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Here’s part 2 of Ian Schwartz’s amazing Up, Up and Away section!  Definitely a section that will stand the test of time!  BMX will miss his unique view on spots, bikes and tricks.  Enjoy!

There’s a lot of subtlety in Ian’s riding that makes everything he does look so effortless. His Up Up & Away section was no exception. He collected so much good footage that it ended up being split into two sections for the DVD release. Above is the first section and you can download it to keep on your hard drive or if you’d like, you can download an iPod/iPhone version to take with you on the go.

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Words from Ian Schwartz,

About 6 months ago I reached a point with riding that it just didn’t feel the same as it used to. Although its been a dream come true and I would never trade any of it, I’m certain it’s time for me to move on.

I was raised on a family farm and enjoyed it as a kid, but lost interest as I grew older and found other things. Well a couple years back I started to find enjoyment in the goings on of it again and began to read and learn about it. I’ve been able to meet and work with many area farmers and found an entire world of ideas and opportunities to explore. My family has allowed me to lease a small 17 acre field on our farm and I’ve begun implementing my ideas for responsible, respectful and productive food growing. I hope to grow (but not too big), either on our farm or on my own somewhere else in or around my hometown of Lancaster, Ohio.

I still love riding, and will continue to ride, just not in the same way as I have for the past 4 or 5 years. I appreciate the kids that have had nice things to say online and in-person, and I’ve had an awesome time with the guys on the team.

Take care,

Ian

This is definitely a sad day for Sunday and BMX.  Although we fully support Ian’s decision, it’s tough to know that one of the most creative and unique guys in BMX is moving on to different challenges.  I’ve always appreciate his take on riding, it’s always been smooth, effortless, creative and it felt good.  The thing I always got from his riding was that a trick looked good from beginning to end.  The whole thing seemed like it looked effortless not just the trick itself.  I’ve been lucky enough to have ridden with him so much over the past 5 years.  He’s definitely been a great influence on my riding.  Ian, you’ll be missed here at Sunday and good luck to you!

Jim Cielencki

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Here’s the last and final segment of our Swine Flu Tour videos!

Here’s the second portion of our Las Vegas / Salt Lake City trip. If you missed the last one, you can watch it here.

We are going Eric Lichtenberger over load this week!  Here he is double tire ride down a long, round rail from our Up, Up and Away premiere trip to Boston in May.  This is the print version, the footage was in his September web EDIT.  If you were at Interbike then most likely you were able to grab this as a poster.  Otherwise you’ll have to use this as a wallpaper by downloading these links: Wide Screen or Standard Monitor.  Photo by Jeff Allen.

Here’s a photo of me barspinning the local jersey barrier in Buffalo aboard the Sunday Plus 4 Model C that I’ve been riding since last fall.  The photo was shot by Zak Taylor when Jake Seeley and the Garden team was here filming awhile back.  I’m trying to make some Sunday Wallpapers so you might see this photo along with some from the rest of the Sunday team.

Mike Taylor shares a new web video with his buddy Nailz over on the Dig site!   BSD filming up in Scotland.  As always these guys are dialed, so they probably banged out all this in an afternoon.  Might have been a few days, but nevertheless it is good.  In other Mike Taylor news, he’s making his way to NYC around the middle part of June, so that will be a treat.

Alex Magallan Interview by Vic Murphy from John Andrus on Vimeo.

Check out this interview that Alex Magallan did about the upcoming Sunday video Up, Up and Away!  Guest interviewer Vic Murphy.

Kurt Rasmusson has a sweet wallpaper available over at RideBMX.  Up rail to wallride is pretty cool if you ask me.