SF “Hell Wheels #4”
(Sunday Oct 26, 2008)


“Hell wheels 4” was a big success!!! There was a huge unexpected show up of riders that came from all over the state of California. The day couldn’t of been the nicest day 2 pick! The sun was out but it wasn’t too hot, the weather was soo perfect! It was a big party on wheels everyone was having fun and towards the end there was a couple drunken people on bikes stumbling around hahahaha.... The fest meet up at the clock tower off The Embarcadero where over a 1000 riders meet up. Than after that everyone rode 2 the first spot, It was crazy seeing so many riders mobbing through the streets of San Francisco cutting off traffic 4rm every direction. The looks of the peoples faces were priceless because they never seen so many BMX’ers on bikes! It was amazing. The first spot was a stair case where riders were putting it down from wall rides to several kinds of grinds. There was even a couple people whipping off the stairs. After that spot we rode to a huge double stair case with a really nice ledge. The cops showed up to this spot but they weren’t tripping off of us, they just didn’t want us to hang around in the streets blocking off the traffic that the riders were attracting with the huge tricks. The best trick of the day was at this spot where a guy 4fm LA wearing a paperboys t-shirt jumped off the whole stairs to flat bottom snapping his crank off and hurt his ankle. Than the mob of street riders went to the next spot of stairs next to a marry-go-round where we stupid security guards stopped our fun but I took the best pictures at this spot so it was worth it. Than we went to the next spot.... A vacant parking lot where there was a couple of banks to wall rides. I also have a lot of good pictures of people hitting the wall. There was also a cement jump that you had to jump over a fence! Riders were going everywhere. After one rider went another rider was going for the wall again. There was a couple of crashes because people weren’t looking before they went for the jump. We were there for over a half hour than the cops came and kicked us out of the vacant parking! The stupid SF cops should go take care of crime not stop a bunch of people riding bikes! After we were rudely interrupted the mob rode to the next spot, which was built for skaters behind some warehouses. It was nice there was some things to grind and hop on and off but since there were so many riders it was hard to find a good line. There was also a mini quarter pipe that riders were busting huge tricks making a good show for the on-lookers. After about an hour or more of riding at this spot people were getting a lil drunk but it was funny! Than the awards were passed off to the riders that were putting down the best tricks of the day. Also there was a lot of shirts and bike parts being thrown into the crowd of BMX’ers! The whole day was fun with all the riders and tricks, especially with the beautiful weather. Everything went very smooth and thank God nobody got hurt besides the little scrapes and bruises but that comes with the sport. Ride or die! Here are some pictures that I took! Hopefully the next one is ganna come really soon cause I am looking forward to it! Thanks to ‘First Rule’ for setting everything up.

Psykopath's east coast riders

Top: Diego Alejandre (A Pro)

Current Diego Alejandre is training hard for next season as well as being a full time college student. A pros watch out for this upcoming Psykopath rider.

Cameron "Bubbarock" White (12x)

Psykopath's 12x rider Cameron White is currently standing in 9th in NAG points. He is a three time Florida State champion. Two time Redline cup champion and three time dictrict #1 champion.

Psykopath Industries factory team in Flordia is looking excellent for next year. Team manager Mike White is putting together the first team sheet of the year. He put together a hand full of riders that have alot of potential. They should be taking home a few Disney Cups this year!

!!!END OF YEAR INVENTORY SALE!!!

!!!END OF YEAR CLEARANCE !!!

Need space for the new frames for upcoming 2009!!!!!!!!!!

CLEARANCE SALE -Email for details or questions psykopath_industries@yahoo.com

We have alot of cromoly were letting them go for a great price!!!! (race & street)

Also aluminum race frames in expert, junior and mini

We also have some cruisers....

Perfect time 4 the upcomming Holidays!

Thanks 4 looking, Psykopath Industries

Contact: psykopath_industries@yahoo.com

Z-man handles business. Long weekend of racing and we just wrapped it all up. Kyle Zondervan was down in Lancaster working the BMX hustle and takin names. Tons of rain on saturday had things looking shady and Kyle wasnt a mudder at all so no main event Saturday. But as the Sun would shine on Sunday morning Kyle would put together a few hot laps and make a welle deserved and tough A-pro main. Things didnt go so well in the 3 main ABA system for Kyle but he has served notice that with a little more work he can be a contender for the podium. Look for big things from Z-man as the grands inches closer and closer. Congrats on a solid ride this weekend Kyle from all of us here at Psykopath. Pics by Nick

Viva La Interbike!

