New blog on the horizon

Filip Strbad's and Nikola Jagic's own blog about their travels, photosessions, videos and so forth is now online. Onlysteeze: where only style with eaze is acceptable.

Point of View?

Nice little video from Mislav Mironovic, Jurica Barac and Aaron Chase. Shot with the newest GoPro helmet cam: the HD one.

Point of View by CS from Level X on Vimeo.

April Foolz!

Don't worry. No Rick Rolling involved in this post. April Foolz is just the name of a new video from Zagreb and the surroundings. Possibly, the best street/park BMX video to come out of Croatia in the last year. I really liked it a lot.

By the way, they ride in a mall. And it's all legal. Fuck yeah.

April Foolz! from Filip Strbad on Vimeo.

Riders in this:
Filip Strbad
Bruno Muska
Aleksandar Manojlovic
Tomislav Radic
Nikola Jagic
Kristijan Mrak (riding a BMX!)
Ivan Srbis
Rok Krivec
Tin and Sanjin (the rollerbladers; I'm guessing it's them)
There's probably more, but I can't remember the names.

This is insane...

I'm pretty sure you've already seen Harry Main's flair/90 flip/whatever in that little quarter. Craig Mast raises the bar and does a flair to fakie off a little drop. Defying the laws of gravity? Yes.

Warehouse team news

New rider on the Warehouse team. Tomislav Radic aka Tomzi is now rocking a brand new sponsor. Congrats!















And there is also a new edit from Ivan Catovic. Haven't seen him riding in a long time. Shot by "Misteri Mistacho" in Rijeka.

Jan Podlesnik - One day edit

A little one day edit from Slovenske Konjice. Rider is Jan Podlesnik aka Eberle.
Not a fan of the excessive zoom ins and outs, but the riding is actually really good. Can't wait to see some more stuff from him.

one day edit from ebrle on Vimeo.

Jurica Barać - interview

I slacked on posting Jura's USA video earlier, because I knew this was going to be online soon. Interview by Yours truly. Video by Filip Strbad.

Check the interview on KolektivMag.

Jura Barac trip to USA from Filip Strbad on Vimeo.

Miha Fistravec Quick edit

Miha is amazing. I'm in love with the 540 to fakie and with the last trick. Doing it for EvolutionBMX and United. Video by Aljaz Bezjak.

Miha Fištravec quick edit from Miha on Vimeo.

One more GoPro test

This time it seems it's the HD version. Riding, filming and editing by the guys at Dirt Station.

gopro test from LTP on Vimeo.

BMX vs Fixed Gear - Footdown battle

I love these things. Seen on CalleMarconi.

Footdown battle Bmx vs Fixed from CalleMarconi Bmx on Vimeo.

Pordenone Easter Jam 2010 edit

Video report from Pordenone's Easter Jam. Seen on NoSoccer.

Nosoccer Tv - Report - Easter Bmx Jam from Nosoccer-tv on Vimeo.

Umag GoPro edit

Goran put together a little edit of me and him riding our local park. Three tricks. A barspin, a tailwhip and a peg stall to fakie 540cab. Filmed with the GoPro wide cam. Chill.

GoPro fun from goran jurica on Vimeo.

Maribor spring edit

The guys in Maribor put together a spring edit for your viewing pleasure. Domen steals the show. Well done.

Maribor Spring Mixtape from Jergo on Vimeo.

Riders in this:
Domen Fekonja
Jernej Zadravec
Dario Krnjak
Jernej Imenšek
Martin Gruber
Luka (9 years old!)

Spotcheck: Grapa Trails

If you want to ride trails, YOU HAVE TO VISIT SLOVENIA! It is not only the country of the Red Shovel trails in Trzic and the Den Devils trails in Maribor, but it is also the country of the Grapa trails in Skofja Loka.



Check out some pictures after the jump.

RastRaft 2010 - Video and report

Here's the video from this year's RastRaft Dirt Jump comp in Slunj, Croatia.

RastRaft 2010 - Dirt jump from Luka Urbac on Vimeo.

Check the report by yours truly after the jump.

EDIT: For some reason, both embedded videos won't work if the "Read more" tags are present. Just click on the Read more button and you'll be able to watch them.


It was a tough decision for us to choose which event were we going to attend. We could've chosen the Dernek Session in Umag or the Skok fair in Zagreb. Or this new event organized by the guys at Dirt Station, which was a part of the famous RastRaft festival in Slunj, Croatia.

After a few days of discussing whether we wanted to attend a chill session or a serious contest and after checking that we had enough money for the trip to Slunj, we finally decided for the latter. We didn't know what to expect exactly, since it is in fact a new contest.

Honestly, I must say that I wasn't disappointed, but I wasn't even surprised. I mean, the contest had its flaws:
- no music or speakers to actually get people to come see the show
- the contest didn't even start. It was more like an all-day jam session
- the second kicker was kind of awkward (the guys who had to build it didn't actually follow the blueprint)
- If I was the organizer, I would've tried to promote it in a better way (only a bunch of riders showed up)

Enough with the negative things though: we had a fun time after all and the first jump was just fantastic. It is a great training jump and Goran's new tricks prove me right (flip no hand and massive tailwhip).
At first, the wind was really bothering the riders, but once it stopped everything went back to its place.

