The Anthem Media Group has signed a partnership with DNA Distribution, and that will bring Rob Dyrdek-led brands under one roof. In addition, skate brands Alien Workshop, Habitat and Reflex will operate with support of La Jolla Group of Irvine CA.
Rob Dyrdek is a professional skateboarder, actor, producer, entrepreneur, and reality TV star. He is best known for his roles in the reality shows Rob and Big, Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory, and Ridiculousness. Some of his sponsors include DC, Monster, and Alien Workshop. In addition, Rob has set at least 21 Guinness World Records.
Supercross.com will benefit by having principal Matt Cook's involvement in all facets.
Matt says 'Teaming with Rob, along with Toby Bost and La Jolla Group, AMG and DNA, will allow Supercross.com to substantially expand in many areas. These include the content we provide across many platforms in the action sports realm, relationships that extend the Supercross.com brand into other areas of action sports, and merchandise and clothing offerings to fans."
The official press release from Anthem Media Group (AMG) is below.

Alessio Chiodi Jaromir Cizek Guy Cooper Paul Cooper Josh Coppins
When I first started riding big bikes, I was so stoked to finally have all of the power I wanted. However, with great power, comes great responsibility…courtesy of Uncle Ben from Spiderman. Sometimes, we can get ahead of ourselves on a rougher track and the braking bumps fight back. Most of the time, the chop and speed result in head shake. This uncontrollable shaking can be thwarted with a few adjustments.
One of the most common reasons for head shake is fatigue. When you are fatigued, your form goes out the window and it gets worse as the moto progresses. Your elbows drop and you cannot get enough leverage to keep the bars straight. As you get more and more head shake, you begin to grip harder with your hands and the forearms pump up to bricks. Sound about right? When your upper body feels like rubber, the need to grip with your legs becomes even greater. Again, the quadriceps and hamstrings are a much larger muscle group that can support greater loads of stress for longer periods of times. Start the moto out with a conscience effort of using your legs more than your arms and you will be better off.
Another problem is RPM range. The relationship between the motor and suspension is pretty crazy when you really think about it. When you hear pros run through whoops and moguls, they are running a higher gear. The RPMs are lower and take some of the load off of the forks and shock. They travel smoother and won’t bind, which gives you that bouncing effect through the rough stuff. If you shift down AFTER the braking bumps, you allow your suspension to ride with you, instead of against you. The forks will travel through the entire stroke and do their job; soak up the terrain.
Weight distribution is also important. Maintaining your attack position through the rough chop will help keep your elbows up and in good form. This attack position will place your weight evenly over the bike, allowing you to make changes if need be. As I have said before, riding on the balls of your feet will give you some extra “suspension” and forces you to grip the bike with your legs.
By throwing good form and the right gear together, head shake will be a thing of the past. Of course, making sure your sag is set on the shock and your clickers are dialed is important, but the rider can make a big difference. As always, remember the basics and keep it fun.
Source: http://www.mxtrainingblog.com/riding-techniques/headshake-solutions/
Bobby Moore Blair Morgan Gaylon Mosier Marvin Musquin Brian Myerscough
Jeremy McGrath talks about the 2013 Honda CRF450R racing motorcycle. Actually, watch the video! You can see him riding the bike too!
Source: http://www.supercross.com/features/jeremy-mcgrath-talks-about-the-2013-honda-crf450r
Sebastien Pourcel Wyman Priddy Alessandro Puzar Gaston Rahier Steve Ramon
Presented by etnies in association with GoPro
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Lookout below! Check the view Under Our Feet and name the tricks each week to win! We'll post a new edit every Monday and announce a winner every Friday! This week's featured pro is Devine Calloway and his prize pack includes the GoPro HD HERO2 Camera, waterproof housing & assorted mounting hardware, limited edition Devine Calloway Chocolate deck and a pair of the new etnies RCT. One person will win it all!
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The RCT is now available in Black/Grey/White & Maroon/White.
Source: http://etnies.com/blog/2012/7/15/under-our-feet-devine-calloway/
James Stewart Jr Brian Stonebridge David Strijbos Kevin Strijbos Bengt Åberg
Noora Naraghi recently traveled from Iran to the USA to pursue her motocross racing dream. Her MX dream? To learn how to ride and race motocross from Stefy Bau, former 2 time Women's World Motocross Champion and owner/instructor of 211 MX school. 211 MX is the elite world wide motocross academy based in Florida, and designed specially for women riders and racers.

Source: http://www.supercross.com/mxgirls-feature/noora-naraghi-from-iran-chasing-her-motocross-racing-dream
Gary Jones Mark Jones Ake Jonsson Julien Bill Pierre Karsmakers
Listen to any pro’s interview and they will always say they need to work on start. The start is one of the single most important aspects of winning. If you can holeshot, you just saved yourself a lot of tear offs. Shawn Simpson (European GP MX2 racer) has once said that “Getting the holeshot is 50% of any race. If you don’t get away with the top three, you have lost 15 seconds or so by the end of the first lap, not to mention getting filled with roost and having to pass a lot of other crazy fast riders.”
So, what is a solid way to get good starts? First of all, you have to see yourself getting the holeshot. Like I said in my visualization article, see yourself getting the start from your perspective, then through the eyes of a spectator. If you can conquer this mental monster, you have beat half of the guys on the line who doubt their abilities. Now, don’t get cocky; just know you have as good a chance of coming out first as any other rider on the gate.
Most of the gates now are dirt; even the Supercross and National races are all natural. For me, I always had an easier time with dirt because I could “feel” my rear wheel spinning. I have had the best results with gates that have the straightest rut outside of the gate. When you come off the line, you don’t want to follow a sideways rut from a 450 Beginner. You will lose forward drive and momentum. So, if you are allowed, try and get a peek before your class lines up. Be warned however, that the shortest distance to the first turn is not always the fastest line. You have to take into consideration of getting cut off or pushed out. That is why you want to look for the straightest line.
