Nasty is on his way back to the States now, he just finished 2 weeks “Down under” in New Zealand and recently a stop for Cam White’s Hillside Jam in Canberra, Australia where 1500 people gathered to see some madness. Unit Clothing is working on a video from the event, they say it should be out this week sometime…
Marcus Tooker snapped these pics of Nasty shredding Cam’s massive jumps.
Marcus Tooker just left New Zealand and is off to Australia, he has the travel bug for sure. If you see him around go meet him, he’s a nice guy…
Marcus’s bio is finally up on the Haro team page, check it out…
Mackay
Not a bad back drop, Bondi Beach Aus.
Straight from Marcus…
“So I’ve been bouncing around the South Pacific for a few weeks now. All I have is a bike and a backpack, it’s been good traveling for sure. I landed in Sydney a few weeks ago and pretty much went straight to Bondi Beach. That place is amazing. Sweet skatepark on a beautiful beach, doesn’t get much better than that. Had a few good sessions and played in the waves a bunch.
From Sydney I flew over to Auckland, New Zealand, got a rental car and started driving. It seems like every town has a cement park, it’s pretty crazy. Some parks are just a quarter pipe and a wedge, but others are full blown bowls with hips and lines forever. I have been just driving and when I see a skatepark from the road I pull over and have a little session. Wanganui, Paraparaumu, and Waikanae have been where I’ve had the most fun for sure.
I spent a few days working on an organic farm in the southern part of the North Island. After that I headed up toward Taupo for the Jedi Jam and went bungee jumping on the way. It was no joke, 80 meter drop with a little stream at the bottom.
The Jam was put on by Taupo local Jed Mildon. He’s a pretty awesome dude, and was sending it all weekend. Cory Nastazio and Colin Mackay both rode the dirt come really well. Nasty ended up winning and Colin got 3rd. The following day there was supposed to be a jam in the cement park but between intermittent rain and heavy winds, the jam was kind of put on hold. We ended up playing a big game of Team BIKE which was lots of fun.
Straight after the Jam I headed to Gisborne. It’s a small surf town with a little concrete park in the center of town. Between surfing and riding I’ve slept real good every night. I’m heading back to Australia in a day or two for some more riding. I think I’m gonna try and hit up Canberra and Brisbane while I’m there. Should be some fun riding for sure, there’s tons of good riders all over Australia.
That’s all I got for now, I’m looking forward to riding some more in Australia.”
-Marcus
January 30th and 31st Cory “Nasty” Nastazio and I were lucky enough to attended a Dirt and Park Jam in New Zealand, one of the nicest countries in the world. The event was hosted by top NZ BMXer Jed Mildon in his hometown of Taupo.
Nasty and I landed in Auckland airport and were greeted by a crew and we hopped in the back of a van and headed off to Taupo, it took five and a half hours to get to our destination! We didn’t know that, but driving through a beautiful country like this was a pleasure.
We arrived eventually and checked into a cabin near the river that Jed arranged and we went to sleep.
We woke up the next morning to go check the park and jumps. The park was really good, heaps of different trannys and weird stuff to ride. It was a pleasure to watch Jed ride his local park; he knows it off by heart. The jumps needed some love so Nasty spent some time on them getting them dialed, then they were ready to ride. The jumps were a simple set of quads of a fun medium size, that you got speed from a double-stacked shipping container. The containers weren’t to long so you had to start with your cranks backwards, and half crank in and that was a bit weird at first, but everyone got the hang of it. A massive bonus was a scissor lift that took us to the top of the second container, no ghetto ladder or blown out calf’s from walking up a steep roll in.
We started off the day of the dirt contest with an appearance on a local radio station’s morning show at 8am. The show host kept talking to us about racing BMX, and Jed was getting bummed! Sometimes with these interviews, you just go along with it…
20 riders lined up for Pro dirt and 10 were going to the finals that afternoon. There were probably 6 Australians, One American in “Nasty” and the rest were NZ riders… Prelims weren’t easy either, NZ locals sending double flips, front flips first set, and 720’s. Standouts for NZ were Paul Langlands and host Jed Mildon, who made the finals comfortably.
The finals got going with a 4 run, take top 2 scores format. That gave room for some tricks on the line.
Aussie shredders Vince Byron, Nic Cooper, the Colonel Clint and Cam Pianta rode really well and represented for sure, even with the announcer heckling them for being Aussies, it was all in good fun.
Z had a good day and rode consistent all day so I was pumped with a 3rd place finish, I hadn’t really done any moves in 4 months, before breaking my thumb last year. I enjoyed riding for the NZ crowd it was a fun atmosphere and they appreciate it when people take the effort to come to their country.
Jed finished second with the biggest score of the day, he tail whipped off the containers into the roll-in, straight into a front flip first set and finished with a giant flip-whip, nuts run for sure!
