Hardtail MTB or CX?
Can you ever have too many bikes? Well I suppose it depends who you ask the question of! In our household I would naturally answer No of course you can never have too many, however my wife might just answer rather differently posing a question of her own. How many bikes can you ride at any one time! Seriously though you do need a bike for each discipline you ride, don’t you. Who in their right mind would use a track bike to ride a BMX course and... Read More
Bristol Session Learning New Tricks
Bristol session learning new tricks and having a bit of fun on my bike. Flatland BMX action tonight! If your near the V&A in London, UK tonight at 6.00pm (29/03/2013) I’ll be attending a BMX Battle. Details can be found on the BIKE V DESIGN Facebook Page. Music: Laura Mvula – ‘Green Garden’ Read More
BMX Bowling
We may not have been introduced yet… My name is Matti Hemmings, I’m a professional BMX flatland rider and organiser of the UK Flatland BMX Championships. For my first post on Cycling Shorts I thought I’d bring you my latest video. What is BMX flatland It is the ultimate in bike control and by far the hardest discipline to master in BMX. It is similar to breakdancing, with the rider twisting and contorting the bike around their body... Read More
My Concrete Circus
Release (Director’s Cut) by Kendy I thought I’d share my performance from last year on CH4‘s hit show “Concrete Circus“. Concrete Circus brings together the world’s hottest names in urban sports with viral film-makers and Mike Christie, the director of extreme sport documentary Jump London, to capture unique portraits of the urban sports scene. Enjoy! Read More
Book Review – Mark Cavendish “Boy Racer”
Mark Cavendish – Boy Racer This book charts the rise of the fastest sprinter in the world, from his earliest foray into bike racing (BMX) up to his record breaking 2009 Tour de France stage victories. You get to see the cycling world through his eyes, and his frank and brutal portrayal matches his persona. His honest account pulls no punches, just like his explosive sprinting power. His feisty temperament shines through throughout his... Read More
A short film on BMX Olympian – Shanaze Reade
A short film on BMX Olympian – Shanaze Reade by Corinne Walder. Her life in her own words and her journey to both Beijing and London Olympics. Voice Over: Shanaze Reade Neil Stewart Anthony McCrossan Chris Mapp Mike Hall Music: Pickering Pick Future Perfect – West One Music Filmed on: Canon 7D & GoPro Editing: Final Cut Pro Colour Graded Read More
Book Review – On Your Bike! by Matt Seaton
On Your Bike! The Complete Guide to Cycling by Matt Seaton. For somebody who has ridden a bike for quite some time, I was interested to see what would be included in something dubbed “the complete guide to cycling”. And, I must say that I was quite surprised at the book’s ability to make me see the bike from a different angle. When you take up cycling, whatever age you are, you don’t think about the bike itself - it... Read More
Ye Oulden Days of Bicycle Motocross
The B.M.X. leg end that used to be Andy Ruffel communicated with his fan today via the interweb to advise us of a super dooper new film put together by the great Mongoose company. ” look” he urges “me and Tim March made it” so I thought ok we shall have a gander at this. It was instantly apparent however that Andy meant “made it to the final cut” Which is odd really as I am pretty certain that neither of them actually... Read More
British BMX series bouquets and weeds
Right then. My last blog was written by some silly old sod with a bad case of stomach trouble masquerading as me. I just re read what he said though and whilst he would have been paid two pints and a packet of assaulted peanuts, I’ve decided to drink one of the pints for myself. Well he was a grumpy sod wasn’t he? However, because I concur with all that he said……its less of a forfeit and more of a “Not bad youth,... Read More
Who?? Who are ya? Who are ya?
It would be very easy today for me to get angry with the well respected journo in yesterday’s Times who ( in a précis to Olympic BMX) was less than complimentary and frankly patronising. So, as it’s very easy, I think I’ll do it. Now as close as sod it is to swearing the word pundit boils down to “he who should know best”. So in as much he rubbished a sport he knows absolutely zero about by calling it absurd and how... Read More
