Dedicated to Todd Emro RIP my friend

This week we lost a great friend and team mate. Todd Emro was a great guy with a big heart and will be forever missed but, never forgotten by all his friends and our entire Bmx Family and Community....RIP

THE UGP BMX TEAM!!!!

I just recently returned from Lake Owen Camp Woodward and I enjoyed a great week of Bmx. I met the UGP clothing team including one of my Flatland Hereos and legends Chad Degroot.....I hope you enjoy some of the pictures I took of the guys while they were there. I also should mention not that you already do not know that there riding is awesome but, these are some of coolest guys you could ever meet!

Adrian Taylor In-Line Skater Interview

Flatmonkey Bmx was able to catch up with Pro inline skater Adrian Taylor who is also the inlince camp director at Woodward Lake Owen and get an exclusive interview. Here is what we found out from the inline insider!

Name: Adrian Taylor
Title: Inline Program Director Camp Lake Owen Woodward
Age: 24
Home Town: Lawerence, KS

How Long Have you been in-line skating? 12 Years

What Tricks are you working on right now? Switch Manevuers and Skating Fast!

What are your favorite tricks? They change all the time but, wall rides are fun!

Who are you sponsored by? Lawerence School District #297

What would you say to young people who want to get sponsored? "The inline industry is so small right now, you should focus on skating everyday and having fun. You will naturally get better and hopefully by the time there is more money and products in the industry a sponsorship will come along."

What is it like to be the inline program director at Camp Woodward Lake Owen? " It's the greatest job I've ever had! I get to teach kids how to skate while still learning myself and even get paid! I feel like I have got an opportunity to influence kids in a positive way with out preaching to them."

How long have you been working at Woodward Lake Owen Camp? I am going on my 5th year as the inline program director.

Where do you see the future of inline going? " Inline skating has always been looked down upon, and I kinda like that. From about 2002-2006, inline skating practically disappeared, which only left the skaters who truly loved it. This is because they felt it was fun not because it was cool. Now, all that is left are those skaters and I believe this has made inline skaters strong and deidcated as possible. People are starting to look for different outlets for expression and creativity and inline skating offers that. So with that core group that have stuck through the low times leading the way, I think that the industry is very prepared to explode again and sustain that growth for a long time!"

Where are your favorite places to skate? Too many......Denver; Irvine, CA; Kansas City; Dallas; Minneapolis, MN; Fayetville, AR; and Atalanta.......

What is your dream trick? Any tricke I have never done before that surpises me when I land it!

Final Words: Do what is fun! Bmx, inline, skateboard, golf, football, whatever.......And it always feel good to do nice things for other people!

Adrian stays busy at Woodward Lake Owen and we wish him the best and thank him for taking time out to interview for us. This is interview is dedicated to the North Texas inline skaters who are hardcore and dedicated and do not get to see much media in there awesome extreme sport. After personally spending some time with Adrian and other inline skaters at Lake Owen I have mad respect for all of you!

Peace and GOD Bless;

Chris Ridener