Ok, so it looks like Woozy has the most current Aaron Ross video bike check.
"we
ran into Aaron in estonia and he wanted to talk a little about his
sponsorship situation and stuff like that. we hope you kids know whats
up now. this is the man himself letting you know whats really going on
- does get any better than that ? aaron rocks !" -- WoozyBMX
This post will be kind of funny if you have read this. But this video is still worth a peek if only for the riding bits at the end. --spotted on the Etnies site
frame - 2008 FBM Master Blaster 20.75" forks - Odyssey Director Fork bars - Odyssey Aaron Ross Spacebars stem - Odyssey Elementary Stem V3 cranks - Wombolt cranks pedals - Odyssey Jim C. trailmix sprocket - Odyssey Vermont chain- 410 rims - Odyssey Lite hubs - Odyssey back - front Gsport tires - Odyssey Path - back Aitken seat - Odyssey Veteran Saddle post - Odyssey intac brakes - Odyssey Evo2 brake lever - Odyssey small bar ends - Odyssey Par Ends pegs - Odyssey Jpegs grips - Prototype Aaron Ross keyboard grips
Well, earlier this week we found out that Aaron Ross and FBM parted ways.
All the speculation is over now as Aaron has been riding a Sunday frame
at the 2008 Simpel Session in Estonia. I had heard that Catfish had
called this out during qualifiers but i was still hesitant to post it.
Aaron
Ross will part ways with FBM. There has been a ton of speculation about
this recently but now you can read everything. Aaron and Steve Crandall
have released statements.
This is straight from the official press release:
What Aaron Ross wrote:
"So
three years ago was the first time I ever talked to Crandall in my
life. I was a scared little kid that wanted nothing more then to ride a
bike and have some fun. I was nervous as hell on the phone and the big
talk was all about if I would fit in on the team since I have never
drank in my life. I did not know how well I would fit in and how road
trips would go. Crandall talks to me for a while and told me all about
the two Tony's and how they were not drinkers and by the end of the
phone call I was on FBM and ready to go. So a few months later was Road
Fools 14 and that was the first time I met Crandall and the rest was a
blast. We had the best of times over seas and on road trips. I never
had any idea bike riding would do what it has done, but I go outside
ride like I am 12. I could not ever have pick a better team then FBM to
get into this whole thing. We had the sweetest team with the two Tony's
, Cameron Wood, Derrick Girard and Tag. I was able to design shirt with
glasses on them, a Saved by the Bell themed frame with some bright
colors and loved it all. Now FBM and I are going in different
directions and we both are ready to accomplish new things. It has been
one of the roughest months of the past few years because I have to move
from a company that I have real friends, and not only Crandall, but Big
Dave who makes the most kick ass bikes, John Lee who is the best person
to talk too when calling up to the shop, John Paul who is just a funny
guy, and Erbs who is a guy that has helped me out more then you can
imagine. It’s been a good time the last 3 years and I would not change
one thing. I want to say that I came into this all with dudes I saw
while I was growing up and I am leaving with these guys as some of my
best friends. I love all the dudes at FBM and my family and I thank all
of those guys for everything the last 3 years, letting me have some of
the best times, and I wish everyone at FBM the best of luck.
Have fun everyday! Aaron"
What Steve Crandall Wrote:
"I think it was the winter in 2005 while on a road trip through Texas.
I was visiting with Tom and Tina from Empire, and their first video was
about to be released. Tina had mentioned one of their riders might be a
good person to consider helping out. I saw a preview of the video, and
was in shock as this kid riding a blue PW Moto was doing shit I hadn't
seen before, and to the upbeat tempo of some country music - "If you're
going to play Texas, you got to have a fiddle in the band". His name
was Aaron Ross, and he walked to the tune of a thrown bicycle with a
loose hub guard. Fast forward a few months and Aaron has gone from shop
supported FBM flow guy, to a rising star rookie pro. Cranking out
amazing video parts, with a line of Adam Roye inspired T-shirts and a
pro model frame with outrageous graphics and color ways. The next
couple of years ended up being a good time with Aaron growing as a
professional rider, filming for various sponsors and road trips,
traveling the world for various contests, and the like. This year all
of the above culminated into a whirlwind of X-games podium finishes,
breakthrough video parts, and a NORA win in Las Vegas.
With all
of that, the offers started rolling in, to the point where FBM couldn't
realistically provide Aaron the same things that another company could
potentially provide. Our relationship was good, but it was obvious that
more opportunity might exist by taking a different route. After a good
talk, it was agreed that Aaron should explore these other offers, and
see what's out there for him. As a sponsor, our goal was to support
Aaron the best we could, and right now that includes letting go of an
amazing rider, so he can do what's best for him. The results from our
Sponsor/rider relationship proved successful, and a strong friendship
remains, and I look forward to seeing what Aaron can accomplish in his
next chapter.