Psykopath crew member Nick Valencia was our lone representative at this years Interbike festivities and had a few good things to mention. Apparently White is the new Black in the BMX market so expect to see plenty of color options in 2009 along with more white shades than you can shake a stick at. As far as race innovations or anything crazy prototype, unfortunately there wasnt much to report on. Macneil and Jay Miron debuted samples of a cro-mo race frame that looked really dialed (pic below) and Nick spoke with Jay and apparently hes looking to do a full race series this year working with Tom Ritz the master builder and keeping the flat pedal thing alive. Good stuff indeed, look for Macneil to also pick up a known pro in the near future. Nick said his guess would be someone Canadian so start speculating now... Rumor at interbike was that Joey Licata is looking to sell Answer? Thats unconfirmed so dont run and set the internet message boards on fire, Nick tried to talk to Mr Licata but he was busy busy busy. He did touch base with Eric who controls the Drive brand which is under the Answer name and Drive has some cool stuff coming through in 09' so check for that stuff. The freestyle side of the show was and is always evolving to make things lighter and push the envelope about whats possible. Nick said he knew something was odd when Premium drops a park frame that is lighter than most of the aluminum race frames on the market... Race designers need to get out of the routine and see what technology is available or its going to be tough to make those Xmas sales when all we have is new grpahics on the same ol stuff. Nora Cup was the place to be if you missed it then you had better have been hitting a jackpot on a slot machine... Steven Murray himself presented the #1 dirt jumper award to none other than Cory Bohan who is an MTV staple these days... Gary Ellis was on stage and slightly drunk you might add " I just want everyone to know racing started all this shit!" was shouted many a times in his presen tation of #1 racer which went to Olympic Silver Medalist Mikey Day. Open bar and about 1000 BMX riders always makes for some fun. Cru Jones himself aka Bill Allen was also on hand to celebrate and Nick quickly snagged him for a once in a lifetime picture opportunity. Look for Cru to be rocking Psykopath Tees in the near future as we had to hook him up and get him the newest tees which are currently in stock and available through the online store. Get em quick before we run out! Nick was hanging out and had a few meetings with select companies so be on the lookout for a slightly lighter 2009 frame on the race side we are looking to shave a few ounces here and there and release the newest version in November/December. New jerseys are in the works as well and a partnership with Nicks side project Exodus should have our Factory riders set up with some nice front ends in the very near future, keep your eyes peeled. Also in the newest of news Psykopath has picked up rookie A pro Jayson "J-Fil" Filingeri and youll see him aboard the cro-mo race frame at Lancaster along with team rider Kyle Zondervan both looking to make some mains and earn some cash. Good luck to both those guys and watch for them to make some moves and take their psykopath colors to some wins and podium finishes. Enjoy a few pics below from interbike and check the olympic rides of de wilde and day both were on display at interbike. Over and out hope everyone is training for ABA Grands its just around the corner...

Its a pretty solid tradition that we at Psykopath always send a few representatives to the UCI SX series since it kicked off in our hometown about 4 years ago. This year a few of our guys have had some injuries leaving Nick Valencia sidelined and our sole survivor and carrying the flag is none other than SX veteran Jesse Langland. Jesse has made it out of time trials every year so far and with a little bit of luck hopefully this year he can crack into the top 8! Alot of hype is surrounding this race as quite a few Ams are riding it for their first time. Haha check the results from 4 years ago we had a handful of ams gettin busy long before the current hype which is a nod to the guys we keep involved with. Good luck Jesse and remember take 2 craks and charge it.

Bike check one, two!

After weeks of custom design, painting, heat and thought, our A Pro Evan Steinberg from AZ, is busting out the preview.




Dope.

Augusto On La Grind

Another shot of Augusto doing big things for the team.

What a beast!

So if you missed out on this first annual "Nor-Cal Classic" dont get too down on yourself their is a 2nd one planned very soon on the 28th of this month. We at Psykopath teamed up with Nick Valencia and helped sponsor the first ever race that featured legendary old school freestylers and some new park rippers alike. The format was a flat pedal race to see who had the racer deep inside them. 35 guys showed up and got things going and it was awesome to see the skilled park guys and the sketchy noobs taking laps around the track. Below are a few pictures of the festivities thanks to Daniel Porter. For information on how you can get involved in round 2 of the race simply email Nick- dawgincnorcal@aol.com for the info.



