REPUBLIK

All right Northwest Groms listen up. Here’s your opportunity to go away to a riding specific camp to take your riding to the next level. Think you’re the next Mike Montgomery or Adam Hauck then here’s your chance to prove it. Jamo and Sam Pinner will hook you up with Pro Riders like Boyko, Perizzo, Sundbaum and others to help you get the personal instruction you need need to go from gapper to stand out on your local trails. These guys aren’t F****ng around the facilities are off the chart and the roster of instructors is amazing. Sign up now! Press release below:

Ben Boyko, Joe Perizzo, Phil Sundbaum, Andrew Taylor, Darcy Turenne, Nate Berkheimer and Robbie Wright are all coaches at NWWOF this year. Jams begin May 9 with camps beginning on June 6.

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NW School of Freeride Opens Summer Registration!

First off……We just gotta’ throw out some big high fives to all of our partners, sponsors and believers. It has been a long haul filled with logistics and hard work. So many of you have supported our mission with editorial support, viral mayhem and team rider love. It is difficult for us to explain how much it has all helped. The dream is officially alive.

Thank You Diamondback, Haro, Marin and Atomlab. Dakine! You have been wonderful. Republik, GoPro and Crankbrothers…….could not have done it without you. Protec has protected us from head to toe. Yakima Racks and Skull Candy have kept us racking and rolling! Bern and Gravity have delivered the goods! Thanks to all of you! The summer is going to be filled with the highest quality of shred.

We are now accepting full registration and online sign ups for all of our clinics. Everything is dialed in and 100% a GO. We have also added a heap of single day jams. These jams are open to anyone who rides a bike. They will start at 9am and go till dusk. There will be product give-a-ways and random contests for the funkiest paint job. We might even have some bike tug-a-war! Basically, we are going to get super duper silly on our bikes! All of our terrain will be available on these jam days! The foam pit, the dirt jumps, the freeride trails and even the cement urban gnar! Everything is a go! We will have our shop open with spare parts, mechanical support, as well medical and supervision for those under the age of 18. It is pretty much the raddest private venue EVER.

(so yes mom’s and dad’s, its cool for you to drop your teenager off for the day, we are very safe)

Anyway…….here are the dates and the registration links.

Registration links:
http://nwsof.com
http://nwsof.com/wp/registration/
http://nwsof.com/wp/camps/

Open Jams: All Jams are $20 for the day!
May 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31
June 14, 15, 24, 25
July 4, 5, 14, 15, 24, 25
Aug 3, 4, 12, 13, 14, 15

BMX and Freeride Camps:
Session 1: June 6-13 ($980)
Session 5: July 16-23 ($980)
Session 6: July 26 - Aug 2 ($980)
Session 7: Aug 5 - 11 ($840)
Session 8: Aug 17-21 ($560)
Session 9: Aug 24-28 ($560)

No one has more style on or off the bike than Jim Tharp. He puts his signature style on every trick and every line that he pulls. With out a doubt one of the coolest, most chill people you will ever meet.

Photo by: Luke Brennan. Check out our SoCal vid to see Nick lay down some style of his own.

Check out this video from the Post Office Jam. The first take of Jimi is classic. Also some great shots of Ryan Howard sending it. Another guy that doesn’t get nearly enough press but absolutely kills it on the bike. Goldman and Semenuk, well.. they were Goldman and Semenuk what else can you say about those guys.

2009 Post Office Jam from Litter Mag on Vimeo.

MTB’er in a BMX’ers world. Mike was the only MTB’er invited to participate in the Clash at Clairemont. He threw down alongside some of the top Bmx’ers in the country. Check it out.

http://www.vitalbmx.com/videos/features/Clash-at-Claremont,17317/Clash-at-Clairemont,6626/Losey,112

Mike Montgomery WTF……

The new Kranked film is coming soon. Republik team riders, Kyle J. and Kyle N. have some sick segments so make sure you pick up a copy. More info below.

Kranked 8 - Revolve Teaser from http://coastalcrew.blogspot.com/ on Vimeo.

Coming June 2009. A high definition tribute to the coolest human-powered adrenaline tool ever invented and a look at the riders who push these bikes to their limits. Shot on location in France, Switzerland, Germany, South Africa, Italy, Canada and the USA. Featuring Jamie Goldman, Lance McDermott, Sam Pilgram, Steve Romaniuk, James Doerfling, Rene Wildhaber, Garett Buehler, Mike Kinrade, Bobby McMullen, Sam Hill, Brendan Fairclough, and the coastal crew.

Presales available at www.radical-films.com.

Bend has a huge contingent of groms that are killing it.  If their not hanging out at Republik Headquarters bugging me for stickers then they’re out on the trails finding new ways to jack themselves up on a bike. Looks like it’s paying off.

Carson pulling back flips before he’s able to drive.

Carson sending it.

Scott doing the same.

Mike had a chance to hang out with Lance Mcdermott at the Vienna Air King. How much damage could these guys do in a video segment? You might find out soon….

Check it out…

Bruno, a Graffiti artist from San Diego designed our latest round of tees.  Mike was sporting one of the new designs at the Vienna Air King. Kids go to your local shop and start bugging ‘em to bring some of these tees in now. A profile on Bruno and more of his designs coming soon.

Couldn’t afford to make the trip to see the Air King Comp. Than check it out, Mike sent me some shots from behind the scenes. 

Team Rider, Adam Hauck has a 6 page interview & grip give-a-way contest in this month’s Decline magazine. Pick up Decline and when some new Hauck signature grips from Blk Mrkt.