELL WITCH INTERVIEW ON ESPN

BLYTH'S FBM BELL WITCH INTERVIEW ON ESPN

Tom Blyth has an interview over at ESPN regarding his new signature Bell Witch frame from FBM, which is being manufactured right now in New York. Click through to find out more about the specifics of the frame, the origins of the name and more!


COOKIE & BEN LEWIS WALLPAPERS

COOKIE & BEN LEWIS WALLPAPERS

Ride UK have uploaded a desktop wallpaper for you to download, featuring arguably two of the streetest people in the UK, Cookie & Ben Lewis mid synchronised crank arm grind. As some of you may remember, this photo was taken during the Liverpool stage of the legendary DFTU Battle Royale D.I.Y  street jams which took [...]


NEW ANML PRODUCT RE-STOCK

NEW ANML PRODUCT RE-STOCK

Today we received a new batch of product from ANML, including stems, tyres, pegs and some brand new softgoods. Click through to take a look what we got!


NEW FBM STOCK HAS ARRIVED!

NEW FBM STOCK HAS ARRIVED!

All sorts of goodies from FBM just turned up here today, including the brand new Bezerker 2.5 and Gypsy 2 frames, the popular FBM hub guards, CR2 front-loaders and  more, including some brand new clothing! Click through to see the full list of product and peep those new tees.


S&M MIKE HODER PRINT AD

S&M MIKE HODER PRINT AD

The S&M print ads have been pretty much the best around in recent months, the trend continues with this new Minor Threat influenced Mike Hoder ad, click through to see it in full glory.


FBM GINCH BRO’S TRAIL REMIX

FBM GINCH BRO'S TRAIL REMIX

FBM bring you some Ginch Bro’s action to liven up your Monday. There are some new FBM t-shirts designs making their way across the water which will be with us this week, carry on reading to check them out.


PRODUCT FEATURE: FIT WIFI & MARV FRAMES

PRODUCT FEATURE: FIT WIFI & MARV FRAMES

We’ve put together a new product feature for you to check out, this time focussing on the Fit WiFi & Marv signature Duke Of Wellington frames, which are both in stock now. Click through to learn everything you’d need to know about these two, and check out some detail photos.


FIT TEAM ON INSTAGRAM

For all you Instagram addicts out there, take a moment to look through the slideshow above to make sure you’re following Tom Dugan, Mike Aitken, Van Homan and the rest of the Fit crew!


4DOWN DESKTOP WALLPAPERS #5

4DOWN DESKTOP WALLPAPERS #5

Our most recent edition of 4Down Desktop Wallpapers features FBM‘s Kenny Horton ad, first printed in Ride UK magazine. Click the image to download in both standard and widescreen resolutions.


FBM BELLWITCH FRAMES IN PRODUCTION

FBM BELLWITCH FRAMES IN PRODUCTION

We spotted this post over on the FBM site which shows a few photos of Tom Blyth’s signature ‘Bellwitch’ frame being made by FBM’s Frame Building Maniacs! Hit the image to see some more snaps of the production…


DEAN HEARNE INTERVIEW ON DEFGRIP

DEAN HEARNE INTERVIEW ON DEFGRIP

Our very own marathon man Dean Hearne has an interview over on Defgrip about his plans to run the London Marathon this year to raise money for Oxfam. Click through to read more, learn about his gruelling training regime and most importantly make a donation through his money-giving page.


FOUNDATION BMX HASTINGS TRIP VIDEO

During February 2012, The Foundation BMX shop team roadtripped it down to East Sussex for a few days, the result of which is this sweet 13 minute long video for you to watch! These boys have got pretty much every trick on lock, check it out above.


FIT TOM DUGAN TD350 FRAMES IN STOCK

FIT TOM DUGAN TD350 FRAMES IN STOCK

We’ve just received the very first shipment of Tom Dugan’s brand new Fit signature TD350 frame and they look even more awesome in real life than in the promo video! click through to see the full list of specs, features and images. If you like what you see, click here to locate your nearest 4Down [...]


FATHEAD RIDER PROFILE

Jedits.co.uk recently met up with S&M UK’s Fathead and tolerated his marmite-like personality for just long enough to film some really good wintery clips in Harrogate. Everything Fathead does is so dialled, and how he can hop so high is beyond me, especially for someone with a ten gallon head. Check it out above.


S&M ROADTRIP TO ARIZONA

Midget Cory, Sharkbait, Aaron Bostrom, Arrash Saidi, Dave Jacobs, and Matt Gibeaut take a trip to Arizona for the Thomas Hancock benefit Jam in this new S&M edit. Cory’s clips at the jumps are absolutely insane…


RAD BMX AT HEMEL HEMPSTEAD

The Rad BMX crew took a trip to Hemel Hempstead to take advantage of XC skatepark’s bike night. Sam Cunningham, James Ivett and Isaac Lesser definitely made the most of it, and collectively smashed out a hell of a lot of stuff for just one evening’s session. Check it out above.


JORDAN OKANE: IN AT THE DEEP END

In this new Channel Four Down Production, we spend an afternoon at Hastings bowl with 16 year old Jordan OKane, who rides for our T1 flow team. Jordan hits this bowl like nobody else, and goes to the moon on some parts that most people are afraid to even air out of, so we just [...]


FBM: DUMPSTER DIVE PIZZA FULL VIDEO

A Friday treat for you, FBM have uploaded the full 30 minute Dumpster Dive Pizza bonus video from their Thousand Yard Stare DVD. This features a lot of second angles, funny out-takes and general FBM style mayhem, all set to some cool music…Check it out above!


HELP DEAN RUN THE 2012 LONDON MARATHON

HELP DEAN RUN THE 2012 LONDON MARATHON

OK, an extra special update right here! Our very own ex European King Of Dirt / Urban Games Champion / multitasking expert Dean Hearne is currently training ridiculously hard for the 2012 London Marathon, which he’s running to raise money for Oxfam. The donations are coming in but he’s still a long way from his [...]


DAN BARBER: SCORES COVER & BREAKS FEMUR

DAN BARBER: SCORES COVER & BREAKS FEMUR

It’s been an eventful month for SKVR UK flow team rider Dan Barber, who went away to Seville with Adidas and scored the new Ride UK cover, taking care of a crazy looking opposite peg grind. On his return to England things took a turn for the worse, when he took a bad crash in [...]


UNITED: NEW & RESTOCKED PRODUCT FEATURE

UNITED: NEW & RESTOCKED PRODUCT FEATURE

A huge United shipment just landed here at 4Down, made up of both re-stocked items and also some brand new product for you to check out. We’ve got the new Nathan Williams Mothership v2 frame, some new colourways on Dinero forks and Mothership bars, nylon seat posts, new Pivotal seats and more! You know the drill, [...]


BAMBI ON HIS NEW S&M ATF

BAMBI ON HIS NEW S&M ATF

S&M UK recruit Bambi Mire just treated himself to a new S&M ATF, and in turn treated us to some photos of him putting it to good use at his local spot. Click through to see them all. All photos by Del Geddes.