Longtime Verde friend Nathan Fons (shown left) has checked in from Colorado. We just sent Fons out a fresh Cartel Series kit so he can shred his local trails when spring finally arrives in the rocky mountain state. We’ll post a build photo once Nathan gets his new ride up and running. In the meantime, be sure to check out Nathan’s blog: Shred The Earth. Great to hear you’re doing well, Fonzy!
Just as our newest advert featuring Mike Ardelean dropped in Issue #124 of RideUK BMX Mag, a fresh shipment of Verde x Estate Fitteds has just arrived at The Greenhouse. Special thanks to photographer Maicol Chavez for hooking us up with this awesome Ardelean image.
Cartel forks are in stock. One of the many great details on this triple-butted fork is the built-in bearing race. No hammer needed. That’s Toby Forte with a toboggan at the trails. Check out our entire Cartel collection over at Greenhouse BMX.
Our friend & distributor Antti at Signature BMX in Finland sent over some photos of Tuomo Llmonen riding his Verde at the Signature Warehouse. Unfortunately Tuomo broke his ankle a few weeks after these pics were taken. Get well soon Tuomo.
We don’t know how we missed this one last month, but Vinyl posted some images shot by Brian Yeagle. The ever elusive Yeagle is a talented photographer too. It’s nice to see that he still respects film.
Interview by Lou Capparelli. Photo by Nuno Oliveira.
Name: Michael Andrew Ardelean
Birthday: 3/25/78
Hometown: Westland, MI
Current Residence: Venice, CA
We thought we’d give you a break from all of the black bikes and encourage you to go buy the new issue of Dig. Issue 68 is the trails issues and is simply amazing. The issue is planned out really well with a comprehensive look at many different trail scenes and the people who build them. Brian Yeagle has an interview in the Pittsburgh article. The Magilla interview is great too. Check out Dig BMX Mag and hopefully you’ll be inspired to dig.
Roman wandered into Jared Souney’s Portland Studio and this pic appeared in my inbox. Roman appears pretty serious about his new ride. We’re stoked to have you on Verde flow. Thanks to Jared for the photo.
Verde is pleased to welcome Portland’s Roman Tencza as the second member of the Verde Am Team. Roman joins Ohio’s Jutt Woods on the Verde flow squad, and was hand picked for the roster by our very own Ryan Barrett. Shown above, Roman receives his first flow package from The Greenhouse. We’ll post a photo of his new Cartel setup soon… Welcome to the family, Roman!
Greenhouse BMX just received a new shipment of 2009 Verde completes and Cartel Series frames, forks, and bars. A few of the Verde completes aren’t currently spoken for, so interested shops should give Lou a holler at 614-777-0900 while they’re still up for grabs.