Happy Birthday!

Birthday wishes going out to Skinny today. Hope your enjoying the Cali sunshine.

Smoker Dave Wallpaper

Along with Smoker's last online video that was self filmed, he also sent over this self shot pic of himself. Dave is our #1 loner or renaissance man of 2009. Perfect timing for a self shot action shot. Good job Dave.

Lil D Nov. edit

Daniel Lil-D Martinez killin' it as usual. So smooooth!

Get to Know Bryant Shepherd

Bryant spins the bars in this Thanksgiving-esque photo, then answers a few questions below.Click for more and get to know Bryant. pic-Eddie Buckley.


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1-Name,Age? Bryant Shepherd, Newly 19

2-Hometown and current location if different? Born in Pocatello, Idaho and currently living in... Pocatello, Idaho

3-First Bmx video you ever saw? ummm, i got a Gravity Games VHS for Christmas when I was like 9 or so haha.


pic-Ryan Topp.

4-The number of the first Roadfools you saw? I think it was 12

5-Have you ever watched any sort of video on a VCR? haha I swear I didn't read this before I answered the 3rd question.

6-Things to do during the Idaho winter? a whole lot of video games, back biking, and random chaotic adventures.


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7-Most famous person to come out of Idaho? that i know of... Sarah Palin, and I guess if you consider people who take first at a Dew Tour stops famous, Josh Hult haha.

8-Pet peeve? When people don't keep their word. That's pretty annoying... (Please don't do it)

9-Music you like but are embarrassed to admit? I'm not really embarrassed to admit anything, but people usually make fun of me for listening to The Dream. I guess it's somewhat sissy music haha


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10-Dream date with which celebrity? I don't care what kinda date I went on as long as it could be with Elisha Cuthbert.

11-Favorite meal? Tie between spaghetti with meatballs and sweet and sour chicken.

12-Favorite holiday? Thanksgiving for sure... I love food.

13-A spot you never got to ride but wish you could have? We have this local legendary park called the 70's park. It's not even 5 minutes from my house, and I've still never rode it. The owner isn't scared to blast you with his shotgun bean bags. Matt Beringer is the only person I know who has sweet talked his way into riding it.


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14-A trick you cant do but wish you could? I would do anything for my 360 inverts to look like Doyle's, I must be missing something in the equation.

15-Favorite sport or team? Boston Red Sox baby!!!

16-Current car?Dream car? I currently have a Bitchin 3 cylinder Geo Metro, and if I could have any car in the world I would have to say... a Bitchin 3 cylinder Geo Metro, with a sun roof!

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17-How many apps on your iphone? favorite? haha I love how u assumed I had a Iphone. I'm not cool enough for one of those, still rockin' the EnV Touch, but twitter and myspace all day.

18-First trick you learned? One footers yeeeaah!

19-Trick that took the longest to get? I think the good old tail whip bridge was the hardest to cross.

20-Travel destination you never been to yet? New York, Florida, or any foreign country besides Canada.

A day with P-Rod

Alfredo,Glenn,Lil D, Chris Brown, Jeremy Pavia and myself spent the day at P-Rod's skate park in Pacoima. Its usually no bikes, but when you have a personal invitation from Paul himself people get the f*ck out the way.Click below for more pics.


Chris Brown, feeble up to bars to start the first line of the day.


Lil D, hot lines


It was hot like summer in the Valley today,late Nov, got to love Cali


Alfredo, ice up and across


Lil D, this line was sick.


C.Brown and Glenn, team work


Not today.


Alf goes up....


...to truck. Alf was to quick with the bars for the HP camera.


D warms up the bars. A bit slow on my part again.


C.Brown put in work on this one. Hangover every inch of the ledge.

Autumn in Pittsburgh

Greg Sumida takes advantage of the perfect Nov. trails weather. Pics snapped by Doyle.

Tate X3

3 Tate blogs back to back this week. He's on fire! Tate has a good interview up on thecomeupbmx.net. Check it son!

Tate ID

It's Tate Roskelley week here at Volume Bikes. Along with coming out with the most viewed online Volume video, Tate comes through with a sick ID slideshow as well. Click here to view

New Rob's Zombie Color

Rob's Zombie frame now comes in flat black. Click pic to go big. Click here to go to the Zombie page for more info.

