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Aaron Ross had to fight some serious traffic that would make any normal human being insane. He didn’t quite get what he wanted, but it was awesome none the less. View More

Here is a few photos from Mexico that I shot over the first few days of the trip. First is the Cathedral area of downtown. There’s a number of famous Mexican people buried here and their statues are all around the outside.
Second is this young ripper who proceeded to boost this footplant over the rail at the skatepark. Mexico had a whole bunch of young guys on the come up.

Jake laughing while working on some good tricks which he landed moments later. Ah, good ol’ American hangouts! Some of the guys hanging out at Starbucks which boasted a nice rail a few feet away and a quarterpipe curb in the drive thru.

So when we weren’t eating at American chain restaurants, we ventured into this place called Abuello’s. Spanish American cuisine at its sort of finest. The best part was the guacamole and salsa that was freshly made in front of us. The second best was Kurt’s face after trying salsa and chocolate cake!

Hey a few of us are down in Guadalajara Mexico filming for the Sunday video. Ian Schwartz, Jake Seeley, Aaron Ross and myself are down here. Check out thecomeup for constant photo updates and be on the look for some interesting web articles too. I’ll let you know more as we get them done. Also, RSVP now for the rooftop party we are having Saturday night.

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Nothing but Mike Taylor!

I see some Smiling Steve Kennedy!

Also, visit Devin Hutchins‘ website to see an Aaron Ross clip.

Well this is an awesome day! Why? Because the Second Wave frames are currently on their way to the distributors! Its even better because around this time 2 years ago, I spent 18 hours straight going through every frame from the first batch! I signed every box and looked through each frame for paint defects, crooked welds and improperly machined BB’s and headtubes. It feels like so long ago, can’t believe its only been two years. The Second Wave that will soon be arriving at the distributors is definitely a culmination of a lot of hard work! Just want to say thanks to everyone at Odyssey, George French, the team, everyone on the internet and of course the riders that support Sunday!

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The first two belong to Andrew White and Chris Russell. The third one is Luke Swab’s and the fourth one is unknown (sorry).

Check out this Ian Schwartz frame all built up. John Wootton from the Vancouver area is the owner. He said his bike, “Set up really easy. Headset dropped in and the BB just needed a few
taps. No drama. I put brakes on and with the wheel nearly slammed and the brake pads in the middle of the slots the rim lines up perfectly.” He wanted to thank Pat at Flatland Fuel and Brad at 3Ride for helping him get his bike together. Looks good right? Oh yeah check out John’s site www.feeblebmx.com!

Sunday is down under! Here is a bike check of Sunday rider Daniel Johnson from Australia. The bike check can be found on focalpointbmx.com. The site’s cool, I’m a fan of the puddle jump desktop photo. Click the photo to see the bike check in larger format.

Sorry for the lack of updates this week, its been a busy time for me. The photo on the left is of Kurt Rasmusson’s new Second Wave Black Magic frame built up. We received a production sample and Kurt built it up. Looks real good, I like it with the blue bars and forks.

As for frame news, the Ian Schwartz frames might still be available if you hurry. There’s a good chance a few more might come available in the next two weeks. Also look for a small batch in a month or so including a new color!

Second Waves look like they will be available at your shop by the end of the month! In fact you will be able to get the full kits at that time too! Forks and bars in all the colors will be available by the end of May!

Ontario’s own and Sunday flow shredder, Lee Dennis is getting into the entrepreneurial spirit by opening a BMX shop called Life Cycle. After the demise of his local shop Checker’s, Lee and friends took it all into their own hands and decided to open a shop of their own. Look for the Niagara Falls/Ontario peninsula scene to blow up even more! Heard filming for FU2 has begun!

Congratulations to Aaron Ross for getting a bronze medal at last weekend’s X Games in Brazil! This bring’s his medal count up to 2 silvers and 1 bronze. That sounds very Olympic right? Go over to the EXPN site and try to figure out what else went on. Wish I would’ve watched it live, but I totally forgot. Garrett Reynolds won and Sean Sexton got second. Looking at the results, this would’ve been fun to watch because the finals were filled with a lot of my favorite riders.