Dan Lacey, a professional BMX rider, takes one of the Mayor of London’s new for-hire bikes for a spin around the capital.
The British rider, who has recently returned from the 2010 X-Games in Los Angeles, found the going tougher than he expected.Â
The design and, more significantly, the weight of the bike meant that he was not able to pull off the more spectacular tricks he is accustomed to performing at major events around the world.Â
His efforts were thwarted by a bicycle which he described as being “built like a tank”
On Saturday, August 28, the world’s top BMX pros will head to ARCO Arena in Sacramento for the ASA Triples presented by MegaRamp.
ASA Entertainment brings its MegaRamp ASA Triples tour to Sacramento’s ARCO Arena on Saturday, August 28, for the third stop of the 2010 season. Freestyle BMX stars from the X Games will take on the challenge of the 195-foot long course, consisting of a 25-foot high drop-in ramp, two 25-foot wide jumps and a course-ending quarter-pipe, all while grabbing ‘big air’ to perform their flips, flairs, whips and spins for the event title. This head-to-head competition pits the competitors in two-man battles with their rivals, with the best man advancing toward the final rounds. The last man standing is the winner  … Details
I only made the connection now, as I wrote out the title, that it’s weird to win an event put on by your major sponsor. But, I guess it’s like Garrett Reynolds winning the Nike 6.0 Open or something. Regardless, you know he earned it and that there weren’t any shenanigans of sorts within the judging.
Here’s another contest, like Dew Tour Portland, where some unsuspecting jumps were brutally destroyed by Brett Banasiewicz front flipping them and such. His runs were wild. Cashrolls, front flip ETs, back flips, triple tailwhips. The kid is SERIOUSLY a video game character … Details