Once my gate is picked out, you have two choices for prep. You can either put some more dirt back into the rut and pack that down or you can clear the loose dirt out of the rut and pack it down. Both have drawbacks. If you put dirt in the rut, you run the risk of not packing it hard enough and your rear wheel will just spin. However, if you choose to clear it out and pack it, your rut will be deeper and you have a greater chance of wheeling out of the gate; this forces you to slip the clutch and loose drive. Each gate and every soil is different. Experimenting with different scenarios would be a smart thing to do each time you ride.
Now that you are set up on your gate, start to go over the visualization again. Get into that “zone”. For dirt starts, a solid spot on the seat is that “dip”. Maybe a little bit further up depending on your weight. You want your weight shifted forward, but not too much because you will spin the rear wheel if you are too far forward. When that 30 second board goes sideways, it’s time to get those RPMs up. When looking at the gate, some people say to look at the pin holding the gate up, others look at the actual gate itself. However, it is up to you.
As for throttle amount, I like a little more than half throttle at the gate. That way I can still get on the gas harder (if need be) or if I mess up, I can still let off a bit. A good way to tell if you have the clutch out enough is when your chain tightens up. This is the point where the clutch is almost un-engaged and all you have to do is GENTLY let it out. When you let the clutch out, don’t dump it and stab the throttle. You want everything to be in motion, smooth motion.
For 250f’s, you can get away with 2nd gear. For the bigger bikes, it is personal preference. Once you are out of the gate, you want to keep both feet down (start with both feet down on the gate, placing all your weight on the seat) throughout the gear you started in. If I started in second, I want to keep both feet down until I have to shift up. When I need to shift up, I bring both feet up. Shifting with your heel is spotty at best. Try to get it normally.
It’s a lot to take in, but this is a broken down process. Try it a few times and it will get easier.
Source: http://www.mxtrainingblog.com/riding-techniques/mastering-starts/
Jacky Martens Christophe Martin Mickael Maschio Connor McGechan Jeremy McGrath
The Jameson 2 Eco is now available in Grey/Navy/White, & more.
See the 360 view!Source: http://etnies.com/blog/2012/7/26/brett-simpson-no-excuses/
Fritz Betzlbacher Dave Bickers Anthony Boissiere Frederic Bolley Xavier Boog
After having a bad start last week that resulted in my beloved Kitten going over onto her side, Steve and I ended on a high note with a lovely bike-blessing event at Route 65 Harley Davidson in Indianola on Saturday. The event included live music, complimentary lunch, and group and individual blessings offered by the Christian Motorcyclists Association.
Following the food and fellowship, we decided to take a short ride so we headed south out of Indianola on Highway 65/69.
The “dual identity” of the highway ends just a few miles outside of Indianola – with a left turn it becomes Highway 65, while going straight means you stay on 69. Our plan was to ride to the town of Osceola at Highway 34, so we stayed on Highway 69.
While in the northern part of the state this highway is straight as a string, this stretch of 69 has some lovely curves as it meanders to the southwest. We passed the tiny town of Medora at the G76 junction, where I noticed a beautiful little field of purple-blooming Dames Rocket – the roadside version of garden Phlox. So pretty in the dappled sunlight.
We cruised into Osceola from the north a short time later, and stopped to top off gas. While there, we asked a local where we might get an ice cream cone, and she directed us to Junction Creamery a few blocks away along Highway 34.
We pulled into this nice locally owned shop, which has lunch and dinner selections as well as sweet treats. (Apparently they also do catering!) Enjoyed our soft-serve sundaes, then decided to head back home. We headed back the way we had come – out of town on Highway 69. Just a couple miles up the road, we turned north at the junction of County Road R45, which is a straighter stretch that took us through New Virginia, St. Mary’s and Martensdale.
A couple of notables from the ride home: heading north on R45, just after we turned off Hwy 69, it was pretty cool to catch a glimpse in the rear-view mirror of the long straight road behind us. At one point I think you could see the road disappearing into the distance for 2-3 miles!
And, in the tiny town of New Virginia, the local grocery/convenience store has a neat little hand-painted sign over the door that optimistically proclaims, “TOURIST INFO.” What a throw-back to the days before Interstate 80 went through just to the west, when this road was likely more heavily-traveled! (The town’s website has a locally-written history of New Virginia.)
P.S. – there was a slim chance I was going to miss the Blessing event. Our graduating-senior-daughter was required to participate in “team districts” with her tennis team. So feeling a bit like one of those over-booked soccer moms, I headed off early Saturday morning to the tennis match knowing it was possible I would return too late for the blessing. So as a back-up plan, I wrote this little prayer that I intended to use to bless my own bike if need be. I wrote it out on a little card, and although I didn’t end up needing it on Saturday, it seems like “not a bad idea” to have it on board:
Oh Lord,
Thank you for this beautiful day and
the opportunity to gather and fellowship
with our friends and fellow riders.
As we look to the season ahead, we ask
that you bless and keep us safe… that you
grant us wisdom for the safe operation of
our bikes… and that you make every
person on the road aware of the presence
of motorcycles and the need to share the road.
Lord we ask that you guide us along our
journey.. that you help keep the road ahead clear…
and we thank you for the freedom and the
opportunity to enjoy your beautiful creation
each and every day.
We ask these things in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BikerChickNews/~3/AKqRr8zPAKM/
Mark Barnett Jonathan Barragan Andrea Bartolini Willy Bauer Jean Michel Bayle