The Take Newshttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/The Take Newsen-us© Copyright 2010, The Take All Rights Reserved.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:30:25 -0400Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:30:25 -0400More Trip Photos??http://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/oSLLDppRWDg/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=947Well I may not have been able to go on this trip but I did happen to shoot some photos of the crew days before the trip and upon their return. Its a mixture of photos from my camera and the Blackberry 2 way device... Check em' out? <br/><br/> I created a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52115685@N04/sets/72157624542594164/" target="_blank"><font size="2">Take Flickr account </a></font> to upload and share the trip photos and other Take oriented things, so I'll be uploading goodies on there from now on as well.
Well I may not have been able to go on this trip but I did happen to shoot some photos of the crew days before the trip and upon their return. Its a mixture of photos from my camera and the Blackberry 2 way device... Check em' out?

I created a Take Flickr account to upload and share the trip photos and other Take oriented things, so I'll be uploading goodies on there from now on as well.
]]>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:26:48 -0400Alex (TM)http://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=947Victor's Ivy 4!http://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/kNoYN3pBtrc/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=946Victor sent over some shreddin' photos of him and his Ivy 4, with a little bike check for good measure, so check out what he's runnin' on that flair machine! <br/><br/> <b>Frame: </b>Take Ivy 4 <br/> <b>Forks:</b> Primo Strand <br/> <b>Bars:</b> Kink Badgers <br/> <b>Grips:</b> ODI <br/> <b>Bar Ends:</b> Snafu <br/> <b>Steam:</b> Colony <br/> <b>Headset:</b> Animal <br/> <b>Cranks:</b> Profile <br/> <b>BB:</b> Animal <br/> <b>Pedals:</b> Odyssey <br/> <b>Chain:</b> Shadow <br/> <b>Sprocket:</b> Kink <br/> <b>Seat:</b> Haro <br/> <b>Seat Post:</b> Premium <br/> <b>Front Wheel:</b> Alienation Deviant, Madera hub, Primo spokes, ti bolts <br/> <b>Rear Wheel:</b> Alienation Runaway, Profile 3/8 hub, Primo spokes, ti bolts <br/> <b>Front Tire:</b> Maxxis DTH <br/> <b>Rear Tire:</b> Maxxis Grifter <br/> <b>Pegs:</b> Animal MK3 <br/> <b>Brakes:</b> Fly brakes, Snafu lower cables, Odyssey M2 lever with cables, Snafu gyro, Kool-Stop clear pads. <br/> <b>Mods:</b> Grinded down London mod to be flush with frame. MTB metal brake noodles, so no bending in the cables. I have an old tire in between sprocket and BB... Can't forget reppin' the Index sticker, lol!
Victor sent over some shreddin' photos of him and his Ivy 4, with a little bike check for good measure, so check out what he's runnin' on that flair machine!

Frame: Take Ivy 4
Forks: Primo Strand
Bars: Kink Badgers
Grips: ODI
Bar Ends: Snafu
Steam: Colony
Headset: Animal
Cranks: Profile
BB: Animal
Pedals: Odyssey
Chain: Shadow
Sprocket: Kink
Seat: Haro
Seat Post: Premium
Front Wheel: Alienation Deviant, Madera hub, Primo spokes, ti bolts
Rear Wheel: Alienation Runaway, Profile 3/8 hub, Primo spokes, ti bolts
Front Tire: Maxxis DTH
Rear Tire: Maxxis Grifter
Pegs: Animal MK3
Brakes: Fly brakes, Snafu lower cables, Odyssey M2 lever with cables, Snafu gyro, Kool-Stop clear pads.
Mods: Grinded down London mod to be flush with frame. MTB metal brake noodles, so no bending in the cables. I have an old tire in between sprocket and BB... Can't forget reppin' the Index sticker, lol!
More pics after the jump
]]>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:08:48 -0400Alex (TM)http://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=946Trip Photos!http://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/46ziGKQdj0c/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=945Take trip photos! <a href="http://thehucker.blogspot.com/" " target="_blank"><font size="2">BOOM!</a></font>
Take trip photos! BOOM!
]]>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 03:46:10 -0400Caleb Rueckerhttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=945How Is This A Job?http://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/Bw39vzUQxsQ/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=944I recently got the opportunity to have an amazing job where I don't even claim it as a job... I help little kids learn how to ride and how to have fun on their little bikes. The best part about this job is that its right on the beach and I get to ride my bike and get paid. I wish I could do this all year but sadly its only for the summer. I have been hurt since the trip finished with a hurt ankle but I should be back to 100% soon I hope. <br/><br/> Here are some photos from the Camp...
I recently got the opportunity to have an amazing job where I don't even claim it as a job... I help little kids learn how to ride and how to have fun on their little bikes. The best part about this job is that its right on the beach and I get to ride my bike and get paid. I wish I could do this all year but sadly its only for the summer. I have been hurt since the trip finished with a hurt ankle but I should be back to 100% soon I hope.