A day with Larry Edgar

Joey Cobbs and myself picked up Lil Larry Edgar and headed down to SD to meet up with Christian Rigal. Click below to see all the pics from a few hours down south.


Christian ice's the corner

This was one of Larry's first times hitting this hip.

Classic table.

Looking down

Looking back

No handing, he held this so long i could have shot this same pic 3 times in the same hit

Sans hands again

Going big.

Whippin' it this way...

and the other way

90 no hands to fakie

upside down

Christian and Larry check the goods

We were asked politely to leave right after Larry landed this 180

180 under pressure

Larry whips it first try seconds after getting kicked out.

Tate Roskelley

Tate is like the unknown ninja. When you see him ride, he'll surprise the hell out of ya. I don't think there is a single trick in there that I've seen anyone else do. Damn, I love that drifting thing he does!

Getting to Know Lil D

D 180's from high to low over the wall. Now learn a bit more of what makes him tick, click the read more button.


1-Best thing about living in So Cal? Definitely the weather, we don't get much rain out here.Spots are real good! We got parties, clubs,bars there's always something to do out here. There's hot girls,normal girls,weird girls,cougars,oldies but goodies,we got them all depending on your taste.

2-The worst? You have to drive to spots and traffic is crazy! Bum's are wild animals. Some crazy crimes.

3-Best celebrity sighting? I went to Vegas for inter bike and kicked it at the old strip and randomly got introduced to Jerry Seinfield and he hooked me and my friend up with shots of vodka even though I'm not 21 haha i guess he didn't know.

4-The best West Coast rapper?MURS-L.A

5-Do you have a tag name, if not what would it be if you did?Nah i don't tag, i like art! Not chicken scratching but if i was to tag id hit up Climax just cause the actions is where I'm at hahaha. Idk, that's a hard question.

6-A place you always have wanted to go but never been? Europe i just want to see different life styles and how other people from way on the other side of the globe do things and check out the spots.

7-First thing you would do with a million$ ? Buy a big mansion and bring my Grandma and Grandpa and my dad and my aunt and cousins just like American Gangster!!! Then ill build the ultimate bike park in my backyard.

8-Dream Car? Maybe like a Lamborghini just so it sounds like a thunder storm every time i drive by.

9-Biggest pet peeve? People that don't eat with their mouths closed damn that's annoying as hell!!

10-If you could date any celebrity , who? Jessica Biel ,yo did you see her in Chuck and Larry dam she was hot!!!

11-Music you have on your ipod and like, but are a embarrassed to admit it? Sadly i don't have an ipod its been like a year without it but i like all kinds of music even that funky good stuff!!

12- A trick you cant do, but wish you could? Double tailwhips or three maybe i just want to fly like and eagle!!

13-Favorite fast food joint?this taco truck next to the projects with bomb!!meat quesadilla's.

14-Dream sponsor out side of bikes? Apple then id never be sad without an ipod!!

15-Favorite So Cal sports team? Lakers,Dodgers all the way!!!!hah.

Impersonations

Biz tried to recreate some of his favorite shots at the trails today. Here he does his best Chad Harrington from the Ride On VHS box cover.

Here is his best Mat Hoffman, Indian air.

Getting to Know Drew

1-Things that help you get through AZ summer heat?Night sessions and Dr. Pepper
2-An AZ spot you saw when you were young but never got to ride?Supposedly there was a tennis court surrounded by transitions
3-Dream car?1995 Ford Econoline or a fully carbon Specialized Roubaix
4-Ever had a Steve Nash or Wayne Gretzky sighting?Not yet but I have seen Alice Cooper and John McCain
5-First thing you would do with a million?Take all of my friends on a 3 month Euro trip
6-Biggest pet peeve?Negative/pessimistic/asshole people
7-If you could date any celebrity, who?I watched Lost In Translation last night so I wouldn't mind a fling with Scarlett Johanson
8-If you had to choose a place other than AZ to live?Most likely Long Beach
9-Music you have on your ipod, but are embarrassed to admit?Probably Cat Power or Men At Work
10-Ridden with Gonz lately?Haven't seen him in years, but my friend almost got kicked out of his house because he was hiding him in his sisters room
11-Favorite non bmx website?Myspace or skateaz.com so I can steal their spots
12-Best fast food?If you have never been to Cheba Hut you haven't lived

Rob?

Rob said he made a fortune with this get-up last weekend.

Volume/ Demolition Hiring

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