Nasty finished on top, he was looking really good all day. He rode like it was Dew Tour finals, even in prelims! Solid riding, big flip-whip, dialled 360 flips and in the finals on his last run, he was the last rider to go and Jed probably had the comp wrapped up. We didn’t know what Nasty had up his sleeve and he 360 flipped the first set to a massive front flip! Nasty bailed off his bike into the berm and ran away arms up, true Nasty style!
The final day was raining and windy, the rain broke late and Jed decided to skip the park comp and have a team B.I.K.E event. Presently “Down Under” traveler Marcus Tooker joined Cam Pianta, NZ local Seth and myself in a team. There was still a good crowd turn out so it was good to get something going. We gave some tricks a go, but got taken out by the Taupo locals.
It was a great weekend in Taupo and I have to thank Vans and especially Jed for the hard work in organising the event and making it successful. Jed has plans for something bigger in the future, so keep an eye out for that…
Mackay
Haro is pleased to announce extensions to the contracts for both Ryan Nyquist and Dennis Enarson through 2011.
Dennis Enarson, 18 from La Mesa, California enters into his 3rd year with the company, while Ryan Nyquist, 30 from San Jose, California extends his partnership with Haro approaching the 15 year mark.
Said Nyquist “I’m really happy that my relationship with Haro has been extended two more years. I’ve been with them for over 13 years now, and I couldn’t imagine, nor would I want to be, riding for anybody else. Everything fits, and it just feels like home to me.”
Enarson added “I’m excited to be a part of such an awesome team and such a fun group of people for the next two years, and I’m stoked I get to ride the frame I love most.”
Haro Team Manager and fellow team rider Colin Mackay says “Having Ryan and Dennis extend their deals only strengthens the team and the future of Haro Bikes. In 2009 Ryan Nyquist took the overall dew cup title in Dirt, and at 30 years of age he shows no signs of slowing down. Dennis Enarson continues to develop and has achieved so much in his short career. Both these guys have so much fun with what they do, and it’s a pleasure to be around them and have them as brand partners with what we do and what we are all about.
Haro BMX Brand Manager/Rider Allan Cooke says” Can anyone really say the name Haro without thinking of one of the most decorated BMX riders of all time Ryan Nyquist, didn’t think so. I am so stoked to see what Ryan will accomplish over the next two years; he never ceases to amaze me, every year he just keeps getting better and has more fun. Dennis Enarson is one of the most impressive young guys to make it into the big time that I have seen in the last 10 years. His ability on a bike is almost as impressive as his attitude towards riding, he is there just to have a good time and that good time just happens to be that that good time is some of the best riding I have ever seen. With these guys on the team the future here at Haro is a bright one.
About Haro Bicycles:
Haro is a recognized leader in providing innovative performance bikes, parts and accessories to the BMX, dirt, freestyle/street, asphalt,and mountain bike markets. The company currently has over 1600 dealers throughout the United States and distributors in 48 countries worldwide. Bob Haro, who is known in the BMX industry as the “Father of Freestyle,” founded Haro Bikes in 1978. For more information, including recent company news and an online catalog, please visit our updated website at www.harobikes.com/BMX
Little doll face Riley Young has been putting around on a Haro Z-10. She is the daughter of our AA Pro racer Khalen Young and is clearly following in her dads foot steps. How cool is this?
Check out Dennis Enarsons Bike Check on RideBMX.com – http://bmx.transworld.net/1000094075/1/dennis-enarson-bike-check-3/
Steven Cisar, after a couple bad races, made the main events in Guthrie, Oklahoma this last weekend at the 2nd stop of the 2010 ABA/UCI continental series. Saturday Steven got caught up in traffic and couldn’t make it through the pro section straight away, finishing 8th. Sunday was a lot better as Steven was in podium contention, got passed in turn 2 and ended up with 4th for the day. Round 3 of the series is next month in Tampa, Florida. Look for Cisar to be smiling on the box!
I spotted this pull-out poster in an old RideBMX magazine from 10 years ago, and thought I’d see if things have changed with Ryan Nyquist. Here’s what he had to say…
“I probably thought I looked pretty good in this poster; all white clothes, wife beater, crew socks pulled up to the knees, and shorts with HUGE knee pads. My bike was definitely set up just the way I liked it too; four-piece bars possibly cut down to 20″ wide, front and rear wheels with 48 spokes and triple wall rims, and a seat post that was, at least, 8 inches higher than it is now (which isn’t really saying much).
But what really stands out to me is the no footed can-can. For me it’s a classic trick. One that has never lost it’s luster, or it’s challenge… to get my arms and legs as extended as possible. It’s still the same things I think about when I do this trick today. I guess when you take away all the fashion no-no’s and the strange bike set-up, the only thing you’re left with is a no footed can-can. Sure it’s evolved since then, and there’s different variations and it’s done on different obstacles, but I still love this trick as much at the day I learned it, which was probably ten years before we took this photo. Twenty years deep with a no footed can-can… the more things change, the more they stay the same.”
P.S. Wear shin guards kids.
Check out the man in black, Allan Cooke, as he takes the 28-35 Intermediate class by storm in Reno, Nevada!
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