Here are some photos from the Camp...
More pics after the jump
]]>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:56:27 -0400Die Lonhttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=944Summer Ramphttp://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/UEfBU7xrPUo/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=943So my friend Lee has a simple mini ramp in his yard that is pretty damn fun to play around on. Here's a short edit from one summer afternoon riding and BBQ'n. Also, a couple photos my friend Dave Schopper shot. Get outside and ride your bike! <br/><br/> <object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12753403&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12753403&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object>
So my friend Lee has a simple mini ramp in his yard that is pretty damn fun to play around on. Here's a short edit from one summer afternoon riding and BBQ'n. Also, a couple photos my friend Dave Schopper shot. Get outside and ride your bike!


More pics after the jump
]]>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:48:20 -0400Noahhttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=943T.M Photographyhttp://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/5fTruEVlV_o/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=942<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosbytravis/" target="_blank">http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosbytravis/</a>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosbytravis/
]]>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:14:33 -0400Caleb Rueckerhttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=942Jibbin' In July!http://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/YRiKMX0_7iI/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=941<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13260815&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13260815&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object> <br/><br/> My boys Gabe, Steven and Zack came out to Riverside recently to shred in the name of DOWN, it was a hot beautiful day full of jibbery.

My boys Gabe, Steven and Zack came out to Riverside recently to shred in the name of DOWN, it was a hot beautiful day full of jibbery.
]]>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:43:42 -0400JBarshttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=9415 Line Fixhttp://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/06s7x0TMQHM/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=940<object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/46875667001?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=105887835001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fbmx.transworld.net%2F1000106624%2Fvideos%2F5-trick-fix-jourdan-barba-in-riverside%2F&playerID=46875667001&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/46875667001?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=105887835001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fbmx.transworld.net%2F1000106624%2Fvideos%2F5-trick-fix-jourdan-barba-in-riverside%2F&playerID=46875667001&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> <br/><br/> I got 5 on it!!

I got 5 on it!!
]]>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:13:42 -0400Jbarshttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=940Defgrip Disposed Exclusivehttp://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/jeNM_vOLvb0/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=939The dudes recently came back from a trip to the Northwest that I unfortunately wasn't able to attend due to a job, so <a href="http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o92/GiveDClothing/shit-5.jpg" target="_blank"><font size="2">I BLEW IT...</a></font> Anyways, I've got a lot of photos from the trip days that the dudes were around in San Diego, so I'll be uploading those here in the next day or so. Until then, check out the exclusive Disposed photo gallery over on <a href="http://blog.defgrip.net/2010/07/disposed-the-take/" target="_blank"><font size="2">Defgrip.</a></font> <br/><br/> Photos courtesy of Jeff Dupaul and The Take crew!
The dudes recently came back from a trip to the Northwest that I unfortunately wasn't able to attend due to a job, so I BLEW IT... Anyways, I've got a lot of photos from the trip days that the dudes were around in San Diego, so I'll be uploading those here in the next day or so. Until then, check out the exclusive Disposed photo gallery over on Defgrip.

Photos courtesy of Jeff Dupaul and The Take crew!
]]>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:51:39 -0400Alex (TM)http://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=939Blow Your Hands Off!http://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/kADNc8PuWCk/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=938<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13080027&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=13080027&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object> <br/><br/> Go blow your hands off and celebrate a Happy 4th of July!

