Entries from May 2008 ↓

Went in search of a BMX bike today, but by the time we got to to our preferred BMX retailer, they had closed up the shop for the day. So we decided to stop in at another shop that we knew had a few race BMXs on the floor.

The shop we were headed to were not really a specialist in any type of bike. They tended to be more of a specialist in selling bikes in volume, and thus tended to focus on the lower end of the market with a bit of high end gear thrown in.

After about 15 minutes of no service, I managed to get one of the staff to pull down a bike I had been considering for a while now, an Intense Pro XL. I stepped over it and did a track stand on it with the front brake on, but as the bars were in a really bad position so I couldn’t gauge the size properly. I mentioned the bars being out of position the the sales guy, but got no offer of help to correct the issue. Continue reading →

I only got to watch the shortened package here on Fox Sports in Oz, but it was a good game most of the way with some text book play from the wings. The win over the Penguins in game 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs was 4-0.

Here’s a little Redwings Widget.

You can add it to your webpage too, just click the ‘Grab It’ button to get the code.

Common is cool and keeps it real.

The People by Common (can’t embed this unfortunately)
Also, videos like this make me want to get on a plane to New York. I just want to see the real New York after seing this.

It’s funny, cause it’s true….

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFoyp71xw3w]