Aaron Ross is a hot topic of conversation right now. Whether it's speculation of him leaving FBM and going to Sunday or just talk about his new signature grips and other parts coming out, seems like everyone is talking about the guy.
I have no comment about any of that stuff other than i want those sig grips (is there a tailwhip button on those things?).
I
figured I would find some Aaron Ross vids that everyone has already
seen but should watch again. This is the NORA cup best street rider in
'07 ...peep game.
Nightside street riding in Cali with the likes of Aaron Ross
including a rail that some call unrideable, but is it? Shredders
include Aaron Ross, Dylan Smith, Ryan Metro, Matt Morren, and Randy Taylor.
"Carlos 3'd a huge gap off this thing out of this thing." -- Aaron Ross
It went down this last Saturday at T-1. What went down, you ask?
Some
great riding, awesome music, uber art show, and a lot of beer swigging
all in the name of Jimmy Levan. Unfortunately I had to leave early to
go to my little sister's graduation dinner but I had a blast while I
was there.
Chase Hawk knows the T-1 ramp pretty damn well and it showed. He was blasting 9-10 foot airs on the second wall after dropping in. Aaron Ross rode the ramp a bit too. Other notables that were there - Joe Rich and Taj (of course), Tony Cardona, Joe Simon, Neil Harrington, James Shepherd (Homeless Bikes), Adam Baker, Ryan Smith, Rob-O, Andy Martinez, Sandy Carson, Devon Hutchins, Adam Roye... um that's all I can remember.
I
bought a bunch of art there and I will be giving some away in a contest
that i'm going to have to come up with. Email me if you have any ideas
about what I should do.
All in all it was a good time for a great cause. $2000 was raised in total!
Head over to the Terrible One site for a bunch of pics. There are a couple of pics on the Fit site as well.
A big congratulations go out to Garrett Reynolds, Aaron Ross, and Van Homan for winning medals at the 2007 Xgames in Dubai BMX freestyle street competition.
The complete results are as follows:
Garrett Reynolds 94.44 (Gold)
Aaron Ross 92.78 (Silver)
Van Homan 89.56 (Bronze)
Brad Simms
Gary Young
Sean Sexton
Nigel Sylvester
Brian Kachinsky
Ian Schwartz
Greg Illingworth
Here is a promo video for Dubai Xgames:
Here is a better video on the ESPN site but you will have to watch a commercial before it starts...watch it here.
Just for grins you can watch this interview of Aaron Ross at 2007 Xgames Mexico.
Picture credit goes to Fit Bike Co. for header picture and FBM for side picture of Aaron
Aaron
Ross has had a great year no doubt about it. When the Empire video
dropped everybody was talking about his part in it. Then the Etnies
Grounded video came out... another monster. Follow that up with a NORA
Cup #1 Street Rider of the Year award and a medal at the X-Games in
Mexico and life is good for gorilla Ross. As the year comes to an end
we caught up with Aaron to ask him a few questions and peep his new
whip.
Q - You are going on the road for a month, tell us a little about that trip. Aaron - I’m
going on a filming trip for a few weeks for the new Odyssey video,
Electronical. We’re heading out to New Jersey then from there to LA for
a few days then I will be back in Austin.
frame - 2008 FBM Master Blaster forks - Odyssey Director Fork bars - Odyssey prototype Aaron Ross spacebars stem - Odyssey Elementary Stem cranks - Wombolt cranks pedals - Odyssey Jim C. trailmix sprocket - Odyssey Vermont chain- 410 rims - Odyssey Lite hubs - Odyssey back - front Gsport tires - Odyssey Path - back Aitken seat - Odyssey Veteran Saddle post - Odyssey intac brakes - Odyssey brake lever - Odyssey small bar ends - Odyssey Par Ends pegs - Odyssey Jpegs grips - Prototype Aaron Ross keyboard grips
Q - Any Mods? Aaron - Nope just ride it.
Q - Can you tell us a little about your new FBM frame? Aaron - It’s just cleaned up more from the last one, lighter, and gyro tabs you can take on and off and it looks sweet....
Q - Is there a new part that you're really stoked on? Aaron - My new bars and grips are both sweet. The grips are super soft and the bars are big but still good for barspins.
Q - Can you tell us anything about the new Odyssey video - or is there anything you want to say about it? Aaron
- It’s going to be sweet and I can’t wait to see it all put together at
the end. You need to check it out in a few months it’s definitely going
to be good. I can’t wait.
Head over to Devon Huntchins' site to see some pics of Aaron Ross doing what he does best. A few of the pics are older (green bike) but there is this one of Aaron feebling the Jefferson Ledge in downtown Austin on Halloween night... in his costume! haha
Stay tuned because I have a Bike check and questions with Aaron coming up soon!
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