Go blow your hands off and celebrate a Happy 4th of July!
]]>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:41:12 -0400JBarshttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=938New Edit!http://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/jcbdxNTCGYM/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=937<object width="400" height="300"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11969482&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11969482&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object> <br/><br/> Here's an edit Sean Kitt filmed a while back.. Some of these clips are old but it came out good.

Here's an edit Sean Kitt filmed a while back.. Some of these clips are old but it came out good.
]]>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:09:37 -0400Jbarshttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=937Jon Turvey's Deluxe Dialed Ivy!http://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/zt3Jw8qJBTQ/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=936My dude, Jon Turvey, keeps in touch with me through email pretty often and he's been in the process of building up this Ivy for a bit now. So I figured we would get a little bike check up for him... Check out what the dude's shreddin' below and a few questions for good measure! <br/><br/> Frame: The Take Ivy3 S.T <br/> Fork: BSD Ghetto 3/8ths <br/> Headset: FSA Impact w/ Quamen I-Cap <br/> Stem: Profile 40 <br/> Bars: BSD High Lander <br/> Grips: Flatware Thumbtack <br/> Bar Ends: Eclat Corks <br/> Seat: Metal Featherlight <br/> Post: Fly Bikes <br/> Clamp: Profile Slim Jim <br/> Chain: KMC 510HX <br/> Sprocket: Tree Light 28t <br/> Cranks: Profile 175mm w/ GDH Ti Spindle <br/> BB: Profile Mid <br/> Pedals: Odyssey JC/PC <br/> F.Tyre: Odyssey Aikten 2.25" K-Lyte Tan Wall <br/> Tube: Redline Super Light <br/> Rim: Fly Bikes Front <br/> Hub: Profile Mini <br/> Spokes: D.T Swiss D.B <br/> R.Tyre: Odyssey Aitken 1.90" K-Lyte Tan Wall <br/> Tube: Redline Super Light <br/> Rim: Fly Bikes Front <br/> Hub: Profile Mini 10t 3/8ths <br/> Spokes: D.T Swiss D.B <br/> Mods: Rawed Frame, Cut Bars To 27" <br/> Weight: Bang On 21 Lbs!! <br/><br/> <b>-I know you've been working on this bike for a while now, how long did it take for you to get this bike of yours together?</b> <br/> <i>All in all, it took a couple of months at most.</i> <br/> <b>-How does the Ivy ST compare to previous frames you've ridden? </b> <br/> <i>Best frame I've ever ridden, geometry is awesome, so responsive & fun!</i> <br/> <b>-How stoked are you?</b> <br/> <i>Ultra Mega Super Stoked!</i>
My dude, Jon Turvey, keeps in touch with me through email pretty often and he's been in the process of building up this Ivy for a bit now. So I figured we would get a little bike check up for him... Check out what the dude's shreddin' below and a few questions for good measure!

Frame: The Take Ivy3 S.T
Fork: BSD Ghetto 3/8ths
Headset: FSA Impact w/ Quamen I-Cap
Stem: Profile 40
Bars: BSD High Lander
Grips: Flatware Thumbtack
Bar Ends: Eclat Corks
Seat: Metal Featherlight
Post: Fly Bikes
Clamp: Profile Slim Jim
Chain: KMC 510HX
Sprocket: Tree Light 28t
Cranks: Profile 175mm w/ GDH Ti Spindle
BB: Profile Mid
Pedals: Odyssey JC/PC
F.Tyre: Odyssey Aikten 2.25" K-Lyte Tan Wall
Tube: Redline Super Light
Rim: Fly Bikes Front
Hub: Profile Mini
Spokes: D.T Swiss D.B
R.Tyre: Odyssey Aitken 1.90" K-Lyte Tan Wall
Tube: Redline Super Light
Rim: Fly Bikes Front
Hub: Profile Mini 10t 3/8ths
Spokes: D.T Swiss D.B
Mods: Rawed Frame, Cut Bars To 27"
Weight: Bang On 21 Lbs!!

