I am the end of the world

Preliminary grind box dimensions. 2 ft. tall by 4 ft. wide by 16 ft. long. The plan is to have a metal top and sides with angle iron coping. I plan to have a handle on one end and flip out casters on the other for transportability. I will have some drawings up this week and plan to start on the box this weekend. Hopefully this thing will be legit!

This is for the hearts still beating

So this blog is about to get an overhaul. I am still going to post randomness but its' main focus is going to shift to bmx. Specifically, I am going to turn this into a blog about my progression.

This is the premise. I going to attempt to start riding everyday as I have slacked a lot over the past two years. It is mostly because I have a family and a full time job and live in an area where I can't ride my bike to street spots and the trails and park are almost 40 minutes from me. Yeah yeah, I know, excuses but all that time adds up to time away from my wife and kid.

So I wondered how I could ride at home to stay near the family. I decided that I could either flatland, build a quarter pipe, or build a grind box. Flatland is very appealing for me but I was worried about getting discouraged because we all know flatland is crazy. Not a real excuse but anyway. Building a quarter pipe was very appealing. I could put it at the end of my driveway and ride it. I love riding quarters as well. Then I looked at the grind box. I haven't ridden pegs in 9 or so years and before that only rode pegs for a couple of years. There was something appealing about learning new grinds.

Needless to say, I chose to build the grind box. I came up with a premise. I am going to ride this grind box every day. I am going to learn as many grinds and variations as possible. I am going to film each one I learn with the FLIP cam I got Alyssa. I will post them up on here.

No they are not all going to be pretty and some are going to be barely pulled. I am not here to be a pro. If I feel it is pulled I am going to post it. I will be taking suggestions in the comments about grinds and am going to have Bubba as a guest blogger. Bubba has the skills to pay the bills on pegs.

I will be running four pegs. I am starting from scratch. I can smith, feeble, and double peg. I know I can do more but those are going to be my starting point. I am going to post any grinds or variations that aren't those basic three. I have done grinds other than those 3 but since it has been so long, I am going with the basics.

My next post will be about the grind box and its' construction. After that I will post my bike setup. Bubba will be here in a couple of months so there may or may not be a little edit. Again we aren't pros and aren't trying to impress anyone.

So, that is pretty much it. I am excited. I hope that this will get me back to riding everyday and get me stoked on riding again. It think it is going to be fun.

Stay tuned.