Deluxe has added French trail shredder Maxime Bimar to their team. Check out this video of Maxime:

Check out this new footage of Josh Perry. This dude shreds.

It was announced just over a week ago that Kevin Kiraly would no longer be riding for Redline Bikes in 2009. However, it didn't take Kevin long at all to find a new home and it was recently announced that he is now riding for Verde. We caught up with Kevin via iChat to ask him a few questions about his new bike sponsor.
How long were you on the Redline team?
Almost three years; Rooftop got me on back in '06.

How did you end up parting ways with the company?
Times are tough, I guess. The economy is bad?

When did riding for Verde come about?
My good friend Justin Kosman put the word out that I would no longer be riding for Redline in '09. He hooked me up with Cory Muth from Verde (no homo) and we worked out a deal. I'm stoked!

What are your thoughts on representing Verde?
I'm really into the company's image. It's super clean and all of the products are really nice. I'm also psyched on how laid back the company is. They're down to send me to contests without stressing the results, but are also down for me to just chill, ride street, film, and shoot photos. I couldn't be happier.

Felt team manager Alan Foster sent over a note letting us know that Scotty Cranmer is going to be riding for Felt for years to come. Scotty missed a lot of 2008 due to injuries, but he looks to be firing on all cylinders for 2009. Here's what Alan and Felt had to say.

"I wanted to give everyone a quick heads up that Scotty Cranmer and Felt have resigned a multiple-year contract. Felt have been together since 2003 and hope to make it a long relationship, just like legend Gary Ellis did in the big G days. I for one am super excited to continue with Scotty and his family, the Cranmer family are a great family and 100% BMX. Scotty is happy to continue with Felt, is healed up from his foot and ready to ride, look for one of those crazy Scotty web videos soon."

Zack Warden was trying alley-oop 540s on the vert resi at Woodward East yesterday when things took a bad turn. He landed halfway on the resi and halfway on the ramp, which resulted in him getting flung onto flatbottom hard enough to give him whiplash. After he sat there for a minute he realized that his ankle hurt, and it turned out to be broken. Zack is scheduled to see an orthopedic surgeon on Monday to schedule surgery, and he's taking this all in stride.

"I ride vert... This is my first broken bone, so I can't complain. It happens," Zack said.

Zack also came up with an interesting recovery program. His foot needs to be elevated, so right now he is driving from State College, PA to St. Louis, MO for Christmas—with his foot on the dashboard. This dude rules.

ActionVillage.com is proud to welcome Brian Kachinsky to the family. BK will be AVI’s first pro BMX rider.

”I think Brian is the perfect rider to launch our BMX sponsorship program with. His current major sponsors – DK and Etnies – are top tier brands for ActionVillage. He is based out of Chicago. And – maybe the most important factor – he is a great guy. It’s going to be really fun working with him.”  - Rick Harold – Owner/Sr. Buyer ActionVillage, Inc.

“It’s cool to be a part of a company that’s well-known nationwide but practically in my backyard.  ActionVillage is as excited about BMX as I am about handrails. I’m stoked to be part of the ActionVillage family.”  -  Brian Kachinsky



About ActionVillage.com: Actionvillage.com, founded in 1998, is an online and mail-order retailer of core action sports gear and apparel for men, women, and youths. Actionvillage.com stocks over 40,000 items covering over 500 brands. Internet Retailer Magazine lists Actionvillage.com as one of its top 500 Retail Web Sites for 2007 and 2008.

Mike Spinner filmed and edited this video of his friend Mike Cimoch. Check it out.

Check out this new video of DK flow rider Chris Childs.