The results are:
3. Michael Bellini (toboggan, tuck no hand, 360, ...)
2. Goran Jurica (whip on both jumps, flip, flip no hand, 360, barspin, no can)
1. Dario Santolic (x-factor aka x-TRAKTOR, 360 on the big jump, tuck to x-up, ...)

Highlights:
- Dario being the most desired man in Slunj that day. Too bad that all the admires were underage (way underage!).
- Goran pulling a backflip no hand for the first time
- Sunny trying to pull a so-called "Runaway" (which is basically a flatspin no can, if I'm not mistaken) and falling miserably after every single attempt
- The guys at HTV (Croatian TV) begging the riders to jump even if the wind was blowing way too much
- Leo rocking a new kosulja
- Matija Britvec doing a trials demo show which I didn't see (we didn't actually know what was going on. I just know they filmed it for the official RastRaft video)
- Pictures can be found here.

I suck at writing reports. The end.

Zion bikes @ City Center Zagreb

The guys at Zion are preparing a small demo show in the City Center mall in Zagreb. Apparently, they are also going to start a BMX school. Amazing. Well done, guys.

Irony BMX Street Jam - Spots preview

The street jam in Rijeka is getting closer (REMINDER: 15.05.2010.) and there are some photos of the spots already popping up on the net.

This bank-ditch thing is officially confirmed as a spot. I think I know where it is located, but I could be wrong.



There is also one of the "classic" spots: the Kostrena banks (pretty much only banks and stairs). I guess that it might be one of the spots, since it's actually really good and fun to ride. It also was one of the spots in the two previous street jams.

More info is going to be published soon.

Davor Jug - Klagenfurt edit

Davor Jug-Winter edit from Evolution BMX on Vimeo.

Here's an edit from the guys at Evolution. Davor Jug shuts down the Megapoint park in Klagenfurt, Austria. Loving the 180 whip to fakie and the ender.

Also, the Evolution international team has a new member: Daniel Juritsch from Klagenfurt. Pictures and short interview here.

Seen on Evolution Team blog.

A day in the life of LBC

A Day In The Life Of LBC from Lj Bmx Crew on Vimeo.

LBC stands for "funny videos you'll enjoy" (it actually stands for Ljubljana Bmx Crew). This is one of those videos. I haven't got the time to watch the whole thing with audio (first part got me some strange looks here at University), but from what I've seen there is some really good peg and non-peg trickery in here by Matej Delak, Jan Sraml and, of course, "El Sergeio". There is also an "indoor" guest appearance by Mario Markotic. Worth checking out.

While everyone was elsewhere...

...we were in Slunj at this year's RasRaft festival. Some pics are here. Video and report will be available soon. Check back later.

Fabio D'Alessandro - New Frontocean rider

More news from Italy. Fabio D'Alessandro is now part of the Frontocean family as a flow rider. Fabio also has a part in Vagrant and he is known to the local public through his appearances at the Evolution BMX Jam in Nova Gorica.

Good luck!

Gianluca Marrone edit

Nice edit from Pordenone by Gianluca "Brown" Marrone. Doing it for CalleMarconi and Lobster Clothing.

Gianluca Marrone from Gianluca Marrone on Vimeo.

P.S. I love the Turndown drop!

Đakovo Street Culture BMX session

Here's a small video from my mate Marin Loncar. It showcases the BMX highlights of the Đakovo Street Culture session. Check Tomzi going crazy on the park and streets of Đakovo.

Đakovo Street Culture BMX session/jam from Marin Lončar on Vimeo.

100th post!

Yes, I'm working on Vagrant. Yes, it's difficult to ride, edit and study for a serious exam at the same time. Yes, Vagrant is nearly done. Yes, I've changed two chargers since I started editing. Wish me luck!

RastRaft 2010 Dirt Jump

Dirt jump session organized by the guys at Dirt Station. Two jumps, two hour jam session, camping, concerts, rafting.




When? 17th of April 2010
Where? Slunj, Croatia

Program here.

Info:
- Two kickers (first 190cm, second 170cm)
- Jam with judges
- BMX and MTB
- Questions?

See a few photos after the jump.

Robi Kocjan - TO NI HEC segment

I don't care if you guys have any grudges towards skaters. This is our homeboy's segment for the movie TO NI HEC. Robi does a great job in here and I'm really stoked to see some of the local spots. Also, the production of this movie is amazing, so you better not be hating.

KD Rajd BMX track - Spyshots

Remember the old KD Rajd 4x and Dirt track in Ljubljana? Well, it's going to be rebuilt. Check some spyshots after the jump.

Slovenia BMX Photo update

Slovenia's young guns of BMX are riding as if these were the last days of their lives. Check these photos from a jam in Slovenske Konjice (and some other random shots).

P.S. The last two pics have nothing to do with Slovenia, but they're still Jura's first frontflips in Osijek. P: Samir Kurtagic

Riders in this update: Miha Fistravec, Domen Fekonja, Jakob Kac, Jurica Barac.
Photographers: Jernej Zadravec, Aljaz Bezjak, Samir Kurtagic
Locations: Slovenske Konjice, Maribor, Ljubljana, Osijek.

