Risto Kalmre is a graphic designer from Tallinn, Estonia and one of the main guys behind the Simpel Session contest. I was fortunate enough to get to meet Risto this past January in Estonia where I got to attend the contest and see the country first hand. I had a blast in Estonia, the contest was amazing and I was really psyched to get to meet Risto. One of the things I was really impressed with was the branding and identity for the contest. When I showed up, Risto picked me up at the airport and I had no idea he was a designer… It’s funny when you meet people and you get completely surprised by who they are and what they do… Risto was definitely one of those guys.
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It’s hard to believe, but three years ago yesterday, I made the first post on Defgrip! We have had an amazing time running this site, we’ve meet some incredible people, and we can’t wait to keep going! It’s crazy to think about where I was three years ago and how many people I’ve become really good friends with just because of this site. It’s also crazy how easy it is to forget about all the content we’ve produced for the site and how much of it has just got lost in the archives. I’ve been having a blast going back and checking out some of the old stuff and it’s definitely got me inspired to do work on new projects! I compiled a list of some of my favorite features we’ve had on the site over the past few years and I’d be psyched if you guys want to share your favorites in the comments. I’m also going to work on some “best of” lists for the regular posts… If I haven’t said it enough already, I’ve had an amazing time running the site and I really want to give a huge thanks to everyone for all their support, especially everyone who has contributed and most of all, to the guys who help post on a regular basis… Nuno, Mike, Rich, Chad, James, Andrew, Josh, you’re the best and the site wouldn’t be what it is with out you.
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When you work at a bike company, you get lots of email from kids with ideas for new parts, questions about how to get a job in the industry and just about a million others. Not so long ago, Chris Harrison, the product designer for Federal Bikes was one of those kids. Chris was going to school for Engineering and needed to do an internship, he hit up Federal and things grew from there. I’ve become friends with Chris over the past year and thought it would be dope to ask him a few questions about what he does and hav him give some tips to kids who want to be where he is one day. Chris is a rad guy, and aside from designing all the products for Federal, Chris is still in School studying for his Masters and he is the new team manager for Lotek in the UK.
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While we were down in Guadalajara, MX shooting for the new Sunday Bikes DVD, I had a chance to catch up with two guys that know a lot about the Luc-e grind. Jim C has been doing the grind for over a decade and has came through with many different variations of it. Jake Seely is a young, up and comer who is taking the Luc-e to new levels with tricks in and out of it. Both sit down for a little chat about the origin of, its current state, whose progressing it and where it can go.
Click here to check it out - The Un-Official History of the LUC-E
*note: I spelled Jim’s last name wrong on accident and for some reason after I revised the graphic, It wouldn’t let me upload it again. So sorry Jim.
The Sunday Bikes team recently met me down in Guadalajara, MX to film for their upcoming DVD. Production is coming along well and the trip was a success. We had a little time to spare one morning, so I did a little video Q&A with the team and their thoughts on Mexico.
Click to play the video Q&A - Picking Brains w/ the Sunday Bikes Team!
Check out an exclusive re-edit from the United crew. It’s footage from the European Megatour the went on a while back in Barcelona.
Check it out here!
In correlation with Ian’s Signature frame release we’ve put together a little edit of some of his older throwaway 4×3 footage, that he didn’t wanna use. We’re trying to keep the Sunday video 100% HD, so keep your eyes peeled for some other web edits dropping from the rest of the Sunday Team.
Click here to Go Fishin’ with Ian….it’s the video?
Check out Ian’s current setup.
Defgrip and The Come Up are excited to bring you our second exclusive edit, this time it’s an OBMX/AM:PM edit with Nick “Spam” Ponterio. Big thanks to Keith Romanowski for the photo and Joey Piazza for putting the edit together!
Click here to check it out.
Check out a random photo from Julian Henzler and make sure to check his site for some great work - julianphoto.net
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Make sure to check the index page for a hot new web video from Mutiny that they shot in Austin, TX with their team over New Years. They have a bunch of other related content on their site to go along with the web vid, including HD, Apple TV, iPod downloads, and a photo gallery.
Check out the video here and check out all the extras on the mutiny site here.
