Diamondback Team rider Nik Ford in the new 150th issue of Ride UK BMX Magazine

The 150th issue of Ride UK BMX Magazine is in shops now, get a copy and take a look at Diamondback Team rider Nik Ford’s Disposable Life feature on page 28.

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Nik Ford - Australia edit 2010

My time in Australia is coming to an end and to help me remember all the good times I have complied some of my personal highlights into this short edit.

The footage is from in and around the Melbourne area and the West Coast.

I would like to thank everyone that I have had the pleasure of meeting, riding or chilling with for enriching my time in this amazing country and however brief the moments we shared, I will keep these memories with me for the rest of my days.

Thank you Australia. X

Filmed and Edited by Nik Ford

Additional Filming – Jake “Dizzy” Dearing, James Patterson and Fiona Ford

Music – Sarah Blasko – We Won't Run

Fully Sick Bro - Melbourne BMX Edit by Nik Ford

I have now moved from Melbourne to the West Coast of Australia and its hot hot! I had to get to the skatepark for 8am the other day as after 11am there is no way you would wanna be riding. I have been doing some surfing as its one way to stay cooler.

I had been gathering clips of the crew I rode with in Melbourne over a few months and just before moving on I dropped an edit as a way of saying thank you for the good times. Check it out;



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Nik Ford interview in the new issue of Focalpoint BMX Magazine

The new issue of Focalpoint BMX Magazine just dropped and check out the article about my time so far in Australia.


Cooper Brownlee, who runs the mag, is one of the raddest guys in BMX. Not only is he a shredder on his bike, but he takes an amazing photo, gives 10% of Focalpoints money to charity and he even gets the mag into school library's! Check out;
 

Focalpoint BMX Magazine website

To link in with my feature in issue 21 I have uploaded the clip that the photo is taken from. Take a look;
 

Nik Ford - Loading bay ledge in Melbourne Docklands from nik ford on Vimeo.

 
Youtube might have the edge on playing quality this time- not sute, check it out and decide;
 


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Nik Ford finishes in the Top 5 of the South Eastern Australian BMX League

It was the grand final of the South Eastern Australian BMX League on Saturday and im proper pleased to announce that I finished in the top 5!

Check out the photo of me looking rather stoked with my official 5th place certificate;



The course wasn’t 100% dry but that didn’t stop anyone from stepping it up a few notches - after all it was the finals!

Nik Ford qualifies for the South Eastern Australian BMX League finals

I entered my first heat way back in February at Box Hill skatepark and after what has been an amazing 3 months of qualifying, traveling to awesome skateparks and making some good friends, the League is finished. The top 25 have been invited to the grand finals this Saturday at Melbourne City Park – Riverslide.

I am pleased to announce that I have made the cut and have qualified in 5th! Im so stoked! Another fact that I think is rad is that I never placed outside of the top 10 in any of the heats leading to the finals.



I will post an update next week and let you know how the finals went – Wish me luck.

Nik Ford wins Best Rider Medal at Heat 11 of the South Eastern Australian BMX League

The finals are getting ever closer and with only 1 qualifying heat now remaining the level of riding at Heat 11 of the South Eastern Australian BMX League on Saturday was so high. Chelsea skatepark appears to be a good course for me ( see the previous post below ) At Heat 11 on Saturday just gone I won the medal for Best Rider!

Nik Ford - Best Rider at Heat 11 of the South Eastern Australian BMX League 2010

Proper stoked!, I used my whole 2nd run to get the toothpick grind transfer out of the park pulled - the first crash knocked the wind out of me but I dusted myself off and got it done. This result also means that I keep my qualifying record intact by not having placed outside of the top 10 at any Heat. YES !

I will blog again early next week with an update about the last qualifer and if Ive made the cut - FINGERS CROSSED !