ESPN just put up a feature on the annual jam that Ben Ward puts together at the Forest Grove Skatepark in Oregon. Watch it above!

UPDATE: New GOODS edit below!

Jim Bauer has a couple bike checks up on ESPN (above). The one of the left is his Sunday Model C and the one on the right is his prototype Metal frame. Sandy Carson walks you through it and even throws in a trails pic in the end!

While you’re on the ESPN site, make sure to hit up the article about Ben Ward’s ’09 Photo Project (right). He snapped a photo a day, for a full year, complete with write-ups on each one.

And, to add to your list of things to check out this morning, Terry Adams’ Twitter contest is happening today. To win some free goods, follow him on twitter.com/terryadamsbmx.

After many truck delays, we finally made it to Austin, Texas. We stashed some stuff along the way and we’ll be continuing to do so during our stay. Keep up with our Twitter to stay updated. You don’t need to have an account, just subscribe to the feed. I snapped some pics too, so there’s a little photo dump for you after the link.

Ben Ward @ the start of the trip.

Double Flattie

ODSY Kicks

Overheating U-Haul to Table Manual, The Viking

Robot Bull

Sunglasses

Flattie

Product Placement

Juuuuicy

Art Farm

Truck Stop

Restaurant

Rain Drops

Half-nail Pinky

Cubes and Trees

The Viking VS. New Skin

“Are you still referring to me as The Viking? You have to at least put my real name on there once.” – Stephen Campbell

The Aaron Ross

I took a look at the web today and it seems by bike is all over the place, and that’s weird. I guess this little shout out goes to the 3 pages on BG and the name mention on SPRFLS. I am going to take a minute here to answer the questions I have seen and to straighten out all of the inaccuracies that are floating around. Hope this helps.-ben

Frame: Sunday Ian, chopped and channeled seat tube to allow for a sky scraper seat pole.

Fork: Director 2, Integrated Steer tube race, Chrome finish. These are something I have had done, they will NEVER be released.

Bar: Lumberjacks, Chrome finish. These will be hitting your shops and distributors in a few weeks. Get them while they’re hot. SUPER LIMITED!!! Haha.

Cranks: Wombolts, 175, RHD, Chrome finish. These are something I have had done, they will NEVER be released. KC badger has the only other pair.

Sprocket: 25T MDS High Polished. These were sold this way.

Chain: KMC Kool Chain Lite

Pedals: JC/PC Pedal. Familiar JC size and shape, all the advantages of plastic pedals with all the grip you could want. I have flush mount hardware on the backside since that is my “grind” side. These are also an Odyssey product. Easy rule of thumb is GSport is the high end wheel category and in the long run, there is not separation or difference between Odyssey and GSport. No set release date…

Front Wheel: GSport Rib Cage, GSport Butted Spokes, GSport Aluminum Tapered-Hex Nipples, Hand Stripped and Polished Marmoset, Tanwall Path 2.10, Generic Tube from the box in back.

Rear Wheel: GSport Rib Cage, GSport Butted Spokes, GSport Aluminum Tapered-Hex Nipples, Hand Stripped and Polished Ratchet w/ 9T Prototype and 3/8 Axle, Tanwall Path 1.85, Generic Tube from the box in back.

Pegs: Jpeg Lighters or Plegs, mostly Plegs. 2 in front, 1 in back.

Seat Post Clamp: Prototype

Seat Post: Silver Intac 25.4, 1 fist rule.

Seat: Mike Aitken Signature Black

Grips: Griswald Black

Grip Donuts: Red Lizard Skins

Barends: Parends Black

Lever: Monolever Short White

Cable: Linear White

Brake: Acs Boa, OG Son! I usually don’t have brakes. I picked these up to keep the throwback look and to use whenever I feel like it. They are dialed.

Brake pads: Slim by 4 Clear

Weight for all of those wondering: 23lbs or so.

I hope to have a Chromed out Wave 2 by Interbike, the pocketbook aint gonna like that, haha.

frame-Sunday Shaved Next Wave (galvanized looking)
fork-Odyssey Director Built in Race (black)
bars-Odyssey Lum4erjacks (black)
headset-Integrated w/ Sunday Topcap
stem-Odyssey Elementary V2.7
front wheels-Vandero 2, GSport Rib Cage
tire-Aitken Plyte 2.25
pegs-GSport Plegs
seat-Odyssey Veteran Black Denim
post-Odyssey Intac
grips-Odyssey JC
bar ends-Odyssey Parends
rear wheels-GSport Ratchet, GSport Ribcage, GSport Nipples
driver-10T GSport Ratchet
hubguard- GSport Gland MKIII
rear tire-Path Plyte 1.95
cranks-Odyssey Wombolt 175mm
pedals-JC/PC
sprocket-27T MDS
chain-KMC Pintle

Weight: 24lbs.

Modifications-Bars 27” wide, Forks trimmed up just perfect for Elementary
Stem Flushness, Stem Slammed, Seat Post Chopped, Pedals have flush pins on
grind side. Hubs, Stem, Bottom Bracket have been hand stripped and
polished. Chrome Wombolt crank is custom.