And what race day isnt complete without a pic from the local park?

Doin’ Big Things Like Rocky!

Coming back out like a heavy night of partying, come the unstoppable Alynn Hunter.

DAY ONE OF GETTING BACK ON THE BIKE Time to get ready for state in two weeks and then push for Disney!!

Here's to getting stronger,
~Psykopath

1st Annual NorCal Classic

Thank you to everyone that made it out to Santa Clara last weekend.
That was definitely classic!

Sunshine Coast Playa

A shot out to Matt Jensen deep in the BC. Good lookin' out!









Stay Fresh!
~Psykopath

Beijing Represent!

We are very excited to be sponsoring Olympic athletes here in Psykopath.






Augusto Castro



and Sergio Salazar

were in China representing Columbia and Psykopath. Psykopath has always been around since the early 80's since Carl the owner got the bmx bug in him, from just a neighborhood street club, that later became a small local race team when Carl's three boys started racing in the 90's, Then in Mid 2004 Carl decided to to start a full factory race and street team and design frames from the riders themselves. He knew he wanted to recruit the best talent out there with a very small budget. We recruited a handful of A Pro's with promising bmx careers, and since Carl is from Columbia, and new the U.S. team already had deep talent he recruited a number of riders form South America. It's been a long trip to this point for us, back in 2004 Psykopath started sponsoring couple of South American riders Damian Lopez, Gustavo Lopez, then U.S. Olympic Long team member Randy Stumphouser held a Sprint Trails Race on his own Backyard. Thats were we introduced Augusto Castro, Sergio Salazar,. Damian Lopez, and our goal was to design the best race frame on the market, and get our boys in the Beijing Olympic Games in 08. This is were it all started, Looking back to that race you can see Olympic Sliver Medalist Mike Day, and many other Olympic hopefuls



(DC race on youtube March 2005)

that race marked a point in Psykopath History Sponsoring the largest BMX Pro Roster in bmx history, at one point we had over 20 pro racers on the team, from Foreign Talent to local Heros, which lead other bike companies to start building there pro roster even bigger and supporting riders trying to make a living on their bikes.





They were all very young talented athletes and they didn't know then but they were all Olympic Hopefuls, fast forward a few years later we feel very proud helping to get two of our riders to the Olympics, winning many races worldwide, and creating the fasting bmx race frame in the Olympic Games. We are currently scouting new talent in the A Pro/Super X/Girl Pro, for our development program, who knows you may be in the Next Olympics. Also be on the lookout for our Newest race frame design, called the Castro Pull.

~Psykopath

Summer is here, Ride your BMX!

Hey it’s Arturo with the latest and the greatest from our World Headquarters in Hayward, Ca. The Psykopath Family is growing worldwide, so if you see a Psykopath say what’s up...
It's hard to keep up with what everybody is doing, but we try! Here’s some news from just a little part of our Family.

This just in! Psykopath Industries will be sponsoring Vet Pro David “Wrayzor” Wray, he will be hitting National’s around the country!, for those that don’t know The Wrayzor, he is on a bike trip crossing the U.S.A. Coast to Coast, on his 20” BMX and writing book along the way! He will be doing clinics at some tracks or at the local trails around the country, we can only dream to just ride and ride and ride our BMX. So if you see him give him huge props! He can teach you to drop everything, and awake the Psykopath within, Wray! chase your dream brother, you only live once!.

Golden State Nationals saw Kyle “Z-man“Zondervan make both his mains in Super X, he was smooth and fast.
Our favorite Lady Patty “Missile” Metzger dominated her class both days, even scored a pic on Bmxmania.com!, we are all proud of her, she’s not only a great Racer she is also a great person to be around!, Patty you rock!, last but not least Ian Sorm came all the way from Northfield, Ohio to take 2 second in class on Sunday, Congratulations!

South Park Nationals is the race to be at in the East Coast. Hard Tech track with the most respectable Pro section in the country! , that’s why Diego “Señor Smoothie” Alejandre loves going to this race! He was flying! All weekend. He got a respectable 5th and since it rained out Sunday they duplicate results from Saturday! Diego’s training is paying off; look for Señor Smoothie to be a contender for the SuperX title!, Rookie Pro Alex Larson had some fast laps, hitting the pro section with style;I cannot forget to mention Emileig Larson, she grabed 3th spot both days she was going really fast!, good job Emileigh!.