-I know you've been working on this bike for a while now, how long did it take for you to get this bike of yours together?
All in all, it took a couple of months at most.
-How does the Ivy ST compare to previous frames you've ridden?
Best frame I've ever ridden, geometry is awesome, so responsive & fun!
-How stoked are you?
Ultra Mega Super Stoked!
]]>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 03:50:15 -0400Alex (TM)http://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=936DOWN! 4 LIFE!http://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/IcXwJGDboXc/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=935Davey Gunn, the dude behind <a href="http://downlife.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><font size="2">DOWN</a></font>, sent over a link to his new site he just slammed up... I'm stoked on all the dudes over at <a href="http://downlife.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><font size="2">DOWN</a></font> and a couple of our very own, Jourdan and Dielon, are shreddin' in the name of <a href="http://downlife.tumblr.com/" target="_blank"><font size="2">DOWN</a></font>. And did I fail to mention that I'm pretty <a href="http://www.lemonparty.org/" target="_blank"><font size="2">DOWN</a></font> too?? Where's my deluxe amateur flow team sticker already? You dudes are slackin'! Hollar at me with one of those sticker packs, they <b>MAY</b> or <b>MAY NOT</b> be made out of old shitty Primo stickers... <br/><br/> Be sure to creep around the site and check out all the little postings of non-sense and goodness! <br/><br/> Did I get any of you with that last <a href="http://salsasnack.com/" target="_blank"><font size="2">DOWN</a></font> link? There's the 2FER!!
Davey Gunn, the dude behind DOWN, sent over a link to his new site he just slammed up... I'm stoked on all the dudes over at DOWN and a couple of our very own, Jourdan and Dielon, are shreddin' in the name of DOWN. And did I fail to mention that I'm pretty DOWN too?? Where's my deluxe amateur flow team sticker already? You dudes are slackin'! Hollar at me with one of those sticker packs, they MAY or MAY NOT be made out of old shitty Primo stickers...

Be sure to creep around the site and check out all the little postings of non-sense and goodness!

Did I get any of you with that last DOWN link? There's the 2FER!!
]]>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:52:29 -0400Alex (TM)http://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=935Lil' Vin Crispino Shreddin HARD!http://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/D7vH72kEhFc/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=934<object width="400" height="226"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12538960&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=12538960&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="226"></embed></object> <br/><br/> My good dude, Lil' Vin, sent this edit to me a while back to check out and my lazy, lack of computin' ass finally got around to checkin' it out. I'm real stoked on Vin's shred progression, the dude is seriously steppin' his game way up!! I would even say he's gettin' his power level up to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ5s1YBpvx4&feature=related" target="_blank"><font size="2">9,000...</a></font>

My good dude, Lil' Vin, sent this edit to me a while back to check out and my lazy, lack of computin' ass finally got around to checkin' it out. I'm real stoked on Vin's shred progression, the dude is seriously steppin' his game way up!! I would even say he's gettin' his power level up to 9,000...
]]>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 03:07:03 -0400Alex (TM)http://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=934Jourdan Shreddin' For The Upcoming Splitter!http://feeds.thetakeonlife.com/~r/TheTakeNews/~3/qot-EDiWImY/news.phphttp://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=933My dudes, Dylan and Jourdan, have been out on a filmin' mission with Sean Kitt, I've heard nothing but good things about bangers and all sorts of radness. A split edit with Dylan and Jourdan only makes for good things to come, I can't wait to see what Sean and the dudes whip up!! Sean sent over a few photos of Jourdan shreddin', during one of their many filmin' sessions... Big thanks to Jeremy Medwig for the photos!
My dudes, Dylan and Jourdan, have been out on a filmin' mission with Sean Kitt, I've heard nothing but good things about bangers and all sorts of radness. A split edit with Dylan and Jourdan only makes for good things to come, I can't wait to see what Sean and the dudes whip up!! Sean sent over a few photos of Jourdan shreddin', during one of their many filmin' sessions... Big thanks to Jeremy Medwig for the photos!
More pics after the jump
]]>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:54:41 -0400Alex (TM)http://www.thetakeonlife.com/news.php?newsId=933