Alessandro Barbero - O M F G

So, here's a brief history of the whip to whip back (aka windshield wiper):
Alessandro Barbero was one of the first guys to ever pull it. Then James Foster decided it was time to do it in a 360 (JoMo Pro 2008 Best trick - Check it here). It was about time for Alessandro Barbero to raise the bar once again and do a 360 downside whip to whip back. Seriously, what's next?

Alessandro Barbero - The Italian Job from THATSBMX.COM on Vimeo.

Via TCU.

Dirt park in Fogliano, Italy

Some friends of ours ("Associazione Beast riders") are fighting their way through bureaucratic procedures and stubborn people to finally get a dirt park done in Fogliano (I'm guessing it's Fogliano Redipuglia which is one and a half hours away from the Croatian border).

The first few ideas that they put down on paper are pretty good. Good luck with your project.

Dan & Mark meet the CalleMarconi family

As announced before, Dan Lacey's and Mark Love's video from their 4-day trip in Italy is finally here. They shred a lot of great spots in Northern Italy and the Trinity indoor park in Milan. Definitely worth a watch. Thanks to CalleMarconi for this vid.

Video - Dan & Mark meet Calle Marconi Family from CalleMarconi Bmx on Vimeo.

Riders in this: Mark Love, Dan Lacey, Gianluca Marrone, Francesco Cailotto, Andres Mendoza, Mark Hansen,

Fčelinabilica Shajba BMX Jam

One of the most ghetto jam sessions in our region. Roof roll-in, dirt jumps, street course, jumpbox, hamburgers, rail session. Everything you may possibly need.

The Fčelinabilica jam is organized by the Shajba crew and it takes place on the 24th of July 2010 in Vescica, Slovenia (a small town near Murska Sobota).

So, expect a jam session, best rail, highest air on the jumpbox and footdown contest (basically, last rider standing). I hope I'll be able to attend. Hope to see a lot of you guys there.

P.S. Afterparty dresscode is SUPER HEROES. Don't forget your costume.

Check some photos I borrowed from Aljaz Bezjak:





..and last years' video by Shajba:

Fcelinabilica bmx jam 09 from shajbabmxco. on Vimeo.

Pordenone Easter Jam 2010 - Photos

A little photo update from Pordenone's Easter BMX Jam. Very nice photos. More here.

Dernek Session 2010

Dernek session is next weekend. Don't forget to join us.



12:00 - 19:00
- CTN SKATE SESSION
- DAVOR BIKE AND IRONYBMX.com SESSION
- IN LINE SESSION

20:00
CONCERTS (Crasso de Odio, G.U.B., Officer Down, etc.)

More info on their Facebook.

Urban Roof: 2010 season opening edit

The snow is gone and spring is finally here, so there is no real reason not to open the park season. The guys at Urban Roof came up with this little edit. Enjoy.

Otvoritev sezone 2010 from Urban Roof on Vimeo.

Featured photographer: Tim Pipp

Tim has a few new photos on his Facebook and they look really good. Also, there is Mario Markotic riding the new spot in Ljubljana. This is a must-see.

See the whole album here: clickity click.

BMX photo update

Miha Fistravec - 180 pyramid gap - P: Zan Juhart









































Miha Fistravec - Downside whip - P: Zan Juhart









































Miha Fistravec - Amazing footjam whip. I'm pretty sure that he landed it. P: Zan Juhart




















Attila Godi's birthday cake. Awesome.

...and a short line from Rok Simsic:

Vader jam nose manual FTW

Yes, this is simply amazing. I want to see more stuff like this on a daily basis. Keep it creative.

And yeah, since the local scene is slacking, I'm going to post this just to keep the readers entertained.

longest frontjamnosemanual of the ... ??!! from Max Bergmann on Vimeo.

Props to Max Bergmann for this. Seen on TCU.

Mario Markotic bikecheck

One more bikecheck, since there aren't any more relevant news.

This one is Mario Markotic's new Twenty. Photos by Mario Markotic and Tim Pipp.





Specs:
Frame: Twenty Highland 2010 21"TT
Forks: Twenty Highland
Bars: Twenty Highland
Sprocket: Twenty Highland.V1 25T
Stem: Twenty Roots
Grips: Twentd Eagle Dark in Glow
Headset: Twenty
BB: Twenty
Seat post: Twenty pivotal
Seat: Twenty Ultimate Plas...tic
Pegs: Twenty RocknRoll
Rear Hub: Twenty Jingle 10T
Rear Rim: Eclat Bondi Straight
Front Wheelset: Proper
Crank: Profile Race Ti Axle
Front Tire: WTP Grippin kevlar 2.1
Rear Tire: WTP Fillin kevlar 2.1
Brakes: Fly Eclat Pads
Lever: Dirty Harry
Rotor: Odyssey GTX-R
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted PC
Cables: Odyssey
Chain: Salt


...and an "in action" photo by the guys at Urban Roof.