Frank Hainsworth and Family Manages the East Coast Bike Shop Team and they are doing a awesome job, they got a great team together to hit up National’s in the East Coast, They even recruited Seventy four years young Phares Parsons from Georgia, that’s right 74 years old on a BMX bike racing nationals! So the next time you get lazy think about Phares “THE BMX IRONMAN”.. Here is a group pic of everybody! 1st row: Hunter Hainsworth(9 I)SC, Sean Kelly(7 I)NC,Jacob Solomon(10 N)SC, Nathan Tolley(13 I)SC, Dalton Pedota(13 I)Fla., Chris Dillon(12 I)Fla.,Kelsey Dillon(11 G)Fla., Frank Hainsworth,Sr.(56&over)SC, Stevie Ward(16X)SC, Dillon Bryant(16 I)SC, John Kelly(40 I)NC, Frankie Hainsworth,jr.(33 I)SC and Tracey Kelly(38G-cr)NC From all of us here at Psykopath keep up the good work.

Some of the Psykopath Pro’s in September will be racing a flats-only BMX race with a $30,000 purse. The popular Metro Jam will be run at the same time and is always a blast to attend, Tony Campos will be representing Psykopath in Street. With Jay Miron involved you know that track will be killer. With great cash prizes this should be an interesting race! So throw away your clip shoes and pedals, and buy some Psykopath Terry "T" pedals and ride like Mr. "T"! So just make sure you get your hands on one set before they are all gone!
If you want more info on them please email me at http://us.mc367.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=psykopath_industries@yahoo.com see ya at Roseville for the ABA Summer Nationals!
Arturo “B. Mad.” Jimenez

Nick Out of the Hospital!

Well Our Nick Valencia is out of the Hospital and didn't needed surgery for his Spleen, and thankfully will not be eating Hospital food No More!, Glad to see you back Main!
Well speaking of nick reminds me of Ramp Rats in Petaluma Nor Cal, he goes really big on that place, watch endo!

Sweet!
Arturo.

The Newest Member of the Psykopath Family!

Let me introduce our Newest rider from Brazil, South America, his name is Matheus Prazeres 12 Expert, a super fast technical rider, is gonna be riding a Xpert XL "Limited Edition yellow" Pull frame in the Brazilian championship and the South American Races!, His dad Marcus likes to film races and has a website http://www.tvpedivela.com.br/ he's even put up 84 videos on you tube, so if you want to see some crazy tracks with big pro sections in Brazil and all over south america, you will be able to see names like Castro, Salazar,Suarez, Becerine, Jimenez and a few others, check it out! Marcus will also distribute Psykopath frames in Brazil. Listed below are some of Matheus titles.
W # 8 in 2006;
4 X Winner of JACAREIENSE CUP 2004 / 05 / 06/07
2nd JOSEENSE CUP 2004 / 05
1st Place in CAIÇARA CUP 2004
NATIONAL #2 BRASIL 2007
2nd Place BRASIL CUP 2007
3º LUGAR RANKING PAULISTA 2007
3º LUGAR RANKING BRASILEIRO 2006
4º LUGAR RANKING PAULISTA 2006
3º LUGAR RANKING PAULISTA 2005
5º LUGAR RANKING BRASILEIRO 2005
5º LUGAR PAULISTA 2004

From all of us at Psykopath welcome the Prazeres to our BMX family.

speaking of http://www.tvpedivela.com.br/ check this video of one of those Pan American Races, Dont you wish your track was Hot like these?.

Happy Birthday to Nick Valencia

Happy Birthday Day to Nick Valencia from all of us here at PSYKOPATH.
If you don't know Nick got injured last week at the new San Jose Skate park. In Nick's words He messed with the bull, and got the horns!, He's doing better now but ruptured his Spleen and is very lucky because it could of been worst. He wont be needing surgery, but will be eating hospital food for weeks. Drop him a line at dawgincnorcal@aol.com he would love to heard form you guys!, Nick get better Brother!.
In more positive news, we are working hard on the 09 Frame Line, you will see some cool new graphics, some new cool colors and a few other surprises, We have a new guy doing the artwork so if you check MySpace or sponsorhouse.com you probably seen a little about it.

Just let you know that i got the PSYKO FLATS in stock Again! for all our Old school/street riders and Flat friendly Riders!, this time i got a lot of them. So get your's before we run out of them again, you never know!

For more info you can email me at psykopath_industries@yahoo.com, see ya at the track! Arturo.